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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 visiting Stonecrop Gardens
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Next Meeting - September, 2019
Petite Designs: Big Designs in Small Packages
Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Location: Pound Ridge Library in the Schaffner Room
271 Westchester Avenue
Pound Ridge, NY
Phone: (914) 764-5085
Time: Admission is free, and guests are invited to arrive at 10:30
Our meeting this month features a presentation by Pound Ridge Garden Club member and award-winning floral designer, Dee Aspros. Although the idea of creating an arrangement that is 3-12 inches in height may seem daunting, Dee will share her experience and give us tips and insights so that we will all be able to design petite arrangements, whether you want to design a centerpiece for a small table or confidently create an entry for our Petite Flower Show next year, come to the meeting and get some good ideas.
Dee is a past president of the club and a Life Member of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State. She is an NGC Flower Show Accredited Master Judge and a Federated Garden Clubs of New York State Accredited Horticulture Judge.
Petite Designs: Big Designs in Small Packages
Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Location: Pound Ridge Library in the Schaffner Room
271 Westchester Avenue
Pound Ridge, NY
Phone: (914) 764-5085
Time: Admission is free, and guests are invited to arrive at 10:30
Our meeting this month features a presentation by Pound Ridge Garden Club member and award-winning floral designer, Dee Aspros. Although the idea of creating an arrangement that is 3-12 inches in height may seem daunting, Dee will share her experience and give us tips and insights so that we will all be able to design petite arrangements, whether you want to design a centerpiece for a small table or confidently create an entry for our Petite Flower Show next year, come to the meeting and get some good ideas.
Dee is a past president of the club and a Life Member of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State. She is an NGC Flower Show Accredited Master Judge and a Federated Garden Clubs of New York State Accredited Horticulture Judge.
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August meeting recap
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Did you miss the showing of this amazing film at our August meeting? Do not worry. A copy of the DVD is now available for checkout at the Pound Ridge library.
There will also be an encore presentation on Thursday, September 26 at the library from 6:00pm to 7:45, brought to you by the Pound Ridge Garden Club and the Pound Ridge Conservation Board. Admission is free.
To watch the trailer, click here.
For further reading about plastic pollution, click here.
Single use and throwaway plastic is the most durable material ever made as it does not biodegrade. Even photo-degradable plastics (plastics capable of being broken down by light) never completely degrade, but actually break down into tiny pieces called microplastics. Each year 8-12 million metric tons of plastic end up in the world oceans, much coming from landfills and washing into the ocean where it is mistaken for food and eaten by dolphins, seals, whales, turtles, birds and fish. In the US alone, 38 billion water bottles are discarded in trash every year. But change starts with each of us as even a small step helps. Find out more by watching this moving and very educational film.
There will also be an encore presentation on Thursday, September 26 at the library from 6:00pm to 7:45, brought to you by the Pound Ridge Garden Club and the Pound Ridge Conservation Board. Admission is free.
To watch the trailer, click here.
For further reading about plastic pollution, click here.
Single use and throwaway plastic is the most durable material ever made as it does not biodegrade. Even photo-degradable plastics (plastics capable of being broken down by light) never completely degrade, but actually break down into tiny pieces called microplastics. Each year 8-12 million metric tons of plastic end up in the world oceans, much coming from landfills and washing into the ocean where it is mistaken for food and eaten by dolphins, seals, whales, turtles, birds and fish. In the US alone, 38 billion water bottles are discarded in trash every year. But change starts with each of us as even a small step helps. Find out more by watching this moving and very educational film.
The Pound Ridge Garden Club's Pollinator Pathway Project
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As our communities become more built up there has been an alarming decline in the number of pollinators such as honey bees, other native bees, and monarch butterflies. No longer do we see meadows teeming with native wildflowers to provide the pollen and nectar required to sustain these important pollinators. A few native plants tucked into our gardens will help restore native habitats in our community.
The Pound Ridge Garden Club has recently added a pollinator friendly perennial garden at the entrance to the Town House. Stop by and watch how it progresses throughout the summer. We planted 1 Grand Parade Beebalm (Monarda didyma "Arcade"), 3 Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) and 3 Strawberry Seduction Yarrow (Achillea Milliefolium "Strawberry Seduction"). |
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, contact our Membership Chair, Annie Thom, at (203) 568-8004 or ackma@aol.com, 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, contact our Membership Chair, Annie Thom, at (203) 568-8004 or ackma@aol.com, or attend one of our meetings (check out our calendar page for dates/times/speakers) and speak with a member.