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Gardenettes Garden Club (GA)


Officers

  • President:   Brenda Orwig
  • Vice President:   Cleora Mohney
  • Secretary:   Pat Pawlak
  • Treasurer:   Donna Knight
  • Council Director:  Donna Knight

About

We are a small club of seven and are looking to grow. The advantage of our small club is that every member gets to participate fully and have that intimate connection of friendship. We are the only club in the Kalamazoo/Portage area that meets in the evening. Each member brings a variety of experience and a wealth of information for both beginning and advanced gardeners. Please complete the contact form at the bottom of this page if you are interested in attending a meeting. A club member will contact you and tell you more about our club.

Mission Statement

We, the Gardenettes, will help each other in the raising of flowers and vegetables in our gardens, acquire skills in flower arranging, learn to make a craft from natural materials, try some landscaping, acquire an appreciation and knowledge of local trees, shrubs, flowers and birds, assist in the beautification of our country, support conservation and environmental protection goals, and participate in Council, District, and State projects.

Club Meetings

All meetings are at 7 pm (unless otherwise stated) on the second Thursday of the month at Cleora Mohneys’ garden shed in Portage during the following months:  March, April, May, June, September, October, November, and December.

Upcoming Monthly Meetings

May 2022 : Plan the planters at First National Bank, Susan Corak Yoga

Stretching to prepare for working in your garden

June 17, 2022: Field Trip to Wellfield Botanical Gardens, Elkhart, Indiana

Please bring a sack lunch

September 2022: Field Trip to Friendship Botanical Garden, Michigan City, Michigan

October 2022: Field Trip to Krider Nursiers World’s Fair, Middlebury, Indiana

November 2022: Create Arrangements and Boutique Items for KGC Greens Sale

March 2023: Succulent Workshop (Riverstreet Flowerland)

April 2023: Sustainable Wax Wraps (Bee Joyful)

May 2023: Quilt Gardens, Elkhart, Indiana

Community Activities

  • Kalamazoo in Bloom volunteer gardeners
Kalamazoo River Valley Trail Maintenance
Planting the giraffe at Portage Library

Club Highlights

Our tag should be “we love to explore”!  If we aren’t meeting to learn new things about environmental impact, sharing tips on gardening, or helping in the community, we are all about visiting places near and far such as botanical gardens, private gardens, and nurseries for example.

Planting Containers at First National Bank, Kalamazoo

(photos by Kathy Kienle)

Field Trip to Fernwood Botanical Gardens in Niles, Michigan

Our club took a field trip to Fernwood Botanical Gardens on June 22, 2021. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day!


Greens Sale Most Unique Designs:

Pat won the Unique Design award at the 2017 greens sale for this arrangement featuring a rare find of a skull with the antlers still attached.
Kathy won the Unique Design award at the 2018 greens sale for this arrangement featuring a re-usable purse, a handcrafted wire Christmas Tree and gift-able hand made earrings as ornaments.
Find out more about becoming a garden club member by completing the form below.
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Sustainable Foods, Farm & Gardens

Classes are being offered Aug – Nov 2022, by Kalamazoo Valley Community College

NGC Standard Flower Show

Wedel’s Garden Center on July 22 & 23, 2022.

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