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HARDY PLANT SOCIETY  
Great Lakes Chapter
 

ABOUT US

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Established in 1996, the Hardy Plant Society – Great Lakes Chapter hosts lectures, garden walks, and plant sales.

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We are an educational group, organized for the benefit of the community.

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Speakers present lectures on a wide range of subjects. Guests are welcome, unless otherwise noted.
 

Garden walks and tours showcase a variety of private and public gardens. Members only.

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Our plant sales feature hardy plants, from tried and true to new and choice! Guests are welcome!


We encourage you to join our society, so you can enjoy our full range of events. Guests are welcome to attend certain programs, as noted.

OUR HISTORY

The Hardy Plant Society was established in 1996. Articles of incorporation were filed with the State of Michigan in 1998 by Maryann Whitman, Janet Zemke, and Jim Mackinder.
 

Initial meetings were held at Bowers School Farm in Bloomfield Hills, MI. The meetings eventually transitioned to the Congregational Church of Birmingham, located in Bloomfield Hills. The HPS settled in and met there through October 2024.

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In November 2024, the group’s new home became the Birmingham First United
Methodist Church in Birmingham, MI.

OUR MISSION:

To promote interest in plants that are hardy in the Great Lakes region, especially perennials and woody ornamentals, and how to integrate them into our gardens.

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INSPIRING & EDUCATING SINCE 1996

© 2026 Hardy Plant Society     

Great Lakes Chapter

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