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The Northbrook Garden Club (NBGC) was founded September 20, 1949. (See our HISTORY & TIMELINE.) We offer programs for beginning gardeners, hobbyists and experienced or Master Gardeners.
The objective of the Club is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to aid in the protection of native trees, plants, animals and insects, to encourage civic planting, and to further the programs of the Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc., and the National Garden Clubs, Inc. (See our CONTINUING PROJECTS.)
Northbrook Garden Club is a vibrant and growing community club for people with a love of or interest in gardening, nature, plants and habitats. Most members live in Northbrook or surrounding communities. (See our CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS & STANDING RULES.)
Come for a visit; stay as a member.
Membership Year: Commences July 1st
Membership Fee: Annual dues are $25 for individuals; $35 for a household (couple or two people at the same address.
Please contact us if you are interested in joining! info@gogreennorthbrook.org
In-person meetings are held on the first Tuesday. Please see our programs and events page for dates, times and locations throughout the year.
The NBGC is affiliated with:
The National Garden Club, Inc.
Central Region of the National Garden Club, Inc.
The Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc.
District IX of the Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc.
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
River Trail Nature Center, Northbrook, IL
Mailing Address: Northbrook Garden Club, PO Box 474, Techny, IL 60082
SCHOLARSHIP:
We award a scholarship is awarded annually to a Glenbrook North High School senior majoring in horticulture, landscape design, botany, biology, forestry, conservation or environmental concerns. Contact us for more information and how to apply.
ANNUAL PLANT SALE:
Our popular plant sale in May has over 2,000 plants and generates funding for scholarships, educational programs and projects. Members provide perennials from their gardens and home grown plants and vegetable starts for the sale and since 2021 we have included a huge selection of nursery grown native plants. Members volunteer in all aspects of the plants sale planning and event days, and provide advice and gardening tips to customers tailored to their specific site needs. Members are encourage to be involved by volunteering for this event.
A COMMUNITY GARDEN and PRAIRIE STEWARDSHIP:
Our maintenance of a public garden and a local prairie provides opportunities for our community to learn and share gardening and planting techniques during spring and fall cleanups of the sites, and with weeding throughout the season. Members and are encouraged to participate with at least one garden. Non-Members are invited to participate. Email us to find out more about these events at
Blue Star Memorial Marker Garden, 2490 Dundee Road (April thru November) and periodically at Rogan Prairie, Woodhead Drive.
YOUTH PROGRAMS:
Members have occasional hands-on youth programs focused on how to grow native pollinator plants from seed.
NORTHBROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY:
We co-sponsor programs with the library on incorporating natives into our landscapes for beauty. and resilience, and to provide natural habitat for insects, amphibians, and birds
GARDEN THERAPY:
We have horticultural and nature-themed craft projects for local community care centers.
EARTH DAY or WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY:
The NBGC participates in Northbrook's annual environmental sustainability event and shares seeds, plants and gardening tips.
VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK FLAMINGO FRIDAY/NEW RESIDENT EVENT:
The NBGC distributes milkweed saplings and other plants to new residents.
SHERMERFEST FALL FESTIVAL:
The NBGC participates in the Northbrook Historical Society's fall festival at the Village Green. Members provide fun activities and expert advice.
MONARCH PROJECT:
We support the state and national MILKWEED FOR MONARCHS project. The NBGC initiated the "Let's Make Northbrook a Monarch Way Station Program". Since 2010, we have distributed over 1,000 milkweed plants at our plant sale and other events.
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The Northbrook Garden Club (NBGC) was founded on September 20, 1949. As the club grew in membership, it joined The Garden Clubs of Illinois and the National Garden Clubs and continues to actively participate in both. We are a community of gardeners that provide opportunities to learn, participate in community service, and meet other gardeners.
Our club has been a vital part in establishing plantings for the Village, the Fire Department and the Park District throughout the years. The NBGC assisted in establishing the Children's Sunshine Garden at the Leisure Center and in 2017 the NGC helped design the patio garden at Sportsman's Country Club. In 2019, in partnership with the Northbrook Historical Society and the Northbrook Park District we participated in a project to preserve heritage peonies that were relocated from private property to many parks throughout the Village.
Our environmental contributions to stewardship of the native environment includes preservation of a local prairie site and including a wide range of hard to find native plants at our annual plant sale. We participate in the Village of Northbrook's Earth & Arbor Day festivities and initiated the "Let's Make Northbrook a Monarch Way Station" program to help save the Monarch butterfly. We have supported local schools in establishing organic gardens, environmental conservation and educational programs including planting milkweed. We provide educational programs for the Northbrook community to promote sustainable gardening
Continuing Education is a vital part of the club's membership. Monthly programs and workshops are planned throughout the year to share the best practices in all aspects of gardening, horticulture and sustainability.
Members can participate in the four schools of study sponsored by Garden Clubs of Illinois (GCI with short courses in Landscape Design, Environmental, Gardening and Flower Shows.
Our rich history of award winning projects, the annual plant sale , educational programs, and civic beautification has laid the foundation for the our Garden Club's future as it strives to meet the objectives of its charter "to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to encourage the artistic use of flowers, to aid in the protection of native trees, plants and birds, and encourage civic plantings".
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