Garden Walk

Garden Walk

Four stunning gardens located in Cary, Fox River Grove and Crystal Lake have been selected for this year’s annual Garden Walk event, scheduled for Saturday, June 21 from 2:30  to 7 p.m.  The event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Cary Grove Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund.

This year’s featured homes will include the homes of Gerald and Patricia Menzel and Frank and Judy Ganser of Fox River Grove, the home of Dave and Andi Miller of Cary and the home of Bob and Karen Grassly, owner of Stonewood Design Group Inc., a landscape designer and horticulturist in Crystal Lake.

The Garden Walk is the Chamber’s most successful fundraising event for the Scholarship Fund and generally sells out each year.  Tickets are $70 per person and include the tour of four area gardens, and a progressive meal and wine tasting at each home.  The price includes the wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and bus transportation to each garden.  Seating is limited, so call the Chamber office at (847) 639-2800 to reserve your spot.

The Garden Walk Committee consists of Dorothy Miller of Lake Julian Trout Farm,  Neelie Kruse of Cary Travel Express, Christine Counley of Tastefully Simple,  Wendy Franz of R & W Construction Custom Home Remodeling, Cathy Olson of Herbalife, Patsy Frits of Realty Executives on the Move, and Kathie McLaughlin of American National Insurance – McLaughlin Agency.  Top sponsors of the event include the Northwest Herald, Sage Products, Inc.  and Algonquin Township