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Naperville Gardener – Put your stamp on your mailbox
September is a good time to…fix up your mailbox!
Maybe yours looks fabulous already—the mailbox is on a sturdy post or enrobed with bricks or...
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Naperville Gardener – Where will you be on August 21, 2017?
On Mon., Aug. 21, 2017, North America will experience a total solar eclipse. The last one was 40 years ago, so be sure to...
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Naperville Gardener – Fireworks in flowers
Coincidence? I don’t think so!
As I look around my gardens, it seems to me that many of my flowers know that it’s July and...
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Naperville Gardener – Scholarships in season
Naperville Garden Club is proud to announce our 2017-2018 Scholarship Recipients!
Jonathan Buettner- llinois State University, Horticulture and Landscape Management; Cory Burkwald- Michigan Technological University,...
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Naperville Gardener – Help save the monarch butterfly
The Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc. (GCI) has a project to help monarch butterflies survive,“Milkweed for Monarchs.” In 1996 there were one billion monarchs....
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Naperville Gardener – Silent Spring: A Living History Presentation
As spring approaches, I am thankful for Rachel Carson. In 1962, her book, Silent Spring, warned the world about the environmental impact of chemical...
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Naperville Gardener – March is a good time to…
Tend to your houseplants! Before it’s time to head out to the garden, let’s give our houseplants the attention they need and deserve. Most...
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Naperville Gardener – The meaning of flowers
Roses are red, violets are blue. What can flowers say for you?
Valentine’s Day has a time-honored tradition of sending flowers to the one you...
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Naperville Gardener – How to grow an amaryllis, the Marilyn Krueger way…
I have kept an amaryllis alive and blooming since 2002 and here’s how I do it.
First a brief history of this amazing bulb. I...
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Naperville Gardener – Christmas cookie tips from the Naperville Garden Club
Since 1961 the Naperville Garden Club has hosted a Christmas Tea. First held at the Woman’s Club building on Washington Street, attendees received a...
