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 irrigating the town parking lot gardens, helping with the America in Bloom contest, and selling honey hoes, of course.  The club is a member of Manchester Area Programs (MAP)

 

 

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Officers

President - Rhonda
Vice-Pres -Beth
Secretary - Martha
Treasurer - Deb
Garden of Month - Karen
Media - Leesa
Bricks - Martha

 

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On a Saturday in July the club made an excursion to Marshall Michigan for the annual "Welcome to My garden" walk.  [more]

 

 

 

Beekeeper, and gracious host,  Stan Ide gave us the royal tour of his gardens and Honey Farm for our June meeting  [more]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kelly Smith, the Director of Charley Creek Gardens in Wabash, gave us a great tour for our May meeting.  [more]

 

 

 

The 2009 Garden Club has officially begun.  Manchester's resident media expert and landscaping contractor, Leesa Metzger kicked off the season with a presentation on the latest in Gardening Trends .  [more]

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Agenda
(7:00pm)

Mar  12 Spring Stuff - Leesa Metzger
Apr 9
11
16
New Plants - Ryan Baker
Spring Cleanup - Breakfast Linda's
Spring Cleanup Town Gardens
6:00pm
May 14 Charley Creek - Kelly Smith
Jun 18 Ide's Gardens & Honey Farm  [map]
Jul 7
11
Meeting at Rhonda's  6:30pm
Garden Walk - Marshall Michigan
[flyer]
Aug  13 Flowers - Mary Ann Swihart
Sep 10 Blue River Nursery Columbia City
Oct 15 Next Year's Agenda and Officers

Eel River Gardens Watering Responsibilities
Group Pictures

Sending you some Spring

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

Country View Greenhouse

Saxton Nursery

Charley Creek Gardens

Metzger Landscaping & Design

2006 Indy Field Trip

 

 

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.  This month's winner is David & Renee McFadden.


Click here to nominate a Garden

 

Featured Idea

Here is a Rain Drum designed to catch rain water from your gutters so you always have plenty of fresh rain water for your plants.  Got an unusual element in your garden?  e-Mail your pic to Rick.  Check out the Ideas in North Manchester link.