Events

The Men’s and Women’s Garden Club of Minneapolis has events throughout the year. Below is a calendar for 2013. Speakers and Special Events are usually featured in our club newsletter The Garden Spray. A link to each month's issue is under the heading for that month. Click on it to find out more about that month’s activities. Of course, if we haven’t gotten to a particular month yet, there will be no link because the Spray has not yet been published. Use this link to find copies of the Spray from 2001 to 2012. To read the Spray you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader which you can download here.

Regular monthly programs this year are designed to develop the theme “Perennial Border Design”. Local gardening experts will take members and guests step by step through the process.


January

Tuesday, January 8

Social Time 6:00 p.m. • Dinner 6:30 p.m. • Meeting 7:15 p.m • Program 7:30 p.m.

  1. •Design Elements and How It Could Affect Microclimates in Your Garden with Mary Maguire Lehrman, independent horticultural consultant and current chair of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society

  2. •Lake Harriet United Methodist Church

  3. •49th and Chowen Avenue South, Minneapolis


January Garden Spray link


February

Tuesday, February 12

Social Time 6:00 p.m. • Dinner 6:30 p.m. • Meeting 7:15 p.m • Program 7:30 p.m.

  1. •Populating Your Garden Design-Combining Natives, Tropicals, Annuals and Perennials with Mary Maguire Lehrman, independent horticultural consultant and current chair of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society

  2. •Lake Harriet United Methodist Church

  3. •49th and Chowen Avenue South, Minneapolis



February Garden Spray link



March

Tuesday, March 12

Social Time 6:00 p.m. • Dinner 6:15 p.m. • Meeting 7:00 p.m • Program 7:30 p.m.

  1. •Proper Pruning of Trees and Shrubs in your Landscape with Bert Swanson, President of the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association and owner of  Great Northern Nursery in Park Rapids, MN

  2. •Lake Harriet United Methodist Church

  3. •49th and Chowen Avenue South, Minneapolis

March Garden Spray link



April

Tuesday, April 2

Gathering 5:00 p.m. • Dinner 5:30 p.m. • Program 6:20 p.m. • Tour show 6:50 p.m. • Store closes 8:00 p.m.

  1. •The Painted Garden

  2. •Macy’s Flower Show with Gardens by Bachman’s

  3. •Speaker: Dale Bachman

  4. •Minneapolis Downtown Macy’s

  5. •Dinner in the Oak Grill

April Garden Spray link



May

Tuesday, May 14, 4:00 p.m.

  1. •Annual Plant Sale and Auction

  2. •Schedule:

  3. 3:00 Pre-ordered plants available for pickup

  4. 4:00 – 6:00 Country Store open to all
    6:00 Dinner is served
    6:15 Silent Auction Ends

  5. 6:45 Tables cleared and chairs set up for auction.

  6. 7:00 Live Auction begins

  7. •Westwood Lutheran Church

  8. •9001 Cedar Lake Road

  9. •St. Louis Park

May Garden Spray link



June

Tuesday, June 11

Social Time 6:00 p.m. • Dinner 6:15 p.m. • Meeting 7:00 p.m • Program 7:30 p.m.

  1. •How to Install and Grow Edible Gardens with Krista Leraas

  2. •and Dina Kountoupes of Harvest Moon Backyard Farmers.

  3. •Lake Harriet United Methodist Church

  4. •49th and Chowen Avenue South, Minneapolis


June Garden Spray link



July

Tuesday, July 14 TBA

  1. •Tour of Members’ Gardens

  2. •Longfellow House garden

  3. •Appetizers in Tami Hagen’s garden

  4. •Dessert in Nancy Bjerke’s garden

  5. •Drive yourself


July Garden Spray link



August

Saturday, August 3 TBA

  1. •Garden Tour by Bus

  2. •Gardens in North Metro

  3. •Len Brenny

  4. •Lloyd and Patti Weber

  5. •Don Dean

  6. •Catered picnic on the lawn

  7. •Details TBA


Saturday and Sunday, August 17 & 18

  1. •Flower, Food & Foto Show

  2. •Entries 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. Saturday

  3. •Open to the public 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday

  4. •University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

  5. •3675 Arboretum Drive

  6. •Chaska, MN

August Garden Spray link




September

Tuesday, September 10

Social Time 6:00 p.m. • Dinner 6:15 p.m. • Meeting 7:00 p.m • Program 7:30 p.m.

  1. •Tomato and Pepper Festival, an interactive program by MWGCM members

  2. •Lake Harriet United Methodist Church

  3. •49th and Chowen Avenue South, Minneapolis


September Garden Spray link


October

Tuesday, October 8

Social Time 6:00 p.m. • Dinner 6:15 p.m. • Meeting 7:00 p.m • Program 7:30 p.m.

  1. •Winter Hardy Cactus and Succulents with Craig Johnson of Greenworld Greenhouses, North Branch, MN

  2. •Lake Harriet United Methodist Church

  3. •49th and Chowen Avenue South, Minneapolis


October Garden Spray link


November

Tuesday, November 12

Social Time 6:00 p.m. • Dinner 6:15 p.m. • Meeting 7:00 p.m • Program 7:30 p.m.

  1. •Planting for Fall and Winter Color in Your Garden with Terry Yockey, Goodhue County Master Gardener

  2. •Annual meeting and election of officers for 2014

  3. •Lake Harriet United Methodist Church

  4. •49th and Chowen Avenue South, Minneapolis


November Garden Spray link



December

Tuesday, December 10, 5:30 p.m.

  1. •Annual Holiday Party

  2. •Awards and Entertainment

  3. •Lake Harriet United Methodist Church

  4. •49th and Chowen Avenue South, Minneapolis


December Garden Spray link

 

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