Protected: April 2023 Minutes

Minutes of the Garden Club Meeting          
April 11, 2023
Home of Wyn Coughlin

Connie opened the meeting by thanking Wyn for opening her lovely home to the Club for our meeting.

Edwina then introduced the Speaker, Wendy Russell Mahoney, who led on us a meaningful and dynamic tour through the world of contrast,

Wendy provided hand-outs along with her slide presentation which together brought us deeper knowledge into her topic.

She was warmly received and appreciated by the membership.

Following a short break, ...

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Protected: February 2023 Minutes Corrected

Minutes for the Joint Zoom Meeting February 14, 2023
The Weeders
The Gardeners
The Planters

Minutes for The Gardeners Business Meeting
February 14, 2023

The joint meeting was opened at 10:00 AM by Karen Shepard, president of The Weeders who introduced herself and welcomed all in attendance. She noted that she would address a few housekeeping notes just prior to the introduction of the speaker.

She then passed the meeting to Connie Stelzenmuller, president of The Gardeners, who welcomed all to the first ...

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Protected: January 2023 Meeting Minutes

The Gardeners Garden Club
Minutes of the January 10, 2023 Meeting
Home of Peggy Shaver

The members of “The Gardeners” were warmly welcomed by Peggy Shaver into her inviting and lovely home. From about 9:30 till 10:00,the ladies enjoyed their time to catch up with each other and exchange news and pleasantries. It was so very refreshing to be meeting in the setting of someone’s home and greatly appreciated by all.

Welcome
Promptly at 10:00 am, President Connie Steltzenmuller took the floor ...

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Protected: December 2022 Minutes

The Gardeners Holiday Arrangement Workshop and Meeting
St. David’s Church, Wayne, PA
Tuesday December 13, 2022

Opening Remarks:

By 10 AM, approximately 26 of the Gardeners were busy bees creating lovely little arrangements for the Inglis house residents and for the elderly for whom both Surrey Services and The Eldernet provide aid. The chit-chat and camaraderie among the members were infectious and although the members fingers flew, it was a wonderful opportunity for all to socialize.

After about an hour, President Connie Stelzenmuller, ...

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Outreach News

Ronald McDonald House

Several of us got together at Church of St. Asaph in Bala Cynwyd to create arrangements for the RMH.  A huge thanks to Holly Amsterdam for her leadership in so many ways.  She knows where to get the flowers, how to encourage her sources to donate flowers, gather participation,  and then put it all together to make the arrangements.

Also kudos to Holly’s friend Mary Sutherby, to Regina Baime, to Presley Schwinn and to Connie Stelzenmuller who created such ...

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An Amazing Maintenance Day

Flowers Among Flowers

What a wonderful turnout for our Fall 2022 maintenance day at St. John’s Presbyterian Church on Monday, October 17. We have a meaningful relationship with St. John’s for our flower shows. For two maintenance days, we get two meetings a year—can’t beat that.

The weather that was iffy with showers predicted only a few days before, but the day turned out to be sunny and beautiful. The soil was a pleasure ...

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Where Your Members Have Been

Read and see below where your members were volunteering at Stoneleigh or visiting gardens that benefit from the PCGCA Fertilizer Fund:

Stoneleigh  Volunteering– September 20

Seven of us arrived with diggers to remove weeds and clippers to remove vines—Sandy Beale, Eileen Longacre, Bonnie Buchak, Presley Schwinn, Sally Bauer, Wyn Coghlan and Connie Stelzenmuller.  We were rained out on our regular first Tuesday of the month and this was our fill-in date.  It was a beautiful, dry fall day.  We usually have Lindsey ...

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Protected: September 2022 Minutes

The Gardeners Garden Club
Meeting Minutes
September 12, 2022
St. John’s Church

Opening and Speaker:

President Connie Stelzenmuller opened the formal meeting and welcomed all to the first Gardeners’ meeting of the new program year. Program Chair Edwina White introduced the day’s speaker, Tina Ellor, who would speak about mushrooms.  Edwina highlighted that Tina’s talk was the most requested program in the latest member survey.  A local mycologist, Tina presented an intriguing and informative talk on the many uses, both culinary and ...

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June Annual Meeting Minutes 2022 (Corrected)

The Gardeners Garden Club
Annual Meeting Minutes (corrected)
June 14, 2022
DuPortail House

Business Meeting
Before the business meeting began, we were treated to a delightful slide show highlighting all of the activities of the club during the previous year.

The meeting was then called to order at 10 AM by president Connie Stelzenmuller. Connie warmly welcomed the membership and introduced the curator of Duportail House, Kate, who shared with us a brief history of the house. Kate explained that the house ...

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Protected: May 2022 Meeting Minutes/Budget and Grants

The Gardeners Garden Club
Meeting Minutes
May 10, 2022
Jenkins Arboretum

Opening and Speaker:

President Connie Stelzenmuller opened the formal meeting and welcomed all to The Gardeners’ May meeting. Program Chair Edwina White introduce the day’s speaker, Helen Standen, manager of the greenhouse at Jenkins Arboretum. The presentation, “Propagating Your Way Through the Seasons – A year of Propagation Projects for the Home Gardener”, was accompanied by photos taken by Helen. Winter sowing, root cuttings, and growing ferns from spores were all ...

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