I hope these pictures capture the spirit in which The Gardeners approached decorating Woodford’s dining room and stairwell area for the holiday tours.  It was fun to be back decorating Woodford  with the long-time site manager, Martha Moffat.   When you see Pam Thompson, Peggy Shaver, Joan Roberts, Lyn Marinchak, Karen Nagel Kamp, thank them for their volunteer effort in getting this installation done.  The chairs, Katy Bieniosek and Connie Stelzenmuller appreciated so much their participation.

The theme for the Woodford Mansion ...

Deb Donaldson Wins 2017 Dorothy Falcon Platt Award

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Pictured above from left to right:  Sarah Collier bending over; a happy butterfly; the group of Sarah Collier, Deb Donaldson, Lyn Marinchak, Liz Mercogliano, Barbara Geltosky and Karen Helm; Lyn Marinchak holding a basket of peppers.

This fall, a group of Gardeners has been helping out at Rushton Farms, in Newtown Square, which is part of the Willistown Conservation Trust. We have partnered with the Conservancy in the past to design and build a rain garden and ...

Our first meeting of the 2017-2018 fiscal year was held at Church of the Redeemer and what a treat it was for those in attendance.

Tina Ellor of Phillips Mushroom Farm (their mycologist and techncal specialist) gave us a small lesson in the biology of mushrooms and a huge lesson on the pharmacology benefits of mushrooms.  Tina didn’t hold back on plying the membership with freebies:  There was a generous variety of fresh mushrooms to be had  along with free cookbooks, ...