Events

A Moment in Time

The Garden Conservancy Virtual Program Tuesday, September 08, 2026 Time (EST): 2 pm – 3 pm In her book A Moment in Time: Designing a Country Garden, the award-winning landscape designer Kathryn Herman presents a four-season exploration of her own home, the historic Pepperidge Farm estate in Connecticut, which she has tended and developed lovingly for over 30 […]

08 Sep

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Al Goldner Historic Daylilies

2026 SMDS EVENTS… Southern Michigan Daylily Society Saturday, September 12, 10:00 a.m.: “Al Goldner Historic Daylilies” presented by Saundra Dunn. Saundra, of Along the Fence Daylily Nursery Gardens, grows 2,000 daylily varieties which include a large collection of Goldner daylilies. Saundra is very knowledge about Goldner’s hybridizing. Goldner hybridized for daylilies that would be hardy […]

12 Sep

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Burgess Shadbush Nature Center

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Annual Trial Gardens Awards Tea

This event brings the summer Trial Gardens season to a close. Attendees enjoy a delicious Tea, a catch up with friends, the announcement of the top three designs as evaluated by our three judges, and ending with our featured speaker, Advanced Master Gardener, Alaine Bush, who will review her experiences planning, planting, and harvesting two […]

16 Sep

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Grosse Pointe War Memorial

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The Kitchen Garden

The Garden Conservancy Virtual Program Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Time (EST): 2 pm – 3 pm The Kitchen Garden is dedicated to one of gardening’s oldest yet often overlooked forms of gardening. For over 12,000 years, humankind has domesticated and cultivated edible plants, yet the kitchen garden has long stood in the shadow of its ornamental counterparts. Recently, growing one’s […]

22 Sep

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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5th Annual Books in Bloom

Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, Saginaw Branch is hosting their Annual Books in Bloom, featuring A Place for Murder (from the Nick Steel Mystery Series). The author is David Visard from Sandpoint, MI. Included in the event is the author’s presentation, lunch, vendors, and basket drawings. Date: Monday, September 28, at 10:00 am. Location: Zehnder’s of […]

28 Sep

10:00 am

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Beneficial Garden Insects

2026 SMDS EVENTS… Southern Michigan Daylily Society Saturday, October 3, 10:00 a.m.: “Beneficial Garden Insects” presented by Dr. Rufus Isaacs of MSU, department of entomology. Dr. Isaacs will focus on beneficial insects that are natural enemies of garden pests and will explain how you can attract them to your garden. Receive free charts listing native plants […]

03 Oct

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Burgess Shadbush Nature Center

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Rome: City of Gardens

The Garden Conservancy Virtual Program Tuesday, October 06, 2026 Time (EST): 2 pm – 3 pm Rome is—and always has been—a city of gardens. Since ancient times, the Italian city’s green hills, from the imperial Palatine to the rural Janiculum, have been covered with gardens, orchards, and groves. Rome: City of Gardens invites readers to explore three […]

06 Oct

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Where Structure Meets Stem

Botanical Wonder Woman, Laura Daluga, AIFD, a 4th generation floral designer, returns by popular demand to demonstrate her exquisite, creative, artistic arrangements. In this program she will explore the balance between architectural form and the natural movement of late season blooms. Registration will be available in September. Admission is free to Garden Center members, $10 […]

13 Oct

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Grosse Pointe War Memorial

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An Ecology of Quilts

The Garden Conservancy Virtual Program Thursday, October 22, 2026 Time (EST): 2 pm – 3 pm In spring 2027, the American Folk Art Museum is sending its acclaimed recent exhibition An Ecology of Quilts on tour to museums around the Northeast. Join the museum’s Deputy Director and Chief Curatorial Officer Dr. Emelie Gevalt for a behind-the-scenes look at how […]

22 Oct

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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The Jungle Garden: Preserving a Tropical Landscape

The Garden Conservancy Virtual Program Tuesday, November 03, 2026 Time (EST): 2 pm – 3 pm Join Rochelle Wolberg, Executive Director of McKee Botanical Garden in Florida, for an inspiring look at one of America’s most remarkable historic gardens as it celebrates dual milestone anniversaries: the Centennial Celebration of its Living Collections and the 25th anniversary of its reopening.Nestled […]

03 Nov

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Owls of Michigan

Christina Funk, lead naturalist at Stage Nature Center in Troy, MI, returns this fall for a “lively” program on Michigan Owls, their habitats, identification, food sources, nesting requirements and why owls are beneficial garden inhabitants. Christina will also bring a live owl or two to the program to show, in person, their unique and beautiful […]

05 Nov

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Grosse Pointe War Memorial

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Firefly Conservation, Protecting the Jewels of the Night

2026 SMDS EVENTS… Southern Michigan Daylily Society Saturday, November 7, 10:00 a.m.: “Firefly Conservation, Protecting the Jewels of the Night” presented by Valerie Malaney. Learn about the many amazing types of fireflies and how you can help to protect them. Receive a free Firefly Conservation Guide. This is a beautiful, amazing presentation. The Annual Potluck […]

07 Nov

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Burgess Shadbush Nature Center

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