The Spade & Trowel Garden Club, Inc.
Seaford, Delaware 19973
Celebrating our 66th Membership Year
Calendar Year 2016-2017
September, 2016
6th - Board Meeting, 10:05, Seaford Library, Allen Room
13th - General Meeting, 12:30, Seaford Library, Woodruff Room
Design Competition: "Morning Break"
Horticulture Judging: For all meeting unless redefined.
All horticulture specimens submitted for entry should have the correct
botanical name. This requirement is in preparation for the next flower
show.
Horticulture entries will be accepted for judging on their own merits.
Entries may be:
• Any house plant that is small enough to carry
• Anything in your garden that looks good.
• Branches of trees and shrubs should not exceed 18 inches (no
individual leaves)
• Cut blooms should be according to flower show standards (for
example, a floribunda rose should have a cluster of blooms. One
cluster is a specimen. Tall bearded iris are shown in a complete
stalk with several blooms. A hydrangea macrophylla bloom is one
mophead).
Program: "Daffodils" - Presenter: Betty Kramarck
NGC Master Flower Show Judge & ADS Accredited Daffodil Judge
28th, DFGC Workshops--Free to members, Delaware Ag. Museum
29th, Local Trip, Noon, Del Tech, Scholarship Discussion
October, 2016
4th - Board Meeting, 10:05, Seaford Library, Allen Room
11th - General Meeting, 12:30, Seaford Library, Woodruff Room
Design: "Autumn Arrival" - Build a Plaque
Horticulture: See September
Program: "Forcing Bulbs" - Eddie Filemyr, Master Gardener
19th - Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens,
Baltimore, MD. Guided Tour Cost: $7 Transportation: TBA
November, 2016
1st - Board Meeting, 10:05, Seaford Library, Allen Room
8th - General Meeting, 12:30, Seaford Library, Woodruff Room
Design: Not This Month
Horticulture: Not This Month
Program: "Holiday Floral Arranging" - Mary Noel & Carol Johnson
Both are Master Gardeners. This will be a "hands-on" workshop.
Bring your own container up to 6 inches or use a round, plastic container that will be provided along with flowers, greens and oasis.
17th - Workshop - "Bow Making" 10 a.m. - Mary Noel will teach you how to
make lovely bows. Library Allen Room
You should be taking Greens Sales Orders and Lining Up Greens!!
December, 2016
5th - Board Mtg. - At Galestown Prior to Making Greens
No General Mtg. - A Busy Month
GREENS SALE - Our Major Annual Fund Raiser
Galestown Community Center
Dec. 3rd & 4th - Collect and Bring greens to Galestown
Dec. 4th - Sunday - Setup, 2 p.m. at Galestown Community Center
Dec. 5th - Work Day at Galestown Community Center, Greens Making, 9 a.m.
Dec. 6th - Work Day at Galestown Community Center, Greens Making, 9 a.m.
Take Greens to Ross Mansion
Dec. 7th - Pickup at Ross Mansion, Setup 1 p.m. - Customers 3-6 p.m.
Dec. 7th - Decorate Ross Mansion, 1 p.m.
Dec. 13th - Christmas Party - At "The Brick" in Georgetown, Noon
Club Members $15, Guests $25
January, 2017
3rd - Board Mtg., 10:05 a.m., Seaford Library, Allen Room,
10th - General Mtg., 12:30 p.m., Seaford Library, Woodruff Room
Design: "Winter White"
Horticulture: See September
Program: "Accessible Gardening Tips" - Presenter: Bob Williams
Master Gardener and Chairman of Accessible Gardening Committee
19th - Field Trip to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge for Eagle Watch
24th - Workshop: "Soil Improvement" - Carol Kinsley, Master Gardener
February, 2017
7th - Board Mtg., 10:05 a.m., Seaford Library, Allen Room
14th - General Mtg., 12:30 p.m., Seaford Library, Woodruff Room
Design: "Be My Valentine"
Horticulture: See September
Program: "Accessible Gardening Tips" - Presenter: Bob Williams
Master Gardener and Chairman of Accessible Gardening Committee
University of Delaware Cooperative Extenstion, College of
Agriculture & Natural Resources
March, 2017
7th - Board Mtg., 10:05 a.m., Seaford Library, Allen Room
14th - General Mtg., 12:30 p.m., Seaford Library, Woodruff Room
Design: "Wearing of the Green"
Horticulture: See September
Program: World Gardening. A Video: "The Queens Gardens"
16th - Philadelphia Flower Show bus trip - Members $30 (Register Early)
Meet at Lowe's at 9:30 a.m. - $55 for non-members
This year's theme is "The Wonders of Holland"
28th - Workshop: "Corsage Making" - Mary Noel's Home, 10 a.m.
April, 2017
4th - Board Mtg., 10:05 a.m., Seaford Library, Allen Room
11th - General Mtg., 12:30 p.m., Seaford Library, Woodruff Room
Design: "Ugly Vase Contest"
Horticulture: Anything from Your Garden
Program: To Be Announced
20th - Field Trip: Gardens of Nancy Lowry Moitrier and Pierre Moitrier
Annapollis, MD, Owners of "Designs for Greener Gardens"
May, 2017
2nd - Board Mtg., 10:10 a.m. - Seaford Library, Allen Room
9th - General Mtg., 12:30 p.m. - Seaford Library, Woodruff Room
Design: "Welcome Spring"
Horticulture: See September
Program: "Gifts From The Garden" - Presenter: Tracy Mulveny
Master Gardener
June, 2017
3rd - Garden Tour Sponsored by The Spade & Trowel Garden Club
6th - Board Mtg., 10:05 a.m., Seaford Library, Allen Room
13th - Picnic at the home of our president, Carol Johnson, 12:30 p.m.
Design: None
Horticulture: None
National Garden Club Week: June 4-10, 2017
Installation of Officers by DFGC president, Marty Rushlow. A reception followed.
