A DuPage County Master Gardener will be presenting a program on incorporating beautiful and delicious edible landscaping to your yard!

By combining fruit and nut trees, vegetables, herbs, edible flowers or berry bushes in aesthetically pleasing ways, edible landscapes can be just as attractive as ornamental ones. Learn how to eat your yard by creating a tasteful home landscape using edible plants.

Attendees can enter into a drawing for a free berry bush!

Location: Gallery 200 - 103 W Washington St. West Chicago 

Register:  Edible Landscapes Program Registration

Status: OPEN
Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Vegetable Gardening Program

Learn the basics of vegetable gardening: preparation of the soil, choosing the right location and selecting plant varieties to help you successfully grow your own vegetables.

Attendees will have the opportunity to take 3 seed packets of non-GMO seeds to plant and there will be a drawing for a foldable gardener stool.

Register: Vegetable Gardening Program Registration

Status: OPEN
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Winter Sowing

Learn this easy method of seed starting. Seeds are planted in "mini greenhouses" during the cold winter months, germinate outside, and are ready to transplant once the ground thaws.

Attendees will be entered into a drawing to win one of two seed starter kits!

Location: West Chicago Public Library District Main Program Room

Presenters: DuPage County Master Gardener

Email us at info@healthywestchicago.org if you would like assistance with free transportation and/or childcare for this event.

Status: OPEN
Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2023
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Topic: Herb Planting

About The Program: A program that will feature brief presentation & education on types of herbs, a demo on planting them in small containers, recipes that feature herbs to be distributed.

Attendees will be able to choose 2-3 herbs to plant in peat pots to bring home.

Location: West Chicago Public Library District Main Program Room

Email us at info@healthywestchicago.org if you would like assistance with free transportation and/or childcare for this event.

Status: OPEN
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Topic: Microgreen Planting

Come and learn a bit about microgreens and how easy they are to grow at home. Then, plant some seeds in your own free microgreen garden kit. They will be ready to harvest and add to your favorite salad or recipes in just weeks!

Email us at info@healthywestchicago.org if you would like assistance with free transportation and/or childcare for this event.

Status: No Registration Required
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Topic: Fall Garden Clean Up

End of the growing season cleanup can be a daunting task. This presentation will help organize fall tasks into an easy month-by-month to-do list and provide a printable checklist to help you check-off the tasks.

Presenter: DuPage County Master Gardeners

Email us at info@healthywestchicago.org if you would like assistance with free transportation and/or childcare for this event.