Community Demonstration Garden
Development of the Otsego County Alternative Landscaping Demonstration Garden began in 1997 by removing refuse from an old dump site. Over the last 15 years this 3-acre garden has become a home for many native flowers, butterflies, wetland plants, and wildlife.
The garden was developed to educate the public on the importance of native plants for preserving water quality and supporting ecosystems. The garden also features a home compost demonstration site geared toward educating people on how they can compost kitchen scraps and yard trimmings in their own backyard.
In addition, part of the garden is used by our youth gardening program, Seed to Harvest, to raise produce for the less fortunate in our area.
Several gardens make up the Demonstration Garden including
The garden was developed to educate the public on the importance of native plants for preserving water quality and supporting ecosystems. The garden also features a home compost demonstration site geared toward educating people on how they can compost kitchen scraps and yard trimmings in their own backyard.
In addition, part of the garden is used by our youth gardening program, Seed to Harvest, to raise produce for the less fortunate in our area.
Several gardens make up the Demonstration Garden including
- Songbird Garden
- Butterfly Garden
- Native Michigan Wildflower Garden
- Ground Cover Garden
- Perennial Garden
- Herb Garden
- Rose Garden
- Hummingbird Garden
- Children's Garden
- Youth Seed to Harvest Garden
- Friendship Garden
Your Help is Needed- Become a Friend of the Garden!
Any garden, large or small, takes time and dedication to flourish. The Demonstration Garden is no exception. Whether you wish to dig right in and help volunteer with various projects at the garden, provide insight and ideas at meetings, or offer a monetary gift to show your support, we welcome and appreciate your interest.
By being a part of Friends of the Garden you are helping to sustain, preserve, and improve a beautiful, local point of interest for our community to enjoy, appreciate, and benefit from. Available to all and utilized for countless educational workshops, the Otsego County Alternative Landscaping Demonstration Garden and Conservation Forest needs your help to survive into perpetuity.
Consider becoming a Friend of the Garden today! Even if you cannot financially support, the volunteering of your time is priceless. Click below to view and print off a brochure that can be mailed back to the Otsego Conservation District with your donation or contact information for volunteer events.
You can also email your volunteer information to [email protected] or call (989) 732-4021.
Any garden, large or small, takes time and dedication to flourish. The Demonstration Garden is no exception. Whether you wish to dig right in and help volunteer with various projects at the garden, provide insight and ideas at meetings, or offer a monetary gift to show your support, we welcome and appreciate your interest.
By being a part of Friends of the Garden you are helping to sustain, preserve, and improve a beautiful, local point of interest for our community to enjoy, appreciate, and benefit from. Available to all and utilized for countless educational workshops, the Otsego County Alternative Landscaping Demonstration Garden and Conservation Forest needs your help to survive into perpetuity.
Consider becoming a Friend of the Garden today! Even if you cannot financially support, the volunteering of your time is priceless. Click below to view and print off a brochure that can be mailed back to the Otsego Conservation District with your donation or contact information for volunteer events.
You can also email your volunteer information to [email protected] or call (989) 732-4021.