2018 Calendar
All events and meetings on this calendar are open to the public.
Please join us!!!
(meetings take place at the Pound Ridge Library, unless otherwise noted)
271 Westchester Ave. Pound Ridge, NY
Please join us!!!
(meetings take place at the Pound Ridge Library, unless otherwise noted)
271 Westchester Ave. Pound Ridge, NY
Calendar Overview
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April
April 10th Pam Wright, National Garden Club Judge and FCGNYS Horticulture Judge May May 8th Jan Johnsen, author and landscape designer May 28th Pound Ridge Memorial Day Parade June June 9th Day at the Nursery July July 10th Presentation: Flowers for Beauty, creating a beauty product from natural ingredients & plants |
August
August 14th Margaret Mikolenko, Master Gardener and Horticulturalist September September 11th Demonstration: Flower Show Preparation: Design Techniques September 15th Pound Ridge Car Show September 28th & 29th PRGC's Standard Flower Show: "The Big Apple" October October 9th Presentation: Floral Designs for the Holidays George von Tobel, floral designer and lecturer at McArdle's Florist and Garden Center, Greenwich, CT. |
April
April 10th
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Pam Wright
Demonstration of two new NGC handbook designs
Demonstration of two new NGC handbook designs
Guest speaker Pam Wright will create two floral designs, the cascade and the exhibition table, from the updated National Garden Club handbook. Pam is a National Garden Club Judge and FGCNYS Horticulture Judge. She is also a member of both the Chappaqua Garden Club and the New Horizons Garden Club.
May
May 8th
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Jan Johnsen
101 Practical and Creative Stonescaping Ideas
101 Practical and Creative Stonescaping Ideas
Our guest speaker, Jan Johnsen, will give a presentation based on her latest book, The Spirit of Stone: 101 Practical and Creative Stonescaping Ideas for Your Garden.
Jan is an author, professional landscape designer and a principal of the design/build firm Johnsen Landscapes & Pools in Westchester County, NY. Her landscapes have been featured in This Old House, Landscape Architecture, NY Cottages & Gardens, Wallpaper, East Coast Home, Westchester Home, Westchester Journal News, Westchester Magazine, Woman’s Day, Redbook and many more. She was an adjunct professor at Columbia University and is an award-winning instructor at the New York Botanical Garden.
Jan is an author, professional landscape designer and a principal of the design/build firm Johnsen Landscapes & Pools in Westchester County, NY. Her landscapes have been featured in This Old House, Landscape Architecture, NY Cottages & Gardens, Wallpaper, East Coast Home, Westchester Home, Westchester Journal News, Westchester Magazine, Woman’s Day, Redbook and many more. She was an adjunct professor at Columbia University and is an award-winning instructor at the New York Botanical Garden.
May 28th
Pound Ridge Town Park
Noon
Pound Ridge Town Park
Noon
Memorial Day Parade
Pound Ridge Garden Club members will continue their annual tradition of marching in the parade. We hope to see you there!
June
June 9th
Pound Ridge Nursery & Garden Center
6 Pound Ridge Rd. Pound Ridge, NY
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pound Ridge Nursery & Garden Center
6 Pound Ridge Rd. Pound Ridge, NY
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Day at the Nursery
Pound Ridge Garden Club's "Day at the Nursery" fundraiser is an annual tradition. Garden Club members will be on hand at the Pound Ridge Nursery & Garden Center to offer assistance to customers. There will also be an opportunity to purchase bulbs from our annual bulb sale and raffle tickets for a $250 gift certificate to Pound Ridge Nursery & Garden Center. Proceeds help to fund the garden club's civic improvement projects.
July
July 10th
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Flowers for Beauty
Our guest speaker will be Courtney Rothaus from the Rye Nature Center. Courtney will give a presentation on the use of plants and other natural ingredients in beauty products, then demonstrate how to make a beauty from those ingredients.
August
August 14th
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Margaret Mikolenko
Horticulture Preparation
Horticulture Preparation
Margaret Mikolenko will share her knowledge of best ways to prepare horticulture for display. Margaret is a Master Gardener and Horticulturalist and a Pound Ridge Nursery & Garden Center employee. She has over 30 years’ experience with flowers and plants.
September
September 11th
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Flower Show Preparation: Design Techniques
Dee Aspros' design for the 2016 Pound Ridge Garden Club Flower Show
Pound Ridge Garden Club member and award-winning floral designer Dee Aspros will demonstrate different floral design techniques helpful to both flower show entrants and people creating arrangements for their own enjoyment. Learn from an expert!
September 15th
Pound Ridge Town Park
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pound Ridge Town Park
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
16th Annual Pound Ridge Car Show
Pound Ridge Garden Club members will help out again this year at the annual car show. For more information about the car show, click here.
September 28th
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
September 29th
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Conant Hall
257 Westchester Ave. Pound Ridge, NY
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
September 29th
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Conant Hall
257 Westchester Ave. Pound Ridge, NY
Flower Show
The theme of this year's flower show is "The Big Apple." Please stop by Conant Hall on Friday and Saturday to see the fantastic floral designs and horticultural displays submitted by our club members.
October
October 9th
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Pound Ridge Library
10:30 a.m.
Floral Designs for the Holidays
The speaker for our October meeting will be George von Tobel from McArdle’s Florist and Garden Center in Greenwich. He will design and create four holiday themed floral designs which will be auctioned off at the end of the presentation. Proceeds will go toward supporting our community beautification projects.
George is an award winning floral designer having won both first and second place honors at the New York Orchid Show for his bridal designs. He was previously the manager of Greenwich Orchids and for more than 20 years the owner of Flowers by George in Greenwich. He has been a popular speaker at many area garden clubs and we are indeed fortunate to have him kick off the holiday season with his exciting design ideas.
George is an award winning floral designer having won both first and second place honors at the New York Orchid Show for his bridal designs. He was previously the manager of Greenwich Orchids and for more than 20 years the owner of Flowers by George in Greenwich. He has been a popular speaker at many area garden clubs and we are indeed fortunate to have him kick off the holiday season with his exciting design ideas.