Business Meeting & Speaker: Nancy Gaspari “Pruning Like the Pros”
2023-10-04 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Packer Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 966 Trinity Lane, King of Prussia, PA, 19406, United States
Business Meeting & Speaker: Nancy Gaspari
“Pruning Like the Pros”

Presented by: Program Committee
Chair: Bonnie Keen
Overview: Nancy Gaspari, ISA TRAQ, NOFA AOLCP is a Certified Arborist with ISA, the International Society of Arboriculture, and is Tree Risk Assessment Qualified. She is also an Accredited Organic Land Care Professional with NOFA, the Northeast Organic Farming Association.
In her presentation, Nancy will discuss the best practices for pruning trees and shrubs to promote good health, structural integrity and beauty. She will share some insights on the effects of pruning from a woody plant’s perspective and how that understanding can help us make better pruning decisions.She will also demonstrate and make recommendations for pruning tools with tips on how to best use and maintain them, including a sharpening demonstration.
Horticulture Committee Note: Always one of the first signs of spring, the Horticulture Committee will be distributing a very early daffodil called “February Gold” to members at the October meeting. Thank you to Nancy Bruhns for this beautiful choice.
NGC Goals & Objectives: Trees and Shrubs
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Business Meeting & Speaker: Kristi Wenrich “Structures in the Garden: Growing Vertically, Pest Strategies, and Containers”
2023-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Packer Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 966 Trinity Lane, King of Prussia, PA, 19406, United States
Business Meeting & Speaker: Kristi Wenrich
“Structures in the Garden: Growing Vertically, Pest Strategies, and Containers”
Presented by: Program Committee
Chair: Bonnie Keen
Overview: This presentation will cover strategies for growing vertically, including growing vertically in containers, fighting pests — including deer, and increasing garden harvesting time deep into the shoulder seasons. Kristi Wenrich, a Penn State Extension Master Gardener, loves to garden! She grows, eats, and preserves every vegetable, herb, and spice she can acquire seeds for in Montgomery County, PA. Her goal is to transform her tiny piece of suburbia from a generic lawn into an edible landscape for humans, insects, and birds. Her favorite crop to grow is new gardeners.
NGC Goals & Objectives: Horticulture, Gardening
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Business Meeting & Hands-On Design: Make & Take Arrangement “Toasting the Holiday”
2023-12-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Packer Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 966 Trinity Lane, King of Prussia, PA, 19406, United States
Business Meeting & Hands-On Design: Make & Take Arrangement
“Toasting the Holiday”

Presented by: Floral Design Committee
Chair: Gwen Puglisi
Overview: Toasting the holiday, we will create a holiday-themed arrangement in a martini or wine glass.
Please bring clippers and a glass of your choice. All other supplies will be provided.
Guest Fee: $10
NGC Goals & Objectives: Floral Design
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Business Meeting & Speaker: Pam Walsh Water Garden Presentation
2024-02-07 19:00 - 21:00 | PA
Business Meeting & Speaker: Pam Walsh
Water Garden Presentation, Slide Show with Lecture and Q & A with a follow-up tour of her water garden in July

Presented by: Programs Committee
Chair: Bonnie Keen
Overview: Pam Walsh has been a member of Uwchlan Garden club since 2018. She has been interested in gardening for many years, especially since moving to her cur-rent home in 1986. She started her water garden-ing journey with a small, preformed pond in 1987 and expanded with an additional large pond in 2010. Through the years she has also added tub gardens and small water fountain gardens.
Pam has been giving pond tours to her club and various local groups since 2010, including the Annual Brandywine Valley Water garden tour. Her water garden is a PHS Gardening and Green-ing Blue Ribbon Winner in 2018, 2019, and 2020. In her program we will also get information on her many hardy and non-hardy water plants.
The program will be presented on Zoom. Please check your email for Zoom information and links.
NGC Goals & Objectives: Horticulture, Gardening
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Business Meeting & Hands-On Design: Make & Take Arrangement "Luck o' the Irish"
2024-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Packer Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 966 Trinity Lane, King of Prussia, PA, 19406, United States
Business Meeting & Hands-On Design: Make & Take Arrangement
“Luck o’ the Irish”

Presented by: Floral Design Committee
Chair: Gwen Puglisi
Overview: Using St. Patrick’s Day as our inspiration, we will create a mass arrangement using green and white flowers and a touch of orange.
Please bring clippers. Guest Fee $20.
NGC Goals & Objectives: Floral Design
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Business Meeting & Speaker: Liz Tankel "The Dirt on Dirt"
2024-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Packer Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 966 Trinity Lane, King of Prussia, PA, 19406, United States
Business Meeting & Speaker: Liz Tankel
“The Dirt on Dirt”

Presented by: Programs Committee
Chair: Bonnie Keen
Overview: Liz will present on soil, the basic building block for plants. She will also touch on composting your own soil as well as how to choose safe bulk or bagged soils at home and garden centers. Liz Tankel has been gardening the same 2.5 acre plot of land since 1986, using native plants where possible, in addition to flow-ers and fruits and vegetables. She composts all kitchen and garden waste, and this material is utilized in all of her beds. The Tankels do not use any lawn chemicals or pest control or synthetic fertilizer. Liz became aware of toxic contamination in bagged soils when she worked on a project with activist Darree Sicher, who focused on the application of municipal sewage on agricultural fields.
NGC Goals & Objectives: Environment, Education
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Business Meeting & Speaker: Deborah Dickinson "Spring in Full Bloom" An Ikebana Presentation
2024-05-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Packer Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 966 Trinity Lane, King of Prussia, PA, 19406, United States
Business Meeting & Speaker: Deborah Dickinson
“Spring in Full Bloom” An Ikebana Presentation

Presented by: Programs Committee
Chair: Bonnie Keen
Overview: Deborah Dickinson, Jonin Sanyo (Sogetsu teacher, second grade) will create dynamic ikebana arrangements with a sense of movement and balance while focusing on spring. Many art forms focus on color, line and space; ikebana does this through branches, flowers and sometimes uncon-ventional materials. Deborah has studied ikebana for over 16 years with her teacher, Mrs. Hata and continues to attend classes and workshops to expand her knowledge. She has exhibited at the Philadelphia Flower Show, Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens in Fairmont Park, the Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington and People’s Light and Theater in Malvern. She enjoys sharing ikebana through informal demonstrations at the flower show and Cherry Blossom Festival, where the curious public may experience ikebana for the first time.
NGC Goals & Objectives: Floral Design
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