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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 Rain Garden Dedication
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Our annual bulb sale information and order form is now available under the Bulb Sale tab.
As the Pound Ridge Garden Club looks forward to "the new normal" for 2021, we have scheduled several virtual meetings, many of which will be open to the public. The complete schedule can be found on the Calendar/Programs page.
Meeting notes:
April 13, 2021: “Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers”
Anthony R. Antes
Do you know the difference between bulbs, corms, and tubers? If you are curious and would like to know more about them and how to grow them in your garden, the Pound Ridge Garden Club’s April 13th meeting should answer your questions. It will be a virtual meeting presented on Zoom. We invite guests to join us for this free Zoom 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 admitted at 10:00am in time for the presentation.
April 13, 2021: “Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers”
Anthony R. Antes
Do you know the difference between bulbs, corms, and tubers? If you are curious and would like to know more about them and how to grow them in your garden, the Pound Ridge Garden Club’s April 13th meeting should answer your questions. It will be a virtual meeting presented on Zoom. We invite guests to join us for this free Zoom 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 admitted at 10:00am in time for the presentation.
Our speaker will be Anthony R Antes. Tony is an accomplished presenter and has extensive knowledge of gardening topics. He is a member of the Binghamton, New York garden club where he is currently webmaster. He is also the webmaster of the sixth district of the federated garden clubs of New York State websites and their audio/visual committee chair. He has been the Binghamton garden club president twice, the third vice president of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York from 2013 - 2015, and the sixth Director from 2015 - 2019. 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 also been a Master Gardener at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Broom County for the past twelve years.
Recent Club Doings:
In anticipation of the reopening of the Pound Ridge Historical Society Museum early this summer, several club members have been very busy creating a tableaux 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
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Town Earth Day Event:
In honor of Earth Day, the Pound Ridge Garden Club is collaborating with other volunteer groups in town to support the Conservation Board’s “Big Spring Clean” throughout Pound Ridge during the month of April. We encourage town residents to pick up litter along their neighborhood roadsides and post pictures on Facebook at #BigSpringClean or email a selfie with the road name to CB@townofpoundridge.com. Square format photos work best. Dispose of your finds in your regular garbage after separating recyclables or contact the Highway Department at 764-5690 to arrange a pickup for anything too large to handle in your home garbage. |
Photo courtesy of the Pound Ridge Conservation Board
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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.