Please sign up to help with maintenance once - or better yet - twice a season! It’s easy, fun, a great way to connect with fellow SPGC members, and can spark a renewed sense of civic pride. You can go any day of the week for your volunteer slot. Weekly Maintenance SUG: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084DABAF23A6F85-rice10#/ We usually work […]
Progressive Brunch and St. Paul Garden Tour Celebrate the bounty of summer in three of our members' beautiful gardens. Stroll through the yard, then enjoy coffee, brunch and conversation between garden club friends amongst the flowers. We will be signing up in carpool groups, with different groups joining together at each garden. Please enjoy this […]
Meet at 10:00 am for coffee, light refreshments and orientation to Saint Paul Garden Club and The Garden Club of America. Please bring your SPGC Directory with you. Several committee chairs will attend to discuss club functions and answer questions. Location TBD
Think you’ve seen it all? Think again. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at one of Minnesota’s unsung heroes of clean water — the Metropolitan Council’s Pig’s Eye Wastewater Treatment Plant. Perched along the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, this engineering giant has been keeping our waterways cleaner since 1938. Today, it’s among the largest […]
Make a Flower Press Clare Holte will lead us in the program. She will show us how to assemble our presses. We will collect flowers from the garden for pressing. Gibbs Farm, 2097 Larpenteur Avenue West, Falcon Heights, MN 55113 More information to follow and to sign up, go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044BABA72BA0F58-58024963-make
Visit one or two SPGC Allocations grant recipients and meet with their directors to learn more about their projects and how the grant money is used, followed by lunch.. Specifics about meeting location, date and time will be announced. Time and Location TBD
Every year, our Allocations and New Membership Chair team visits a few of our wonderful grant recipients. Usually, it’s a special trip for provisional members only—but this year we’re opening the gates to all members! This is your chance to: See firsthand how our grant dollars are helping amazing non-profits Meet inspiring people doing great work […]
Location: Margaret Ford's home (5 Birchwood Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55110) All are welcome!
North Oaks Golf Club, 54 East Oaks Road, North Oaks, MN 55127 Program: Garden History & Design Gail Hudson, distinguished horticulturist, was awarded the University of Minnesota's Distinguished Alumni Award in Horticulture. She is an award-winning writer, photographer and Emmy award winning video producer. For more information and to sign up, go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044BABA72BA0F58-58173366-spgc
All GCA club members are invited at no cost to attend the Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference, Connected by Plants, on Thurdsday, September 18, 2025. This online event has been programmed to appeal to novice and experienced individuals. Whether this will be your first time, or you are a seasoned attendee, we very much welcome you to join us! For more […]
We will be making decorations for the Tea Dance. Location: Carol Kolb's home, 998 Goodrich Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Join garden club friends as we create autumnal beauty in Rice Park, SPGC’s signature public showcase garden since our inception in 1927, a 98 year old tradition. If you’re able, please attend all four annual plantings and sign up for maintenance once or twice each season. Bring your gardening gear, a stool, a few jugs […]