Calendar of Events

Cranbrook House & Gardens
Winter Greenhouse Sale
Friday, February 7th, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 8th, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Step into our tropical oasis and shop for houseplants that are sure to brighten up your home or office! Cranbrook House & Gardens Auxiliary volunteers will be available to answer your plant questions while you explore our demonstration gardens and plants for purchase.

Plant list: Begonias, Bromeliads, Cacti, Dish gardens, Ferns, Jade and Succulents
(List is subject to change. Availability is not guaranteed).

Plant Sales Support Preservation

Cranbrook House & Gardens
380 Lone Pine Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
https://housegardens.cranbrook.edu/

Meadow Brook Garden Club

February 28 - Hydrangeas: Selection and Pruning
March 27 - Butterfly Gardening
April 24 - Gardening with Wildflowers

Coffee and refreshments are served at 9:15 a.m.
Program starts at 10:00 a.m.
Open to the public. There is a $5 non-member donation.

Reservations are not required.

Visit meadowbrookhall.org for more information.

Meadow Brook Garden Club

March 27 - Butterfly Gardening
April 24 - Gardening with Wildflowers

Coffee and refreshments are served at 9:15 a.m.
Program starts at 10:00 a.m.
Open to the public. There is a $5 non-member donation.

Reservations are not required.

Visit meadowbrookhall.org for more information.

We are so very excited about “From the Ground Up”. The theme this year is design and fill.

Kelly Orzel, is a fresh, young, enthusiastic, organic vegetable gardener. Her book “The Backyard Gardener” (which will be sold at the symposium) is packed with useful valuable information. She will talk about good organic gardening practices. Just a wealth of information!

Jonathan Wright is one accomplished horticulturist. His bio is incredible. He will speak on lesser known, often forgotten plants that do well in our zone 5 gardens, concentrating on perennials, woody’s, herbs, and even throwing in some vegetables.

Daniel Hinkley, another unbelievable horticulturist, plant explorer, and fellow gardener, etc.  will speak to us on design;  remembering movement, fragrance and texture, the forgotten elements of a good design. He will show us through example in “The Making of Windcliff”.

We are so very excited about this line up!

As you know we strive to bring you only the best, relevant, talented speakers.

We also pride ourselves in creating a day out, before the season officially begins to get you excited about your own garden and its 2020 potential.

The doors will open at 7:30, so you will have the first opportunity to shop in our Gardener’s Marketplace.  This year we have invited many, many new vendors and they will be in the gym. The doors to the Marketplace will open to the public at 9:00, when we start our first lecture.  We will also keep the marketplace open just to you until 4:30.

We have also moved the date to April 4, 2020. Many snowbirds have expressed an interest in coming, so we have obliged.

We certainly hope we have your attention. Please don’t hesitate to buy your ticket, this venue is smaller and we cannot overbook.

Doors open at 7:30 a.m.
Seminar: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Registrar: Sandy Billings
Phone: 810-367-3399
E-Mail: sanderan51@yahoo.com

Registration fee: $95
Late Registration fee: $105
(after February 29)
Purchase tickets with Paypal on our website. www.mgoscc.org

Meadow Brook Garden Club

Coffee and refreshments are served at 9:15 a.m.
Program starts at 10:00 a.m.
Open to the public. There is a $5 non-member donation.

Reservations are not required.

Visit meadowbrookhall.org for more information.

June 25 - 28, 2020 (four days and three nights)

CANCELLED UNTIL 2021

The Master Gardener Society of Oakland County invites you to join us as we travel to Southeastern Pennsylvania for our 20^th Anniversary Garden Tour.

With a tradition of horticulture going back 300 years, the Greater Philadelphia region is referred to as “America’s Garden Capital of the U.S.”  Spend your days strolling through magnificent, premier gardens and arboretums.  There are more famous public gardens, arboreta and historic landscapes in the region than anywhere else in North America.

One of the famous gardens on our itinerary is Longwood Gardens which began as a humble Quaker farm to becoming one of the premier gardens of the world.  Longwood Gardens’ 1,083-acres showcases formal and informal gardens, fountains, a meadow and farmhouse, and a grand 4-acre conservatory.  Explore the beauty and wonders of nature at Phipps Conservatory, encompassing 15-acres including a 14-room glass house.  Chanticleer, known as a “pleasure garden”, is a 48-acre botanical garden built on the grounds of the Rosengarten estate. Winterthur gardens are one of the last of the original “wild gardens”.  The wild garden concept is built around the idea of gardening on a broad scale, “placing perfectly hardy exotic plants under conditions where they will thrive.”  The woodland gardens at the Mt. Cuba Center produce some of the most spectacular displays of wildflowers in the mid-Atlantic region.  Additional venues will be announced for our visit to the area.

Have fun making new friends, reuniting with past travel companions, and talking “plants” with like-minded people.  You do not have to be a Master Gardener to participate, but if you are, you will earn Master Gardener Continuing Education hours.  There will truly be something for everyone and, you would NEVER do and see this much on your own! 

Included:

• Transportation by luxury motor coach
  ·       Four days touring and three nights hotel (downtown Lancaster, PA)
  ·       Breakfast each day and other meals as determined
  ·       Admission to all gardens and venues we visit
• Movies, fun games, prizes, opportunities to shop for plants and garden art, and evening free time to explore local restaurants and attractions. 

Cost:  Estimated cost is $575-$625 per person, double occupancy, with an up-charge for single occupancy.  A deposit of $150 is required to reserve a place.

Please read the 2020 MGSOC Garden Tour-Deposit Form for further details.  To reserve your place on the trip, fill out the Deposit Form and return it with your check for the deposit amount to the address listed.  The trip fills quickly so please don't delay if you want to join us.

If you have questions, please email Sue Williams, Trip Leader, Committee Chair Trips and Tours, at swillabee@hotmail.com.