Our January 15, 2015 speaker was Sheila Gallagher, Registered Horticultural Therapist and Certified Professional Horticulturist and Master Gardener. Sheila joined us to tell us about the wonderful horticultural therapy work being done at Melwood.  Melwood serves individuals of differing abilities through unique opportunities to work and play within the community.  Melwood is located in Upper Marlboro, MD.  For more information, click here: http://www.melwood.org/about   Sheila and her team were generous to bring us gifts of potpourri made by students.Potpourri for everyone! Thank you, Sheila!

Our Design of the Month (our monthly design challenge that simulates a design submission to a standard flower show)      was a Traditional Triangular all green design emphasizing texture.   Here’s a sampling of our entries: