GardenDC Podcast Episode 46: Garden Clubs in the 21st Century

This episode we talk with Cherie Lejeune, President of National Capital Area Garden Clubs (NCAGC), about the current state of and future of garden clubs. The plant profile is on Daffodils (Narcissus sp.) and I share some recent and upcoming gardening events. 

Also mentioned in this episode:

~  Thursday, February 18, 4pm

"Flowers and Plants Introductions for the New Growing Season"

Interested in how new plants evolve and make it to the garden centers each spring? Follow the path: e.g., hybridization, environmental suitability, and test gardens. Then be introduced to the “Stars for Spring 2021!” Speaker: Kathy Jentz, Editor, Washington Gardener Magazine.
Fee: $10. Register at: https://ncagardenclubs.org/event/district-iv-fundraiser/

or at https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=L4L7AZ6RG55QQ

Hosted by the National Capital Area Garden Clubs District IV. The presentation will be via Zoom and available on demand for 10 days afterwards.

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Video Wednesday: Silver Spring Garden Club

In the spring of 1940, a small group of gardeners met at the Jesup Blair Community House to form the Silver Spring Garden Club in Silver Spring, MD. With more than 150 today, the club is one of the oldest, biggest, and most active in the Washington, DC region. To find out more, go to https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SilverSpringGardenClub/info

Video Wednesday: The Takoma Horticultural Club Commemorates their First 100 Years

The Takoma Horticultural Club commemorated the first 100 years of their existence with an afternoon reception with live music and light refreshments in the afternoon of Sunday, August 27, 2016, in the great room inside the EF Language School at 6896 Laurel St. NW, Washington, DC.

The video was taken by Carole Galati.

Additional photos and videos are posted to the club's Facebook page at -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/48402553606/