Local Events - Come Grow With Us!
The first meeting in 2024 will be Saturday morning on January 20. The program will feature Darren Vollmar, who is a small-scale organic farmer, interested in permaculture, organic produce, and regenerative business/agriculture as well as sustainable energy. Watch for more details.
Our Sponsors
We value our local businesses which contribute to our nonprofit club to lend support to our objectives in our community.
Schroeder's Flowers Garden center (www.schroedersflowers.com)
Ivy Trails (ivytrailsgiftandgarden.com)
Harvest Banquet
November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023
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Past Meetings
"Tour and Tasting" at Oak Orchard Vineyards
September 27, 2023
Diana and Rick Buss, Club Members
2379 Horse Road, Abrams, Wisconsin
September 27, 2023
Diana and Rick Buss, Club Members
2379 Horse Road, Abrams, Wisconsin
Owners, Rick and Diana Buss, hosted our meeting at their vineyards giving us a tour and tasting of grapes right from the field. Rick also presented a PowerPoint presentation showing the history of the viineyards. Refreshments were served along with wine tasting.
Pollinator Gardens Tour in the Shadows of Lambeau Field!
August 23, 2023
Corey Behnke, Club Member
1213 Shadow Lane, Green Bay, WI 54304
The August 23rd meeting showcased a 3rd year garden displaying a 20ft x 30ft pollinator exclusive area with over 500 native Wisconsin plants with the intention to host and feed more than 17 Lepidoptera species as well as many other pollinator insects. Also featured this year in the garden is a space devoted to the Haudenosaunee (Iriquois) “the three sisters” planting of corn, beans, and squash.
Thank you to all who participated in our July 22 garden walk. We enjoyed sharing our passion of gardening with you!
Our First Plant Sale - May 2023 - A Resounding Success!
Thank you to all of our customers and to our members who contributed plants and worked at the sale.
April 29 - Trellis Making for the Plant Sale
February 2023 - Growing Sprouts in Your Kitchen and Urban Composting Options
August 2022 - Tour at the De Pere property of Jim and Sandy LaLuzerne
Touring this remarkable property is a rare opportunity to see a living example of how much can be done to re-create a native habitat. Not only does this property have hundreds of different flowers, grasses, water plants, sedges, and ferns, but it also has over 160 different species of woody trees, shrubs, and vines—the vast majority being species native to the local area. It is a haven for birds, butterflies, and wildlife of all kinds.
The original five-acre lot was a barren cornfield. In 1976, Sandi and Jim LaLuzerne began with the plan to return every species that might have been on the property. This required creating a half-acre pond with flowing water features. Eventually 18 additional contiguous acres were added and over two miles of trails were established. This informal and friendly space, with many benches and vistas, illustrates what can be done with perseverance, “intelligent tinkering” and some help from Mother Nature. It is not a preservation, but is a re-creation that looks like it was always there. This property has been on the Garden Walk sponsored by the Green Bay Botanical Garden, a winner of The Gardeners Club of Green Bay’s Silver Trowel Award, a tour destination for many gardening and environmental clubs, and is a Certified Natural Habitat.
The original five-acre lot was a barren cornfield. In 1976, Sandi and Jim LaLuzerne began with the plan to return every species that might have been on the property. This required creating a half-acre pond with flowing water features. Eventually 18 additional contiguous acres were added and over two miles of trails were established. This informal and friendly space, with many benches and vistas, illustrates what can be done with perseverance, “intelligent tinkering” and some help from Mother Nature. It is not a preservation, but is a re-creation that looks like it was always there. This property has been on the Garden Walk sponsored by the Green Bay Botanical Garden, a winner of The Gardeners Club of Green Bay’s Silver Trowel Award, a tour destination for many gardening and environmental clubs, and is a Certified Natural Habitat.
July 2022 - Tour at Angelic Acres, Abrams, Wisconsin
June 2022 - Potluck picnic and tour of
the Leisgang's trees, rose gardens, and perennial gardens.
the Leisgang's trees, rose gardens, and perennial gardens.
November 2022 - Harvest Banquet
Click on the Silver Trowel Awards tab to see more from the Harvest Banquet.
Click on the Silver Trowel Awards tab to see more from the Harvest Banquet.
March 2022 - Hands-on Activity Making Willow Branch Trellises
Julie Leisgang presented how to make willow branch trellises and then assisted participants how to start their projects.
2019 Harvest Banquet
Click on the tabs for the Kids' Page and Silver Trowel Awards Page for more photos from the activities at the banquet.