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Monthly Archives: December 2009

New Year’s Gardening Resolution?

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 [...]

Trees are everywhere…

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!

Christmas and Mistletoe

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.

Spring will be here soon…

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!

First District Calendar (revised 12/7/09)

Feb. 1 … District Meeting & Workshop – $5.00 Fee For Flowers.  Bring Your Own Container And Lunch.
Feb. 27-Apr. 11 … New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show – Cuba In Flower
Mar. 1 … District Meeting & Workshop – $5.00 Fee For Flowers.  Bring Your Own Container And Lunch
Mar. 4 … Great Kill Garden Club Bus [...]

District Meeting

The next First District Meeting will be on Monday, December 7, 2009 at 10:00 AM. We’ll be mixing holiday cheer with business.

Get ready for the Richmond Ever-Green Garden Club’s Flower Show

The Richmond Ever-Green Garden Club will be holding a flower show on Saturday, April 17, 2010. The show will be held at the New Dorp Moravian Church at 2205 Richmond Road. The show’s trifold can be downloaded by clicking here.

Veterans who turn to gardening…

There’s an interesting story in the New York Times about troubled veterans who find gardening to be very therapeutic. The story is about a hospital group in East Orange, NJ. The story is here.