Friday, April 10, 2009

Tri-State Bird Rescue Looking for Volunteers

The nonprofit Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research is looking for people to help care for injured wild birds throughout the year and will hold a workshop for new volunteers. To participate, prospective volunteers must attend one of Tri-State’s hour-long information sessions held during April 18, 21 & 25. Call or e-mail for specific dates and times.

All sessions will be at:
Tri-State Frink Center for Wildlife,
11 Possum Hollow Road,
Newark, Delaware

Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Call (302) 737-9543, x 102, or e-mail jbartley@tristatebird.org.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Flower Shows in the District

Old Eagle Garden Club - "Shapes of Spring" May 5, '09 show held at Bolingbroke, King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA Contact Marian Faber 510- 688-5545 Open 1 - 4 p.m.

The Trevose Horticultural Society - Rhapsody in Green, August 21, 4:00pm-9pm & 22, 10:00am-5.00pm Wood River Village HulmevilleRoad and Bensalem Blvd. Open to the public . Open entries.
Contact Ken Helmich, 215-946-8108 or Bo Peters 267-981-5239, show co-chairs.


Flashback and Fast Forward - The Country Gardeners, Four Seasons Garden Club of Kennet Square, Garden Class of the Woman's Community Club of Uwchlan,Spade and Trowel Club of Kennett Square, Wayne Woods Garden Club September 26, '09, 1:00pm-5:00pm &September 27,'09, 10:00am-5:00pm Longwood Gardens,Inc. Kennett Square, PA Contact Peg Hartwick, 610-363-7545 or Kay Leto,610-444-2776 Chair and vice chair. Open entries. Longwood admission required for visiting.

Delaware Valley Daffodil Society - April 18, 1:30pm-6:00pm & April 19, 9:00am-6-00pm Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA, Open entries, Longwood admission required for visiting. Contact Anne Howe, 610-458-5291 (No design, only daffodils)

The Delaware Valley Iris Society is having an Iris Flower Show on Saturday, May 23rd, at the Jenkins Arboretum. There is a Division for flower arrangements. The only requirement is that your arrangement have an iris flower in it. You do not have to grow the iris yourself. There are no requirements for arrangement theme, size or style. You can even enter more than one arrangement, if you wish. Entries are accepted between 7:30 am and 9:30 am. The show schedule is on the web: http://www.dvis-ais.org/show_schedule.html . Scroll down to Division VII for the arrangement info. Remember that you have to pick up your arrangement after the show.