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Welcome
As the new president of Village Gardeneers, I look forward to an exciting year of hearing
great speakers, visiting beautiful gardens, seeing old friends, and
meeting new members.
◊ In
January, Ruth Vrbensky will present Integrating
Native Plants into the Urban Garden.
Ruth is co-owner of Oakland Wildflower Farm, which grows a variety of Michigan
wildflowers and grasses.
◊ In February, we will learn how to properly clean and sharpen
our garden tools.
◊ In March, we invite
the larger community to hear Nancy Szerlag speak.
Other highlights include visits to wonderful gardens in June, July, and
August. Our November
meeting is much anticipated because it is devoted to creating a seasonal craft item, and
December brings our annual Holiday Gathering.
We always welcome new
members. Attend one of our meetings any time, and see what
you think. For more information, visit our website at http://lvgardeneers.home.comcast.net.
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Who Are the Village
Gardeneers?
We’re a group of gardeners in Lathrup
Village, Michigan who work hard, but also have a lot of fun. We love
Lathrup Village, and we love gardening!
While most of us live in Lathrup Village, we welcome anyone with an interest in any aspect of
gardening—whether you’re just starting out or have had dirt under your nails for years!
As an independent organization,
not affiliated with a national gardening group, we are committed to giving back to the community via our
programs and activities, such as:
Lathrup Village
Home & Garden Tour
In conjunction with the Lathrup Village Historical
Society, we co-sponsor the biennial Home & Garden
Tour that showcases our lovely community.
Geraniums & More! Sale
A key April activity is the
annual
Geraniums & More! Sale.
This is our
major fundraiser, and the proceeds support our philanthropic efforts:
◊ Planting city flower beds
◊ Co-sponsoring the Home & Garden
Tour
◊ Supporting the Children’s Garden
◊ Sponsoring the annual Spring Community Garden
Program
Sale proceeds also help underwrite program
activities throughout the year.
City Flower
Beds
Each year, members
plant and maintain City flower beds.
Spring Community Garden
Program
We
sponsor a Spring Community Garden
Program,
bringing in a
celebrity speaker to
present a gardening topic. This program includes exhibits from local gardening organizations as well as a wonderful
assortment of hors d’oeuvres and desserts.
Our
2006 speaker was Janet
Macunovich, local author and educator
in landscape and garden design, who presented “8 Months of Color.”
The 2007 speaker was Dan Kurkowski City Forester for Detroit.
Dan shared his knowledge of not only trees, but of tree folklore and
mythology.
Last year’s speaker was Dr.
David Michener
,
Associate Curator of
Matthaei Botanical Gardens and the Nichols Arboretum,
who presented
More Garden, Less Lawn
.
This year’s speaker was Scott
Kunst of Old House Gardens who presented Heirloom Bulbs:
Unique, Endangered, Amazing.
Arbor Day Observance
Our members assist
with the City’s Arbor Day Observance.
Children
’s
Garden
Sandra Johnson had a dream—a
children’s garden on the grounds of the Municipal Building. Elisabeth and Oswald Martin and Don and Maria Mc Ghee with
support from the Gardeneers, the City, and Lathrup friends and neighbors, made that dream a reality with the
opening of the award-winning Lathrup Village Children’s
Garden in
2001.
Oswald drew up the original plans, from which Cynthia Bodene and Richard Reeves created the
long-term design with input from Susan Arneson.
Rain
Gardens
In 2003, members Linda Piotrowski, Sarah Ragalyi, Mary
Kearney, and Tom Kearney established Michigan’s first residential rain gardens.
Click here to visit SOCWA’s Rain Garden
Registry.
Other
Activities
Our monthly programs include:
◊ Speakers on gardening topics
◊ Craft workshops
◊ Working sessions (e.g., planting city park beds)
◊ Field trips to nurseries & interesting
gardens
◊ Our Legendary Holiday Party
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