Bethlehem Garden Club
P.O. Box 1183
Bethlehem, PA 18106-1183
Dates to Remember
January 19
Horticulture Therapy
Cedar brook
February 7
WINTER GREENHOUSE
TOUR
Well-Sweep Herb Farm
February 8
Deadline for Chit Chat
February 12
Board Meeting
February 19
General Meeting
February 24
Oriental Flower Design
9:45-Noon
2008-2009 Officers
Liz Lorenz, President; Rosanne Bridges, 1st VP; Mary Pat Beebe, 2nd VP; Lynn Bittner, Corresponding Secretary; Shirley Simmons, Recording Secretary; Ralph Lindgren Treasurer; Donna DeFulvio, Membership
President’s Message
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under
The heaven;
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to reap;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance…
As with nature, so are we.
As most of you know, I lost my Dear Mother on November 22. Words cannot describe my emptiness. One thing stood out during this time of my life…. and that is the value of friendships.
I want to thank you for all of your hugs, your words of
encouragement, your cards, flowers, visits, donations to our
church…. and love. During this season of my life, it meant the world to me.
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One item I would like you to think about during the next few months is a change in our Club calendar. I’ve noticed that many garden clubs meet in the summer months. This certainly makes sense to me because this is the “Season” of growing. There are so many treasures in our gardens during June and July that could be shared in our Horticulture tournaments…and the designers could use flowers from the garden rather than having to buy them.
I’ve asked many people why we don’t meet during the summer. and the only reply I’ve received is, “That’s the way its always been!” or “People go on vacation during this time. Please consider this…we are not “glued” into what has always been and I believe that more people are vacationing during the winter months than the summer. We have many “snowbirds” in our organization.
So, please consider changing our Club calendar. It will probably take at least a year to do this because of our Yearbook, etc. We could meet in the months of March, April, May, June, July, September, October, and November. We will discuss this at meetings, etc. but I wanted to have you start thinking about this change. Continue to read your gardening books and seed catalogs and spring will be here before you know it!
~ Liz Lorenz
Meeting
February 19
Soup & Sandwiches
12 NOON
General Meeting
1 pm
Spring is in the Air
Bob’s Flower Shop
Northampton. PA
Gardener's Chit Chat
BETHLEHEM GARDEN CLUB NEWSLETTER - DISTRICT II/III
The Gardener's Chit Chat is now available in printable PDF format.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009 CHIT CHAT
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