Saint Paul Garden Club

SPGC Board Meeting
2024-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Unity Church – Arthur Foote Room, 732 Holly Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, United States
Coffee @ 9:30 AM

SPGC Membership Meeting
2024-06-19 10:00 - 12:00 | North Oaks Golf Club, 54 East North Oaks Road
Restore the Shore for Wildlife and Water Quality LakeshoreRestorationSpeaker Carrol Henderson, longtime Minnesota DNR employee andsupervisor of the Non–game Wildlife Program from its inception in1977 until his retirement in 2018, award–winning wildlifeconservationist, avid wildlife photographer, author of many articlesand nine books and a GCA National Award Winner of the Francis K.Hutchinson Medal for Conservation will speak to us about bestshoreline practices, lakeshore restoration and plant selection.
Coffee @ 9:30
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Hostesses: Lead hostess, Karen Wick, Deb Venker, Jeri LynOmmen, Sheila McCarr, Cindy Gehrig

Lavender Tour and U- Pick Workshop
2024-06-27 10:30 - 11:30 | Lavender Barnyard, 6401 225th Street W, Farmington, 55024, United States
You are invited to attend a U-Pick Lavender Tour workshop.
Want to sit amongst the butterflies and cut your own fresh bundle of lavender? Then we’d love to see you and feel free to linger for as long as you’d like. There’s no rush. There will be a short tour, some info on the different varieties we grow and a quick tutorial on how to cut. Then you are free to meander the plants and enjoy the tranquility that is lavender.

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Parking: Only on owners long driveway.
Carpooling is recommended.

Dress: Sturdy shoes and possible muddy spots
Smart clothes for picking or working
outside.
Scissors will be provided
for cutting Lavender.

COST: $10. Nonrefundable
*Bring your check to the June 19 Membership Meeting
REGISTRATION and FEE DEADLINE : June 24

Host: Tracy Stutz

Interested in lunch after the tour? Let Tracy know.

SPGC Annual Meeting
2024-07-17 09:00 - 12:00 | White Bear Lake Yacht Club, 56 Dellwood Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN, 55110, United States
A celebration of our members members and theirachievements over the past year, and a look forward of what is to come.
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Hostesses: Lead hostess, Penny Rendall, Jeanine Jesmer, Teresa Moe, Mary Gilbertson, Blanche Hawkins, Margaret Ford.

SPGC Membership Meeting
2024-08-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Como Park Conservatory, 1225 ESTABROOK DRIVE MN, SAINT. PAUL, MN, 55103, United States
General Meeting Agenda
9:30 AM Coffee
10:00 AM Business Meeting
11:00 AM Program
12:00 Lunch
Program. Garden History & Design Committee
Garden Design
Ariel Dressler, Horticulture Supervisor at Como Conservatory, will speak about the design
process of the flower shows at the Como Sunken Gardens. She will show some of her favorite
exhibits and share the maneuvers it takes to get plants to bloom at the appropriate times. After
lunch we will enjoy a tour of the Autumn Sunken Garden Show.
Lead host: Mary Cullen
Hosts: Tina Allison, Betsy Martin, Mary Parenteau

Floral Design. May 2025 Workshop. Date TBD
2024-08-21 08:00 - 17:00 | MN
Fingers crossed that we will have the opportunity to work with Mary Jo Hoffman, author of STILL, The Art of Noticing. Every day for over a decade, MJ has made a photograph of found nature — no subject is too small or too ordinary. For Hoffman, a former aeronautical engineer, this daily ritual cracked open profound revelations about the connectedness of all things, the importance of place, and her own life.
Location: TBD
Host: Tracy Stutz

SPGC Membership Meeting
2024-08-21 10:00 - 12:00 | North Oaks Golf Club, 54 East North Oaks Road
General Meeting Agenda
9:30 AM Coffee
10:00 AM Business Meeting
11:00 AM Program
12:00 Lunch
Program:
Ikebana, SPGC Flower Show Prep
Sue Bagge studied Ikebana for over 30 years including more than seven trips to Japan and
Seattle to study with masters. She is trained as a judge. Sue appreciates how Ikebana allows
simple yet complex flowers to come alive through floral design.
Our own Mickey Neher (photography) and Teresa Moe (floral design) will present information
about the SPGC Hõfu Flower Show and classes. Japanese theme Hõfu—means abundance,
plenty, bounty.
Lead host: Nancy Hilger
Hosts: Mary Gilbertson, Blanche Hawkins
Please Note: There is a Flower Show Workshop following this meeting.

SPGC Membership Meeting
2024-08-21 10:00 - 12:00 | North Oaks Golf Club, 54 East North Oaks Road
General Meeting Agenda
9:30 AM Coffee
10:00 AM Business Meeting
11:00 AM Program
12:00 Lunch
Program. Flower Show Committee.
Ikebana, SPGC Flower Show Prep
Sue Bagge studied Ikebana for over 30 years including more than seven trips to Japan and
Seattle to study with masters. She is trained as a judge. Sue appreciates how Ikebana allows
simple yet complex flowers to come alive through floral design.
Our own Mickey Neher (photography) and Teresa Moe (floral design) will present information
about the SPGC Hõfu Flower Show and classes. Japanese theme Hõfu—means abundance,
plenty, bounty.
Lead host: Nancy Hilger
Hosts: Mary Gilbertson, Blanche Hawkins
Please Note: There is a Flower Show Workshop following this meeting.

Workshop - Flower Show Committee
2024-08-21 13:00 - 14:00 | North Oaks Golf Club, 54 East North Oaks Road
Workshop following Membership Meeting. Flower Show Committee
Prepare for our September Höfu Flower Show with this helpful workshop.
We will be discussing the principles of miniature design led by Carol Kolb.
Angie Koebler will be discussing how to interpret a piece of art and transforming that
interpretation into a floral arrangement, also how to create a structural floral arrangement. We
will be demonstrating how to fill out an entry card for the flower show

Tour/Work Night. Capitol View Communal Garden & Orchard
2024-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | MN
Allocations Committee
Capitol View Communal Garden & Orchard Tour/Work Night
Allocations recipient, Gabriel Pfeiffer, will give us a tour of the communal garden he and his
neighbors started in 2022. We will be attending on a community work night, so bring your
garden gloves and trowel to help out! Don’t forget to bring along a basket to share in the
harvest.
Location: Top of the High Bridge, Cherokee Avenue & Smith Avenue,
West Side, Saint Paul
Host: Missy Pfeiffer
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SPGC Provisional Members' Orientation Meeting
2024-08-28 10:00 | Kim Ozzello’s Home, 8967Joliet Ave. N., Stillwater, MN, 55082, United States

SPGC Provisional Members' Allocations Tour and Lunch
2024-09-11 09:00 | MN

Larsen-Stewart Garden Tour and Walk Around Lake of the Isles
2024-09-12 10:00 - 12:00 | MN
Larsen-Stewart Garden Tour and Walk Around Lake of the Isles
Join us to walk through this amazing garden at the historic Lake of the Isles ASID home of Kris
Rose’s brother, John and his husband, Mike. This stunning garden features an English garden
shed along with 200 dahlias, a kitchen garden, native shade garden and chickens. After our
garden tour, we will walk around the scenic Lake of the Isles.
Location: 2002 West Lake of the Isles Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Host: Penny Rendall
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SPGC Membership Meeting
2024-09-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Como Park Conservatory, 1225 ESTABROOK DRIVE MN, SAINT. PAUL, MN, 55103, United States
General Meeting Agenda
9:30 AM Coffee
10:00 AM Business Meeting
11:00 AM Program
12:00 Lunch
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Program: Garden History & Design
Garden Design
Ariel Dressler, Horticulture Supervisor at Como Conservatory, will speak about the design
process of the flower shows at the Como Sunken Gardens. She will show some of her favorite
exhibits and share the maneuvers it takes to get plants to bloom at the appropriate times. After
lunch we will enjoy a tour of the Autumn Sunken Garden Show.
Lead host: Mary Cullen
Hosts: Tina Allison, Betsy Martin, Mary Parenteau

Rice Park Fall Planting
2024-09-20 10:00 - 13:30 | Rice Park, 109 4th Street W, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Please join us as we transition Rice Park from summer to fall. We need help with planting the urns and doing some splitting and planting in the south gardens. Friday, September 20th, 10:00 am until 1:30 pm.
Rice Park is located downtown St. Paul between the Saint Paul Hotel and the Ordway Theatre, 109 W 4th St. St. Paul MN 55102. Parking can be difficult near Rice Park especially if an event is happening at the same time. We would love for everyone to be able to participate in the fun of planting so please consider carpooling. If you can’t find a parking spot, please flag down or call one of the Rice Park Committee members and we will help you pull into to the park area itself.
If you’re able to join us, please bring:
– Shovel
– Garden Trowel
– Clippers
– Step stool/ladder
– Garden gloves
– Watering cans, 1 or 2
The committee usually doesn’t have extra tools so please bring your own.
2024 – 2025 SPGC Rice Park Contacts:
Kris Rose: Kris.Rose@outlook.com 651-246-0201
Joan Palm: joanapalm@att.net 651-260-2895
Missy Pfeiffer: melissapfeiffer035@gmail.com 651-354-0696
Christine McGinnis: mcginniscem@gmail.com 651-253-9254
Tina Allison: tsallison23@gmail.com 319-899-4196
Robyn Wefel: robynwefel@yahoo.com 715-821-1143
Please contact them with any questions!

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HOFU ~ A Saint Paul Garden Cub Flower Show
2024-09-24 - 2024-09-26 | Como Park Conservatory, 1225 ESTABROOK DRIVE MN, SAINT. PAUL, MN, 55103, United States

Preview Party for HŌFU ~ A Club Flower Show
2024-09-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Como Park Conservatory, 1225 ESTABROOK DRIVE MN, SAINT. PAUL, MN, 55103, United States
Please join us for the opening night of HŌFU A Club Flower Show. The Preview Party includes a a delicious buffet, demonstration and narrative of a Japanese Tea ceremony in the Tea House in the Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden, self guided garden tours, and the Flower Show Awards Ceremony.
Buffet 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Japanese Tea Ceremony 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Awards Ceremony 7:30 PM
Cost $100/Person
RSVP by September 8
Guests Welcome
Questions? Contact Angel Crandall angelcrandall@gmail.com ~ 651.353.8553

SPGC Board Meeting
2024-10-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Faye Duvall’s Home, 2550 Manitou Island, White Bear Lake, MN, 55110, United States
9:30 am Coffee
10:00 am Business Meeting
Location: Faye Durall’s Home
2550 Manitou Island, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Hosts: Mary Gilbertson, Teresa Moe

SPGC Membership Meeting
2024-10-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Town & Country Club, 300 N Mississippi River Blvd, St. Paul, MN, 55104, United States
General Meeting Agenda
9:30 AM Coffee
10:00 AM Business Meeting
11:00 AM Program
12:00 Lunch
Program: Conservation Committee
Water Quality in the Twin Cities
Shelly Samuel, Met Council Environmental Services
Shelly will talk about water conservation and water quality in the Twin Cities. The council treats
wastewater for 111 cities and townships. They monitor air and water quality and plan for long-
range water supply needs to meet future demand.
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Lead host: Diane Duvall
Hosts: Betsy Cobb, Rojean Rada, Shelia McCarr

Decorating for the Holiday Tea Dance. Felting Workshop and More. Session One
2024-10-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Birchwood Village City Hall. 207 Birchwood Avenue in Birchwood, MN 55110.
Professional crafters will teach us how to felt small objects to be used for decorations for our Tea Dance centerpieces. We plan on making felted hedgehogs , mushrooms and small birds among other things. We also hope to work on our paper stars. Lunch is included.
The fee for the tools and instruction is $10, payable at the workshop.
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Plant Bulbs for the Spring '25 Sunken Gardens at the Como Park Conservatory
2024-11-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Como Park Conservatory, 1225 ESTABROOK DRIVE MN, SAINT. PAUL, MN, 55103, United States
A Garden History and Design Committee Event . The group of committee chairs that selected bulbs, and worked on the design of the Spring 2025 Sunken Gardens will plant bulbs for forcing. Contact Gretchen Cudak if you would like to participate.

SPGC Tea Dance - Sort, Stuff, and Stamp Invitations
2024-11-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Nancy Wagner’s home, 570 Montcalm Place, St. Paul, MN, 55116
Please join us in preparing the Tea Dance invitations for mailing.
Date & Time: Wednesdy, November 6th, 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Location: Nancy Wagner’s Home, 570 Montcalm Place, St. Paul, MN 55116
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Rice Park Winter Planting
2024-11-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Rice Park, 109 4th Street W, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Come one, come all!
Please join in as we transition the beautiful Rice Park urns from fall to winter.
Tuesday, November 12th. 10 AM – 12 PM

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For some Holiday Urn inspiration, please consider signing up to help with planting the Holiday Urns at Rice Park.
Please dress warmly and bring:
– Jug of water
– Garden trowel
– Step Stool
– Pruners/Clippers
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2024-20245SPGC Rice Park Committee:
Kris Rose: kris.rose@outlook.com 651.246.0201
Joan Palm: joanapalm@att.net 651-260-2895
Missy Pfeiffer: melissapfeiffer035@gmail.com 651-354-0696
Tina Allison: tsallison23@gmail.com 319-899-4196
Christine McGinnis: mcginniscem@gmail.com 651-253-9254
Robyn Wefel: robynwefel@yahoo.com 715-821-1143
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Botanical Arts Committee. Fine Arts Gallery Visit and Tour
2024-11-13 10:30 - 12:30 | Minneapolis College of Art & Design, 2501 Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis,, MN, 55404, United States
Presenter: Regan Golden, Artist and Associate Professor of Fine Art at the Minneapolis College
of Art & Design.
Regan is a painter and photographer focused on native plants in Minnesota. Through her
intricate watercolor paintings and detailed photographs, she celebrates the resilience of these
remarkable plants as a source of power and healing. Regan will give a brief artist talk and share
some of her artwork, as well as the beautiful books about plants and gardens that inspire her
work. Join Regan for this unique view into her art practice and a peek into the wonderful
collection of botanical books at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design Library.
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Please meet in the main lobby at MCAD.
Parking available on street, behind MCAD, or in the adjacent Minneapolis Institute of Art parking
garage.
Host: Nancy Apfelbacher

Create and Decorate for the Holiday Tea Dance. Session Two
2024-11-13 13:30 - 15:30 | Birchwood Village City Hall. 207 Birchwood Avenue in Birchwood, MN 55110.
We will be making wreathes, paper bag stars, Froebel stars, and small fairy gardenesque felted wool objects, including hedgehogs, mushrooms, gnomes, little birds, etc. Plus pine cone garlands, pop up paper spheres and dried grass stars, among other things.
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SPGC Membership Meeting
2024-11-20 10:00 - 12:00 | North Oaks Golf Club, 54 East North Oaks Road
General Meeting Agenda
9:30 AM Coffee
10:00 AM Business Meeting
11:00 AM Program
12:00 Lunch
Program: Floral Design Committee
Floral Design with Color Theory
Dee Dee Hoffman—November Workshop same day
Owner and Designer of Botany Creative Works, Dee Dee will be discussing Color Theory with
us. She is highly knowledgeable working with color in floral design. She will demonstrate color
theory through her floral creations and help us get a fresh focus on color combinations for the
holidays and evermore.

Holiday Woodland Floral Design Workshop
2024-11-20 13:00 - 15:00 | North Oaks Golf Club, 54 East North Oaks Road
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An Optional Floral Design Workshop will follow the November 20 meeting at North Oaks from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Class size is limited to 25 members. Choose either a Woodland Pave Centerpiece or a Woodland Sphere Centerpiece for the holidays.
Supplies will be included, but you may bring any additional foraged materials.
Please bring design tools such as floral knives or snippers along with an apron. Both arrangements maybe somewhat different due to availability of supplies. Cost is $100.00
Send $100 fee via Zelle or to Ann Tessier.

Create and Decorate for the Holiday Tea Dance. Session Three
2024-12-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Birchwood Village City Hall. 207 Birchwood Avenue in Birchwood, MN 55110.
We will be making wreathes, paper bag stars, Froebel stars, and small fairy gardenesque felted wool objects, including hedgehogs, mushrooms, gnomes, little birds, etc. Plus pine cone garlands, pop up paper spheres and dried grass stars, among other things. Lunch is included for this session.
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SPGC Board Meeting
2024-12-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Carol Kolb’s Home, 998 Goodrich Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55105
9:30 am Coffee
10:00 am Business Meeting
Location: Carol Kolb’s Home
998 Goodrich Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
Hosts: Betsy Cobb, Sarah Meek

Create and Decorate for the Holiday Tea Dance. Session Four
2024-12-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Birchwood Village City Hall. 207 Birchwood Avenue in Birchwood, MN 55110.
