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