Garden Club of Annapolis
Calendar 2025 – 2026
The Club’s calendar year of activities runs from September thru June. Regular Meetings are held at the Annapolis Yacht Club on the third Wednesday of the month in September, November, December and from January thru April. We have field trips in October and May and a picnic in June.
Regular Meeting Agendas:
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Workshop
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Socializing
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Business Meeting
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Program
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
Upcoming Meetings:
September 17, 2025 – Regular Meeting – Fall Container and Small Space Gardening with Gretchen Meisner from Homestead Gardens and Season to Season Horticultural.
Workshop: Karen Martins will lead “Flooms and Blooms” An Elevated Arrangement for All Seasons ~ Working with natural/native Grasses. This will be a fun creative workshop working with our native grasses and natural flooms and blooms!
Program: Transitioning our gardens from summer to fall is made easier with spectacular planters filled with curated blooms. Gretchen will chat about design principles, Zone 7 hardy plants, and 2025’s trends.
October 17, 2025- Field Trip via chartered bus to the Glenstone Museum in Potomac, MD. CANCELLED
November 19, 2025-Regular Meeting – Using Fall’s Bounty to create Beautiful Tablescapes.
Workshop: Experiment with a cornucopia of found objects, appropriate for a harvest look and a Thanksgiving table or buffet. We’ll be using antlers, feathers, greens, and some beautiful flowers.
Program: Brand Influencer and HSN’s On Air craft expert Beth Kingston joins us to discuss using Fall’s incredible color and textures for beautiful tablescapes perfect for the upcoming holiday season.
December 11, 2025- (note date change): Greens workshop and holiday luncheon.
January 21, 2026 – Regular Meeting – “Winter’s Bounty”- Bring a little spring into our homes when it’s chilly outside with Terry Godfrey, AIFD, Lead Instructor of Floral Design at Anne Arundel Community College.
Workshop: Our speaker, Ms. Godfrey will lead our workshop to create a small enclosure arrangement — with inspiration of a bird’s nest with pussy willow, stripped vines, misc dried grasses, etc. and spring flowers.
Program: Ms. Godfrey will be speaking on Winter’s Bounty, using natural materials of the season and non-traditional items to create seasonally appropriate arrangements, orchids, etc. She will be fresh off working on the Rose Parade and getting ready for the Philadelphia Flower Show so will have a lot of information to share.
February 18, 2026-Regular Meeting – Landscape Architect Heike Nolker, “What Really Works Here: Lessons from Designing Annapolis-Area Gardens.”
Workshop: The February workshop will be led by our club member, Liz Keyes, who will show us how to design “anything and everything” with roses. Liz will teach members how to properly condition roses for maximum impact and will lead members in designing a creative non-traditional arrangement that goes well beyond the typical round mass.
Program: Heike’s design style reflects respect for the architecture of a place, love for details, and an approach to planning that focuses on multi-season interest. During the last 20+ years, her focus has been in residential garden design all over Anne Arundel County, the Eastern shore, the Washington metro area, and Virginia’s horse country. Her current design projects range in size from small city parcels to large estates.
March 18, 2026 – Regular Meeting – “Handling and arranging fresh cut flowers for Spring” with Kathy York owner of Scarborough Farms.
Workshop: TBD
Program: Ms. York, a popular presenter with our club and a flower grower will be speaking on her specialty of making your cut flowers last as long as possible in the vase. Tips on harvesting and hydration will bring Spring on just when you need it. She will display some of her creations along with offering suggestions on simple Easter themed displays for your dining table. She will also offer some tips on drying flowers to enjoy them even longer.
April 15, 2026-Regular Meeting
May 2026-Field Trip-Date and location TBD
June 2026-Picnic-Date and location TBD
Last updated: January 7, 2024
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