Fall Fest 2025

Fall Fest

A beautiful setting and lovely mums on the tables! The Fall Fest was FUN with 48 folks enjoying the afternoon! A variety of appetizers, wine & cider started the afternoon festivities, a salad bar luncheon with various breads, rolls and butter -a tasty treat. A variety of yummy dessert selections were available. Members voted for winners of the creative Hat Contest of Pretty-Silly-Spooky! See the gallery for pictures. On display on the hearth were all the beautifully polished awards & trophies used in Flower Shows and now retired.   In our food drive we collected 168 canned/boxed goods that were donated to the Peoples Center, Spring Lake, MI-thanks to all who donated! A raffle of items donated by members was once again beautifully organized by Gayle Ruiter. Lots of folks went home with new treasures! We even had two new members attend-Michelle and Lisa-we will meet them at our November meeting!

It takes a lot of effort to put this event together so a special thanks to the Board and Committee for all their hard work: Sandy Minuth, Ellen Kelley, Jan Parmelee, Robin Lyons, Gayle Ruiter, Jennifer McColl, Pat Bazany, Marilyn Wheeler, Adrianna Kelley, Char Ratchford, Lisa Hodges and Catherine TenHagen

Lighthouse Centerpieces MGC Annual Conference 2025

TCGC members created lighthouse centerpieces for each table at the conference. A silent auction was held and every centerpiece was purchased! Click on the link below to view a powerpoint presentation of the lighthouses.

OKTOBERFEST!

TCGC celebrated autumn with a party featuring great food, a raffle, and our annual hat contest. This year’s hat categories were Grandma’s Closet, A Night on the Town, Royal Fascinators and Sports/Hunting.

Triangle Garden

You have heard of band boosters, right? Well these are the Triangle Garden Bulb Boosters who planted over 100 bulbs today for Springtime enjoyment:-) Many hands made for fast work! 

Thanks to Catherine, Pat, Julie, Janet and Lisa,  and to Ferrysburg for providing the bulbs! 

2023 Members’ Tea at Weaver House

On a blustery October day members gathered at the historic Weaver House at Pine Bend Park to enjoy a member appreciation tea party prepared by the board members. We thank Gayle and Catherine for once again organizing the silent auction, and Sandy for organizing our tickets and name tags. Certificates of appreciation were given to the members who served as chairpersons for our flower show. The Life Member Achievement Award was given to Terri Saltsman in honor of her service to the club. The hat contest was especially competitive this year, members had tough decisions to make voting for their favorites. The winners were Cheri for Glorious Fall Hat, Kitty for Halloween Hat, and Terri for Woodland Fantasy Hat.

Leaf Manipulation Workshop

Our members had fun learning to create floral designs with manipulated leaves at our June club meeting.

National Garden Month 2023

16 TCGC members, with help from middle school students, distributed food from the Love in Action food truck to about 200 clients. The club members sponsored 2 trucks this year with their personal donations.

 

Cement Leaves Workshop August 2022

Club members had fun creating garden ornaments from cement and leaves, with instructor Henk Ottens:

Love In Action  – Tri-Cities Garden Club Helping Our Community    I would like to thank our generous members who helped fund the Love In Action food truck. I would also like to thank our brave members who bundled up and braved the cold to serve people who lined up to receive food this Friday, January 22.   Here is a message from Love in Action.  Thank you Tri-Cites Garden Club for sponsoring and serving at the food truck today with the assistance of some Calvary School students. It was a cold blustery day on which you provided food for 355 individuals from 107 households. With your assistance we also provided coats, hats, gloves, & scarves! You are a blessing!  Thanks again everyone, see you in April, stay warm, stay safe! Pam 

                                 Environmental Mission Statement: 

Tri-Cities Garden Club will strive to be as eco-friendly and environmentally conscious as possible and reduce negative impact on the environment by adopting the best environmental practices available.