
Celebrating 60 Years
On December 2, 2009, Three Rivers Garden Club
will hold its 60th birthday party! Festivities begin at 11:00. Our
club will honor its 60-year history and the Cultivating
Young Minds garden project with the Boys and Girls Club.
Update!
Three
Rivers Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of every month, September through
May.
The Club is excited to present its 2009 – 2010 program schedule.
September 2, 2009
Program—How
To Enter A Plant in the Coosa Valley Fair Flower Show
Speaker—Mary
Louise Dixon, Member of Three Rivers Garden Club.
Mary Louise will show us how to choose entries, groom, and name entry correctly.
October 9, 2009
Program—What
is happening at the Boys and Girls Club?
Speaker—John
Schulz, Landscape Artist
John will give an update on the Boys and Girls Club garden and related activities.
November 4, 2009
Program—Underwater
Designs
Speaker—Irene
Harper, Member Mt. View Garden Club, Accredited Garden Club Judge
December 2, 2009
Program—Auction,
Plant Exchange, and Birthday Party
January 6, 2010
Program—What
is Green All Year?
Speaker—Steve Harp,
Retired Forester
February 3, 2010
Program—The
Flora and Fauna of the
Galapagos Islands
Speaker—Dr.
Sidney Bell, retired Orthopedic Surgeon and a frequent visitor to Latin
American Countries.
March 3, 2010
Program—What
Do We Plant in the Garden This Year?
Speaker - Keith Meckler,
Floyd County Extension Agent
Keith will go over vegetables and flowers to plant in our gardens.
April 6, 2010
Program—Ferns
in the Landscape
Speaker—Elion
Craig, owner of Fern Farms Center, Alabama
May 5, 2010
Program—Workshop
Members will choose one of the designs listed in the
Flower Show Handbook 2007 and create a design to be judged by accredited
judges.