Garden Club
The Darien Park District Garden Club was established in November 2001 and was created to offer area gardeners the opportunity to gain more knowledge relating to cultivating gardens and landscapes, to give gardeners the opportunity to share their gardening skills and to encourage a greater sense of pride for, and preservation of, the natural environment.
The Darien Park District Garden Club is a not-for-profit gardening organization.
Dues are $20; guests may attend two meetings prior to completing a membership application and paying dues.
Benefits of being a Garden Club member include:
* A free subscription to the club's monthly newsletter which contains useful, interesting garden related information, a directory of local horticultural activities and the minutes of the meeting
* Horticultural presentations, both in-house and through outside speakers
* Periodic garden related outings to local public and private gardens, arboretums and nurseries
* Club sponsored plant sales and plant swaps
* The chance to improve your community
* Friendship and comaraderie with gardeners who share your enthusiasm.
The club meets the first Monday of each month (except holidays) at 6:30pm at the Darien Sportsplex, 451 Plainfield Road. For more information, call 630-968-6400.
April and May, the club will donate a Bio Orb composter to the "Go Green Club" at Lace School and teach the young gardeners about composting, help them install a flagstone path, and identify plants in the school's native garden.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Pat Miller will speak on "Monarch Butterflies and Monarch Waystations." Pat is a Master Gardener who has presented this program to many garden clubs and schools.
Monday, May 4, 2009
6:30 p.m. The Darien Park District Garden Club Regular Meeting & Plant Exchange. Each member or guest who wishes participate is asked to bring two nice potted and labeled plants. Information 630-964-2614.
Monday, June 1, 2009
7:00 p.m. Landscape expert and architect, William Moss ["Rally Round the House" (Discovery Channel), "Town Haul" (TLC), and host of "Dig In" (HGTV)] will appear at Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien, to speak about Top Ten Summer Plants for the Kitchen. This presentation is being co-hosted by Indian Prairie Public Library and The Darien Park District Garden and is free to the public. Registration begins May 1 at the library or by calling Reader Services at 630-887-8760 x239.
Monday, June 1, 2009
7:00 p.m. The Darien Park District Garden Club will announce the recipient of its $500 scholarship at Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
10a.m. to 2p.m. Plant Sale Indian Prairie Public Library and the Darien Park District Garden Club will kick off National Garden Week by co-sponsoring a plant sale at Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien. Perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables, shrubs, raffle baskets and garden crafts, will be sold. Experienced gardeners will be available to answer questions and assist in plant selection. Information 630-323-8767 or 630-561-1624.
June 7 thru 13 is National Garden Week!