Enhancing Our Environment

2020 Annual Meeting

Our 2021 Annual Meeting was held at the Markin Glen Park Pavilion Thanking our past presidents and installation of officers A big thank you to the editor of our newsletter, The Garden Post, for over 25 years! NGC Lifetime Achievement Awards are given by the KGC to honor members who have given outstanding service to …

New item in Council Garden Shop

The Council Shop has a fresh stock of plant markers. These markers are galvanized iron with a white, plastic coating on the writing surface. Size: 10.5” tall with a label area of 1.2” X 3.5”. They are suitable for use with permanent markers, P-Touch type printed labels or black, wax pencils. At $1.25 each or …

Reveal of 2021 Raffle Items

A small group of members who sewed quilt squares for our Greens Sale 2021 raffle gathered to see the finished quilt on Wednesday, June 30th! Sue Conat and Shelley Metz, who spearheaded the creation of the quilt, presented our raffle items which include a finished queen size Christmas quilt (1st place), quilted table runner (3rd …

About the Hazel Wirick Scholarship

An annual scholarship is underwritten by Kalamazoo Garden Council, Inc., in memory of founder and past president, Hazel Wirick, and awarded by Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc., to  Western Michigan University to support a student selected by the university in the field of botany, biology, environmental studies or other related subjects.  Michigan Garden Clubs awards scholarships …

Asian Jumping Worms

Jan Keys, our Horticulture Chairman, warned us to be aware of Asian Jumping Worms that could be in our gardens. They are lighter in color than familiar earthworms, have a band that goes around their body and they are very, almost hyperactive compared to regular earthworms. Unfortunately, they are incredibly invasive and destructive. They will …