Bedford Garden Club Welcome to the Bedford Garden Club website! Our Monthly Meetings We meet monthly from September through May, normally on the second Tuesday morning. Our programs relate to gardening and plants. Social hour begins at 9:30 a.m. and the meetings begin at 10:00 a.m. The ending time varies, but we are normally finished by 11:30 a.m. Guests and prospective members are welcome. Please note that our programs are for adults. We do not provide childcare. Also, our holiday party and our annual meeting are for members only. Meetings for the 2007-2008 year are: Tuesday, September 11th "Historic Gardens and Their Creators" Presenter: Meg Moore, Naturalist, Teacher, and Outdoor Educator Hostess: Bridget Clayton Bakers: Peggy Browne, Sylvia Mallory Centerpiece: Judy Storer Saturday, September 15th Bedford Day Come shop at our booth! Crafts and gorgeous mums for sale! Tuesday, October 9th "The Invasive Alien Plant Crisis" Presenter: Peter Alden, World-renowned Naturalist, Lecturer, and Author Hostess: Ludmila Kupress Bakers: Joan Marie Freni, Therese Bluhm Centerpiece: Therese Bluhm Tuesday, November 13th President's Meeting "A Season in the Perennial Garden" Presenter: Janet Macunovich, Author and Educator in Landscape and Garden Design Hostess: Sue Giurleo Bakers: Shirley Muir, Ruth Beauchesne, Bridget Clayton, Sylvia Mallory, Therese Bluhm, Marion Tateosian, Mary Brady, Claire Austin Centerpiece: Jan Burnes Tuesday, December 11th Annual Holiday Party Winchester Country Club at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 8th "Organic Gardening" Presenter: Rita Wollmering, founder of the Herb Farmacy Hostess: Bridget Clayton Bakers: Helen Minich, Sally Sutherland Centerpiece: Donna Argon Tuesday, February 12th "Quilts in Bloom" Presenter: Robin Murphy, past president of the Wareham Garden Club and a National Garden Club Accredited Judge Hostess: Connie Hanley Bakers: Marion Connarton, Barbara Feehrer Centerpiece: Bobbi Ward Tuesday, March 11th "Norah Lindsay: The Life and Art of a Garden Designer" Presenter: Allyson Hayward, past chairman of the New England Garden History Society Hostess: Paula Fowler Bakers: Susan Wingfield, Therese Bluhm Centerpiece: Ludmila Kupriss Tuesday, April 8th "Growing for Birds and Butterflies" Presenter: Anne E. Firth, Master Gardener and instructor of adult education classses at the Sandwich Community School Hostess: Connie Hanlely Bakers: Maureen Levine, Barbara O'Neil Centerpiece: Bette Salzer Tuesday, May 13th Annual Meeting, Luncheon, and Tour of Codman Estate in Lincoln, MA Luncheon location to be announced Monthly Board Meetings (4th Monday of Month) Please note our Board Meetings once again begin at 10:00 am. with social and coffee from 9:30 to 10:00. August 27th - Claire Austin, Hostess Bakers: Barbara O'Neil, Marion Tateosiann September 24th - Marion Connarton, Hostess Bakers: Ruth Thompson, Marion Tateosian October 22nd - Judy Brown, Hostess Bakers: Judy Brown, Claire Austin November 26th - Therese Bluhm, Hostess Bakers: Marion Tateosian, Sylvia Mallory January 28th - Bridget Clayton, Hostess Bakers: Bridget Clayton, Ruth Thompson February 25th - Evelyn Rice, Hostess Bakers: Donna Argon, Sylvia Mallory March 24th - Sally Sutherland, Hostess Bakers: Susan Wingfield, Ludmila Kupriss April 28th - Therese Bluhm, Hostess Bakers: Therese Bluhm, Marion Tateosian June 2nd - Claire Austin, Hostess Pot Luck Lunch for Joint Board Our Committees Our Standing Committees are: Arbor Day, Civic, Conservation, Fundraising, Good Cheer, Historian, Hospitality, Librarian, Membership, Newsletter, Programs, Publicity, Scholarship, Social, Telephone, and Yearbook. Other committees include Auditor, Herb Garden, and Nominating. We recently revised our Bylaws and had an ad hoc Bylaws Committee.