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Edelweiss Garden Club, Inc. |
When we tug at a single
thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world - John
Muir |
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Annual Garden Walk
July 25th @ Noon - 4:00 PM
(rain or shine)
The
Edelweiss Garden Club (EGC) invites you to tour six unique local
gardens. This event is our only fundraising event of the
year and helps fund the planting and maintenance of our
community gardens.
Tickets
are available from four local locations: North Star Nursery, Family Fair, The Old
Spud Warehouse and Saturn Booksellers.
The cost is $10 per
person, kids under 16 are free. Maps and identification of
participating gardens are included on the tickets. The walk
hours are Noon - 4 p.m., rain or shine.
Ticket holders are invited to an afterparty at North
Star Gardens following the conclusion of the Garden Walk.
More information is available by calling (989)
370-9697.
EGC is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization founded to provide gardening knowledge
and to beautify our community through public gardens, including
those at the Energy Outlet (Sportsplex), Loon Rest Area, the
Courthouse, to name a few. For more information about EGC,
contact Pat Sitz, President at 989-786-3965 or email
patsitz1@yahoo.com.
Club Flower: Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpine)
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.
For more information, email:
patsitz1@yahoo.com
Edelweiss Garden Club of
Gaylord is a 501 ( c ) 3 Non-Profit organization affiliated with
Michigan Garden Clubs,
Inc. and
National Garden Clubs,
Inc.
We are a member of
the
Central Region. Founded in 1984, the Club is named to reflect the Swiss
Alpine theme of our city. Our plantings support the European charm
of our downtown and extend well beyond the city limits. We maintain
four gardens: Welcome Sign at McCoy and Old 27 South, Loon Rest Area
on northbound I-75, East and West Courthouse Gardens and the Sportsplex Energy Outlet playground
and walking track.
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The mission of Edelweiss
Garden Club is to maintain community gardens, provide opportunities
to improve gardening knowledge and encourage a fellowship of
gardeners. |