Golden Spades Expands Membership

Many Crofton Village Garden Club members participate in the Golden Spades group at Homestead Gardens.  Now more of us will be eligible, according to this update by Gene Sumi, Education Coordinator at Homestead Gardens. Lower Age Requirement for Golden Spades When we began the Golden Spades group (at Homestead Gardens) a few years ago, the [...]

Winter Workshops for Frustrated Gardeners

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Spring in Crofton, but we know it’s too early to take this nice weather for granted.  A March snow is not all that unusual. Frustrated gardeners aren’t sitting on our hands, however. Crofton Village Garden Club members are attending winter workshops at nearby nurseries and public gardens. Marcia [...]

Teacup Arrangements Created by Crofton Gardeners

Crofton Village Garden Club members Barbara Emden and Bernie Robertson conducted a floral design workshop at the February meeting. Members and guests brought their own teacups and the club provided oasis, flowers and greens. Everyone went home with an arrangement that looked something like this:

The 15h Annual Great Backyard Bird Count in Crofton

The 15th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count will take place from February 17–20, when bird watchers across the United States and Canada will tally millions of birds in the annual count coordinated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon, and Canadian partner Bird Studies Canada.

No one expects you to sit at your window and count birds for four days. All you need is 15 minutes on one of the four days (or more, of course). Here’s how you can participate:

A Crofton Village Christmas – Photos

Many thanks to the weather gods for giving us such a beautiful day for A Crofton Village Christmas, the holiday home tour sponsored by Crofton Village Garden Club on December 11. In case you missed it, here are some photos taken during the tour. Just click on the exterior photo to view a slideshow of additional photos for each home.

Garden Club Helps Out at Crofton Library

Crofton Library was a busy place on Saturday, November 6, with several worker bees from the Crofton Village Garden Club weeding beds near the main entrance and spreading mulch purchased by the club for the library. Veterans and new members worked side by side on this, one of our new community service projects. (Click on photo to enlarge it.)

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Holiday Home Tour in Crofton on December 11

The Crofton Village Garden Club invites you to a holiday home tour on December 11, 2011. Seven homes will be decked out for the holidays, including the Chapman Farm Clubhouse, where refreshments will be served. Get your ticket by contacting Sally Moore at (410) 721-6759.

Fashion Show Tickets Now on Sale

Crofton Village Garden Club is throwing a party, and you’re invited!

The “Plant It Pink” Fashion Show and High Tea will be held on Sunday, May 2, at 1 p.m. at Crofton Country Club. Only 200 tickets will be available, so don’t wait until the last minute to contact a garden club member or Committee Co-Chair Pat Stevenson (301-261-0299) for your tickets.

Our Garden in the Snow

A bench peaking out of the snow in the center of this photo marks the location of a garden planted by Crofton Village Garden Club near the entrance to Old Crofton. Our community certainly will be glad to see the native and ornamental plants in that location on Crofton Parkway in a few months, instead [...]

Crofton Kids Win Poster Contest

Kristen Becker, Youth Activities Chair of the Crofton Village Garden Club, has announced the winners of our poster contest promoting fire safety and environmental protection. Tommy Rampulla is the 2nd grade winner with Poster #3 promoting Woodsy Owl and his slogan “Lend a Hand, Care for the Land.”

Members Choose Poster Contest Winners

Kristen Becker, CVGC Youth Activities Chair, is pleased to announce these finalists in the poster contest promoting fire safety and conservation.  Winners will be submitted to Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, and state winners will be forwarded to the national poster contest sponsored by National Garden Clubs, Inc. and the National Forestry Service. All Crofton [...]

Crofton Gardeners Thank Veterans

Crofton Village Garden Club members enjoy our November meeting more than any other of the year.  That’s because we have an opportunity to say “Thank You” to our troops while doing something we love – making flower arrangements. Each November, we make 120 patriotic-theme arrangements for the VA Rehabilitation and Extended Care Facility in Baltimore.  [...]

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