Projects

The South Haven Garden Club held its 50th annual Standard Flower Show on Sep 12-13, 2014 at the South Haven Memorial Library. The date, time and location for the next Flower Show will be announced later.

How members Participate:

Members submit Artistic Design and/or Horticultural entries identified with the Flower Show Class as defined in the Flower Show booklet. Each Design entry has the Class designated. In addition, Horticultural entries give the common name and scientific name for the item submitted.
Chairperson: Lynn Toneman, Pat Gaston
All members participate

The South Haven Garden Club maintains the setting and plants surrounding the Blue Star Memorial Monument. This tribute to the Armed Forces of WWII is located on the East side of Lakeview Cemetery, on Blue Star Highway, just south of the police & fire station.

Our Memorial has special meaning to the South Haven Garden Club. In 2003 the discarded remains of the original memorial were found in multiple locations near the woods north of Van Buren State Park. It took over 6 years to recover, repair, relocate, design and install the current Blue Star Memorial. On September 19, 2009, a rededication was held.

How members can participate?

Join this project to maintain the garden surrounding the Blue Star Memorial Monument. This entails an early spring cleanup, planting of annual flowers, fertilizing, mulching and installing new flags in honor of Memorial Day. Every week we weed & dead head plants to keep the garden looking pretty. Keep an eye on rainfall & water as needed. In the fall plant mums & red tulips and lightly fertilize. We put the garden to bed for the winter with a final cleanup of flowers & shrubs, pruning as needed, etc., and replace flags for winter.

How many volunteers are needed to do what?

2-4 volunteers are needed
All gardening skills.
Plus; all club members are encouraged to stop by for a quiet moment to weed and deadhead the garden or just to feel the pride this memorial represents.

The club provides flowers and other gardening materials averaging $200.

Chairperson: Sandy Fenske 637-3764
Email:fenske@i2k.com

In 1872 J. Sterling Morton proposed that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees. One hundred and thirty three years later we celebrate this day as Arbor Day on the last Friday of each April.

How members are expected to participate?

Our club participates by purchasing and preparing sapling spruce trees and delivering them to the local 3rd grade elementary school children. We deliver over 160 trees to the students. Students hear a short program on the importance of trees in our lives and in our environment.

How many volunteers are needed?

Needed: 11 to prepare, deliver and speak.

2015-2016 Chairperson:
Chairperson: Debbie Walter © 269-277-4825
Email: deborahwalter@hotmail.com