General Membership Meeting
October 11, 2010
12:00 noon – 1 pm
PROGRAM:
Mt Kelly Cemetery Flower Beds, Dearborn – Elena Lovelace, Mt. Kelly Administrator and garden club member will present a program on Mount Kelly Cemetery, Mt. Kelly is 3.5 acres of gently rolling hills that are all natural to the area. In recent years Mt. Kelly has been going through a rebirth of their grounds. Elena will be talking about the 60 varieties of perennials; grasses and flower beds that are currently under development. Also the club will be conducting a plant sale.
EXHIBITS:
A mum arrangement for Halloween
A sunflower or daisy for Halloween
HOSTESSES:
Shirley Barrick & Adrenne Wygonik
Special Events:
Landscape Refresher, Fairlane, Dearborn
Board Meeting 10am, McFadden Ross
Environmental School II, Sturgis, MI
Horticulture Therapy 9:45am Eve Toohey
District 1 Fall meeting, Grosse Pointe War Memorial
General Membership Meeting
November 11, 2010
12:00 noon – 1 pm
PROGRAM:
Hybrid Clematis – Cheryl M. English, Master Gardner and Clematis Specialist from Detroit. Clematis vines have long been perceived as “difficult” or “temperamental” flowers to grow. In reality these beautiful vines are actually proven performers that give years of gardening delight. Cheryl will present insights to the cultural needs of Clematis as well as specific needs in order to help you make the right selection for your particular garden.
General Membership Meeting
December 14, 2010 (Tuesday)
1 pm - 3pm
Christmas Luncheon
The Garden Club will be lunching at the Fair Lane in The Pool at 1pm, prompt. Each individual will pay for their own lunch but one must RSVP by December 10 to 561-1767. There is limited seating. This is an opportunity to one last time experience dining in the Ford's home in a holiday atmosphere. Mrs. Ford was the President of the Garden Club from the first 5 years and had the group and public over many times for lunch or tea.
General Membership Meeting
January 10, 2011
12:00 noon – 1 pm
PROGRAM:
Rainwater Harvesting – Chuck Kerschbaum, Owner of Waterscape in Saline. Chuck's topic will cover the accumulation and storing of rain water through a variety of ways. As we move towards more thoughts on conservation, the people at Waterscape have come up with methods to reuse rainwater. Such as, to nourish your garden, supply water features you already have and still have a natural landscape. Environmental responsibility, working with nature, protecting our most valuable resource, water, and how to conserve water for our use while sustaining the bio-environment will be explored.
General Membership Meeting
February 14, 2011
12:00 noon – 1 pm
Valentine Tea!
PROGRAM:
In Full Bloom! – D.I.A.Cynthia Blackburn, Program Coordinator from the Detroit Institute of Arts will present a program tabout Flowers and Plants in Art. Through the centuries people have used flowers to express feelings, to enhance their surroundings in order to add beauty to their lives, and to memorialize important events. Various forms of art depict the use of flowers from music to books to paintings. Some of the most opulent examples of flower usage can be found in the paintings done during the last three centuries. Flowers have been irresistible to painters throughout the ages. Earlier painters chose flowers to convey very specific messages about their subjects.
General Membership Meeting
March 14, 2011
12:00 noon – 1 pm
PROGRAM:
Oriental Rugs – an Indoor Garden James Anthony Fuester,
Associate with Mirs Oriental Rugs, Ann Arbor will speak to us on the use of nature and flowers in the designs of Oriental rugs. An Oriental rug is made of wool that is knotted or woven by hand, often in complex and highly stylized designs, and produced in the Middle East and in many other parts of Asia. .By learning the meaning of Persian rug patterns you will be able to “read a rug” and understand what the weaver tells us. Learn about the rugs’ colors, motifs, designs, symbols. For example, a peony denotes rank and wealth whereas, a carnation wisdom. The names of the Persian rug patterns are derived from the city, village or tribe where particular patterns were first woven.
General Membership Meeting
April 11, 2011
12:00 noon - 1pm
PROGRAM:
Raising Honey Bees – Randy Zeilinger – Bee Keeper Garden City.
Randy will describe the art of raising honey bees. It can be done anywhere people live. It can be done as a hobby or as a way to make money. Not only will you have the benefit of pollination for your garden but also you will have delicious honey as an added bonus!
General Membership Meeting
May 9, 2011
12:00 noon – 1 pm
PROGRAM:
Splendor of Victorian Gardens – Susan Hartz of Grosse Pointe Historical Society. Susan's Program will discuss that during the Victoria Era (1837-1901) gardening became the middle class pastime. A lawn was an important element as were trees for shade. Weeping trees and those trees with interesting colors were used to draw the eye. Walled gardens were in vogue and wrought iron was very popular during this era. Trees, shrubs, roses, vines, perennials, annuals, and bulbs all rub shoulders together in a riotous display of color from early spring until snow fall. Plants of all shapes and sizes contribute to the changing beauty of Victorian gardens.
