Events
UPCOMING EVENTS: 2023
APRIL
Hosta Sale. April (dates and times coming soon) Will have several varieties of Hosta's (The host plant for Painted Lady Butterflies) Patriot, Guacamole, June, Golden Edger, Varigated Undulata, See-gay, Sum & Substance and of course Green hostas.
MAY
Annual Perennial Plant Sale: May 6-8th 9am-1pm 1N631 Macqueen Dr. West Chicago, IL. The list of Plants that will be available will be posted on my Facebook page. You can pre-pay thru Venmo and I will set aside your plants to be picked up at a different time that day.
Blooming Fest in my Yard: Saturday May 20th. 1N631 Macqueen Dr. West Chicago, IL. I will not be joining West Chicago's Blooming Fest this year but will have my tent set up in my yard so you can stop by anytime between 9am-3pm. Come see the Butterlies! I will have Monarch Metamorphsis kits, butterfly gardens to go, beautiful butterfly jewelry, butterfly art and more.
Butterfly Tea Party: Wednesday's & Saturday's & Sunday's June 3,7,10,11,14,17,18,21,25 & 28th. (Please email me @ [email protected] to schedule an event.
Butterfly tea parties are in a beautifully decorated 10'x10' tent, table for 2 or up to 6 people, live Butterfly display, tea, lemonaid, hors d'oeuvres, petit four, & cupcake's. All from local venues. I will talk about butterflies for half an hour while you enjoy the food. Then take a walk thru the butterfly gardens afterward. $120 for 2 people plus $15 per additional person. Up to 6 people total.
JUNE
Butterflies at The Little Traveler Saturday June 24th @ 404 S. 3rd St. Geneva, IL. from 10am-3pm. Come check out their conservatory where I will have Monarch Chrysalis kits, butterfly jewelry, butterfly art and more.
PAST EVENTS:
2018
Painting Class at Gallery 200 located at 103 W. Washington St. West Chicago, Il. Summer classes: Most Friday's in May, June, July & August 2018
The "Not so Secret" Garden Sale: Good Templar Park, Geneva, IL. May 12, 2018
Blooming Fest: West Chicago, IL. May 19th, 2018 from 9-3pm
Artist Market: Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, IL.
Farmer's Market: various cities
Tai Chi with Butterflies: May-Sept
2017
Winfield Farmer's Market in Winfield on the corner of Geneva Rd & County Farm Rd. 7:00am- 1:00pm
Painting Class at Gallery 200 located at 103 W. Washington St. West Chicago, IL. Summer Classes: Every Friday in June, July & August from 6:00-8:00pm. Please sign up at [email protected]
Bloomingfest in downtown West Chicago, IL. Saturday May 20th from 9-3pm.
The "Not so Secret" Garden Sale @ Good Templar Park, Geneva, IL. Batavia Park District- ABC's of Butterfly Gardening Wednesday April 12th from 6:00-7:00pm
2015
The Bridgewalk: benefitting the LivingWell cancer resource center Saturday May 16th at Fabyan Park in Geneva, IL. Festivities start at 7:00am.
Gardenology: Saturday May 16th on 3rd st in Geneva, Il. 10am - 3pm. I will be doing a talk on the abc's of butterfly gardening and will have a tent selling butterfly kits and other misc buttefly items.
Artist Market: Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, IL. Sunday May 17th 11-3pm, June 21st, July 19th and August 16th same time.
Butterfly Education and Awareness Day:Saturday June 6th at Little Traveler from 9-10am call Little Traveler for ticket information. From 10 am-5pm I will have Wild Adornment beads and jewelry for sale in the conservatory. Come check it out.
2014
2014 Butterfly Professionals' Conference. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Nov 12-16,2014 Saint Charles Farmer's Market. Rt 64 & 4th Ave. Saint Charles, IL. June-Sept 2014. 7am-1pm. Blumen Gardens: 403 Edwards St. Sycamore, IL. 60178 May-Sept 2014. 11am- 3pm. Living Well Cancer Resource Center Bridge Walk: Sat. May 17, 2014 Fabyan Park, Batavia, IL. Saturday May 17th, 2017
2013
Blumen Gardens: 403 Edward St. Sycamore, IL. Come Join us at the Artists Market Sunday October 20th from 11am-3pm. Butterflies Everywhere and other local artists will display and sell their artwork. Explore the awesome gardens and amazing works of art!
Winfield Farmers Market Wednesday August 14th and Wednesday August 28th.
Blooming Fest: Main St. West Chicago, IL We had a successful and gorgeous day? Everyone was excited to see the 6 Dozen Monarch butterflies that we had in our habitat display.
Living Well Cancer Resource Center BridgeWalk: (Sat. May 18) Fabyan Park, Batavia, IL We released 6 Monarch butterflies in honor of our Mother and to honor all the brave people who are battling Cancer.
Bridge Walk Fundraiser for the Living Well Center 214 Walnut St. Charles, IL Saturday March 9th 2013 from 1-4pm. Many different vendors proceeds will go toward our team: Linda's Lions