​Western Springs Garden Club was founded in 1926. We are a charter member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. Central Region and the Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc. District II. We have 70+ active members and seven sustaining members. Several members have participated for over twenty-five years! All are welcome to join and we currently have thirty members that are nonresidents.
The purpose of the Western Springs Garden Club is to encourage and foster a greater appreciation of trees, shrubs and flowers among our members and neighbors, and to stimulate an interest in protection of forests, wild flowers, and birds.
We support civic projects in our community such as planting flowers in the Blue Star Memorial Garden in the spring, maintain the perennial beds in Spring Rock Park, and provide trees to area schools on Arbor Day. We award scholarships to college students in our community who are pursuing degrees in conservation, horticulture, landscape design, environmental science or other botany related fields. We bring monthly flower displays to the Western Springs Public Library. The club plans outings of interest to its members and holds a plant exchange. Don't miss our annual PLANT SALE, the Saturday before Mother's Day.
About Us
Our meetings are held at
Grace Lutheran Church, 4101 Wolf Road, Western Springs
Masks are not required but welcomed.
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Monday, September 16, 12:30 p.m.
Hemp vs. CBD - What's all the Fuss? with Barbara Collins
Our Western Springs Garden Club member, Barb, has a master’s degree in Horticulture from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and is the published author of two books. It all starts with Hemp. Barb will then dive into all the things you need to know about CBD. Along the way she will present common products, uses, and misconceptions. This is the most popular topic that garden clubs request.
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Monday, October 21, 12:30 p.m.
Sharpening Garden Tools with Ken Benson
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Ken has his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in horticulture from University of Illinois and has a wealth of information. He will use various sharpening stones and will show how to sharpen pruners, shovels and all other garden tools. Bring in a tool to be critiqued, sharpened and/or polished.
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Monday, November 18, 12:30 p.m.
Seasonal Arrangement
with Stephanie Dalton
Stephanie has spent the last 30+ years working in the industry in the Chicagoland area. She is the owner/principal of Can’t Contain Her, specializing in landscape design as well as four-season custom container garden design. Stephanie will be working with seasonal greens and holiday decorations.
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Events
Join Us
Please join us for a meeting or contact us at wspringsgardenclub@gmail.com for more information about our club. Guests are always welcome to attend, and new members are eagerly accepted.
Check our calendar for up-coming meetings and events.
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