This year, the Rochester Garden Club will move its popular Gifts and Greens Market to an online sales format. On November 15, the club will post its catalog filled with unique, handmade holiday themed gifts, as well as beautifully decorated table arrangements made with fresh greens. Gifts & Greens Market Moves Online Their loyal customers have been buying these same lovely items at the in-person Gifts and Greens Market over the past 74 years. The catalog will be on the website from … [Read more...]
Rochester Garden Club Announces Winner of Beautification Award
October 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Club member Joyce Murphy awards Mayor Barnett the annual Beautification Award Living in the Rochester area is a pleasure for many reasons, great schools, the many parks and trails, and a vibrant downtown loaded with shops and restaurants. There is another feature about the Rochester area that makes it so livable, the pleasing landscaping throughout the community in both the commercial and public areas. Each year, the Rochester Garden Club identifies the grounds and gardens that are most … [Read more...]
Rochester Garden Club Gives Outdoor Camp Scholarships
October 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Chace Browe The Rochester Garden Club has initiated a new scholarship program for elementary school students in the Rochester area this year. As a part of its mission, the club supports environmental education and is especially interested in helping students of all ages experience the natural world. Graduating seniors receive scholarships toward college degrees in environmental studies, middle school students are sent to a weeklong 4-H sponsored sleep away camp for environmental education and … [Read more...]
Rochester Garden Club Awards Two College Scholarships
July 31, 2020 by Leave a Comment
One of the missions of the Rochester Garden Club is to promote environmental education, and a primary method to fulfill that mission is the annual awarding of two $1500 college scholarships to high school seniors who are graduating from the Rochester Community Schools. The club members take great pride and joy in helping these students pursue their goals to learn how to improve our environment. This year the winners are Bryce Gamage from Stoney Creek High School, and Delaney Marino from … [Read more...]
Stroll the Gardens of the Rochester Garden Club
July 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester Garden Club will be opening up seven of their members’ best gardens to the general public for a “No Frills Garden Stroll” on Saturday, July 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To join the fun, purchase the $10 ticket (cash or check only, please) at one of these starting points: 1651 Bretton Drive North, Rochester Hills 48309 25 Cross Creek Boulevard, Rochester Hills 48306 8741 Grand Oaks Court, Washington 48095 The ticket will show the locations of the remaining … [Read more...]
Native Plant Sale Open to the Public
June 4, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Gardeners are embracing native plants for their beauty, natural benefits, and ease of care. Shoppers looking to add natives to their gardens are in luck because the Rochester Garden Club is offering a native plant sale on Thursday, June 18. All plants are pesticide free, local genotypes, and are in quart size containers. Pre-orders and prepayments are requested. To receive an order form, email [email protected] Pre-orders must be returned by June 16, and orders must be picked up June 18 … [Read more...]
Gifts & Greens Market Is A Holiday Tradition
November 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
For almost three-quarters of a century, the Rochester Garden Club has been bringing a festive holiday shopping experience to Rochester. The first annual sale began just after World War II in 1946, when telephones were a novelty and radios outnumbered televisions. Today, information is at our fingertips and it is just as easy to call an international friend, as it is a next-door neighbor. However, the allure of a local marketplace chock full of delightful holiday arrangements, gifts and edibles … [Read more...]
Fairies on the Farm
July 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Do you Believe in Fairies? Look for fairies, gnomes and sprites all around the Children’s Garden at the Rochester Hills Museum. They will only be there for one day as they stop on their way back to their summer homes. This program is sponsored by the Rochester Garden Club. Fairy Crafts Goodie Bag Storytelling Face Painting & Temporary Tattoos Fairy Scavenger Hunt Fairy Food and Beverages Ages 4-12 August 22 Morning Session 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Afternoon … [Read more...]
Rochester Garden Club Funds Two College Scholarships
May 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Both Zackary Bosanac and Sarah DeGrendel have a lot in common. Each is a high school senior, graduating from Stoney Creek High School with strong academic accomplishments, and each is passionate about working in the environmental field when graduating from college. Every year, the Rochester Garden Club works in concert with the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester to fund scholarships for students who will be studying in environmental or horticultural fields. “These are just the sort of … [Read more...]
Beautiful Tables Beautiful Gardens
February 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester Garden Club is launching into spring with a community program “Beautiful Tables; Beautiful Gardens.” Gardeners and flower lovers are sure to enjoy two presentations about flower arranging and flower growing. There will be door prizes and light refreshments. The first part of the program will feature two designers from Viviano Flower Shop who will demonstrate how to create cut floral arrangements. Viviano is a business new to Rochester, but has been a Detroit area floral … [Read more...]
