We had a cake for Kathleen and thanked her for all that she did for Centreville Garden Club.
Parktober Fest was Saturday October 9 from 12-5 at Ellanor Lawrence Park. Several of us met on Friday and made fall arrangements to sell. We donated the proceeds to Friends of Ellanor Lawrence Park.
For our September meeting we met at the Sully Government Center. We hadn't been able to meet there in over a year.
Our speaker was Josie Baxter. She did a wonderful talk and slide show telling us all about her farm where she grows fresh flowers that she sells to local florists.
We also had our annual Sunflower Challenge and potluck with seasonal or locally grown food.
On June 17 we traveled to Winchester, Va. We enjoyed the seven acres of Glen Burnie Gardens and the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the Museum of the Shenandoah.
On July 20 we traveled to Luray, Virginia and toured Birdsong Pleasure Garden. We enjoyed our lunch surrounded by flowers, birds and butterflies.
On Monday, April 19 we met at Trudy's and made small flower arrangements for the residents of Manor Care Nursing Home. We also put together small gift bags for them.
On March 14, 2021 we had our meeting at Trudy's. Our speaker was Ginger Piper. She told us all about Mason Bees and composting with red wiggler worms. She had an example of a cute and easy to clean Mason Bee house and a worm composting bin.
We didn't have a plant sale in 2020 but we WILL have a plant sale on Saturday, May 1, 2021 from 9 - 12!
The sale will be held in front of the now closed Tuesday Morning store on Stone Road.
For our December meeting we did something a little different. We met on Sunday afternoon. The weather was warmer and we had more daylight. We met at Trudy's and created Christmas centerpieces and had a wonderful lunch catered by Panera.
