Our Signature Annual Events

Legacy Seminar

The Garden Center’s 5th Annual Legacy Seminar will have Dr. Doug Tallamy as our featured speaker. Dr. Tallamy is an entomologist, conservationist, and professor at the University of Delaware, whose...

Annual Garden Tour

Our 34th Annual Garden Tour will be Friday & Saturday, June 19 & 20 2026. Advanced online tickets will be available in April 2026.

Trial Gardens Awards Tea

September marks the exciting culmination of our Annual Trial Gardens Competition where the results of the three judges is announced. The first-place winner has the privilege of selecting next year's...

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meetings are held each January at the start of our new fiscal year.  Attendees will enjoy light refreshments followed by a brief business meeting for our members where...

Sue Abbott Lecture

This annual lecture honors a devoted and popular floral arranger, and lover of flowers and gardens, Sue Abbott. The lectures feature floral arranging demonstrations by metro-area floral designers. Laura Daluga,...

Lectures – New Plant Introductions

Our February 2026 lecture is New Plant Introductions with George Papdelis, owner of Telly’s Grennhouse and Garden Center. Learn from a plant expert about the exciting new plant varieties that growers...

Celebration 365

This popular fall fundraiser helps support the Garden Center’s many activities in the community including Master Gardener scholarships, Trial, Veterans and perennial gardens at the War Memorial, lectures with noted...

Workshops

Our 6th Annual Holiday Floral Arranging Workshop will be Monday, November 23, 2026, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Art Room at the War Memorial. Award-winning floral arranger Johnese Thibault...

Field Trips

Field trips to local Michigan garden sites are conducted, but not on a regular schedule.