Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club's Program Calendar for 2014
Program Chair: Carolyn Spengler (508-693-1063) Committee Members: Wiet Bacheller, Tracie Clark, Mary Lou Delong, Mary Ann Doleszar, Barbara Harnen, Wendy Nierenberg, Andrea Quigley, Julie Skinner UPCOMING MONTHLY MEETINGS
*SEPTEMBER 16, 2014: TERRY SOARES, Landscape Design and Newer Trends Terry says she can barely remember a time when she wasn’t gardening. That love led her to the Landscape Design program at George Washington University. She and her husband have owned a landscape design/build/maintenance firm in Falmouth, M.R. Soares Co., since 1982. She became a Master Gardener in the same year. in 1996, after many years of custom growing specialty plants for their clients, they opened Soares Flower Garden Nursery in East Falmouth. She will talk to us about the basics of landscape design and then tell us about newer trends and how these can inspire your garden. OCTOBER 21, 2014: MATT PELIKAN, More Than You Gardened For: Valuable Visitors Where You Don’t Expect Them Matt is works as a restoration ecologist for the Nature Conservancy and a lifelong naturalist and writes the column Wild Side” for the MV Times. His presentation will deal with these winged visitors to our gardens, as well some less desirable ones, and describe some strategies for attracting some of the more helpful ones. NOVEMBER 18, 2014: TERESA YUAN & ANGELA EGERTON, Decorating for the Holidays DECEMBER MEETING; The annual Holly Day Party is our meeting! * Meeting location is the Old Mill in West Tisbury OTHER EVENTS Greenhouse Plant Sale (Membership): 1 hr. before and 1 hr. after May 21 meeting, Wakeman Center Greenhouse Plant Sale (General Public): Memorial Day Weekend, details to be announced. Daffodil Walk at Seven Gates: to be announced in April; stay tuned for e-mail Wreath-Making Workshop: to be scheduled in early December 2014 FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER EVENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THIS WEBSITE, AT MEETINGS AND BY EMAIL. We welcome suggestions. Please contact Carolyn Spengler or a member of the Program Committee. Please check this page and watch for information on how you can help. |