71st Annual Holiday Greens Sale

The Kalamazoo Garden Council proudly held its 71st fundraiser, the Annual Holiday Greens Sale, on December 6 and 7, 2024 at the Portage Zhang Senior Center. Despite Mother Nature throwing us a curveball with a snowstorm right before our setup day, the determined spirit of our members enabled us to set up the venue on … Read more

Memory Lane Dedication

The Memorial Garden honors and remembers those who have contributed so much to this organization and to this property. 

COVID 19 Update

KGC Members, please follow all MDHHS COVID-19 Guidelines that are pertinent to you as you meet this summer.  For more information, please visit www.michigan.gov/coronavirus.

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 … Read more

Tri-Refresher, June 5, Lansing

I would like to encourage all club members to consider attending this Tri-Refresher associated with the MGC state meeting in June.  The price is right and the opportunity for education fantastic.  Jeanette Meyer, President KGC

What can we do to preserve pollinators?

According to the website http://metroparent.com there are some rather easy actions that we can take to preserve pollinators in our gardens. Stop buying plants pretreated with neonicotinoids. Treated pants are primarily sold at big box stores. These insecticides are sprayed onto seeds and are effective for up to 10 weeks. They were seen as less … Read more

Top Five Environmental Concerns for 2019

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The top 5 environmental concerns for 2019 are: Biodiversity Water Deforestation Pollution Climate Change Biodiversity is the complex system of the environment having an impact directly and indirectly on every other thing. In the March report I reported on the stone fly, a seemingly insignificant insect. I reported on that to demonstrate how a small … Read more

Please Welcome our New Members

Evey Prentice joined Western Hills in October 2018 Kathy Larson joined Chula Vista in November 2018 Michelle Farris joined Chula Vista in November 2018 Rose Neumann joined Chula Vista in November 2018 Nancy Hannah joined Garden Pals in December 2018 Margaret McAllister joined Grow & Show in Jan 2019

Enbridge Settlement Funding Research on Control of Aquatic Invasive Species

A project begun this year in the Fort Custer Recreation Area (FCRA) is a three year research project into control of aquatic invasive species (AIS). It is a multi-pronged approach to control AIS in the FCRA, developed and implemented by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Kalamazoo River Watershed Council is working with public … Read more