June 18, 2026 Fennville Poppies
- 6054 124th Ave , Fennville, MI
- Meet at Park & Ride (8316 Angling Rd, 49024 at 10:15am to carpool
- Lunch at 12:15 will be at Crane’s Restaurant, 5897 124th Ave Fennville
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July 16, 2026: River Lake Inn Gardens & Hummingbird Haven;
- Tour: 767 Ralston Rd, Colon, MI 49040
- Meet at Park & Ride (8316 Angling Rd, 49024 at 9:15 am to carpool
- Self Tour 10am
- Lunch: Farrand Diner: 45 N Main St, Three Rivers, MI 49093
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August 20, 2026: KVCC Innovation Hub
- 224 E. Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo 49001
- Members to bring a sack lunch .
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September 17, 2026:Permaculture for Gardeners Who Love to Experiment
- Stuart Manor, 7340 Garden Lane, 49002
- Jackie Smith
- Members to bring a sack lunch
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September, 2026: District 3a Fall Conference
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October 15, 2026; Holiday Ideas from the Garden with Scott Stokes
- Schrier Park, 850 W Osterhout Ave, 49024.
- 12:00 pm lunch and fellowship, followed by our Presentation and Business meeting
- Scott Stokes is our own PGC member. Scott believes the holidays is the most wonderful time of the year with Holiday decor inspired by worldwide traditions and garden harvest. Scott will show how to build winter pot displays, dye hydrangeas, and share the timeless tradition of gold gilding cones and seed heads. Plus much more.
- Members to bring a sack lunch and own water. Beverages and Dessert by hostesses.
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October 5-6 2026: Central Region Virtual Fall Festival. Watch Party can be organized
- Online Auctions, two day registration: $75.00. registration Deadline is September 21.
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November 19, 2026 Growing a Garden for Birds with Joyce Leppard
- Stuart Manor, 7340 Garden Lane, 49002.
- 12:00pm and fellowship followed by our Speaker and Business Meeting.
- Joyce Leppard (member of Audubon Society) presentation will promote bird friendly gardening practices, highlighting the connection between horticulture and wildlife habitat support.
- Members bring sack lunch and own water. Beverages and dessert provided by hostesses.
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December 3, 2026: Holiday Luncheon and Gift Exchange
- Park Club, 2019 W South Street, Kalamazoo, 11:30 in the Pub Room.
- Reservation and lunch choice will be collected by the November meeting.
- Gift Exchange, bring a gift with a $15 value. Lunch choice will be determined.
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January 15, 2027: Social Afternoon and Potluck
- Location to be determined.
- Join in a winter afternoon of potluck favorites and get together.
- Arrive by 12:00pm.
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February 19, 2027, Hidcote Manor Gardens: Garden Design during the Arts and Crafts Movement with Kathy Kienle
- Stuart Manor, 7340 Garden Lane, 49002
- Kathy Kienle (Landscapers and Kalamazoo Garden Club member) has visited the English Gardens at Hidcote several times. The Gardens are the best known and most influential arts and crafts gardens in England. It is made of “linked gardens rooms” of hedges, rare trees and shrubs.
- Members bring a sack lunch and own water. Beverages and dessert provided by hostesses
- Arrive by 12:00 pm.
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March 19, 2027, Elements of Landscape Design, at Wedel’s Nursery, Florist and Garden Center
- Wedel’s , 5020 Texas Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
- Sharon Steele is a landscape Designer at Wedel’s. Sharon has an extensive background in garden design in Michigan as well as English Gardens while living in Great Britain.
- Using form. texture, color, smell and sound are used to create an outdoor living and sensory experience.
- 12:00pm, bring a sack lunch and own beverages. Dessert provided by hostesses.
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April 16, 2027, What Do Smells Do, Anyway? Herb Teas and Poultices.
- Stuart Manor, 7340 Garden Lane, 49002.
- Jan Shaw, RN and Medicine Woman is an expert in Herbs and their uses in teas and herbal healing.
- Members bring a sack lunch and own water. Dessert provided by hostesses.
- Arrive by 12:00 pm.
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May 20, 2027 Plant Sale Set Up and Club Meeting
- At the home of Anne Klimek, 6407 Cherrywood, Portage, 49024.
- 12:00pm, sack lunch with beverages and dessert provided by hostesses
- After lunch we will go to the nursery to finish set up for our annual sales.
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May 21 & 22, 2027, Annual Plant Sale
- Plant Sale: Friday, May 21: 7:00am to 5:00pm
- Plant Sale: Saturday, May 22: 8:00am to 3:00pm
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April or May 2027, District 3A Spring Conference, TBA. The district is looking for a new director.
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May 13-17 2027, National Garden Clubs Convention, Madison, Wisconson
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June 6-8, 2027: 2027 MGC Annual Conference, Hilton Doubletree Inn, Lansing, MI. “When You Can Not Find the Sun, Be the Sunshine”
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June 17, 2027: Fine Senses Gardens, Kalamazoo, MI
Details to be determined