PETOSKEY — Since 1934, the Petoskey Area Garden Club has been hard at work keeping Petoskey beautiful. From Pennsylvania Park to the Little Traverse History Museum, the floral efforts of the members can be seen every spring and summer. “I think a lot of people are unaware of how many gardens we do.
We do 10 different gardens in Petoskey,” said Jane Bock. “Our garden club pays for all the flowers that are in them.” There are currently 81 members in the club, and Bock also noted that they work closely with city crews for all their gardens and planting.
Bock has been a member of the garden club for 10 years. A love of gardening inspired her to join, but she said the camaraderie has been the most rewarding aspect. “I love the gardens.
I had a friend who invited me to join ...
and so I joined and I have met a lot of wonderful women that I did not know before,” she said. “I think that’s what most of us really enjoy, that it’s a great group of women. We work together and we have wonderful luncheons and with wonderful demonstrations.
” The club maintains several gardens throughout the city, including: the Little Traverse History Museum and the waterfall area in Bayfront Park, the city’s south entrance flower bed, the flower beds in Pennsylvania Park and in the City Center, the Gaslight District flower bed, the Monarch Waystation in the Bear River Valley Recreation Area, the Arlington Park flower bed as well as the hanging baskets on the Mitchell Street Bridge a.
