Home & garden calendar, April 6-12

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, April 8

Gardens, Et Cetera of Wheaton, “Designing for Four Season Color/Interest”: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Gary United Methodist Church, 224 N. Main St., Wheaton. Presented by Maureen Natoson of The Growing Place. Light refreshments served; public is welcome. Call Kathryn at (630) 408-5487.

Garden Club of Lake Zurich, “Pressed Flowers: Pictures, Books and Pendants”: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Ela Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. The speaker is an accomplished floral designer and will demonstrate flower design and dried floral arrangements. Guests welcome. Refreshments served. Visit www.gardencluboflakezurich.org.

Wednesday, April 9

Rolling Meadows Garden Club, “Dahlias: Living Fireworks”: 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Rolling Meadows Community Center, 3705 Pheasant Drive, Rolling Meadows. Dahlia expert Carol Cichorski, who grows about 500 dahlia plants every year, will speak about cultivating your own showy summer display. Cichorski’s husband, Mike, is past president of the Central States Dahlia Society. Visit rollingmeadowsgardenclub.com.

Schaumburg Community Garden Club, planting a habitat to attract birds: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg. Pam Karlson will share which native plants, shrubs, trees and water sources provide a habitat for birds and other wildlife. Karlson transformed her small yard in urban Chicago into a haven for over 100 different bird species. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.schaumburggardenclub.org.

Plant sales

Citizens for Conservation Native Plant, Shrub and Tree sale: Online ordering is now open and will continue through April 12 or until order capacity is reached. The sale offers more than 200 varieties of native plants including many species of plants that support local pollinators. Also available for preorder: Six garden kits designed for a variety of light and soil conditions. Minimum preorder amount is $50; orders filled on a first-come, first-served basis. In-person sale will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4 at CFC’s Hill ‘N Dale Preserve at Ridge Road and West County Line Road, Barrington Hills. Online order pickup will be 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, May 2, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the sale site. Visit citizensforconservation.org or call CFC at (847) 382-7283.

Grayslake Greenery Garden Club Plant Sale: 9 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, April 22, in the parking lot next to the Grayslake Village Hall, 10 S. Seymour Ave., at Center Street. Homegrown perennials, annuals, vegetables and tropical plants from members’ gardens plus gently used garden items. Visit grayslakegardenclub.org.

Schaumburg Community Garden Club Native Plant Sale: Online ordering is open for the Native Plant Sale; orders will be taken through Friday, April 25, for native wildflowers, grasses, perennials, shrubs, trees and composters. Orders are filled based on the time of the online order. Plant pick up will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, at Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Visit schaumburgardenclub.org.

Bloomingdale Garden Club Flower & Plant Sale: Noon-6 p.m. Friday, May 9, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Bloomingdale Park District Maintenance Building, 259 Springfield Drive, Bloomingdale. Includes professionally grown annuals in flats, 4.5-inch and 6-inch pots, hanging baskets, vegetables and herbs, caladiums, grasses, tropicals, tuts, Proven Winners and specialty annuals. Garden items will be available for sale. A Master Gardener Help Desk will also be available to answer gardening questions. Presale ordering will be available through March 21. Those who preorder will have a chance to shop early from 8 to 11 a.m. on Friday, May 9. Download a presale order form at www.bloomingdalegardenclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-Pre-Order-PDF.pdf. For more information, visit www.bloomingdalegardenclub.org or email bloomingdalegardenclub@gmail.com.

Gardeners of Central Lake County Garden Club Plant Sale: 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at Crawford Warming House, 817 Lake St., Libertyville. Natives, vegetables, perennials, annuals, herbs and more. Plants grown from seed, cuttings and bulbs. Also, browse the garden treasures shop. Visit www.gardenersofcentrallakecounty.org.

University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 17 at University of Illinois Extension grounds, 100 S. Route 45, Grayslake. Features nursery-grown varieties not readily available at traditional garden centers — natives, new cultivars of perennials, grasses and pollinator-friendly plants. Many varieties of homegrown tomatoes, along with other vegetables and herbs, will be available. Also, shop “Garden Treasures” for new and gently used items for your landscape and home. Master Gardeners will answer gardening questions and help with plant selection. Call (847) 223-8627 or visit extension.illinois.edu/events/2025-05-17-lake-county-2025-plant-sale.

Upcoming

Monday, April 14

Gardeners of Central Lake County, “Rain Gardening”: 7 p.m. Monday, April 14, at CrossLife Evangelical Church, 431W. Austin Ave., Libertyville. The Lake County Forest Preserve will present a program on the basics of starting a rain garden, including siting, sizing and plant choices. Rain gardens are a cost-effective, beautiful way to reduce stormwater runoff, filter pollutants and provide habitat for wildlife.

Thursday, April 17

Garden Club of Inverness, “Dragonflies and Damselflies — The Garden’s Frequent Fliers”: 10 a.m. at All Saints Lutheran Church, 639 S. Quentin Road, Palatine. Cindy Crosby will share the fascinating and bizarre lives of these fliers, with plenty of group fun and lively interaction during the presentation. From their unusual life cycle of transformation, mystifying migratory habits and their struggle for survival, there is plenty to discover and marvel about! Then discover how you can garden to attract these remarkable flying creatures.

Tuesday, April 22

Grayslake Greenery Garden Club, “Container Design”: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at State Bank of the Lakes, 50 Commerce Drive, Grayslake (Community Room, lower level). Anna Kessling of Turks’ Greenhouses will speak about container design and how to include plants that will flourish in the right space, plus color design and starting with a good foundation. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Visit grayslakegardenclub.org.