Check the Hardy Plant Website for Upcoming Events

The Hardy Plant Society website is

www.hardyplant.org

Many 2011 events of horticultural interest!

New Goosebump Plants for 2011

Join Chris Hansen for a fast-paced look at the most exciting new shrubs, perennials and groundcovers for 2011.

Sunday, January 23, 2011, 2:00 p.m.

Scott Arboretum, Science Auditorium

Swarthmore College

Free and open to the public. Reception follows the lecture.

Chris guarantees you'll experience a variety of 'thrills and chills' as you enjoy a sneak preview of over 100 tantalizing new plants for 2011. This fast-paced lecture will have you on the edge of your seat with Chris' spectacular photography of the newest plants to hit garden centers near you.

William Woys Weaver at Tredyffrin Public Library

Food historian William Woys Weaver visits the Tredyffrin Public

Library on Thursday, December 9, 2010, 7:30 p.m. International food historian and author of 14 books comes to discuss his latest book

'Culinary Ephemera: An Illustrated History.'

'Holiday Tea in Hunt Country' by Spade and Trowel Club

You are Cordially Invited to Experience a

Holiday Tea in Hunt Country

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Presented by
The Spade and Trowel Club of Kennett Square
At the newly-opened
Yellow House of Willowdale
113 E. Street Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348
www.yellowhouseofwillowdale.com

Be among the first to visit and experience the historic
Yellow House of Willowdale on the grounds of the Willowdale Steeplechase property. The Holiday Tea in Hunt Country will feature sweet and savory treats served as a traditional English-style tea by the talented Spade and Trowel Club
in support of its community projects.

Always a sell-out, early response will assure seating at
either the morning tea from 11:30 to 1:00 pm
or the afternoon tea from 2:00 to 3:30.

RSVP to Denise Klein 610.368.9350 or kleinds@live.com
to reserve your Holiday Tea in Hunt Country seating.

Follow up by mailing a check in the amount of $25.00 per person payable to
“Spade and Trowel Club” to
Mrs. Denise Klein, 594 East Hillendale Road, Kennett Square PA. 19348.

Please include your names(s) and phone number and specify
your choice of seating time.
The Spade and Trowel Club will also be presenting a collection of boutiques and specialty shops for your early
holiday gift shopping.

Holiday Tea attire. Don’t forget your lovely hat!

Holiday Centerpiece Workshop

Four Seasons Garden Club of Kennett Square will hold a centerpiece workshop on December 11 at the Church of the Advent on Rt. 82 in Kennett Square. It begins at 10:00 a.m.

All participants will receive assorted fresh greens, container and accessories to create a unique holiday centerpiece. Demonstrations will be given.

There will also be centerpieces for sale.

A light lunch will be served to all participants.

Participants can make additional centerpieces for $15 each.

Assorted containers are available.

Accessories available include pine cones, twigs, ribbons, fresh flowers, glass balls, fresh fruit and more.

Cost is $30.

To register, please call 610-793-2573.

Annual Greens Sale at Tyler Arboretum

The Country Gardeners of Lima will be holding their annual Greens Sale on Saturday December 4th, at the Tyler Arboretum maintenance building from 9.30am to 1.30pm.

They will be selling fresh seasonal decorations as well as a good selection of handmade holiday items.

Come early to get the best choice, as many items sell out regularly!

Annual Christmas Fair - Holiday Greens and lots more

The Garden Class of the Woman's Community Club of Uwchlan is holding its annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 4th from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.at the 1756 Uwchlan Meeting House, Routes 100 and 113, Lionville, PA.

Stop by for all your fresh local evergreens and holly, table arrangements, hand-made wreaths, kissing balls, boxwood trees, home-made goodies, attic treasures, and more.

The kitchen is open at 11:00 a.m.for soup, sandwiches and dessert.Proceeds benefit the historic Uwchlan Meeting House.

For additional information, contact Connie Happersett (610-363-6549)or Darlene Snyder (610-873-23776).

Blue Star Marker at Rose Tree Park

Congratulations to District I on the dedication of the latest Blue Star Memorial Marker on Route 252 in Rose Tree Park, Media!

Left to right:

Linda Southerling, District # 1 Director, GCFP (Garden Club Federation of Pa)
Walter R. Omlar Jr. (see below)
Angela Raitano (see below)
Ed Cashman (see below)
Sandy Manthorpe ( see below)

Left to right:
Barry Dozor, Del. Co. Common Pleas Judge
John J. Whelan, Chairman, Del. Co. Council
Mario J. Civera, Jr. Del. Co. Council, Air Force Veteran
Sandy Manthorpe, Eastern Pa & District # 1 Blue Star, Chair
Angela Raitano, GCFP President
Marianne Grace, Executive Director, Del. Co. Council
Walter R. Omlar, Jr. Upper Providence Constable,
Director, Delaware Co. Community Corrections
and also Recipient of District # 1 non-member Special Recognition Award
Ed Cashman, Upper Providence Township Manager 22 year Navy veteran, Merchant Marines

October at Mt. Cuba

Fall has truly arrived - the trees are beginning to show their autumnal colors - and at Mt. Cuba Center, events are in full swing. Here are some highlights for this coming month - there are spaces left just for you.

This Saturday, October 9, join us for Live Woven Willow Structures for the Garden, a demonstration and lecture led by Bonnie Gale (1-3PM, $50). The willow structures are made with large living willow rods that are pushed into the ground and woven into forms such as domes, arches, arbors, tunnels, fences, and hedges. Take home live willow cuttings to try on your own. On Wednesday, October 13, join director Rick Lewandowski for wine and cheese and a look at the use of layers that define the forest and create a continuum of color, texture, and forms throughout the year. (Enrich Your Garden Experience with Layers, 5:30-7:30PM, $20.) More than ever, meadows are growing in popularity as an alternative to labor-intensive lawn care. In The Meadow Project, Catherine Zimmerman, author of Urban & Suburban Meadows: Bringing Meadowscaping to Big and Small Spaces, discusses the challenges of designing, establishing, and maintaining your meadow. Take a walk through the meadow at Mt. Cuba Center as well. (Saturday, October 23, 1-4 PM, $30.) Finally, the Fall Harvest of Color tour continues throughout the month. Reservations are required for our events - visit www.mtcubacenter.org, or call 302-239-4244 to sign up.

It's a beautiful time at Mt. Cuba Center - come and let us share it with you! Sincerely,

Eileen Boyle

Valley Forge Audubon Society and John James Audubon Center at MIll Grove

Visit the website at www.pa.audubon.org for activites, such as bird walks, hikes and programs

Speakers are available for club programs.

Valley Forge Audubon Society is a Chapter of the National Audubon Society, serving members in Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

They are located at 1201 Pawlings Road, Audubon, PA.

Information is available in their newsletter, Wingbeat.

Spring Festival at Scott Arboretum

Spring Festival

Sunday, March 14, 4 p.m.

for the presentation of the

2010 Scott Garden and Horticulture Medal and $12, 000 Award

to

William A. McNamara

at the Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College

The Spring Festival is free and open to the public. Please register to attend by March 2 to 610-328-8025 and indicate all the names in your party. You can also register online at www.scottarboretum.org. Go to the March calendar of events to learn more and rsvp.

District I General Board Meeting

Swarthmore College - Wister Education Center

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The program is 'Gardens of New Zealand', presented by Andrew Bunting.

Andrew Bunting has been Curator at the Arboretum since 1993. Prior to working at the Arboretum he was Curator at the Chanticleer Foundation in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Other work experiences include the Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden, Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Tintinhull House in England and Titoki Point in New Zealand. Andrew is a graduate of Joliet Junior College and Southern Illinois University.

9:30 a.m. Refreshments and registration
10:00 a.m. Program
11:00 a.m. Board Meeting
12:00 a.m. Lunch


Garden club members and guests are invited.

2010 GCFP Convention in Gettysburg, PA

A Celebration in Gettysburg
of Gardening
&
Garden Clubs!

April 18-21, 2010
At the Wyndham Hotel
Gettysburg,Pennsylvania

We'll not only celebrate the best things about being a gardener, but also the 80th birthday of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania!

There will be speakers and workshops for both the "dirt gardeners" and the flower arrangers among us. We'll revel in the friendships we've made through all of the educational avenues available to us through gardening: Gardening Study...Landscape Design...Flower Show School...Environmental Studies...not to mention all the Civic Developement, Habitat for Humanity, Youth Gardening, related Wildlife Studies, and Scholarship work!

We're a vital, brilliant, exciting part of the Pennsylvania culture, and Gettysburg is the perfect place to Celebrate.

Mark it on your calendar!

Details and reservation forms are in the Keystone Gardener and at www.pagardenclubs.org!

Mt. Cuba February Schedule

Dear Friend,
Now that snow is on the ground and chilly winds are blowing, it is time to dream about your garden. Classes at Mt. Cuba Center will energize your planting ideas! This Friday, February 5, Gregg Tepper presents fun facts during Native Plants We Love - An In-Depth Look, (10-11:30 AM). For $20, with refreshments included, learn cultivation tricks, transplanting techniques, and more.

Discover the seasonal character of plants with Mt. Cuba Center director, Rick Lewandowski, when he leads Celebrate the Bones of Your Winter Garden ($15) on Wednesday, February 24 (1-3 PM). Rick will discuss opportunities to add spice to your winter garden.

Looking ahead, on Saturday, March 6 from 1-3 PM, author and "farmdener" Lee Reich discusses "Native Fruits." Pawpaw, persimmon, lowbush blueberry, juneberry, elderberry and more were enjoyed by Native Americans - learn how to plant and grow them today. The fee is $30 and you'll get to take home a young native fruit plant for your own backyard.

As always, for further information and registration, visit http://www.mtcubacenter.org/, or call 302-239-4244. I look forward to seeing you soon - Spring is on its way!

Sincerely,
Eileen Boyle
Education Coordinator

Beautify Blight - Love is Cultivating a Community Garden

'Beautify Blight' has received a monetary contribution for Award to be given to the individual Regions. The idea is to promote community 'vegetable' gardens. There are 2 categories.



Category 1: A three-member tean composed of a garden club, sponsored organiation and a sponsored organized youth group establishing a community vegetable garden on an unsightly piece of land. The objective is to supply a soup kitchen or homeless shelter.



Book of Evidence: a before and after set of photos, one or two page description of the project and those involved; a statement about it being a one or two year endeavor.



Award: a 1st place award of $50 will be given our region (Central Atlantic Region), if warranted.



Deadline for Category 1 is January 20, 2011.



Category 2: Existing 'Community Vegetable Gardens'...The purpose of which has been to supply and provide a homeless shelter and soup/church kitchen. This project has to have been in place for a minimum of the last three years.



Book of Evidence: Garden Clubs will provide photos of the progress of project: a two page description of how, when, where ,who is involved and purpose of initiating the garden.



Award: a 1st place award of $35 will be given in our region (Central Atlantic Region), if warranted.



If you are interested in applying for the award for a category 2 garden, contact Jeanne Nelson at jtnelson@optonline.net asap for deadline date.



District I is providing an incentive for any club applying for a category 1 garden. If your club is interested in starting this project and supplying a book of evidence, the district will donate $50 to your club. You must complete the project according to the guidelines and supply a book of evidence.



If you have any questions, please direct them to the district director at lsfleur1@hotmail.com.



Please consider taking on this worthwhile NGC project.

Order and Chaos - Color an Perspective: The Quilts of Nancy Cosmos

At the Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens

http://www.jenkinsarboretum.org/ for additional information on this event and educational prograns and events for Winter/Spring 2010

Opening Reception: Friday January 29, 7pm -9 pm

Exhibit: January 29 - February 21, 2010


These are not your traditional quilt designs. Originally from Minnesota, Nancy started quilting with her mother in the seventh grade. She has progressed from traditional designs and color themes to art quilts that explore the integration of order and chaos, color and perspective. The exhibition will include a quilt made by Nancy and her mother when Nancy was in the seventh grade, various traditional designs, and current custom and art quilts.