Joliet Area Garden Club
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All club meetings begin at 6:45 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Barber  Oberwortmann Horticultural Center located at 227 North Gouger Road, about 1/2 mile north of Route 30. in Joliet, IL unless otherwise noted in the newsletter. 

At each meeting we have guest speakers who discuss all aspects of gardening at the homeowner level. 
The public is welcome at JAGC meetings and membership is open. Guests welcome -1st meeting no charge, second & beyond $2 guest fee. If you are interested in being coming a member, CLICK HERE for an application. Or if you would like simply join us at our next meeting.

Membership fee $20 annually for single membership, $25 for family membership. Exceptions to fee structure or meeting dates/locations will be noted in newsletter.
 

         JAGC Board Members...

Linda Deiss, President

Barbara Peterson, Vice President

Karen Sauter, Secretary

Shirley Valenziano, Treasurer

Chris Blecker, Program Chair

Shirlee Evans and Barbara Meurer  Membership Co-Chairs

Chris Blecker, Newsletter Editor

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Barber and Oberwortmann
Horticulture Center

The Andrew B. Barber and Clarence D. Oberwortmann Horticultural Center is located adjacent to the Bird Haven Greenhouse in picturesque Pilcher Park.  Here's a video about the greenhouse. 

 

Welcome to the Joliet Area Garden Club Website.

Next meeting -

Tuesday, February 14th at 6:45p.m.

Nina Koziol, featured garden writer for the Chicago Tribune
“The Gardener as Artist”
Perhaps you can't draw a straight line or you don't consider yourself artistic, but every gardener has an inner artist. We create 3-dimensional landscapes filled with color, texture, contrasts and much more. Come get inspired as Nina presents some of the most interesting gardens and gardeners and explores how they express their inner artist through plants.
 

About Nina - she's a long-time contributor to the Chicago Tribune's Home & Garden section, and a columnist (Gardening 101) and feature writer for Chicagoland Gardening magazine, Nina teaches garden design and horticulture classes at the Chicago Botanic Garden and for other organizations and clubs. Her articles have appeared in Old-House Journal, Old-House Interiors, Aquascape Lifestyles and other publications.

things to remember....

SAVE THE DATE!

GARDEN DAY 2012

Saturday, March 24, 2012

9:00 am - 2:00 pm - Registration and vendor shopping will begin at 8:00 am!

$40 includes 3 speakers, lunch (turkey, ham or veggie) & vendors.

Ginna Jones & Holly Scordo present "You Too Can Have a 'Junque-ee' Garden"

Liz Homburg of Lizzie's Gardens presents: "Shrubs for an Inviting Landscape", and

Wayne Gruber of Gardens on the Prairie presents: "Landscape Plant Combinations"

Barber & Oberwortmann Horticulture Center

227 N. Gougar Road

Joliet IL

Call to reserve your ticket soon! Seating is limited and ticket sales are already strong!

815-741-7278 (ext 5) ask for Kevin Eberhard

Note: Please advise your lunch selection when ordering your tickets.

Time to think about bulbs..... Lawn mowers 

Spring is too late to think about those lovely flowers you wish you had in your garden -the time for action is now!  Check out this great article by Ron Wolford, Extension Educator       

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