Historical Program Calendar, Hostess Information, and Photos
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
TCP Deere Run
Silvis, IL
Guest Luncheon
11:00 a.m. Social; 11:30 a.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Program
Speaker: Alan Branhagen, Author and Director of Operations
of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Program: Midwest Native Plants
Program Chair: Susan Anderson
Hostess Co-Chairs: Muffy Ellard and Gretchen Mills
Hostess Committee: Cheri Amhof, Nikki Bedford,
Anne Kurth, Ann Neumann, Ruth Ottesen, Brenda Vondran
Tuesday, June 22, 2023
Craig Bergman’s private gardens, Chicago Botanic Center, Chalet Nursery
Various Illinois Locations
Guest Bus Trip
Departure: 6:45 a.m. from Blain’s Farm & Fleet parking lot,
John Deere Road, Moline, Illinois
Destinations:
Tour of Craig Bergman’s private gardens
(former estate of the A. Watson Armour Family) Lake Forest, IL
Chicago Botanic Center, Glencoe, IL
Chalet Nursery, Wilmette, IL
Program Chair: Char Knedler
Hostess Co-Chairs: Shannon Adams and Lisa Carstens
Hostess Committee: Susan Anderson, Debi Becht,
Ann Kappeler, Judy Klindt
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Luncheon at Davenport County Club
Pleasant Valley, IA
Guest Garden Walk at the homes of:
Nancy Bach, Kathy Kilmer, Tana Odean, Ruth Ottesen, and Carol Wagner
9:30-11:30 in Davenport, Iowa;
12:00 Lunch at Davenport Country Club
Program Chair: Belinda Willett
Hostess Co-Chairs: Molly Carroll and Susan Vermeer
Hostess Committee: Lynn Drazinski, Carolyn Hamilton, Chris Hurley,
Becca Kitterman, Stefani Miner, Mary Rayburn, Kit Sayles
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Butterworth Education Center
Moline, IL
Luncheon and Plant Sale
10:00 Plant Sale, 11:30 Lunch at Butterworth Education Center;
12:30 Program at Butterworth Center
Speaker: Neal Sanders, Mystery Author
Program: “Gardening is Murder”
Plant Sale Co-Chairs: Cheryl Burke and Pat Clawson
Program Chair: Carol Wagner
Hostess Co-Chairs: Mary Schermer and Vicki Stevenson
Hostess Committee: Dianna Amhof, Denise Baker (a), Julie Dailey,
Kay Hall, Ana Kehoe, Christy Schnackel, Kathy Weigle
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
The Outing Club
Davenport, IA
Guest Luncheon
11:00 a.m. Social; 11:30 a.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Program
Speaker: Carol Ehlers
Program: Paris: Artists’ Gardens
The transformation of Paris during the 19th Century
that inspired an era of great Impressionist Art
Program Chair: Chris Turnipseed
Hostess Co-Chairs: Joyce Bishop, Carmen Lundie, and Joanne Peterson
Hostess Committee: Cindy Bondi Polly Brownson,
Ann Marie Campagna, Mary Drymiller, Madeline Gustafson,
Nancy Henning, Connie Nagel
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Butterworth Center
Moline, IL
Luncheon
11:00 a.m. Social; 11:30 a.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Program
Speaker: Kim Waterman
Program: Raising Monarch Butterflies
Program Chair: Pam Lemon
Hostess Co-Chairs: Jamie Christophersen and Leslie Swords
Hostess Committee: Joan Gentzkow, Brenda Hanerhoff, Susan Hippler
Pat Laas, Louise Lorimer (Lifetime), Peggy Sands, Nancy Smith
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
The Outing Club
Davenport, Iowa
Annual Meeting and Luncheon
11:00 a.m. Social; 11:30 a.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Program
Presentation of the 2023 Program Year
Unraveling the Mysteries
Look for the Clues
Speaker: Susan Anderson, TCGC Member and Director of Community
Relations for Butterworth Center and Deere Wiman House
Program: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Deere-Wiman House and its Formal Garden
Hostess and Program Chair: Kathy Fontaine
Hostess Committee: 2023 Program Committee – Susan Anderson, Denise Baker (a), Janet Coogan, Sharon Heinze,
Char Knedler, Pam Lemon, Michelle Tunberg, Chris Turnipseed,
Carol Wagner, Belinda Willett
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Home of Faye Waterman
Bettendorf, IA
Annual Christmas Tea
1:00- 3:00 p.m.
Location: Home of Faye Waterman, Bettendorf, Iowa
Program Chair: June Kalemkarian
Decorations Chair: Char Knedler
Decorations Committee: Ann Marie Bramer, Janet Coogan, Roxanne
Delcourt, Susan Gallagher, Connie Kassewitz, Dana Wilkinson
Refreshment Chair: Carol Wagner
Hostess Co-Chairs: Nancy Henning and Joann Petersen
Refreshment Committee: Lisa Carstens, Susan Hippler, Deb Irey,
Gretchen Mills, Brenda Vondran, Pat Wohlford
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
The Outing Club
Davenport, IA
Guest Luncheon
11:00 Social, 11:30 Lunch, 12:30 Program
Program Chair: June Kalemkarian
Decorations Chari: Char Knedler
Decorations Committee: Ann Marie Bramer, Janet Coogan, Roxanne Delcourt,
Susan Gallagher, Connie Kassewitz, Dana Wilkinson
Refreshment Chair: Carol Wagner
Refreshment Committee: Lisa Carstens, Susan Hippler, Deb Irey,
Gretchen Mills, Brenda Vondran, Pat Wohlford
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Butterworth Center
Moline, Il
Afternoon Tea
12:30 Social/Tea 1:30 Program
Location: Butterworth Center, Moline, Illinois
Speaker: Rosemary Pacha, Brighton, Iowa
Program: “Taking Tea at the White House”
Tea has been a long and revered history
in America demonstrated by its consistent
appearance at the White House from
1800 to present.
Tea: When Causes were promoted and actions/reactions were spurred.
Program Chair: Christine Turnipseed
Hostess Co-Chairs: Cheri Amhof and Diana Amhof
Hostess Committee: Julie Bohl, Julie Dailey,
Mary Drymiller, Elizabeth Hill,
Stefani Miner, Paula Witt
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Frank’s Pumpkin Farm
Atkinson, Il
Guest Coffee and Garden Field Trip
9:30 Coffee 10:00 Program
Program: “Pick a Pretty Pumpkin”
Enjoy the harvest varieties of pumpkins and gourds, and discover how
to use them in your fall decor- Heidi Frank, owner
Program Chair: Mary Rayburn
Hostess Co-Chairs: Susan Hippler and Dana Wilkinson
Hostess Committee: Sharon Heinze, Chris Hurley, Ann Kappler,
Ana Kehoe, Ann Neumann
Summer Garden Gatherings
Various Locations
In the Quad City Area
Summer Garden Gatherings
Join us during the summer to enjoy
fellowship amidst Quad City gardens.
Registration is $10 each.
Watch for email registration notices.
Thursday, June 30, 2022- 1:00 p.m.
Tour of Palmer Home and Garden, Davenport
Program Chair: Kathy Fontaine
Wednesday, July 20, 2022- 9:00 a.m.
Morning Coffee at Skeleton Key, Rock Island, IL
Metal artist, John VandWalle will demonstrate
his garden art and host an optional workshop
for those who choose to create their own.
Program Chair: June Kalemkarian
Tuesday, August 16, 2022- 9:30 a.m.
Davenport Eastern Library- “Gardens in Literature”
Hear about gardens in literature and imagery
that helped shape the books we love to read.
Program Chairs: Christine Turnipseed and Belinda Willett
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Luncheon at the Gerber Center, Augustana College
Rock Island, Il
Guest Garden Walk at the homes of :
Sue McDevitt, Roxanne Delcourt, and Jan Adamson
9:30— 11:30 in Rock Island, Illinois;
12:00 Noon - Lunch at the Gerber Center
at Augustana College- Rock Island, Illinois followed by a tour of
the gardens on the college campus
Program Chair: Belinda Willett
Hostess Co-Chairs: Lynn Dranzinski and Anne Kurth
Hostess Committee: Barbara Cartwright, Nancy DeDecker, Anne Kurth,
Pam Lemon, Kit Sayles, Christy Schnackel, Kathy Weigle
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Morton Arboretum, Lisle , IL
The Growing Place, a potential private garden, and Caputo’s Market, Naperville, IL
Guest Bus Trip
Departure: 7:00 a.m. from Farm & Fleet parking lot
John Deere Road, Moline, IL
Destinations:
Morton Arboretum , Lisle, IL,
The Growing Place, a potential private garden, and
Caputo’s Market, Naperville, IL
Program Chair: Char Knedler
Hostess Co-Chairs: Deborah Becht and June Kalemkarian
Hostess Committee: Susan Anderson, Jamie Christophersen, Vicki Stevenson,
Pat Clawson and Julie Dailey
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Davenport Country Club
Pleasant Valley, IA
Luncheon and Plant Sale
11:00 Social, 11:30 Lunch, 12:30 Program
Speaker: Beth Botts- Gardener and long-time garden writer for such
publications as the Chicago Tribune, County Gardens, The American
Gardener, Chicagoland Gardening…
Program: “Refreshing the Tired Garden- and The Tired Gardener”
Giving an established garden a new look and feel that takes less to maintain.
Plant Sale Co-Chairs: Bonnie Fox and Cheryl Burke
Program Chair: Carol Wagner
Hostess Co-Chairs: Janet Coogan and Pat Laas
Hostess Committee: Christine Agy, Ann Marie Bramer, Anne Marie
Campagna, Julie Dailey, Carolyn Hamilton, Mary Schermer, Leslie Swords
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
City View Celebrations at Trimble Pointe
Moline, IL
Guest Luncheon
11:00 Social, 11:30 Lunch, 12:30 Program
Speaker: Pete Samek, AIFD- International Floral Designer and Director
of American Floral Arts School and guest designer at the TCGC 100th
Celebration in 2019
Program: “It’s a Spring Fling!”
Program Chair: Char Knedler
Hostess Co-Chairs: Joyce Bishop and Carmen Lundie
Hostess Committee: Molly Carroll, Muffy Ellard, Madeline Gustafson,
Mary Hutter, Rene Kerr, Susan Vermeer
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Butterworth Center
Moline, IL
Luncheon
11:00 Social, 11:30 Lunch, 12:30 Program
Speaker: Jim Nau, Retired Director of Ball Seed’s Greenhouses, trial
gardens, native woodlands and plantings at the Ball Campus
Program: “The Story of Plants We Love—and Don’t”
Program Chair: Carol Wagner
Hostess Co-Chairs: Ruth Ottesen and Wynne Schafer
Hostess Committee: Kandee Herr, Mary Holdorf, Peggy Sands,
Bette Seres, Kay Wagner
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
The Outing Club
Davenport, IA
Annual Meeting
11:00 Social, 11:30 Lunch, 12:30 Program
Program: “Hats Off to 2022!”
Introduction of programs and activities for 2022
Hostess and Program Chair: Char Knedler
Hostess Committee: 2022 Program Committee: Kathy Fontaine, June
Kalemkarian, Mary Rayburn, Michelle Tunberg, Christine Turnipseed,
Carol Wagner, Belinda Willett