St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Devon

Our pre-meeting horticultural demonstration was conducted by Horticulture Committee Chair Michele Spence:

NOTES ON ROSE PRUNING

Unless you are a really hardy person, wear gauntlet gloves and clothing you do not mind being caught on a rose thorn!
Annual rose pruning contributes to health, production and longevity of roses.

→Use sharp pruners.
→Cut branches that make the plant lopsided.
→Cut out unproductive/dead ...

January 10, 2017

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Devon, PA

January/February Dates to Remember:

January 18:  PCGCA Meeting, Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse, 10AM

February 3:  Executive Committee Meeting, Karen Helm’s house,10:30 AM

February 3:  Final day for donations to the Fertilizer Fund

February 14:  Meeting, Program and Refreshments, at the home of Cathy Decker

February 20-23:  NAL Conference, Washington, D.C.

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President, Karen Helm opened the meeting with Happy New Year wishes to all members. She thanked hostesses: Anne Kellett, Anne Barnett, Joan Harvey, Joan Roberts, ...

Meet Michele Spence

My earliest  garden memory?

Apart from falling into a large bed of stinging nettles at my Great Grandparents home when I was three, I remember my Grandfather. He was a Headmaster and lived on the school grounds.  As punishment for any infraction a boy committed, he had to work in my Grandparents garden. My interest in gardening grew.

What are your two favorite flowers or plants?

My favorite plant is the hellebore. I did not know it at all ...