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Friends of Fellows is committed to the improvement of Fellows Riverside Gardens as a cultural, educa

Since 1988, the Friends have been dedicated to the promotion, improvement and preservation of Fellows Riverside Gardens, a free public garden, through advocacy and fundraising. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the Friends are independent of the Gardens and Mill Creek MetroParks, yet work in steady collaboration with them to sponsor events, programs, and to fund large-scale garden projects. The contributions of time and energy on committees and projects are an integral part of Friends giving.

11/03/2026

Holiday Open House 2026
This Thursday, November 5 | 5:30 - 8:00PM

Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens and Shop in the Gardens will be hosting members for our Annual Holiday Open House on Thursday, November 5th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Shop for unique holiday items for your home, your family and friends and don't forget to treat yourself!

Members receive 20% off of your purchase as well as complimentary gift wrapping, w**e and appetizers. If you cannot make it that evening, members will still get 20% off purchases the entire weekend.

Make sure your membership is up to date to enjoy this event! Contributor level entitles members to one admission for the event. Supporter level and up is the member plus one guest. You can renew at the Shop in the Gardens or go online at friendsoffellows.org

Join or Renew Membership: https://shop-in-the-gardens.square.site/

10/22/2026

You're invited! Holiday Open House 2026
Thursday November 5 2026 | 5:30 - 8:00PM

Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens and Shop in the Gardens will be hosting members for our Annual Holiday Open House on Thursday, November 5th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Shop for unique holiday items for your home, your family and friends and don't forget to treat yourself!

Members receive 20% off of your purchase as well as complimentary gift wrapping, w**e and appetizers. If you cannot make it that evening, members will still get 20% off purchases the entire weekend.

Make sure your membership is up to date to enjoy this event! Contributor level entitles members to one admission for the event. Supporter level and up is the member plus one guest. You can renew at the Shop in the Gardens or go online at friendsoffellows.org

Join or Renew Membership: https://shop-in-the-gardens.square.site/

10/20/2026

White House Christmas Traditions FREE Program
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | 11 a.m.

Get in the spirit of the holidays and learn a little history by joining Friends for a FREE Holiday Program on Tuesday November 10: Christmas at the White House by Janet Creighton. Attendees will get a virtual behind the scenes look at how past presidents and first ladies and their families have decorated the White House. This is a warm and wonderful exploration of past holiday White House traditions. Janet is the former mayor of Canton OH and Stark County Commissioner and also the former Director of Intergovernmental Affairs under President George W Bush.

The program will be in the Rossi Auditorium, lower level of Fellows Riverside Gardens Davis Visitor and Education Center and will start at 11 a.m. No registration is required as this is a free program and open to the community.

09/23/2026

Fall Harvest Kitchen: Recipes for Autumn Gatherings
Thursday October 15, 2026
11 a.m.

Join the Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens Horticulture Committee for a Fall tasting menu. Back by popular demand are our talented chef duo of Becky and Mary Lou. They will be showcasing appetizers, small plates, petite main dishes and finger foods full of cozy fall flavors. Take home recipes will also be provided.

Price is $12 per person if you are a Friends Member and $19 per person for Non-Members. Class size is limited to the first 25 paid reservations. Class will be held in the Kidston Classroom which is on the lower level in the Davis Education Center at Fellows Riverside Gardens.

To pay and reserve your seat please call 330-740-7116 and ask for the Shop or stop in at the Shop in the Gardens between 10:00 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday and 12 Noon – 5 p.m. Sunday. The Davis Center is closed on Mondays.

09/11/2026

Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens Horticulture Committee is excited to present a festive autumn workshop at the Davis Education and Visitor Center, Rossi Auditorium Wednesday, October 7 at 11 a.m. Mark Green, owner of Green’s Floral in Hubbard, Ohio will guide us in creating a take home arrangement that includes pumpkins, straw flowers, Indian corn and other fall floral décor. Fee includes instruction and all materials.

Cost is $30 for Friends Members and $38 for Non-members. You can register/pay for this workshop by stopping in to the Shop in the Gardens which is open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday Noon to 5 p.m. You can also call 330-740-7116 and ask the receptionist to transfer you to the Shop in the Gardens during the stated business hours. Class size is limited to the first 30 paid registrations.

Please note the Davis Center and the Shop are CLOSED ON MONDAYS.

09/10/2026

The Friends of Fellows Horticulture Team is excited to bring the owners of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs to the Davis Education Center on Tuesday September 29 for TWO FREE LECTURES.

Brent and Becky Heath, work on their 28-acre farm in Gloucester, Virginia. They are proud flower bulb suppliers, garden writers, photographers, lecturers, consultants, and educators. They are passionate about preserving the ecosystems in the Chesapeake Bay area. Over 8 acres of their property is devoted to educational gardens where they invite visitors to learn more about sustainable gardening.

2 p.m. Lecture: Bulbs as Companion Plants
Whether you are planning to plant bulbs in a fresh, newly prepared empty garden, or whether you are adding them to an already existing one, Brent and Becky Heath, 3rd generation bulb growers and owners of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs from Gloucester, Virginia, will have the answers for you! With exquisite slides illustrating the seminar, they will introduce you to the best of the best…..the right bulbs for the right spots. They’ll show you how to combine bulbs, perennials, annuals, ground covers and flowering shrubs that will create just the feeling you want to generate for three seasons in your garden. After seeing and experiencing this seminar, you’ll leave with information and inspiration to produce a garden that you, your neighbors, and friends will enjoy all year.

5:30 p.m. FREE Lecture: Pest Resistant Bulbs
Come and learn about the kinds of flower bulbs that naturally resist the attacks of such critters as deer, rabbits, squirrels, voles and insects. Also learn how to help to make edible bulbs like lilies, tulips and crocus more pest resistant with an assortment of remedies, which make the bulbs or leaves taste or smell bad to foraging critters. Also learn how to create physical barriers to thwart the ‘bulb monsters’ and keep them at bay. Let’s try some of these solutions to help us enjoy our flowers and make the world a happier, more beautiful place.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED but we do ask that you let us know how many in your group are coming at [email protected] so we can plan seating.

09/08/2026

New décor items have arrived! Friends Members receive 20% off all Fall items for the month of September.

Brighten up your home with quality pieces and entertaining items from kitchenware to wall art to blankets, pillows and pumpkins we have the special touches to help you make your home and gatherings truly unforgettable.

The Shop is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday Noon to 5 pm

*does not include cards, books or Scott Lanz items

09/03/2026

Living Floral Arrangements with Layers of Bulbs

The Horticulture Committee of Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens is pleased to present the following container workshop: Living Floral Arrangements with Layers of Bulbs.

We are excited to bring Brent Heath from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester Virginia to speak about growing flowering bulbs. We all smile when we receive a floral arrangement. However, that smile will return many times when we realize that the flowers from this workshop will come from live bulbs and will last 2 to 3 times longer than cut flowers. Then they can often be recycled into the garden after danger of hard freeze. During this hands on workshop you will learn about a variety of flowering bulbs. Each participant will plant and then take home a 12” pot filled with bulbs. You will have the choice of having them bloom in December or learn how to keep them dormant until Spring.

WHEN: Tuesday September 29 at 11 am

WHERE: Fellows Riverside Gardens Radius Room

COST: Members: $35.00 per person Non-Members: $42 per person

CLASS SIZE: 30

HOW TO REGISTER/PAY: Please stop in to the Shop in the Gardens open Tues-Sat 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday Noon to 5 pm. Davis Center is closed on Mondays. You can also call 330-740-7116 and ask for the Shop during same hours.

09/01/2026

Join Friends for the end of the season
On The Terrace at 5!
Wednesday, September 16| 5-7:30PM
Fellows Riverside Gardens Rossi Auditorium

We’ll host our Third Annual Oktoberfest, featuring one of the region’s premier high-energy polka and variety bands, known for delivering an exciting blend of Cleveland-style polkas, waltzes, & Oktoberfest favorites, The Zolkas will perform. Based in Northeast Ohio, the band has built a
reputation for combining top-level musicianship, professionalism, and nonstop fun that keeps dance floors packed and audiences engaged from the first song to the last encore.

Bring friends and make it an evening to remember—relax with great music, a glass of b**r or w**e, traditional German food and scenic views of Lake Glacier from the White Terrace. Whether you prefer to dance, listen, or socialize, this event offers something for everyone in a welcoming, rain-ready setting.

Doors open at 4:45 pm. Cost is $28 per person for Friends Members and $33 per person for Non-Members and includes two glasses of w**e and or b**r and a traditional German Meal: bratwurst, kraut, perogies, German potato salad, soft pretzels and dessert.

08/20/2026

The Horticulture Committee of Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens is pleased to present the following class to be given by Christine Crosby - The Greatness of Garlic in the Garden!

Garlic is one of the easiest vegetables to grow; it would benefit every gardener to include a small plot of garlic in the garden. This class is very comprehensive, including everything from the history of garlic, to how to grow and care for it through each of the seasons. You’ll learn the difference between hard neck and soft neck varieties, which is best grown in our planting zone, and how to find good seed garlic to plant. You’ll also learn how to cure garlic for winter storage. Participants will have a chance to taste foods made with garlic scapes, garlic cloves, and black garlic. As long as Mother Nature cooperates, each person will also go home with a bulb or two to try and plant.

WHEN: Wednesday September 16 at 11 am

WHERE: Fellows Riverside Gardens Rossi Auditorium

COST: Members: $5.00 per person Non-Members: $10 per person

CLASS SIZE: 25

HOW TO REGISTER/PAY: Please stop in to the Shop in the Gardens open Tues-Sat 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday Noon to 5 pm. Davis Center is closed on Mondays. You can also call 330-740-7116 and ask for the Shop during same hours.

Address

123 McKinley Avenue
Youngstown, OH
44509

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+13307407116

Website

http://www.friendsoffellows.org/

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