Events (11)
Saturday, July 1st, 2023
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Gardens
1. 1010 Seminole Road "Breena....Fairyland"
2. 3940 Harbor Breeze Drive "Ainsley...Fairy Meadow"
3. 3975 Harbor Breeze Drive "Liayda...Water Fairy"
4. 5335 Davis Road "Shayla...Fairy Palace"
5. 1175 Briarwood Ct. "Tucca...Imaginative"
6. 241 Boulder "Fayette...Little Fairy"
7. 6913 Westshire "Olette...Winged One"
April 16, 2024 Monthly Meeting
First Lutheran Church
1206 Whitehall Rd, N Muskegon, MI
11:30 AM - Social Time and Box Lunch catered by Sheila Fretty (preordered in March)
12:00 Noon Program and Business Meeting
Program: Pressed Flower Workshop
Members of Meridian Garden Club in District 2B will present a pressed flower workshop. You will have an opportunity to create your own unique designs on cards or bookmarks. Materials will be provided but if you can bring a small pair of tweezers and a small paintbrush, you may find them useful. Come prepared for an engaging experience crafting some lovely little works of art! No experience required!
August 15 Monthly Meeting
First Lutheran Church
1206 Whitehall Rd, N Muskegon, MI
11:30 AM - Social Time and Bring your own brown bag lunch and beverage
12:00 Noon Program and Business Meeting
Program: Laura Bostick, "Drying Herbs"
Garden Club Member, Laura, has a wealth of experience gardening. "How do you preserve your garden?" Our gardens can bring us joy all winter long if we preserve some of it before it's gone. Laura will share a few of her favorite ways to preserve and use the herbs and flowers that she grows in her garden, from herb wreaths and herbal vinegars to candied flowers and pressed flower crafts. Please share your favorite preserving tips with us as we explore fun ways to extend our gardens beyond the growing season!
December 12, 2023 Monthly Meeting
First Lutheran Church
1206 Whitehall Rd, N Muskegon, MI
11:30 AM - Social Time
12:00 Noon Program and Business Meeting
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON catered by Dave's Country Kitchen
HOLIDAY TABLESCAPES by members
Cosmic Knot Tom Wall of Cosmic Knot Band will enlighten us about Florganoleptic music which entails creating music with plants.
February 20, 2024 Monthly Meeting
First Lutheran Church
1206 Whitehall Rd, N Muskegon, MI
11:30 AM - Social Time and Box Lunch catered by Sheila Fretty
12:00 Noon Program and Business Meeting
Program: Dr. Alan Steinman, PhD
Great Lakes Areas of Concern & the Remediation of Muskegon Lake. Dr. Steinman is from the Grand Valley State University & Annis water Resources Institute. We've heard about last century lumber pulled from the lake and other restoration projects - let's check in for a progress report. What projects are ongoing? How can we help?
June 18, 2024 Monthly Meeting
First Lutheran Church
1206 Whitehall Rd, N Muskegon, MI
11:30 AM - Social Time and Box Lunch catered by Sheila Fretty (preordered in May)
12:00 Noon Program and Business Meeting
Program: Melissa Eikenberry, "Hosting Butterflies"
Melissa has a passion for good environmental practices in our everyday lives and will share ways we can implement these practices in our gardens. She also has a passion for protecting hidden treasures, caterpillars and the eggs they hatch from. She'll share how treasure tags can help us protect and provide food for caterpillars-potential butterflies and moths. Plus, an invitation to the Million Milkweed Challenge to support the Monarch population.
March 19, 2024 Monthly Meeting
First Lutheran Church
1206 Whitehall Rd, N Muskegon, MI
11:30 AM - Social Time and Bring your own lunch and beverage
12:00 Noon Program and Business Meeting
Program: Bradley Youngstrom -On The Farm "Growing, Drying, Arranging Flowers"
Bradley Youngstrom is the proprietor of "On The Farm" in Mears, Michigan. Bradley has over 35 years in the floral industry, has a degree in interior design and is also an artist. On The Farm, Bradley's family farm, is currently a flower farm during the summer months. Bradley has a small gift shop on the farm and hosts a Fall Festival there on the 2nd Saturday each October.
May 21, 2024 Monthly Meeting
First Lutheran Church
1206 Whitehall Rd, N Muskegon, MI
11:30 AM - Social Time and Bring your own lunch and beverage
12:00 Noon Program and Business Meeting
Program: Mary Sue Farmer, Yoga for Gardeners
Mary Sue owns Superior Fitness and Massage Studio. She is a Health and Fitness Coach, Personal Trainer, Body Building Coach and Massage Therapist. We will be doing some light upper and lower body movements as well as stretching useful for gardening, cleaning and grandkids activities.....keeping us younger longer!
November 14, 2023 Monthly Meeting
First Lutheran Church
1206 Whitehall Rd, N Muskegon, MI
11:30 AM - Social Time and Box Lunch catered by Sheila Fretty (preorder in October)
12:00 Noon Program and Business Meeting
Program: Skeeter from Wasserman's Flowers and Gifts presents Fall/Holiday Decorating!
Skeeter Parkhouse is back! You will not want to miss this favorite presenter from Wasserman's Flowers and Gifts. He promises to treat us to some new ideas that we can use to decorate our homes for the holidays!