Downton Abbey Tea

2014 Garden Class of WCCU Christmas Fair 'Save the Date'

2014 September Newsletter

2014 June Newsletter

2014 March Newsletter

2014 Mt. Cuba Family Fun

August 2014  Family Fun on  First Saturdays! Join us this fall on the first Saturday of each month for special family programming in our native plant gardens.  These days are perfect for families and include engaging experiences for kids and parents to enjoy together.  Bring the kids and learn about gardening and nature in a fun hand's-on activity. Make a craft, enjoy a snack and take home your very own native plant. All activities are included with admission. September 6th - Bugs and Butterflies October 2nd - Art in the Garden November 1 - Fall Finale  Stay tuned for more details!

2014 Garden Club of Reading Standard Flower Show

Hardy Plant Society Fall Gardeners' Market

Hardy Plant Society Fall Gardeners' Market
August 23, 8am-2pm

This is a great opportunity to select new plants for your garden! Offerings include rare trees, conifers, and shrubs, natives, perennials, ferns, sun or shade garden plants and wildflowers, and specialty plants. There will also be non-nursery vendors selling garden art and special accessories. If you would like to be a vendor, contact Sharon Anderson at waysandmeans@hardyplant.org or 610-328-0892.
Event takes place at Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge.

2014 Mt. Cuba Spring/Summer Classes

2014 GCFP District I Annual Luncheon

Dedication of the Final Two Blue Star Memorial Markers 17 Jun 2014

The final two blue star memorial markers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike were dedicated June 17, 2014 at Highspire Service Plaza.. When the final marker is installed at the Peter J. Camiel Service Plaza in the near future every plaza will have a marker and the PA TPK will be a Blue Star Highway!

2014 WAFA Design Competitor in Dublin, Ireland

Congratulations to Gretchen Riley, Garden Club of Bala Cynwyd, who competed in design at WAFA in Ireland!  LOVELY!!!!

Membership and Recruitment

2014 National Garden Week

Carolyn's Shade Gardens Tour

Garden Class of WCCU toured Carolyn's Shade Gardens on April 24, 2014.  Lovely natural setting and great tour 'guide'!  Highly recommend for a program or tour.

Jenny Rose Carey

Jenny Rose Carey, "The Gardens at Stenton in Germantown". Jenny Rose Carey has been the Director of the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University since 2005. Born in London to a family of botanists and gardeners Jenny brings a wealth of practical experience to her job. She was educated at the Universities of Southampton and Oxford in England and has a degree in Horticulture from Temple University.
Jenny lectures across the world on topics ranging from sustainable gardening to the history of women in Horticulture and Landscape Design. She has co-authored the book to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Ambler campus and is writing a book about the early 20th century gardens of Philadelphia. 
Contact information: blogsite (beforeyougarden.com), phone: 267-468-8400, email: jrcarey@temple.edu.

Central Atlantic Region 2014 Conference Educational Exhibit

2014 GCFP Convention News

Congratulations to:

• Four Seasons Garden Club of Kennett Square, PA, Garden Class of Woman’s Community Club of Uwchlan, PA, Spade and Trowel Club of Kennett Square, PA, Springfield Garden Club of Springfield, PA, The Country Gardeners of Lima, PA for 'First Place in a Near-Club Standard Flower Show' at Longwood Gardens "Beyond the Garden Gate";
• GCFP District I- First Place 'Newsletter for a Group of Clubs - District I Newsletter';
• Four Seasons Garden Club of Kennett Square for '50 Years as a Federated Club' and Kay Leto, a '50 Year Member' and First Place 'Newsletter, Medium Size Club, 3-12 pages';
• Garden Class of WCCU - Seed Money ($100);
• Garden Club of Springfield - Seed Money ($150), First Place 'Conservation Award', 'The Penny Pines Award';
• Villanova Garden Club - 'The Penny Pines Award'.

The three first place awards are now entered in the National Garden Club categories.

Thanks to Pat Neff for wearing Jane Bazzano's 'Edwardian Trash to Treasures Hat' in the parade at the convention!

Congratulations on Golden Anniversaries in 2014

Congratulations to Four Seasons Garden Club of Kennett Square on celebrating 50 years as a federated club!  And congratulations to Kay Leto for being a 50-year member!

District XI Norristown Home & Garden Tour

2014 District I Trash To Treasures Contest

Congratulations to Jane Bazzano, Four Seasons Garden Club of Kennett Square, for winning the District I Trash to Treasures Contest!  Her Edwardian style hat decorated with bees and a bee hive will represent District I at the 2014 GCFP Convention in Monroeville, PA April 6th to 8th.

March 2014 Newsletter