Suffield Garden Club, Inc.
MINI EXHIBITSThe Mini Exhibits committee (and sometimes outside judges) will rate entries against a set of standards, not each other. Or the Popular Vote may decide how the entries fare!
Members: See specific guidelines for each category in your yearbooks.
* Identify entry/material with your name on the back of an index card.
* Identify entry/materials with your name on he back on an index card
*Identify entry/material with your name on the back of an index card.
Photography
Nov. 5, 2012
Women Botanical Artists
with Pat Carr
Patricia Carr will
provide a glimpse into the lives and work of Women Botanical Artists
1700-1990. Frequent lecturer on gardening and fine art and with a love
for history, Patricia states, 'Mrs. Delany, Marianne North ... and Margaret Mee
may not be household names, but their superb paintings and drawings of flowers
are all to be found in museum and botanical garden collections.' She is
currently a docent at the Yale Center for British Art.
Please bring a non-perishable food item for those in need who are helped by Suffield Emergency Aid.
Dec. 3, 2012
Holiday Arrangements
with Bob Whitney
A favorite presenter at SGC, Bob Whitney will once again dazzle us with holiday arrangements, both traditional and unexpected. Bob has 34 years in the floral industry, working in retail, education, and wholesale. He has been a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) for 24 years. Bob also has participated in floral design contests for Teleflora and FTD, as well as been a judge for FTD and the CT Florist Association.
Feb. 4, 2013
Herb Gardening from the Ground Up
with Sal Gilbertie
A leader in the herb industry, Sal Gilbertie is the owner of Gilbertie’s Herb Gardens in Easton, CT, the largest herb plant grower in the nation. Gilbertie’s Herbs produces two million organically-grown herb plants annually.
Sal will focus on the history of herbs of yesterday as well as those of today & tomorrow. He will review cultivation techniques that lead to successful results. Samples of new herb varieties will be shared.
March 4, 2013
What You Really Need to Know to Enter a Flower Show
with Brenda Connor
Translation: I’m scared, how do I get over the fear of entering a flower show?? Come learn everything you need to know to enter an arrangement in our upcoming fall Flower Show. Brenda Connor is a certified Federation judge who has won multiple prizes at shows around the state, including the State Flower Show. She has entered competitions for the past 10-12 years.
April 1, 2013
Mixed Borders: Taking Advantage of Everything Out There
with Rita Bond
Simsbury based Rita Bond has been a landscape designer concentrating on residential design, lecturer, and teacher of gardening courses for more than 10 years. Amongst her designs are the gardens for the CT Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford. Her presentation will show us how to shake things up when creating gardens by mixing a bit of this with a bit of that.
May 6, 2013
Gardening for the Birds
with Margery Winters
Margery Winters returns to our club to speak on what you can do to make your yard more attractive to our feathered friends. Margery is the Assistant Director of the Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton.
OCTOBER 3, 2011
Martha Hamilton, a Master Gardener from Western Massachusetts, will teach us how to make "black gold" right on our kitchen counters in a presentation she made at the 2010 Master Gardeners Symposium. Martha is past president of Springfield Garden Club and a board member of The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. She is a flower arranger, artist and interior designer.
Conservation Moment
Trees: Post-Hurricane Reflections
Business meeting only at Second Baptist Church withProgram CANCELLED due to power outage atthe H.S. from the October 29th snowstorm.brown bag lunch beforehand. Beverages provided.
Location: Suffield High School
We will be guests of the Regional Agriscience Center at Suffield High School. Students will highlight their preparation for the FFA Career Development Event (CDE) and explain the purpose of CDE’s. Members will test their own skills by making a corsage, identifying flowers and taking a written test. Are you up for the challenge?
Please bring a non-perishable food item for those in need who are helped by Suffield Emergency Aid.
Conservation Moment
What To Do With Those Old Electronics
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Mary Huntoon, an award-winning floral designer, will entertain us as she makes festive arrangements for the holidays. Her goals for the presentation include our enjoyment and entertainment, as well as our increased love and knowledge of floral design. Mary is a master judge for National Garden Clubs, Inc., and judge in horticulture and design for The Garden Club of America, Inc.
Arrangements will be raffled after the program! Guest fee, $10.
Conservation Moment
Ewww. How Clean Are Those Reusable Bags?
Tovah Martin's passion for all things growing and encased in glass led to her 2009 book, The New Terrarium, wherein she writes, “If your home décor needs a little extra green, try a terrarium. Quite simply, terrariums are the solution for bringing all the benefits of botany and you together.” Tovah is an award-winning author of more than 12 books, garden writer and Honorary Member of The Garden Club of America, Inc. She dotes on connecting with other gardeners. Check out Tovah's blog plantswise.com.
Conservation Moment
Green Cleaning and You
Suffield resident Ruth Loiseau is a nationally recognized master floral designer and the owner of Ruth L. She has worked at the White House since the Reagan Administration and continues to help with special events there. She will regale us with her White House experiences while designing eight floral arrangements. Ruth lectures in The Art of Floral Design and has an extensive list of clients throughout the United States. She was the keynote speaker at the 2010 Bouquets to Art event at The de Young Museum in San Francisco.
Arrangements will be raffled after the program!
Conservation Moment
That Waste is Hazardous!
APRIL 2, 2012
Richard Howard, past president of the Connecticut Daylily Society, will explain types of daylilies, discuss their cultural requirements, and show examples of newer cutting-edge varieties that will knock your socks off! Rich’s two-acre home in Wallingford, Connecticut, boasts 4,000 pots of daylilies in 1,800 varieties. He has been hybridizing his own daylilies for about 10 years. The American Hemerocallis Society awarded him Display Garden approval in 2003.
Conservation Moment
CSA's: The Benefits of Buying Local Produce
Suffield beekeeper and TCBee Farm owner, Tony Bermani will give us an overview of honeybee biology and discuss the process of pollination. Tony maintains over 100 honeybee colonies.
TCBee Farm honey will be available for purchase after the program.
Following the program we will hold our annual business meeting to plan for 2012-2013.
Conservation Moment
Awful Invasives & Getting Rid of Them
Regular meetings are held the first Monday of each month October - May (excluding January) beginning at 11:45 a.m. At each meeting, we address club business, and learn from guest speakers as well as each other (see info on Mini Exhibits at right). We enjoy a light luncheon beforehand. Each May, we hold our annual business meeting, approve a budget and plan for the following year.
