Educating Gardeners Like You Since 1958
Our Mission: To educate and inspire members of our community to become more complete gardeners.
Speaker Series
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Everything I Learned From a Tomato with Sky Kurlbaum
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Gardeners Connect Free Speaker Series
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
Merriam Community Center
Kessler/Loomis Rooms
6040 Slater
Merriam, KS 66202 -
Growing Trees as Mother Nature Intended with Matt Evans
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Gardeners Connect Free Speaker Series
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
Merriam Community Center
Kessler/Loomis Rooms
6040 Slater
Merriam, KS 66202
Member Garden Visits
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Everything I Learned From a Tomato with Sky Kurlbaum
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Gardeners Connect Free Speaker Series
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
Merriam Community Center
Kessler/Loomis Rooms
6040 Slater
Merriam, KS 66202 -
Growing Trees as Mother Nature Intended with Matt Evans
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Gardeners Connect Free Speaker Series
Free, Open to the Public, No Reservations Required
Merriam Community Center
Kessler/Loomis Rooms
6040 Slater
Merriam, KS 66202 -
Tree Peonies in the Garden with Talis Bergmanis
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
A 1-1/3 acre garden in Fairway, Kansas, that consisted of nearly all grass (had two yews and one rose bush) got turned into place with hundreds of plantings over 20 years including a large collection of tree peonies.
Exact address of the garden will be email to attendees the week before the Member Garden Visit.
You must have a valid Gardeners Connect Membership at the time of the event. Please see your renewal date listed above your name and address on your latest Gardeners Connect newsletter. Member Garden Visits are gardener led tours where you will learn about the the garden, plants and the techniques the gardener uses. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact and ask questions during the visit. Please be prompt and courteous to the gardeners and the garden and most of all enjoy.
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.
Member Garden Visit – Peonies in the Garden : Tree Peonies
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10 a.m. Session (there is also an 11 a.m. session)
(Limit 20 people)
A 1-1/3 acre garden in Fairway, Kansas, that consisted of nearly all grass (had two yews and one rose bush) got turned into place with hundreds of plantings over 20 years including a large collection of tree peonies.
This garden is located in Fairway, KS.
Exact address of the garden will be email to attendees the week before the Member Garden Visit.
You must have a valid Gardeners Connect Membership at the time of the event. Please see your renewal date listed above your name and address on your latest Gardeners Connect newsletter. Member Garden Visits are gardener led tours where you will learn about the the garden, plants and the techniques the gardener uses. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact and ask questions during the visit. Please be prompt and courteous to the gardeners and the garden and most of all enjoy.
Member Garden Visit – Peonies in the Garden : Tree Peonies
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 11 a.m. Session (there is also an 10 a.m. session)
(Limit 20 people)
A 1-1/3 acre garden in Fairway, Kansas, that consisted of nearly all grass (had two yews and one rose bush) got turned into place with hundreds of plantings over 20 years including a large collection of tree peonies.
This garden is located in Fairway, KS.
Exact address of the garden will be email to attendees the week before the Member Garden Visit.
You must have a valid Gardeners Connect Membership at the time of the event. Please see your renewal date listed above your name and address on your latest Gardeners Connect newsletter. Member Garden Visits are gardener led tours where you will learn about the the garden, plants and the techniques the gardener uses. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact and ask questions during the visit. Please be prompt and courteous to the gardeners and the garden and most of all enjoy.
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.
Access to our online speaker series.
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.
