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Beginners
and Master Gardeners alike will enjoy the new classes scheduled for 2018 at MSU
Tollgate Farm Conference Center in Novi.
Attendees walk away with their gardening questions answered,
and better understanding of how to make the plants around their home or
apartment flourish. Some classes include a tour of the grounds, or a hands-on
learning experience.
March 8 - Steven Nikkila -
Secret to Beautiful Gardens: Not the Green Thumb but the Right Tools
Each
class is a one-of-a-kind educational experience, taught by experts in the
gardening community. The cost is $20 each. Classes are Thursdays, 6:30 –
8:30 pm
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Advance registration is required. Sign up for one or all of the dates!
For
more information and to register: https://events.anr.msu.edu/evenings18winter/
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 Meadow Brook Garden Club
Creating Water Features
March 23, 2018
Meadow Brook Hall
350 Estate Dr.
Rochester MI
Coffee and refreshments will be served at 9:15 a.m. with program to follow at 10:00 a.m. featuring guest speaker, Scott Bates, the owner of Grass Roots Nursery. Scott will provide an introduction to water gardening, from simple tub gardens to complex ponds. Guests are welcome and reservations are not required. There is a $5 non-member fee. For more information, call 248-364-6210, email MBGCmembers@gmail.com or visit www.meadowbrookhall.org.
Hardy Plant Society ~ Great Lakes Region Meeting
Monday, March 5, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Congregational Church of Birmingham
1000 Cranbrook Road
Bloomfield Hills 48304
Please join HPS as our guest speaker Dr. David Michener as he presents:“The Peony: The Best Varieties for Your Garden”
Members: $15 annual fee, Guest fee: $5, All are welcome!
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Renovating Your Garden to Simplify the Landscape
March 13, 2018
6:30-8 pm
Troy Communtiy Center
3179 Livernois
Troy
Professional gardener and writer Janet Macunovich will show you how to improve an existing landscape and reduce the work you do in your yard. This presentation will help you meet those goals, whether you're continuing a long-term landscape project or just starting in on the plantings you acquired in buying a home. Although there isn't any such thing as a no maintenance yard, you can greatly reduce and simplify the work needed via design modifications, informed plant choices, and variations in your approach to garden care.
Pre-Registration required:
Read more (including registration instructions)
http://bit.ly/2BpxoqK.
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Master Gardener Society of Oakland County
March 13th, 2018 - Lisa Steinkopf - Cultivating Your Green Thumb Indoors
April 10th, 2018 - Laurie Tennent - The Art of Projects in Botanical Gardens
MGSOC members are requested to wear their Master Gardener badges. Visitors will be subject to a $5.00 fee. There are complimentary refreshments served at the MGSOC meetings. Additionally, dinner of soup or salads may be purchased for $3.00. Members making or bringing meal portion salads or soups need not pay the $3.00. Dinner is served at 6:00 pm; Meetings start at 6:30 pm
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
5631 North Adams Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Metro Detroit Hosta Society
Monday, March 26, 2018
7:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
1589 West Maple Road
Birmingham
"Hosta Companion Plants" -- presented by Dena Serrano, Garden Coach at English Gardens. A longtime Advanced Master Gardener, Dena continues to volunteer at Cranbrook and the Ford Estate with wildflower rescue. Her heavily treed yard has allowed her to create a landscape with Hosta, companion shrubs, perennials and annuals which she will share in this special presentation. Light refreshments will be served and, as always, guests are welcome.
$3 charge for guests (can be applied toward membership)
For more information contact Hgold2843@comcast.net
Mason Bee Workshop: Management, ID, and Hands-on Bee House Assembly
Saturday: March 24th, 2018
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
MSU Extension, Genesee County
605 N. Saginaw Street (Suite 1a)
Flint, MI
Interested in learning more about beekeeping, but overwhelmed by the prospect of managing honey bee hives? Come to this event to learn about Mason Bee species, and how to care for them in your own backyards! Event cost includes your own take home Mason Bee House supplies.
Register by: March 12th as space is limited
Register at:https://events.anr.msu.edu/MasonBeeFlint
Event Cost: $50
Includes: Informational handouts, Mason Bee Supplies, and light refreshments.
Registration is Now Open for Pancake Feast!
Join
us for the 2018 MSU Tollgate Farm Maple Tapping and Pancake Feast, to be
held March 10th and 11th. Get involved in tapping a tree for sap, then
watch sap get cooked down into syrup in our sugar shack, and best of all, enjoy
the real thing on a pipin' stack of flapjacks with a side of sausage, coffee,
and hot cocoa!
Registration
is now open, and the event sells out fast, so register you, your family and
friends now. We look forward to your joining us for what is sure to be another
excellent syruping season!
More
information and registration at:
https://events.anr.msu.edu/event.cfm?eventID=5BAB9D858EB9E694
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6th Annual Gardening and All That Jazz
Saturday, April 28, 2018 (8am - 4:15pm)
Oakland Schools Conference Center
2111 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford, 48328
Keynote speakers:
Ken Druse – The New Shade Garden: Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change
Vanessa Gardner Nagel - Garden Evolution: A Designer's 25-Year Landscape
Challenge
Craig LeHoullier - Epic Tomatoes For Your Garden
Kerry Ann Mendez - The Budget-Wise Gardener: Plant the Best for Less!
This conference is open to the public, you need not be a Master Gardener to
attend.
Master Gardeners receive 5 educational credits for the day.
Early Bird Registration Fee: $80
After March 14th fee will be $90.
Registration at the door is not available.
Registration deadline: Wednesday, April 14, 2018
Registration Flyer:http://mgsoc.org/2018RegistrationForm-paper.pdf
For additional information contact: Laura.Miehls@gmail.com
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2018 Milford Garden Walk and Market Place Sale
Friday, June 15, 2018 – 5:30 p.m. -
8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 16, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
The Milford Garden Club presents its 23rd Annual
Garden Walk and Market Place Sale on Friday, June 15, 2018 and Saturday, June 16, 2018. Rain or
Shine. Featured on this year’s walk will be many unique and diverse
residential gardens in Milford and the nearby surrounding areas.
Advance tickets may be purchased by mail for $12.00 each
beginning in May, by visiting the Milford Garden Club web site www.themilfordgardenclub.org and completing the mail order
form. Tickets may also be purchased in advance for $10.00 by visiting one
of the following Milford locations: Clothing Cove, Acorn Farms,
Blossoms on Main, Milford Gardens on S. Milford Road, or The
Pond Place in Highland. The day of the walk, they will only be
available at Central Park.
Proceeds will benefit scholarships to
local high school seniors.
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Northville Garden Walk
July 11, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Northville Garden Walk is celebrating 25 years of fabulous gardens. Meander through six beautiful, private gardens that will inspire and delight you. Be sure and stop at Historic Mill Race Village where we serve legendary complimentary homemade cookies and beverages. There you can browse vendors who will tempt you with plants and gardening treasures while you listen to live music on the green. Bring your lunch or visit one of Victorian Northville's many delicious restaurants, coffee shops or pubs.
Cost: $12 advance, $15 day of Walk
Tickets availble in June @ cgcnv.org
Mill Race Village
215 Griswold St
Northville 48168
View photos of previous Garden Walks
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The Meadow Brook Garden
Club invites garden clubs to schedule a horticultural tour of the gardens
surrounding Meadow Brook Hall. During the months of June, July and August, when
the gardens are at their peak, a trained, knowledgeable docent will guide your
group through the gardens and provide details about the plantings, design and
maintenance of each. Gardens vary in style from the formality of the highly
manicured Knot garden to the luxurious chaos of the English garden to the
rustic charm of the Woodland garden, and more. Along the way, you will be
treated to sweeping views of the grounds surrounding The Hall, as well as
intimate looks at the many aspects of The Hall’s exterior.
And, as an added
bonus, with their designation as a Proven Winners Signature Garden, many of the
Meadow Brook Hall gardens feature some of the newest annuals, perennials and
shrubs offered by Proven Winners. To request a brochure with further details,
or to schedule a tour, please send an email to MBGCmembers@gmail.com
or call 248-364-6210. Meadow
Brook Hall is located at 350 Estate Dr., Rochester, MI.
Master Gardener Volunteer needed for Composting Training
The Guest House in Lake Orion would like a Extension Master Gardener to provide
some basic training for their dietary staff on composting.
The dates requested are either March 14 or March 21 at 12:30 p.m.
Guest House is located at 1601
Joslyn Rd, Lake Orion, Michigan.
Please contact Haylen at (248) 393-8927 or
email at hsteffan@guesthouse.org with any questions.
Tollgate Gardens
MSU
Tollgate Educational Center
28115 Meadowbrook Rd. Novi, MI
Are
you a Master Gardener or a home gardener who wants to expand your experiences
and knowledge? MSU Tollgate Gardens are the perfect place for you. Here
is the opportunity to continue your education by working side by side with
seasoned gardeners. These smart and welcoming people are always happy to share
their knowledge. Being a Tollgate volunteer has many advantages:
participating in monthly programs with speakers, sharing your gardening
experiences and making new friends. Garden workdays are every Saturday morning
from 9 a.m. until noon with a hot dog and potato salad lunch provided after the
workday.
Tollgate
is a 160 acre "Oasis" located in the heart of Novi at the corner of
Meadowbrook & 12 Mile Roads. Just look for the long white fence.
More
information is available at www.tollgate.msu.edu or 248-347-3860 ext. 251
or contact Roy Prentice at prentic1@msu.edu
To
look at the volunteer schedule visit http://tollgate.msu.edu/volunteering/ and
select the calendar.
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Dutton Farm Volunteer Day
2270 Dutton Rd,
Rochester, MI 48306
May 17, 2018
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Dutton Farm is looking for volunteers to help with plant identification and set up for their first Plant Sale Fundraiser on May 18 & 19. They are also looking for assistance with other garden projects. Any plant divisions from your garden would be greatly appreciated!
Dutton Farm is a nonprofit job training farm that supports the special needs community. They firmly believe that every person has the right to equal opportunities, meaningful work, and a right to make their own decisions. They are committed to advocating and assisting individuals with unique abilities.
Please contact Donna with questions: dmolsen5@msn.com
Website:duttonfarm.org
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Stage Native Plant Garden!
Join us as we continue to "Grow our Garden"!
All welcome to join the Stage Nature Center's Native Garden Team
We have a variety of tasks to choose from with flexible work schedule:
- Bed Preparation
- Plantings
- Watering & Weeding
- Plant Identification
- Wildlife Photography
- Pollinator and Bird Housing
- Creating Informational Materials
*Volunteer at our 1st Annual Native Plant on Saturday, June 2
For more details on any of the above please feel free to contact us at
jawang1@comcast.net
Stage
Nature Center
6685 Coolidge Hwy
Troy MI 48098
For more information visit
http://troynaturesociety.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Meadow Brook Naturalists,
a Meadow Brook Hall volunteer group dedicated to the restoration and
preservation of the woodland areas around Meadow Brook Hall.
The
Naturalists are looking for volunteers to help restore the woodlands
around the hall by removing invasive plants and planting native trees,
shrubs and perennials. Workdays are on the 3rd Thursday of the month
from 9am til noon. Meet by the garage in the courtyard. Please dress
appropriate as we will be working in natural woodland/wetland areas that
could have thorns or poison ivy.
Close toed shoes/boots are
necessary. Tools will be provided.
Meadow Brook Naturalists
Meadow Brook Hall
350 Estate Dr., Rochester MI
For more information, call 248-364-6210 or contact MBGCmembers@gmail.com
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