Events

The Land Is Full: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

Thomas Woltz, Senior Principal and Owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, will use the firm’s just-released monograph to reflect on the complex histories that are held in the land and how the firm reveals and engages them. NBW is one of the leading firms working in landscape architecture today, with major commissions across the […]

01 Apr

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Zoom Webinar

Zoom Webinar

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Famous Oudolf Garden of Belle Isle

Presenter is Richard Thomas, head gardener and garden specialist. The garden design was created by world famous garden designer, Piet Oudolf. Learn about the garden’s design with native plants and grasses.  Garden design plans and listing of plants will be provided.  Excellent for pollinators like butterflies, hummingbirds and Michigan native bees Date: Saturday, April 5 […]

05 Apr

9:30 am

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Explore the Gardens of Great Dixter

Mil Hurley was very fortunate to have taken a class at the famed gardens at the Great Dixter estate and will tell us of her wonderful experiences and share some of the valuable gardening knowledge she came home with. The program will be in the Reception Room of the War Memorial on Wednesday, April 9, […]

09 Apr

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Grosse Pointe War Memorial

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Moross Greenway Project – Spring Clean-up Volunteer Day

The Moross Greenway Project is having their Annual Volunteer Day Spring Clean-up on Saturday, April 12, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Volunteers are to meet in the parking lot of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church (corner of Moross and Edgefield). Click here for a downloadable handout. Tools, safety vests, and water will be provided but please […]

12 Apr

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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2025 Daffodil Luncheon

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – Detroit Yacht Club, Belle Isle Hosted by The Michigan Division of the Woman’s National Farm & Garden Association Schedule of Events 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tour the renovated Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservancy. 11:00 am Luncheon check-in begins. Pop-up shopping featuring; Jewelry by Rebel Nell, The Peacock Room, Laurie Tennent Botanicals, and Megan Swoyer. […]

16 Apr

11:00 am

Detroit Yacht Club

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Gardening and All That Jazz – Garden Potpourri

Join the Master Gardener Society of Oakland County for their 11th Annual Education Garden Conference on Saturday, April 26, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Click here for more information. The 2025 MGSOC Education Conference will be held at A NEW LOCATION, The Oakland Center, Oakland University, 312 Meadow Brook Rd., Rochester, MI 48309 Registration Fee: $95 […]

26 Apr

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

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Friends of Art & Flowers – Elizabeth Sites Kuhlman Lecture

Spanish Master Florist Daniel Santamaria is the featured speaker for the 25th Annual Elizabeth Kuhlman Lecture in the Marvin and Betty Danto Lecture Hall at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The program is Monday, April 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An optional luncheon following program will be available. Click here to register. Lecture […]

28 Apr

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit Institute of Arts

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Integrated Pest Management and Invaisive S pecies

Presented by Amanda Ruffini who is the director of Lake StClair CISMA, Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. Learn about safter methods to control garden pests, especially for pollinator gardens and organic gardening.  Learn about problems of invasive species to natural habitats. Date: Saturday, May 3 at 10:00 a.m. All speaker programs are at the Burgess Shadbush […]

03 May

10:00 am

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Sue Abbott Lecture with Amber Velvet Kirkland

The Garden Center’s Sue Abbott Lecture features floral arranger and events stylist, Amber Velvet Kirkland, owner of a unique Metro Detroit floral and events styling business, The Velvet Touch Events. Amber will bring her singular style to several floral arrangements she will demonstrate. Join us in the Alger Center Community Room of the War Memorial […]

05 May

Grosse Pointe War Memorial

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The Herb Society, Grosse Pointe Unit – Annual Plant Sale

The popular Annual Herb Society Plant Sale is Friday & Saturday, May 9 & 10, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center, 20025 Mack Plaza, Grosse Pointe Woods. Click here for more information. Pre-sale orders are encouraged, deadline to receive orders is April 15. Click here to download pre-sale order […]

09 - 10 May

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center

Cook School House

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Wow Daylilies in the Garden

Presented by Saundra Dunn of Along the Fence Daylily Nursery Gardens.  Learn about daylily forms; single, double, spider, unusual forms and the features that make a “WOW” daylily.  Program also includes a selection of SMDS members favorite “WOW” daylilies grown in their gardens.  Auction includes member selected “WOW” daylilies.   Date: Saturday, June 14 at […]

14 Jun

10:00 am

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33rd Annual Garden Tour

Mark your calendars! The Garden Center’s ever-popular 33rd Annual Garden Tour Pollinators Make Your Garden Grow, is on Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Visit seven beautiful private Grosse Pointe gardens, enjoy artists painting in the gardens, garden docents for your gardening questions, MSU Extension Master Gardener Information […]

20 - 21 Jun

10:00 am - 4:00 am

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