Lunch at Kulla Garden
Lunch at West Ridge Nature Preserve
Ann McIntee Presentation
Birthday Party
Dyeing and Weaving
Sketching in Eva's Garden
Pie Patch Farm
West Ridge Nature Preserve
Baby Chicks
Past Programs and Activities
Throughout the year we plan educational programs, field trips and social events as well as host fund-raising events such as our Plant Sale and Garden Walk. Our fund-raising supports our Community Service projects.
2016
February - Garden Travelogue
March - The Art of Bonsai
April - A Sustainable Schoolyard in Chicago
May- Spring Plant Sale; Cooking with Herbs
June - From Pen to Print: Local Gardens in the News
July - NGS Summer Picnic and Mad Hatter's Tea Party; West Ridge Garden Walk and Post-Walk Party
August - A Visit to the Gardens and Studio of Roland Kulla
September - Learning to Sketch Flowers; A Visit to the Rooftop Garden of the Uncommon Ground Restaurant and Dinner at Moody's Pub; Homegrown Rosarian
October - A Visit to the Metropolitan Farms; Care of trees and Shrubs
November- Bike A Bee Project
December - Annual Holiday Party
2017
February - Pie Patch Farm Presentation by Brianna Heath
March - Organic gardening by Jeanne Nolan
April - Natural Dyes and Weaving by Pamela Feldman
May - Raising City Chickens by Wen Yi Stark; Collecting and Growing from Seeds by John Swenson; Annual Plant Sale
June- Low Maintenance Gardening by Ann McIntee; A Visit to Pie Patch Farm
July - Sketching in Eva's Garden with NGS member, Nancy Wieting
August - West Ridge Nature Center Presentation by Gary Morrisey; Visit to the Back of the Yards Neighborhood: Lunch at Roland Kulla's Studio and The Plant
September - NGS 35th Birthday Party
October - Openlands Presentation and Plant/Seed Exchange
November - Native Plants for Shade Gardens by Charlotte Adelman and Monica Buckley
December - Annual Holiday Party