After a long summer break, the Tri-Village Garden Club presents Carol Cichorski, experienced and avid gardener, who titles her talk, “These Are a Few of our Favorite Things.” Wed., Sept. 16, 6:30-8:30, Streamwood Fire Station 31, 1204 S Park Ave., Streamwood. We always accept new members. It has been said that “Gardeners dream bigger dreams than Emperors” Out speaker, Carol Cichorski, and her husband resemble that accusation. For example, they moved to a smaller house to get a bigger yard. Only a true gardener would understand and perhaps even envy them for that. Join Carol as she blooms where God has planted her.
Let us introduce you to the Tri-Village Garden Club of Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood. If you have a love of gardening or would like to learn about gardening, native plants, tools, and nature around you, we’re the Club for you. Meet other people with similar interests, knowledge to share, and a desire to learn more. We have interesting speakers who have given presentations on a variety of topics from growing herbs, to bees and the honey they produce from different types of plants, to bison and tall grass prairies, to types of trees and plants that do well in our climate, to how to prepare for spring gardening, and many other interesting topics. We maintain several gardens in our community and have a food pantry garden that supplies a half ton of vegetables to local food pantries. We also get involved with youth and senior programs. Once yearly we have a fabulous plant sale. Annually, we have a member’s garden walk visiting several of our member’s gardens. Once every few years, we have a fundraising garden walk to donate money to students who would like to study to have a career in horticulture or agriculture. We enjoy a members’ potluck picnic in the summer and a member appreciation party in December. Our year runs from January through December. Our January meeting is where we decide the next year’s activities and sign up for committees on which we’d like to participate. Our monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Streamwood Fire Station 31 at 1204 S. Park Ave. Individual dues are $25/year. Come and see if we’re a club you’d enjoy!
Our Beginnings or “Where is a garden club when you need one?”
In 1997, Valerie Howells moved to Streamwood, IL and being an avid gardener, she wanted to join a garden club. After checking the surrounding villages, she realized that there were none in the area. Wanting that connection with other people who loved to garden, she contacted the Garden Clubs of Illinois, and with their guidance she founded the Tri-Village Garden Club which encompasses the villages of Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood. The first meeting of the new club was in October 1997 and many who attended are still active members.
