SAVE THE DATE: OUR ANNUAL 🪴 PLANT SALE 🪴 WILL BE JUNE 5 AT THE SCHAUMBURG FARMER’S MARKET (Click link for more details: Events)

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Non-members are welcome!

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Design with Color for Lasting Impact

Discover how to use color to create stunning landscapes.  You will explore how to use color strategically to create harmony, highlight focal points, and add year-round interest. Learn simple, effective strategies for creating seasonal palettes, plant pairings, and design highlights that boost curb appeal.

Diane Smith is the owner of the Perennial Professionals, a landscape design and installation company.  With 28 years of hands-on experience, Diane blends practical design principles with an artist’s eye, helping homeowners transform their landscapes. Her work emphasizes thoughtful plant selection, dynamic color choices, and solutions that work with the natural conditions of each site. Diane also teaches at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where she enjoys making landscape design accessible and inspiring for gardeners of all levels.

AGENDA

6:00 PM – Social Hour with Refreshments

6:30 PM – Club Business Meeting

7:00 PM – Presentation

MEMBERS ONLY FIELD TRIP TO THE ORCHID SHOW: Tuesday, March 10 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Click here for more information: Members Only

We are the Hoffman Estates Garden Club (HEGC), working since 1957 to promote an interest in gardening and share our knowledge.  Click here to read the article, “The History of the Hoffman Estates Garden Club” posted in the  March/April 2022 issue of the Hoffman Estates Citizen newsletter.

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Monthly meetings take place the first Thursday of the month (as noted on our Events page) at

Township of Schaumburg building, One Illinois Boulevard, 1st Floor, Hoffman Estates, IL