| District IV Betty Lewis, District Director
Sustaining a Greener Future |  |
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Volume 5, Issue 3 - Fall 2009 (click here)
Upcoming Events for District IV Members
| | 2010 |
| January 4 | Strathmore Hall Decoration Clean-up |
January 20
10:30 AM | Judges Council Meeting – Arbor House |
January 27
10:30 AM | Garden Consultants Council, U.S, National Arboretum – Going Native -
with Cheval Opp |
February 2
10:30 AM | Environmental Consultants Council Meeting - Plants in Frescos - Arbor House |
February 10
10:30 AM | Landscape Design Council Meeting – U.S. National Arboretum Auditorium |
March 17
10:30 AM | Judges Council Meeting - Arbor House |
March 23
10:30 AM | NCAGC General Awards Meeting - U.S. National Arboretum |
March 26
10:00 AM | District IV General Meeting - Strathmore Hall
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April 13
10:30 AM | Garden Consultants Council/Environmental Consultants Council, U.S. National Arboretum – Bringing Nature Home with Doug Tallamy |
April 14
10:30 AM | Landscape Design Council Meeting – U.S. National Arboretum |
| April 23-24 | Seedling Flower Show – Brookside Gardens |
| April 26 | Trowel Club Flower Show – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church |
| April 27-28 | Potomac Village Small Standard Flower Show – Potomac Library |
May 1
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Woodley Gardens Garden Club Plant Sale – Rockville, MD |
| May 4 | Town and Country Garden Club bus tour to Fredericksburg, VA |
| May 14-16 | National Garden Clubs Convention - Atlanta, GA |
May 21
1-5:00 PM | Monocacy Garden Club Flower Show – Poolesville, MD |
June 4
10:00 AM | District IV General Meeting and New President’s Luncheon – Strathmore Hall |
* More information below
Keep checking back for new activities
For a complete calendar for NCAGC and affiliates, (click here)
What do our clubs do? Many things!
Design and maintain community gardens
Provide Garden Therapy programs
Support Seniors, Shelters, Police, and a variety of community support centers
Conduct a variety of fund raisers such as garage sales, plant sales, and bake sales, as well as a number of other unique efforts.
Provide Holiday Decorations for Community Buildings
Sponsor a variety of flower and design shows
Have exciting speakers and other educational programs. Some of the topics have been:
| Meteorology | Water Gardens | Alien Invasive Weeds | Worm Composting |
| Pruning | Night gardens | Plant care | Dried flower use |
| Herb gardening | Gourmet Cooking | American Gardens | Organic Gardening |
| Flower Arranging | Native Wildflowers | Low maintenance gardens | |
And many others. We also have fun
With parties, celebrations, and special dinners
Taking field trips To public gardens such as
Maymount Estates Lewis Ginter Gardens Mount Vernon Greenspring Gardens Park
And private gardens such as those owned by
Gay and Albert Barclay Peg Coleman
As well as public garden tours in the area such as:
Alexandria Leesburg Sandy Spring Orange County VA
And sponsoring interesting and educational tours open to other garden clubs
We are Very Proud of the Clubs in District IV
Awards
They have earned numerous awards and certificates for their activities last year.
Click here to see District IV and NCAGC Awards and Citations for Calendar Year 2008 (pdf).
In addition, the District sponsors:
Morning of Design – Examples of outstanding flower arrangements
Previous years - Back to Basics and Beyond
(for more pictures, click here)
Trips for District IV and other district members:
Annapolis, MD May Day
Downtown Annapolis - Click here for slideshow 1
Click here for slideshow 2
Naval Academy Garden - Click here for slideshow 1
Click here for slideshow 2
Naval Academy Park - Click here for slideshow
Annapolis Attendees - Downtown Annapolis - Click here for slideshow
Naval Academy - Click here for slideshow
Holiday decorations at Strathmore Hall
District IV Favorite Links
The National Wildlife Federation E-Nature site
http://www.enature.com/home/
Bug of the Week, U. of Maryland Extension
http://raupplab.umd.edu/bugweek/
Hardiness zone map
http://arborday.org/media/zonechanges2006.cfm
Other NCAGC Links:
Schools (click here)
Gardening Information (click here)
Information for Club Presidents (click here)
Interested in our activities or joining us?
Our Clubs – District IV has 28 clubs with over 950 members
Club Name | # members | area |
| Aspen Hill Garden Club | 20 | Rockville |
| Bethesda Community Garden Club | 78 | Bethesda |
| Cherrywood Garden Club | 17 | Olney |
| Garden Club of Chevy Chase | 42 | Chevy Chase |
| Garden Club of College Gardens | 51 | Rockville |
| Gaywood Garden Club | 36 | Silver Spring |
| Glenwood Road Garden Club | 24 | Bethesda |
| Hamlet Garden Club | 20 | Chevy Chase |
| Hoe ‘n Hope Garden Club | 43 | Bethesda |
| Kenwood Garden Club | 67 | Chevy Chase |
| Little Farms Garden Club of Potomac | 61 | Potomac |
| Monocacy Garden Club | 44 | Barnesville |
| Montgomery Village Garden Club | 21 | Derwood |
| Montgomery Woods Garden Club | 21 | Potomac |
| New Mark Commons Garden Club | 20 | Rockville |
| Old Farm Morning Garden Club | 23 | Rockville/Potomac |
| Potomac Home and Garden Club | 34 | Potomac |
| Potomac Village Garden Club | 31 | Potomac |
| Rockshire Garden Club | 13 | Rockville |
| St John’s Garden Club | 32 | Rockville |
| Seedling Garden Club | 25 | Silver Spring |
| Springfield Garden Club of Montgomery County | 37 | Bethesda |
| Sumner Garden Club | 49 | Bethesda |
| Town and Country Garden Club | 23 | Potomac |
| The Trowel Club | 37 | Washington, DC/Bethesda |
| Westmoreland Hills Garden Club | 38 | Bethesda |
Woman’s Community Club of Kensington, Md.,
Garden Section | 16 | Kensington |
| Woodley Gardens Garden Club | 38 | Rockville |
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Contact: District Director: Bette Lewis
(district4director@ncagardenclubs.org)
Garden Snippets
Is the Quarterly Newsletter of District IV,
National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc.
Central Atlantic Region, National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Paula Knepper, Editor
