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our annual Memorial Day weekend plant sale, a "Greens" workshop for the holidays, and horticulture trips and workshops throughout the year. Go to the end and look at photos of our past experiences!!
Programs for 2011 *Wednesday, May 4th Woodstock Garden Club Opening Meeting St. James Church 12:00pm Bring a sandwich 12:30pm meeting Mini Talk with Julia Gignoux on Reiki and Healing Energy in the Garden Start off the official 2011 Woodstock Garden Club year at St James Church. Committee chairs will discuss the plans for this year. Then our guest speaker will lead us on a discussion of how the different levels of Reiki, an ancient Asian healing art, can take place in the garden. We will learn about the reasons for why we experience such therapy while gardening. Directions: St James Church is the stone church at the west end of the Green in Woodstock.
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*Wednesday, May 11th Birds and Beans with Bill Wilson Billings Farm and Museum Auditorium 7:00pm Speaker: Bill Wilson The Birds & Beans story began in 1998 when a Toronto cafe and roaster began serving only Bird Friendly® Coffee. Ten years later Scott Weidensaul (a natural history writer and researcher specializing in migrations) and Bill Wilson took up the cause to shift the coffee drinking behavior of bird lovers in New England and New York. Come out for an evening, listen to Bill Wilson≠s own story and learn how we can support the birds≠ summer habitat in our New England gardens. Bring your friends, spouses, children and neighbors.
Directions: Billings Farm Auditorium is located just on the edge of town on Route 12N (Elm Street) and River Road. _________________________________________ Tuesday, May 24 Members Only: Plant Visit to Dale Harrington's Greenhouse
We have all learned that we don't have enough time to purchase the plants we want to at our Plant Sale, but yet we all want to support the club's fund raising efforts. This is an opportunity for members to be the first to purchase the wonderful annuals prior to our sale at the end of the week. We will, privately, visit the greenhouse with Dale Harrington and you can make all your summer annual purchases on this very special day. Remember, active and associate members only.
(Directions available in Member booklets) _________________________________________
From 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Woodstock Garden Club Plant Sale Norman Williams Public Library Front Lawn This is our biggest undertaking of the year - and the best place to get your new plantings for your garden. We have for sale well established Perennials from members' gardens, from other local gardens, annuals from a wonderful local nursery, herbs, vegetable plants, containers, hanging baskets and delicious baked goodies. As a member, we ask that you somehow contribute to make this day a resounding success. You are encouraged to dig 10 perennials for the sale in your own garden or also dig in the designated gardens with a team, bake goods for the Country Kitchen tent, help with publicity and/or volunteer that day... many hands make light work. The proceeds of the sale enable us to carry out our many community projects such as providing scholarships, plantings around town, and donations to those that share our mission. For further information on how you can help, contact Ann Sadowsky. __________________________
*Thursday, June 9
Naturally Curious 12:00pm bring a sandwich 12:30pm meeting Speaker: Mary Holland
Mary Holland, naturalist, wildlife photographer, columnist and author will take us on a tour of the natural wonders of the Northeast. From the depths of winter to the lushest summer day she will introduce us to the habits of those who live in the fields, woods and marshes all around us. We will see the world of birds, flowering plants, mammals, trees and much more through the photographs and anecdotes of this enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. Mary will bring copies of her recently published book "Naturally Curious" for those who might wish to purchase it. _________________________
Thursday, June 23 Field Trip to Cady's Falls Nursery Morrisville, Vermont
If you haven't heard of Cady's Falls Nursery, you need to do two things 1. look it up on line at www.cadysfallsnursery.com and 2. clear your calendar, gas your car, pack a picnic, arrange to car pool and join us < o:p></o:p> Lela and Don Avery have invited us to tour their nursery. They produce over 20,000 plants per year and propagate 95% of them right at the nursery. You know they will do well in our environment.
Bring a sandwich, as there is a spot for us to eat lunch and then tour, purchase, oogle and ahh. If you are going to purchase, and it is a given that you will, please bring cash or checks. Credit cards are not accepted.
(Directions are in the Members booklet)
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*Wednesday, July 13 Picnic Meeting at Fiona and Bob McElwain's 12:00pm Rain Date: July 14
Come and join your friends in exploring Fiona and Bob's vernal bog garden, prairie plantings, shrub, shade and herbacious beds with your fellow Garden Club members for our annual summer picnic. This garden is one of the true gems of the Upper Valley, right in our own backyard.
Sign up at the June meeting to bring your favorite pot luck item and, as a twist this year, let's try and make as many dishes from local ingredients. Active and associate members only, please (Directions are in the Member booklet)
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*Wednesday, August 3 Composting with Jenny Dembinski
12:00pm bring a sandwich 12:30pm meeting
FACT: 30 % of all the material that goes into Landfills is organic waste.
WHAT CAN WE GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS DO ABOUT THIS?
Let's close the loop and turn most of our organic waste into Compost! In our own backyards!
Jen Dembinski, having completed the UVM extension Master Composting Class in the fall of 2010, will demonstrate several methods of composting, with sensitivity to making it as easy as possible. We will meet at her home where she and a fellow Master Composter will show you how to create both a low maintenance cold compost (mesophilic) pile and a high maintenance hot (thermophilic) pile in a home-made bin. She will discuss other methods, such as using a "solar cone" which does not create compost but makes your kitchen scraps disappear; and the "pit and trench" method done right in the vegetable garden. Jenny will try to address what method will be best for your lifestyle, including pest (bears and Labradors!) control and time/labor issues.
BONUS: We will also take a short hike on her property; we≠ll admire nature≠s way of composting, the native wildflowers and ferns; and to identify several common invasive plants (which we want to keep off of our property and out of our compost piles).
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*Thursday, August 18 Landscapes That Matter: An Exploration of World Heritage
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park 12:00 pm bring a sandwich 12:30 pm meeting Speaker: Nora Mitchell
What do the Palace and Park of Versailles, Grand Canyon National Park, and the Great Wall of China have in common? These are just 3 of over 900 World Heritage Sites whose outstanding universal value goes beyond national boundaries and are worthy of protection for future generations to know and enjoy. Journey to World Heritage gardens and landscapes around the world and learn about the international World Heritage Convention that inspires people to think about places that they value and what they can do to pass this legacy on to their children's children. We will also have an opportunity to share some of our favorite gardens and landscapes in Vermont and discuss their stewardship. Nora Mitchell is known nationally and internationally for her efforts to recognize and conserve cultural landscapes including her work with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Nora is Director of the Conservation Study Institute of the National Park Service based here in Woodstock at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. __________________________________________ Thursday, September 15 Field Trip to the Putnam Farm 12:00 pm
In the hills of North Pomfret, Janine and John Putnam make their famous Thistle Hill Farm Tarentaise Alpine cheese. Now, that's a mouthful and that's exactly what you will want of this unique award winning cheese. We have been invited to be their guests and to observe how the cheese is made. The Putnam family farm is certified organic and the cheese is made from the milk of their grass-fed Jersey herd. Bring a picnic lunch if you wish. Cheese will also be available for purchase at the farm.
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*Thursday, October 20 White Magic: A Vermont Garden in Winter Fall Luncheon and Meeting Woodstock Golf and Country Club 11:30am social time 12:00pm lunch
Speaker: Judith Irven, Designer and Educator
Judith Irven says, "Your winter gardens can be ravishing, serene and certainly always changing. Her talk, illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs of Vermont gardens, shows you how to design your garden as much for the forgotten months of winter as for the colorful days of summer.
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*Wednesday, November 9 Garden Club Annual Meeting James Church 12:00pm bring a sandwich 12:30pm meeting
Speakers: Edward Forrest and Randy Paxton from Crystal & Bark
After our annual meeting business is over, our favorite floral designers, Edward and Randy, will show us how to make unique floral arrangements for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Be prepared to be wowed with their creations!
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Wednesday, December 7 Holiday Greens Workshop
Unitarian Universalist Church 12:00pm -- bring a sandwich
The holiday spirit abounds at this workshop where good cheer and decorating ideas are shared by all. Bring a lunch, a plate of cookies to share, containers, clippers and holiday cheer! Also, recycle what you have been using at the Workshop over the past few years. Remember, one woman≠s last year≠s accessories are new to all others this year. We will supply oasis, boxwood, wire, ribbon, baubles, soup, coffee and plenty of Christmas spirit and laughter. (See Member booklet for fees) _________________________________________
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Art in Bloom, Hood Museum 2009
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