Since 2022 we have not been posting new information to the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardener’s Blog Spot.   Many of you moved with us to the new email or our Facebook account.  Do not be concerned as you may get this notice as your email was once part of our Blog Spot site.  If you are currently getting other emails from us in 2023, you need do nothing more.  This notice is going out to anyone who was on our old site as the link on that site for signing up for our emails has been removed. If you want to follow the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners and are not already receiving emails ..read more

Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners Meeting Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Location: Batavia Public Library Time: 6:45 p.m. Socializing 7:00 p.m. Business Meeting and Presentation Topic: “Oh my aching back!” Speaker: Eric Sanderson, DPT Raking, weeding, planting, transplanting, harvesting; Oh, my aching back and shoulders. As gardeners we all know too well what that is all about. Please join the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners in welcoming Physical Therapist, Eric Sanderson, DPT who will introduce us to stretches and proper body mechanics to help the young, middle aged, and those of us north of middle aged ..read more

Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners presents: Take a Walk in Our Gardens 2022 Garden Walk Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Purchase Tickets online through Eventbrite at: https://bit.ly/3P0ahty or, you can drop in at the Batavia Park District Office, the Mobil station downtown Batavia on Hwy 31 near Wilson Street corner, and the following locations: Heinz Brothers Nursery (St. Charles), The Growing Place (both locations, Naperville and Montgomery) or call us at (630) 388-8493 for more information about tickets ..read more

Hello Gardeners, Our next work day will be on Friday, May 6th starting at 8:00. I know a lot of you will be helping set up for the Plain Dirt Gardeners Plant Sale that day, but if you are not, come help deadhead and put up beaver cages in the little prairie by the Riverain parking lot. Please bring clippers, gardening gloves, weed diggers, drinking water, eye protection, and something to haul clippings or weeds. The set up for the Plain Dirt Gardeners Plant Sale is in the gym at Bethany Lutheran Church, volunteering there starts at noon and will run until it is done. The Plant Sale is from 9 a ..read more

Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners – Plant Sale 2022 May 7, 2022 At the Bethany Lutheran Church Gymnasium 8 S Lincoln Street Batavia Hours: 9 a.m. to noon Spring will be in full swing for the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardener Plant Sale! We’re back at the Bethany Lutheran Church Gym, and we’ll be ready for the laughter, suspense (“what will I find?”) and smiling faces. Plants are sourced locally, from the gardens of our members. You’ll find many sun and shade native plants, perennials, iris, hosta, ferns, shrubs, small trees, grasses, sedges, bulbs, groundcovers, and often annuals and house plants to choo ..read more

February 15, 2022​ Topic:​“Gone but Not Forgotten: Remembering the Passenger Pigeon” Speaker: ​Pam Otto Location: ​ZOOM Time:​​6:30 p.m. NOTE – earlier than usual! Contact:​bataviaplaindirtgardeners@gmail.com Extinction is forever. Through the example of the Passenger Pigeon, Pam Otto will discuss extinction, its implications, and what we can do to preserve animals, plants, and insects that are currently endangered.   Pam Otto is the Outreach Ambassador for the St. Charles Park District. Her curiosity of the natural world began at an early age, always looking at bugs, cat ..read more

REMINDER! TUESDAY NOVEMBER 16 2021 BATAVIA PLAIN DIRT GARDENERS MEETING VIA ZOOM SHOW AND TELL! Winter is here – almost. It’s the time of year to think back over the past year’s gardens and what we’ve learned. Then we can start dreaming and planning next year’s gardens! Is there a favorite tool, gadget, or tip you found this past year? A tool or gadget you now know you could never do without? A long dormant rose bush that you coaxed into glorious bloom using a new technique? A tip for clearing an area for a new garden? November is SHOW AND TELL! We want to hear from everyone who has a tip to t ..read more

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 16 2021 BATAVIA PLAIN DIRT GARDENERS MEETING VIA ZOOM SHOW AND TELL! Winter is here – almost. It’s the time of year to think back over the past year’s gardens and what we’ve learned. Then we can start dreaming and planning next year’s gardens! Is there a favorite tool, gadget, or tip you found this past year? A tool or gadget you now know you could never do without? A long dormant rose bush that you coaxed into glorious bloom using a new technique? A tip for clearing an area for a new garden? November is SHOW AND TELL! We want to hear from everyone who has a tip to tell – so w ..read more

REMINDER! October 19 Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners IN PERSON meeting! Fall is here, and the pumpkins will soon be covered with frost! Before that happens, please join the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners on Tuesday evening, October 19 for comradery, refreshments, and a creative activity. We will be making a Pumpkin Planter to be used as an indoor or outdoor centerpiece. We will provide the pumpkin, soil, sedum, and embellishments. If you have sedum or embellishments that you would like to share with others, please bring them! Also please bring your own pumpkin cutting utensil. Either a sharp knife ..read more

October 19 Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners IN PERSON meeting! Fall is here, and the pumpkins will soon be covered with frost! Before that happens, please join the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners on Tuesday evening, October 19 for comradery, refreshments, and a creative activity. We will be making a Pumpkin Planter to be used as an indoor or outdoor centerpiece. We will provide the pumpkin, soil, sedum, and embellishments. If you have sedum or embellishments that you would like to share with others, please bring them! Also please bring your own pumpkin cutting utensil. Either a sharp knife, or a pump ..read more