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Next H.E.G.C Meeting

June 2nd, 2016

Social/Refreshments: 6:45pm

Business Meeting: 7:15pm

Speaker: 7:30 pm

NEWS FROM NANCY What a busy month of May!!! My gardens are so lush and green, with pops of lavender from the Ajuga, Ali-um, and Iris, pinks from the Sea Thrift and Lungwort and maybe next week one of my all-time favorites the Peony! The birds and squirrels (little scavenger’s) have eaten almost all of the Black Oil Sunflower Seed and I know have a full feeder for the finches. Soon the insects will be abundant so the birds can have a natural feast! I have potted up a wide variety of my perennials and some herbs for out Plant Sale, held at the Schaumburg’s Farmer’s Market (across the park-ing lot from Bonefish Restaurant) off Roselle Road, on Friday, June 3

rd. Please contact Susan Moynihan, of

myself, if you have any questions. Looking forward to our speaker Todd Jacobson, who will share his knowledge of Recommended Trees for the Home Landscape: Plant Selection, Installation, & Mainte-

nance. See you all soon! Nature Loving Nancy

2015 Officers

President………………...Nancy Schaefer

Vice-President………..Susan Moynihan

Treasurer……………..Darlene Nicholson

Publicity………………….

Refreshments………………..Joan Ludick

…………………………..Phyllis Banaszak

Program Directors………..Usha Murarka

…………………………….Susan Moynihan

Secretary………………..Camille Pollway

Giving Garden………………...Joe Celosky

Newsletter Committee….Lisa Moynihan

Snacks & Desserts brought

to us this Month by:

Nancy Campbell

Doris Chute

Alice Mrozinski,

Usha Murarka, & Marion Stencel

Hoffman Estates Garden Club Newsletter

HIGHLIGHTS of Jun’s EVENT

Todd Jacobson the Head of Horticulture at the Mor-

ton Arboretum and also manages the independent

“Perennials in Focus” will speak at the Hoffman Estates

Garden Club meeting on Thursday, June 2, 2015, 7:30

pm, at the Schaumburg Township Library, Roselle &

Schaumburg Roads. His topic of discussion will be:

Recommending Trees for the Home Landscape

with Plant Selection,

Installation of Trees and Maintenance for keeping

trees properly pruned and healthy.

2015 Garden Club Events

June 2nd Todd Jacobson—Trees for the Home Landscape

June 3rd HEGC Annual Plant Sale at the season’s first Schaumburg Farmers

Market

The Hoffman Estates Garden Club meets the first Thursday of the month (excluding January and July) at the Schaum-

burg District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Rasmussen South Room, 2nd Floor, 7 P.M. All levels of gardeners are wel-

come, beginners to advanced. Dues are: Couple-$20; Single-$16; Senior (65+) -$9. We currently have members

from Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Huntley, Inverness, Medinah, Niles, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Bar-

rington, Streamwood and Westmont. Visitors are always welcome !

Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree. - Emily Bronte

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Your Garden in the Month of June

Subtle Suggestions

General Garden Care Apply 1 to 2 inches of leaf mulch on flower beds and around trees, keeping mulch away from the trunks. Mulch conserves

moisture, protects plant roots, suppresses weeds, and regulates soil temperature.

Make sure all trees, shrubs, perennials, and roses receive 1 inch of water per week. If Mother Nature does not provide this

amount, it is best to water deeply once per week rather than water shallowly several times per week.

Annual & Perennial Care When cutting peony blossoms to bring indoors, remove as few leaves from the plant as possible. Remove spent blooms after

they are finished flowering.

Tree & Shrub Care Pinch off terminal growth buds on rhododendrons to increase next year's buds.

Prune all spring-flowering shrubs, if necessary, immediately after they flower.

Evergreens, such as boxwood or yew, can be lightly pruned after the new growth fills in to maintain a formal

shape.

Rose Care One application of fertilizer in the spring is usually sufficient for species roses such as Rosa rugosa and shrub roses. All other

roses should be given their second application of a well-balanced fertilizer in mid-June or after their initial bloom period.

Fruit, Vegetable, and Herb Care Harvest peas, raspberries, and all cool-season lettuces and vegetables as they ripen.

If squash vine borer has been a problem in your garden, cover small transplants of squash, cucumbers, and

zucchini with row covers to prevent moths from laying eggs on vines. Remove row covers when plants begin to flower. Consider planting resistant varieties next year.

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What is going on at The Botanic Garden?

Northern Illinois Hosta Society Show & Sale: Saturday & Sunday, June 4th & 5th, 2016—10 a.m.

Father’s Day Canoe Adventure

Sunday, June 19, 2016, 9 a.m., 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Berthold's Monthly Gardening Tip

Now that the danger of frost is past, plant those tomatoes, pep-

pers, flowers and herbs. Stake tall and floppy perennials before

they get too big. Try a new combination of plants in a container!

Voted BEST FLORIST and BEST GARDEN CENTER three years in

a row by Daily Herald Readers Choice.

The Morton Arboretum in May 2016

Recycle Garden Pots

June 4, 2016.—Bring your plastic pots (plastics #2, #5, and #6)

back to the Arboretum for Recycling. 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Craft Beer Festical

June 25, 2016—1pm-5pm: Sip on local favorites and explore

new beers from more than 40 breweries while enjoying the

beautiful surroundings of The Morton Arboretum. Guest res-

taurants and Arboretum concessions will be available on-site for

purchase. Bring a chair or lie down on a blanket to soak in the

summer sun while listening to live music by the feel-good coun-

try rock band Summer Son. This event is rain or shine.

Event Schedule

June 4th @ 9am—Cocktail Herb Gardening

Feeling calm and relaxed? Plant a take home cocktail garden with delectable herbs to

use in your homemade, cocktail creations. 'Pre-registration is required along with a

fee of $35 plus tax. Workshop includes herbs, planter, soil and take home recipes.

June 5th @ 2-4pm – Tool Sharpening

Get an edge on the season with professionally sharpened tools. Fee varies by

tool. Cash and check only please. .

June 11th @ 9am —Perennial Powerhouse

Everyone is looking for reliable, long-blooming and easy-to-care for perennials.

Here is your chance to learn which ones are the best for your sunny garden.

June 18th @9am—Small Space Gardening

Take your small space gardening beyond the window box. In this free seminar

learn creative and unique ways to garden in the smallest of spaces.

June 25th @9am—Creating Useful Hedges

Whether you’re creating a low boarder, tracing your property line or blocking

the neighbors, Come enjoy this free seminar where you’ll learn all about creat-

ing, maintaining and enjoying hedges of all shapes and sizes.

Bursting Forth

There are many lovely plants in Ted and Gidget Nyquist’s garden

in Bartlett. But it’s Ted’s collection of rhododendrons – hun-

dreds of them – that stop visitors in their tracks when the plants

bloom. “I just love it,” Ted says. “People come around the cor-

ner, and they’re not expecting to see a garden with all these

rhododendrons.”

“There are not many plants in our climate where I can have large

blooms over a two-month period where the plants themselves

are located in a high-shade environment,” he adds. “Each one is

slightly different, which makes it exciting.

http://chicagolandgardening.com/index.php/web/read/bursting

“Who is Bringing August’s Snacks”

We need one more for June

Nancy Schaefer

Francis Nagel

Ann Lundsford