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2026 Pollinator Garden Spring Clean Up

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On April 23, 2026 seven members of the garden club helped in the spring cleanup of our pollinator garden at Seven Gables Park in Wheaton. Nine bags of old foliage/debris were filled. A new mulch path was created to ease in the maintenance of the garden. Spring daffodils as well as beautiful purple iris were revealed as well as new growth of the perennials. The bees and butterflies won’t be far behind now!

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Plant Sale 2026

Welcome to the WGC Plant Sale

Please Submit your order no later than
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Thank you for your order and continued support!

ORDER PICKUP (One day only):
SATURDAY, MAY 16th 1:00-3:00 PM
504 HAMILTON DRIVE,  WHEATON

Order Now

Direct questions to Rosanne Merrill at 630-291-9181
or Courtney Oettel 630-665-1225

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Plant Sale FAQ

Please note that plant pick-up is one day only.  If you cannot pick-up your plants on that day, please arrange for someone else to pick them up for you.  The Wheaton Garden Club cannot be responsible for the condition of plants not picked up on May 16th.

What’s New for 2026:

Two Specialty Offerings that will last through the years.

  • Hydrangea “Invincibelle” Ruby – A Red/Pink 2020 Hydrangea of the Year.
  • “Oso Easy” Rose “Urban Legend” – Bright Red semi-double landscape Rose.

New Annuals with a focus on Red, White, and Blue in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

  • Agastache colors – Blue and Rose. (4.5″ pots)
  • Angelonia – White color. (4.5″ pot)
  • Several new Begonias
    • “Big” – Red flower with Bronze leaf. (4.5″ pot)
    • Dragon Wing – White color. (4.5″ pot, Hanging Basket, and 10″ Patio Pot)
    • “Waterfall” – Cascading White flowers. (4.5″ pot)
  • Calibrachoa colors – Cherry Star, Red, Yellow Chiffon. (4.5″ pots)
  • Celosia – “Floriosa” Red – Red feather style flower with a dark leaf. (4.5″ pot)
  • Coleus “Coral Candy” – Narrow leaves with salmon-pink color. (4.5″ pot)
  • Cupheas
    • “Enchantia” colors – Purple and White. (4.5″ pots)
    • “Honeybells” – Red tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds. (4.5″ pot)
  • “Venti” Dahlias – “Royal Purple” and “Tequila Sunrise”. (6″ pot Specialty Offerings)
  • Dichondra – “Emerald Falls” and “Silver Falls” with long trailing habit. (4.5″ pots)
  • New Guinea Impatiens – “Color Power” series, offering a variety of colors. (4.5″ pots)
  • Petunia – Double “Jewel” – “Frosted Saphire” (4.5″ pot)
  • Annual Phlox
    • “Gisele” – Pink, Red, White. (4.5″ pots)
    • “Intensia” – Blueberry (4.5″ pot)
  • Scaevola – Added a Pink color. (4.5″ pot)
  • Sweet Potato Vine – “Medusa” – Black (4.5″ pot)
  • Verbena colors – Red, Plum Wine, Violet Ice. (4.5″ pots)
  • Vinca – Nirvana XDR – Blush Splash (4.5″ pot)
  • Zinnia colors
    • “Magellan” – Ivory and Scarlet. (4.5″ pots)
    • “Zahara” – Raspberry. (4.5″ pot)

Note:

  • Pick-up is one day only, Saturday, May 16th.  If you cannot pick-up your plants on that day, please arrange for someone else to pick them up for you.  The Wheaton Garden Club cannot be responsible for the condition of plants not picked up on May 16th.
  • Since we are required to order full cases of each item, we have reduced the plants that we are offering to exclude items for which there were very few purchases last year.
  • Occasionally, our grower substitutes items for those that were ordered.  If your order is affected by this, we will give you the option of accepting the substitution or removing the unavailable item from your order.
  • If a plant is a “Proven Winners” selection, we have noted that in the description of the plant. The Proven Winners website is especially helpful for more information about their plants. This information includes reviews, awards, and recipes for combinations with other plants.
  • We recommend the Ball Seed website for additional information about plants that are not “Proven Winners”.

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Honoring our 100 years of Service to the Community

The Wheaton Garden Club was joined by members of the Wheaton City Council and representatives from the Wheaton Park District on October 23, 2025 to dedicate Wheaton Garden Club’s sculpture honoring our 100 years of service to the community. The bronze sculpture, designed as a wheelbarrow planter with bird and butterfly adornments, is located at the southeast corner of Memorial Park.

The dedication included Mayor Phil Seuss and others thanking and congratulating Wheaton Garden Club for their 100 years of service to the community. Everyone enjoyed coffee, tea and lovely personalized Wheaton Garden Club cookies at the Mary Lubko Center before viewing the sculpture.