City Grange Sets Beverly Opening Date: Bev Biz Beat

CHICAGO (BEVERLY) — The permanent opening of the City Grange indie gardening store in Beverly has been set for Saturday, April 4. The store that specializes in organic and pesticide-free plants, other gardening supplies and gardening education will open in a former auto-body shop at 1818 W. 99th St. along the 99th Street business corridor near the Metra station.

This will be City Grange's second location in the city, growing the business from its original spot at 5500 N. Western Ave. in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. A weekend "pop-up" back in November and December inside the Joplin Marley Studios introduced neighborhood gardeners to City Grange.

“A Beverly resident reached out on Facebook asking us to open a location near her,” City Grange Founder LaManda Joy, an Illinois Extension Master Gardner, author and founder of the Peterson Garden project, said. “I said, ‘Find us a cute vintage auto body shop and we’ll see what we can do!’”

City Grange Beverly will offer a selection of organic and pesticide-free plants and seeds, soil and other gardening supplies, as well as gifts, floral, landscaping services and plenty of education to inspire and motivate anyone to garden, according to a news release on the upcoming opening.

“We believe the world would be a better place with more gardeners in it,” Joy said. “My decades of gardening experience have confirmed that gardening makes people feel good in lots of ways.”

The April 4 opening will include garden-themed snacks, prizes and shopping deals according to the release. Sign-ups for classes and other activities will begin in mid-March.