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Gardening for Life

Lifelong Gardening

Gardening Basics, Good Body Mechanics, Hand Tools = Enjoying Gardening Throughout Your Life

Program Objectives

  • Understand tool and gardening basics
  • Proper body mechanics for back and joint protection
  • Learn about tools and techniques used for specific gardening tasks 
  • Understand energy conservation and accessible gardening

Meetings of the LLG Committee

Next Meeting

TBD

Schedule a LLG Presentation

If you would like to schedule a Lifelong Gardening presentation, please contact the SouthEast Wisconsin Master Gardeners' Speakers Bureau via the button below. Presentations are free of charge; however, honorariums are accepted to support SEWMG.

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Honorarium Form

Honorarium Form - Lifelong Gardening (pdf)Download

Upcoming LLG Presentations

Presentations are open to the public unless noted as private event:

April 11, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. - Fond du Lac County Master Gardeners, Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac

May 6, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. - Wauwatosa Senior Center, Hart Park, 7300 West Chestnut, Wauwatosa

June 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. - Osher Learning Center, 3271 North Lake Drive, Milwaukee

Note: private event for members

June 16, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. - Grafton Senior Center, 1665 7th Avenue, Grafton

June 30, 2026 at 12:45 p.m. - Brookfield Senior Center, 2000 North Calhoun Road, Brookfield

August 12, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Horticultural Symposium at Edgerton Hospital Healing Garden, 11101 North Sherman Road, Edgerton WI

September 5, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. - Greendale Open Market, 5710 Board Street, Greendale

Lifelong Gardening Toolbox

LLG Mission Statement (pdf)Download
LLG Basic Information Handout, 3-pages (pdf)Download
LLG Easy Care Plant Selection (pdf)Download
LLG Exercises and Body Mechanics Handout (pdf)Download
LLG Gardening Tips Handout (pdf)Download
LLG Guide for Activity Directors in Care Facilities (pdf)Download
LLG Flipchart - Body Mechanics (pdf)Download
LLG Flipchart - Gardening For Life (pdf)Download
LLG PowerPoint Presentation (pptx)Download
LLG Program Request and Report Form (pdf)Download
LLG Tool Book (pdf)Download
LLG Tools Recommended Based on Budget (pdf)Download

Lifelong Gardening at Wisconsin State Fair

Modify the Garden and the Gardener presented by Ann Loper

Gardening for Life Video

Gardening for Life

3 Parts Video

GARDENING THROUGH LIFE

International Award

In 2017, LLG won first place for International Master Gardeners “In Search for Excellence Award in the Special Needs Category.”  Award accepted in Portland, Oregon

Article in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Lifelong Gardening Gallery

Kathy and Joan at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair

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