The Tri-Village Garden Club
Founded in 1997
2016 Yearbook
AFFILIATE OF GARDEN CLUBS OF ILLINOIS AND NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS
The Tri-Village Garden Club was formed in 1997 to fill the need for a garden club in the villages of Bartlett, Hanover Park, and Streamwood, Illinois. We are a member of the Garden Clubs of Illinois and the National Garden Clubs.
We invite you to join us and meet new friends who share your passion for gardening. We hire speakers throughout the year who talk on a variety of subjects, such as general gardening tips, flower arranging, photography in the garden, planting fall bulbs, raising Monarch butterflies, native plants and composting. On occasion, our members participate in craft projects during our monthly meeting. Our annual membership is $18.00.
We also share comradeship by taking field trips to local nurseries, garden walks, shows and other special events. We enjoy our members’ gardens during our annual members’ only garden walk.
HISTORY
Our Beginnings
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.
What we do
Our club meets on the third Wednesday of the month. Our meetings are held at the Poplar Creek Library, 1405 S Park Ave, Streamwood at 7:00 PM. We have speakers at least eight times a year who present a wide variety of topics that cover all possible subjects that would be of interest to a gardener.
Some of our topics include:
- Environmental Concerns
- Flower Arranging
- Horticulture
- Landscape Design
- Native Plants and Wildlife
Annual Dues are $18.00.
Website: www.trivillagegardenclub.org
ORDER OF BUSINESS
- Meet & Greet
- Program
- Call to Order
- Minutes Acceptance
- Treasurer’s Reports
- Committee Reports
- New Business
- Old Business
- Announcements
- Adjournment
Officers 2016
- President Walter Groble
- 1st Vice President Sandy Swenson
- 2nd Vice President/Secretary Linda Groble
- 3rd Vice President/Treasurer Susan Stocks
- Publicity Sue Wells
- Membership Patti Loomis
Past Presidents
- 1997-2003 Valerie Howells
- 2003-2009 Bob LaBarre
- 2009-2012 Jill Fox
- 2012-2015 Eileen Lucietto
2016 Ad Hoc Committees
- Bartlett Park Plantings Maintenance Sue Stocks
- Christmas Party Christina Ligocki &
- Marilyn Perri
- Earth Day Eileen Lucietto
- Field Trips Members of the Board
- Historian Not appointed
- Members Only Garden Walk Maureen Ernandez &
- Julia Olsta
- Plant Sale Wally Groble
- Ralf Woods Garden Maintenance Maureen Ernandez
- Refreshments Maria Sarlin-Dehlin
- Webmaster Linda Groble
Events
- Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser
- Participation in Earth Day
- Field Trips to Unique Gardens
- Members Only Garden Walk
- Community Landscaping Projects
Community Service
In addition to our other commitments, new community projects that were undertaken in 2016 were:
- Planted a new garden bed at the Bartlett Public Library.
- Planted containers at the entrance of Arts in Bartlett.
- Maintained a garden bed at Poplar Creek Library.
- Participated in a joint program with Arts in Bartlett, the area arts council, with garden photographs and plants in unique containers.
- Participated in the Window Box Competition during the Annual Chicago Flower and Garden Show. This was the first time our club entered and we are thrilled to announce that our window box entry placed second among the other garden clubs.
Our members also plant and maintain gardens at
- Ralf Woods in Streamwood
- Bartlett Park District
In addition, our members have created planters at the Claremont Rehabilitation Center and maintained the gardens at Victory Center, an assisted living facility in Bartlett. We also offer an annual horticultural program for residents at one of the three area senior facilities.
Meeting Programs
January 20
Valentine centerpieces with residents of the Claremont in Hanover Park
February 17 – “Get Appy”
Speaker: Karen Sego
March 16 – “Hydrangeas”
Speaker: Glenn Grosch
April 15 – “Creativity in the Garden: Does creativity elude you?”
Speaker: Carol Cichorski
May 20 – “World of the Honey Bee”
Speaker: Gregg Walter
June 15 – “Fairy Gardens”
Speaker: Sandy Perakis
July 20 – “Beginner’s Guide to Using Herbs”
Speaker: Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh
August 17 – “Hummingbirds: Our Flying Jewels”
Speaker: Nancy Carroll
September 21 – “Who’s that in My Garden?”
Speaker: Jane Grillo
October 19 – Members, Bulb Bingo
November 16 – “Soils and Composting”
Speaker: Bill Karges
December 13 – Members’ Holiday Party
“White Elephant Gift Exchange”
National Garden Clubs
President: Sandra H Robinson (44rd NGC President)
960 Maple Grove Rd
London, KY 40744-8955
Theme: “Leap Into Action”
Central Region
Director: Judy Newman
N49W18935 Joetta Dr
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-6433
Theme: “Cultivating Connections”
THE GARDEN CLUBS OF ILLINOIS, INC.
188 Industrial Drive Suite 120
Elmhurst, IL 60126-1608
Phone 630-617-9269
Web Site: www.gardenclubsofillinois.org email:gardenclubsill@aol.com
President: Laurel DeBoer
421B S Barrington Rd
Wauconda, IL 60084-3486
Theme: “Learn, Share & Enjoy”
State Treasurer: Karen Johanson
4 Cambridge Dr
Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047-9206
Garden Clubs of Illinois. Inc. – District II
Director: Penny O’Neil [Exp. 2016]
District II Meetings
- President Forum/Leadership Meeting – 9/6/16
- District II Program Meeting – 1/13/17
- District II Annual Meeting – 3/17/17
GCI ANNUAL MEETINGS
- 4/24/16 – 4/25/16 2016 Convention – Chicago Marriott
- Naperville, IL
- 3/19/17 – 3/20/17 2017 Convention – Naperville – Hotel
- Location TBA
- 7/18/16 Summer Meeting – Cantigny Park
- Wheaton IL
- 10/13/16 Conservation Conference – Plymouth
- Place, La Grange Park, IL
- 7/29 – 7/30/16 State Flower Show – Naperville, IL
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS CONVENTIONS:
- 5/2/16 – 5/7/16 – 87th Annual Convention, Grand Rapids
- MI
- 5/17/17 – 5/20/17 – 88th Annual Convention (Installation
- Year), Richmond, Virginia
- 5/21/18 – 5/24/18 Philadelphia, PA
- 4/30/19 – 5/2/19 Biloxi, MS
- 2020 TBA
- 2021 New Jersey (Installation Year)
Central Region annual convention
- 10/17/16 – 10/9/16 Abraham Lincoln Presidential
- Hotel, Springfield, IL
GCI SCHOOLS
Environmental Studies School
- 5/10-11/16 Course 2 Illinois Beach State Park – Zion, IL
- No FALL Environmental Studies School in 2016
Flower Show School
- No Flower Show School in 2016
Gardening Study School
- 4/20-21/16 – Course 1 Series 23 – Glen Ellyn
- 9/27-28/16 – Course 2 Series 23 – Lisle, IL
Landscape Design School
- 3/28-29/16 – Course 3 Series 16 – Glenview, IL
- 10/25-26/16 – Course 4 Series 16 – Glenview, IL