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. Laura Daluga, AIFD, is a floral...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
Learn about the new plant varieties that growers are introducing into the market for 2026 from a well-respected plantsman and owner of Telly’s Greenhouse and Garden Center. George Papadelis began his journey when, as a young entrepreneur, he set up a small flower stand along John R. Road, selling plants he grew himself. While studying...Read More
Join us in celebrating our 75th Anniversary! From our humble beginning in 1950 to our vibrant Garden Center today. Light refreshments will be followed by a business meeting, announcement of our 2026 Trial Gardens competition theme, and reveal of Robert Fionda’s original watercolor painted exclusively for our 34th Annual Garden Tour. To close the event,...Read More
