Milwaukee District Garden Clubs Welcome

Save the date - June 5, 2012 - MDGC Board of Directors Meeting!

Trophies, Monetary Awards and Certificates of Merit will be awarded at MDGC's Board of Director;s Meeting on June 5th.

Receiving a prestigious NGC award is one of the highest honors to be achieved. Recognition creates pride and encourages members to further their efforts.

Recognition for outstanding achievement from the WGCF, Central Region and NGC will be presented at MDGC’s Board of Director’s Meeting on June 5th.

Time and Location TBA.

National Garden Club Week June 3-9, 2012

Plan an exciting event to celebrate National Garden Week in your community! Some possible thoughts . . .

Sponsor a hands-on "How Do You Select Flowers/Shrubs for Your Garden" workshop at an area nursery
Select a manageable blighted area with the cooperative efforts of another group and beautify it
Have some of your members conduct a garden tour that week--include a water garden, a vegetable garden, a rose garden--just to name a few
Have a "Getting to Know Us" event at the public library

If you have questions, please contact Elaine Di Pietro, National Garden Club Week Chairman

Wisconsin Garden Club Federation 85th Annual Convention
May 8-10,2012 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
(Learn more in the Wisconsin Gardens Winter Issue)

Director's Project

The Power of One features stories about one member in one garden club that makes a difference in the Milwaukee District.

Tell us a story about one member from your club today.

Read about Betty Braun, one member in one garden club who makes a difference in the district.

Milwaukee District's History

Did you know that the Milwaukee District...

had "men only" garden clubs?
pioneered highway beautification?
had 42 clubs in 1973?

Find stories in archives from the
Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel from 1930 to 2006 about the Milwaukee District Garden Clubs
and the Wisconsin Garden Club Federation.

Congratulations to Fox Point Federated and Whitefish Bay Garden Clubs for becoming a Wisconsin Bird City!

The newest Bird City communities range widely and include the cities of Bayfield, Fond du Lac, Horicon, Oconomowoc, Oconto and Wausau; the villages of Plover, Fox Point and Whitefish Bay.

Learn how you can become a Bird City at www.birdcitywisconsin.org/

Milwaukee District Garden Clubs is a not-for-profit organization promoting civic beauty and horticulture education. MDGC is affiliated with National Garden Club and Wisconsin Garden Club Federation.

Last Update on 05/06/2012