2024-2025 Events

Please join us for an enjoyable social and informative activity. All are welcome from all communities.

DEC 11

11 AM

December Holiday Boutique

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

L12:00 PM Social Time & Refreshments

12:30 PM Business Meeting

1:00 PM Presentation: Kathi Rose.  Holiday Floral Design Demonstration

Kathi Rose as a degree in horticulture from the University of Illinois, Champaign  and is a Certified Landscape Architect. She has been the owner of Kaleidoscope Floral Design for thirty years. She is also a gifted in floral design and technique.

Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Avenue,
Oak Park, Illinois

All are welcome to this free event.  Membership is not required.  There is free street parking.

JAN 8

1 PM

January Zoom Club Meeting

Wednesday, January 8, 2025
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Presentation by Nina Koziol

The Gardener as Artist-Think Outside the Phlox

Nina Koziol is a horticulturist, educator, and garden writer. She has taught horticulture, design and residential garden design history. She started teaching in 1998 at both the Chicago Botanic Garden and the Morton Arboretum. She has published two books, White Gardens and Grow a Cook’s Garden.

The program will look at public and private gardens from the quirky and magical to the elegant and innovative, and the creators of those garden spaces. Learn the plants and garden art used to create these works of art.

An email will be sent to members with information on joining the Zoom.

FEB 12

12 PM

February Club Meeting

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

12:00 PM Social Time & Refreshments (In the case of inclement weather, this meeting may be changed to Zoom.)

12:30 PM Business Meeting

1:00 PM Presentation by Barbara Collins  Buckle UP, Climate Change is Here

Barbara Collins has a Master’s Degree in Horticulture fro the University of Illinois and is the author of two books, Landscaping Herbs and Professional Interior.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared 2023 as the climate’s warmest year on record. this presentation examines wild water extremes ad what we can do to help our plants survive stronger storms and warmer temperatures.

Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Avenue
Oak Park, Illinois

In the event of inclement weather, the February 12, 2025 in-person meeting may be changed to a Zoom at 1:00 PM. Members will be notified by email and a link will be provided.

MAR 12

12 PM

March Club Meeting

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

12:00 PM Social Time & Refreshments

12:30 PM Business Meeting

1:00 PM  Presentation by Heather Prince.  Shady Characters: Nifty Plants for Shady Sites

Heather Prince has been part of the green industry for more than twenty years.  She has been involved in numerous facets from public to private gardens, and retail to wholesale nurseries. She is a professional garden writer and trained horticulturist specializing in trees, shrubs and natives with a passion for connecting people with plants.

The presentation explores the colors and textures of shade-loving plants, and looks at varieties and species for dry, moist, partial and dense shade.

Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Avenue
Oak Park, Illinois

All are welcome to this free event.  Membership is not required.  There is free street parking.

APR 9

12 PM

April Club Meeting

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

12:00 PM Social Time & Refreshments

12:30 Business Meeting

1:00 PM  Presentation by Ken Benson, Gardening in Small Suburban Gardens, Balconies and Limited Spaces

Ken Benson has a Master of Horticulture degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign and is a ;landscape architect. He’s a former Board Member of the Chicago Flower and Garden Show and a founding Board Member of the Midwest Ecological Landscapers Association. 

Cultivation, pruning, exposure, media, watering and general maintenance will be explored.

Cheney Mansion
220 N. Euclid Avenue
Oak Park, Illinois

All are welcome to this free event.  Membership is not required.  There is free street parking.

MAY 14, 2025

11 AM

Luncheon & Hat Parade

Wednesday, May14, 2025
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

11:00 AM Annual Luncheon & Raffle

12:30 PM Business Meeting 

1:00 PM Presentation by Krina Koenen, Floral Design Demonstration

Krina Koenen is a floral designer and owner of the Flower Studio in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.  The presentation will demonstrate creative ideas for floral and botanical arrangements for summer entertaining.


Oak Park Country Club
2001 N. Thatcher Ave.
River Grove, Illinois

A link for reservations and payment will be added when available.

JUN (TBD)

10 AM - 4 PM

Oak Park River Forest Garden Walk

Sunday, June 2025
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Details and a link to tickets will be posted when available.

Cheney Mansion

Oak Park Conservatory

Please join us for an enjoyable social and informative activity. All are welcome from all communities.

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