2025
March
Thursday March 6, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting*
Program: "45 Gardening Tips in 45 Minutes" with Connie Oswald from Buffalo Niagara Gardening
Wednesday March 12, 9am - 12pm Entry Day for Plantasia
Thursday March 20, 6:15pm
Special Program: Harmful Algae Blooms with presenter Elizabeth Cute, Senior Community Engagement Program Manager at Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper
Tuesday March 27, 6:00pm Seed Lenders' Lecture, Seedlings Branch Meeting**
Agenda: "Hellebores" presented by the OP Public Library and CCE Master Gardener Volunteers. Seedlings Meeting to follow. Please register with the Library before attending this free lecture by calling 716-662-9851. All are welcome!
April
Members Only Wednesday April 2 Erie County Fair Sign Ups!
Thursday April 3, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting
Program: Marina Goody, owner of Goody Girl Flower Farm
Thursday April 10 District VIII Annual Spring Meeting and Luncheon
Wednesday April 23, 9am Hanging Planters at Kenneth Henry Sons, Inc.
Thursday April 24, 6pm Seed Lenders' Lecture, Seedlings Branch Meeting
Program: "Healthy Soil & Compost" presented by the OP Library and CCE Master Gardeners. Seedlings Meeting to follow. Please register with the Library before attending this free lecture by calling 716-662-9851. All are welcome!
May
Thursday May 1, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting
Program: Interactive Horticulture with Chairs Gale Seereiter, FGCNYS, and Wendy Zebehazy, OPGC Member and award-winning show entrant.
Tuesday May 6, 10:00am Wandering with Wendy
Nature Walk at Birdsong Park with Wendy Zebehazy, Chair
Members Only: Friday May 9, 9am Plant Sale for Family and Friends
Saturday May 10, 9am Public Plant Sale, Orchard Park Train Depot
Friday May 23, 10am - 12pm African Violet Interest Group
Meet in the OP Municipal Building basement.
Thursday May 29, 6pm Seed Lenders' Lecture, Seedlings Branch Meeting
Program: "Tree Planting Special!" School Seedling Program presented by the OP Library and CCE Master Gardeners. Seedlings Meeting to follow. Please register with the Library before attending this free program by calling 716-662-9851. All are welcome!
Members Only Wed - Thurs., May 21 - 22, 10am Village Garden Planting
Members Only Thursday May 22 Village Box Planting
June
Thursday June 5, 10am Flower Show Set Up, Orchard Park Train Depot
Friday June 6, 9am - 12pm Flower Show Entries, Orchard Park Train Depot
Saturday June 7, 12pm - 4pm Flower Show, Orchard Park Train Depot
Sunday June 8, 12pm - 3pm Flower Show, Orchard Park Train Depot
Thursday June 12, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting
Program: "Growing Roses in Western New York" with members of the WNY Rose Society including OPGC Member Claudia Kolbe Hawthorne.
Saturday June 14, 10:30am Literary Garden Planting Date, Orchard Park Library
Thursday June 26, 6pm Seed Lenders' Lecture, Seedlings Branch Meeting
Program: "Tick Talk" presented by the OP Library and CCE Master Gardeners. Seedlings Meeting to follow. Please register with the Library before attending this free program by calling 716-662-9851. All are welcome!
Members Only: June 11 and June 25, 10:00am Village Garden Weeding
July
Thursday July 10, 12pm Garden Club Annual Presidents' Picnic
Honoring our past club presidents and enjoying nature and friendship at Chestnut Ridge Park.
Thursday July 24, 6pm Seed Lenders' Lecture, Seedlings Branch Meeting
Program: "Cut Flowers 101" presented by the OP Library and CCE Master Gardeners. Seedlings Meeting to follow. Please register with the Library before attending this free program by calling 716-662-9851. All are welcome!
Members Only. Thursday July 24, 8pm - 10pm Let's Glow Firefly Social
Members Only July 11 and 25, 10:00am Village Garden Weeding
August
Thursday August 7, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting
Program: Interactive Horticulture with Chairs Gale Seereiter, FGCNYS, and Wendy Zebehazy, OPGC Member and award-winning show entrant.
Monday August 4 Entry Day for the Erie County Fair Flower Show
(For those who have completed entrant process.)
Wednesday August 6 - Sunday August 17 Erie County Fair
Wednesday August 28 Seed Lenders' Lecture, Seedlings Branch Meeting
Program: "Seed Saving Tips" presented by the OP Library and CCE Master Gardeners. Seedlings Meeting to follow. Please register with the Library before attending by calling at 716-662-9851. All are welcome!
Members Only: August 8 and 20, 10:00am Village Garden Weeding
September
Thursday September 4, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting
Program: "All About Perennials" with Carol Harlos, Master Gardener
September 25, 9:30am African Violet Interest Group
Trip to Rob's Violet Barn in Naples, New York. (note: Date subject to change, check for updates.)
Thursday September 25, 6pm Seed Lenders' Lecture, Seedlings Branch Meeting
Program: "Climate Change" presented by the OP Library and CCE Master Gardeners. Seedlings Meeting to follow. Please register with the Library before attending by calling at 716-662-9851. All are welcome!
Members Only: September 3 and 17, 10:00am Village Garden Weeding
Members Only: Wednesday September 24, 11am TR Inaugural Site Workshop
Nottingham Village Community Center
October
Thursday October 2, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting
Program: Auction of garden & garden design items to use, return, reuse & recycle.
Thursday October 23, 6pm Seed Lenders' Lecture, Seedlings Branch Meeting
Program: "Lawns Love the Fall" presented by the OP Library and CCE Master Gardeners. Seedlings Meeting to follow. Please register with the Library before attending by calling at 716-662-9851. All are welcome!
Members Only: October 1, 10:00am Village Garden Weeding
Members Only: October 8 and 22, 11am TR Inaugural Site Workshops
Nottingham Village Community Center
November***
Members Only: November 5 and 19, 11am TR Inaugural Site Workshops
Thursday November 6, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting
Program: "Homemade Herbal Health Benefits" with presenter Sherry Stresing, owner of Back Porch Produce.
Thursday November 20, 6pm Seedlings Branch Meeting
December***
Thursday December 4, 12pm Annual Christmas Luncheon
Our holiday celebration and Friendship Gift exchange at the Orchard Park Country Club. Pre-registration required.
January 2026***
Thursday January 8, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting
Program: Iron Chef, Floral Design Style
February 2026***
Thursday February 5, 11:30am Garden Club Meeting
Program: Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm with owner David O'Donnell
* Orchard Park Garden Club meetings are held at the American Legion Post 567, 5784 Ellis Rd., Orchard Park. Guests are welcome.
* Garden Club Interest Group Meetings are held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4536 S. Buffalo St., Orchard Park.
** Seedlings Branch Meetings are held at the Orchard Park Library conference room. The library is located at 4570 S. Buffalo St., Orchard Park. Guests are welcome.
*** Snow Policy: All meetings and events will be cancelled if Orchard Park Schools are closed due to snow.