Welcome!

Enhancing our Environment:

Education, Conservation, and Community

As Kent Garden Club enters its 113 th year it continues to thrive, building on the foundation created by the original 1913 members. Today we are forging new, “environmentally friendly” paths in our gardening practices. We are busy keeping traditions alive, expanding our horizons with new and interesting programs, participating in a wide range of diverse projects and preparing for the 2026 Standard Flower Show at Frederik Meijer Gardens (FMG). Our 2025-2026 theme is “Enhancing our Environment through Education, Conservation and Community.” Reflecting this theme, our programs include landscape and floral design,
horticulture, and environmental conservation. We will also have a presentation and tour of the new perennial gardens at FMG, as well as several hands-on workshops. Another initiative is to prepare and recruit members to participate in the Standard Flower Show we will sponsor in July of 2026. Please mark your calendars and save the second weekend in July (10,11, 12). We need you to be on committees, and exhibit in the design and photography categories. We hope to instill the confidence to jump in and create a design for the show. In this respect we will be offering “tidbit” programs throughout the year during meetings, as well as extra design classes led by our own experienced, creative, and fun designer, Ann Carter. Our projects are wide-ranging and integrated with our local communities. From weeding and planting to designing gardens, we work at several local museums, the MI Veterans Home and
Blue Star/Gold Star Memorial markers. We continue to teach gardening skills with projects at a local women’s residential rehab center. We are also helping with H.O.P.E. (Help Other People Eat), a hands-on program in the Wyoming, MI school district where children learn to grow and taste new foods. Members enjoy design classes, “Flora Fans” field trips, and sharing horticulture. We look forward to the annual summer picnic each August, and to members sharing their gardens in “garden walks” when our yards are flourishing. The membership also has several fund-raising projects including a Fall fashion show, and later wreath and bulb sales. These support our many donations to local and MI gardening organizations and scholarship programs. Join us in our gardening adventures as we grow “greener,” working together to enhance our environment.  And don’t hesitate to spread the word about our work. We welcome new members.

 

 

Bonnie Monhart

President