EVENTS
ENDOWED LECTURE SERIES
Starting in 2007, the Loveland Garden Club created the Endowed Lecture Series with an original pledge of $25,000. Today, the endowment has exceeded over $100,000 and continues to bring thought leaders to Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens providing education and discussion on topics relevant to horticulture, gardening and conservation. The LGC Endowed Lecture Series is a biannual event.
The Loveland Garden Club Lecture Series at Lauritzen Gardens is a permanent project of Loveland Garden Club.
Past Lectures featured the following:
2022: Mike Dockry, “Learning from the Indigenous Roots of Sustainable Forestry the USA: Promoting Sustainability, Community Healing & Partnerships”
2020: Chris Woods, “Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens ”
2018: Amy Stewart, “Drunken Botanist”
2016: Andrea Wulf,2014: Andrea Wulf, “Founding Gardeners. The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and Shaping of the American Nation”
2012: Amy Stewart, “Wicked Plants”
2011: Ken Druse
2010: Claire Sawyers
2009:Panayoti Kelaidis, Director of Outreach, Denver Botanic Gardens
2008: Shinichiro Abe, Zen Associates, Boston
2007: Holly Shimizu, Executive Director of US Botanic Garden
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
Each year, Loveland Garden Club hosts an annual fundraising event. Our 2022 fundraiser, “Herbs: A Taste of Nature” was held Thursday, June 9, 2022, from 6-9 p.m. at Field Club of Omaha.
The event included herb-inspired hors d’oeuvres, an herb farmers market, Diane Murphy – a botanical artist, and featuring music by Ron Cooley, from Manheim Steamroller.
Funds raised support our Lauritzen Gardens Endowed Lecture Series & other LGC Community Projects such as the Methodist/Children’s Rooftop Garden, The Sheltering Tree Sensory Garden & the JP Lord School Sensory Garden.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting held each May for the purpose of the election of Directors, Executive Committee and sub-committees. At this meeting, members are recognized with awards for the previous year’s work. Provisional members are introduced.
ANNUAL HOLIDAY BRUNCH
Each December, the Loveland Garden Club’s monthly meeting takes place as a holiday brunch at a members’ home. LGC members meet to socialize and spread holiday cheer.