Gardeners Gild
November 18th 7:30 pm
Holiday Centerpiece Extravaganza!
Past events were a great success and we even took studio pictures of our delightful pieces (Joe Painter will set up a table-top with backdrop and lighting for us to use again). Betty O’Regan will be available to help guide us as she did the first time we started this popular annual event! Items to bring for your stunning holiday centerpiece or house decor arrangement:
Flowers and decorative items: Please start collecting dry plants and items from your gardens to share now. If you wish to bring fresh cuts from your garden, it is best to cut them and place them in water the day of the event. We will also purchase flowers supplied by the GG, and you can bring your own.
New Ideas for this year: consider small fruits & vegetables, gourds, and mini pumpkins with wooden skewers -can glue nuts to the skewers!) You can even empty out a pumpkin for a vase!
Containers: this is also a perfect time to start collecting interesting waterproof containers for the centerpieces, and you may find them at yard sales or thrift stores. Chicken wire crumpled to the container can help to stabilize it (if it’s a clear container – think of something to cover the wire: magnolia leaves, fruit slices on the inside; spray paint, bark, decoupage, or twigs on the outside!).
Scissors and/or pruners, and a pair of light gardening gloves if you wish.
A cardboard box or crate to carry your items home.
We will have a to-share table for all the plant offerings and containers, so there will be plenty to choose from. Check your email for signups of items you can share (and see what others are sharing!) Please RSVP to:
acgardenersgild@gmail.com so we have a rough head count.
Feel free to enter the items you are contributing to the share table at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A49A8A62FA2FEC43-52348525-annual#/
We look forward to seeing you there!
There will be a donations box by the door if you would like to help offset costs.
Dear Gardeners Gild Members and Friends...
It has been incredibly rewarding to get to know so many of you in person during these past years. I learned so much about the Ardens, about gardening, and we've had lots of fun activities, but the time has come for me to hand over the Gardeners Gild's leadership. As some of you will recall, during our party in June 2023 I announced that I am looking for someone to take over; well, the right person has just come along!
Elaine Schmerling has accepted to lead the Gardeners Gild; she really needs no introduction; she is the most active gardener (in her own garden and out in the community as well!) I've met here in the Ardens. She is knowledgeable and passionate about everything plant-related. She has boundless energy, and so many great ideas for our Gild. I can hardly wait to see what she has in mind for us!
FYI - I will continue distributing the plugs we had ordered in the Spring.
Thank you for all the support!
Hajni Halasz
