Past Programs

some of our favorites from the past...

Mary Beth Hayes on Constance Spry 

MARCH 2023

Constance Spry was a British gardener and innovative floral designer long before anyone knew Martha Stewart.   After a recap of Constance Spry's we’ll learn about her natural organic style design principles were considered radical at the time but are still popular today.  In addtion to learning aobut her unconventional and accomplished life, Mary Beth treated us to a live demonstration of the Constance Spry-style floral arrangement pictured here.

March 2021 - Pots with Pizzazz

Just in time for Spring  Jana Milbocker of Enchanted Gardens joined us to explore the creation of Jazzy containers or what what she call the “jewelry" of the garden.   Jana will lead us in a design session showing us how to elevate planters from “good” to “great”!  

February 2021

Good Bugs, Bad Bugs

How to know the difference and What to with them.

This program  was presented by member & Master Gardener Peter Coppola.   

Click HERE to watch the presentation

BGC_Jan2021_slides.pdf

January 2021

Miss our January Meeting?  

Catch-up here and start planning for Spring

October 2020 - Webinar

Wednesday, Oct 28th - 7pm

A Camel’s Garden: Drought-Tolerant Plants for a Changing Climate with Jen Kettel

When the dog days of summer hit, many of us are faced with water bans that limit our ability to water our lush gardens. During this prolonged drought in 2020, we find ourselves carefully monitoring the water level in rain barrels and hoping for the next rainfall. What if we started to incorporate plants that simply need less water? In this live webinar, Jen will share the effects of drought on woody plants and describe plant adaptations for dealing with drought. Most importantly, she will introduce us to a new palette of plant material that will decrease your water use while increasing species diversity and beauty in your home landscape.