Manchester Garden Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from March through October at 7:00 p.m.  Meetings are usually at  the Blocher Room in the town library, or sometimes at members' gardens.  The club maintains the Eel River Town Gardens and takes short road trips to various gardens of interest.  New members are welcome or just drop in and "test the waters" first..  Dues are only $10 per year.  This year we will be re-bricking the walk of the town parking lot, helping with the America in Bloom contest, and selling honey hoes, of course..  (Kindly note: the club does not maintain the American Legion Memorial)

 

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Officers

President - Danna
Vice-Pres - Martha
Secretary - Rhonda
Treasurer - Deb
Garden of Month - Karen
News Reporter - Leesa
Bricks - Martha

 

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The Club's booth at the 2007 October Festival

Garden of the Month
 

Every month an area garden is chosen to be Garden of the Month.  The Club's sign is placed in the proud gardener's yard.  September's winners were David & Rebecca Chenoweth.
Click here to nominate a Garden


Gardening Advice

September Gardening Tips
Polymer Water Crystals
Garden Pond Spring Thaw

 

One of Manchester's most creative spirits, Mary Ann Swihart, hosted our September meeting with some hands-on fun making flower arrangements [more]

 

 

 

 

Club member, Martha Music had center stage for our August meeting on Seed Growing [more]


 

 

 

Members met at the Town Gardens on July 19th to remove the Bricks in the walkway to re-do the underlayment.  [more]

 

 

 

CountryView Greenhouse owner, Ryan Baker, treated us to pictures of rare and unusual plants for the July meeting [more]

 

 

 

 

 

Our June meeting featured Marsha Croner's garden pond  [more]

 

 

 

 

MGC members were afforded a rare opportunity to examine a wholesale greenhouse at the April 12th meeting.  [more]

 

 

 

Master Gardener Marsha reveals her secrets for successful tomatoes and other vegetables at the March 29th meeting.  [more]

 

 

 

2007 Agenda (7:00pm)


Mar 
 

8
15
22
29
March Into Spring (4 weeks)
America in Bloom
Herbs in the Garden
Containers as Gardens
Heirloom Tomatoes/Vegetables
Apr 12
 
Tricia Puckett Wholesale
Greenhouse
14
21
Town Garden Cleanup  8:00am
Town Garden Cleanup  8:00am
May 10 Town Garden Work  6:00pm
Jun 14 Water Gardening
  23 Town Garden Mulch  8:00am
Jul 12 Ryan Baker's
Country View Greenhouse
  19 Brick Removal Town Gardens  6:00pm
Aug  10 America in Bloom Contest Winners
Aug  16 Seed Growing
Sep 13 Flower Arranging
Oct 6 Harvest Festival
  11 Plan Next Year's Agenda

America In Bloom Garden Contest Winners

 

Featured Idea

Add some eyes lips and nose to a tree trunk with naturally growing fungus  Got an unusual element in your garden?  e-Mail your pic to Rick.  Check out the Ideas in North Manchester link.

 

 

 

Master Gardener Bob takes a well-deserved break after an excellent presentation March 22 on Container Gardening. [more]

 

 

 

The room was full of Master Gardeners, including three from Wabash, as Master Gardener Danna presented Herbs in the Garden March 15. [more]

 
 

 

Local gardening expert, Leesa Metzger, presented the first of the March Into Spring presentations, officially beginning the Garden Club season.  Along with about 9 regular members,  4 or 5 guests were in attendance. [more]

Marshal, Michigan Garden Walk
(2nd weekend in July) 

Country View Greenhouse

Metzger Landscaping & Design

2007 Events and Festivals

2006 Indy Field Trip