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Hydrangea at Chanticleer Gardens. Photo credit Ellen Fury
Fall/Winter 2017 programs
All club programs will be held at the Lawrence Township Senior Center at 30 E. Darrah Lane at 7:00 pm unless noted otherwise. Newcomers welcome!
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Monday September 18, 2017 7:00 pm
HOW TO PRESERVE YOUR HARVEST
Enjoy your garden's bounty over the winter. Pam Mount will give detailed instructions to preserve harvested fruits and vegetables. Pam owns Terhune Orchards with husband Gary and is very active in
the community as an advocate for the preservation
of Open Space.
BONUS: Garden book exchange. Bring books to share and take home some new favorites
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Sunday October 1, 2017 12:00 pm-4:00 pm
COMMUNITY DAY Village Park in Lawrenceville
A fun day for all ages. Meet businesses, clubs and organizations in our community. Food, music, pony rides and games. Stop by our table to say hello!
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Monday October 16, 2017
ORCHIDS!
Ed Frankel will show techniques for potting, mounting and propagating orchids. Ed is a Board member and "News" editor of the Central Jersey Orchid Society. He is retired after 35 years with the NJDEP as Acting Bureau Chief of the Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control.
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*November club meeting to craft a project to benefit Meals on Wheels recipients. Members only.*
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February 22-25, 2018
NJ GARDEN CLUB FLOWER SHOW
NJ Convention Center in Edison, NJ
This year's theme is "Magical Moments"
Come be inspired!
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March 19, 2018
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM)
Learn how to develop and implement an environmentally sensitive pest management plan for your property. Speaker Pam Mills is a tireless member of the Garden Gate Garden Club. She is working towards her Associate degree in Ornamental Horticulture from MCCC as well as Landscape Management certificates from the Rutgers Office Continuing Professional Education.
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Monday, April 16, 2018
MODERN MACRAME
Accomplished fiber artist Belinda Silver shares her passion for this "everything old is new again" craft. Explore the beginnings of this geometric knotting technique and learn some basic knots. Belinda will bring a variety of finished projects as examples of how this art form can be used and finish with a
hands-on activity. Belinda is a certified teacher with
a Master's degree in Art.
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Monday, May 21, 2018
WHAT IS NESTWATCH?
Tom Cosmas will speak about this nationwide monitoring program designed to track status and trends in the reproductive biology of birds.The data collected is intended to study the current condition of breeding bird populations and how they may be changing over time as a result of climate change,
and habitat degradation/loss. Tom is a longtime member of the Washington Crossing Audubon Society. He is now retired after many years at the NJDEP as Environmental Specialist.
BONUS: Plant exchange. Bring extras, take home
new green friends !
