Northtown Garden Society
Chicago, Illinois
Spring has Arrived, finally!
Community Outreach
Day Camp
Our Community Outreach Program for 2018 granted scholarships to 4 children to attend Warren Park Day camp. See Community Service section for photos and more information.
Green Room Cleanup
In early October, six NGS members led by Eva Mannaberg repotted and divided plants as well as doing general cleanup of the Green Room. Our thanks go to Eva Mannaberg, Nancy Wieting, Alice Dunlap-Kraft, Mary Oellrich, Ginny Davis and Chris Harvey for their help. See Community Service page for photos.
NGS News
Gardening
Coming Events
is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity.
~ Lindley Karstens
February, 2019
There will be NO January Meeting
Thursday, February 7, 2019; 7:00 PM, Warren Park Field House, 6601 N. Western Ave., Chicago.
The Gardens at Bethany and Veggie Talk
We are happy to announce 2 guest speakers for our February meeting. The first will be Dorothy Bird, who will speak to us about her fantastically successful volunteer gardening project at Bethany Retirement Community, 4950 N. Ashland Ave. We are also happy to have Ruth Melulis share her secrets about successfully growing vegetables from saved seeds.
Nancy Seyfried will be available to collect your membership fee, $20. for an individual or $30.00 for a couple. You can also join via Paypal under the Menbership page on this web site.
Looking forward to getting together at our first meeting of the New Year 2019.
There will be $5.00 fee for non-NGS members. Refreshments will be served.
March, 2019
Thursday, March 7, 2019; 7:00 PM; Warren Park Field House, 6601 N. Western Ave, Chicago.
Plant Considerations for the Residential Landscape
Spring is just around the corner. Time to give your garden landscape some serious thought. Our speaker will be Edgewater-based landscape designer, Kim Kaulas. She will cover horticultural aesthetic, and maintenance issues as they relate to plant choices for residential landscapes. Some inappropriate plant and design practices will also be covered in this slide show. Kim has 25 years of experience with her design firm which specializes in urban residential landscapes.
Last year the members of NGS had a chance to purchase tools from Growtech Inc. The price list and catalogues for 2019 will be available before the meeting. Please bring your check book if you are interested in purchasing tools.
There wll be a $5.00 fee for non-NGS members. Refreshments will be served.
April, 2019
Thursday, April 4, 2019; 7:00 PM; Warren Park Field House, 6601 N. Western Ave, Chicago.
More Butterflies
We are happy to announce that the guest speaker at our next meeting will be Doug Taron from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Many of you were present in November, 2018 for Doug's excellent presentation on the Monarch Butterfly and It's Migration. Because the presentation was so well received, we invited Doug back to speak about the other butterflies we hope to see in our gardens this summer.
There will be a $5.00 fee for non-NGS members and refreshments will be served.
May, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019; 7:00 PM; Warren Park Field House, 6601 N. Western Ave, Chicago.
Growing Orchids
Our guest speaker will be George Titterson, President of the Illinois Orchid Society.
There will be a $5.00 fee for non-NGS members and refreshments will be served.
June, 2019
Thursday, June 13, 2019; 7:00 PM; Warren Park Field House, 6601 N. Western Ave, Chicago.
Medical Cannabis
Our guest speaker will be Zachary Zises representing
Dispensary 33.
There will be a $5.00 fee for non-NGS members and munchies will be served.
No free samples!