We wish you all a very healthy and prosperous New Year!  And we’ve been busy – given our relatively warm weather lately, some folks are still planting daffodil bulbs for spring.  We have a fun meeting planned on Thursday, January 18, 2024 beginning with our business meeting at 10:00 a.m., and program at 11:00 a.m.  Our guest speaker this month is NGC Accredited Flower Show Judge Kaki Power, and the topic is The Chelsea Flower Show.  Kaki will give us an overview of one of her trips to London’s favorite flower show. PLUS! Monthly horticulture and artistic floral designs. And do shop our Ways & Means table! Our programs are free and open, but please RSVP to [email protected]. Masks are suggested.

And there’s lots going on – Use this link for this month’s The Gardenzette – Gardenzette for web January 2024

We are happy to have you enjoy our December issue of The Gardenzette. Click here –>Gardenzette December 2023 for web pdf

We have many things to be thankful for as we end 2023.  Two weeks ago, despite the weather, Rock Spring Garden Club members held our Floral Design sale just in time to deck homes for Thanksgiving.  We cannot thank enough all the club members who helped us in multiple capacities, and our customers who came out in the rain and bought a design or two.  The funds raised go directly to our community outreach programs that include youth garden therapy programs, junior gardeners, 4-H summer camp scholarships and senior outreach.

Our December meeting is a members-only Holiday tea.  And you could join us next year if you consider becoming a member of Rock Spring Garden Club.  We are an active community organization that aligns with National Garden Clubs Inc. and our club is an active part of National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc. District III AND Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Piedmont District.  Membership affords us access to four NGC Schools with certification, symposiums, garden conferences, tours, field trips, flower shows, and continuous educational opportunities that focus on horticulture, landscape, environmental concerns and floral design.  If you have a sincere interest in any of these topics, Rock Spring Garden Club might be the organization for you.  Feel free to explore our website and contact us via email [email protected]

On behalf of all our members, we wish you happy holidays and best wishes for 2024!

Enjoy the latest issue of Rock Spring Garden Club’s The Gardenzette by clicking here—>Gardenzette November 2023 for web

Next month we will have a holiday tea for members only. We do welcome prospective members and you are welcome to join us for our January 2024 meeting.

RSGC Members enjoyed a beautiful day at Grateful Gardeners farm in Boyds/Poolesville MD this month. (Want to go on fun garden club trips? Join our club!) Here’s some pictures, courtesy of RSGC member Kate Abrahams. Enjoy!  For more information www.gratefulgardeners.com

Our club’s dahlia expert, Connie

One of Grateful Gardeners owners, Tom Precht

Our October 2023 meeting is a FIELD TRIP up to Poolesville MD to visit the Grateful Gardeners Flower Farm.  Grateful Gardeners came to visit our club last fall and we are following up with a field trip to see their operation.  For more information, please check out our October edition of The Gardenzette – just click here —–>Gardenzette October 2023 web pdf

While we don’t have a regular business meeting in October, prospective NEW MEMBERS are always welcome!  If you have a sincere interest in gardening, horticulture, floral design and community service, Rock Spring Garden Club might be a great organization for you to join. For more information and to talk to our membership chairperson, please use the contact button above or email us at [email protected]

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]