Meeting & Hostess Calendar
Host duties: Set up food/beverage table. Provide fruit, protein, and bread offerings. Hospitality supplies include: coffee, tea, (with sweeteners, etc.), water, basic tablecloths, cups, bowls, napkins, cutlery, platter and large bowl, cake knife, and serving spoon. Host may choose to provide more festive or seasonal decor. Report to the hospitality chair if any supplies are getting low.
Please note if your schedule changes and you cannot hostess (provide food and drink) for the month you have been assigned, it is your responsibility to trade months with another member.
Calendar is subject to change, please look for confirmed details in the meeting invite.
2024-2025 Meeting Calendar

Lecture: Six Simple Steps to Successful Rose Gardening with Mike & Angelina Chute
Mike and Angelina Chute take the mystery out of rose gardening with six easy-to-follow steps in this lecture for rose lovers.
Hostess: TBD

Tablescape Competition
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Group Tablespace Competition
Hostesses: Irena Mroz

Annual Luncheon
Please join us for the annual PGC Luncheon on Tuesday, June 3rd at 11 a.m. Details and sign-up for the potluck lunch will be posted closer to the event.

Flowering Arranging Workshop
Learn how to create a beautiful floral arrangement in this hand-on workshop. Each member will take home a small arrangement.
Hostesses: Jan Gardner, Karen Ketterer, Maureen Dilg
How to Create a Nature-themed Charcuterie Board
Hostesses: Anita Loscalzo, Kristy Dixon

Hummingbird Lecture
Please join us for a lecture on hummingbirds given by member Alexis Dandretta.
Hostesses: Danielle Herritt, Douglas Riis, Tracy Tobin

Holiday Hop
Join us on Saturday, December 14th, for our first ever ‘Holiday Hop’! We’ll tour 3 member homes dressed for the holidays and sample appetizers, sweet bites and festive beverages to ring in some holiday cheer.
Hostesses: Irena Mroz, Meredith Whalen and Amy Wilson

Holiday Wreath Workshop
Join us for our annual holiday wreath decorating workshop.
Hostesses: Madge Casper, Jeanne Rafter, Michelle Keleher

Field Trip: Mt Auburn Cemetery
Join us for a guided tour of the Mt Auburn Cemetery grounds with Jim Gorman. Limited to 20 participants. Ticket Fee.

Lecture: Prepare Your Garden for Winter with Gretel Anspach
Gretel Anspach will give a lecture on how to ‘Prepare Your Garden for Winter’. She is a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and a recently retired Raytheon engineer. For the past ten years, Gretel has helped establish and maintain two food production gardens that have provided fresh produce to the Marlboro Food Pantry.
Hostesses: Catherine Rottinghaus, Gloria Schwartz, Lauren Whittle

Welcome Back Fall Container Workshop Led by Ronda Nicolopoulos
Reconnect with club members and welcome new ones in Ronda's backyard. We'll catch up on club news and Ronda will show us how to transition your summer container to fall.
Hostesses: Tricia Terell and Dorothy Bartlett

Annual Meeting and Luncheon
Please join us for the annual PGC Luncheon on Tuesday, June 4th at 11am. This year, we ask everyone to please contribute something for a potluck lunch. Details and sign-up to be posted closer to the event.
Hostess: Jan Gardner

Guided Tour of the Garden at Elm Bank
This guided tour will feature the early May garden, with flowering trees, Spring annuals, daffodils, and possibly the Tulipmania display (depending on bloom time). The guide will highlight the seasonal interest plants in Bressingham Garden as well as those in the Native Plant Garden.

Sow & Grow Seed Workshop
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn about starting your flowers and vegetables from seed.
Hostesses: Kristen Dixon, Irena Mroz

The Edible Salad Garden
Liz Barbour from The Creative Feast (thecreativefeast.com) will host a lecture on garden design ideas and recipe ideas featuring a slide presentation from Liz’s edible garden focusing on her favorite easy to grow salad ingredients.
Hostesses: Anita Loscalzo, Kerry Muzyka, Amy Wilson

Pruning Theory & Practice Lecture
Pruning Theory & Practice Lecture with Certified Arborist David Ropes of Tree Specialists in Holliston.
Hostesses: Jan Gardner, Karen Ketterer, Tracy Tobin

Indoor Plant Happiness
This talk is a celebration of indoor greenery. Attendees will discover how to ensure their houseplants thrive and learn the most common reasons for failure. See behind-the-scenes information about how these plants are raised and discover the hottest new varieties. Learn how to display houseplants to their best advantage and hear about solving problems such as insect infestations and plants that have grown too large. Find plants that add color to your home all year and those that are good for aromatherapy.
Hostesses: Ronda Nicolopoulos, Madge Casper, Michele Keleher, and Robin Hart

Holiday Wreath Workshop
Join us for our annual holiday wreath workshop. All supplies will be provided, however you may want to bring gardening gloves and clippers.
Hostesses: Beth Paisner

Movie: Little Big Farm
Join us for a viewing of ‘The Biggest Little Farm’ which follows the wild 8-year journey of a couple and their dog to create an ambitious farm.
Hostesses: None Required

Welcome Back Workshop Led by Ronda Nicolopoulos (Copy)
Reconnect with club members and welcome new ones in Ronda's backyard. We'll catch up on club news and Ronda will run a short presentation on autumn plant arrangements. Each member will be able to bring home a small arrangement.
Hostesses: None required