Avid Gardeners - Garden Club
Avid Gardeners - Garden Club
PO Box 50808
Eugene, OR 97405
Welcome
The world is your garden
Avid Gardeners, southern Willamette Valley's newest gardening group, gets together to share their gardening knowledge, serve the greater horticultural community and have a good time in the process. If you'd like your gardening questions answered, or want to be in the company of fellow enthusiasts, join us on the third Sunday of the month, at the Garden Club,1645 High Street, in Eugene.
Mark your calendars for May 9, because once a year we organize along with the Willamette District Garden Clubs, the Oregon Plant Fair 2009, a gathering of specialty nursery growers and outstanding artists from all over the state. For one day only in beautiful Alton Baker Park, you can purchase hard-to-find beauties and great old favorite plants and exceptional artwork. Talk with some of the premier plants people who are leading the way toward the future in horticulture. Discover that piece of outdoor art that will complete your garden décor. And because our motto is The World is Your Garden, each year part of the proceeds are donated to an organization which is helping preserve and educate about our greater garden – the land that sustains us.
In addition to the monthly meetings, and the Plant Fair, Avid Gardeners put together yearly hands-on workshops, garden tours, and summer picnics at regional gardens and nurseries. You will find within our website a feature called Plant Profiles - reviews by members of their favorite plants. If you would like notification of our meetings, subscribe to "Alerts." To become a member, hit join us.
Who we are:
The world is your garden
History
In 2006 in the southern Willamette Valley, a small gathering of avid gardeners, both amateurs and professionals, met to start a new gardening group. They wanted to propagate plant knowledge, encourage creativity in the use of the landscaping, and support responsible gardening practices for the greater good. They also wanted to have fun. As a result, Avid Gardeners was founded as a non-profit 501 C3 organization in 2007.
Mission Statement
Our mission: learn to garden with an ecological mindset by treading more lightly on the earth, promoting horticultural interests through education and encouraging laughter and fun.
Our Officers
President Mark Bloom - Mark, along with his wife Val and his best friend Charlie own Bloom River Gardens. When not involved with the nursery, the former teacher can be found at University of Oregon football and men's and women's basketball games as the official scorer.
Vice President Sandra Rossi - Sandra is impassioned about gardening, family, friends, running and lying on tropical beaches.
Treasurer Barbara Ganzel divides her time between gardening, quilting and reading.
Secretary Ernie O'Byrne is co-owner of Northwest Garden Nursery and spends many enjoyable hours playing Baroque flute with the Heartwood Consort.
Our Board
Alice Doyle is the co-founder of Log House Plants, a wholesale grower of unusual and classic annuals, perennials, vegetables and herbs bound for retailers in Oregon and Washington.
Chuck Ganzel is a serious gardener who enjoys garden design, trellis and rock work.
Ginny Saunders Hargreaves is an accomplished garden designer with a gorgeous garden and farm, with whimsical art around every corner.
David Hess is co-founder of Lorane Hills, a small native and perennial plant nursery near Lorane and a retired architect active in the Oregon Track Club.
Evelyn Hess is an occasional nature guide. She is co-founder of Lorane Hills nursery and is involved in land restoration, including the Walama Restoration Project.
Mary-Kate Mackey's garden writing has appeared in Meredith Publications, Fine Gardening, Sunset and the 2007 Sunset Western Garden Book.
Marietta O'Byrne is a totally dedicated gardener and co-owner of Northwest Garden Nursery, a wholesale nursery growing thousands of hellebores.
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