9:00 All Bench Show items in place- entry cards* completed, entry on table.

Floral Design Schedule:
“Butterflies are Free”:  Using Butterflies as your inspiration, create an arrangement with fresh floral plant material.  Not to exceed 12 inches in any direction.

Photography
Your Interpretation of a Butterfly

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, have in-depth discussion of one discipline’s entries- Floral, Hort, Photo-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: John Himmelman  Butterflies and Their Gardens
As an author, illustrator and naturalist, John has written and illustrated many books, most for children, but a few for adults on various natural history subjects.  He has served on a number of environmental boards and commissions over the years, including president of the New Haven Bird Club, the CT Butterfly Association (which he co-founded), and the Killingworth Land Conservation Trust.  John has led many trips afield in search of exciting flora and fauna and has given his presentations throughout the country.  Followed by Q & A.

Noon – Final Appreciation of Bench Show and depart.

*Link to Entry Cards: Entry Cards