CALENDAR
JULY 2019
13-14
Art Blooms Floral Design Exhibit – 10th Anniversary, AnnMarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Solomons, 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Free admission. For more information, click here.
20
District II Horticulture Day, Container Gardening and Kokedama, Let's Play in the Dirt!, Our Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Severna Park, 9:30 a.m. For more information, click here.
AUGUST 2019
9
Dorchester Garden Club presents Garden Design with the Environment in Mind featuring nationally-recognized horticulturalist and garden consultant, Holly Shimizu. Holly is the former Executive Director of the US Botanical Gardens in Washington, DC and will discuss planting species that grow naturally on your site – “sense of place” – in order to attract and support the needs of wildlife. Eastern Shore Hospital Center, Cambridge, 1:00 p.m. Open to the public, $5 donation. For more information, contact Martha Keating at marthakeating@comcast.net.
28
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 2019
4-5
Gardening School – Course 4, Growing Your Knowledge of Horticulture, Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel, Columbia.
For more information, click here.
10
FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
12-15
Charles County Garden Club presents an NGC Standard Flower Show, Magical Moments & Memories, Charles County
Fairgrounds, LaPlata. For more information, click here.
13
District II Executive Board Meeting, St. Joseph’s Church, Pomfret, 9:30 a.m.
13
Dorchester Garden Club presents Essential Native Perennials, featuring horticulturalist and author, Ruth Rogers Clausen. Ruth will suggest plant species best adapted to our region while also recommending gardening strategies and specific plants to deter ravenous deer from devouring our precious, cultivated landscapes. Eastern Shore Hospital Center, Cambridge, 1:00 p.m. Open to the public, $5 donation. For more information, contact Martha Keating at marthakeating@comcast.net.
13
Kent Island Garden Club presents Dining With Flowers, a Table Artistry Exhibition, Kent Island Library, Stevensville,
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free Admission.
18-20
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Fall Board Meeting, Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel, St. Louis, MO
19-22
St. Mary's County Garden Club presents an NGC Standard Flower Show, Animated Films and Flowers, St. Mary's County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown. For more information, click here.
23-25
FGCMD Flower Show School, Course II. For more information, click here.
25
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
26
FGCMD Landscape Design Council bus trip to Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek. For more information, click here.
OCTOBER 2019
11
District II Semi-Annual Meeting, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie
24-25
Central Atlantic Region of State Garden Clubs, Inc. 2019 Conference, A Capital Harvest, hosted by National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Arlington Hilton, Arlington, VA. For additional information, click here.
26-27
Symposium sponsored by National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Arlington Hilton, Arlington, VA
30
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER 2019
12
FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
14
FGCMD presents Holiday Floral Designs, Deconstructed and Reimagined, a demonstration by Terry Godfrey, AIFD,
Vollmer Center.
20
Hagerstown Garden Club presents Asian Allure and More, featuring speaker and demonstration by Jeanne Ha, AIFD,
Washington Flower School, Park Florist. For more information, click here.
TBA
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, location and time to be determined.
DECEMBER 2019
7
The Kent Island Garden Club presents Holiday in the Home, floral demonstration, shopping and more, Kent Island Fire Dept. Community Hall, Chester, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., $15
JANUARY 2020
8
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Fellowship Hall, 8:30 a.m.
14
FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
FEBRUARY 2020
11
Snow Date for FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
14
District II Executive Board Meeting
26
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
MARCH 2020
13
District II Annual Meeting, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie
24
FGCMD Annual Meeting, Turf Valley Resort, Elliott City
25
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
26-4/4
Spring in Portugal: Treasures of Porto, Lisbon, and Duoro Valley, co-sponsored by Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland and The Horticultural Society of Maryland. For more information, click here.
APRIL 2020
6-8
District II Daffodil Show, Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Severna Park
22
Earth Day
28-30
FGCMD Flower Show School – Course III, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie. For more information, click here.
29
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
MAY 2020
11-16
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Annual Meeting, Potawatomi Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
27
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
JUNE 2020
7-13
National Garden Week
12
District II Executive Board Meeting, St. Joseph’s Church, Pomfret, 9:30 a.m.
15-21
National Pollinator Week
SEPTEMBER 2020
8
FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
11
District II Executive Board Meeting
23-26
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Fall Board Meeting, Fargo Holiday Inn, Fargo, ND
29-10/1
FGCMD Flower Show School – Course IV, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie. For more information, click here.
OCTOBER 2020
8
District II Semi-Annual Meeting, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie
19-20
Central Atlantic Region of State Garden Clubs, Inc. 2020 Conference, Come Together in Delaware, hosted by Delaware
Garden Clubs, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover, DE
13-14
Art Blooms Floral Design Exhibit – 10th Anniversary, AnnMarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Solomons, 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Free admission. For more information, click here.
20
District II Horticulture Day, Container Gardening and Kokedama, Let's Play in the Dirt!, Our Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Severna Park, 9:30 a.m. For more information, click here.
AUGUST 2019
9
Dorchester Garden Club presents Garden Design with the Environment in Mind featuring nationally-recognized horticulturalist and garden consultant, Holly Shimizu. Holly is the former Executive Director of the US Botanical Gardens in Washington, DC and will discuss planting species that grow naturally on your site – “sense of place” – in order to attract and support the needs of wildlife. Eastern Shore Hospital Center, Cambridge, 1:00 p.m. Open to the public, $5 donation. For more information, contact Martha Keating at marthakeating@comcast.net.
28
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 2019
4-5
Gardening School – Course 4, Growing Your Knowledge of Horticulture, Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel, Columbia.
For more information, click here.
10
FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
12-15
Charles County Garden Club presents an NGC Standard Flower Show, Magical Moments & Memories, Charles County
Fairgrounds, LaPlata. For more information, click here.
13
District II Executive Board Meeting, St. Joseph’s Church, Pomfret, 9:30 a.m.
13
Dorchester Garden Club presents Essential Native Perennials, featuring horticulturalist and author, Ruth Rogers Clausen. Ruth will suggest plant species best adapted to our region while also recommending gardening strategies and specific plants to deter ravenous deer from devouring our precious, cultivated landscapes. Eastern Shore Hospital Center, Cambridge, 1:00 p.m. Open to the public, $5 donation. For more information, contact Martha Keating at marthakeating@comcast.net.
13
Kent Island Garden Club presents Dining With Flowers, a Table Artistry Exhibition, Kent Island Library, Stevensville,
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free Admission.
18-20
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Fall Board Meeting, Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel, St. Louis, MO
19-22
St. Mary's County Garden Club presents an NGC Standard Flower Show, Animated Films and Flowers, St. Mary's County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown. For more information, click here.
23-25
FGCMD Flower Show School, Course II. For more information, click here.
25
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
26
FGCMD Landscape Design Council bus trip to Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek. For more information, click here.
OCTOBER 2019
11
District II Semi-Annual Meeting, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie
24-25
Central Atlantic Region of State Garden Clubs, Inc. 2019 Conference, A Capital Harvest, hosted by National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Arlington Hilton, Arlington, VA. For additional information, click here.
26-27
Symposium sponsored by National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Arlington Hilton, Arlington, VA
30
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER 2019
12
FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
14
FGCMD presents Holiday Floral Designs, Deconstructed and Reimagined, a demonstration by Terry Godfrey, AIFD,
Vollmer Center.
20
Hagerstown Garden Club presents Asian Allure and More, featuring speaker and demonstration by Jeanne Ha, AIFD,
Washington Flower School, Park Florist. For more information, click here.
TBA
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, location and time to be determined.
DECEMBER 2019
7
The Kent Island Garden Club presents Holiday in the Home, floral demonstration, shopping and more, Kent Island Fire Dept. Community Hall, Chester, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., $15
JANUARY 2020
8
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Fellowship Hall, 8:30 a.m.
14
FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
FEBRUARY 2020
11
Snow Date for FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
14
District II Executive Board Meeting
26
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
MARCH 2020
13
District II Annual Meeting, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie
24
FGCMD Annual Meeting, Turf Valley Resort, Elliott City
25
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
26-4/4
Spring in Portugal: Treasures of Porto, Lisbon, and Duoro Valley, co-sponsored by Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland and The Horticultural Society of Maryland. For more information, click here.
APRIL 2020
6-8
District II Daffodil Show, Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Severna Park
22
Earth Day
28-30
FGCMD Flower Show School – Course III, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie. For more information, click here.
29
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
MAY 2020
11-16
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Annual Meeting, Potawatomi Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
27
Crofton Village Garden Club Executive Board Meeting, Crofton Library, 1:30 p.m.
JUNE 2020
7-13
National Garden Week
12
District II Executive Board Meeting, St. Joseph’s Church, Pomfret, 9:30 a.m.
15-21
National Pollinator Week
SEPTEMBER 2020
8
FGCMD Executive Board Meeting
11
District II Executive Board Meeting
23-26
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Fall Board Meeting, Fargo Holiday Inn, Fargo, ND
29-10/1
FGCMD Flower Show School – Course IV, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie. For more information, click here.
OCTOBER 2020
8
District II Semi-Annual Meeting, Comfort Inn and Conference Center, Bowie
19-20
Central Atlantic Region of State Garden Clubs, Inc. 2020 Conference, Come Together in Delaware, hosted by Delaware
Garden Clubs, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover, DE