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CALENDAR

2008-2009

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

2008-2009 Calendar

Note:  * event held at Houston Garden Center   Federation Meetings:  Social & Refreshments 10 a.m.   Meeting  10:30 a.m.

Workshops follow Federation Meeting  –  pre-registration required and pre-payment of fee.

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

 
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