Volume 3, Issue 2 - Summer 2007     (click here)

                                    Volume 3, Issue 1 - Spring 2007       (click here)

                                    Volume 2, Issue 3 - Winter 2007       (click here)

                                  
Upcoming Events for District IV Members

		2008
September:
	19	Monocacy Garden Club flower show “Colors of Life’, 1:30 to 4:00 pm, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Poolesville, Maryland (Fri.).
	23	NCAGC General Meeting, National Arboretum, 10:30 (Tues.)
	26	District IV trip to Lewis Ginter Gardens (Fri.)
October
	10	Day of Design EAST MEETS WEST, Westwood Country Club, Vienna, VA. 9:15AM
	11	Potomac Village Garden Club Plant Sale, Potomac Library, 9:00 AM-NOON (Sat.)
	22	Garden Consultants Council meeting ‘Rejuvenating Your Mature Garden’, Arbor  House, 10:30 AM (Wed.)
	24-28	2008 CAR Conference, Champion, PA
November
	5-6	Gardening Studies School, Course 2, U. S. National Arboretum
	7	Morning of Design, Potomac Community Center, 12:30-2:30 PM (Fri.)
	12	Landscape Design Council Meeting, National Arboretum, 10:30 am (Wed.)
	19	Fall Floral Workshop, Potomac Community Center, 10:00 AM-NOON, (Wed.)
December
	1	Strathmore Hall Holiday Decorating

		2009
January
	2	Strathmore Hall Decoration Clean-up
	21	Judges Council Meeting
	23	Garden Consultants Council meeting, ‘Shrubs’, Arbor House, 10:30 AM (Wed.)
February
	3	Environmental Council Meeting
	11	Landscape Design council meeting, 10:30 am (Tues?)
March
	18	Judges Council meeting
	24	NCAGC General Awards meeting, National Arboretum, 10:30 am (Tues.)
	27	District IV General Meeting, Joe Simone ‘Tropicals in Our Gardens’ Strathmore Hall Mansion, 10:00 AM (Fri.)
April
	8	Landscape Design Council meeting, National Arboretum, 10:30 am (Wed.)
	15	Judges Council meeting
	17	NCAGC Installation of new officers, 10:30 am (Fri.)
	22	Garden Consultants Council meeting, ‘Where our plants come from’, Homestead  Growers, Davidsonville, MD, 10:30 AM (Wed.)
	29- May 1	District IV flower show, Strathmore Hall Mansion
June
	5	District IV General Meeting, President’s Luncheon, Strathmore Hall Mansion, 10:00 AM (Fri.)
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NEW Information

The Garden Club of College Gardens is having a Fall Plant sale. Order forms are due September 17 for bulbs and October 5 for Pansy (and other) plants.  Click here for the bulb list, and click here for the plant list and order form.  Bulbs may be ordered from Janey Nadler by September 17. Janey will be ordering them the next day for delivery in mid-October. Pansies and Ornamental Kale may be ordered from Janey Nadler by October 5. To order, call Janey at 301-424-3341, send email to (JN802@aol.com) or USPS mail (802 Duke Street, Rockville, MD 20850-1012) or 3) use the slot in the carport door. Do NOT send payment with your order. It will be made at the time of pick-up, when 6% tax will be added.

What do our clubs do? Many things!

Design and maintain community gardens

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Provide Garden Therapy programs

Support Seniors, Shelters, Police, and a variety of community support centers

Conduct a variety of fund raisers such as garage sales, plant sales, and bake sales, as well as a number of other unique efforts.

Provide Holiday Decorations for Community Buildings

Sponsor a variety of flower and design shows

Have exciting speakers and other educational programs. Some of the topics have been:
 

Meteorology	Water Gardens	Alien Invasive Weeds	Worm Composting
Pruning	Night gardens	Plant care	Dried flower use
Herb gardening	Gourmet Cooking	American Gardens	Organic Gardening
Flower Arranging	Native Wildflowers	Low maintenance gardens

                   And many others.

 We also have fun

With parties, celebrations, and special dinners

Taking field trips

To public gardens such as
         Maymount Estates    Lewis Ginter Gardens    Mount Vernon    Greenspring Gardens Park

And private gardens such as those owned by
          Gay and Albert Barclay    Peg Coleman

As well as public garden tours in the area such as:
         Alexandria    Leesburg    Sandy Spring    Orange County VA

And sponsoring interesting and educational tours open to other garden clubs