Glen Ellyn Garden Walk this Saturday, June 21st

Need a few reasons to attend the 2014 Glen Ellyn Garden Walk: Saturday, June 21st from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM?

·         Support an amazing cause!  The Glen Ellyn Garden Walk is hosted by Glen Ellyn Junior Woman’s Club with 100% of the proceeds benefitting Bridge Communities, Inc., a dynamic, grassroots, nonprofit organization committed to transforming the lives of homeless families in DuPage County.

·         The opportunity to tour six private gardens, including a low-maintenance, eco-friendly garden that emphasizes plants native to IL, a peaceful tranquility garden featuring a magnificent pond and waterfall.  There’s also a Hosta garden boasting over 140 different varieties, as well as a shade garden that hosts several ‘rooms,’ including a woodland section and a butterfly garden, as well as a luxurious back yard retreat designed for entertaining and family gatherings. 

·         The Garden Walk Raffle.  Enter for a chance to win amazing gift cards and baskets from local retailers, including Santa Fe, Shannon’s Cab’s Wine Bar and Bistro, Rejuvination Masage, Marcel’s, Lola of Glen Ellyn, Mario Tricoci (mani/pedi worth $150.00), SuKi’s Salon (cut and blowout), Cosmo’s Beauty Bar, and a tabletop wine fridge courtesy of Young’s Appliance, to name a few.

·         Shop the Garden Walk French Market.  New this year, at the 703 Hillside Garden, is a sophisticated French Market showcasing local artisans and merchants, including jewelry designer Dede Jaderholm, long time, local artisan who has created quite a following over the past 20 years (http://www.dedejaderholm.com/), Waterfall Glen Soap Co., creator of soap and personal spa products, using the finest all natural or organic ingredients from around the world.  Each bar of soap from Waterfall Glen is an indulgence for the body and a beautiful work of art (http://waterfallglensoap.weebly.com).  Offerings from the Mossy Twig (Geneva), a retail gift shop offering a wide array of artistic gifts, miniature plants and gardens, soaps, candles, perfumes, jewelry and more.

·         Silent auction featuring a beautiful, garden-themed ring and earing set, valued at over $500.00, courtesy of Costello Jewelers.                          

·         BONUS GARDEN.  If time allows, we invite you to visit Glen Ellyn Park District’s Lake Foxcroft. a sustainable garden planned, designed and planted (in partnership with COD’s Horticultural program) by Mr. Roy Diblik, famous for many high profile gardens, including spaces at the Chicago Art Institute and the Shedd Aquarium  (http://www.gepark.org/par_Lake_Foxcroft.htm) 

Tickets are $25 through June 19th and $30 beginning June 20th.  Children’s tickets are offered to children 12 years and younger at a reduced cost of $15. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.glenellynjuniors.com/gardenwalk-tickets.php  or at Glen Ellyn retailers: McChesney & Miller Grocery (460 Crescent Blvd. Glen Ellyn), BMO Harris Bank (405 Pennsylvania Ave, Glen Ellyn), The Bookstore (475 N. Main Street, Glen Ellyn) and Glen Ellyn Bank & Trust ( 500 Roosevelt Rd, Glen Ellyn). 

Don’t think you have time to attend the Glen Ellyn Garden Walk this Saturday?  The Garden Walk runs 10:00 AM through 4:00 PM and was designed to accommodate a multitude of schedules.  Gardens need not be seen in any particular order or in any set timeframe. Attendees are encouraged to begin the walk at their leisure, break to attend a child’s sporting event or practice and then pick up again afterwards, take a break to visit downtown Glen Ellyn for a little shopping or to catch lunch.  Visit only 3 gardens, 4 gardens, or all the gardens, including the seventh bonus garden at Lake Foxcroft.  The Garden Walk tour was created to please the garden enthusiasts interested in attending the entire event as well as the busy adults juggling multiple commitments each weekend.  

American Gardens, Bruss Landscaping, American Laser Skincare, Remax Suburban, The Gorz Group/Keller Williams, Pattie Murray/Koenig Rubloff Realty Group, Home TRG Construction Services, Irrigation Design, Costello Jewelers, flour + wine, Prosek’s Greenhouse, Made in Italy Trattoria, Wheaton Nursery and Wheaton Eye Clinic are generous sponsors of the Glen Ellyn Garden Walk.

Detailed descriptions and phtos of all featured gardens can be found at  http://glenellynjuniors.com/gardenwalk.php