It’s flower school time! Here is some info about up-coming courses.
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL: COURSE I
East Brunswick, NJ – May 25-27, 2010
Registrar: Nancy L. Gahtan, 131 South Road, Chester, NJ. 07930-2740; 908-879-7991
nlgahtan@msn.com
FLOWER SHOW SYMPOSIUM – June 7-8, 2010
East Windsor, NJ
Registrar: Betty Markendorf, 216 Flagship Terrace, Tinton Falls, NJ 07753; 732-918-6321
bmark23@aol.com
On Sunday, March 7 from 2-4 p.m. the Great Kills Garden Club will co sponsor a ‘Great Tree’ walk. John Kilcullen, the NYC Parks Staten Island Borough Forester will lead the walk which is free and open to the public in an effort to raise the public’s awareness and appreciation of trees. We’ll meet at the south side of the Great Kills train station. Please contact Lee Gugliada for details.
The revised version of the 2010 District Flower Show is now online. The revised version is 2010_Trifold_Revised_Feb_3.pdf.
Mark the date! The First District Flower Show will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010. The theme of the show will be Fiddler on the Roof. Show Chairman Leslie Heffner presented the show trifold at the recent District meeting. You can download the trifold by clicking here. There’s still time to sign up for designs. Info on who to call is in the trifold.
Lee Gugliada. and a team of judges, held a flower arrangement workshop following the regular monthly meeting of the First District on Monday. There will be another workshop following the March meeting. If you missed it, here’s what you missed. 
It’s time to check the District online calendar to make sure all of your club’s activities for the coming year are up-to-date. If you have anything to add, please send an email to Joel Heffner.
Do you make resolutions for the following year…and keep them? [I don't either.]
How about trying only one resolution. Pick a plant you’ve never grown before and decide to grow it in 2010. Maybe your garden club can make a list of what each member wants to grow in 2010 and make it part of your next month’s minutes. Then…next year you can come back to check on who actually did it. Each member might even take a picture of it to show at a meeting…in 2011!
If you look outside, most trees have snow on them. However, if you peak inside many homes you’ll find very colorful trees.
Merry Christmas!
With Christmas a few days away, this is a great time to learn about mistletoe. Eileen Torricelli wrote an article for the Advance called Myths, legends surround mistletoe. It tells you everything you ever wanted to know about mistletoe.
With the lighting of the 8th candle of the Menorah, we get a little closer to spring. Christmas will be here in a week. The Philadelphia Flower Show will be here sooner than you think.
Happy Hanukkah!