Meeting Schedule
Hill and Valley Garden Club, 2023-2025
Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month, at 1:30 pm or specified time
Yearly Dues are twenty dollars, $20.00
Yearbook replacement $5.00
2025 Monthly Meetings
~ Meetings will begin at 1:30 unless otherwise noted.
~ Bring: Horticultural Specimen, Specified Arrangement
(Use NGC Handbook) or Designer's Choice.
January 7 - Tuesday
Program - Business Meeting and Design Backboard workshop
At - Luray United Methodist Church, 1 West Main Street
Horticulture Specimen - Your choice
February 4 - Tuesday
Kokedama Balls, Workshop with Lesley Mack
At - Luray United Methodist Church, 1 West Main Street
Arrangement - "Color Harmony" - Panel Design
Refreshments - Linda, Snacks; Marcia, Drinks
March 4 - Tuesday
Workshop - with Will Daniels, "Beginners' Ikebana with Dried Flowers"
At - Luray United Methodist Church, 1 West Main Street
Arrangement - "Opening Bud" - Creative Line Design
Refreshments - Brenda, Snacks; Katie, Drinks
April 1
Program – Pam Lamborne, Floral Designer
Design Vocabulary & Examples
At - LUMC
Horticulture – Your Choice
Arrangement – Angular Design, p. 73, “Earth Day”
Refreshments – Lesley, Snacks; Brenda, Drinks
Field Trip – Andy Guest State Park
May 6 – Garden Lover’s Day Prep
Workday – Cleaning pots, plants, prep for GLD
At – Birdsong Pleasure Garden, Lesley’s home
Refreshments – Adelheid, Snacks; Lesley, Drinks
May 16th Friday – Set- Up for GLD
May 17th Saturday – Event, 10-4 pm
June 3
Program - Kate Wofford, Executive Director
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley
At - LUMC
Arrangement – Cascade Design, p. 73, ‘World of H2O’
Horticulture – Your Choice
Refreshments – Julie – Snacks and Drinks
July 1
Program – Megan Gordon, Director PACA
At - LUMC
Arrangement – Featured Plant Material Design, p. 74
“Red, White, OR Blue”
Horticulture – Your Choice
Refreshments – Isabel, Snacks; Lisa, Drinks
August 5 - Annual Salad Luncheon Speaker – Adam Downing ‘Invasives’
At – Wisteria Vineyards, Stanley
Refreshments – Will, Drinks
September 2
Program – Rose Ann Smythe, Floral Designer & Judge, "Multi Rhythmic Designs & Judging School"
At - LUMC
Arrangement – Framed Spatial Design, p. 74 “Rosey Hues”
Horticulture – Your Choice
Refreshments – Denie, Snacks; Brenda, Drinks
Sept. 23, Field Trip – Waterpenny Farm, Sperryville
October 7
Program – Planning for Fall Harvest Market, Nov. 1
At - LUMC
Arrangement – Multi Rhythmic Design, p. 75,’Harvest’
Horticulture – Your Choice
Refreshments – Delynda, Snacks; Carol, Drinks
Nov. 1, Saturday - Fall Harvest Market, LUMC
November 5 - Wednesday
Program - Grace Morris, Floral Designer, "Low Profile Designs"
At - LUMC
Horticulture – Your Choice
Arrangement – Parallel Design, ‘Seasonal Change”
Refreshments – Will, Snacks; Isabel, Drinks
December - Annual Holiday Luncheon
At - TBD Pot Luck, “Naughty Santa”, Music, Singing Bring family & friends