Greater DuPage Chapter Events

We are helping form a new Wild Ones Chapter in Will County.  For anyone that lives in or near Will County, this Organizational Meeting is your opportunity to have input on the activities and priorities of the new chapter.

If you plan to come to this, please tell us you’re coming so we can give Bishops Hill a good head count. Send email to: [email protected]

The 2.9 acre lot allows a variety of habitats.  There is a small creek on the south side and a little bridge leading to prairie and a border of trees and shrubs.  North of the house there’s a rain garden, open space and some interesting shrubs and trees.  

Park in the parkway along Essex and walk through the gate (please close behind you).  NOTE: A BYO picnic will take place at noon, so if you are inclined, bring your own food and drink and join in conversation at the tables that will be set up.

Hosts Denise and Frank’s landscaping journey began when they purchased their first house in the 90’s with no landscaping, just boring lawn. Denise believes she was destined to garden with native plants after later learning the “weeds” her grandmother rescued for her garden from Chicago’s industrial railroad tracks, were native plants. Denise’s re-introduction to native plants began by volunteering with Russell Kirt, taking courses with Pat Armstrong, and joining Wild Ones.   

Denise and Frank have converted most of their ¼ acre yard to native plants. They created a prairie garden, garden rooms, woodland gardens in a once sunny yard, and rain gardens. They installed permeable hardscapes, a front deck made of recycled materials, compost bins, rain barrel, and run-off infiltration at all downspouts. They just renovated their 30-year-old patio by re-using their existing pavers.  

They will host a guided tour between 10:15AM and 11:00 on June 20 (Rain Date: June 27).  Yard will close at 12:30pm. They will also have few landscape items for sale like books, plants, and pots. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the nearby Naperville Humane Society.

This is a corner house, so you may park on either Allister or Claymore.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!