CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS
2007-2008
August, 2007
Aug. 24 "Cultivating New Gardeners" - New member coffee, home of Member Ellen Stevens
September 2007
Sept.
7 Floral
Arranging - "Ready...Set...Show" - Garden Club President
Lee Taylor demonstrates floral arranging and
specimen preparation for Medina County Fair entry.
Sept. 15-17 Medina County Fair, Floral and Parade - Medina Fairgrounds, Hondo, TX
October 2007
Oct. 1 Club Rating Deadline
Oct. 12 Horticulture - "Nature's Little Surprises" - Rustic Courtyard staff presentation on container gardening ideas.2401 18th, St., Hondo, TX.
Oct. 18-19 TGC Fall Convention, Houston TX, "Flying High To Houston"
Oct. 24 East/West Zone Meeting - Leakey, TX.
Oct. 26 Country Pilgrimage and Member Picnic
November 2007
Nov. 1 Awards Deadline
Nov. 9 Environmental Concerns - "Gardeners Beware" - Discussion of poisonous plants by County Extension Agent, Jason Ott
Nov. 11 Set Up Parkway Card for Christmas In God's Country
December 2007
Dec. Golden Age Teas
Dec,
14 Artist
Design, Cherishing Holiday Traditions Together - Christmas holiday
decorations by Garden Club Elaine Semmelmann
Christmas Luncheon
Dec.
17 Christmas
Lighting Contest, Judge and Award Prizes
January 2008
Jan. 11 Horticulture - "Cut... Plant...Grow" - Plant propagation presentation by Garden Club member Katherine AdlongFebruary 2008
Feb. 8 Conservation - "Cherishing our Most Precious Resource - Water" San Antonio Water System (SAWS) Representative Roland RuizMarch 2008
Mar. 14 Landscape Design - "Cultivate and Grow Native Texas Beauties" - Xeriscape/gardening with native plants/grasses.Mar. 18-19 District VII Spring Convention
April 2008
April 6-9 TGC Spring Convention, Killeen, TXApril 11 Historic Preservation - "Cherishing the Past Together" - Club tour of Medina County Museum
April 25 Pilgrimage, Botanical Gardens, San Antonio, TX
May 2008
May 9 National Objectives- "Cherishing and Nurturing One Another" - Installation meeting, location TBA.
June 2008
June 1-7 National Garden Week