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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 at 10:30 at the Pound Ridge Library, entitled Galanthophilia: A Good Kind of Love. 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. After the program there will be a selection of snowdrops available for purchase.
Our next regularly scheduled public meeting will be on March 10, 2020 at 10:30 at the Pound Ridge Library, entitled Galanthophilia: A Good Kind of Love. 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. After the program there will be a selection of snowdrops available for purchase.
Born and raised in New Jersey by non gardening parents, he discovered the dirt as a young man in his twenties and has never had clean hands since. The month before he retired from a position in the NY State Court System in 2008, he read an article in The Garden about Colesbourne Park in the UK and decided to treat to himself to a trip and fell in love with galanthus. Through his own research and information from the generous galanthus community in the UK, he has learned much which he is eager to share with us. He has gardened on Long Island for 45 years and hopes to do so for another 45 years. (from his own words)
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.