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Upcoming Events
Upcoming events sponsored by NCAGC members,
Plant Societies and Affiliates are welcome.
Please contact webmaster@ncagardenclubs.org to post your event.
For information on upcoming Flower Shows, click HERE.
Events are listed in chronological order; please scroll down.
 U. S. National Arboretum
3501 New York Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-245-5898
New winter programs for December, January and February
are now posted on the Arboretum's online calendar of events.
Now is the time to make reservations for popular programs including the Full Moon Hikes, Wreath Making Workshops and others including three new programs featuring evergreens for winter.
Also check the dates and mark your calendar for two major spring events, the Lahr Native Plant Symposium and the Solar Installation Workshop.
Now showing: Autumn Arts of Nature Exhibit
 American Horticultural Society
7931 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308
Phone: (703) 768-5700
www.ahs.org
Seed Exchange Catalog Available
For more than 50 years, the AHS Seed Exchange program has allowed members to share great plants with each other. This year, the Seed Exchange Catalog contains nearly 200 varieties of seeds from annuals and perennials to vegetables and herbs. The first 300 members to place an order will receive a special seed selection from Tomato Growers Supply Company. And any member who donates $25 or more with their order will receive a complimentary pair of OXO Good Grips® Garden Scissors (a $12.99 value). Seed donors get first pick by submitting their orders by February 1. The deadline for all other orders is March 15. You may place your order online, or download an order form to mail in.
This year, the first 300 orders we receive will get a special gift: ‘Brandywine Sudduth’s Strain’ tomato seeds donated by Tomato Growers Supply Company. So make sure to place your order early to get the best selection of seeds and this great gift!
Remember that the Seed Exchange Program is for AHS members only. If you are not a member, you will be given the option to join the AHS when you place your order. To learn more about the other benefits of an AHS membership, Click here.
February 2010
 The Old Dominion Chrysanthemum Society
Interested in Chrysanthemums?
Join ODCS and learn more as well as have the opportunity to buy the newest cultivars and past favorites.
Click HERE for information on membership as well as an order form for Non-members.
Deadline for orders is FEBRUARY 20, 2010.
Accokeek Foundation
Help Preserve Maryland's Bluebirds
Bluebird Box Building Workshop
Saturday, February 6, 2010
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Education Center
3400 Bryan Point Rd., Accokeek, MD 20607
RSVP Requested
Snow Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010
The Accokeek Foundation has an excellent habitat for bluebirds and maintains over 30 nesting boxes along the Ken Otis Bluebird Trail. Each year, volunteers and staff build, repair and set up boxes, which are then monitored seasonally by volunteers.
We will be hosting a Blue bird box building workshop to repair and build new boxes.
An orientation for volunteer monitors will be held on Sunday, March 21, 2010.
Volunteers interested in building boxes or becoming monitors should contact Trica Hardin at programs@accokeek.org or by calling 301 283 2113
 Tudor Place 1644 31st Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 www.tudorplace.org
Valentine’s Tea and
Chocolate Workshop for Children
(Ages 5 - 15)
Rescheduled to FEBRUARY 13, 2010
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
To register, call 202-965-0400 Enjoy a festive Valentine’s Day Tea complete with delicious sweet treats! Join costumed interpreters for a lesson in tea etiquette. Following the tea ceremony children will learn the basics of chocolate making and create their own chocolate flowers and hearts to take home!
Member Children: $20 | Nonmember Children: $25 |Adults: $10 Location: Garage
The Old Dominion Chrysanthemum Society
Prize Winners
and New Chrysanthemum Cultivars
February 7, 2010
2:30 PM
Falls Church Community Center
223 Little Falls Street, Falls Church, VA
A one hour slide program with Q & A will be presented, reviewing '09 ODCS Mum Show winners and introducing the new Exhibition Mums offered by King's Mums.
Open to the public. Free Admission and refreshments
Call Jim Dunne (703-560-8776) for more information.
National Park Service: New Rules for
Community Garden Plots
available at Fort Dupont Park
(Corner of Fort Dupont and Fort Davis Drives, Washington, DC) Register for an upcoming orientation course with the National Park Service in order to learn more. This year, attendance is required for obtaining a plot. Garden Orientation Courses will be open to 50 people per class on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call Fort Dupont Park, 202-462-7723, or visit http://www.nps.gov/fodu/fort-dupont-community-gardens.htm, to register.
Courses will be held on the following days: Wednesday, February 3rd 1 pm to 3 pm and 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Saturday, February 6th 10 am to 12 pm Friday, February 19th 10 am to 12 pm Saturday, February 27th 10 am to 12 pm Please bring a valid photo ID to the course. ID is required. At the conclusion of each session, participants will have the opportunity to choose a plot. Plots will be assigned one to a person, 18 years or older. There is a limit of two plots per address. For more information about this or other programs, please visit our website at www.nps.gov/fodu or contact the site directly at 202-426-7723.
Smithsonian Institution Horticulture Services
Division In-Service Training
WHAT: Horticulture Services Division In Service Training (Weekly Horticulture-related Seminars ). 2 seminars with a networking session before the first talk. WHEN: 8:00 - 12:00 Wednesdays February 3,10,17,24 & March 3,10 WHERE: National Zoological Park, Visitor Center Auditorium (Free Parking in Lots A & B) OPEN TO: All Smithsonian Institution staff and volunteers. Staff and volunteers of public horticulture organizations. Volunteers in the US National Arboretum's Fern Valley and Washington Youth Garden are eligible for this course, as well as volunteers in Green Spring Garden, Meadowlark Botanic Garden and other public gardens. COST: Free REGISTRATION: Registration is required. Call 202-633-5860.
For an explanation of this 16 year old program for volunteers interested in plants and how we make a difference through gardening and environmental stewardship, click HERE.
For further information on this message contact: Jonathan Kavalier, Horticulture Services Division, x35031 (VoIP), 202-633-5031 (non-VoIP), kavalierj@si.edu.
U. S. National Arboretum
3501 New York Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-245-5898 Talk and Tour: Conifers: Where in the World Did That Come From?
February 6, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Have you seen the outlandish conifers in our collection? Tour of our conifer collection with the arboretum’s conifer expert who will focus on the origins of these plants and emphasize those that are best suited for our area. Rain date February 7. Fee: $12 ($10 FONA) Registration required.
See the online calendar for dates for the Lahr Native Plant Symposium and the Solar Installation Workshop. For a complete listing of all programs and details, see our website.
Master Gardeners One-Day Conference
Ready, Set, GROW
University of Maryland Extension
18410 Muncaster Rd., Derwood, MD
February 20, 2010
8:30 AM - 2:45 PM
Workshops open to home gardeners, teaching practical and green gardening techniques.
$45/person; $80/two, includes box lunch
Registration deadline: February 10, 2010
More information
March 2010
Tudor Place
1644 31st Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 www.tudorplace.org
Special Tour:
Women, Love, and Property
Saturday, March 13
10:30 a.m.
Celebrate Women’s History Month at Tudor Place! Six generations of Peter women played an integral part in the preservation of the historic mansion and the objects and papers of their significant family. This tour explores the changing role of women from 1816 through modern day. The tour will highlight artifacts and documents from the family matriarch, Martha Washington, as well as Martha Custis Peter, first owner of Tudor Place, and her daughter Britannia Peter Kennon. After the tour, enjoy a traditional Victorian Tea complete with tea sandwiches, scones, delicious desserts and historic tea blends.
Members: $5 (tour only); $20 (tea and tour) | Nonmembers: $10 (tour only); $25 (tea and tour)
Location: Main House
Bringing Nature Into Your Home
Program
March 22, 2010 - 1:45 PM
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
2589 Chain Bridge Road,
Vienna, VA
Open to the Public - $10 per person
sponsored by Ayr Hill Garden Club Hardie Newton will describe and demonstrate the plants she includes in her gardens to bring nature inside through her floral designs. She is a professional Floral Designer and Airlee Center Floral Designer as well as a lecturer. She demonstrates at the Philadelphia Flower Show, among others.
April 2010
Tudor Place 1644 31st Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 www.tudorplace.org
Eggstravaganza at Tudor Place!
Saturday, April 3
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Celebrate Spring and Easter at Tudor Place’s Third Annual Eggstravaganza! Children of all ages enjoy the largest Egg Hunt in Washington D.C. and a thrilling Egg Roll Contest. After the exciting games, spend the morning decorating festive eggs and building a spring basket! The Easter Bunny is available for pictures all morning. Visitors also enjoy a self-guided tour of Tudor Place’s 5 ˝ acres of glorious gardens. The Egg Hunt begins at 10:30 a.m. and the Egg Roll follows at 10:45 a.m. Bring your own basket, spoon, and one hard-boiled egg per child.
Member Children (Ages 1-15): $7 | Nonmember Children (Ages 1-15): $10 | Adult Chaperones: $3
Location: House and Garden
22nd Annual Potomac river Watershed Cleanup
April 10, 2010
American Horticultural Society
7931 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308
Spring Garden Market
April 16 - 17
Public sale of hard to find, high quality plants and garden accessories.
Friday, April 16 - 9 AM to 6 PM
Saturday, April 17 - 9 AM to 3 PM
Member's Night: April 15 - 4 to 8 PM
Also during the Spring Garden Market
NCAGC District II Standard Flower Show, Carpe Diem
Open to the Public - FREE
Friday, April 16 - 1:30 to 5 PM
Saturday, April 17 - 9AM to 3 PM
Chapel Square Garden Club
Historic Garden Week in Virginia*
Bus Trip
April 20, 2010
The tour features homes along Route 218, which leads from Stafford County into King George County. Route 218, also known as Ridge Road, once led to the seats of the Fitzhugh, Washington, Lewis, Tayloe, and other prominent Colonial families. Stafford County was the boyhood home of George Washington; King George County was the birthplace of James Madison. Beautiful Greek revival homes, Charleston double porch style homes and a Mediterranean style home are on the tour. All these homes have historical interest and views of the Potomac River. These homes are appearing on the Historic Garden Tour for the first time. $85/person includes tickets for the homes and gardens, a Garden Week Book, a brochure describing the homes on the tour, lunch and snacks (served on the bus). This is a walking tour. Please remember to wear appropriate flat-heeled shoes. We will be going rain or shine. DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS: MARCH 10, 2010. When reservations for the bus are filled, we will begin a waiting list. There will be no refunds. Call Betsy Henretty if you find that you will not be able to go. Contacts will be made with those on the waiting list. Everyone has enjoyed previous Garden Tour trips and we hope that you will join us! Send checks payable to CHAPEL SQUARE GARDEN CLUB to: Betsy Henretty 8325 Toll House Road, Annandale. Virginia 22003 (phone # 703-978-7008) Please include your name and phone number.
*Historic Garden Week in Virginia is America’s oldest and largest house and garden tour program. The Garden Week tours benefit the restoration of historic gardens and grounds throughout the Commonwealth.. More than three dozen sites have received funding for restoration projects.
May 2010
 Spring Farm Festival
May 1, 2010
11 AM to 4 PM
Free Admission
2001 Bryan Point Road,
Accokeek, Maryland 20607
webmail@fergusonfoundation.org
All Hallows Guild's annual benefit for the gardens and grounds of the Washington National Cathedral includes special tours, lectures and entertainment, plants, herbs, floral displays, children's rides, boutique items and antique carousel.
Special events to highlight Ukraine.
Friday, May 7 - 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday, May 8 - 10 AM - 5 PM
Free
Washington National Cathedral
Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Call 202-537-3185
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