BAY DAY/WEEK 2021
​April 25- May 2
Bay Day Village Clean Up.  April 25- May 2 help us clean up the Village of Whitefish Bay. Your family, group, or organization can participate by picking a location and tidying it up. Choose your street, neighborhood park, or business district. Be safe, socially distance, wear masks, gloves, long sleeves, and properly dispose of the garbage. Take photos and share them on social media with these hashtags:  #BayDay2021 #wfbgardenclub#villageofwhitefishbaywisconsin Click on the Sign Up Genius link below. 
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BAY DAY ACTIVITIES Saturday, May 1, 10 am - 1 pm

Look for our little white truck as we follow the band around the Bay on Saturday, May 1 from 10 am - 1 pm.  Stop by for a free Common Milkweed plant or a packet of Common Milkweed Seeds, while supplies last.   Download the pdf file below for how to plant a common milkweed and more information.
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Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2021
Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!

The Whitefish Bay Garden Club in partnership with the Village of Whitefish Bay has maintained the Village’s designation as a Bird City for 10 years. During Bay Day/Week April 24 – May 2, 2021 you too can learn how you can help support migratory birds.  World Migratory Bird Day seeks to raise awareness about complicated issues that hinder migratory birds’ bi-annual journeys.  This year’s theme “Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird” challenges us to increase our knowledge of what makes each species unique to  hopefully deepen our love for these birds and help conserve their species and habitats! 
 
Here are seven simple ways to help birds:
  • Keep cats indoors
  • Make windows visible to birds
  • Plant native plants
  • Reduce plastic use
  • Buy bird-friendly products
  • Clean bird feeders
  • Avoid pesticides and herbicides in your yard.
 
Take the BirdBrain Quiz to test your knowledge about birds! 
To learn more ways to help birds follow us on Facebook @whitefishbaygardenclub, and Instagram @wfbgardenclub

Donate on our Facebook Page: @whitefishbaygardenclub

You are invited to our Open Meetings.

Please request an invitation to our Virtual Open Meetings this spring. Include your name, street address, telephone number and email address and the date of the meeting you wish to attend.​​​

Postponed: Artisans in the Garden, Garden Walk 2021

Due to the uncertainty of planning with the changing conditions of COVID this year's walk is POSTPONED
​Artisans in the Garden

The Whitefish Bay Garden Club is saddened to announce that we have decided to postpone our plans to host a Garden Walk, Artisans in the Garden, in 2021.  You can email us with questions at wfbgardenclub@gmail .
 July 19, 2016
Annual WFBGC Summer Soiree
6:00 pm at a Garden Club member's home
Members and guests of the Whitefish Bay Garden Club, please join us at our third annual Summer Soiree where we gather to enjoy dinner and one another's company while we admire a member's garden. This is a great event to attend if you are interested in joining the Garden Club. Get to know other members and find out what the Garden Club is all about!
Please RSVP to www.wfbgardenclub@gmail.com.

​Garden Club members Nancy Sturino and Marlene Jaglinski decided to apply for a grant from the National Garden Clubs, who partners with The AMES Companies (www.ames.com) to supply ergonomic tools for community landscaping projects around the US. We are thrilled to announce that we are a recipient of the grant funds and received a number of tools, including a cart for easy movement and storage. We are partnering with the Village of Whitefish Bay to store tools near our work sites, which will help make our community efforts that much more accessible for all who wish to participate and help beautify our village in a sustainable way. Thank you Nancy, Marlene, and all who made this grant possible.

On Saturday, January 26, 2013, the Whitefish Bay Garden Club hosted three tea tastings to enhance the appreciation of tea from both a horticultural and culinary perspective.  The first tasting was paired with finger sandwiches; the afternoon event included delicious melt-in-your mouth cookies; and the evening tea featured steamed dumplings shared by couples.

The Whitefish Bay Garden Club also provided information on the customs affiliated with celebrating Chinese New Year.  For families who had an interest in celebrating this holiday together(officially recognized on February 10th in 2013), the Garden Club provided information about restaurant options in the area.

The speaker Hong Ji was born in China.  Her family has been in the tea business for years, and she brought a wealth of knowledge to participants from the greater Milwaukee area.  She spoke about the history of tea and the health benefits affiliated with a variety of teas.  If you are interested in attending similar functions in the future, please email wfbgardenclub@gmail.com.

​In July 2013, several Garden Club members went to the Ball Seed Gardens in West Chicago and the Cantigny Park Gardens near Wheaton. Plus we stopped to purchase some of the lovely plants that we saw at both gardens at a beautiful garden center called The Planter's Palette in Winfield IL. This center features many of the varieties of plants that we saw at the Ball Seed Gardens.

Founded by George Ball over 100 years ago, the Ball Seed Garden is an experimental garden center where they test their seeds and combine them in various gardens to create ideas for their catalogs and the public. We saw many new varieties of traditional plants planted in linear box gardens, curvy designs, in vertical planters and hanging baskets. We were excited to bring back these ideas for our gardens and the Butterfly garden at Cahill. We especially liked the living wall of plants framing photos of Illinois scenes and the little fairy gardens.

We ate a delicious lunch at the Cantigny Park which is the former home of John McCormick on  500 acres of land. Featured in this park are a WWI Museum, the McCormick house, a golf course, a water garden, rose garden, and idea garden, prairie garden etc. The flowers were in full bloom on beautiful sunny July day.
In July 2013, several Garden Club members went to the Ball Seed Gardens in West Chicago and the Cantigny Park Gardens near Wheaton. Plus we stopped to purchase some of the lovely plants that we saw at both gardens at a beautiful garden center called The Planter's Palette in Winfield IL. This center features many of the varieties of plants that we saw at the Ball Seed Gardens.

Founded by George Ball over 100 years ago, the Ball Seed Garden is an experimental garden center where they test their seeds and combine them in various gardens to create ideas for their catalogs and the public. We saw many new varieties of traditional plants planted in linear box gardens, curvy designs, in vertical planters and hanging baskets. We were excited to bring back these ideas for our gardens and the Butterfly garden at Cahill. We especially liked the living wall of plants framing photos of Illinois scenes and the little fairy gardens.

We ate a delicious lunch at the Cantigny Park which is the former home of John McCormick on  500 acres of land. Featured in this park are a WWI Museum, the McCormick house, a golf course, a water garden, rose garden, and idea garden, prairie garden etc. The flowers were in full bloom on beautiful sunny July day.

​The Milwaukee District Garden Clubs held its Annual Fall District Luncheon in October 2012 at the Anchorage Restaurant in Glendale.  The Whitefish Bay Garden Club was invited to create floral arrangements for the tables.  Garden Club members designed and created the arrangements in the Japanese Ikebana style.

Several members of the WFBGC took a road trip in August, 2012 to the
Rotary Gardens in Janesville, WI. We had a docent-led three hour tour of
the grounds. After a lovely lunch in Janesville we visited Klehm's Song
Sparrow Farm and nursery where a variety of perennial flowers are
developed and sold nationwide.