Falls Church Garden Club

Since 1950, in Falls Church, Virginia

2010 Calendar

Unless otherwise indicated, all monthly meetings take place on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm at the Falls Church Community Center, 300 Little Falls Street, at the intersection of Little Falls and Great Falls Streets. Meetings typically feature a speaker, discussion of club business, door prizes, snacks, and time to mingle with other members.

 

January

· Board Meeting, Thursday, January 7

 

February

· Monthly meeting, February 2

Topic: Herb Show and Tell:  Growing and using herbs in our gardens/Speaker: Jo Sellers, environmental and gardening consultant, member of the Herb Society

 

March

· Monthly meeting, March 2

Topic: Native Plants and Habitat Landscape Design

Speaker: Carla Thomas, co-owner of Nature by Design

 

April

· Monthly meeting, April 6

Topic: Container Gardening

Speaker: Billie Trump, landscape design critic and gardening consultant

 

May

· Monthly meeting, May 4

Topic: Gardens of the White House

Speaker: Michael Lawn, retired Garden Foreman at the White House and Park Service employee

Also, Glenda Booth, Advocacy Chair of the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia, will speak briefly about climate change and its impact on northern Virginia.

· Plant Sale, Saturday, May 8, at the Falls Church Community Center, 8 to 11:30 a.m. (set-up starts at 6:30 a.m.)

 

June

· Monthly meeting, June 1

Picnic/Potluck/Plant Exchange—no formal program; bring a dish to share.

· Local Garden Tour, TBD

 

July and August

No scheduled monthly meetings

 

September

· Monthly Meeting, September 14 (second Tuesday of the month)

Club Plant Exchange

 

October

· Monthly meeting, October 5

Topic: TBD

 

November

· Monthly Meeting, November 9 (second Tuesday of the month)

Topic: TBD

Also, election of officers

 

December

· Monthly meeting, December 7

Christmas Social

 

 

Call one of the Program Committee Chairpersons if you have questions, or see details in that month’s Seedling.