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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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Meeting notes:
Our next regularly scheduled public meeting will be on March 10, 2020. It is fitting that the first meeting of the 2020 spring season will be all about snowdrops (galanthus), as they are usually the first flower that appears in our spring gardens. Our speaker, Ernest Cavallo, a verified Galanthophile, will introduce us to many of the named varieties of snowdrops that will grow in our Pound Ridge gardens. A retired NYC Judge and a passionate propagator of snowdrops, he has about 150 different varieties growing in his garden in the Hamptons. It is sure to be a fascinating presentation. Details will be published here and on the calendar tab as soon as the yearly schedule is printed, but please save the date and mark your calendars, now.
Our next regularly scheduled public meeting will be on March 10, 2020. It is fitting that the first meeting of the 2020 spring season will be all about snowdrops (galanthus), as they are usually the first flower that appears in our spring gardens. Our speaker, Ernest Cavallo, a verified Galanthophile, will introduce us to many of the named varieties of snowdrops that will grow in our Pound Ridge gardens. A retired NYC Judge and a passionate propagator of snowdrops, he has about 150 different varieties growing in his garden in the Hamptons. It is sure to be a fascinating presentation. Details will be published here and on the calendar tab as soon as the yearly schedule is printed, but please save the date and mark your calendars, now.
December News
Members of the Pound Ridge Garden Club were very busy with in December with our annual civic improvement project. If you have ever wondered who hangs the holiday decorations on all the street signs along our main roads, the secret is now out; it is members of the Pound Ridge Garden Club. Although we do not hold a public meeting in December we hold a workshop and all members pitch in to make and decorate swags and wreaths to display throughout Pound Ridge.
Members of the Pound Ridge Garden Club were very busy with in December with our annual civic improvement project. If you have ever wondered who hangs the holiday decorations on all the street signs along our main roads, the secret is now out; it is members of the Pound Ridge Garden Club. Although we do not hold a public meeting in December we hold a workshop and all members pitch in to make and decorate swags and wreaths to display throughout Pound Ridge.
November Notes: Although we did not hold a public meeting during November, it is an annual tradition for PRGC members to make a favor for each person who attends the Pound Ridge Seniors holiday luncheon. Members dried and pressed flowers and leaves from their gardens to use on this project. A workshop was held at the library where we assembled unique gifts for each senior to take home after the luncheon. More photos of the workshop and the finished gifts will be displayed under the Senior Outreach Workshop tab .
The PRGC is also participating in the Pound Ridge Historical Society Time Capsule 2020 project. We have planted a Flame Amur Maple, Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame' sapling near the pond behind the Town House and will put photos in the capsule showing what it looks like today, Although it is quite small now, it should grow 12" to 24" per year until it matures at approximately 20ft in height. It is long lasting and can live to 150 years, is deer resistant, will grow in moist, well drained soils and likes full sun to or sun-dappled locations. Its leaves will turn a brilliant red color in the fall. We plan to photograph its progress each year while we watch it grow.
The PRGC is also participating in the Pound Ridge Historical Society Time Capsule 2020 project. We have planted a Flame Amur Maple, Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame' sapling near the pond behind the Town House and will put photos in the capsule showing what it looks like today, Although it is quite small now, it should grow 12" to 24" per year until it matures at approximately 20ft in height. It is long lasting and can live to 150 years, is deer resistant, will grow in moist, well drained soils and likes full sun to or sun-dappled locations. Its leaves will turn a brilliant red color in the fall. We plan to photograph its progress each year while we watch it grow.
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.