Our Gardeners meet The Gardeners of Lankenau High School

Every year The Gardeners has a plant sale to raise money for the GCA Scholarship Fund and this May was no different.  When we couldn’t force any more plants on our membership, Liz Mercoliano, Barbara Geltosky and Connie Stelzenmuller packed up their cars with the remaining plants and delivered them to Lankenau High School in Roxborough.  Why did we pick that school?  You may have read about the vandalism perpetrated on the gardens at Lankenau High School several months ago.  Read what I ...

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The Gardeners Win Again at the 2016 PHS Flower Show

This blog about the PHS Flower Show is sooo late, but I couldn’t give up on not sending it to you even at this late date.  Here are some stories from our members who entered the show and from our president Karen Helm:

It gives me the utmost pleasure to announce that The Gardeners won the Margaret Buckley Zantzinger Award for the Garden Club accumulating the the greatest number of points in all competitive sections of the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show.  A minimum of ...

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Protected: The Gardeners May 2016 Minutes

The Gardeners Minutes

May 10, 2016

St. Davids Church, Wayne, PA

 

MAY/JUNE DATES TO REMEMBER:

May 19-23:  GCA Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN:  DeeDee Heyward is our delegate

May 25:  Magnolia Tribute Garden Work Day for sister clubs in PCGCA

June 7:  Work Day at The Grange 9:00 AM

June 8:  Leaf Manipulation Workshop, 10 AM, Michele Spence’s home

**June 10:  Annual Party at the home of Karen Nagel Kamp**

June 14:  The Rose Show, Annual Meeting and Refreshments 10:00 AM

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Welcome

  • Thank you to ...
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Protected: April 2016 Minutes

THE GARDENERS
April 12, 2016 – The Grange, Havertown, PA

APRIL/MAY DATES TO REMEMBER:

April 14:  Rooms In Bloom Garden Club Appreciation Day – free to our members
April 16-17:  Rooms in Bloom, Fairmount Park Houses – open to the public
April 27:  Executive Committee Meeting, home of Karen Helm, 10:30 AM
April 30-May 1:  Look Both Ways, GCA Show sponsored by Wissahickon Garden Club
May 3:  Work Day at the Grange, 9:00 AM
May 10:  Student Conservation Sale, Meeting, St. Davids   ...

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Protected: The Gardeners 2016 Minutes

The Gardeners Minutes of January 12, 2016
The Home of Wyn Coghlan

 

JANUARY/FEBRUARY DATES TO REMEMBER:

January 20:  PCGCA Meeting, Inglis House, 10AM

January 22:  Executive Committee Meeting, Karen Helm’s house, 10:30 AM

February 9:  Meeting, Program and Refreshments, Christ Church, Ithan, 10 AM

February 22-25:  NAL Conference, Washington, D.C.

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I.     Happy New Year! President Karen Helm called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.

 

  • Thank you to our Hostesses: Joan Harvey, Anne Kellett, Sue Hansen, Josselyn McAdam, Dora Rogers
  • Thank you to ...
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Protected: The Gardeners December 2015 Minutes

The Church of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr

December 8, 2015

JANUARY DATES TO REMEMBER:

January 12:  Meeting, Program and Refreshments at Wyn Coghlan’s house

January 20:  PCGCA Meeting for President and Delegates

January 22:  Executive Committee Meeting at Karen Helm’s house

Happy December! President Helm called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.

  • Thank you to our Hostesses: Sandy Beale, Joan Roberts, Karen Nagel Kamp, Carolyn Ramsey, Peggy Shaver
  • Thank you to Pam Thompson and Carolyn Quinn who have coordinated today’s workshop; and thank ...
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Introducing Cathy Decker

Say Hello to Cathy Decker

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Cathy is a long-time member of The Gardeners and was president in 2005.  When she was new in the club, she remembered the welcoming nature of the membership; The Gardeners philosophy; how involved they were in the community; and that each member could be involved in The Gardeners based on the level of time that each could give—no pressure.  Cathy shared that since she ...

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Protected: October 2015 Minutes

The Gardeners October  13, 2015 Meeting and Flower Show – St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Devon, PA

 

October/November Dates to Remember:

October 14:  Zone Mini-Meeting; by invitation only
October 15:  Photo Shoot in Valley Forge Park; 1:00 PM
October 20:  Orchid repotting workshop, Deb Donaldson’s home; 9:30 or 1:00
October 21:  PCGCA meeting
October 27:  Medium niche workshop, Sidney Spahr’s home; 9:30AM
November 2:  Ronald McDonald House
November 3:  Workday at the Grange; 9:00 – 10:30 AM
November 4:  Magnolia Tribute Garden Workday 10:00 – ...

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A Hayride Supper

What would you have expected to pay for a meal which included great wines of unlimited quantity, high quality craft beers, delicious appetizers that included local cheeses, beef from Helen Elkins farm, hot dogs of high quality local beef, two different kind of soup shots, the best macaroni and cheese that you ever tasted–laced with good bacon and four kinds of cheeses and wonderful vegetables and desserts.  Would you have guessed $100? $75?  $50?–no, but how about $35.00?  Yes for ...

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