Announcements

Next MEETING ANNOUNCMENT:

*****NEW INFORMATION***** Garden Club will be an AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM this year!!!! This means we will have more time to propagate, grow, and learn TOGETHER! There WILL be an Activity Bus to take you home if your parents are unable. If you are in need of the activity bus (leaves around 4:35pm) please email Mrs. Barrett @ abarrett@wcusd200.org to get you on the list!

FIRST MEETING: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 AFTER SCHOOL, all grade levels! Meet in room 140 (7th grade hallway) Mrs. Barrett's room. Please wear shoes and clothes you are ok getting dirty in! Bring a quick snack and a water bottle if needed. The activity bus WILL be available for students that do not have access to a parent pickup.

Each meeting will run until 4:40 and bussing leaves at around 4:45pm to drop students off at their homes!

Last year we planted a variety of plants in the front of the school, they have bloomed over the summer and are looking amazing! Way to go Garden Club, beautifying Creekside is always something we take pride in!

Upcoming projects (Click to open)

Propagation of Plants: Learning to clip existing plants to make future plants!
Getting ready for our 2nd Annual Plant Sale (Spring 2026) our Greenhouse Project and Propagation Project will support this sale, to raise funds for future projects. Last year (2025) we were able to raise $600 for our program! This will help fund our new tool storage and future projects!
Clean up of our natural gardens (at all meetings that we have nice weather)

What is Garden Club?

Welcome to the Garden Club Page! We are so excited you are interested in helping us preserve and enhance our Creekside Native Gardens, work with McHenry County Conservation Society, and grow our garden community!

Garden Club meets after school this year (date and times TBD) During our meetings we will work outside in our native gardens, plant inside during the winter, prepare for our second plant sale, and work with the McHenry County Conservation Society to help grow and preserve native plant in the Woodstock area.