Charlevoix Area Garden Club

Charlevoix Area Garden Club Organized 1939 - Federated 1949 - 501(c)(3) Public Charity 2004 Flower Arranging/Design - est. in 1995, the club has recognized 41 members with this award.

CAGC is also dedicated to several Community Projects and committees work on those projects: Adopt-a-Highway - since 1991 club members have picked up litter three times a year on this MDOT project. Beautification awards have been presented each year since 2003 to winning merchants in our Awards program to recognize merchants and others for container plantings and gardens and for civic displays. A

Book Review/Community Education committee (est. 1986) purchases and donates books to our public library for their gardening section to further educational gardening goals. Conservation is important to our members and this committee (est. 1985) interacts with conservation groups and provides members with current information on conservation concerns. in 1968, members of this committee develop skill in flower arranging techniques and ultimately, creates and donates arrangements within the club and to other non-profit community organizations and events. Michigan Garden Club (MGC) Life Memberships are awarded annually to club members who have made a significant contribution to the Club's mission and the community - est. Scholarships (est. 1995) - Members are awarded scholarships to attend approved National Garden Club(NGC)/MGC Schools, including Landscape Design. Youth Education - est. 1991 - this committee works with kindergarten through fifth grade art teachers in two area schools to develop instructional modules and assist students as they create posters for the NGC, NGC Central Region, MGC and CAGC poster contests.

Happy Spring! We're hoping to see those bulbs we planted in the fall come up and flower, eventually.....
03/20/2026

Happy Spring! We're hoping to see those bulbs we planted in the fall come up and flower, eventually.....

At our March Membership Meeting we enjoyed a presentation from the President of the Lake Charlevoix Association. It's go...
03/11/2026

At our March Membership Meeting we enjoyed a presentation from the President of the Lake Charlevoix Association. It's good to be reminded of how much native plants can do to protect our water, land, and wildlife.

March 11, 2026 At our March Membership Meeting we enjoyed a presentation by Tom Darnton, President of the Lake Charlevoix Association. ​Lake Charlevoix is the third largest lake in the state with a surface area of over 17,200 acres and 56 miles of shoreline. The maximum depth in the main basin is ...

We're looking forward to getting back into the garden this season! National Garden Clubs Inc. Michigan Garden Clubs, D...
03/10/2026

We're looking forward to getting back into the garden this season! National Garden Clubs Inc. Michigan Garden Clubs, District 5

The Charlevoix Area Garden Club earned two grants to expand its community vegetable garden and boost donations to the local food pantry. See link below ⬇️

📸 Provided by the Charlevoix Area Garden Club

Up here in the Northern Lower Peninsula we may be a bit behind this schedule...
03/10/2026

Up here in the Northern Lower Peninsula we may be a bit behind this schedule...

This warm weather has us looking forward to planting! Check out our garden planning calendar to get you started this season.
For additional resources on planning your garden, visit: www.canr.msu.edu/resources/garden_planning_calendar

03/05/2026

You can create habitat in your yard. Reduce the amount of lawn you have. Use only organic fertilizers to feed the soil. Replace turf with native plants and create a mini ecosystem in your yard.

Support the Charlevoix Conservation District and get great tree seedlings to plant!
03/04/2026

Support the Charlevoix Conservation District and get great tree seedlings to plant!

Our Community Vegetable Garden Project has been awarded two National Garden Clubs Inc. grants for the 2026 growing seaso...
03/03/2026

Our Community Vegetable Garden Project has been awarded two National Garden Clubs Inc. grants for the 2026 growing season! We donated over 400 lbs of organically grown produce to the Charlevoix Community Food Pantry last season and we are looking to do much more this year! Read our blog to find out what we have planned:

March 3, 2026The Charlevoix Area Garden Club has been awarded a 2026 “Plant America” Grant from the National Garden Clubs, Inc. The funds will be used to expand infrastructure at the Club’s Community Vegetable Garden in order to increase production of fresh, organic produce to be donated to th...

Here's a great opportunity to learn more about the art of pruning fruit trees:
03/03/2026

Here's a great opportunity to learn more about the art of pruning fruit trees:

Join the Little Traverse Conservancy and Tip of the Mitt Whitetails for this upcoming Apple Pruning Workshop at the Elizabeth B. Hoffmann Nature Preserve adjacent to Bier's Inwood Brewery near Charlevoix. Our very own Chris Anderson will be joining in on the fun, bringing his Forestry background to assist LTC's Nate Dionne with pruning tips and other spring planting questions. Please RSVP with the Little Traverse Conservancy - details in the flyer below.

The weather is finally cool enough to think about planting bulbs - and we are here for you! Come purchase bulbs (and sup...
10/09/2025

The weather is finally cool enough to think about planting bulbs - and we are here for you! Come purchase bulbs (and support our club). We will be in the bright yellow tent in East Park during Charlevoix Apple Fest Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

09/18/2025

We will be having our annual bulb sale during Charlevoix Apple Fest - you can find us in the yellow tent in East Park. If you want to order ahead or see what we will be selling - go to our Bulb Sale Brochure online using the link below:

Thank you to the homeowners who shared their beautiful “Lake and Country Havens” with us for our biennial Garden Walk! ...
07/17/2025

Thank you to the homeowners who shared their beautiful “Lake and Country Havens” with us for our biennial Garden Walk!

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