Educating Gardeners Like You Since 1958
Our Mission: To educate and inspire members of our community to become more complete gardeners.
New and Upcoming
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Plant Geek Saturday 2026
Saturday, October 10, 2026
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Doors Open at 9:00 a.m.Plants are where it’s at with gardening. That’s what a lot of us think. Yes, design is interesting, but wide paths and areas to entertain don’t invigorate the same way as the cool plants.
For those who love to collect interesting, beautiful plants, Gardeners Connect has created Plant Geek Saturday.
Think something like the Kansas City Garden Symposium but entirely focused on the plants for avid gardeners and collectors.
We continue of Plant Geek Saturday, we will focus on some of the newest plant recommendations from Chicago Botanic Garden, Fall planted Spring bulbs, and spuria iris. Three plant geek enablers have been invited to entice us with an array of interesting plants. Plants that thrive in climates like ours.
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Dragonflies: Aerial Beauties
Take another look at the acrobatic daredevils and hunters in your garden known as dragonflies.
Why they are an important part of your gardens ecosystem, their life-cycle and why they are important to the gardener.
Originally published in the July-August 2026 issue of the Gardeners Connect Newsletter. Download it know with full color photos, facts and myths about the garden beauties.
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The 2027 Kansas City Garden Symposium
Saturday, March 20, 2029
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Save the Date
Become a Gardeners Connect Member
Our perennial favorite and signature must attend event the Kansas City Garden Symposium returns for its 17th inspirational, educational and invigorating program.
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January 2027 Free Speaker Series
Gardeners Connect Free Speaker Series
Saturday, January 16, 2027
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Coffee, Treats and Conversation at 9 a.m.
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
Merriam Community Center
Meeting Rooms
6040 Slater
Merriam, Kansas 66202 -
Echinacea: Herbal Medicine with a Wild History with Kelly Kindscher
Gardeners Connect Free Speaker Series
Saturday, February 20, 2027
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Coffee, Treats and Conversation at 9 a.m.
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
Merriam Community Center
Meeting Rooms
6040 Slater
Merriam, Kansas 66202 -
Bugwatching: The Art, Joy and Importance of Observing Insects with Eric Eaton
Gardeners Connect Free Speaker Series
Saturday, April 24, 2027
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Coffee, Treats and Conversation at 9 a.m.
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
Merriam Community Center
Meeting Rooms
6040 Slater
Merriam, Kansas 66202 -
May 2027 Free Speaker Series
Gardeners Connect Free Speaker Series
Saturday, May 15, 2027
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Coffee, Treats and Conversation at 9 a.m.
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
Merriam Community Center
Meeting Rooms
6040 Slater
Merriam, Kansas 66202oes here
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.
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.
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.
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.
