Monthly Schedule

General Meeting: Thursday, 

September 18, 2025

“The Importance of Plant Ecology”

Camila  Pizano,  PhD

Presented at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Station

671 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills

Continental Breakfast – 9:30 AM

Business Meeting – 9:45 AM

Program – 10:30 AM

General Meeting: Thursday, October 16,  2025

“Best  New  Plants  for  2026”

Kim  Hartmann

Presented at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Station

671 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills

Continental Breakfast – 9:30 AM

Business Meeting – 9:45 AM

Program – 10:30 AM

  General Meeting: Thursday, November 20,  2025

“Floral  Design  Symposium”

Kathi Rose

Kaleidoscope of Floral Design

Presented at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Station

671 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills

Continental Breakfast – 9:30 AM

Business Meeting – 9:45 AM

Program – 10:30 AM

General Meeting: Thursday, December 18,  2025

“Holiday Party”

This is a Members Only

Event

General Meeting: Thursday, January 15,  2026

“A  Who’s  Who  of  Owls  &  Raptors”

Mark  Spreyer

The  Stillman  Nature  Center

Presented at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Station

671 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills

Continental Breakfast – 9:30 AM

Business Meeting – 9:45 AM

Program – 10:30 AM

  General Meeting: Thursday, February 19,  2026

“Growing  &  Using  Lavender  in  the  Midwest”

Marcy  Lautanen-Raleigh

Backyard  Patch  Herbs

Presented at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Station

671 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills

Continental Breakfast – 9:30 AM

Business Meeting – 9:45 AM

Program – 10:30 AM

Our Hearts to Your Hearts

Vernon Township Food Drive

General Meeting: Thursday, 

March 19,  2026

“Foraging  for  Wild  Edibles”

David  Brooks

Spring  Valley  Nature  Center

Presented at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Station

671 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills

Continental Breakfast – 9:30 AM

Business Meeting – 9:45 AM

Program – 10:30 AM 

General Meeting: Thursday,

 April 16,  2026

“Turn  Your  Garden  into  a  B&B  for  Birds”

Alyse  Burman  Cohen

The  Wild  Bird  Shack  Speakeasy

Presented at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Station

671 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills

Continental Breakfast – 9:30 AM

Business Meeting – 9:45 AM

Program – 10:30 AM

General Meeting: Thursday, 

May 21,  2026

“Literary  Gardens”

Cindy  Crosby

Presented at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Station

671 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills

Continental Breakfast – 9:30 AM

Business Meeting – 9:45 AM

Program – 10:30 AM

Summer Members Luncheon

June 18,  2026

Join us as we mark the culmination of our 2025-2026  Garden Club year.  Officers for the 2026-2027  year will be installed.  Watch your email for details.