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:
  • Stimulate an interest in gardening and the protection of the environment
  • Conduct meetings at which members may learn about horticulture, conservation/ecology, landscape design, and/or the artistic use of plant materials
  • Improve and beautify the community of Park Ridge

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 6:30PM.  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 there's time for socializing until the program starts as noted below.   Programs generally last 1 hour.  Meetings typically adjourn at 9:00pm.
COFFEE AND TEA WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE  AT GENERAL MEETINGS. 
Program:
Hydrangeas 101
​Speaker:
Heather Prince
​Date:
​April 10, 2025
Time:
7:00pm
​Heavenly hydrangeas! One of our favorite long-blooming shrubs for the home landscape, hydrangea varieties have become one of the hottest must-have plants for your yard. We'll discuss the siting, care and pruning requirement of each of the five shrub species and two vines commonly planted in the Chicago area.
Heather Prince has been a professional horticulturist for more than 20 years in numerous roles from public gardens to retail and wholesale to private consulting. She currently balances a busy freelance horticultural writing and teaching schedule with her role as email marketing manager for The Garden of Words.

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Club T-Shirts for Sale!

Our club is offering t-shirts for sale with our sunflower logo!  Place your order by March 31, 2025, to pick up your shirt in April. They will not be shipped to your address.
All purchases will need to be prepaid. The cost is $25. To order, you can use a credit card or a debit card to place an order below. If you are not using a PayPal account, please select the CHECKOUT button.
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​Or you can bring cash or a check (made out to PARK RIDGE GARDEN CLUB) to a meeting.
BELLA+CANVAS t-shirt info:
  • 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton
  • Pre-shrunk
  • Unisex sizing
  • Coverstitched collar & sleeves
  • Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
  • Side seams
  • Tear away label
  • Blue sign certified dyes
  • Use of sustainable manufacturing processes
  • Facilities run on partial solar power
  • Comprehensive recycling programs for paper waste & fabric scraps

33rd Annual Residential Beautification Awards Contest

The 5 winners of the Beautification Awards have been announced for the
33rd annual contest co-sponsored by the City of Park Ridge and the Park Ridge Garden Club!
The contest recognizes residents of free-standing, single-family homes that have made their home and landscape the most attractive in the city.  The Mayor will present the prizes on August 19 at City Hall which include $100 from the Garden Club, a 1-year complimentary garden club membership, and a lawn sign from the city.  
​The winners, in alphabetical order are:
Vito & Flora Comes, 530 N Elmore St
Rob & Julie Herrmann, 2101 Manor Ln
Jim & Gina Heyman, 909 S Home Ave
Jeri Lynn Jarvis, 716 Edgemont Ln
Joe & Theresa Straub, 1315 Lundergan Ave

$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 

$4,000 Donation to the Forestry Department

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Marty Maloney, Jack Barnette, Brandon Naser
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
Park Ridge Garden Club
P.O. Box 637
Park Ridge, IL  60068
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