Educating Gardeners Like You Since 1958
Our Mission: To educate and inspire members of our community to become more complete gardeners.
9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
$99 includes lunch and morning coffee
Rockhurst University
Upcoming Events
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Plant Geek Saturday
Saturday, September 13, 2025
9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.Three plant geek enablers have been invited to entice us with an array of connoisseur plants. Even though some of these plants may seem exotic, they thrive in climates like ours.
Tickets $99 includes lunch and morning coffee.
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Member Garden Visit
Saturday, September 27, 2025
9:00 a.m.The Carnivorous Garden with Brian Chadwick-Robinson. See the late summer pitchers that rival flowers and learn a bit of what make these plants so unusual.
This is a members only event. Join today!
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Free Speaker Series
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Bugwatching - Observing Insects in Your Garden with Eric R Eaton, EntomologistFree, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
Gardeners Connect Member Supported
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LilyPalooza 2025
Our Fall Lily Bulb Sale returns October 1, 2025 with online ordering.
We have new bulb suppliers and of course new must have bulbs for your garden.
Member Garden Visits
Open your garden to other Gardeners Connect Members. You pick the date, time and number of attendees your garden can accommodate. Email info@gardenersconnect.org for more details in opening your garden.
All Member Garden Visits are rain or shine. Any cancellations or changes will be emailed to attendees and updated on the website.
Please check here for the latest information regarding any Member Garden Visits.
Gardeners Connect Cookbook - Recipes
Recipes from the past 20 or so years of the Gardeners Connect Newsletter.
60 pages. 115 recipes. Digital Download.
Diversity & Inclusion
Gardeners Connect is a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and community, which is open to and welcomes everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, or country of origin. We are committed to acceptance, non-discrimination, and equal opportunity for all and believe diversity in our members and participants greatly benefits our organization and community. We are committed to making everyone feel welcome, accepted, respected, and appreciated.
A welcoming and diverse garden is a great garden.
Discover the Benefits of Membership.
Our members make it possible.
We believe that every great gardener should have the opportunity to keep learning no matter their skill level. We strive to offer those opportunities in everything we do from our excellent speakers to our newsletter filled with pertinent garden information and articles cultivated especially for the Midwestern gardener.
Gardeners Connect newsletter published every other month and delivered to your mailbox.
Access to Member Garden Visits to private gardens.
Travel with Gardeners Connect on guided tours both here in Kansas City and beyond.
Be a part of members only workshops.
Gardeners Connect is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization incorporated in 1958 to promote and encourage among citizens of the metropolitan Kansas City area and beyond an interest in horticulture and related garden activities, to carry on an educational program pertaining thereto, and to provide a place or places where such activities may be conducted in order to attain a more attractive and beautiful community.
