Park Ridge Garden Club
Thanks for visiting! Our garden club is growing every year. We have many events taking place throughout the year including our annual Plant Sale, Garden Walk, and the Residential Beautification Awards Contest co-sponsored by the City of Park Ridge.
Our club has been in continuous existence for over 90 years and we are still "growing". The Park Ridge Garden Club was organized on April 5th, 1929 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in 2013. Our Objectives:
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Meetings
Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month from September through June beginning at 7:00 p.m. at 100 S. Western in Park Ridge at the Centennial Activity Center. Enter using the door to the south of the main entrance.
NOTE: The December meeting is the first Thursday and starts at 6:00PM. This is a MEMBERS ONLY meeting. There is no meeting in January. |
For a full list of upcoming programs and detailed descriptions, please visit the EVENTS page. Guests are encouraged to attend meetings. Guests may attend two meetings free of charge. For membership information, please visit the ABOUT page.
Meetings start at 7:00pm. There is a club meeting after which refreshments are provided for members and guests, and there's time for socializing until the program starts as noted below. Programs generally last 1 hour. Meetings typically adjourn at 9:00pm.
The meeting will start at 6:00pm - which is an hour earlier than normal.
Program:
Creating Your Own Spring Planter
Speaker:
President Jack Barnette and 1st Vice President Gene Schuler
Date:
May 9, 2024
Creating Your Own Spring Planter
Speaker:
President Jack Barnette and 1st Vice President Gene Schuler
Date:
May 9, 2024
In this hands-on workshop, members will select five plants from a variety of annuals to create their own beautiful 12-inch container garden. Members will need to register and pay in advance for a portion of the cost of the plants provided. You must pre-register for this program, but participation is optional. Remember: Thriller - Spiller - Filler!
To register and prepay for this event, please click here.
Program:
Why Recycling Right Matters
Speaker:
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)
Date:
May 9, 2024
Why Recycling Right Matters
Speaker:
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)
Date:
May 9, 2024
The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) recognizes that the process of reducing the waste we produce, reusing the materials we have, and then recycling correctly to reduce contamination can be confusing. Join us for an interactive presentation as we strive to raise the bar on our sustainability efforts.
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Annual Plant Sale
For more information, please visit our Plant Sale page.
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Register for the Spring Planter Event on May 9!
In this hands-on workshop, members will select five plants from a variety of annuals to create their own beautiful 12-inch container garden. Members will need to register and pay in advance for a portion of the cost of the plants provided.
The cost is $25 and pre-registration is required. Open to members only with a limit of one planter per membership. Participation is optional.
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Register below using a credit card. You don't need a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.
The registration deadline is Monday, May 6.
Annual Membership Drive
It's time to renew your membership in the Park Ridge Garden Club. Dues are $35 for an individual and $45 for a couple. The deadline to renew is Friday, May 24.
There are three ways to renew your membership:
1. Pay at the April 11 or May 9 meeting by cash or check.
There are three ways to renew your membership:
1. Pay at the April 11 or May 9 meeting by cash or check.
2. Mail your check to:
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Park Ridge Garden Club
P.O. Box 637 Park Ridge, IL 60068 |
3. Pay online here. You don't need a PayPal account, just check out as a guest. A receipt will be emailed to you. Select the type of Membership from the drop-down box below. This is for RENEWALS only.
If you want to join the club as a new member, please go to the
ABOUT page for more information and the ability to join today.
ABOUT page for more information and the ability to join today.
33rd Annual Residential Beautification Awards Contest
Winners will receive $100 from the Garden Club and a 1-year honorary membership to the PRGC along with a lawn sign from the City of Park Ridge. Winners previous to 2014 are eligible to win again.
Judging is done of the street view portion of the property by Landscape Design Consultants from the Garden Clubs of Illinois. The following standards for evaluating the landscape design will be used:
Photos are property of the Park Ridge Garden Club.
- Year-round overall appearance - visible address numbers, maintained paved areas, condition of buildings
- Design - color, layout, originality, beauty, special features
- Lawn condition - maintenance, quality of turf or ground covering used as substitute for turf
- Perennials, trees, shrubs - condition of plant material, proportion and scale of plant material to structures
- Flowers and other annual plantings - variety, color, condition
Photos are property of the Park Ridge Garden Club.
$1,000 Donation to the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
The Park Ridge Garden Club was pleased to make a donation to the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie which is located in Illinois. This was the first national prairie set aside in the United States. It includes a full array of species and natural processes typical of tallgrass prairies in the region, including the reintroduction of bison. For more information on this nature preserve, visit: https://fs.usda.gov/midewin
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$4,000 Donation to the Forestry Department
The Park Ridge Garden Club is funding a Legacy Project with the Forestry Department of the City of Park Ridge. The club donated $4,000 to supplement the city's Tree Canopy Program. The Garden Club is partnering with the city in selecting native trees to plant, where possible, in public areas.
The check was presented to Mayor Marty Maloney, Mayor, and Brandon Naser, City Forester, by Jack Barnette, Garden Club President at the August 21, 2023, City Council Meeting. |
Useful Links:
National Garden Clubs, Inc. www.gardenclub.org
Central Region National Garden Clubs www.ngccentralregion.org
The Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc. www.gardenclubsofillinois.org
District IX, Garden Clubs of Illinois www.districtix-gci.org
Chicago Botanic Garden www.chicagobotanic.org
National Garden Clubs, Inc. www.gardenclub.org
Central Region National Garden Clubs www.ngccentralregion.org
The Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc. www.gardenclubsofillinois.org
District IX, Garden Clubs of Illinois www.districtix-gci.org
Chicago Botanic Garden www.chicagobotanic.org
Park Ridge Garden Club
P.O. Box 637
Park Ridge, IL 60068
P.O. Box 637
Park Ridge, IL 60068