Club members helped weed and divide plantings at Sheltering Tree. Sheltering Tree building apartment buildings for individuals with disabilities. Garden Club members assisted at a 10-unit property in Bellevue to obtain tree grants. Currently, there are 150 individuals on the waiting list. Sheltering Tree enables those with disabilities to “live independently, but not alone.” The founder, Shirley McNally, and executive director, Denise Gehringer are incredibly thankful for the all the ‘love’ Loveland Garden Club has showered on Sheltering Tree.

In September, club members assisted in planting over 250 native plants from a grant given by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum.

In September, our Photography Committee coordinated an outing to Lauritzen Gardens for a butterfly hunt.