Rock Spring Garden Club welcomed National Garden Club Master Judge and Floral Designer Betty Ann Galway to our September meeting with a review of NGC Designs we are incorporating into our Spring NGC Standard Flower Show.  Betty also reviewed mechanics and gave examples of how judges would critique show designs and gave members of the audience many tips and ideas for designs.

Rock Spring Garden Club has taken up the Trex Plastic Film Recycling Program this year!

Over the last two years, twenty-four plus clubs from Virginia Federated Garden Clubs (VFGC) have earned a minimum of one garden bench for collecting and recording 500 pounds of plastic film during a six-month period.  We are joining several other clubs in the VFGC Piedmont District in this challenge!

Rock Spring Garden Club returned on Thursday, September 21, 2023 with a wonderful meeting and design program by award winning designer and NGC Accredited Master Judge, Betty Ann Galway.

There’s lots going on this Fall, and we are welcoming new members! If you have a sincere interest in gardening, horticulture, floral designing, on-going education, community activities – and fun and friendship – Rock Spring Garden Club might be a good place for you.  Check out our newsletter for the latest happenings – click here —–>Gardenzette September 2023 Final Web PDF

We aren’t having our usual meeting in June – we are having a new officer installation at Rock Spring Park and a member garden tour.  Congratulations to our newly elected slate of officers.  We begin our next club year on Thursday, September 21,2023. Until then, have a wonderful gardening summer.

Here’s a link to our June 2023 edition of THE GARDENZETTE here—>10-The Gardenzette-June 2023-Public

Thinking about joining our garden club? Feel free to explore our website, and contact us at [email protected]

Happy Birthday to Us!!  70 years of horticulture, floral design, service to our community, and friendship! We certainly have a lot to celebrate – our club’s enriching activities, our membership in National Capital Area Garden Clubs and Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, and National Garden Clubs.  We’ve been challenged and blessed to carry through our mission of gardening education, flower shows, community gardens and civic development, our partnership with Arlington Schools, 4-H, and so much more.  Hundreds of women and men have been proud members of our community organizatiom here in Arlington over the last 70 years! We look forward to continuing our work the next 70 and beyond!

This month we are holding a celebration luncheon at the Washington Golf and Country Club. It’s a special members only event so we will not be having a regular monthly meeting and program.  In June, we will have a club member garden tour in lieu of a meeting, then we are off for the summer months, busy with our gardens and travel.  We are always open to having new members with a sincere interest in gardening join our club. Just email us at [email protected]  Here’s the latest newsletter, The Gardenzette, for more information about our club’s activities.  Just click here —> 09-The Gardenzette-May 2023-Public

Spring has arrived and that means many of you are back out in your gardens, weeding, sowing, planting – or maybe redesigning your garden beds. I am, for sure! I always have time on my schedule to attend RSGC’s monthly general meeting.  This month we have a wonderful program and speaker –  Professor and Mountain Geographer, Alton Byer recently returned from a journey to Nepal and will present a program, “Restoring Damaged Ecosystems,” focusing on the conservation and restoration of alpine ecosystems in the Himalayan region. Don’t Miss This Program!

Our meetings are open to the public and we welcome potential new members as well –  but do RSVP to [email protected]  Business meeting begins at 10:00 am, and our program begins about 11:00 a.m. followed by a delicious lunch.  Hope to see you!

And here’s all the latest goings on with RSGC – The Gardenzette – just click here–>08-The Gardenzette-April 2023-Public

Getting the itch to get out in the garden again? Yes, we cannot wait, either!  In the meantime, join us for our next monthly meeting of Rock Spring Garden Club.  Guests and potential new members are VERY much welcome. Simply RSVP to [email protected]

This month, Carol Allen joins us to talk about NOMENCLATURE! Believe me, it’s a fascinating topic.  And very important to our club’s mission to educate in identifying the horticulture we choose for our garden.  Our meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Road, Arlington 22203.  We have a business meeting first, followed by our Program and lunch.  Get to know what Rock Spring Garden Club is all about.

We have a great edition of The Gardenzette – check it out here: 07-The Gardenzette-March 2023-Public

Rock Spring Garden Club members have been busy! Check out our lastest doings by clicking here for The Gardenzette. —>06-The Gardenzette-February 2023-Public

The next general meeting of Rock Spring Garden Club will be on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Our  meeting is held at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Rd, Arlington, VA 22407. We begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by a program featuring The Gardens of Cornwall and Devon with club members Thea McGinnis and Anita Brown. Following our program, we will enjoy a nice lunch.  Guests and potential members are always welcome. Simply RSVP to [email protected].

People ask us to define ‘potential members’.  We believe they are men and women with a sincere interest in gardening, expanding their knowledge of horticulture, have an interest in the art of floral design, a willingness to serve our community, and a commitment to life long learning and making friends with like-minded folks.  Rock Spring Garden Club is a nice, friendly organization full of green thumbs.  Garden club gives them a safe and rewarding structure to explore their interests in the natural world. We are part of a wonderful organization, National Garden Clubs, Inc.  Come see what we are about.

Happy New Year 2023!

First, here’s the latest edition of RSGC’s newsletter – The Gardenzette.

Just click here –>05-The Gardenzette-January 2023-Public

Second, we have our first RSGC general meeting of the year on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Road, Arlington VA 22207.  The business portion of the meeting begins at 10:00 a.m., our program follows at 11:00 a.m.

We have a wonderful program planned to celebrate the New Year with Ikebana Designer Yoshie Kurose.  Yoshie is a practitioner of Sogetsu Ikebana, and a member Ikebana Washington D.C., and Ikebana International.  We are thrilled to have her join us as she creates designs to celebrate the new year ahead.

Our programs are free and open to the public but please RSVP to [email protected].  Masks  and responsible self-care are recommended for the safety of all our members and guests.

From all our membership, we wish you all the best for a happy holiday season! We will see you all next year with more interesting programs and guest speakers.  Enjoy our latest edition of RSGC’s newsletter, The Gardenzetter.  Just click here–> 04-The Gardenzette-December 2022-Public

Happy Gardening!