The Kirtland Garden Club was organized in 1975 and meets on third Mondays year round to hear speakers on gardening topics at Houghton Lake Public Library or go on planned trips in warmer months. A monthly business meeting follows the presentation, with refreshments.

We maintain a perennial garden at the CRAF Center in Roscommon, prepare for a plant sale at the Roscommon Art Festival on the second Saturday in July and host a garden tour in mid-summer. 

Kirtland Garden Club members enjoy learning from each other! We vary in experience from beginners to experienced Master Gardeners. 

Meetings begin with a seminar, a speaker, or workshop pertaining to various subjects of the natural world at the Houghton Lake Public Library, followed by the business meeting and refreshments. 

Notices of our meetings can be found here on our website, in the Houghton Lake Resorter and on the Facebook page of The Kirtland Garden Club of Higgins and Houghton Lake.

Monthly Club Schedule

(here for archived calendar events)

• Monday, January 22, 2024 1:00pm Houghton Lake Public Library

  Birding and Birdwatching with Greg Bodker, Audubon Society.  Learn more…

• The Houghton Lake Library is closed on the third Monday of January for the Martin Luther King holiday. 

• Monday, February 19, 2024 1:00pm at Roscommon Baptist Church

  Sustainability in Northern Michigan Forests with Bruce Milligan, Mill Manager of Weyhauser Wood Products, Grayling. Learn more…

• Monday, March 18, 2024 Carpool to Schmitt’s Maple Syrup, West Branch, MI. Learn more…

• Monday, April 15, 2024 1:00pm at Roscommon Baptist Church

  Beginning a Perennial Garden with Barb Bishoff, Kirtland Garden Club. Learn more…

• Monday, May 13, 2024 9:30am  CRAF Center, Roscommon, Spring clean up at the Kirtland Garden Club Perennial Garden. Learn more…

• Monday, May 20, 2024 Carpool to Rosebush Farm Market, Rosebush, MI. Learn more…

• Monday, June 17, 2024  Uncommon Ranch Lavender Farm, 6410 Chase Bridge Road, Grayling. Learn more…

• Saturday, July 13, 2024 9:00am - 4:00 pm Kirtland Garden Club Plant Sale at the Roscommon Art Festival. Learn more…

• Saturday, July 27, 2024 Kirtland Garden Tour. Learn more…

• Monday, August 19, 2024 Stanley House, Roscommon 1:00 pm. Hands on fresh flower arranging. Learn more…

• Monday, September 15, 2024 TBD

• Monday, October 21, 2024 12:00PM Pot Luck and Voting for 2025 Officers. Bring a dish to pass. Location TBA

• Monday, November 18, 2024 TBA

• Monday, December 16, 2024 12:00PM Christmas Luncheon, Location TBA