Garden Club of Minneapolis

Another nice bit of ink for the Garden Club of Minneapolis (GCM) from the suburban Sun Sailor newspapers. The club recently had our progressive pot luck in the gardens of Pat Kessler and Lynn Messman. You can tour gardens like this too if you are a member of the GCM. (Clink on the link below to see the article)

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The Garden Club of Minneapolis got some very nice coverage in the July issue of Lavender, the monthly magazine for the Twin Cities LGBTQ+ community and the larger Twin Cities community.

Welcoming Everyone For Your Love of Gardening | Lavender Magazine The Garden Club of Minneapolis has a long history in Minnesota, beginning during the early years of World War II as a way for men who did not see combat to ...

Plenty of advance warning for you curious plant shoppers.

It's never too early to start planning… (Even with snow falling)

It's never too early to start planning… (Even with snow falling)

The Garden Club of Minneapolis (formerly the Men’s and Women’s Garden Club of Minneapolis) will display a vignette at the U of MN Landscape Arboretum’s upcoming Spring Flower Show. The display will show our Club’s history partnering with the Arboretum over the years. It features a set of window boxes of green and flowering plants with timeline placards indicating significant historical club events. Some of the significant historical events:
· In 1958—1976, Club member Dr. Leon Snyder served as the first director of the Arboretum
· All Arboretum directors have been members of our Club, including new Director Andrew Gapinski
· Many Club members have been and/or currently volunteer at the Arboretum
· For over 30 years, the Arboretum and our Club have co-hosted an annual exhibit of prize-winning flowers, vegetables, and horticultural photos each August.

Be sure to stop by the display in the Oswald Visitor Center. General ticketing admissions to the Arboretum includes the 2024 Spring Flower Show, February 8—March 10. For Arboretum admission tickets, go to https://arb.umn.edu/Tickets

The Garden Club of Minneapolis is proud that member Bette Fenton and her husband Curt have been honored by the StarTribune. They have graciously hosted several Garden Club events in their beautiful garden.

Hopkins couple combine talents for Beautiful Gardens win Bette takes the lead on the flowers, Curt the bonsais.

Maybe you have noticed, but our name has changed. We are now simply the Garden Club of Minneapolis.

At last Saturday's Garden and Urban Farm Tour the four most senior members of the Men's and Women's Garden Club of Minneapolis all made an appearance at Bette and Curt's garden at the same time. Sitting at left is Roger Koopmans who has been a member for 66 years. Also sitting is Jerry Shannon, 46 years. Standing left is Lloyd Wittstock, 41 years. Standing right is Andy Marlow, 43 years. Photo by Curt Fenton.

Reminder: You have a limited time to purchase your tickets

It's coming next week. We hope to see you there!

MWGCM member Sandra Mangel honored with StarTribune Beautiful Gardens award.

Beautiful Gardens winner creates English cottage garden in Minneapolis Sandy Mangel's garden on a corner lot in Minneapolis is a day brightener for passersby.

Invasive jumping worms are a hot topic. This meeting is free to attend.

An early notice for Minneapolis gardeners…

January Club Meeting
MWGCM member and Minneapolis Park Board Crew Leader, Andrew Gawboy, will take us back to the history of gardens of Minneapolis Park Board-- Lost Gardens: Armory Garden, Loring Park, Gateway Park, and the Rose Garden Before Restoration.

Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
Lake Harriet United Methodist Church
4901 Chowen Avenue South

6:00 PM Social Gathering/Dinner
6:30 PM Business Meeting
7:00 PM Presentation: MPRB Lost Gardens, with Andrew Gawboy

A tribute to our hard working members.

Services for our good friend and fellow garden club member Dr. Bob Olson have been set. A celebration of his life will be held at 11am on October 17th at the Chapel at Lakewood Cemetery followed by a reception at The Calhoun Beach Club. Here is a link to his obituary which appeared in today's StarTribune https://tinyurl.com/ycrd4ray

Obituary for Robert 'Dr. Bob' Olson Olson, Robert "Dr. Bob" of Minneapolis, passed away on September 15, 2022.The youngest of three sons, Bob's life course was set from birth. His father was a world-renowned ecological scientist; his mother, while denied a college education by her father, excelled at any task she undertook - her motto...

Very sad news. I received a text yesterday from Bob Olson’s daughter telling me that he had passed away just before midnight on September 14. You may know he fought a long battle with cancer. A few weeks ago he saw the current treatment was not working and stopped it. He was receiving home hospice care and his two daughters and their families were home with him. I’ll pass along information about services as I learn about them, but it's not likely to happen until spring.

We share with our community…

Shoutout to the Men's and Women's Garden Club of Minneapolis for donating these healthy looking tomato plants to our free food market at the Wellstone Center! Vegetable plants are the gift that keeps on giving! These will make a lot of people smile today. Thank you!