The Four Flags
Garden Club
The
mission of the Four Flags Garden Club is to
encourage interest and enjoyment in all phases
of home gardening and
promote better horticultural practices, civic beauty and
conservation of natural resources.
Top Left: Marilyn Maurer, Helena Kaminski, Carol Shearer and Carol Bronicki planting Amy's purple roses
at the train depot. Top Right: Spring Plant Sale at Riverfront Park.
Center: Historic Niles Train Depot's Hometown Christmas Celebration
sponsored by the Four Flags Garden Club. Lower Left: One of the
gardens at the train depot. Lower right: Spring Clean Up at the depot.
The Four Flags Garden Club was organized on March 29,
1966 and held their first meeting on May 19, 1966 and is now
celebrating more than 40 years of service to the Niles
community. The club meets on the third Tuesday of the
month at 7 p.m., with gardening programs at least 7 times a
year. Business meetings are held at the Niles Law Enforcement
Center at 1600 Silverbrook Street. Field trips and
meetings are also held at various locations in the area. A
week prior to the meeting, exact information is listed under the
Calendar Section of the Niles Daily Star.
The Four Flags Garden Club has remained a certified
member of both the Michigan Garden Clubs and the
National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. Mrs. Joanne Fintze is not only a current member of
the club, but also the first club president. Mrs. Carole Bronicki
has been an active member for 37 years
Over the past 40 years club members have participated in hundreds of
gardening and beautification projects in and around the Niles area;
and the main projects of the club have been to plant and care for
the beautiful gardens at the Historic Niles Amtrak Depot and to host
the annual Hometown Christmas celebration at the train depot.
Mrs. Joanne Fintze, Charter
President, in her home garden
Some
of the Members of the Four Flags Garden Club
Front row: Phyllis Davis, Karen Persa, Shirley Nevill, Marilyn
Maurer, Anita Heemer
Second row: Jo Flock, Carole Bronicki, Marilyn White, Lisa Croteau
Back row: Suzanne Beauchamp, Mary Ann Burdue, Donna Ochenryder,
Elaine Metzger, John Mishler,
Linda Blanchard, Carla Shier, Mary Jane Thomas
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John Gipner was responsible
for creating the beautiful gardens at the Niles Train
Station. The Four Flags Garden Club created a garden
at his gravesite in Silverbrook Cemetery. Mr. Gipner
maintained a green house on the premises and planted so many
flowers that every lady on all the incoming and outgoing
trains were given a flower. He also supplied flowers
for the decoration of the dining cars of all the
trains.
Because of Mr. Gipner, Niles was once called
"The Garden City". |
The Yellow Ribbon Garden at the
Veteran's Memorial
(A combined project of the Four Flags Garden
Club and the Niles Garden Club)
If you would like more information, or to become a member,
view the
Four Flags Garden Club's
membership
brochure.
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