The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City MI

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Logo Garden Planting, May 24, 2022!
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Tidying up the Blue Star Memorial for Memorial Day.
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Planting Day at "Our Giving Garden."
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Thanks to all the people who supported our annual Geranium Sale.
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Concrete formations going in for the Sensory Trail in the Children's Sensory Garden.
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Peter Rabbit's Garden joins us at Our Giving Garden.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TRAVERSE CITY--2022!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! This year's GARDEN WALK featured four private gardens and the First Congregational Church's Garden of Remembrance located on beautiful Old Mission Peninsula. With your support and the help of our wonderful sponsors, we will be able to continue our projects to beautify and make Traverse City a wonderful place to live and visit. Thank you to all the visitors, volunteers, and members who made Garden Walk 2022 possible.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TRAVERSE CITY--2022!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! This year's GARDEN WALK featured four private gardens and the First Congregational Church's Garden of Remembrance located on beautiful Old Mission Peninsula. With your support and the help of our wonderful sponsors, we will be able to continue our projects to beautify and make Traverse City a wonderful place to live and visit. Thank you to all the visitors, volunteers, and members who made Garden Walk 2022 possible.

The 2022-23 GERANIUM SALE has started! Pickup will be on May 11, 2023, at The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park from 9:30 a.m.--4 p.m. For more information on color selection and pricing, go to our FORMS section.

2022-23 FRIENDLY GARDEN CLUB PROJECTS
2023 Geranium Sale has started! Order now and pay by November 15, 2022. More information on color selection and pricing is on our FORMS section. Pickup will be on May 11, 2023, at The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park from 9:30 a.m.--4 p.m. Thanks to all who purchased our geraniums in the past, and we hope to see you again on May 11, 2023! Be sure to place your orders and pay before November 15, 2022!
"Our Giving Garden" located in the Community Gardens had its first cleanup day on May 13 with members weeding and applying compost to the soil. The garden was planted on May 27th. Stop by and meet our new residents joining us in our garden. This year we worked with a variety of students throughout the summer instructing them on how to plant, weed, and harvest produce with the excess being given to local food pantries (approximately 400# were donated so far).
The Children' Sensory Garden located at The Botanic Garden is moving forward! The first part of our Sensory Trail was installed in May. Our water feature, "Little Explorer's Creek" will be constructed this fall. Come visit our new hardscape additions (Colantha and the Kinderbells) that were installed this summer. Stay tuned for more updates!!
The Logo Garden was planted at the Open Space on May 24, 2022. Be sure to check out the design and see what it looks like in full blossom in downtown Traverse City before the end of October!
To see more photos of these activities, see the Photos section.
CONGRATULATIONS Friendly Garden Club for winning FIRST PLACE awards at the National Garden Club conference held (June 1, 2021) for our YEARBOOK, CIVIC BEAUTIFICATION, CHILDREN'S SENSORY GARDEN brochure and our WEBSITE! More awards are listed on our AWARDS page.

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DONATIONS WELCOME!
If you are interested in making a donation to help our club in support of these wonderful community projects, simply click the yellow donate button or you can mail a check to The Friendly Garden Club, P.O. Box 1286, Traverse City, MI 49685. Your financial help will be very much appreciated.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN OUR CLUB

If you enjoy gardening, flower arranging, being outdoors, working with others, and the joy that giving back to your community brings, you may want to join us by visiting one of The Friendly Garden Club meetings to learn more about our charitable organization. To attend any of our "OPEN" meetings or become a member, please send an email to our membership chairperson, Sue, who will give you all the information you need to become a member. We are currently meeting at the Visitor Center classroom at The Botanic Garden.

Our club is celebrating its 99th year! Currently, our club has 52 active volunteers that keep Traverse City beautiful, which is reflected in our annual projects, such as the Garden Walk, geranium sale, and the planting of the Logo Garden at the Open Space. In addition to these projects, we have added "Our Giving Garden," which works with local children at the Community Gardens on planting and harvesting herbs and vegetables with produce going to local food pantries. Our newest and biggest project is the Children's Sensory Garden, which is described below. If you would like to help us in these community endeavors, please donate to The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City.

THE CHILDREN'S SENSORY GARDEN

The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City, Michigan, in partnership with The Botanic Garden, has taken on the responsibility of building a garden enhancing a sensory experience for children of all ages to explore and experience meaningful connections with nature through the five senses. Our garden will allow for educational activities that provide for sensory stimulation, development of physical, mental, emotional and social skills, will nurture the wonder in a child's imagination, and provide a safe place of enrichment and enjoyment for children of all ages. This garden will provide a unique sensory experience for both young and old alike that currently does not exist in our community. With your help we can make this garden a reality. To learn more. Click here!

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OUR GIVING GARDEN
Come visit our new residents!!!

Scarecrow Ladies

Peter Rabbit and Friends!

LANDSCAPE AWARDS PRESENTED TO:
Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home for the large business landscape award and The Master Gardeners for the small landscape award. Congratulations!