GCGM MEMBERS ONLY EVENTS
Our Programs
Newly elected GCGM committees' chairs and committees' members are working on planning an exciting program of events for the 2025 - 2026 season starting in September. The program schedule will be finalized and published in the Yearbook.
To stay informed, continue visiting our website and be sure to read monthly newsletters to see any updates.
Please note all GCGM events, except Open Days, are for members only and require registration in advance.
Look for invitations to register for the upcoming events arriving in your email inbox approximately 30 days prior to the actual event,
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dogwood Flower Farm Tour
Friday, September 12 , 10am - 12pm
Dogwood Farms in Delavan is a charming, family-run flower farm known for its vibrant seasonal blooms and welcoming atmosphere. Some may remember Kendra who spoke at our program in June 2024 on “Regenerative Gardening”
After a short intro to the farm and a design demo, guests will explore the field to cut their own blooms and create a beautiful arrangement in either a simple jar or an elegant compote.
"Aldo Leopold Was Also a Plant Guy"
Learn about Aldo Leopold, the "Father of Wildlife Conservation"
Friday, September 19, 10am - 2pm
Some visited the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo, WI previously and now will be discovering more about Leopold's interest in plants by Professor Stanley Temple, Senior Fellow with the Leopold Foundation.
GCGM Book Group Fall Conversation:
“The Garden of Evening Mists” by Tan Twan Eng
Friday, September 26th from 1-3 pm.
Come to share your impressions of this fascinating story about a Japanese garden created in memory of the main character’s sister. This historical fiction provides a balancing act for grace and empathy set in the aftermath of World War II in Malaya (original name of Malaysia).
GCGM Events September 2023-September 2025
Chicago Art and Garden Tour
Wednesday, August 13, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
The first stop was the Driehaus Museum for a guided tour including the history and architecture, permanent exhibit and current exhibit featuring Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature.
Last stop was Lurie Garden known as the "Secret Garden" designed by Landscape Architect Piet Oudolf. The naturalistic design using perennials and a large hedge make it the perfect place to relax and enjoy nature before boarding the bus and heading home.
Welcome to My Garden! Tours of Our Members' Gardens.
Thursday, July 31
The tour stared at Lake Hill House with a stroll through the beautiful backyard garden with Lake Michigan as a backdrop. This garden has been in the Whitefish Bay Garden Tour and Garden Conservancy.
Next stop was Sanger House and Garden. This garden was featured in Fine Gardening Magazine in 2019 can be described as bold and beautiful.
Open Days Garden Tours
Saturday July 19 and Sunday July 20.
Three Tours on Both Days
Washington Highlands Historic District in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Digging Deeper Event
Saturday July 19 and Sunday July 20.
Two Tours on Both Days
Washington Highlands Historic District in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Walk Through a Historic Washington Highlands: Where Beer Barons, Prohibition and Garden City Landscape architecture Intersect.
“Exploring the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern”
Boat Tour
Thursday, July 10, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Boat Tour on the Milwaukee River Estuary. We got up close and viewed the efforts to restore the Milwaukee River Estuary, dovetailing the “Reviving Milwaukee’s Waters” presentation.
GCGM Book Group Summer Conversation: “The Comfort of Crows“
Wednesday, June 25, 6 pm -7:30 pm on Zoom
Friday, June 27, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The summer read was The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Henk. A great opportunity to connect with garden club friends and discuss the natural world in your backyard with attention to seasonal detail.
Annual Meeting and Luncheon
Friday, June 20 10:00 am
The Annual Meeting included the President's message, summary of programs, volunteer hours, scholarships, and financial report. New board officers and members were announced and outgoing officers were recognized.
Tour at “Conservancy for Healing and Heritage”
Friday, June 13, 10:00 am
This event was a follow up from our January program given by Rosheen Styczinski and Susan Rabe and an opportunity to tour the Reiman Healing Chapel, We Energies Foundation Healing Garden and to hike the nature trails of this 36-acre parcel of forestland and a glacial lake.
Habitat for Humanity Plant Share
GCGM Volunteers at District project
Friday, June 6 and Saturday June 7
GCGM volunteers participated in this annual District Service Project for local Habitat for Humanity homeowners, helping to gather and organize donated plants, containers, seeds and other supplies that the homeowners need for this project.
Rockford Garden Trio Bus Trip
Thursday, May 22 8:15 am - 5:45 pm
Anderson Garden is a tranquil, 12-acre landscape garden in traditional Japanese style, with landscape of streams, waterfalls, winding pathways, and koi-filled ponds.
Nicholas Conservatory is the third largest conservatory in Illinois, offering an 11,000-square-foot plant exhibition area complete with water features, seating areas, and sculptures, all in a tropical plant setting.
Klehm Arboretum has an assortment of plant life unlike any other natural area in the United States, including many unique species from throughout the United States that normally do not thrive in this region, plus the Midwest’s most vigorous evergreen collection.
Build your Own Porch Pot
Wednesday, May 21, 10 am
Garden club friends met at Thomas Greenhouse to create their own porch pots. Tables were pre set for working on arrangement with 14 inch reusable pot filled with premium potting mix Participants were free to wonder the greenhouses and select 5 annuals to suit the specific growing conditions.
“Reviving Milwaukee’s Waters”
Friday, May 16, 10:30 am
We discussed long-term efforts to clean up the Milwaukee River Estuary Area of Concern from legacy contamination by removing contaminated sediment, restoring habitat, and improving conditions at local beaches.
Additionally, we discussed the critical role that water plays in our gardens and how gardening with native plants can improve our waterways.
“Floral Design Demonstration”
Tuesday, April 22, 10:00 am
The popular Floral Demonstration is being offered again. Learn to transform a supermarket bouquet from the wrapped cluster of flowers into a round, as well as a one-sided table arrangement. Demonstrations will include the nuances of professional floral design and arranging. In addition, you will receive a nice how-to booklet filled with information for your future reference.
“Patterns in Nature that Inspire Japanese Garden Design and the Connection Between Garden and Architecture”
Friday, April 18, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Japanese gardens and their architecture are the product of a fundamental connection with nature. Explore how they function, on a human scale, as pieces of a single living environment.
“Hiking for Non-Yodelers” - Hike Seminary Woods
Wednesday, April 9, 10 - 11 am
Seminary Woods at St Frances de Sales Seminary
Hiking this winter has been “at your own risk”, but the time has come to once again activate the Hiking for Non-Yodelers group. We’re off in search of ephemerals in Seminary Woods with fingers crossed. This southern mesic forest located on St. Francis de Sales Seminary grounds contains 68 acres of giant trees, rare ephemeral flowers, migratory birds, and a wide variety of wildlife. Large colonies of trillium and both white and yellow trout lilies dominate portions of the forest floor.
"Sowing the Seeds of Healthy Soil"
Friday, March 21, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Dr. Thelma Heidel-Baker, PhD Entomology Soil Conservationist USDA will explore digging deep to discover healthy soils, plant diversity, and the role of beneficial insects below ground in our home gardens. We will consider the delicate balance that exists between beneficial native plants and insect communities as well as explore healthy soils and the role of beneficial insects below ground.
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GCGM Book Group Winter Conversation: “The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables “
Monday, March, 6, 6:00 pm on Zoom
Tuesday, March, 7, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The group will be discussing "The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables" by Catherine Reid. Look for Eventbrite invitation to register in advance.
Photo Workshop: Tips and Practice for Improving Your Floral and Landscape Photography
Thursday, February 27, 10:00 am.
This workshop covered basic principles photographic composition, especially as it pertains to floral (macro) and landscape (garden) photography. It also included an overview of composing the image, basic functions of the camera including aperture settings for digital and cell phone cameras (iPhone & Android), and practice (weather permitting).
“Experiments in Permaculture”
by Mike Trinklein - Farmer, Author, TV Producer
Friday, February 21, 10:30am - 2pm.
Mike Trinklein an “experimental permaculture” farmer, plants lots of unusual food-producing perennials and trees in a quest to see what will grow well in Wisconsin going forward. Many of the 200+ varieties he’s tried have failed, but the winners offer exciting possibilities for gardens and farms, as we aim for a future that's more sustainable and more nutritious.
Healing Gardens: "Conservancy of Healing and Heritage"
Friday, January 17 · 10:30am - 2pm.
GCGM members started the new year with an inspiring presentation by fellow member and landscape architect, Rosheen Styczinski, as she shared her experiences creating the gardens at the Conservancy of Healing and Heritage. Rosheen is the owner of New Eden Landscapes where she and her team specialize in creating eco-friendly havens that encourage social interaction and healing.
December Holiday Celebration
Friday, December 20, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
GCGM members celebrated the holidays with the annual luncheon and floral design Fundraiser. Funds raised support the club’s scholarship fund.
Holiday Wreath Workshop
Wednesday, December 4, 10am - 12pm
Shady Lane Greenhouse
Participants created magnificent holiday wreathes using a mixture of fresh cut greens with guidance from experienced designers.
“Hiking for Non-Yodelers”
Forest Story Hike
Wednesday, November 20, 10am - 12pm
Forest Exploration Center
Participants experienced the Forest Field Guide Exhibits as they hiked with your Garden Club friends. The trail told the Forest Story in just over 2 miles. The trail itself is a single mile loop, but the exhibits tell two different stories of the forest, as a field guide going clockwise round the loop, and its ecology by going counterclockwise.
“Creative Decorating Ideas: Think Outside the Pot”
Friday, November 15 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
This presentation was focused on ways to make your outdoor garden and indoor natural space unique and memorable. Michael Alt (designer, builder, restorer, florist, antique procurer, curator) talked about the use of early and forgotten techniques, vessels, and design, such as fencing, gates, benches, ground cover, paths, shade covering, mirroring, etc. He also discussed the art of reusing items, as well as incorporating items that occur in nature inside or outside your home: nests, vines, stone, moss, branches, mushrooms, antlers, water, etc.
“Hiking for Non-Yodelers”
Wehr Nature Center - Mallard Lake and Woodland Loop
Thursday, October 24 · 10am - 12pm
The Wehr Nature Center
Visit and walk the trails of the beautiful Wehr Nature Center, Mallard Lake and Woodland Loop. This is a 2.6-mile hike near Franklin, WI.
“Urban Environmental Stressors-Climate Change”
Friday, October 18 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
Professor Wasley’s research interests span the range of ecological issues within architecture and urban design. He has expertise in blue/green infrastructure and the management of stormwater in the urban environment. This lecture will touch on a range of ways that urban landscapes can and are changing to respond to climate change and other environmental stresses.
“Aldo Leopold and International Crane Foundation Tour”
Friday, October 11, all day
Field Trip to Baraboo
Members toured the Aldo Leopold Shack and the Green Building and learned about the life and times of American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist Aldo Leopold the author of “Sand County Almanac”, a celebration of wilderness and wildlife.
Next, we visited The International Crane
Foundation - the only place in the world where visitors can see all 15 species of cranes. We learned about the world’s cranes and 50 years of crane conservation.
Fall Floral Workshop
Wednesday, October 2 · 10am - 12pm
Boerner Botanical Garden
First 2024-25 season hands-on class and take home a unique fall themed floral arrangement was conducted by Nancy Cody, GCGM president, and a floral designer and instructor. She offered a demo of several floral design techniques such as framing, shadowing, layering, and color blocking, also focusing on key elements of design like color, form, space, and texture to create a floral arrangement.
Tour: Guardians of the Land- Milwaukee's Naturalists and Conservationists
Tuesday, September 24 · 10am - 1:30pm
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum
2405 West Forest Home Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53215
GCGM friends met for a walking tour of the Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum to D
discover the legacy of the environmental stewards Alfred Boerner, Alvin P. Kletzsch, Christian Wahl, Dorothy Vallier and many more. These environmental stewards envisioned Milwaukee's parks, gardens, and green spaces.
“Trends in Landscape Architecture from the Design to Real-World Challenges"
Friday, September 20, 10:30am - 2pm
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
GCGM members assembled for our first meeting of the new season. GCGM member James Steiner, landscape architect and UW professor, and his colleague, Eric Schuchardt, Chair of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Program at UW-Madison discussed protecting and restoring equitable and inclusive spaces that demonstrate the importance of creating sustainable communities and the creative projects the students at UW Madison were implementing.
GCGM Book Group Summer Conversation: "All the Presidents' Gardens"
Thursday, August 29, from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Beulah Brinton Historical House, Home of the Bay View Historical Society. 2590 South Superior Street
Chicago Bus Tour: Ball Trial Gardens and Cantigny Park Gardens
Wednesday, August 21 · 8am - 6pm
College Avenue Park and Ride
GCGM members toured two beautiful gardens in west Chicago. The Gardens at Ball are trial gardens for the leading breeder and distributor of horticultural products since 1933. There are more than 15 acres of gardens to see as we walk along gravel paths.
The Gardens at Cantigny are the former estate of Robert McCormick, president of the Chicago Tribune in the 1930's. Now the grounds are one of the largest display gardens in the Midwest with 160,000 annuals, perennials, and flowering shrubs and trees.
Open Days
Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Bonniwell Garden, Mequon
Features fruit/vegetable garden, structure/sculpture, scenic view and woodland shade garden.
Farm On Hilly Lane, Saukville
Features historic garden, organic toxin free garden, scenic view, substantial native plants, and water feature.
Glasshouse In The Prairie, Fredonia
Features meadow, scenic view, substantial native plants.
“Welcome to My Garden”
Thursday, July 11, 10:00am
Palmisano Garden in Muskego
Donna’s Garden in Big Bend
Andrea Bryant’s Garden in Waukesha
A guided tour of the Palmisano Garden, with Casy Palmisano. The gardens are inspired by Roy Diblik’s principles and Piet Oudolf, a leader in New Perennial Movement. This led to the family landscape business started in 2020 that specializes in naturalistic planting schemes beneficial to the environment.
Wander on the paths with various beds of sun and shade perennials, prairie and pollinator areas, a bog, specimen trees and an array of garden art.
Regenerative Gardening at Dogwood Flower Farm
Friday, June 21, 10:30am
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
Join GCGM for a day filled with beautiful blooms and sustainable practices. This event is all about celebrating the beauty of locally grown flowers and supporting our community of flower growers. Dogwood Farm owners Kendra and Chris will share with us their journey of starting and building their farm, expanding into the community and their success selling at a farmstand and special events. Get ready to learn about the benefits of using fresh, locally sourced flowers in your everyday life.
Join us in spreading the joy of locally sourced fresh flowers!
Woman’s Club of Wisconsin Historic Tour
Friday, June 14, 1:00pm or 2:00pm
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
Meet in the Great Hall where women from the past met to transform, change and shape public policy. Linda Marshall, Historic Docent, will give us a tour of the building and grounds as we learn about the rich history of the Woman’s Club of Wisconsin founded in 1876.
“Habitat for Humanity Plant Share” Service Project
Friday, May 30 through Sunday June 1.
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity
Garden club members shared their knowledge and skills as they assisted with selection of the plants with Habitat homeowners. Together they built flower, vegetable and herb container gardens for each homeowner to take home. This is an annual event.
“Touching our Grandmothers’ Gardens and Finding Heirloom Treasures”
Friday, May 17, 10:30 am
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
A historical gardener, Marcia Carmichael shared her passion for the History of gardening in America and heirloom plants through storytelling and photography. She was the researcher designer and docent for the gardens at Old World Wisconsin. She has owned and operated her own greenhouses and herb business in Southeast Wisconsin. Marcia appreciates all aspects of heirloom plants, from propagation to harvest and from folklore to fact. She has written Putting Down Roots: Gardening Insights from Wisconsin’s Early Settlers.
“Spring Planter Workshop”
Wednesday, May 8. 10:00 am
Thomas Greenhouse, Mukwonago
Thomas Greenhouse staff provided a tour of their greenhouse followed by a demonstration on how to plant a spring planter. Participants received a 14” pot, soil, and five plants and let their creativity go wild as they made their own beautiful planter arrangement to take home.
“Cultivating Edible Mushrooms: A Mushroom Inoculation Workshop”
Sunday, May 5, 3 sessions: 9:30am, 12:30pm and
3:30pm
Member's garden, Mequon
Participants in in this Digging Deeper Garden Conservancy Service Project inoculated harvested logs with shiitake, oyster and chestnut mushroom spawn and received one of each type of log to take home, as well as instructions for care.
Easy Does It Book Group Discussing
Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
1. Friday, May 3. 1:00pm - 3:00pm
St Johns on the Lake, Milwaukee
2. Tuesday, May 7, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Natural Wines, Bayview
3. Monday, May 13 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Via Zoom
Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert revolves around curiosity exploration and the interconnectedness of life. Alma Whittaker’s journey as a botanist and her quest for understanding the natural world leads her to profound insights about evolution, love and the human condition. This historical fiction delves into the complexities of science, spirituality and the inexorable march of time, all while celebrating the wonder of
discovery and the beauty of nature.
“The Chimney’s in the Spring”. Private Garden Tour
Tuesday, May 5. 10:00am and 1:00pm
River Hills
A guided tour with owner David Knox of his beautiful 15-acre arboretum featuring over 60 spectacular magnolia trees in full bloom alongside dogwoods and ephemeral flowers. It was a sight to be seen in the spring.
Floral Techniques Demonstration with Claudia Rovens, Floral Designer and Instructor
Wednesday, April 24, 10 :00am
Boerner Botanical Gardens
Claudia Rovens, Floral Designer and Instructor, demonstrated important principles of design and composition. She answered the question: why are you putting one flower here and the next one there?
Participants learned many tricks of the trade. Along with how to make a floral style bow that can be used with an arrangement, plant or wreath.
“Hiking for Non-Yodelers”
Monday, April 22, 10:00 am
Seven Bridges Trail
Grant Park
Participants hiked along the undeveloped bluff along Lake Michigan and enjoyed the spectacular views. Stroll across 7 bridges over the gorge or down the gorge stairways to walk along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
“Our Fascinating Feathered Friends”
Friday, April 19, 10 :00am
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
Dan Panetti, bird educator, shared with us the preferred habitat and behavioral habits of our local and migratory birds, including nesting, feeding, and rearing young. Migration begins in the spring and many of the birds we see travel thousands of miles to nest in Wisconsin. You can be a part of this process by growing a garden that provides safe shelter, food and water for our feathered friends.
“Aquaponics Tour”
Wednesday, April 03, 10 :00am and 11:00am
Euphorik Oasis. Aquaponic Urban Farm
Milwaukee
Join GCGM members and learn the history of aquaponics, what it is, as well why this type of farming is so important. Members will see basil being grown and receive a small basil plant to take home.
You will be required to wear a hairnet and shoe covers provided at the tour. No open toe shoes.
“Touching our Grandmothers’ Gardens and Finding Heirloom Treasures”
Friday, May 17, 10:30 am
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
A historical gardener, Marcia Carmichael shared her passion for the History of gardening in America and heirloom plants through storytelling and photography. She was the researcher designer and docent for the gardens at Old World Wisconsin. She has owned and operated her own greenhouses and herb business in Southeast Wisconsin. Marcia appreciates all aspects of heirloom plants, from propagation to harvest and from folklore to fact. She has written Putting Down Roots: Gardening Insights from Wisconsin’s Early Settlers.
“Hiking for Non-Yodelers”
Wednesday, March 27, 10:00 am
Lions Den Gorge Nature Preserve
Grafton
Hike took place along the undeveloped bluff of Lake Michigan and offered the spectacular views. It was a pleasant stroll across bridges over the gorge and down the gorge stairways to the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Horticulture Unplugged: Gardening Round Robin
Thursday, March 21, 9:30 an
Boerner Botanical Gardens
The GCGM Horticulture Committee hosted a fun event for members given by members. Participants learned about a variety of topics including growing dahlias, herbs, petunias, hydrangeas, a cut flower garden and more in small group presentations on selected topics of interest led by member experts.
Insects and Other Creepy-Crawlies
Friday, March 15, 10:00 am
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
GCGM members met the "Bug Lady", an entertaining speaker Kate Redmond, Interpretive Naturalist and Environmental Educator. We learned how insects share the earth with us. More than 85% of all species of animals are insects, and thousands of them live their lives below our radar, all around us. What are insects and why should we care? We learned about the variety, natural history, survival strategies, ecological importance, and beauty of these misunderstood creatures.
How to Take Beautiful Floral and Garden Landscape Pictures - Photography Workshop
Thursday, February 22, 10:00 am
Boerner Botanical Gardens
The workshop covered the basic principles of composition, as applied to photography, with a particular focus on floral and garden landscape scenes from a very Wisconsin perspective -- all four seasons.
The focus was on previsualization of any given scene and/or subject and considering what it was that the photographer saw and considered worth sharing with others. Following the instruction there was a "hands-on" practical session outdoors.
Prescription from the Apple Doctors: An (Organic) Apple a Day!
Friday, February 16th, 10:30am
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
Dream Apple Farm is a certified organic apple orchard in Port Washington, established to fulfill the dream of Ed and Peggy Callahan. GCGM members got together at the Woman’s Club of Wisconsin to learn about the challenges and benefits of growing organic apples and why living soil is the key to organic growing.
Easy Does It Book Group
Brave the Wild River by Melissa Sevigny
January 29th, January 30th, February 1st
Brave the Wild River by Melissa Sevigny, came on the heels of the very successful initial book group meeting.
“What Is a Forest Garden and How Can You Create One?”
Zoom Meeting with Dani Baker,
Organic Farmer and Author
Friday, January 19th, 10:30 am
A forest garden is an intentional planting modeled after a natural forest edge where the tallest trees, shrubs, herbaceous ground-covers and vines flourish with no human intervention. How does nature do it? This powerpoint presentation described six principles that the home-scale gardener could apply to any size perennial food producing planting. Attendee discovered numerous tips on how to create their own self-sustaining, magical and abundant edible landscape.
GCGM Holiday Celebration
Friday, December 15th, 11:00 am
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
GCGM members gathered to celebrate the season at our festive annual luncheon and fundraiser at The Woman's Club decorated for the holidays. holidays.
Holiday Floral and Tablescape Workshop
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 10:00 am
Boerner Botanical Gardens
GCGM members gathered for our annual holiday floral workshop to make a seasonal centerpiece with fresh florals, greens, and holiday trims.
New this year: tips for decorating your table with your centerpiece.
“A Wealth of Nature: Photos of Parks and Natural Areas in Southeast Wisconsin”
Friday, November 17th, 10:30 am
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
“A Wealth of Nature” is a project spearheaded by Eddee Daniel and Preserve Our Parks, a non-profit dedicated to preservation and promotion of parks and open spaces.
Eddee has traveled throughout the Milwaukee region documenting the area’s abundance of nature and recreational opportunities. Eddee described the project, the challenges parks were facing, what Preserve
Our Parks was doing about them and shared his beautiful photographs.
Thai Cooking Demonstration
Wednesday, November 8th, 1:00 am
AN OX CAFE
An exciting private Thai Cooking Demonstration in-person event demonstrated the art of Thai cuisine. Thai dishes with authentic flavors and spices were created.
Fall Themed Floral Workshop
Thursday, October 26 at 10 am.
Boerner Botanical Garden.
Participants made floral arrangements for the fall season with fresh flowers, greenery and trims, as well as learned creative floral design technique to incorporate natural materials from the garden into their design.
Discussing “Easy Does It”
New Book Group First Meeting
Tuesday, October 24th., 1 pm - 3 pm
Bay View Historical Society
The featured book was Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Participants shared impressions from the book related to questions that have been formulated by facilitators.
Future Landscape Design for Milwaukee Public Museum. GCGM Program and Meeting
Thursday, October 20th at 10:30 am
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
David Malda Landscape Designer shared the insider details of his work, the project and the idea of garden in the context of gardening in this country and its relation to European traditions.
He discussed collaborating with the design teams in creating a beautiful, functional green space on the grounds, as well the future museum’s rooftop garden, to best meet the education and community needs of the neighborhood and visitors.
Apple Picking and Sweet Treats
Friday, Sep 29, at 10:00 am
Peck and Bushel 5454 County Road Q, Colgate, WI
A delightful day of apple picking and indulging in delicious sweet treats! It was a great opportunity to enjoy the crisp autumn air while hand-picking ripe, juicy apples straight from the orchard at Peck and Bushel.
A Living Art Frame with Succulent Plants Workshop. Milwaukee District Garden Club fundraiser.
Thursday, September 21st, from10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Boerner Botanical Gardens
This was an opportunity to help Milwaukee District Garden Club as well as to create and take home a living art frame filled with succulents. Nancy Cody, GCGM president, a certified floral designer, the owner of Rose and Twig Floral Design and and her helpers guided us in creating a unique art frame filled with succulents at Boerner Botanical Gardens
Alice’s Garden and Urban Farm event featuring herbs.
Saturday, September 16th, 9:00am to 2:00pm
Alice's Garden Urban Farm, 2136 N. 21st Street, Milwaukee
This was a hands-on day of herbal learning, crafting, cooking, brewing, blending. GCGM provided sponsorship for this community event. For tree summers, a group of dedicated GCGM members has been working on maintaining the labyrinth with healing herbs & plants.
From Meteorology to Biodiversity
Friday, September 15th from 10:30am to 1:00pm
Woman's Club of Wisconsin
This was our first meeting of the new garden club season. Eric Manges, on air meteorologist at FOX6 in Milwaukee, a weather expert, as well as a passionate lover of nature who grows a native garden behind the weather deck on the Fox6 property, spoke about the importance of biodiversity and how his meteorological expertise led him on this journey. We saw many beautiful photographs of his adventures. He recently published an interview and story on the cranes in Wisconsin.
Lakeshore State Park:
Seating Oasis Dedication
Friday, September 8th from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Lakeshore State Park
500 North Harbor Drive Milwaukee, WI 53202
The celebration was held at the site developed with funds from our club's Plant America Grant and matching funds donated by GCGM.
A brief program featured guests David Robson, National Garden Club PLANT AMERICA Community Grant Chairperson; Elaine Zautke, Lakeshore State Park Manager; and James Steiner, designer of the oasis representing landscape architectural firm Helianthus. Light treats and guided walks through the park added to the morning’s festivities.