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By the People, for the People
Home & Garden Calendar Highlights Local Events
Upcoming gardening club meetings, plant sales, and workshops in the Chicago suburbs
Mar. 10, 2026 at 8:05pm
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The home and garden calendar for March 10-21 highlights a variety of upcoming events hosted by local gardening clubs and organizations in the Chicago suburbs, including club meetings, plant sales, workshops, and garden shows. The calendar covers events in cities such as Rolling Meadows, Streamwood, Schaumburg, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, Mount Prospect, Bloomingdale, Batavia, Inverness, Arlington Heights, Grayslake, Lombard, and Roselle.
Why it matters
These community gardening events provide opportunities for residents to learn about gardening, connect with fellow green thumbs, and access hard-to-find plants and gardening supplies. They also support local organizations that promote sustainable landscaping, native plants, and environmental conservation efforts in the region.
The details
The calendar includes details on upcoming gardening club meetings where speakers will discuss topics like shade-loving plants, monarch butterflies, native plant restoration, and gardening as we age. It also highlights several spring plant sales hosted by local groups, offering a wide selection of annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, and native plants. Additionally, the calendar covers workshops at the Chicago Botanic Garden on subjects such as winter-interest trees and shrubs, fruit growing, composting, and spring vegetable gardening.
- The events take place from March 10 to April 2, 2026.
- The plant sales are scheduled for various dates in May 2026.
The players
Rolling Meadows Garden Club
A local gardening club that hosts monthly meetings and events in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
Tri-Village Garden Club
A gardening club serving the communities of Streamwood, Bartlett, and Hanover Park, Illinois.
Schaumburg Community Garden Club
A gardening club based in Schaumburg, Illinois that promotes native plants and ecosystem health.
Chicago Botanic Garden
A world-renowned botanical garden located in Glencoe, Illinois that offers educational programs, workshops, and plant sales.
Citizens for Conservation
A nonprofit organization in Barrington Hills, Illinois that hosts an annual native plant sale.
What they’re saying
“Fifty years is such an accomplishment in San Francisco, especially with the way the city has changed over the years.”
— Gordon Edgar, grocery employee
The takeaway
These community gardening events highlight the vibrant green thumb culture in the Chicago suburbs, providing residents with opportunities to learn, connect, and access unique plants and gardening resources. They also showcase the region's commitment to sustainable landscaping, native species, and environmental conservation.
