ABCs OF BOTANICAL TERMS & BGC MEMBER ROUNDTABLE
BETHLEHEM GARDEN CLUB PROGRAMS
ABCs OF BOTANICAL TERMS &
BGC MEMBER ROUNDTABLE
Ever wonder just what that plant tag meant? How the plant got its formal name? Marty Teumim will lead us through the maze of Latin terms commonly found on tags and help us decipher them.
In the cold of winter, we'll look again at our garden pictures taken last summer. At our BGC Member Roundtable, we will share our favorite and least favorite things in the garden - plants we are delighted with, and those we wish we'd never bought or accepted as a gift. (Opinions may vary: one woman's Monkshood is another woman's poison.)
1-3PM, January 11, 2006 -- Bethlehem Public
Library
BEAUTIFUL EASY FLOWER GARDENS
Larry Sombke, gardening talk show host on WAMC Radio 90.3 fm
every other Thursday at 2:00, will tell us how to achieve "beautiful easy
flower gardens" - the name of his book. Come prepared to ask questions of
Larry; you won't be left on hold at the end of the program! Copies of his books
will also be available for sale - get a head start on planning for next summer's
gardens. (His website is www.beautifuleasygardens.com)
1-3PM, February 8, 2006 -- Bethlehem Public Library
SHADE GARDENING
We enjoyed Joanne Lenden's mature shaded yard on last year's
garden tour. Now we have a chance to hear advice on making our own areas
attractive from this president of the Fort Orange Garden Club. Most of us deal
with shade in our gardens - how can we make the most of it?
Copies of Joanne's books will be available for sale.
10AM-1PM, March 8, 2006, Bethlehem Public Library
ART BLOSSOMS: INTERPRETING ART IN FLOWERS
Susan Detjens, a prominent regional artist and flower show expert, will use flowers to interpret art - making floral arrangements that reflect traditional, abstract, and Asian works. The finished compositions will be raffled off to members at the conclusion of the demonstration - come prepared to take chances!
1-3PM, April 12, 2006, Bethlehem Public Library
BGC FLOWER SHOW
For this flower show, BGC members will select a piece of art, then create their own floral interpretation of it. The art may be something from a private home or a print selected from a museum collection. After learning techniques for interpreting art in the April, we will use them for our own enjoyment!
Note: Museum prints will be available at March and April meetings.
1-3PM, May 10, 2006, Bethlehem Public Library
"Gardening (like life) is always a work in progress" -Ellie Prakken