The Silver Center will be open by 8:30 To Allow for Members Who Clerk for Judges the Opportunity To Join The Meeting

9:00  All Bench Show items in place: entry cards ( Entry Cards) completed, entry on table. 

Horticulture Schedule:

“All through the long winter, I dream of my garden.
On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth.
I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar.”
Helen Hayes

Bulbs.  A collection of 3 cut flowering bulbs, each a different variety. To be exhibited in a clear glass container of exhibitor’s choice.

• Class 1: Daffodils

• Class 2: Others
  • Hint: Daffodils contain a toxin poisonous to other flowers. Daffodils must be all in one container, not mixed with tulips, hyacinths, etc

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!”― Robin Williams

• Class 3: Flowering tree branch from exhibitor’s garden of no more than 30” from rim of container to tip. To be displayed in owner’s container.
• Class 4: Flowering shrub branch from exhibitor’s garden of no more than 30” from rim of container to tip. To be displayed in owner’s container.

“Plants give us oxygen for the lungs and for the soul.” — Terri Guillemets

Houseplants – must have been owned and grown by exhibitor for a minimum of 6 months. Containers may not exceed 14”. Provide a saucer if the pot has a drainage hole.

• Class 5:  Houseplants grown for foliage
• Class 6:  Houseplants grown for flowers
  

Photography Schedule: “Spring is busting out all over”

• Have fun with your camera!
• Bring in an 8×10 to share –A new assignment each month!  A prompt to encourage you to take a photo!
• Bring it in to share – no judging – just an opportunity to give it a try. Mats will be available.

9:00 – 9:40  Bench show judging, member arrival, social time

9:45 – 10:30  Meeting

10:30  Review / Learning Time – Bench Show Items

• Each meeting, in-depth discussion of one discipline’s entries: Floral and Horticulture what was successful/what needs help.
• Though points will be recorded – they will no longer be announced

10:50 Regroup in main room

11:00  Speaker

Container Gardening – Beyond Annuals

Renée Marsh is a garden designer, an advanced master gardener, and a horticulturist.

She is the owner of a gardening design business, A Simpler Place.  For five years she was the Head Gardener for the Town of Monroe where she designed and managed gardens at the parks and town buildings. Renée teaches gardening classes for the New York Botanical Garden and adult education programs.

Alone or in groups, containers can create vignettes, lead the eye through the landscape, act as a sculptural interest, and screen or frame a view.  A wide variety of plants can be grown in containers from flowering & foliar annuals and perennials to shrubs & trees and the selection of containers is endless.  Learn about approaches to designing with containers, including how, when, where, and why you should use containers to enhance your garden.  Gain tips and tricks for great plant combinations in containers of all kinds. 

www.ASimplerPlace.com

Noon – Final Appreciation of Bench Show and depart