P.O. Box 304, Camp Hill, PA 17001-0304

Penn-Cumberland Garden Club
Organized 1959   Federated 1960

Calendar of Events

 **NOTE:  If you bring a guest, please remember to bring a place setting for the guest and pay the $2.00 guest fee.  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 Feb. 6 – Pressed Flowers Workshop, 9 a.m. – Lower Allen

Feb. 13 – PCGC Board Meeting, 9 a.m. – Lower Allen

 Feb. 13 – Arrangers Guild, 10:30 a.m. – Lower Allen

 Feb. 20 – PCGC Meeting 11:00 a.m. CH Borough Hall

FEBRUARY 20, 2012 – 11:00 A.M.

CAMP HILL BOROUGH BUILDING, 2145 WALNUT STREET, CAMP HILL

**Bring plate and cup**

Join us for a “Double Feature” program Hydrofracking the marcellus shale , Gene Wingert, noted historian and naturalist will help us understand the complex issue of hydrofracking .

“Community Gardening – An Island of Sanity in an Uneasy World”, Francesca McNichol and Amy Hatfield will share photos and stories of the Ames True Temper Community Garden project and our role in it.

Inspirational Message: Nancy Pullen

Arranger of the Month: Flower Arrangers Guild Tea Table Arranger: Flower Arrangers Guild

Hostesses: Sue Watchorn and Marian Mundorff

Hospitality: (See p. 43,44) Molly D’Amico, Carol Dillon, Arietta Falk, Marcella Farina, Liz Fink, Jackie Fosselman, Lillian Fritz, Nancy Fulk, Joan Gamber, Teresa Gavin, Carol Gedid, June Geib, Shirley Gilbert

Sharing Your Passion: Valentines of yore or that which you have made. (see p. 32)

Horticulture Hint and Plant of the Month: Karen Schwarzbauer – Growing Ivies

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 March 3-11- Philadelphia International Flower Show

 Mar. 5 - Pressers Workshop, 9 a.m.-Lower Allen

Mar. 12 – Board mtg. 9 a.m., Arrangers Guild 10:30 a.m.

 

MARCH 19, 2012 – 11:00 A.M.

CAMP HILL BOROURGH BUILDING, 2145 WALNUT STREET, CAMP HILL

**Bring plate and cup**

“The Importance of Birds in the Garden”  Chris Rebert, Environmental Educator for Dauphin Co. Parks and Recreation, is Naturalist at Wildwood Park – a popular urban wetland park in northern Harrisburg. Celebrate PA Bird Day by learning about the value of birds in our lives.

Inspirational Message: Cellee Farina

Arranger of the Month: Dee Titus

Tea Table Arranger: Franny McNichol Hostesses:

Cathy Behler, Marie Stolz

 Hospitality: (See p. 43,44)Berni Giordano, Dorothy Gish, Ann Glasscock, Betty Golob, Jo Grable, Peggy Greene, NancyHackett, Amy Hatfield, Lori Hegedus, Betty Hilbert, Susan Hoover, Oda Hopple, Marilyn Horner

Sharing Your Passion: Display the gardening tools you can’t live without! (see p. 32)

Horticulture Hint: Janet Kissinger

Plant of the Month: Ann Glasscock

Ways and Means: Bring and buy for the birds.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 March 21 – Pennsylvania Bird Day

 April 2 – Pressed Flowers Workshop, 9 a.m., Lower Allen

 April 9 – PCGC Board Meeting, 9 a.m., Lower Allen

April 9 – Arrangers Guild, 10:30 a.m., Lower Allen

 April 12 – District meeting

 

APRIL 16, 2012 – 11:00 A.M.

CAMP HILL BOROUGH BUILDING

 Time to Pay Your Dues

48TH BERTHA P. REPPERT HERB TEA “A Wild Thyme Herb Tea”

 Chairman: Susanna Reppert

Co-Chairman: Nancy Hackett “Making Friends with your Weeds”

Tina Sams is the editor of The Essential Herbal Magazine and of the book, Wild Foods for Every Table. From Lancaster, PA, Tina has a large garden and sees the beauty in all plants.

Inspirational Message: Dorothy Gish Hostesses: Billie MacKay and Joanne Wolfe

Arrangers of the Month: Susanna Reppert and Nancy Hackett

Classification of Daffodils Display Sylvia Morelli and Betty Wilson

4 Weeks Until the Plant Sale – see page 45!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 22-24 - GCFP Convention, Philadelphia

 April 26 – Bus trip to Long Branch Historic House

April 27 – Wildwood Lake Nature Center, 8:30 a.m. Boro

 May 7 – Pressers Workshop, 9 a.m., Lower Allen

 May 14 – PCGC Board 9 a.m., Arrangers Guild 10:30

 May 19 - PCGC Plant Sale 9 to 1, 32nd & Trindle Rd.

 

MAY 21, 2012 – 11:00 A.M.

CAMP HILL BOROUGH HALL, 2145 WALNUT STREET, CAMP HILL

**Bring plate and cup**

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Lavender and Herbs- Tom and Madeline Wajda

Willow Pond Farm is the home of the Pennsylvania Lavender Festival, and the home of Tom and Madeline. They will share stories of this beautiful setting in Fairfield, just outside of Gettysburg where they grow and sell certified organic herbs and perennial plants.

Inspirational Message: Brenda Wolfe

Arranger of the Month:Betsy Rushong

Tea Table Arranger: Marilyn Horner

Hostesses: Nancy Toole and Carol Smathers

Hospitality: (See page 43,44) Dottie Irvin, Peg James, Marian King, Sherry Kiser, Janet Kissingeer, Rose Kocher, Nancy Kohlstruk, Lois Kriens, Bonita Lewis, Shirley Lysic, Billie MacKay, Terri Maclay, Elaine Marts

Sharing Your Passion: Time to plan your vacation. Bring photos and/or brochures of your favorite vacation location. (see p. 32)

Horticulture Hint: Sharon Ruth – Rain Gardens

Plant of the Month: Roberta Smith

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 June 4 – Pressers Workshop

 June 11 – Board mtg. 9 a.m., Arrangers Guild, 10:30 a.m.

 

JUNE 19, 2012 – TUESDAY - 11:00 A.M.

West Shore Country Club

100 Brentwater Road, Camp HillANNUAL Rose LUNCHEON

CELEBRATING OUR 52st ANNIVERSARY HONORING OUR PAST PRESIDENTS

Chairman: Terri Maclay

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS Vivian Abel, District IV Director

“Occasions become Special with Flowers” presented by Terri Maclay Founder and owner of Nature’s Harmony, Terri has been a PCGC member since 1972, a Master Judge, and a Garden Consultant. She is also a member of the Heartland Herb Society’s Rosemary Circle.

Arranger of the Month: Betsy Rushong

Tea Table Arranger: Marilyn Horner

 Table Arrangements: Flower Arrangers Guild

Ways and Means: Gift Basket Raffle

Luncheon and Program $30 Reservations due June 11, 2012. Send checks (with self-addressed, stamped envelope) to Fern Oram, 136 Hill Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-2434

Calendar of Events

 July 9 & Aug. 6 - Pressers Workshops, 9.a.m.

July 16 – PCGC Summer Board Meeting

Sept. 3 – Pressers; Sept.10-Board mtg. & Arrangers Guild

 

September 17, 2012

Covered Dish Picnic at Morris Medley

7917 Hanover Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112

Car pool from Boro Hall at 10:30

Bring a covered dish to share A-O Salads, P-Z Desserts

Wear picnic clothes and outdoor shoes

Bring a lawn chair, if convenient

 RSVP - 737-2090 or morrismedley@verizon.net

Rain or dreary – Picnic at Boro Hall at 11:00

Ann Markley will share the history of her childhood home, “Morris Medley”; explain the labyrinth and invite you walk it, if you wish; and,

in the Butterfly House, you’ll learn about the Monarch Watch program.

Distribution of Yearbooks and Proposed Budget Approval

Inspirational Message – Nancy Kohlstruk

Hort Hint – Carol Dillon “BF Gardening”

 Arranger of the Month – Nancy Hackett

Dessert Table Arranger – Marian Mundorff

Hospitality – Board members

Plant of the Month – Susan Wilder

Calendar of Events

Oct. 1 – Pressers Workshop 9a.m. – Lower Allen

Oct. 8 - Board mtg. 9 am.: Arrangers Guild, 10:30 a.m.

 

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