FLORENCE, Wis. — Glacial Gardeners, a regional gardening group formed in 1997, is seeking new members.

Meetings are at 5 p.m. on the second Monday of every month in the lower level conference room at the Florence Natural Resource Center. All are welcome to attend a meeting to learn more about the group, becoming a member and how they can help with a community and/or school project.

The Glacial Gardeners have hosted an annual plant sale on the final Saturday of May at the Florence County Fairgrounds for more than 15 years. This event raises money to offer several $1,000 scholarships for Dickinson, Florence, Iron and northern Marinette County students enrolled in a variety of two- or four-year college programs directly or indirectly related to horticulture. More than $32,000 has been awarded to date. Applications are at area high school counselor offices and at Bay College and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College financial aid offices. Completed applications must be submitted by a June 16 deadline.

Members volunteer their time to update and maintain several community flower gardens in the area including at the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center, in front of the Florence Community Center and in Aurora, Wis. Members also share knowledge with each other and with local elementary students on a variety of plant related topics.

Other member benefits include learning at informational programs, touring local private gardens, potluck events, sharing plants/seeds, and making plant-related craft projects. Members learn how they could participate in the University of Wisconsin Master Gardeners program, but are not required to be Master Gardeners.

New members interested in gardening at home as well as within the community are always welcome. Annual membership dues are $15. For more information, email to glacial.gardeners@gmail.com.