Brattleboro Garden Club

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• October 9, 2006 - Orchids - by Dot Lenheart of Windham Flowers http://windhamflowers.com
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church - White Church with RED doors on Western Avenue in Brattleboro, VT
  Program: Dot Lenhart of Windham Flowers will discuss the care and feeding of orchids.
  Hostesses: Alice Stockwell & Dorothy Helyar
  Exhibits:
  __Design - ...... Seasonal design not to exceed 20 inches.
  __Miniature - ...Same as above, not to exceed 8 inches.
  __Horticulture - Any worthy specimen.
  


• September 11, 2006 - From the Cooks Garden
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church - White Church with RED doors on Western Avenue in Brattleboro, VT
  Program: Ellen Ecker-Ogden, co-founder of "The Cook's Garden"; seed company, will be our presenter. Ellen will talk about herbs and flowers for cooks who love to garden and will also share topics from her latest book.
  Hostesses: ...... Judith Myrick & Carol Corwin
  Exhibits:
  __Design - .......Crescent design incorporating herbs and other materials not to exceed 14 inches.
  __Miniature - ...Same as above, not to exceed 5 inches.
  __Horticulture -Any worthy specimen from your garden.
  


• August 14, 2006 - Floral Design Workshop
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church - White Church with RED doors on Western Avenue in Brattleboro, VT
  Program: "Floral Design" with members Iris Bronson and Sandy McCauley leading a workshop on floral arranging. Members should bring material from their gardens, clippers and a container. Oasis will be provided by the Club.
  Hostesses: Mary Gerbasi and Nancy Long.
  Exhibits:
  __Design - ........None this month
  __Horticulture - None this month
  


• August 17, 2006 - FOOD SALE
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Vermont Welcome Center, Interstate91 south of exit 1
  Program: Fundraiser - Libby Lafland, Chairperson 257-7893
  Click Here to see all the details
  


• July 10, 2006 Program at Mileva Browns home
  Time: 6:30 p.m. to CarPool from the Outlet Center at Exit 1
  ......... 7:00 p.m. to meet at Mileva's
  Location: Mileva Brown's home accross from Green River Falls
Program: We will have a Garden Craft presentation by Nancy Reneau of "Detailed Garden Maintenance" - who is always creative and fun!
Hostesses: Mileva & Friends.

• June 12, 2006 - Container Workshop at Walker Farms
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Walker Farm - Route 5, East Dummerston, VT
Program:We will have a brief presentation on container gardening and then member will be able to put together a container of their own. Bring your own container or purchase one there. The club will provide three pants for each member
Hostesses: There will be no hostesses for this event. Members should bring their own refreshments.

• May 20, 2006 Annual Plant Sale
  Time: 8:00 a.m. Plant Review - Sale Starts Promptly at 8:30 am - 11:30 am
  Location: West Brattleboro Green - Beside the Fire Station
  Program: Click on the link above to get all the information on the sale.
  
• May 8, 2006 - MINE MOUNTAIN ORGANIC FARM http://www.vt-blackdirt.com
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
  Program: Leah & David Gessner from Guilford, Vermont have been developing special blends of 100% organic compost, topsoil and mulch to meet a wide variety of landscaping and gardening conditions. Some of their products include: Rotten Goodies - 100% Organic Fertilizer, Leaf Mold, Dutch Chocolate - visit their website to read about these and other interesting products, and bring questions to the discussion. Leah will give a presentation on their Organic Gardening Products for growing vibrant, naturally beautiful plants in a chemical free environment.
  Hostesses: Billie Pichette & Friend
  Exhibits:
  Design - Any design of your choice
  Horticulture - Any worthy specimen
  
• April 10, 2006 Annual Meeting
  Time: 6 p.m. appetizers 7pm Dinner
  Location: SteakOut Restaurant on Putney Road in Brattleboro, VT Phone: 802-257-1333
  ...............choice of Prime Rib, Teriyaki Chicken, or Catch of the day(White Fish)
  ...............desert bar included!!! cost $25.00 check or cash
  ...............Contact Fannie by April 4th 254-4554 with your choice
  Program: New Officer Installation
  Hostesses: Annual Committee Members - TBA
  
• TUESDAY March 14, 2006 Tentative - Smith College Botanic Gardens
  Time: 12:00-12:30 p.m. Jil, Vicki & Libby will be driving - those wishing to get picked up should
  Call Jil at 254-8628 if you need a ride.
  Location/Directions: Take I91 South to Exit 20, and follow onto Route 5 south into the center of town. At the intersection of Route 5 and Route 9 (Main Street), turn right onto Route 9. Go straight through four traffic lights, turning left into Smith's main entrance (College Lane) shortly after the fourth set.
  Program: Spring Bulb Show Week at Smith College Botanic Garden is a beautiful way to break up the long Vermont winters. Smith College Botanic Garden has a long history and is the result of much hard work and dedication. Incorporating the study of plants into academics was an insightful idea in 1875, and it still is. This is the seventh oldest botanic garden in the country, and is one of the few college botanic gardens with a history of continuous operation. This is a very free form tour - members will stroll through the fragrant Greenhouses and see the bulbs at their own pace. They close at 4:00pm
  Hostesses: There will be no hostesses for this event. Members should bring their own refreshments.
  
  
• February 13, 2006 Tentative - Marlboro College - Internet Gardening Workshop-CANCELLED
  Time: 1 p.m.
  Location: TBA
  Program: We will review our web site http://www.vermontgardenclubs.org and create program options for the coming year. The Marlboro Grad Center is a fully equiped lab - we can use this time for each of us to experience the internet and explore how we can use the internet to enhance or gardening experiences. If you have a favorite site - or software package - please e-mail Jil and she will incorporate it into the program.
  Hostesses: Mary Wright & Alice LaRosa
  Exhibits:
  Design - Any design of your choice
  Horticulture - Any worthy specimen
  
• January 9, 2006 No Meeting - Nomination Committee Meets - Chair: Vicki Meyer
  
• December 12, 2005 - Holiday Workshop
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
  Program: Cathy Toomey owner of Linden Gardens and
  Michael - creative designer who brings life to every arrangement!
  visit their web site:  http://www.lindengardens.com/
  This has become a yearly event - members look forward to and mark their calendars. Cathy and Michael share their enthusiamiam for the holiday season adding fresh ideas to tradition. They graciously share with us their designs and guide us through creating festive arrangements. You may bring your own container - or purchase one of their many choices! Please bring your clippers & gloves. This is a hands on workshop - a sappy & happy event!! Fresh greens fill the air with Holiday Spirit - a fragrant event to be sure!
  Hostesses: Ruth Marx & Thera Hindmarsh
  Exhibits:
  Design - Any design of your choice
  Horticulture - Any worthy specimen
  

• November 14, 2005 - Tea Party and Yankee Swap Holiday
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
  Program: Tea Party things to Bring:
  ..... Tea Place Setting - show off a favorite Tea Set
  ..... Bring some cookies to share
  ..... Bring an arrangement to be judged
  ..... Bring a Yankee Swap Gift (home made, or something that you like - but don't need to keep ..... some suggestions would be: Old and Interesting, or something "Tea Party" related, an interesting cookie plate, and old creamer/sugar set, a candy dish, napkins, vase or use your imagination. If imagination fails gift is not to exceed $5.00)
  Hostesses: Fannie Speno & Nancy Long.
  Exhibits:
  Design - Any design of your choice
  Horticulture - Any worthy specimen
  

• October 10, 2005 - Bath Salts & Bath Scrubs
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
  Program: Peg Tart (Byron) 254-1091 PO Box 169, Williamsville, VT 05362
  Peg is a member of the Newfane Garden Club, and will conduct a workshop on creating Herbal Bath Salts & Bath Scrubs. Members can bring a special jar, or use the 15 oz Mason Jars provided. You can decorate the jars with labels & ribbons as desired.
  Hostesses: Frankie Gibson & Reggie Cote
  Exhibits:
  Design - Any design of your choice
  Horticulture - Any worthy specimen
  
• September 12, 2005 - Terriaums -Winnie Dolan 365-7870 + Betty Horton 365-9766
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
  Program: Members should Collect - moss, minuture hemlocks 2', unusual plants firns 1inch, partidge berries are a vine, small shady plants that are an evergreen by the thickness of the leaf.
  Members should bring a clear and round old, that a hand will fit into, brandy sniffers 4 to 6 inches, Jil will bring in various glass disks for Look through this summer's flee markets and tag sales, or that unique container that you have been storing for just a special occasion!
  Hostesses: Alice Chapman & Margaret Helyar.
  Exhibits:
  Design - Any design of your choice
  Horticulture - Any worthy specimen



• August 8, - Visit Emily Dickinson's Home & Garden in Amherst, MA
  Time: 2:30 p.m.those wishing to car pool should meet at the Exit 1 Mall on the Burger-King side of the parking lot.
  Location: Amherst, MA.
  Program: Our tour will begin at 3:30 of the House & Garden - it will take approx 1 hour. A tour of the Emily Dickinson Museum introduces visitors to the poet's world by visiting both the Homestead, where the poet lived, and The Evergreens, home to her brother Austin, sister-in-law Susan, and their three lively children. Focusing on Emily Dickinson’s life and work, the tour shares insights into her private and public worlds.
  
  The tour begins at the Homestead and includes a visit to the poet’s bedroom. The route continues over the landscape to The Evergreens. There, in addition to the library, parlor, dining room, and kitchen, visitors have the opportunity to see the children’s nursery, where Emily Dickinson’s beloved nephews and niece spent many hours. Because it is a Monday - the Gift Shop will be closed. There will be no rain-date, so please dress appropriately.
  
  Hostesses: There will be no hostesses for this event. Members should plan to bring their own refreshments or JilMac is planning on stopping at Yankee Candle for tea at the Bulvarian House in the center of the store & shopping and gathering decorating ideas. Yankee Candle is only open until 6pm. We should be back in the Exit 1 Mall parking lot by 7pm.
  
  
• July 29th, 2005 - Food Sale at the Vermont Welcome Center on I91
  Time: Friday 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  Location: Vermont Welcome Center - South on I91 of exit 1
  Program: We will be selling snacks at the Vermont Welcome Center. Best to make non-perishable, cookies, small breads, individually wrapped. Sell Lemonaid & Ice Tea. No set prices - just donations accepted. Libby is the chairperson, and will be working during that day, Jil, Vicki & Mileva will take turns at the booth along with other volunteers. Please bring your donations to the Welcome Center or have one of these people pick them up on the way to their shift.
  Chairperson: Libby Lafland 257-7893



• July 11 , 2005 - Rain Date July 12th Coger's Sugar House Gardens of Vermont http://www.cogersugarhouse.com
  Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. those wishing to car pool should meet at the Exit 1 Mall on the Burger-King side of the parking lot at 5:00pm Location/Directions: Take I91 North for 30 miles to Exit 7; Take VT-11 W to Springfield for 5 miles; Bear RIGHT at the Y onto RIVER ST/VT-106. Continue to follow VT-106 for 3 miles; Stay STRAIGHT to go onto VT-10/GASSETTS RD for .1 mile; RIGHT onto BALTIMORE RD. They are 15 Baltimore Rd.
  Program: Gale Coger and her husband have operated Coger's Sugar House Gardens for the past 6 years and are the 3rd generation to run the farm. They have expanded and improved the Gardens and invite us to take a walking tour with them of their ponds surrounded by perennial gardens, greenhouses, a nursery and a log cabin garden shop filled with home and garden accessories, exquisite florals, unusual candles and fine hand crafted gifts. Gale has also offered the use of both of her 4 wheeler/golf carts for those that would prefer to ride. Visit their wonderful web site for a full description! http://www.cogersugarhouse.com and check their "Special Events for Visitors" they have some interesting seminars scheduled their site is updated as events are added!
  Note: Gale is offering our club 10% off any store item, plants & perennials, and 20% off any Nursery stock item ( trees and shrubs ).
  Hostesses: There will be no hostesses for this event. Members should bring their own refreshments.


• June 13, 2005 Water Fountain Basics - Five Acre Farm Greenhouses
  Time: 6:30 p.m. those wishing to car pool should meet at the Exit 1 Mall on the Burger-King side of the parking lot at 6:00pm
  Location/Directions:: Five Acre Farm, located in Northfield, MA.
  Program: Cindy Drumgool, Five Acre Farm, will do a demonstration of several water fountains. Members will then be able to browse and shop on their own.
  Hostesses: There will be no hostesses for this event. Members should plan to bring their own refreshments.

• May 21, 2005 Annual Plant Sale - Another Successful Year !! Thank you everyone !!
  Time: 8:00 a.m. Plant Review - Sale Starts Promptly at 8:30-11:30 a.m.
  Location: West Brattleboro Green - Beside the Fire Station
  Program: Click on the link above to get all the information on the sale.
  
• May 9, 2005 Container Gardening - Walker Farm
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Walker Farm, Dummerston, VT.
  Program: We will have a brief presentation on container gardening and then members will be able to put together a container of their own. Bring your own container or purchase one there. The club will provide three plants for each member.
  Hostesses: There will be no hostesses for this event. Members may purchase snacks and drinks on site.
  
• May 2, 2005 Art in Bloom , Boston, MA - Bus Trip
  Time: Departs: 7:45 a.m. from Hannaford’s Parking Lot net Baker’s Book Store
  ..........Return: ..7:10 p.m.
  Agency: Travel Kuz, Gill, Ma. Our discount price is: $53.10 (was $59)
  Includes: Round trip, museum ticket 1030-2:00 & shopping time at Quincy Market 2:30-4:00.
  Please make checks to: Brattleboro Senior Center
  Drop off at: Senior Center: M-T: 9-12 & 1-3 F: 9-12 Phone 802-257-7570
  or Mail to: Brattleboro Senior Center, 207 Main St., Brattleboro, VT 05301 Attn: Barbara Page
  Questions: Barbara Page 603-336-7248
  
• April 11, 2005 Annual Meeting
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Location: Steakout on Putney Road in Brattleboro, VT
  Program: Dinner/Luncheon Meeting - bring: $25.00 plus dues $15 member, $20 associate
  ............... choice of: Chicken Terri, Fish of the Day, or Prime Rib
  ............... give Iris a call with your choice 254-8762
  Hostesses: Iris Bronson, Nancy Long, Fanny Speno
  
• March 14, 2005 - Magic Wings Butterfly Farm
  Time: 1:00 p.m.
  Location: South Deerfield, MA. - those wishing to car pool should meet at the Exit 1 Mall on the Burger-King side of the parking lot at 12:15
  Program: We’ll have a short overview of butterflies and butterfly plants from the farm staff and then be free to roam the habitat on our own. Bring your camera. This will be a special “summer treat” in the cold of winter. We will meet at the Exit 1-Outlet Center at 12:15 to car pool to South Deerfield, MA.
  Hostesses: There will be no hostesses for this event. Members may purchase snacks on their own from the farm’s reasonably-priced menu.

Thank you VP-Vicki Meyer for the great photo's !!


• December 12, 2005 Tentative - Holiday Workshop
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
  Program:
  
• November 8 10, 2004 - Silk and Dried Flower Arrangements
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
  Program: Karen Hembrow, Basketville Store Designer will demonstrate how to use silk and dried flowers in floral arrangements. Karen was professionally trained at Boston's Rittner's Floral Design School and has been a flower designer for 30 years. Locally she has worked at Taylor for Flowers & Newfane Greenhouse.
  


• October 11, 2004 - Fall Garden Crafts
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
  Program: Nancy Renaud and Shelly Suponski of "Detailed Garden Maintenance" will lead a demonstration of Fall Garden Crafts.
  
  

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