The Kirtland Garden Club was organized in 1976 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 two perennial gardens, one at the CRAF Center in Roscommon and the other at the Houghton Lake Public Library. We also 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 19, 20261:00pm CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

• Monday, February 16, 2026 1:00pm Houghton Lake Public Library. Our speaker, Wes Alexander, will be speaking on water conservation and growing plants with drip irrigation that, we as gardeners, can install ourselves. Learn more…

• Monday, March 16, 2026 1:00pm CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

• Monday, April 20, 2026 9:45am The Kirtland Garden Club will be joining the Gahagan Nature Preserve for their Wolf Songs presentation. Learn more…

• Monday, May 18, 2026 10:00am The Kirtland Garden Club will be touring the Rose City Greenhouse, followed by time for browsing and shopping.  Learn more…

• Tuesday, June 16, 2026 10:30am $10/person Japanese Tea Garden and Tea Ceremony, 527 Ezra Rust Dr., Saginaw, MI 48601

• Saturday, July 11, 2025 9:00am-4:00pm Kirtland Garden Club Plant Sale at the Roscommon Art Festival. Learn more…

• Saturday, July 25, 2026 9:00am - 3:00pm Enjoy a self-guided Garden Tour on a beautiful, Saturday morning in July, around the Higgins & Houghton Lake area. Come be inspired by our selected backyard gardens. Learn more…

• Monday, August 17, 2026 8:30am $5/person Foraging & Plant ID Workshop, Missaukee Cons. District, Missaukee Mountain, Lake City

• Monday, September 21, 2026 10:00am Wes Alexander’s Gardens (Feb. drip line presenter) 1552 Hampton Dr., Gladwin, MI 48621

• Monday, October 19, 2026 Apple Orchard

• Monday, November 16, 2026 12:00pm Kirtland Garden Club Business Meeting, Roscommon Baptist Church, 1201 W. Sunset Dr., Roscommon, MI 48653

• Monday December 14, 2026 12:00pm Christmas Luncheon, Kilcare Bar and Grill, 3942 W. Houghton Lake Dr., Houghton Lake, MI 48629