Northtown Garden Society

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

 

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