2008
August
1-3
Texas Design Seminar-Renewal XV
TAMU
3-4 Texas Design
Seminar-Course III Series IV TAMU
13-15 Environmental Study School
II Camp Tyler
20-23 Flower Show School
IV
El Paso
September
* 8 HFGC Board
meeting 1:00 pm
Azalea Rm
*12 HFGC Meeting 10:00 am
Hostesses:
Zone 8
**Club Presidents Honored, pick up
yearbooks
“Making Deposits at the Seed Bank”
Michael Eason, Conservation Program
Manager of the Lady Bird Johnson
Wildlife Center, presents his work on
local and world conservation of plant
species.
18-19 Landscape Design School
II
20-22
Symposium
San Antonio
*23-25 Flower Show School
III
Houston
30 District and State Dues
Deadline
October
9-11 Garden Club of
Houston
Plant & Bulb Mart
5801 San Felipe at
Bering
Houston
*10 HFGC Meeting 10:00
am Hostesses: Zone 6
“Contain Yourself: Designs that Could
Grow on You” Betty Schoolar, past HFGC President, known for her
love of abstract will wow us with her
over the top designs.
Workshop
following meeting: Betty Schoolar
Federation Christmas Luncheon Tickets
go on Sale
15-17 TGC Fall
Convention
San Angelo
21-23 Flower Show School
II
Fort Worth
*30
District IV Convention featuring Jim
Johnson’s magical design
program
Houston
November
1 DEADLINE for
District & State Award Applications
*10 HFGC Board
meeting 1:00 pm
Azalea Rm
*14 HFGC Meeting 10:00
am Hostesses: Zone 7
“Bromeliads”
Join David
Whipkey's
photographic expedition to explore the
wonders and diversity of the Bromeliad
family. David is past president
of the Bromeliad Society of Houston.
*14-15 HFGC Flower Show
“Poety’s Petals”
Marian Claybaugh, Chairman
December
1 DEADLINE District
Chairmen submitting awards to State
*12 HFGC Christmas Meeting,
Luncheon, & Fundraiser 10:00 am
Hostesses:
HFGC Board
“Murderous Plants, Poisonous Herbs”
Barney Lipscomb,
Botanical Research Institute of Texas,
will guide us through a world that is
beautiful yet dangerous. This is a fun
and entertaining program of mystery,
history, facts, and fantasy.
2009
January
1 Area Coordinators send
President Report forms to Club
Presidents
*5 HFGC Board
meeting 1:00 pm
Azalea Rm
*9 HFGC Meeting 10:00
am Hostesses:
Zone 3
“Discovering Design – Passion Revealed”
Jim Johnson,
Director of The Benz School of Floral
Design at TAMU, will demonstrate his continual
discovery and revelations from his study
of flowers and design.
Workshop
following meeting: Jim Johnson
February
1
DEADLINES:
Contributing Awards, TGC
New President’s name to TGC
Application for
Regional Awards,
President Report
to District IV Area Coordinator
*13 HFGC Meeting 10:00
am Hostesses: Zone 2
“Urban Harvest Citrus”
Gary Edmondson,
Director of Education at Urban Harvest,
will explain how we too can have our
oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits,
kumquats, satsumas and mandarins.
Memorial Service and Arbor Day
tree planting
15 Area Coordinators
send President Reports to
District Director
24-26 Flower Show School Course
II Tyler
March
*9 HFGC Board
meeting 1:00 pm
Azalea Rm
*13 HFGC Meeting 10:00
am Hostesses:
Zone 1
“The Katie Prairie: Flat Out Wonderful!”
Jaime Gonzalez and Wesley Newman, of the
Katy Prairie Conservancy, will highlight
the unique and critically important
ecological, agricultural and social
qualities in an informative and
interactive lecture.
Workshop
“New Officers Workshop"
TBA Flower
Show School IV
Houston
TBA Dist. IV Spring
Convention
Houston
April
1
ALL DUES DUE
(Federation, District and State)
*10 HFGC Meeting 10:00
am Hostesses: Zone 4
“East Meets West in Your Backyard”
William Caldwell, owner of a wholesale
nursery, will intro-duce us to the
diversity in texture, color and form of
Japanese Maples that will grow in the
Houston area using specimens and power
point presentation.
21-25 TGC Spring
Convention
Midland
20-21 Florescence
Beck Building at MFAH 10am - 7pm
May
*4 HFGC Board
meeting 1:00 pm
Azalea Rm
*8 HFGC Meeting 10:00
am Hostesses: Zone 5
“Guess Who’s Coming to…..”
Virginia Woods, and Margarette Jones,
past HFGC Presidents, will present
floral designs to whip up when
last minute dinner guests are due at
your door in hours (minutes).
13
– 18 NGC Spring Convention
Houston
15 Federation Rosters due to
HFGC Roster Chairman
June
1-7 National Garden Club Week
