About Us

Major Projects

Annual Plant Sale

Seed Grant Awards

All American Selections Display Garden at Fort Omaha *

Interesting, educational programs during the winter months

Men's Garden Club of Omaha

President: Michael Render

Vice President : Howard Robison

Treasurer: Brian Zdan

Secretary: Gloria Waters

History and Purpose

Founded in 1963, the Men's Garden Club of Omaha as previously associated withthe Men's Garden Clubs of America. This national organization voted in 1989 to allow female membership and full participation, and many local chapters encouraged this same change. The Men's Garden Club of Omaha changed its membership requirements in 1990. Currently, the club is a member of the Omaha Council of Garden Clubs.

The Purpose of the Men's Garden Club is to promote active interest and appreciation of all phases of gardening among men and women

**Proceeds from the annual plant sale help fund garden projects of non-profit organizations

through our Seed Grant Awards

In the past 7 years, we have funded in excess of $24,000 in seed grant projects in addition to gifts to the Douglas/Sarpy Count Extension

AAS flowers and vegetables are annuals which have been given the coveted award after rigorous testing at different trial locations around the US and Canada. The winners are selected for significantly improved qualities such as:

Early bloom or harvest

Novel color or flavor

Disease or pest resistance

Novel flower forms

Total yield

Length of flowering

In recent years, entries have required improvement in at least 2 categories to be named AAS award winners.

Unlike the AAS Trial Gardens which evaluate and score entires to determine award winners, AAS Display Gardens grow the winners for the public to view. It also provides the public the opportunity to see the winners as they perform in their own, local conditions.

The Men's Garden Club's AAS Display Garden at Fort Omaha features the winners for the past 5 years. Some non-AAS varieties are also planted to round out the garden.

The Nebraska State Fair Park Arboretum and the garden at Fort Omaha are the only official AAS Display Garden sites in the state of Nebraska