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For more than 70 years, the Pound Ridge Garden Club has been home to generations of horticulture and floral design enthusiasts. In addition to learning together about gardening technique and flower arranging, we collaborate on a wide range of civic projects to preserve and enhance the natural beauty and neighborly spirit of Pound Ridge.
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Garden Club members at Memorial Day parade
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It is not too late to order bulbs for Fall planting. Information, including descriptions of the available bulbs and a mail-in order form are now available under the Bulb Sale tab.
June 12th will be our annual “Day at the Nursery Fundraiser”. Members will be on hand to assist you with your purchases, we will be taking orders for bulbs, and there will be a raffle for a $250 gift certificate to be used at the Nursery.
Next Meeting: June 15, 2021: (note change from normal date)
“Hostas: Lurking in the Shadows - A Wide Variety of Foliage, Size, and Color for that Shady Corner in Your Garden”
Presented By: Anthony R. Antes
The Pound Ridge Garden Club’s June 15th meeting will be delivered by Anthony Antes. It will be a virtual meeting presented on Zoom. We invite guests to join us for this free presentation but pre-registration is required. The meeting link will be emailed to you. Guests will be placed in a waiting room when they sign in and will be admitted at 10:00am in time for the presentation.
Hostas, also known as Funkia or Plantain Lily, are a genus of plants, native to Asia, that grow well in our area. While mainly grown for their foliage, they do produce stalks of purple or white lily-like flowers in late summer. In addition to a wide variety of leaf color they come in many sizes from miniatures less than 9” tall to giants that can grow to over 36” tall. Unfortunately, they are like candy to deer but will provide much enjoyment and interest if grown in a protected area. Please join us for this fascinating presentation.
“Hostas: Lurking in the Shadows - A Wide Variety of Foliage, Size, and Color for that Shady Corner in Your Garden”
Presented By: Anthony R. Antes
The Pound Ridge Garden Club’s June 15th meeting will be delivered by Anthony Antes. It will be a virtual meeting presented on Zoom. We invite guests to join us for this free presentation but pre-registration is required. The meeting link will be emailed to you. Guests will be placed in a waiting room when they sign in and will be admitted at 10:00am in time for the presentation.
Hostas, also known as Funkia or Plantain Lily, are a genus of plants, native to Asia, that grow well in our area. While mainly grown for their foliage, they do produce stalks of purple or white lily-like flowers in late summer. In addition to a wide variety of leaf color they come in many sizes from miniatures less than 9” tall to giants that can grow to over 36” tall. Unfortunately, they are like candy to deer but will provide much enjoyment and interest if grown in a protected area. Please join us for this fascinating presentation.
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Tony is an accomplished presenter and has extensive knowledge of gardening topics. He is a member of the Binghamton, NY Garden Club where he is currently webmaster and has been president twice. He is now the coordinator between the Garden Club and the Cornell Master Gardener programs in the seven-state Central Atlantic Region of the State Garden Clubs (CAR-SGC) and has been a Master Gardener at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Broome County for the past 12 years. This will be the second of two lectures that he is giving to our club this year. We invite guests to join us for this Zoom presentation which follows our business meeting. Guests will be sent sign-in directions prior to the meeting and will be admitted at approximately 10:00AM in time for the presentation. |
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Recent Club Doings:
Members of our club have been working in the Rain Garden in the Moat Family Triangle on route 172. We are currently weeding and dividing plants. Excess plants are being planted with the Conservation Board and Growing Pound Ridge volunteers along Shelly’s Walk from the Town Pool to Scotts Corners. As the summer progresses, stop by and see the water tolerant plants that we have planted. Identification pictures of the varieties planted may be found in the Rain Garden section on the drop-down menu of the Photos/Events tab or by clicking the link below.
In anticipation of the reopening of the Pound Ridge Historical Society Museum early this summer, several club members have been very busy creating a tableau depicting the predicted growth cycle of the Flame Amur Red Maple tree, Acer tartaricum, that we planted behind the Town House in honor of the Society’s Time Capsule 2020 exhibit. Photos of the tree will be included in the buried capsule. Stay tuned for more information on the museum opening.
Pictured are Kathy Conroy, Beth Statman, and Virginia Bulzacchelli. Not pictured are Mary Bailly and Lynn Princisvalle
Interested in joining the Pound Ridge Garden Club?
We are always happy to welcome new members at any level of experience. Some have joined us with extensive knowledge of horticulture and floral design, while others have joined with little or no knowledge at all. The garden club is a place to share ideas and information, learn from our many accomplished and talented speakers, and develop your skills as a gardener and designer. Interested in joining? Please click "Contact" at the top of the page or attend one of our meetings (check out our calendar page for dates/times/speakers) and speak with a member.
We are always happy to welcome new members at any level of experience. Some have joined us with extensive knowledge of horticulture and floral design, while others have joined with little or no knowledge at all. The garden club is a place to share ideas and information, learn from our many accomplished and talented speakers, and develop your skills as a gardener and designer. Interested in joining? Please click "Contact" at the top of the page or attend one of our meetings (check out our calendar page for dates/times/speakers) and speak with a member.