The Garden Club of Harrisburg
Unless otherwise noted all meetings are held:
The Third Tuesday of September thru May
at the Colonial Country Park United Church of Christ
5000 Devonshire Road, Harrisburg, PA 17109, 717-545-3782
Board Meeting: 9:30
Speaker or Workshop: 10:00 a.m.
Members Meeting: 11: a.m.
Tea: 12 p.m.
January 16, 2024,--Restorative and"Transformative Gardening" Speaker, Phoebe A. Brubaker is from Village Acres Farm, a multi-generational family farm committed to growing food and building relationships that are sustaining restorative and transformative. The farm has been organic CERTIFIED FOR 30 YEARS.
Feburary 20, 2024--"Washi Eggs" Presented By: Nancy Rider and Ellen Kelley past Ikebana prsidents. The cost of the workshop will be determined.
March 19, 2024,--"Insects, Birding, and Heirloom Plants" presented by Shirley Halk, a Dauphin County Master Gardener, and a member of our club.
April 16, 2024,- --"Topic to be announced," Speake ,, Maggie Shafferman of Hunter Run Nursery studied at Longwood Garden's Professional Gardener Training Program. She started Hunters Run Nursery in 2017.
May 14, 2024,- --May Luncheon , to be held at Hershey Country Club's The Picard Grand Pavilion, 1000 East Derry Road, Hershey, PA 17033 Phpne 717-533-2360.
Social Hour 11:00 - 11:45
Short Meeting/Blessing 11:45 - 1200
Luncheon:12 Noon
Program 1:00 p.m. "Flowers and Their Arrangements," Presented by Lori Pancione a NGC Master Flower Show Judge and recent NGC Flower Show School Director.
The cost of the luncheon will be announced. The deadline for reservations is April 30. Make check payable to "Garden Club of Harrisburg" and mail to Carol Brightbill at 3817 Schoolhouse Lane, Harrisburg , PA 17109
Sunday, May 5, 2024--Our Annual Plant Sale will be held in the Carriage House at the Ft Hunter Garden Faire , 5300 N Front St., HARRISBURG.from 10am to 4 pm. We will be selling modestly priced native pollinators and other plants. including columbine red and blue, calendula, bachelor buttons, Maltese cross, silenes, baptisia or false indigo, Mexican sunflower or tithonia, bea baum, and others. Priced low enough to buy several for your yard!