Calendar of Meetings and Events
General Membership Meeting
September 2, 2011
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
Welcome Back Tea!
EXHIBITS:
Bring your best blooming summer flowers
Vegetable specimen or vine
HOSTESSES:
Pat Knoop & Cynthia Pempeit
Special Events:
Board Meeting 9:30am, Mary Lou Herrst home
Landscape School, Ludington, MI
Farmington Garden Workshops
Contact: msclawy@sclawy.biz
Contact: msclawy@sclawy.biz
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am. Margaret Rombach
District I Presidents’ Meeting,
Pleasant Ridge, MI 10:00am
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General Membership Meeting
October 10, 2011
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
PROGRAM:
“Bird Nesting Habits”
- LuAnn Linker, owner Wild Birds Unlimited
- Royal Oak, Michigan. She will present a slide program that will
cover and inform about the nesting habits of our backyard birds
found here in Michigan. Mrs.Linker will also give information on
good gardening practices and ideas to encourage these birds to
our back yards. Hand outs will be available.
FRIENDSHIP / CLUMP SALE:
Bring extra plants from you garden. Label with name and care
instructions.
HOSTESSES:
Jean Johnston & Cynthia Pepper
Special Events:
Central Region and Tri-Refresher, Grand Rapids
Board Meeting 9:30am, McFadden Ross
Environmental School I4, Sturgis, MI
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am Eve Toohey
District 1 Fall meeting, Holiday Happenings
Venetian Room, Madison Heights
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General Membership Meeting
November 14, 2011
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
PROGRAM:
"Christmas Arrangements for the Home" -
Mr Ron Worth, a
designer from English Gardens, Dearborn, will present a program
with demonstrations of Christmas Greens Arrangement ideas you
can learn to make for your home this Holiday Season.
EXHIBITS:
Thanksgiving decoration ideas
Pumpkins, gourds, and pods
HOSTESSES:
Caroline Hebb & Margaret Rombach
Special Events:
Board Meeting 9:30am, McFadden Ross
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am Pat Knoop
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General Membership Meeting
December 12, 2011
1 pm - 3pm
Christmas Tea and Social
Lady Bugs
EXHIBITS:
A favorite Christmas decoration
Door decoration—inside or out
HOSTESSES:
Donna Behm & Pat Bailey
Special Events:
Holly Berry Brunch 10:00am, Dearborn Inn
Board Meeting 9:30am, McFadden Ross
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am, Mary Dietrich
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General Membership Meeting
January 9, 2012
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
PROGRAM:
Sunny Fields, a Michigan Botanical Park,
in Emmett, MI - Ben
Horman, a Detroit senior Horticulturist, co-founder of the Belle Isle
Belle Isle Botanical Society and owner of Sunny Fields will speak
to us on the updates of Sunny Fields. Under his care, Sunny
Fields has become a premier botanical park here in Michigan,
where visitors can enjoy its stunning collections and glimpse wildlife
while wandering peaceful trails. There will be slides of the
landscape.
EXHIBITS:
Winter Wonderland arrangement
Any begonia
HOSTESSES:
Gloria Rusin & Marjory Cooper
Special Events:
Board Meeting 9:30am, McFadden Ross
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am, Dolores Savchetz
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General Membership Meeting
February 13, 2012
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
Valentine Tea!
Horticultural Therapy and Enabling Gardens study groups
PROGRAM:
“What's New for 2012”- George Papadelis, owner of Telly's
Greenhouse, in Troy and Shelby Township, will describe and
bring plants that are new for the 2012 growing season for you to
see and learn about.
EXHIBITS:
Valentine arrangement
Orchids Leap Year
HOSTESSES:
Margaret Engstrom & Gloria Rusin
Special Events:
Board Meeting 9:30am, McFadden Ross
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am, Gloria Rusin
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General Membership Meeting
March 12, 2012
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
PROGRAM:
“Irish Gardens”,
“Irish Gardens” - Joanne Tokatlian, traveller, gardener and fan
of Ireland, will present a wonderful digital presentation of photos
from her Ireland adventures and the gardens inspired from and
by the Irish countryside.
EXHIBITS:
St. Patrick’s Day flower arrangement
Unusual or grand shamrock
HOSTESSES:
Verdella Faitel & Bettysue Pisula
Special Events:
Board Meeting 9:30am, McFadden Ross
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am, Judy Henn
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General Membership Meeting
April 2, 2012
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm
PROGRAM:
"Growing Orchids: Different but not Difficult." – Dr. Neal
Foster, co-founder of the Ann Arbor Orchid Society, and 25 year
Orchid grower and expert will present a photographic journey from
his 25 year involvement with orchids. During his presentation, Dr.
Foster will demonstrate how to re-pot an orchid. Handouts will be
provided.
EXHIBITS:
Spring or Easter centerpiece
Bulbs that have been forced
HOSTESSES:
Eleanor Dolega & Barbara Kerr
Special Events:
Board Meeting 9:30am, McFadden Ross
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am, Petal Pushers
Landscape School II, Ludington, MI
District I Spring Meeting, , MI
Flower Show School II, Okemos, MI
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General Membership Meeting
May 14, 2012
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
PROGRAM:
“Jens Jensen: Master of Shadow, Water and Stone”
– Karen Marzonie, Landscape Manager at the Henry Ford Estate. Karen’s
presentation will focus on the life of landscape architect, Jens Jensen,
and his relationship with the Ford family that led to his design
commissions for Greenfield Village, Henry Ford Hospital, and The
Dearborn Inn, as well as several private residences belonging to
the Fords. Jens Jensen became known as one of 20th Century's
leading landscape architects. The NY Times called him the "Dean
of American Landscape Architecture" in 1951. Jensen focused on
a regionally-based approach to design and dovetailed with broader
land conservation efforts. The style of design he advocated
became known as "Prairie Style".
FRIENDSHIP / CLUMP SALE:
Bring extra plants from you garden. Label with name and care
instructions.
HOSTESSES:
Shirley Barrick & Deanne Baker
Special Events:
Board Meeting 10:30am, McFadden Ross
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am, Lady Bugs
National Convention, Buffalo NY
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General Membership Meeting
June 6, 2012 12:00 noon
ANNUAL LUNCHEON:
12:00 noon at the Dearborn Country Club
800 N. Military Dr, Dearborn
800 N. Military Dr, Dearborn
EXHIBITS:
TBA
TBA
HOSTESSES:
Sharon Olshansky & Fran Geiger
Special Events:
Board Meeting 9:30am, McFadden Ross
MGC State Convention, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme, MI
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am, Betty Brown
Summer Months:
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am, Helen Petricko
Horticulture Therapy 10:15am, Phyllis Brim
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For more information contact:
President Mary Lou Herrst
313-336-3184
president@gardenclubdearborn.org
President Mary Lou Herrst
313-336-3184
president@gardenclubdearborn.org
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