Lake Bluff Garden Club

06/17/2026

Just when we thought it was safe to put our gardening gear away…the village got 19 new planters!

On Tuesday some of our hardiest members filled the new Block 1 urns and troughs with our club’s signature assortment of beautiful flowers and greens.

This is a fantastic partnership with the Village admin and Public Works crew.

Welcome to summer on Block 1!

06/08/2026

Summer has arrived! Four times a year, Lake Bluff Garden Club members redesign and replant nearly 50 concrete urns and troughs in downtown Lake Bluff. We completed “summer planter day” on Saturday, June 6.

Don’t the sidewalks look stunning?

Planter day is a beloved club tradition and a lot of fun! Karen Davis was at the helm with help from Candace Tillquist, club co-president Lisa Schwarz and the design team of Peg Pezza, Dora Hoogcarspel, Jane Rubin and Camille Andress — and dozens of club members who showed up with garden gloves trowels and more.

The planters are a community effort made possible through a partnership with the Village of Lake Bluff and the Public Works crew.

To learn more about our club, visit www.lakebluffgardenclub.org

05/25/2026

Wishing everyone a meaningful Memorial Day weekend, while remembering and honoring with gratitude service members who gave their all.

05/12/2026

There’s a fresh new look at the Lake Bluff train station!

On May 9, Lake Bluff Garden Club members replanted the Blue Star Memorial garden, replacing gnarled, 20-year-old yews with beautiful native forbs and grasses. Spring is a great time to plant, and we are just in time for the village’s Lake Bluff 250 observations.

Blue Star Memorials honor all who serve or have served in the US Armed Services.

What we planted: Wild geranium, wild petunia, columbine, purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan, butterfly w**d, and prairie dropseed. All species are native to Lake County (plus a little corner sedum!).

The impact: These match the business district plantings, creating a connected pollinator habitat and wildlife corridor through our village.

Thank you: A huge shoutout to the Village Public Works crew! They did a tremendous job removing the old shrubs and preparing the beds for planting.

05/08/2026

05/08/2026

Exciting news, Lake Bluff! The Lake Bluff Garden Club is giving our village’s Blue Star Memorial garden at the Metra Station a complete makeover.

This garden serves as a living tribute to the Armed Forces who have defended our country.

On Friday, hardworking Lake Bluff Public Works crew members helped us dig out the old and prep the soil for the new.

We will be out in the dirt again this Saturday, May 9, planting new life and beauty into this special space.

Stop by, say hello and see the progress!

04/27/2026

Growing trees ... and future ecologists! Every year Lake Bluff Garden Club celebrates Arbor Day with little ones from Lake Bluff Preschool, located at Lake Bluff Park District, to help them become young ecologists and arborists. Our club members engage the children each year by reading stories about trees and nature, and then planting a tree together, as shown in this photo from Arbor Day 2026. This event is a high point of the year for both groups!

(Thank you to the Lake Bluff Park District's Dana Hansen for the beautiful pic on this beautiful-blue-sky day.)

04/20/2026

Spring planters are IN! We came, we planted, we got hot coffee. Stop by Lake Bluff’s downtown and enjoy the color 🌻🌼💐🌷🌸🌹

04/20/2026

Thanks for the shoutout!

Thank you to the Lake Bluff Garden Club for being such thoughtful stewards of our community and for supporting the Library through your incredible gardening work. Downtown is vibrant and full of color, and we especially appreciate the beautiful planter outside the Library. Lake Bluff Garden Club

04/17/2026

The Lake Bluff Garden Club will be in town on Saturday, 4/18, to revitalize the sidewalk planters. We perform this service four times a year for approximately 50 concrete urns and troughs. Honk when you see us!