Events

2026 Elizabeth Sites Kuhlman Lecture

Friends of Art & Flowers Kuhlman Lecture with Christin Geall: Monday, April 27, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Christin Geall, author of Cultivated: The Elements of Floral Style and the forthcoming book Flora Culture: How Flowers Shape Our World, emboldens gardeners and floral designers to think differently and deeply about their work with flowers as […]

27 Apr

1:00 am - 2:30 pm

Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit Institute of Arts

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Backyard Composting: Recycle Yard and Garden Waste

2026 SMDS EVENTS… Southern Michigan Daylily Society Saturday, May 2, 10:00 a.m.: “Backyard Composting: Recycle Yard and Garden Waste” presented by Mary Gerstenberger, a MSU Extension Master Composter and Master Gardener. Learn the decomposition process, how to compost, hot composting, cold composting, materials and getting started. Receive free composting literature. All speaker programs are free […]

02 May

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Burgess Shadbush Nature Center

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The Tree Doctor’s Diary: True Tales from the Field

Dr. David Roberts, a.k.a. “The Plant Doctor” is a renowned plant health expert with over four decades of experience in Plant Pathology. Specializing in combating diseases like Oak Wilt, his commitment is to enhance the health of Michigan’s landscapes and is evident through his dedication to site visits, plant problem diagnostics, and sustainable management advice, […]

06 May

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Grosse Pointe War Memorial

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Herb Society Plant Sale

Annual Herb Plant Sale, sponsored by the Herb Society of America, Grosse Pointe Unit. Sale Days: Friday, May 8, 2026, 9:00am-3:00pm and Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9:00am-3:00pm Location: Park Room at the Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center 20025 Mack Plaza, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236. Click here for flyer information. Pre-orders: Deadline is April 16! Pre-order form is available […]

08 - 09 May

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center

Cook School House

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Gorgeous Hardy Daylilies

2026 SMDS EVENTS… Southern Michigan Daylily Society Saturday, June 13, 10:00 a.m.: “Gorgeous Hardy Daylilies” presented by Kristen Hatfield, Zanesville, Ohio. Learn about Kristen’s hybridizing goals and how she has achieved her gorgeous daylilies. Bargain auction included. All speaker programs are free and are at the Burgess Shadbush Nature Center, 4101 River Bends Drive, Shelby […]

13 Jun

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Burgess Shadbush Nature Center

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34th Annual Garden Tour

The Garden Center is celebrating its 34th Garden Tour on Friday, June 19 & Saturday, June 20, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, both days. There are 7 lovely gardens and the beautiful Trial Gardens and Veterans Garden at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. Tour goers also enjoy our Tour Extras: Artists painting in gardens Garden […]

19 - 20 Jun

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Daylily Exhibition and Plant Sale: Telly’s Greenhouse

2026 SMDS EVENTS… Southern Michigan Daylily Society Saturday, July 11, 9:30am – 2:00pm: Daylily Exhibition and Plant Sale: Telly’s Greenhouse, 4343 24 Mile Rd., Shelby Township Visit and vote for your favorite daylilies, win free daylilies. See hundreds of different daylily blooms, receive sale coupons, big bargain daylily sale. Questions: Marietta Crabtree 586-612-1848 A reservation is […]

11 Jul

9:30 am - 2:00 pm

Telly's Greenhouse

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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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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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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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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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