Founded in 1998 with the support of the Loveland Garden Club, the Lauritzen Gardens Guild membership is comprised of enthusiastic civic leaders from Omaha and its surrounding suburbs. The Lauritzen Gardens Guild is a volunteer organization dedicated to the support and growth of Lauritzen Gardens.
The guild is committed to assisting Lauritzen Gardens by broadening its awareness in the community, raising funds for its support and providing services that advance the garden's mission. Money raised through guild events supports educating children to celebrate the bond between people and plants- by engaging them through programs and displays that help to instill a deeper understanding of the need to conserve the earth's biological heritage and by promoting an ethic of environmental stewardship.
You are invited to join the Guild today.
2024 Guild Events:
Inspiring: Lauritzen Gardens Guild Luncheon "A Year at Clove Brook Farm" featuring Christopher Spitzmiller Thursday, June 6, 2024
Christopher Spitzmiller is coming to Omaha, to share seasonal stories and excerpts from his wildly successful book, A Year at Clove Brook Farm: Gardening, Tending Flocks, Keeping Bees, Collecting Antiques, and Entertaining Friends, selected as a “must-read” by Town and Country in 2021. An artist, beekeeper, gardener, designer, and lover of antiques, Spitzmiller is known to his friends and Instagram fans as the ultimate weekend farmer, who raises his own handsome chickens, grows his own flowers, and puts up his own jam, cider, and honey. From spring lilacs to summer produce, in this presentation, he will treat luncheon guests to a full year at Clove Brook Farm, his idyllic but always-active country retreat. When not in the garden, Spitzmiller can be found creating his iconic lamps, tableware, and other ceramics. His celebrated designs are found adorning A-list interiors, including the White House, and are regularly featured in publications including Architectural Digest, ELLE Décor, House Beautiful, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
Mark your calendar to join the Lauritzen Gardens Guild for an entertaining, nature-centered event to benefit our public garden!
Reservations are $125 per person. Tables of 8. Support the guild and the garden's educational programs by purchasing raffle tickets or becoming a luncheon sponsor!
Event Chairs: Amber Gard and Chloe Kuehner Honorary Chair: Carla Patton-Ochsner Centerpiece Chairs: Chevelle Behrns and Michael Chelberg
Previous Guild Projects:
- KidStructure (2008)
- Quilts in the Garden (2010-2012)
- Guild Educational Video- "Discover the Garden"
- Discovery Bags
- Garden Festivals and Event Hospitality
- Easter Extravaganza support
- Ghoulish Garden Adventure support
- Merry & Bright/Bright Nights support
- Special exhibit support
- Daffodil Deliveries, Daffodils & Donuts
- Seasons of Giving Tree
- Summer Adventure Camp support
2024 Guild Board Officers and Members:
President
Melissa Darling
President-Elect Maren Lakers
Secretary/Treasurer Maddie Keeling
Vice President of Community & Education
Megan Monk-McNeal
Vice President of Membership Chrissy Sakkas
Vice President of Fundraising Shelley Elson-Roza
Nominating Committee Sheila Fitzgerald (chair), Lia Diamantis, Tricia Martis, Katie Triplett
Advisor Liz Bowman
2024 Inspiring Event Chairs Chloe Kuehner and Amber Gard
2024 Lauritzen Gardens Antiques Show Liaisons Melissa Darling, Shelley Elson-Roza, Maddie Keeling, Katie Triplett
2024 Annual Meeting Chairs Lia Diamantis, Steph Drewnowski, Erica Meents
2024 Deck the Holidays Luncheon Chairs Haley Armstrong, Alyson Manning, Stacy Patterson
Board Members-at-Large:
Molly Anderson | Ashley Harbison
| Brooke Beardmore | Brooke Hudson | Chevelle Behrns | Kate Knowles
| Katie Blakeman | Sarah Macdissi | Michael Chelberg
| Courtney McGuire
| Nicole Clifton-Mills | Jen Mitten
| Ashley DuBois
| Mikaela Sibley
| Megan Enenbach | Amy Troshynski
| Jeff Formanek | Patti Wild |
For questions about the Lauritzen Gardens Guild and its events that support the garden, please contact development associate Sandy Seim at (402) 346-4002, ext. 219 or s.seim@omahabotanicalgardens.org.
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