Calendar of Events

EVENTS

May
May 1 Awards Committee meeting at Beth Siano home. 10 am
May 5 Board Meeting Noon at Inge Bossert home (w/Carolyn Seracka)
May 6 Community Projects: Mothers’ Day potted plants with Jardine Students. 10 am Meet at Jardine Academy. (Jane Christiani, contact)
May 8 Garden B’s: Trip to Duke Farms and Bountiful Gardens in Hillsboro. 9 am Lunch follows at local restaurant. Meet at Inge Bossert’s to carpool. (Beth Hanscom, contact)
May 12 Community Gardens: Miller-Cory Spring cleanup. 9:30 am Meet at Miller Cory
(Betsy Chance, contact)
May 13, Barbara Mullen Dedication at 11am, Miller Cory House Museum. Placing of the plaque,
dedicating the tree
May 13 Arts & Crafts workshop: Mosaic Birdhouse, Part 1 - 1:30 pm Mountainside Library
(Eileen Morris, Cheryl Katz, contacts)
May 14 General Meeting at SRCC Noon “Gardening Can Be Murder”, with Marta McDowell.
Hospitality Team: Faten Mahran* w/ Betsy Chance, Alice Cowell, Regina Kelley, Nina Sylvester
Flower Design: Joann Androconis
Garden B’s: Bird count tally
May 15 Community Gardens: Shadowlawn Spring cleanup & planting. 9:30 am Meet at Shadowlawn.
(Adah Levin & Barb Spellmeyer, contacts)
May 20 Community Projects: Mini-Arrangements for Mobile Meals. 9 am Meet at the Baptist Church.
(Eileen Morris, contact)
May 20 Arts & Crafts workshop: Mosaic Birdhouse, Part 2- 1:30 pm Meet at Tracy Criscitiello home.
(Eileen Morris, Cheryl Katz, contacts)
May 21 Juniors: Guided tour of Brightwood Park and ice cream social. 3:30 pm Meet at Brightwood Park.
(Betty Clark & Annie Dai, contacts)
May 22 Secret Garden Tour. Details to be announced. 10 am
(Betsy Chance, Mary Lou Nolas, Mabel Woloj, contacts)
May 29 Horticulture: Trip to medieval gardens at the Cloisters. 9:30 am Meet at Inge Bossert’s to carpool. Lunch at on-site restaurant.(Gayle Lechner, contact)

June
June 2 Board Meeting Noon at Sharon Shiraga home (w/ Nina Sylvester)
June 10 Community Gardens: Summer planting of urns at Mindowaskin. 10 am
(Carmen Skoletsky, contact)
June 11 ANNUAL LUNCHEON Noon at Echo Lake Country Club
with Award Presentations and Members’ Photo Exhibit.

Types of

Workshop - you do the work, go home with an item, not for flower show workshops, some items are supplied.

Flower Show Meetings are:
Demo, you watch only (educational) demo. Sometimes held at general meeting.
Critique Workshop. You bring an item and learn what you did right or wrong and how to improve your work. Also get to see/hear critiques of others’ work and

learn from what they’ve done.