2026

February***

Thursday February 5, 11:30 a.m.  Garden Club Meeting

Program: "Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm.”  Owner David O'Donnell will share the mission of the farm dedicated to increasing the monarch population

March

Thursday March 5, 11:30 a.m. Garden Club Meeting

Program: "Underwater Design." Laura Buckner, African Violet Judge, will share the basic techniques of creating an underwater design

Wednesday March 11, 9:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.  Entry day for Plantasia

Thursday March 12 – Sunday March 15  Plantasia, Erie County Fairgrounds

Thursday March 26, 6:00 p.m. Evening Group Meeting, OP Library

Program: “Winter Seed Sowing with Becky Overton"

April

Thursday April 2, 11:30 a.m. Garden Club Meeting

Program: "Hosta: The Flowering Foliage Plant." Our own Mike Shadrack, an American Hosta Society member, will introduce us to the joys of hostas

Tuesday April 14, 10:00 a.m. African Violet Interest Group
Meet in the OP Municipal Building basement

Thursday April 23, 9:00 a.m.  Hanging Planters at Kenneth Henry’s Sons, Inc.
6951 Gowanda State Road, Hamburg

Thursday April 23, 6:00 p.m. Evening Group Meeting, OP Library
Upgrade of Literary and Perennial Gardens at OP Library

May

Thursday May 7, 11:30 a.m.  Garden Club Meeting
Program: "Sex in the Garden." Master Gardener Carol Ann Halos will explain. It’s not what you think!

Friday May 8, 10:00 a.m.  Wandering with Wendy
Nature walk at Birdsong Park with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

Friday May 15, 9:00 a.m. Plant Sale for Family and Friends

🌸Saturday May 16, 9:00 a.m. Public Plant Sale, Orchard Park Train Depot 🌸

Wednesday May 20, 10:00 a.m.  Village Garden Planting

Thursday May 21, TBD  Village Box Planting

OP Village Garages, 100 W. Highland Ave, Orchard Park

June

Thursday June 4, 11:30 a.m.  Garden Club Meeting
Program: “Garden Safety.” Jack Kowiak will share valuable information to lessen your chances of cuts, sprains, stings, rashes, or more serious gardening injuries

Wednesday June 10, 10:00 a.m.  Village Garden Weeding with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

Wednesday June 24, 10:00 a.m.  Village Garden Weeding with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

Thursday June 25, 6:00 p.m. Evening Group Meeting, OP Library. Firefly Night

July

Thursday July 2, 12:00 p.m. President’s Picnic at Chestnut Ridge Park

Program: Honoring past presidents and scholarship recipient presentations

Wednesday July 8, 10:00 a.m. Village Garden Weeding with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

Wednesday July 22, 10:00 a.m. Village Garden Weeding with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

August

Wednesday August 5, 10:00 a.m. Village Garden Weeding with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

Thursday August 6, 11:30 a.m. Garden Club Meeting

Program: “Interactive Horticulture” with Gale Seereiter, FGCNYS Judge, and Wendy Zebehazy, OPGC member and award-winning Flower Show participant

Wednesday August 12 – Sunday August 23  Erie County Fair

Wednesday August 19, 10:00 a.m. Village Garden Weeding with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

September

Thursday September 3, 11:30 a.m. Garden Club Meeting

Program: “Auction: Use, Return, Reuse, Recycle any garden related item.”

Wednesday September 9, 10:00 a.m. Village Garden Weeding with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

Friday September 18, 10:00 a.m. Wandering with Wendy

Nature walk at Birdsong Park with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

Wednesday September 23, 10:00 a.m. Village Garden Weeding with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair

Thursday September 24, 6:00 p.m. Evening Group Meeting, OP Library

Seed collection and Workshop with Nancy Schettler

October

Thursday October 1, 11:30 a.m. Garden Club Meeting

Program: “Putting Your Garden to Bed.” Colleen Gaskill, landscape design specialist from Pinelli Landscaping, will answer our fall gardening questions

Saturday October 3, 9:30 a.m. African Violet Interest Group.

Trip to Rob’s Violet Barn, Naples, NY. Barbara Donski, Chair

Thursday October 22, 6:00 p.m. Evening Group Meeting, OP Library. Pumpkin Decoration

November

Thursday November 5, 11:30 a.m. Garden Club Meeting

Program: “Fall and Winter Backyard Birds.” Danielle Pecoraro from Wild Birds Unlimited tells us about birds we can expect to see and what they eat

Thursday November 19, 6:00 p.m. Evening Group Meeting, OP Library

Seed Collection and Workshop with Nancy Schettler

Monday November 23, 9:00–11:00 a.m. Poinsettia Pickup

December

Thursday December 3, 12:00 p.m. Christmas Luncheon at Orchard Park Country Club.

Friendship Gift Exchange

Thursday December 3, 6:00 p.m. Evening Group Meeting, OP Library. Osage Orange Decorating

 

2027

January

Thursday January 7, 11:30 a.m. Garden Club Meeting

Program: “All About Trees.” Our own member, Tom Anderson, ISA Certified Arborist, shares his experience on keeping trees and landscape healthy

February

Thursday February 4, 11:30 a.m. Garden Club Meeting

Program: “Western New York Land Conservancy.” Marcus Rosten, Western New York Wildway Director, will share how they are working to protect wildlife habitats throughout the region and how homeowners can enhance local ecosystems to be wildlife-friendly