Events

Club Events

Club Meetings are generally held on the second Wednesday of the month at the Cheney Mansion, 220 N. Euclid, Oak Park, Illinois. The social hour begins at noon, followed by a short business meeting and the speaker program at 1:00pm. All are welcome. Street parking is available.

In general, the September meeting is a member's only event and the May meeting is a luncheon at the Oak Park Country Club. Zoom meetings are held in January and February.
Activities may include "Friday with Flowers" and field trips to garden related locations.
Watch your club email for changes and further details.

         

April 10, 2024    Gardening for a Lifetime with Marilyn Joyner
The speaker will discuss the importance of warmup exercises before gardening, ergonomic tools, how to design your garden and how using proper body mechanics while gardening will help you continue gardening for life. The talk includes examples of different types of raised beds and vertical gardening systems. 

Cheney Mansion, 220 N. Euclid Ave., Oak Park, Illinois.  
Social time begins at 12:00 p.m.

May 8, 2024 

               Garden Club of Luncheon at the Oak Park Country Club

Seasonal floral designs with a creative flair with Walter Fedyshyn. Step up every day floral arrangements by incorporating updated, intermediate level techniques sot produce work of art. Discussion and demonstration will highlight popular design elements such as banding, binding, sheltering, terracing and framing. Learn how to turn the ordinary into something extraordinary! 

Advanced registration and payment is required.  Please note on your payment, $55 per person, how many guests you are bringing and with whom you would like to sit.  

Oak Park Country Club, 2001 Thatcher Ave., River Grove, Illinois. Social time begins at 12:00 p.m.


June 23, 2024

30th Annual Oak Park River Forest Garden Walk