Chesapeake Garden Club
of Calvert County, Maryland


Gardening For All Seasons
Programs 2010 - 2011

April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Each month we have a meeting which includes club business and a Special Program

April Happenings
April 20, 2010
10:00 AM
All Saints Church
Sunderland, MD

Hosts:
Sybil Russell
Bev Steadman

Business:
Butterfly Garden At Battle Creek

Program:
Setting up a Greenhouse
Kay Parris
Master Gardener
 
Design:
“April Showers Bring May Flowers”
Transparency Design
A creative design using fresh or dried plant material, to be staged on a table 29” tall, 30” wide, and 30” deep.  FSHB  p.  211
 
Horticulture:
Class 1  Flowering Bulbs FSHB  p. 89
Class 2  Flowering Trees or Shrubs Page 106, not to exceed 30 inches in height
 
Plant exchange; If possible put genus and species, and variety, or cultivars.

May Happenings
May 18, 2010

10:00 AM
All Saints Church
Sunderland, MD

Hosts:
Grace Sturdevant
Mary Alys Sweetman

Business:

Program:
May Basket Floral arrangement
Bring your own basket and flowers
Designer Vicki Trego

Design:
“May Gardens”
Stretch Design
A creative design using fresh plant material to be staged on a table 29
inches tall, 30 inches wide, and 30 inches deep.  A stretch design is a |
creative design of two units (or containers) one smaller than the other and
having a prominent component connecting the two units which is referred
to as the stretch component.  Flower Show Handbook 2007 p.209
 
Horticulture:
Class1 Roses-FSHB p.147
Class 2Herbaceous Perennials- FSHB p.82
Class 2Hosta &  Ferns- FSHB p.131

Plant Exchange: Bring extra plants or seeds to share.
 June Happenings
June 15, 2010
10:00 AM
TBA

Hosts:
Kathy Trimble
Denise Wesolowski

Business
:
CGC Flower Show September

Program:
Annual Picnic
Bring a side dish to share

Design:
 
“Birds and Bees”
Duo Design
A creative design using fresh or dried plant materials organized in one container
or containers joined together to appear as one, to be staged on a 12 inch square on a table.
A duo design is organized as two designs back to back. Each side appears as
a different design from the other.  A duo design is two designs in one container
with a divider between them.  The divider might be a large leaf/leaves, decorative
wood, man-made object, or whatever else will provide a visual concealment
between focal areas of each design. FSHB p. 200-201


Horticulture:
Annuals and Perennials FSHB p.81 and 82

July Happenings
No Meeting
August Happenings
August 10, 2010
note this is the 2nd Tuesday
 
10:00 AM
 
Executive Board Meeting
JoEllen Youngblud’s Home
1800 Valley Lane
Sunderland, MD 20689

Business:
New Members
Treasurer’s Audit
Bi Yearly review
Planning for Fundraiser - Greens Show
Hospice Tree
Nominating Committee
Flower Show

September Happenings
September 21, 2010

10:00 AM
All Saints Church
Sunderland, MD

Hosts:
Jenny Wolf
Sande Wolf

Business:
Nominating Committee set
Induction of New Members

Program: 
Roses – a Slide Show
Presented by Andrew Brooks
410 825 1140


Design:
Autumns Harvest”
Spatial Thrust
A creative design using fresh or dried plant materials in which two parallel placements
(lines) of like material are used to define a volume of vacant space, creating a feeling of thrust.
The space or distance between the two parallel lines must remain constant and void of components.

FSHB p. 208-09
 
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Horticulture:
Class 1  Any flowering perennial or bulb FSHB p. 89
Class 2   Roses FSHB p. 147,
Class 3  Dahlias FSHB p. 129
Class 4  Chrysanthemum FSHB p. 128
October Happenings
October 19, 2010

10:00 AM
All Saints Church
Sunderland, MD

Hosts:
Patti At Lee
Mary Jo Blaine

Business:
Nominating Committee Presents Slate of Officers for voting at the November meeting

Program:
Getting Ready for District 2 ‘s Flower Show
Linda Masland, Judge’s Council
410 879 7763

Design:
“Falling Leaves”
A miniature design using fresh or dried plant materials not to exceed 8 inches in height,
 width or depth. Exhibitor has complete freedom to choose components and any design type.
(Creative or traditional). Plant material and components including the container must be in
scale with the design. Exhibitor may provide a background and/or underlay.
 
Horticulture:
Class 1 Mums FSHB p. 128
Class 2 Dahlias FSHB p. 129
Class 3 Flowering perennials or bulb FSHB p. 89


November Happenings

November 16, 2010

10:00 AM
All Saints Church
Sunderland, MD

Hosts:
Susan Charbonneau
Lisa Garrett

Business:
Election of Officers

Program:
Greens Show and Hospice Tree Workshop


No Design or Horticulture


December Happenings

December 14, 2010
note not the 3rd Tuesday

10:00
TBA

Hosts:
Pot luck by all the members

Business:
Greens Show Report

Program:
Christmas Party and gift exchange


Design:
“White Christmas”

A miniature design using fresh or dried plant material not to exceed 5 inches in height,
width or depth. The exhibitor has complete freedom to choose components and design type.
 
An underlay and/or background may be provided by exhibitor, but may not exceed 5 inches in
height, width, or depth.

Horticulture:

Class 1  Evergreens, all kinds, not to exceed 30 inches FSHB p. 124, 127, 135, 139, 146

Class 2  Flowering house plants, pot not to exceed 10 inches

January Happenings
January 18, 2011
Executive Board Meeting
including
New Executive Board


10:00 AM
TBA

Business:
Yearly review
Budget for 2011
New Members

February Happenings
February 15, 2011
10:00 AM
All Saints Church
Sunderland, MD

Hosts:
Grace Gay
Blanche Thompson

Business:
Induction of New Members

Program:
Pruning When and How
Gene Sumi
Homestead Gardens
301 261 4550
 
 
Design:
“Love is in the Air”
Functional Table  
A table for two to be staged on a table 29” high, 30” wide, by 30” deep, table exhibit
planned and set for actual service of food.  The exhibit must always include a
decorative unit (a floral design).  Coordination of all components must be balanced
 within allotted space
.  FSHB p. 215 and 216
 
Horticulture:
Class 1 Forced bulbs
Class 2 Flowering potted plants, pot size not to exceed 10 inches across.


March Happenings
March 15, 2011
10:00 AM
Local Restaurant TBA

Hosts:
Carol Hayden
Marybeth Krovisky

Business:
Induction of New Officers

Program:
53rd Birthday Luncheon




April 2011 Happenings
April 19, 2011

10:00 AM
All Saints Church

Hosts:
Wanda Kuhn
Jane Losey

Business:
Presentation of Awards and Certificates
 
Program & Design
A Mass Arrangement using Spring Flowers
Barbara Warfield
410 531 2660

Horticulture:
Clean up of the Appreciation Garden
Plant exchange

Created by JoEllen Youngblud
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Revised: July 05, 2010 .