Northtown Garden Society
Chicago, Illinois
Kulla Garden
Shelly Greenberg
Plant Sale
Eric Gegner
Biltmore Gardens
Sheila Mayol
Rooftop Garden
Sorrel Soup
September 2016
Learning to Sketch Flowers
NGS member, Program Chairman and former art teacher, Nancy Wieting, hosted a flower sketching class in her garden
A Visit to the Rooftop Garden of the Uncommon Ground Restaurant and Dinner at Moody's Pub
Homegrown Rosarian
Speaker, Nathan Beckner, local rosarian and garden designer
August 2016
A Visit to the Gardens and Studio of Roland Kulla
July 2016
NGS Summer Picnic and Mad Hatter's Tea Party
West Ridge Garden Walk and Post-Walk Party
May 2016
Spring Plant and Garden Decor Sale
Cooking with Herbs
Presented by NGS member, Alice Revelski
October 2016
A Visit to the Metropolitan Farms
Care of trees and Shrubs
Speaker John Eskandari, Horticulturist and arborist
February 2016
Garden Travelogue
March 2016
The Art of Bonsai
Presented by Chris Baker, Curator of Bonsai at the Chicago Botanic Garden
June 2016
From Pen to Print: Local Gardens in the News
Guest Speaker, Nina Koziol, Gardening feature writer for Chicago Tribune and Chicagoland Gardening
April 2016
A Sustainable Schoolyard in Chicago
Guest Speaker Pete Leki, Ecology program coordinator at Waters School
Past Programs and Activities
November 2016
Bike A Bee Project
Speaker Janna Kinsman, Beekeeper and founder of project
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.