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!

Thursday July 24, 8pm - 10pm  Let's Glow Firefly Social, Orchard Park Library

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