Educating Gardeners Like You Since 1958
Our Mission: To educate and inspire members of our community to become more complete gardeners.
Upcoming Events
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Planting with Purpose: An Intentional Approach to Plant Selection with Zachary Calloway
Part of the Gardeners Connect Member Supported Free Speaker Series
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Join Us Now on Saturdays
Saturday, April 18, 2026
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Coffee, Treats and Conversation at 9 a.m.
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
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Monarchs, Milkweeds and Gardens: One Gardeners Monarch Journey with Tracy Svec
Part of the Gardeners Connect Member Supported Free Speaker Series
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Join Us Now on Saturdays
Saturday, May 9, 2026
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Coffee, Treats and Conversation at 9 a.m.
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
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Garden Evolution with Dan Burkholder
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 10 a.m.
A Gardeners Connect Member Garden Visit
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Gardeners Connect President, Dan Burkholder will show off his urban garden that is always evolving. He has added a new pergola in which to relax and unwind in the garden and is in process of adding new water features.
The garden lives larger than its physical size would lead one to believe. Plant filled beds draw you through the garden and each turn unveils a new vignette of art, structure of specimen plant. He has a collection of lilies, clematis and allium that are dispersed throughout the garden.
This garden is located in the south Waldo area and exact location will be emailed to attendees the week before the Member Garden Visit.
Reservations Required. Members Only.
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An American Cottage Garden with Barb and Bob Irick
Saturday, June 6, 2026, 10 a.m.
A Gardeners Connect Member Garden Visit
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This garden is an established garden with an American take on a cottage garden.
There are lots of old-fashioned flowers, such as roses, peonies, irises, hostas, lilies, daylilies, and garden phlox. Several shade areas have hostas, pulmonaria, brunnera, ferns, hellebores and heucheras. Trees include a cinnamon bark maple, a horse chestnut, birch, dogwoods, magnolias, redbuds, Japanese maples, cherry and apple trees.
Focal points include a bridge over a drainage area and a pergola with a swing.
This garden is located in Kansas City North, MO.
Reservations Required. Members Only.
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A Collector's Garden with Susan Mertz
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 7 p.m.
A Gardeners Connect Member Garden Visit
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A collector's garden at heart, Susan Mertz is building on the garden by adding cohesive elements to the mix.
With an eye for designing the garden to be lower maintenance by highlighting plants that require less deadheading, watering and special care, Susan is hoping to have more time to entertain in the garden and travel.
Container gardens have become a passion and give focal points in the summer and fall seasons and allow popping color or textural interest into the garden.
This garden is located in Lenexa, KS.
Reservations Required. Members Only.
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An Edible and Forested Garden with Linda Friedel
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
A Gardeners Connect Member Garden Visit
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A unique 5-acre lot in the heart of Overland Park has an orchard, several types of berries, and raised beds with annual veggies. A beehive and bee keeper are soon to be added to the garden.
Linda will discuss the three-generation aspect of the home and property and how forest and land management practices have shaped the forested portion of the property.
Reservations Required. Members Only.
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.
