Welcome to the St. Anthony Park Garden Club!
Our club members live in or near Saint Anthony Park, a neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota. We hold regular monthly meetings and participate in a variety of special events relating to gardening.
Please email us at sapgardenclub@comcast.net and visit our group page on SAP Connect for the latest news. http://sapconnect.ning.com/group/sapgardenclub
All meeting dates are the first Tuesday of the month unless noted with an (*). The SAPGC business meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. and refreshments are at 7:00 p.m. Programs begin promptly at 7:15 p.m. All meetings are at St. Matthews Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall, 2136 Carter Avenue (entrance on Chelmsford Avenue). All SAPGC monthly programs and events. All events are open to the public unless noted as "members only." We hope to see you at one of our garden club events soon.
2011 Calendar and Program Guide
Tuesday, February 1
"Gardening for Diversity"
Presenter: Michelle Kalantari, no-turf gardening specialist
Tuesday, March 1
"The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Past, Present, and Future"
Presenter: Tina Dombrowski, Horticulturalist, Marjorie McNeely Conservatory
*Saturday, March 26, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Pruning demonstration (members only)
Meet at the St. Anthony Park Library
A chili lunch is included
Tuesday, April 5
"Islands in Space: Urban Gardens as Sanctuaries for Bees and Other Pollinators”
Presenter: Neil Cunningham, Minnesota DNR
Tuesday, May 3
"New and Underused Perennials"
Presenter: Debbie Lonnee, Manager, Planning and Administration, Bailey Nurseries Inc.
*Saturday, May 21
Nursery and Garden Caravan Tour (members only)
Time and meeting location TBD
*Saturday, June 4
St. Anthony Park Garden Club Plant Sale at the Arts Festival
Located at Ned's Park Service
*Saturday, June 25
St. Anthony Park Garden Club Garden Saturday Tour
Open to public.
Tickets: advance purchase from the SAP Garden Club, PO Box 8195, St Paul MN 55108, and area retailers after June 4. Day of tour tickets available at the library lawn.
Tuesday, September 6
"The Safe Six" (edible mushrooms)
Presenter: John Lamprecht, Minnesota Mycological Society
Tuesday, October 4
"Minnesota Natives and their Herbal, Medicinal, Utility, and Food Uses"
Presenter: Mary Maguire Lerman, Minneapolis Park Service
Tuesday, November 1
"Tis the Season—Holiday Tran-seasonal Designs and Bulb Forcing"
Presenter: Ardith Beveridge, Director of Education/Instructor, Koehler & Dramm's Institute of Floristry
Tuesday, November 15
New Member Potluck (members only)
Tuesday, December 6
"Gardens and Natural Places “Down Under”
Presenter: Ann Stout, SAPGC member
"Gardening for Diversity"
Presenter: Michelle Kalantari, no-turf gardening specialist
Tuesday, March 1
"The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Past, Present, and Future"
Presenter: Tina Dombrowski, Horticulturalist, Marjorie McNeely Conservatory
*Saturday, March 26, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Pruning demonstration (members only)
Meet at the St. Anthony Park Library
A chili lunch is included
Tuesday, April 5
"Islands in Space: Urban Gardens as Sanctuaries for Bees and Other Pollinators”
Presenter: Neil Cunningham, Minnesota DNR
Tuesday, May 3
"New and Underused Perennials"
Presenter: Debbie Lonnee, Manager, Planning and Administration, Bailey Nurseries Inc.
*Saturday, May 21
Nursery and Garden Caravan Tour (members only)
Time and meeting location TBD
*Saturday, June 4
St. Anthony Park Garden Club Plant Sale at the Arts Festival
Located at Ned's Park Service
*Saturday, June 25
St. Anthony Park Garden Club Garden Saturday Tour
Open to public.
Tickets: advance purchase from the SAP Garden Club, PO Box 8195, St Paul MN 55108, and area retailers after June 4. Day of tour tickets available at the library lawn.
Tuesday, September 6
"The Safe Six" (edible mushrooms)
Presenter: John Lamprecht, Minnesota Mycological Society
Tuesday, October 4
"Minnesota Natives and their Herbal, Medicinal, Utility, and Food Uses"
Presenter: Mary Maguire Lerman, Minneapolis Park Service
Tuesday, November 1
"Tis the Season—Holiday Tran-seasonal Designs and Bulb Forcing"
Presenter: Ardith Beveridge, Director of Education/Instructor, Koehler & Dramm's Institute of Floristry
Tuesday, November 15
New Member Potluck (members only)
Tuesday, December 6
"Gardens and Natural Places “Down Under”
Presenter: Ann Stout, SAPGC member
(This is not a function of the St. Anthony Park Community Council.)
