THE BRANDYWINE

GARDEN CLUB

Wilmington Delaware (A Federated Garden Club)

We are a new club formed from two clubs that have flourished since the 1950's. Diamond State Garden Club

celebrated its 50th anniversary year by merging with Green Acres Garden Club and both clubs shed their old names.

We are busy reinventing ourselves as one club, together.

Photo by Carol Callahan

Above, a few of our members at Ronald McDonald house with the mitten tree we decorated.

The wearable mittens among the tree decorations are available to residents during the season.

 

Photo by Dale Kaukeinen

Painted rocks we have sold and donated.

Meetings and Programs for 2007-2008

September 20--Camellia program by Randy Kobetich, PA state director of Camellia Society

Oct 17-- Flower Arranging Mass Line design by Harriet Jacobs NGC Flower Show Judge

November14--Color in the Garden, Master Gardener

December 12--Holiday Tour of Longwood Gardens and dinner

January 16--Gesneriad Program Carol Callaghan and Diane Abramson

February 20--Pruning Lecture by Clyde Robe

March 19--Herbs by Bob Keiter of Waterloo Gardens

April 16--Unconventional Hardscaping by Moira Sheridan

May 21--Art from the garden by Charlotte Guschl

June 16--Tour of Chantecleer

Patio Containers we planted at the Brandywine Hundred Library maintained by our members.

Our Children's Garden at the Brandywine Library with plants from literature

and bird houses of straw, sticks and bricks, along with three pigs and a wolf.

What a difference a year makes: 2004 garden

2003 Garden

House of bricks-

Recently Completed Projects:

Angel Tree at Ronald McDonald House at right

 

Landscaping for newly-built Habitat for Humanity house

Portable garden at women's shelter

 

 

 

 

Past Projects Fondly Remembered:

Mitten Tree

Butterfly tree at Ronald McDonald House and in State Flower Show

 

More about the Brandywine Garden Club:

Member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., Central Atlantic Region

For website of NGC,Inc. click on the butterfly

Member of Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs (Click the butterfly to go to the DFGC site)

Holds popular craft auctions and craft/plant sales.

Contributes to: Delaware Center for Horticulture, World Gardening Heifer Project,

Delaware Federation of GCs Scholarship Fund, Nature Conservancy

 

Recent Awards: First, second and third prizes for yearbook in recent years.

Oficers:

President: Pat Dunion, Vice-President: Barbara Arhart, Corresponding Secretary: Carol Callahan,

Recording Secretary: Diane Abramson and Treasurer: Judy Marsey.

 

Meets monthly usually on the third Wednesday evening from September through June.

Contact Barbara Arhart for more information.