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January 10                

Tuesday at 12 noon                  Potluck Luncheon

 

Location: The Lareau Farm Country Inn

www.lareaufarm.com

 

Speaker: Gay Gaston,  State President, Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont

 

Gay will speak to us about the plans, programs and problems 

of other Vermont garden clubs.


  Coordinators:  Kip Carey & Liz Weller

 

 

 

February 14             

Tuesday at 1 p.m.                                        


History of the Mountain Gardeners

 

Location: The Big Picture

 

Speakers: Sandra Reilly

sreilly@madriver.com


Sandra will present the history of our club from its beginning in 1992 to the present, including pictures, 

slides and anecdotes.


Coordinators:  Pat Apigian & Val Hale

 

 

 

March 13  

Tuesday at 1 p.m.                       


LAKE CHAMPLAIN, IN THE YEAR OF THE FLOODS

 

Location: The Big Picture


 Speaker:  Mike Winslow, Lake Champlain Club Staff Scientist

                         www.lakechamplaincommittee.org


Mike will discuss the impacts of flooding on the lake and how the lake might respond to the floods of 2011.

 

Coordinators:  Kathy Koepele & Cyndee Button

 

 

 

April 10  

Tuesday at 1 p.m.                        


WHIMSY IN YOUR GARDEN AND ON YOUR TABLE

 

Location: Fayston Town Hall

 

Speaker: Mary Humerick Aloi

             www.VintageInspired.net


Mary will present ways to add interest, creativity and fun to your garden and table, using vintage objects


Coordinators: Nancy Emory & Sandra Grant

 

 

May 8    

Tuesday at 1 p.m.                        


DRYING HERBS AND COOKING WITH THEM

 

Location:Fayston Town Hall


 

Speaker: Tracy Wright

                      www.vttrusticmoose.com

Tracy will explain the process of drying herbs and ways to cook with them, serving samples of some of her recipes. 

 

Coordinators: Susanne Schaefer & Paula Baldwin

 

 

 

June 12    

Tuesday at 12 noon   


Annual Meeting & Garden Party

 

Location: : van Heuven Home in Moretown


 Coordinators:  Arlene Naginsky & Ginny Wright



 

 July 10

Tuesday at 12 noon                                  


FLOWER ARRANGING

  

Location: Reynold’s Home at Mallets Bay


Speaker:

Valerie Cleary

FGC Flower Show Judge and Artist


Valerie will guide us through a hands-on workshop and demonstration of Flower Arranging.


 Members are asked to bring a bag lunch.

 

Coordinators:  Barbara Miller & Leslie Reynolds

 

 


August 14            

Tuesday at 11 a.m.        


Tour of trapp family lodge gardens

 

Location: Stowe

 

We will be guided through the lovely Trapp Family gardens followed by a picnic lunch al fresco next to the Stowe bike path.

 Coordinators: Janet Ellison & Jeanne Monroe


Members are asked to bring a bag lunch.

 

 

September 11          

Tuesday at 1 p.m.        


KEEPING COLOR IN THE GARDEN


Location: Fayston Town Hall


Speaker:Andree Frazier

Owner of Frazier Gardens in Roxbury

Andree’s topic will be, how to keep the garden colorful from spring until fall. 

Coordinators:  Rita LaRocca & Dorothy Van Houten


 

 

 October 9                 

Tuesday at 1 p.m.                       


Garden Design

 

Location: Fayston Town Hall

 

Speakers: Heather Burt


Heather will speak on three new gardening techniques for a smaller garden space. She will also discuss her grant for promoting dry beans and the different bean poles to be constructed.


 Coordinators:  Nancy Segal & Susan Stoehr

 

 

November 13             

Tuesday at 1 p.m.                        


Natural and organic flower arranging

 

Location: Fayston Town Hall

 

Speaker: Carol Klimek

                      carolk@madriver.com


Carol will use her years of expertise in floral design to demonstrate the use of organic, natural materials from the fall/winter garden, in combination with selected flowers to create unique holiday arrangements
    

 

Coordinators: Judy Reed & Carol Miner



December

 

No meeting this month

 

See you at the Potluck Luncheon in January 2013

 

 Happy Holidays!!