Our members did a wonderful job planting up the containers at the Metropolitan Family Services facility on Willow in downtown Wheaton. They certainly add a cheerful holiday touch!
Winter Containers at Metropolitan Family Services
Bees, Monarchs, and Prairie Wildflower Displays at Wheaton Public Library
Stop by the Wheaton Public Library between September 20 and October 12, 2024. There are 3 display cabinets with lots of information! Don’t miss out!
Pollinator Garden Open House
The Wheaton Garden Club members welcomed visitors to our Pollinator Garden Open House at Seven Gables Park on Saturday June 22, 2024. Visitors were able to see many different types of flowers that are beneficial to our local pollinators: birds, bees and butterflies. Children enjoyed coloring pictures of butterflies and bees. Free milkweed plants for Monarch butterflies were given away. We anticipate this will be an annual event.
Philanthropy Project at the Wheaton Veteran’s Home
Our latest philanthropic project – making landscaping improvements at the Veterans Home in Wheaton. New shrubs and perennials were installed by the sitting area.
COD Scholarship Recipient
Pollinator Garden Clean Up 2024
Several members helped with the annual spring clean up at our Pollinator Garden at 7 Gables Park. Many hands quickly finished the work before the rains.
Pots of Pride
Recently the Garden Club members shared their summer containers with one another and voted for their favorites.
Many of the plants used in these containers can be found in the garden club’s Plant Sale!
1st Place – Laura Christensen’s lemon sedum in a Woman’s head container
2nd Place – Michelle Kornhauser’s container of Pina Colada Lantana, Caroline Medusa Green Ipomea, wax begonias, and cannas
3rd Place – Marty Warrick, Prince Tut Cyperus Papyrus, Fiber Optic grass, Sweet Caroline Bewitched after Midnight Ipomea, Superbells Coralina & Tropical Sunrise, Rediculus Colorblaze Coleus
Looking forward to more submissions next year!
For more container garden ideas, be sure to visit our Inspiration page.
Wheaton Garden Club Makes Donation to We Grow Dreams
Marty Warwick and Nancy Hensley of the Wheaton Garden Club present a check to Gregg Bettcher, Executive Director of We Grow Dreams, as part of the club’s philanthropic giving.
We Grow Dreams is a nursery and greenhouse that has been providing job training and employment to young adults with disabilities for over sixteen years. Our donation is being used to replace raised garden beds that are used to grow vegetables for low income local families. Additionally, their Retail Center was painted and had structural repairs made with the assistance of our donation. We were pleased to be advised that our donation was part of a matching fund campaign also!
WGC Tours Ball Seed
August 31st, 2023 Wheaton Garden Club Members toured the beautiful gardens at Ball Seed. Many thanks to Beth for coordinating our visit!
W H E A T O N G A R D E N C L U B’s 2023
FLASH PLANT SALE – Don’t Miss Out!
Large Variety of Annuals Professionally Grown Including many hard-to-find plants
One day only Saturday, May 20th, 1-3 PM
504 Hamilton Drive, Wheaton
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