Home & garden calendar, Feb. 16-22
Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event.
Tuesday, Feb. 18
Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners, “Sustainable Landscaping”: 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. Beth Peluse, a Conservarion@Home Program Manager at The Conservation Foundation, will present “Sustainable Landscaping: Creating Beautiful and Environmentally Responsible Outdoor Spaces.” She will speak about the design of outdoor spaces that attract wildlife, conserve resources and create lasting beauty — all while reducing maintenance costs and environmental impact. For more information, visit bataviaplaindirtgardeners.org or email bataviaplaindirtgardeners@gmail.com.
Thursday, Feb. 20
Garden Club of Inverness, “Lady Bird Johnson,” at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at All Saints Lutheran Church, 639 S. Quentin Road, Palatine. Leslie Goddard will portray Lady Bird Johnson as the former first lady reminisces about her life in the White House and her advocacy for the environment and civil rights. gardenclubofinverness.com.
Seedling sale
Organic Seedlings Sale: It’s never too early to start thinking about your spring garden. The First Congregational United Church of Christ’s 11th annual Organic Seedlings Sale is underway. Preorders for certified organic vegetable, herb and annual flower seedlings will be taken through Feb. 28. Seedlings can be ordered by going to the church website: https://elmhurstucc.org/store. Seedlings will be available for pickup at the church’s Green Garden Fair 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 10, at the church at 235 S. Kenilworth in Elmhurst.
Upcoming
Monday, Feb. 24
Arlington Heights Garden Club, “Art From Travels,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at St. Simon’s Episcopal Church, 717 W. Kirchoff Road, Arlington Heights. Artist Anne Farley Gaines will speak on “Art From Travels into Deep Nature and Familiar Settings,” about her paintings completed on travels of the last 20 years. Most works will be watercolors with some mixed media and ceramic plaques. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.ahgardenclub.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Grayslake Greenery Garden Club “Dietary Strategies to Optimize Cognitive Health”: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at State Bank of the Lakes, 50 Commerce Drive, Grayslake (Community Room, lower level). Veronica Porter will share why the food we eat can have a big impact on the structure and health of our brains. The microbiome of your soil matters to your microbiome. Porter is a licensed chef with a master’s degree in organic urban farming and gardening. Guests welcome, no charge. Visit grayslakegardenclub.org for more info.
Friday, Feb. 28
Lombard Garden Club, “Ohara Ikebana Arrangements”: 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at Lombard Community Building, 433 E. St. Charles Road, Lombard. E-Ling Lou will demonstrate Ohara Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, branches, leaves and stems as materials in natural, serene works of art. Several creations will be raffled off to members. Public is welcome; free. Visit www.lombardgardenclub.org.