Business Meeting

Business Meeting & & Welcome Back Social Presented by: Social Event Committee Chair: Ellen McGarrigle Overview: The meeting will be in the Old Roberts Schoolhouse. The presentation will be a discussion about the history of  Chrysanthemums with giveaways. NGC Goals & Objectives: Gardening and Horticulture  For more information about the event Contact Us.

Business Meeting &Hands-On Activity: Hand Painted Floral Note Cards with Pam McKee Presented by: Program Committee Chair: Bonnie Keen Overview: Paint Flicks and Flowers This class will produce several hand-painted note cards and envelopes. The easy, brush technique will show you how to make leaves, flowers, and buds with a quick and easy pressure and […]

Business Meeting & Speaker: SHARON RICHARDSON “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” How and Why to Create a Year-Round Buffet for Pollinators Presented by: Program Committee Chair: Bonnie Keen Overview: Join Sharon for an in-person presentation as she explains why our pollinators are in trouble. Learn what we can each do to provide a healthy habitat […]

Business Meeting & Hands-On Design Presentation: “Elevating Our Holiday Gift Wrap” Presented by: Floral Design Committee Chair: Gwen Puglisi Overview: Using Mini-DECO Holders by OASIS, we will be creating a fresh arrangement that can be attached to any holiday package or bottle of cheer. All participates will make 1 arrangement and take home 2 DECO […]

Business Meeting & Speaker:Barb Elliot and Edie Parnum of the Valley Forge Audubon Society “Backyards for Nature: Hosting and Observing Birds” Presented by: Program Committee Chair: Bonnie Keen Overview:Edie Parnum, Orinthology Chair, and Barb Elliot, are co-founders of the Backyards for Nature program of the Valley Forge Audubon Society, which serves Southeastern PA. They are […]

Business Meeting & Hands-On Activity: Make & Take “Eco Friendly Floral Design” Presented by: Floral Design Committee Chair: Gwen Puglisi Overview: Gwen will discuss the harmful effects to our environment by using oasis in our floral arranging and suggest alternative mediums to use instead. Members will complete the program by making an arrangement in sand. Please […]

Business Meeting & Speaker: JENNY ROSE CAREY “Flower Gardening Throughout the Seasons” Presented by: Program Committee Chair: Bonnie Keen Overview: Using images from her new book and from her garden, Jenny will divide the year into its naturally occurring flower gardening seasons and give examples of the flowers that are in bloom and how to […]