Please join us for a fun event to make Christmas wreaths.
Location: St Francis in the fields Church
Bring clippers, wire, ribbon for bows. Also if you have any Magnolia, Holly or boxwood leaves, please bring them.
Contact Eva with questions
Join us for a joyful time as we decorate the Christmas tree at the Chester County Hospital to make the season brighter for the patients, families, visitors, and staff.
Contact Linda Craig with questions
Christmas wreath Sale
Location: St. Francis in the Fields Church
contact Eva with questions
Location: Northbrook Market Place
1805 Unionville Wawaset Rd, West Chester, PA
Speaker: Nick Tomlan (via zoom)
Topic: Garden Design
Hosts: Ann Williams, Dee Gleason, Jen Patterson, Linda Jasinski
Location: Saint Francis in the Fields Church
689 Sugartown Rd, Malvern, PA
members can choose to connect remotely or in person
GCA Photography Conference, Virtual/Zoom.
Open to all members
Speaker: Gregg Tepper
Topic: Native Wildflowers
Hosts: Ginny Levy, Gail Warner-Lidondici, Aldus Wertz, Nora Sadler
Location: Saint Francis in the Fields Church
689 Sugartown Rd, Malvern, PA
Speaker: Jenny Rose Carey
Topic: History of GCA, "Women in Horticulture"
Hosts: Nancy Allard, Susie Allman, Linda Craig, Nancy Richards
Location: St. Francis in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
(689 Sugartown Rd, Malvern, PA)
Philadelphia Flower Show
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
GCA National Affairs & Legislation Conference
Link to GCA National Affairs & Legislation Conference on the GCA website
Location: Locust Street in Philadelphia between 4th and 5th Streets
It was donated by the Garden Club of America in honor of the founders of our nation, and dedicated in May 1959. George Washington's expressed interest in magnolia trees inspired this garden.
Please contact Gail with questions
GCA Annual Meeting
Wilmington Convention Center
Location: Chase Center on the Riverfront, 815 Shipyard Dr, Wilmington, DE. 19801
April 19-21, 2027
Business meeting on April 21, 2-5 pm open to all GCA members, free to all GCA members
https://www.gcamerica.org/members:calendar/eventdetails/id/22766
Program: Flower Bomb
Hosts: Lu Bonkowski, Connie Pollock, Jill Pirhalla, Mary Jo ORourke
Location: St. Francis in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
(689 Sugartown Rd, Malvern, PA)
Annual Meeting and Awards
Hosts: Executive Board
Location: Sullivan House, Hershey’s Mill, West Chester
35 Hershey Drive, West Chester, PA 19380
Morris Arboretum & Gardens on Wednesday, November 11th. With 92 acres of champion trees, winding paths and spectacular water features, we will likely catch fall color in their beautiful dawn redwood grove and on many other species of magnificent trees. Click here to find out plants we may see in bloom in November.
We'll meet at the Welcome Center at 10:00 AM when the gardens open. If anyone is interested, guided tours are available daily at 10:30 AM (included in admission price). There is a parking lot near the entrance.
Address:
100 E Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Brandywine Conservancy
Speaker: Rabia Jones
Topic: From Garden to Glass: Herbs for Tea, Tonics & Cocktails
Hosts: Mary Letzkus, Susie Allman, Eva Kaufmann and Patty Cunningham
Location: Saint Francis in the Fields Church
689 Sugartown Rd, Malvern, PA
Bring Food Donations for the West Chester Food Cupboard
Brandywine Red Clay workday
1760 Unionville Wawaset Rd, West Chester PA
Contact Ann Williams with questions
Time TBD
Hamilton, NJ. Every season brings new ways to look, see, and explore. As one of the premier cultural destinations in New Jersey, visitors are invited to stroll through 42 acres of gardens and galleries. Highlights include a wide variety of native and exotic trees and plants as well as artwork. Rats Restaurant (country French cuisine) is not to be missed! We have secured reservations at Rats for noon. More details to follow. Grounds For Sculpture is also a Level II Accredited Arboretum
Contact Susie Allman with Questions
Please contact Gail Warner-Lidondici with questions.
Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference in San Marino, California
https://www.gcamerica.org/members:calendar/eventdetails/id/20777
Save the Date
The Garden Club of Philadelphia
cordially invites you to
The Garden Club of America's
Zone V Meeting
October 14-15, 2026
Click here for more information
Invitation to follow in June
Location: The Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia
Charles Cresson's Hedgleigh Spring in Swarthmore, PA. Charles Cresson studied and trained in England, including the grand flower borders of the Broad Walk at Wisley Garden. He has since maintained the flower borders at Hedgleigh Spring for over 45 years, and in several public gardens. Prepare for a real hands-on experience! The start time will be 1:30 PM. More details to come!
Contact Susie Allman for questions
Brandywine Red Clay workday
1760 Unionville Wawaset Rd, West Chester PA
Contact Ann Williams with questions
Octoraro Farm. This is a rare treat! Harold Sweetman will walk us through his one-of-a-kind nursery. Read what Gateway Nursery News had to say about their visit by clicking this link: A Visit to Octoraro Farm -
We'll meet at Octoraro Farm at 10:30 AM. Nottingham, PA. More details to come!
Contact Susie Allman with questions
Please contact Gail Warner-Lidondici with questions.
Location: St. Francis in the Field, 686 Sugartown Road, Malvern
Open to the public at 12:00 PM
See the WCGC Program book for details of the show timeline.
PCGCA General Business meeting at Magee Frankford Hospital
Brandywine Red Clay workday
1760 Unionville Wawaset Rd, West Chester PA
Contact Ann Williams with questions
We'll meet at 11:00 AM at Shofuso Japanese Gardens; the third ranked Japanese garden in North America. The location is within Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. It takes approximately one hour to tour Shofuso. We'll have lunch nearby and then drive to Bartram's Garden - the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America.
Contact Susie Allman for questions
Sip & Share
Hosts: Lu Bonkowski, Karan Guyon, Ginny Levy, Connie Pollock, John Weygandt, Linda Craig,
Location: Karan Guyon’s House
A new club year is about to bloom! We will reconnect after the summer with a brief business meeting followed by light refreshments, conversation, and time to explore Karan's delightful garden. Dress for the outdoors as we kick off a wonderful season together.
We will be doing general weeding and pruning on the agenda.
Contact Ann Williams with questions
Please contact Gail Warner-Lidondici with questions.
Brandywine Red Clay workday
1760 Unionville Wawaset Rd, West Chester PA
Contact Ann Williams with questions
Time: TBD
Location: Phoenixville, PA
Tour the private studio gardens of award -winning garden designer Donald Pell. Since 2008, Pell has been converting his 14-acre farm into a lush landscape of naturalistic gardens in the New American style.
An historic stone farmhouse surrounded by gravel pathways through which we will experience unique plants and novel combinations of form, texture and color. Large scale perennial plantings are laid out in interesting combinations that mimic natural habitats.
Contact Susie Allman for details
Brandywine Red Clay workday
1760 Unionville Wawaset Rd, West Chester PA
Contact Ann Williams with questions
Please contact Gail Warner-Lidondici with questions.
Brandywine Red Clay workday
1760 Unionville Wawaset Rd, West Chester PA
Contact Ann Williams with questions
Propagation Workshop
Monday July 20th - 9:30 am
Ginny Levy’s Home
Please join us to propagate dwarf cosmos and coneflower seeds, or limelight hydrangea cuttings in preparation for our propogation class for our club flower show on September 24th. All supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your own seeds/cuttings to plant and share
Let’s have some fun and start some plants for our fall show. RSVP to this email or to Jen at Jpatterson19@att.net. (If you can’t make it, you can always propagate your own entries at home. This will give us @ 9 weeks until the show). Hope to see you at the workshop! Thanks! -Jen
* please see article forwarded from Ginny in regarding taking cutting (Jul 15 email)
Please contact Gail Warner-Lidondici with questions.
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