Dear Members:

Our Friday, November 11, 2022 membership meeting features Riverside resident and professional photographer Lee Paine, who will speak about bringing attitude and emotion when photographing flowers. You will come away with new perspectives and appreciation for viewing and snapping photos of horticulture. There will be time to take your own pictures and to benefit from Lee’s feedback. Don’t miss out; feel free to bring your camera or cell phone. For a preview of Lee’s work, see www.leepainefinephotography.com

Be sure to check the Members’ page on our club website gardenclubofoldgreenwich.org/members to access all the programs and schedules for the year under the header “Meeting Schedules”. Visit the website calendar to keep up to date on scheduled club activities, such as the upcoming Holiday Garden Therapy days.  If you have important club dates to share, please let Kara Donahue, Corresponding Secretary know.  

Best,

Martina

An Opportunity:

The National Garden Clubs  Photography program offers educational articles, information, and opportunities for members to develop and improve their photography skills. Opportunities to exhibit and learn will be shared through various social media platforms including webinars with professional photographers. A Facebook Page, “NGC Photographers” will feature monthly themes and challenges and will allow for critiques of posted photos by committee and members. Helpful tips will be accessible as a resource for exhibiting and taking photographs. Photography | National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Design

Design for Friday, November 11, 2022  meeting:

“The Dinner Party” by Neil Simon

An American Traditional Design (HB p. 71) to be staged on a table (8’L x 30”D x 29”H) covered in a black tablecloth. Dimension of design 24”H x 24”W. Designer’s choice of fresh and/or dried plant material.

Design consultant: Wendy MacDonald

Horticulture Challenges

The following link will take you to the full description for the Amaryllis and  Hyacinth challenges sponsored by the Horticulture Committee:

Email regarding horticulture challengesFINAL (google.com)

Pick up your bulbs at the next regular meeting on November 11, 2022.

Succulent Workshop

February 1, 2023

Innis Arden Cottage, Tod’s Point

Pick up one of the 4” planters from Beth Eaton-Koch, decorate to suit your taste,and come to the Innis Arden Cottage at Tod’s Point, and plant with succulents.

Cost: $13 payable when you pick up your 4” planter.

GCOG Garden with Us

Friday, November 4 10:00 AM 

Planters clean out in The Village. Please meet at the clock. Bring a trowel, gloves, dustpan/broom.

Saturday, November 26

Collection of greens for holiday planter decorations. We will be happy to go to members’ homes to cut and collect greens. Please contact Betsy Kreuter text 203-832-8113 or leave a message on home phone 203-698-3016 if you have bushes/trees to be trimmed.

Monday, November 28 Meet at Clock at 10:00AM

Decorate the Village planters. Bring greens (evergreens, Holly, winter berry) Please dress for the weather, bring clippers, gloves, brooms. Rain date November 29 10:00 AM

Any questions, please feel free to contact Betsy Kreuter (203-832-8113) or Karin Nye (203-637-7923)

Thank you in advance for your help! We will have homemade goodies to keep you going.

 Many hands make light work!

Friday, December 9, 2022 @ 10am:

Please join us for a festive Holiday Meeting and Lunch while we are creating Cards for a good Cause and Bring Your Holiday Luminary design  Please RSVP to Kelly Forsberg at kellylforsbergsgarden@gmail.com

Holiday Luminary Design:

 “Holiday Inn '' by Irving Berlin

A Luminary Design. Dimension of design is 10” max. Designer’s choice of fresh or artificial materials. Must have some illuminating element, battery operated candle/candles, fairy lights, etc. Real wax candles are allowed but won’t be lit. The designs will be placed around the room and be used as centerpieces. Design consultant: Louise Weber

Master Gardener

Linnea Stenberg graduated this September from the UCONN Master Gardener program.

Congratulations,  Linnea!

Our Bulb Sale

Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on the bulb sale. It was wonderful to see so many of our members working together and having fun! The response was incredible: we were supported by our old friends and many new people who responded to our signs - we have a lot of fans out there!  We don't have the final numbers yet, but we can confidently say that it was a huge success for our club, our membership, and our community.

Awards Received

The club received 12 awards given at the Annual Awards Luncheon. These awards are a testament to all the efforts and generosity of the club members giving back to the community as well as to our dedication to creating an exceptional flower show. The awards and their descriptions will be available on the website.

The Book Group            

Wednesday December 7 @ 10am (Via Zoom)

The Heirloom Garden

by Viola Shipman

A gentle exploration of an unlikely relationship between two very different women brought together by the pain of war, but bonded by hope, purpose and flowers.

The Book Nook

New! Books recommended by GCOG members

Designing By Types by Harriet Osborn, Editor

An  invaluable visual and informative resource about the many creative floral designs as listed in the National Garden Club handbook. Available at Designing by Types- Harriet Osborn, Editor | National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Recommended by Wendy MacDonald

If you have a garden related book you would like to recommend, please let me know at tinadosh@gmail.com.