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Meetings, Programs, Events
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Meetings of The Hanover Garden Club are usually held the first Tuesday in the month. We have a short business meeting followed by a speaker and refreshments.
The Program Committee varies the topics of the monthly programs in an effort to satisfy the wide range of interests of our members. Suggestions for speakers/topics are welcomed!
Events held by the Club include: our holiday "Silver Tea" which raises money for the Julius Mason Town Gardens Fund; our May plant sale which raises money to cover club expenses, including the cost of the programs and community projects; trips to interesting gardens and garden-related places; and our spring/summer series of "Gardens Open".
Cancellation Policy for Garden Club Meetings
Please note: regular monthly meetings will not be cancelled due to weather.
NOVEMBER 2008
Fascinating Flower Arranging
Speaker: Helen Goddard
Helen is also a familiar face at the Hanover Garden Club meetings as she has visited us at least three times. A member of The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay and a very active committee person at the Garden Club of America, Helen has won many distinguished awards for her arrangements all over the United States and Europe. She has won the coveted Fenwick Medal and is the nationally and internationally recognized flower arranging judge. This year she received the Bonnie Martin Achievement Medal at the annual meeting of Garden Club of America.
Tuesday, November 4, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Pietie Birnie, Jane Hanford, Melinda Stucker
Program Chair - Ann Davis
DECEMBER 2008
Christmas Silver Tea
Tuesday, December 9
At the home of Andrew and Kathy Harvard
12 River Road, Hanover
Hovering above the river and nestled in the woods, the Harvard's home offers scenic vistas of the Connecticut River. This recently built river house is only five miles outside Hanover and is a spectacular setting for our annual Christmas tea. Enjoy beautiful decorations, taste and take home hiliday "treats", and buy Boxwood Trees made by our own Garden Club members.
Holiday Tea and Sale - 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Contribution to the Julius Mason Fund - $5.00
Program Co-Chairs: Robbie Dodson and Ginia Allison
Carpooling is Encouraged
Please wear low-healed shoes
JANUARY 2009
Tuesday, January 6, Mayer Room at Howe Library
The Justin Morrill House, Before and To Date
Speaker: Margie Carpenter
Hanover Garden Club member Margie Carpenter is the curator of the restoration of the gardens at the Justin Morrill House. She has promised to look into the archives and bring us a view of "before" and then bring us up to date on what has happened since we were there during Gardens Open. Margie is also working with The Garden Club of America to provide slides of prominent gardens to be included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute.
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Jo Dorman, Laurie Karlen, Judy Roberts
Program Chair: Ann Davis
FEBRUARY 2009
Tuesday, February 3, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Our Student Education Program
Speakers: Marguerite Collier and Beverly Wakely
Marguerite and Beverly are the Chairs of our Student Education Program at the Greenhouse. They spent last year documenting the progress of their students and will present an overview for us to learn how the program works. They are very proud of their students' progress and look forward to sharing it with us.
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Ann Davis, Liz Knox, Caroline Sim
Program Chair: Ann Davis
MARCH 2009
Tuesday, March 3, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Magical Herbs
Speaker: Kelly Marshall
Kelly lives in Orford where she runs Brigidoon Farm specializing in herbs. She does many wonderful things with her herbs from cooking to arrangements for all occasions including weddings. Kelly and her magic herbs were showcased in Upper Valley Magazine not too long ago. She will share some of her secrets with us.
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Katie Eaton, Sandra Johnson, Barbara Stern
Program Chair: Ann Davis
APRIL 2009
Tuesday, April 7, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Music and Gardens
Speaker: Sandy Eastman Price
Sandy was a full time music teacher for 30 years when she decided to retire and try her hand a landscape gardening. She discovered a correlation between beautiful music and gardens and has put together a fascinating program to illustrate her theory. She is currently residing in Bradford, VT.
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Marguerite Collier, Suzanne Talbot, Loretta Weitzel
Program Chair: Ann Davis
MAY 2009
Tuesday, May 5, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Gardens of South America and Other Places
Speaker: Arabella Dane
Arabella returns to us with a new program based on her recent trip with husband Nat to South America, Central America, and other neat places. She is very anxious to share this trip with us. She is a good friend to the Hanover Garden Club as evidenced by her most gracious hospitality when we visited her marvelous farm in June! The gardens and plantings were most impressive.
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Robbie Dodson, Ann Neidecker, Fran Sherley
Program Chair: Ann Davis
MAY 2009
Hanover Garden Club Plant Sale
Our Major Fund-Raiser
Garden Club Shed
At Pine Knoll Cemetery
Route 10, Hanover, NH
Keep this event in mind all year long! Think of plants in your garden which you can divide or perhaps plants you are replacing in your beds - old friends for which you need to find a new home. Unusual varieties of perennials or shrubs are especially sought after by plant sale buyers, but old standbys are very welcome also. When you put your garden to bed in the fall, mark plants that you think you may donate in the spring. If you need help with digging and potting them in the spring, club volunteers will help with that. With the profits of this sale, we fund our community projects as well as paying the monthly Garden Club expenses, such as for speakers, postage, etc.
Saturday, May 16, Pine Knoll Cemetery in Hanover
Plant Sale Hours - 9:00 am - noon
Plant Sale Co-chair: Suzanne Talbot, Maria Glassberg
JUNE 2009
Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Hanover Inn
Horticulture Show
The schedule for the Horticulture Show will be available after the first of the year 2009.
Tuesday, June 2, The Hanover Inn, Hanover, NH
Reception (cash bar) - 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon - 12:15 p.m.
The Daniel Webster Room
Program Chair: Ann Davis
Past Programs
OCTOBER 2008
Pruning Shrubs and Ornamental Trees for the Winter
Speaker: Elmer Brown
Tuesday, October 7, Mayer Room at Howe Library*
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Renie MacArthur, Diane Liggett, Judy Oxman
Program Chair: Ann Davis
* Howe Library, 13 East South Street, Hanover
SEPTEMBER 2008
Tuesday, September 9, Mayer Room at Howe Library*
Container Gardening
Speaker: Liz Krieg
Liz is returning to tell us all about container gardening, a request made often in the Hanover Garden Club questionnaire. She is not stranger to us, having been our speaker on several occasions. Also, she has helped us with the hanging baskets on Hanover's Main Street since we began the project as well as designing the plantings for our Town Gardens this year.
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Maria Glassberg, Deana Sansing, Betty Walk
Program Chair: Ann Davis
* Howe Library, 13 East South Street, Hanover
SUMMER 2008
Gardens Open
Committee Chairs: Margaret Brannen, Ellen Brydges
~ Day 1 ~
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Gardens of: Arabella and Nat Dane
Tour Hours: 9:00 a.m. - noon
Location: Center Harbor, New Hampshire
Lunch: You are welcome to bring a picnic lunch. Alternatively, there will be a map with a list of local restaurants available at the Danes.
Nearby places of interest: Castle in the Clouds, The Loon Center
~ Day 2 ~
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Gardens of: Paul and Mary Sellman
Tour Hours: 9:00 a.m. - noon
Location: Norwich, Vermont
and
Gardens of: Russell and Margie Cook
Tour Hours: 9:00 a.m. - noon
Location: Thetford, Vermont
and
Gardens of: Mary Vic and Charlie Giersch
Tour Hours: 10:30 a.m. - noon
Location: Strafford, Vermont
and
Gardens in: the Village of Strafford*
Tour Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 pm
Location: Strafford, Vermont
*Lunch: A catered lunch at the Morrill Homestead has been arranged by our host, and HGC member, Margie Carpenter. Lunch is by pre-reservation only.See your Gardens Open mailing for further details.
JUNE 2008
Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Hanover Inn
Paints and Petals
The program will be a reprise of our very successful program of 2001 when we presented an array of paintings from our members complemented by floral arrangements by our members - our very own "Art in Bloom"!
Tuesday, June 3, The Hanover Inn, Hanover, NH
Reception (cash bar) - 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon - 12:15 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Program Chair: Ann Davis
MAY 2008
Hanover Garden Club Plant Sale
Our Major Fund-Raiser
Garden Club Shed
At Pine Knoll Cemetery
Route 10, Hanover, NH
Keep this event in mind all year long! Think of plants in your garden which you can divide or perhaps plants you are replacing in your beds - old friends for which you need to find a new home. Unusual varieties of perennials or shrubs are especially sought after by plant sale buyers, but old standbys are very welcome also. When you put your garden to bed in the fall, mark plants that you think you may donate in the spring. If you need help with digging and potting them in the spring, club volunteers will help with that. With the profits of this sale, we fund our community projects as well as paying the monthly Garden Club expenses, such as for speakers, postage, etc.
Saturday, May 17, Pine Knoll Cemetery in Hanover
Plant Sale Hours - 9:00 am - noon
Plant Sale Co-chair: Ann Henderson, Rosemary Lindenthal
MAY 2008
Organic Gardening
Speaker: Henry Homeyer
Henry Homeyer is a UNH Extension Master Gardener and a gardening columnist with a weekly column that appears in a dozen newspapers in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. He is a VT/NH Associate Editor of People/Places and Plants magazine and has written for the NY Times, Boston Globe and other papers. He is the author of two gardening books, including the just released "The New Hampshire Gardner's Companion: An Insider's Guide to Gardening in the Granite State". Henry also does a monthly commentary for Vermont Public Radio.
Tuesday, May 6, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Jane Hanford, Evva Larson, Ella Tobelman
Program Chair: Ann Davis
APRIL 2008
Are There Fairies at the Bottom of Your Garden?
Speaker: Betsy Williams
Betsy came to us from Andover, MA. She is a trained florist who specializes in weddings, but she writes on plant lore and teaches all over the country. She offers 32 different classes in her workshop as well as being a lecturer and storyteller. We were enchanted by her talk and knowledge about fairies! Her website is www.betsywilliams.com.
Tuesday, April 1, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Loretta Weitzel, Suzanne Talbot, Rosemary Lindenthal
Program Chair: Ann Davis
MARCH 2008
A Discussion of Herbs
Speaker: Patty Talbot
Many members of The Hanover Garden Club know our speaker, Patty Talbot. She and her late husband David have operated Talbots' Herb and Perennial Farm on the Hartland-Quechee Road in Hartland for many years. Together they offered classes, workshops and presentations which have been most enthusiastically received. She was delighted to to speak to us about herbs, and gave us the good news that she is continuing to run the business.
Tuesday, March 4, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Caroline Sim, Ellen Brydges, Peggy Connolly
Program Chair: Ann Davis
FEBRUARY 2008
Daylilies
Speaker: Charmaine Rich
Charmaine Rich came to us from East Thetford, VT, where she specializes in growing lilies. She co-chairs the May sale and auction for the New England Daylily Society. She is a member of the American Hemerocallis Society. Her garden, Holdn' Heaven Daylily Garden, is a display garden for Region 4 of the AHS. The garden is open for viewing mid July - August (call first).
Tuesday, February 5, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Martha Clark, Marguerite Collier, Eva Templeton
Program Chair: Ann Davis
JANUARY 2008
Taking the Mystery Out of Common Houseplants
Speakers: Betty Heston, Margie Cook and Fran Herbert
Now that you have been seduced by those beautiful houseplants and brought them home from the supermarket, what do you do with them? Usually they are in bloom when you buy them, but what do you do when they stop flowering or simply start looking less attractive? Our speakers demonstrated the care and propagation of some of the more common plants that seem to be available everywhere. Members of the audience also shared some of their secrets of success (and failures)!
Tuesday, January 8, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Mary Ann Holbrook, Ann Henderson, Margaret Brannen
Program Chair: Ann Davis
DECEMBER 2007
Christmas Silver Tea
At the home of Laurie and Sven Karlen
1 Wyeth Road, Hanover
Our annual Christmas Silver Tea was held at Laurie and Sven Karlen's home. Tea or coffee and wonderful homemade goodies were served. We all took home some holiday cheer, Christmas gifts, food, and decorations including the unique boxwood trees - - - all made by members of the Garden Club.
Tuesday, December 4
1 Wyeth Road, Hanover
Holiday Tea and Sale: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Contribution to the Julius Mason Fund - $5.00
Program Co-Chair: Joan Hartwell, Ella Tobelman
Carpooling is encouraged. Please wear low-heeled shoes.
NOVEMBER 2007
Holiday Table Centerpieces
Speaker: Joan Parker
Joan Parker came to us from Carlisle, MA. An active gardner, she is much in demand as a speaker. Her topics range from Wildflower and Meadow Gardening to Holiday Table Centerpieces with much in between. After teaching a course on shapes and angles at Bradford Junior College, she is incorporating concepts of her course in her flower arranging. She is writing a book compiling her many handouts from her lectures and workshops.
Tuesday, November 6, Mayer Room at Howe Library
Business meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Program - 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments - 2:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Ginia Allison, Jane Barrett, Bev Wakely
Program Chair: Ann Davis
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