Award-winning floral arranger, Johnese Thibault, will demonstrate in a hands-on workshop how to create an arrangement that can be extended for three holidays (e.g. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year), by interchanging and refreshing certain elements. Best in Show – Floral Design Congratulations to Johnese on her recent award for Best in Show – Floral...Read More
“I approach my subjects akin to a portrait photographer. Using the knowledge I’ve obtained while observing insects, I look for their individual personalities, their habits, the right angle, and the perfect moment to showcase them in their own environment.“ “To me, the little things matter. Since 2015 my work has focused on portraits of invertebrates...Read More
Award-winning floral arranger, Johnese Thibault, will demonstrate in a hands-on workshop how to create an arrangement that can be extended for three holidays (e.g. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year), by interchanging and refreshing certain elements. Johnese Thibault We are pleased to welcome Johnese back for her third Garden Center Floral Workshop in the Art Room...Read More
Foodscaping visionary Brie Arthur introduces us to a new way of looking at underutilized private and public spaces where food can be grown and both aesthetics and function operate together to benefit individuals and entire communities. This status-quo-shaking approach reinvents the common landscape. Call it food gardening “in plain sight.” Learn which edible and ornamental...Read More
2023 Trial Gardens: Plants with a Purpose: Color, Texture, Fragrance, and Shape Designing with Native Plants “Native plants are important for biodiversity and should be incorporated into every garden. But how does this change your garden design, or garden practices? If you have limited space, how can you use it most effectively to both support...Read More
Plant guru, Lisa Steinkopf, released her 4th award-winning book last year, Bloom. Learn how to grow beautiful, healthy houseplants that will reward you with blooms throughout the year. Tuesday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms 48236. Registration: Admission is free for current Garden...Read More
“Become the ultimate flower gardener! With the right plant knowledge you can learn to fill your garden with color and style” with internationally renown author, lecturer, and gardener of her 4-acre Victorian garden known as Northview. Jenny Rose Carey Jenny Rose Carey is a professional horticulturist and avid hands-on gardener in both England and the...Read More
A double lecture series, “Planting Like Nature,” for more ecological and sustainable landscapes. Naturalistic Planting Design Lecture One (10:00 a.m.): “Open Source….Origins of the New Perennialist Movement.” Tony Spencer, aka The New Perennialist, will take you through the history and development of the naturalistic style of garden design and the major designers active and influencing the movement...Read More
Grosse Pointe Garden Center’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Lecture: Best Regional Spring Wildflowers for Home Gardens Spring Wildflowers Some of the easiest, most beautiful, and ecologically important ornamentals are native wildflowers. Their colors, intricacies, and unique characteristics provide sustenance for us and the earliest pollinators. But which of these spring flowers are best suited for...Read More
Fall Cornucopia Arrangement Create a festive floral cornucopia to decorate your Thanksgiving table or to enhance your autumn decor. Johnese Thibault Floral arranger Johnese Thibault returns this fall offering hands-on instruction in this 2-hour workshop. Learn how to combine flowers and edibles to spill out from a wicker cornucopia. All materials will be supplied. Join...Read More
