Presentation: Indoor Gardening/Louise Hansen Miniature Climbing Rose
Loren Hansen, Owner of Plant People Design Center
10 a.m., Saturday, March 22, 2025
Green Bay Botanical Garden, Lower-Level Classroom
2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Loren Hansen, Owner of Plant People Design Center
10 a.m., Saturday, March 22, 2025
Green Bay Botanical Garden, Lower-Level Classroom
2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Join us on March 22 to learn from Loren Hansen as he delights us with all the reasons and the how-tos of indoor gardening—something we really need this time of year as we tire of the sea of white outside our windows. He will also touch on over-wintering outdoor plants indoors for the winter.
Loren will also update us on the availability of the new rose bush named for his mother, Louise Hansen. This orange-red colored rose bush has already received the 2025 Award of Excellence by the American Rose Society. Loren, through his company the Plant People Design Center here in Green Bay, and High Country Roses of Colorado are the select distributors of the Louise Hansen miniature climbing rose. Loren has been providing professional indoor "plantscaping" services for large and small businesses in northeastern Wisconsin for more than 30 years, in addition to the successful retail Plant People store in downtown Green Bay. He has taught many gardening classes at NWTC. He graduated from UW-Madison in both horticulture and business. Loren's plant skills come quite naturally as the son of Lee and Louise Hansen. Lee is a well-known “plant doctor” horticulturist that started the landscaping program at NWTC. Louise was part of the multi-generational family owning and operating Schroeder’s Flowers. Working with plants came quite naturally for Loren. Please join us on March 22 as Loren will begin at 10 a.m. at GBBG, with our club meeting to follow. Attendees will leave with plenty of inspiration and practical knowledge! |
Louise Hansen is a gem from Dr. David Zlesak. This rose is a tough climbing miniature that grows reliably to 6 feet and may get taller in warmer areas. Cane hardy in zone 4 and disease resistant. Clusters of striking orange red blooms cover this climber in flushes throughout the growing season with a light fragrance.
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What's Happening in 2025?
The Gardeners Club of Green Bay
The Gardeners Club of Green Bay
Confirmed Speakers for 2025
We are thrilled to present our confirmed speakers for 2025. It promises to be a series of highly informative talks in the cozy classrooms of the Green Bay Botanical Garden.
Attendance Information:
Upcoming Meeting Schedule:
Saturday, March 22, 10 am to 12 pm in the George Kress Suite of Classrooms - GBBG
Speaker: Loren Hansen (The Plant People) - House Plant Care and tips on overwintering summer plants indoors.
Wednesday, May 21, 6 pm to 8 pm in the George Kress Suite of Classrooms - GBBG
Speaker: Maria Otto (Conservation Corps Coordinator) - Pollinator Gardening
Please note: Though all speakers have been confirmed, anything can happen which could change the meeting topic or date of the meeting due to the weather or other circumstances. Please confirm by checking up-to-date information from this website or with the Green Bay Botanical Garden.
The Gardeners Club of Green Bay is a nonprofit organization and not affiliated with the Green Bay Botanical Garden. We value the opportunity to meet at their location and their support of advertising our events.
We are thrilled to present our confirmed speakers for 2025. It promises to be a series of highly informative talks in the cozy classrooms of the Green Bay Botanical Garden.
Attendance Information:
- Doors Open: one hour before the start time.
- Arrival: Please plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before the start time to settle in.
- Start Time: Talks will begin promptly at the listed times.
- Business Meetings: After a 15-minute break, business meetings will commence following the speakers.
- Guests are welcome to attend up to two speaker meetings.
- To attend all meetings, guests can become members.
- Available at check-in on any event date.
- Download from the following link: Download Application
Upcoming Meeting Schedule:
Saturday, March 22, 10 am to 12 pm in the George Kress Suite of Classrooms - GBBG
Speaker: Loren Hansen (The Plant People) - House Plant Care and tips on overwintering summer plants indoors.
Wednesday, May 21, 6 pm to 8 pm in the George Kress Suite of Classrooms - GBBG
Speaker: Maria Otto (Conservation Corps Coordinator) - Pollinator Gardening
Please note: Though all speakers have been confirmed, anything can happen which could change the meeting topic or date of the meeting due to the weather or other circumstances. Please confirm by checking up-to-date information from this website or with the Green Bay Botanical Garden.
The Gardeners Club of Green Bay is a nonprofit organization and not affiliated with the Green Bay Botanical Garden. We value the opportunity to meet at their location and their support of advertising our events.
Thank you to all who participated in our July 20, 2024, 2nd Annual Garden Walk. We enjoyed sharing our passion for gardening with you! Plans are in effect for our 3rd Annual Garden Walk on July 19 of 2025.
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Commemorative stones to display in their gardens were awarded to the 2024 garden walk hosts. Corey Behnke, Steve Lambert, Jason Switalski, and Judy Johnson received theirs at the November 13 Harvest Banquet. Tim and Terri Verhasselt and Mary Carlson received theirs prior to the banquet.
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Past Meetings and Events
Harvest Banquet
Swan Club, De Pere, Wisconsin
November 13, 2024
Swan Club, De Pere, Wisconsin
November 13, 2024
September 14 Meeting at Corey Behnke's Pollinator Garden
In the Shadow of Lambeau Field !
In the Shadow of Lambeau Field !
Summer Picnic in Door County
August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024
Members enjoyed the day touring the Garden Door at the University of Wisconsin Peninsular Agricultural Research Station, then visited at one of our member's cottage in Sturgeon Bay. The day ended with food aplenty!
Seed Starting
Our March 16, 2024, Meeting
Our March 16, 2024, Meeting
Our member, Deb Schumacher, starts seeds in January through March for her 3-acre yard and containers. She shared her growing techniques and how to avoid and solve problems with damping off and pests.
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Our members and guests, many taking notes, at our seed starting presentation.
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Activities from Our February 24, 2024, Meeting
Intro to Growing and Landscaping with Mushrooms
Learn More at https://www.fieldforest.net/
Intro to Growing and Landscaping with Mushrooms
Learn More at https://www.fieldforest.net/
Lindsey Bender, a mycologist at Field and Forest Products in Peshtigo, presented how to grow mushrooms (just about anywhere--outside or inside on many different objects or in the ground).
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This was our audience--48 members and guests attended for this very interesting topic of growing mushrooms.
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Lindsey Bender (left) presented a door prize of growing medium (grain spawn) for mushrooms.
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Harvest Banquet
November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023
Our 2024 officers were installed. Mary Watts, secretary; Barb Kamps, treasurer; Veronica Geurts, vice president; Patti Nellis, past co-president; CJ Janus, past co-president; Carl Christensen, president
Engraved stones were presented to our garden walk hosts, Carl and Karen VendenHeuvel (grandaughter, Audrey).
Though not able to attend our banquet, the bricks were presented earlier in the fall to the garden walk hosts identified below.
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The installation ceremony was conducted by Sue Rohan. Here she is inducting Veronica Geurts in her continuing role as vice president.
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A tradition at Harvest Banquets has been a silent auction of garden-related objects and food. Plants, bulbs, yard art, canned food, craft work, home-made items are eagerly bid on to take home!
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Dan and Lisa Rocheleau
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Kitty and Dan Doersch, For His Majesty Gardens
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Leo and Eileen Bordeleau, Rose-Hill Gardens
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"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.
The Vineyard Tour
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Tasting the Grapes!
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History of Oak Orchard Vineyards
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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.
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Our officers in the shadow of Lambeau Field!
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Thank you to all who participated in our July 22 garden walk. We enjoyed sharing our passion of gardening with you!
The Geurts Garden
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The Rocheleau Garden
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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.
Hundreds of Plants!
Future Gardeners! Look at those cute garden gloves.
Veronica and Rob Geurts - Our Plant Sale Leaders!
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More Plants!
Gotta Have This!
Educating Customers
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Garden Decor
Never Enough Plants!
Happy Shoppers!
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April 29 - Trellis Making for the Plant Sale
 Trellis Making - Rob Geurts and Patti Nellis
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Shirley Winnes making willow wreaths for the trellises.
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Trellis Making - Veronica Geurts and Barbara Kamps
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February 2023 - Growing Sprouts in Your Kitchen and Urban Composting Options
Corey Groshek, founder and CEO of Greener Bay Compost, presented composting options to residential and commercial customers at our February 2023 meeting. This is the bucket used for pick-up service of food and garden waste.
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Patti Nellis presented how to grow sprouts at home at our February 2023 meeting. She had alfalfa sprouts for taste-testing.
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August 2022 - Tour at the De Pere property of Jim and Sandy LaLuzerne
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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
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The Jankowskis have transformed their three-plus acres into a garden lover's paradise, featuring perennials of many varieties mingling with their amazing collection of over 1,300 named daylilies, ornamental trees, and over 250 hostas.
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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.
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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.
Jill Leisgang served as Master of Ceremonies. Attendees enjoyed dinner at the 1951 West restaurant.
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Members brought garden objects, plants, canned produce, handmade items, and much more for the silent auction.
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March 2022 - Hands-on Activity Making Willow Branch Trellises
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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.
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The September 8, 2019 Booyah Sale Fundraiser
Here's the crew selling booyah at the Kimp's Hardware parking lot in Howard.
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KP duty to prepare the vegetables on September 7.
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This is cooking the chicken.
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Here's the soup ready to be eaten!
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