• Demystifying Composting

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    Master Gardener Sara Covatta is passionate about increasing awareness and making com posting accessible to all. In this program, Sara highlights various systems for creating this important, living, soil amendment including back yard, thermophilic/hot composting, Bokashi (a Japanese word meaning fermented organic matter), and vermicomposting (using worms). She explains why they are different from large scale composting, outlines best practices for composting food scraps at home, and addresses how to avoid issues with rodents.

    Free
  • Member Meeting

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    PRGC Member Meeting

  • Flower Hammering Dish Towels

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    Junior Garden Club Event - Learn how to use a flower pounding technique to make beautiful dish towels. Each child will take home one finished dish towel.

    Free
  • Fall Floral Arrangement Workshop

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    David Calcaterra, of Thrifty Florist will provide flowers and containers, along with a demonstration, for participants to create a unique seasonal floral arrangement.
    Lunch available for a fee.
    Advance sign up required.

    Free – $16.00
  • Member Meeting

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    PRGC Member Meeting

  • Installation of Officers

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    Celebrate your incoming club officers and enjoy a box lunch in the lovely surrounding of an outstanding neighborhood garden. Advance registration is required.

    $15.00
  • Wildflower Garden Tour / Birdseed House Creation

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    We will take our junior gardeners on a tour of the Pleasant Ridge wildflower garden (located just behind City Hall). After which, each child will make a small “edible” bird feeder to take home.

    Free
  • Smart Gardening

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    Caitlin Splawski informs gardeners in the use of earth friendly and SMART practices to save time, money and the environment.

  • Fabulous Fungi

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    Wendy Frauchiger provides a guide to safe foraging for mushrooms in Michigan.

  • Corn Husk Flowers

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    Looking forward to warmer weather and Spring flowers! We will be creating colorful corn husk flowers to bring spring colors into the house. This event is Free.

    $2.00
  • All About Bees

    Community Center 4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States

    Brian Peterson-Roest, founder of Bees in the D, shares his vast knowledge of bees and other look-alikes.

    Free