St. Charles Pottawatomie Garden Club to host garden walk

The Pottawatomie Garden Club will be “Celebrating Gardens In Bloom” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 26.

The 15th annual garden walk features five gardens in the St. Charles area, officials announced in a news release. This year, the event will feature five gardens on the east side of St. Charles.

The Seney garden, located in the historic Pottawatomie area of St. Charles, features an English-inspired garden border running along the east and west sides of the yard. A brick patio is surrounded by shade annuals and perennials and a raised rose bed.

The Seney garden features an English-inspired garden border and a brick patio surrounded by shade annuals and perennials. The garden is included in the Pottawatomie Garden Club's annual garden walk this year. (Brock Seney)

With their backyard overlooking the Pottawatomie Golf Course, the Raschke garden features a pool, fireplace, fire pit and pizza oven for outdoor entertainment. It is surrounded by lilacs, hydrangeas, birch and crab apple trees.

The Raschke garden is one of five featured in the Pottawatomie Garden Club's "Celebrating Gardens In Bloom" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 26, its 15th garden walk. (Brock Seney)

After reading an article in a garden magazine featuring woodland gardens, Lynne Allicino decided her property was a perfect setting for one, which includes a stream and waterfall.

The Allicino garden, one of five featured in the Pottawatomie Garden Club's garden walk June 26, has a woodland theme with a stream and waterfall. (Brock Seney)

At the home of Dave and Sherri Rinker – a children’s book author – the garden features whimsical, child-minded touches mixed into traditional gardening areas. These include a rock “river,” where ceramic koi fish swim, a small fairy garden, a children’s tea area, and a tribute to Peter Rabbit.

The Rinker garden features child-minded touches and can be viewed as one of the five gardens featured in the Pottawatomie Garden Club garden walk this year. (Brock Seney)

The Salvati Garden features mulched paths bordered by a variety of shade- and sun-loving plants in the native woods and open areas. It includes a woodland patio surrounded by butterfly and prairie flower gardens.

The Salvati Garden features mulched paths bordered by a variety of shade- and sun-loving plants in the native woods and open areas. It is one of five gardens to be featured in the Pottawatomie Garden Club's annual garden walk. (Brock Seney)

The Salvati home also features the Garden Gate Boutique, where unique garden-related items will be for sale.

Tickets for the Pottawatomie Garden Club Garden Walk cost $15 in advance or $20 the day of the walk and are available at the following merchants: Blue Goose Market, 300 S. Second St., St. Charles; Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St., Sycamore; Heinz Brothers Greenhouse Garden Center, 2010 E. Main St., St. Charles; Scentimental Gardens, 428 W. State St., Geneva; Shady Hill Gardens, 42W075 Route 38, Elburn; The Growing Place, 25W471 Plank Road, Naperville; Townhouse Books and Cafe, 105 N. Second Ave., St. Charles; and Wasco Nursery and Garden Center, 41W781 Route 64, St. Charles.

Tickets and information are available online at www.pottagardenclub.org/.

Proceeds from the garden walk are used for community beautification, education and other philanthropic projects.