You’re Invited to Give A Sip!

A Garden Social Fundraising Event.

Join us Friday, August 28 for an afternoon of wine, raffles, prizes, shopping, & socializing in celebration of gardening, community, and the joy of the season. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener, a master naturalist, a 4-Her this garden social fundraising event supports all Illinois Extension Unit 3 programs in Lake and McHenry County.

Event Details

Event Admission — tickets can be purchased for $35 per person in advance on our website.
Raffle and Door Prizes — purchase tickets for a chance to win some great themed prizes.
Live Demonstrations — seasonal planter building.

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Event Hosts

Illinois Extensions
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Lake County Extension Foundation
Extension Master Gardeners
College of Lake County
Grow Lake County

Perennial Sponsors

Ball Seed
Carolina Schottland Charitable Fund
The Community Foundation For McHenry County

Bud Sponsors

Country Bumpkin Garden Center
Lake-to-Prairie Wild Ones
The Trust of John T. Hall

Sprout Sponsors

Brian Budil - State Farm Agent
John Wasik - Lake County Board District 6
Possibility Place Nursery
Robert E. Frank Real Estate

Raffle Host Sponsor

Lake County Farm Bureau

Vendors & Exhibitors

Adelante Center for Entrepreneurship
Antioch Garden Club
Avon Township
Braided Roots
Buz Build Up Zion
ChiroOne
College of Lake County
Country Bumpkin Garden Center
Drip and Culture
Dulze Vida Bakery
Extension Master Gardners
Extension Master Naturalist
Fremont Township Garden
From Hood to Table
Gardeners of Central Lake County
Golden Grills
Grayslake Greenery Garden Club
Green Reaper Farm
Greentown Grows
Grow Lake County
Honey Lake Bee Co.
Honey Works
Illinois Dunesland Garden Club
Illinois Extensions - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Master Gardener
Julie Ann Gardens
Lake County Extension Foundation
Lake County Farm Bureau
Lake County Forest Preserves
Lake-To-Prairie Wild Ones
Liberty Prairie
Living Roots Aeroponic Farm
Mano A Mano Family Resource Center
Middletons Preserves
Midwest Organics Recycling
Mis Plantitas
Monarchs, Milkweed, and More
Nature’s Emporium
NatureSpace
Noel’s Doodle Forest
Polly’s Petals Inc.
Round Lake Area Garden Club
Round Lake Area Park District Prairie Grass Nature Museum
Round Lake Area Public Library
SWALCO - Solid Waste Agency of Lake County
Sysmex
T. Creativ Designs
The Tool Library of Lake County
Town & Country Garden Club of Libertyville
Wauconda Garden Club
Waukegan Garden Club
Zion-Benton Seed Library