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Historical Society

The Mount Prospect Garden Club maintains the garden beds on the grounds of the Historical Society Campus, 101 S. Maple, Mount Prospect, IL. Co-Chairs for 2024 were Nancy Reese and Jo Ann Flynn.

2026 at Historical Society Garden


Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Sept 1 for Historical Society


2025 at Historical Society Garden


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Decorating for the Holidays 2024
Members donate greens, dried hydrangeas and roses, and other items from their gardens. 
​Victorian bouquets are created to fit the time period of the house.
 

Summer 2024
The outdoor Gardens at the Historical Society were full of blooms.

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Winter floral arrangements were created for the Dietrich Friedrichs House at the Mount Prospect Historical Society.

​Summer 2023
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​This team of gardeners took care of the multiple gardens on the grounds of the Mount Prospect Historical Society.


Summer 2022
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​Our 2022 garden team was invited
to a volunteer brunch at the
Historical Society as a thank you
for all the hours they donate to
​keep the gardens looking beautiful.


Summer 2021
​The Garden Club members plant, weed and maintain colorful beds of perennials and annuals, as well as a kitchen garden, sensory garden and monarch butterfly waystation on the campus.

Summer 2020
Committee members practiced social distancing during the summer of 2020 by adopting specific areas to maintain.
Here are some of the members in their "gardens:"
Linda Waycie, Mary Scanlon, Nancy Reese, Laurie Curtis, Celeste Magers, Rita Waters.

Not shown:  Lynn Istwan, Joan Kuzel, Sherry Grobe, Linda Korn.

Winter 2019
Lynn Istwan, Mary Scanlon and Nancy Reese decorated outdoor and indoor planters for the winter season.

Summer 2019
The team focused on summer long color in the beds at the Historical Society campus. Natives were among the plants added, and the garden became a certified Monarch Waystation.

Winter indoor greens, 2018

Winter greens, 2018
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Summer 2018

Tree planting at the historical society, 2018
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  • Photo Gallery