The Antioch Garden Club is a vital part of the Antioch Community. The members are exhibiting both civic concern and active involvement. We are committed making our village a nice place to visit and live in. We hold education programs throughout the year for our members. We organize the annual Plant Sale and Garden Walk events to raise fund for supporting civic projects, such as making donations to the Open Arms Pantry; Penny Pines Reforestation; Antioch Community Garden; Antioch Public Library; Arbor Day trees and shrubs purchases and plantings; Youth Horticulture Education program; Memorial services at the Blue Star Marker & Gardens; Beautification and maintain the Village Gardens etc. We are very proud of what we are doing and will continue to make the contributions to our community.
School Horticultural Project
Antioch Garden Club is participating in the Antioch Festival of Trees at Hiram Buttrick Sawmill. Trees will be displayed from December 3rd thru the 18th along the south walkway at the Sawmill. JUDGING AND CHRISTMAS MARKET will happen on DEC 18th from 12p-4pm.
Antioch Garden Club and Antioch Art Gallery have joined together to bring a new event to Antioch. Each week Friday through Sunday of May staring with May Day through the end of May the garden club members, Art members and the general public are invited to participate in this new venue to combine “Art and Bloom” to be display in the Antioch Gallery at 952 Main Street to showcase their plant arrangement in the gallery for the enjoyment of the public. The arrangements are also available for artists to use in their art work. Interested may email to set an appointment for dropping off arrangement and pickup after display is finished. Artscape20@gmail.com
Please see pictures below of our members stunning creations!
In spite of the drizzling rain, we had a great turn out at this Antioch Senior Center clean up event on Sunday afternoon, October 24th. 8 members of Antioch Garden Club and 14 members of Antioch High School National Honor Society and a volunteer at the Antioch Senior Center joined force to get this job done and done well. After weeding, trimming, digging and raking, the end result was a fantastic clean up around the entire perimeter of the building. Here are the pictures to proof.
Hosted by Round Lake Area Garden Club
The Antioch Garden Club was invited to participate in the 4th annual Seed Expo hosted by the Round Lake Area Garden Club on February 1st, 2020. It was very well attended by the public. A lots of free seeds for exchange, also some wild native plants, garden tools and a very nice bake sale. The Lake county master gardeners, the Campus Farm from CLC, the wildflower preservation committee, the seed keeper company and a few others groups participated this event. Our club got some really great exposure. Holly, Jayna and Chong manned our display booth. We gave away over hundred packs of native plant seeds and club information brochures. Many people signed up for more information, or to be interested to join the club. It was a wonderful way to introduce our club to the public!
The installation and blessing of the Bronze Trailmarker Tree Sculpture ceremony was held in downtown Antioch on Saturday, April 28th, 2018. The sculpture was created by the artist Dennis Downes who is a resident of Antioch, IL. This location was chosen as a known native American trail to preserve the history of Lake County, IL. Our horticulture committee members put in a lot of effort to design the landscape around the sculpture and help with the planting process. More than half of the members attended the ceremony. We are very proud to be a part of this. The following photos show the chronological progress of this event before and after the scene. For more information regarding the Lake County Trailmarker Trees, please visit the link http://www.greatlakestrailtreesociety.org/trail_tree_events.html
Original site in Mini Park downtown Antioch
Antioch Garden Club booth
Our president Jayna Legg gave a presentation to the Antioch Junior Women's Club on Tuesday, May 9th on our garden club and our involvement in the community. AGC Member Barb G. Karen C. and Chong L. were there as well for technical and moral support. It was a good opportunity for us to introduce our club and make the awareness to the community.
Antioch Garden Club participated in the Earth Day Fair sponsored by Antioch Community High School. More than hundred students came through and stopped at our table to pick up “Milkweed for Monarch” seed packets that were given out along with a poster on Loons. We also introduced our plant sale event as well as native plants. AGC member Joanne D., Cindy C. , Carolyn Y. and Joyce K took part in this informational and educational event.
Antioch Garden Club participated in the Earth Day Fair sponsored by Antioch Community High School. More than hundred students came through and stopped at our table to pick up “Milkweed for Monarch” seed packets that were given out along with a poster on Loons. We also introduced our plant sale event as well as native plants. AGC member Joanne D., Cindy C. , Carolyn Y. and Joyce K took part in this informational and educational event.