Outagamie County Master Gardener Association 
2025 GARDEN WALK
Enjoy four residential gardens in the Fox Cities. Explore full sun or shade gardens. We’ll have a bonus garden at the Discovery Garden that the Master Gardeners maintain and use to teach and learn. Check our website as details of the gardens bloom.
Your $10 admission will assist our own Feeding America.
Tickets can be purchased at whichever garden you start the Walk at. Just present the ticket at each garden after your first stop.
Schweitzer Garden • 431 E Greenfield St • Appleton, WI
This garden is for the flower lovers. Inspired by her grandmother’s blooms, this homeowner transformed her ordinary city plat into a flowering oasis that invites your mind and body to wander without going far. Peonies and lupine straight from her grandma’s garden grace beds filled with color and whimsy. Look for columbine, strawberry blonde marigolds, Bloodroots, and Trollius. A strawberry and herb patch along with a large vegetable garden nourish the body along with the mind.
Pynenberg Garden • 1513 E Main St • Little Chute, WI
This charming garden in the heart of Little Chute is a Master Gardener masterpiece. Retaining walls and well-planned garden beds turned a sloping lot into tiers of flowering phlox, sweet woodruff, and China asters. Bev starts many of her flowers from seed in a custom-made seed starter station. Enjoy classic beauties like zinnias, petunia and daylilies along with some surprises such as yarrow and a thriving raspberry patch in this sun loving garden that is neat as a pin.
Schwanke Garden • 1500 S Riverview Ln • Appleton, WI
A hosta lover’s delight in this deep city lot. These are not just any hostas, most in this collection were designated the Best of the Year by the American Hosta Growers Association. Their massive leaves grace formal planting beds and garden rooms that celebrate color, texture, and family ties. Itoh peony, fern leaf peony, and shredded umbrella are some of the rare perennials you will find here as you follow the winding paths through this park-like setting.
Temmer Garden • 3313 W Twin Willow Ct • Appleton, WI
Allow yourself some extra time to tour this shady wonder with over 1500 rare and not so rare hostas, all meticulously labeled with their charming names such as Pickled Blue Jeans, Friends Forever, Get Nekkid and more! As a longtime member of the National Hosta Society, Audrey’s massive garden along a creek has been on walks for OCMGA and other gardening associations before, but this could be your last chance to see it as the homeowner ponders putting away her gardening gloves. Take a moment to take in over an acre of lush limes and deep greens and perhaps stop for a photo op next to a key lime hosta and purple elderberry.
BONUS GARDEN: Discovery Garden • UW Extension on W Brewster St • Appleton, WI
Take a tour of the Outagamie County Master Gardener Association’s showcase at the Discovery Garden at the UW Extension on Brewster St. in Appleton (kitty corner from Fleet Farm). Planted and maintained by Master Gardener volunteers, take a stroll to discover what is new in 10 different gardens located on the property. Visit the Herb Garden, the Hosta Garden, the Impact Garden, the Memory Garden, The Picnic Garden, the Pollinator Garden, the Rain Garden, the Rose Garden, the Sharing Garden and the Welcome Garden, all in one place!
GARDEN TALKS
The famous Roman philosopher Cicero once said, “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” He certainly found a winning combination because the Appleton and Kimberly public libraries together with Outagamie County Master Gardener Association is proud to again feature a series of workshops and lectures for the 2025 calendar year called Garden Talks. The public will be welcomed to a variety of garden-related talks and demonstrations featuring local speakers and gardeners.
Garden Talks – Dabbling in Dahlias
Discovery Garden at UW Extension 3365 W Brewster St
August Date to be Determined
Our featured guest , Julie Schoenborn is an avid gardener with over 60 years of agricultural experience. One could say Julie has become enamored with dahlias, planting well over a thousand bulbs each year. Julie will share her insights on planting, raising, harvesting, and winterizing your dahlias.
This workshop will include both inside and outside elements, so dress accordingly.
Perennials Presentation
View the Presentation HERE!
Perennials are the backbone of any landscape. Every year new varieties are available to the home gardener in a wide array of colors and textures and needs. This program will introduce some new varieties as well as discuss the tried-and-true varieties that you may not have considered in the past. The varieties discussed will be available at the Outagamie County Master Gardener plant sale on May 17, 2025 at the UW- Outagamie County Extension Offices at 3365 W Brewster St. in Appleton.
Garden Design Presentation
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Garden design is a great way to use your creativity, customize your needs, and save a bit of money. Here in Wisconsin, the best way to utilize your garden is to plan for all four seasons of interest!! In this workshop, we will discuss basic garden design elements and principles. We will discuss garden preparations. We will also get out the graph paper and colored pencils and begin to lay out a few ideas for you to implement. If you choose, bring the measurements of your space and key features like hills/valleys, trees/buildings, shrubs, etc. and which direction is North.
Succulents Presentation
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Succulents are having their moment in the limelight. They are easy care, varied, and very, very interesting. Wei, from Wei’s Garden in Black Creek will give us some basics on succulent care, maintenance, and design. Wei Gardens is truly a unique place for creativity with a gift shop, greenhouse, craft show and venue for a wide variety of events.
