Award winning floral arranger, Johnese Thibault, will teach by demonstration and hands-on assistance, how to create a beautiful arrangement using a pave technique in a 9″ x12″ wooden box. With this design, any line of plant material may be easily changed out for something more seasonal. Monday, November 23rd, 1:00 – 3:00 pm. War Memorial...Read More
Co-sponsors, Grosse Pointe Garden Center and The Garden Club of Michigan, are bringing back, by popular demand, Christina Funk, Lead Naturalist at The Stage Nature Center. Christina will be introducing a couple of live owls in her presentation, All About Owls. Learn about their habitats, prey and other foods, nesting requirements, and so much more...Read More
Floral designer, Laura Daluga, AIFD, is returning as our featured floral artist demonstrating her exquisite, unique, creative artistic skills in designing gorgeous floral arrangements for all events and occasions. In this program, she will be exploring the balance between architectural form and the natural movement of late season blooms. Tuesday, October 13, 7:00 p.m. Fred...Read More
Enjoy a sumptuous afternoon Tea, catch up with friends, and find out the judges’ rankings of the top three garden designs honoring the 250th Anniversary of our Nation. Our featured speaker, Alaine Bush, will close the event with a presentation on her two-year Victory Garden trial; her successes, setbacks, and other Lessons from the Victory...Read More
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, as well as, the discoverer of Emerald Ash Borer, his commitment is to enhance the health of Michigan’s landscapes, which is evident through his dedication to...Read More
Julia Hofley, popular and well-respected professional garden writer, lecturer, and lifelong plant enthusiast, will share her personal experiences on Entertaining in the Garden. Julia and husband Eric, publisher of the former Michigan Gardener magazine, have entertained many guests in their one-acre garden, which contains over 5,000 colorful plants. Their beautiful, vibrant garden was gradually developed...Read More
Support the Garden Center in its 34th Annual Garden Tour and Fundraiser by becoming a Garden Tour Donor! Your dollars help us further our mission “to promote education, beautification, horticulture, and conservation in our community” through top-notch lectures, workshops, seminars, Master Gardener and college scholarships, Trial Gardens, Veterans Garden, Arbor Gardens, and more. Please choose...Read More
Advanced online tickets on sale now! Tour days: Friday & Saturday, June 19 & 20 • 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Rain or Shine Celebrate our nation’s 250th Anniversary with our patriotic themed tour, We the People….Garden, featuring six lovely private gardens, the parish gardens of St. Clare of Montefalco, celebrating its 100th Anniversary,...Read More
Join us for our exciting 5th Annual Legacy Seminar “Impact Nature by the Little Things You Do,” with speaker Dr. Doug Tallamy for two insightful lectures explaining how our individual actions can help nature and wildlife around us. “In the past we have asked one thing of our gardens: that they be pretty. Now they...Read More
