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Rotary Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce two exciting additions to the team: Julie Mellenthin as Horticulture Manager and Andrea Geske as Public Horticulturist. Together, they bring decades of hands-on experience and a shared enthusiasm for connecting people with plants and beautiful outdoor spaces. Julie Mellenthin, Horticulture Manager Meet Julie Mellenthin, Horticulture Manager Julie is a Wisconsin native who grew up on 18 acres of forests and wetlands in Cottage Gr

Spring didn't just arrive at Rotary Botanical Gardens this week. It burst wide open. Our volunteer plant specialist Melissa Lauer made her rounds on April 3rd and found an impressive number of new blooms, many of them jumping straight to peak. Here's what you can expect to find right now: Hellebores – All Woodland Areas The hellebores are looking fantastic. Existing plants have grown larger and filled in with more blooms, and new plants are beginning to bud. The collection a

Spring is here, and Rotary Botanical Gardens has a brand-new offering to help you make the most of the growing season: the Rotary Botanical Gardens Seed Library. What Is a Seed Library? A seed library is a community resource where people can borrow, plant, and return seeds for free. It operates just like a traditional library, with a focus on promoting biodiversity, sustainable gardening, and food security by making local, adapted, and heirloom seed varieties accessible to ev