Mark Your Calendars for these Upcoming Events!

Monthly Meetings are normally on the third Saturday of the Month from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, Grand Rapids Library on Bridge Street

2026 Grand Growers Planned Schedule and Local Events

  • Throughout the Summer - Wild Toledo Native Plant Sales at the Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, OH

    • Friday, May 08, 2026, 11:00am-2:00pm

    • Saturday, May 09, 2026, 9:00am-2:00pm

    • Saturday, May 16, 2026, 9:00am-2:00pm

    • Saturday, May 23, 2026, 9:00am-2:00pm

    • Saturday, May 30, 2026 , 9:00am-2:00pm

    • Sunday, May 31, 2026, 11:00am-2:00pm

    • Monday, June 08, 2026, 11:00am-2:00pm

  • 5/9/26 - Rain Barrel Make & Take Workshop - Learn how to manage stormwater and save money at the same time! Join the Rain Garden Initiative to build your own 55-gallon rain barrel to install at home. From 10:00 am to 11:15 am, fee $40, registration required https://bit.ly/4qHW8nq

  • 5/12/26 - Going Native: A Personal Journey from Cultivars and Chemicals to Landscaping With Natives. Event by Wild Ones Oak Openings from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at 6930 W Sylvania Ave, Sylvania, OH

  • 5/16/26 - Grand Growers Spring Garden Exchange in Grand Rapids, OH from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Log Cabin Information Booth

  • 5/16/26 - Black Swamp Hosta & Daylily Society 29th Perennial Plant Sale from 8:00 am until sold out (approximately noon). In Walt Churchill’s Market Parking Lot, 26625 N Dixie Hwy/SR 25, Perrysburg, OH

  • 5/16 & 5/17/26 - Oak Openings Native Plant Sale - from 11 am to 2 pm, Blue Creek Metropark, Whitehouse, OH

  • 5/18/26 - Migration of the Monarchs - Free event by Outdoor Sylvania at 7:00 pm. Olander Park, Neerhouder Community Hall

  • 6/20/26 - Grand Rapids Ohio Annual Historic Garden Walk - The Fifth Annual Historic Garden Walk in Grand Rapids, Ohio is Saturday, June 20, 2026 (rain date Sunday 6/21/26) where we will be celebrating the United States Semiquincentennial with red, white and blue blooms throughout the village!.7/18/26 - TBD - Topic Suggestions Welcomed! Tickets can be purchased at: https://square.link/u/qLN5a7jp ‍

  • 8/15/26 & 9/19/26 - TBD - Possible Topics Include

    • Canning fruits and vegetable

    • Field Trip to local private and community gardens

    • If you have a suggestion for a meeting topic, please reach out to us at grandgrowers@gmail.com

  • 10/17/26 - Fall Garden Exchange

  • 11/21/26 - TBD - Topic Suggestions Welcomed

  • 12/19/26 - Holiday Celebration

For current meeting information, please sign up for our informational emails at grandgrowers@gmail.com