As 2025 winds down, the gardens and grounds at 577 will be closed for a few days giving our staff and volunteers a well-deserved hot cocoa break. Other than the six days indicated, we’ll be here for you every day between 9am to 5pm. Bundle up and come on in!
At 577, we often look to the rhythms of nature to guide us—and 2025 has been a true season of growth. While the gardens may rest during fall and winter, your support has ensured that 577’s creative, caring community continues to bloom all year long.
To celebrate Virginia’s birthday, you can support her homestead – a place that is enjoyed by thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds each year. You can help us continue our mission to build a creative, caring community through curiosity and lifelong learning and honor the legacy of our special founder.
Support 577’s mission and the beauty of nature with a limited-edition t-shirt or sweatshirt—every purchase helps sustain our gardens, trees, and community programs!
As 2024 comes to a close, Heather Gallant, 577 Executive Director, discovered the YearCompass handbook and asked our staff about their key moments and lessons from the year. Their beautiful insights highlight the meaningful experiences we’ve shared at 577. We hope your time here has brought you joy and connection, and as we look ahead to 2025, we encourage you to think about what you’d like to create and experience—perhaps some of that will happen with us!
"The Moment" Written by Heather Gallant, 577 Executive Director Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about an original painting hanging in the Curiosity Shop. It’s called “The Moment” and was painted by native Perrysburgian Michael Ives, who was 577’s Artist in Residence...
Both local residents, Pat Piper and Pat Szymanowski have a passion for creativity and paper crafts. Pat and Pat delight in 577’s welcoming atmosphere, the fun and knowledgeable instructors, and the “wild but well-kept” nature of our gardens and grounds. They would like everyone to know that “It’s comfortable here. Come try it, you don’t have to be perfect. We all start somewhere.”
Say Hello to Sarah! Sarah is a community instructor who loves teaching at 577 because of part of our mission; to be a place of healing through art, gardening, nature, curiosity, and lifelong learning. She knew she wanted to be a part of it.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to Perrysburg Garden Club, Caitlin, Eileen, Sara, and our dedicated community beekeepers for their unwavering commitment and tireless efforts.
Here’s to a summer brimming with golden honey and buzzing with the joy of thriving bee colonies!
April is National Volunteer Month, and this week (April 21 to 27) is Volunteer Appreciation Week. Here at 577, we are expressing our gratitude to our volunteers for their service.