Landscape Design School will be offered over ZOOM in April.  This course is taught by professional landscape designers and University of Wisconsin instructors.  A wide range of topics are covered:  design principles and elements, site considerations, environmental impacts, creating a site plan for your yard, and an historical overview. Landscape Design Registration The post Landscape Design School: April 23 & 24 first appeared on Wisconsin Garden Club Federation ..read more

The Wisconsin Garden & Landscape Expo will be a virtual experience for 2021. Virtual expo attendees of the free event will enjoy two full days of live and interactive educational sessions with experts and gardening professionals, a live exhibitor mall, virtual garden tours captured at the peak of the summer season, opportunities to pose questions to the UW-Madison Extension Horticulture Team in open Q&A forums, special activities for kids and families and a beautiful garden photo competition. Guests will be able to participate in the event on their personal computers, phones and tablet ..read more

Garden Expo 2021 Virtual Design Program The members of the Madison District GC and WGCF have always been very active supporting Garden Expo and most recently with terrific floral designs. With Expo going virtual this year, we cannot host a traditional Flower Show and do not have time to put together a virtual show. Instead, we invite all of you to participate in a virtual floral design program. We ask you to choose one, two or even all five of the following “classes” and put your creativity to work. We all need something fun to do and what better way to spend some of our stay at home time then ..read more

Normally the year’s award winners are honored at WGCF’s state convention in May, but as we all know, it has been an unusual year! Gretchen Vest, the 2020 Lydia Shafer Award Winner, accepts the award from Lynne Ehnert, WGCF President and Kitty Larkin who nominated her. WGCF President, Lynne Ehnert, met in Kohler with this year’s Lydia Schafer Award winner Gretchen Vest.  Gretchen shares her talents and skills with the state organization, her district and local club.  She has been instrumental in organizing the Landscape Design School and has attended all five schools.  She cont ..read more

A flower show symposium is planned for Oct. 1, 2 & 3 at the Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton.  The Fall Floral Fantasy will feature nationally known speakers.  Botanic Arts opens the event Thursday evening (Artistic crafts, Photography, & Botanic Arts Design) . Friday focuses on horticulture: container grown Cassula Succulents and Pelargonium Flowering Geraniums presented by Sue Kirkman of Kentucky.  On Saturday, Claudia Bates from Florida demonstrates Panel Designs and Featured Plant Material Design.  Flower show judges and anyone else interested are s ..read more

Little Sprouts for Saplings is the 2019-2021 President’s Project. The goal: to work with youth to plant trees in Wisconsin. Trees play a vital role in the environment and there just aren’t enough of them. Please submit pictures of your tree planting activities to contactwgcf@gmail.com. Photo permission forms can be found on the FORMS page.   As your club/members plant trees with youngsters, please submit your photos ..read more

Due to uncertain times, Putting on the Ritz, WGCF’s State Convention which was planned for June 26 & 27th in Appleon, has been cancelled.  There will be a summer executive meeting.  Thanks so much to all the people who were involved in the planning and the decision making ..read more

WGCF POLLINATOR GARDEN SIGN Promote your pollinator garden(s) with an attractive sign! Orders may be placed online and will be delivered through WGCF’s District Directors. Orders are considered placed when payment is received. Clubs may combine their orders and submit them to make distribution easier. Cost per sign is $25.00. Suitable three foot metal posts are available from Menard’s, Home Depot or Fleet Farm. Signs are 10″ x 15″ and are made out of coated aluminum composite with an average lifespan of 3 – 5 years. Signs will be available for sale at the WGCF State Convention in Appleton (Jun ..read more

Due to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreaks, our country and the world are changing rapidly and our community activities are changing more than most of us have seen in our lifetimes. On March 17, 2020, the National Garden Clubs Executive Committee voted to cancel the 2020 Perfect Vision Annual NGC Convention. The Wisconsin Garden Club Federation (WGCF) was prepared to host an exciting Tri-Refresher for NGC members, from around the world, on March 11, 2020 at Boerner Botanical Gardens. This week, the WGCF leadership along with the Tri-Refresher committee reluctantly voted to cancel the event. Many ..read more

Due to the world-wide Covid-19 outbreaks, our country and world are changing on an hour to hour basis. After several weeks of difficult, but necessary decisions for National Garden Clubs, Inc. I am reporting that the NGC Executive Committee voted yesterday, March 17, 2020 to cancel the 2020 Perfect Vision Annual Convention, May 12 – 15, 2020, hosted by the Wisconsin Garden Club Federation. After many conversations with Michelle Eggert, Conference Direct Representative and Kitty Larkin, Convention Chairman, the decision was made to cancel our contract with the hotel, therefore cancelling the co ..read more