DISTRICT VII OPEN EVENTS CALENDAR FOR 2017-2018

DATE / SPONSOR / EVENT
Wed Jan 25 / District VII / District VII Board Mtg 10 AM @ Monroeville Public Library at ground floor Program room
Mar 11-19 / PA Horticultural Society / 2017 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show "Holland: Flowering the
World," @ Pennsylvania Convention Center
Wed Mar 15 / Greensburg Garden Center / 1-Day Bus trip to Philadelphia Flower Show is $130 for non- members. Programs by experts: Landscape ideas, judged miniature vignettes and plants. Call (724) 837-0245 for details and to reserve your seat. Greensburg Garden Center, 951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg, PA 15601
Thurs Mar 23 / District VII / District VII Spring Membership Tea-Lunch-Program at Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church Hall, 1665 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131. Registration and Networking at 9 AM; Business Meeting at 10 AM
Fri Mar 24 / PAJC / (Flower Show) Judges’ Council Meeting at Greensburg Garden Center
Sun-Tues Mar 26-28 / GCFP / Landscape Design School, Course II at Doubletree Resort by Hilton Lancaster, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602
Wed Mar 29 / DG / Designers’ Guild Meeting at Greensburg Garden Center
Wed-Thurs Apr 4-5 / GCFP / GCFP Flower Show Symposium 2017 at the Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg, PA 15601
Mon-Tues Apr 10-11 / GCFP / Environmental Studies School Course IV at Site Trails and Trees Environmental Center, Mechanicsburg, PA
Tues Apr 11 / GC Monroeville / “Straw Bale Gardening” free presentation at Monroeville Public Library 7 PM
Sun-Tues Apr 23-25 / GCFP Districts I&II / GCFP State Convention at Shawnee on the Delaware

DISTRICT VII OPEN EVENTS CALENDAR FOR 2017-2018

DATE / SPONSOR / EVENT
Fri-Sat May 5-6 / Greensburg Garden Center / MAY MART
Sat May 6 / GC Forest Hills / Annual Plant Sale, 9 AM-2 PM at Forest Hills Presbyterian Church on Ardmore Boulevard. Contact Karen Lukas for details.
Tues May 9 / GC Monroeville / “Backyard Composting”free presentation at Monroeville Public Library 7 PM
Thurs-Sat,
May 11-13 / Murrysville GC / Murrysville Plant Sale at Murrysville Fire Hall
Sat-Sun May 13-14 / Rockledge GC / “May Market“ Is Rockledge's traditional fondant strawberriesat Phipps Conservatory on Mothers’ Day Weekend.
Wed May 17 / GC Forest Hills / Community Plant Auction opens for browsing at 6 PM, bidding begins promptly at 7 PM at Forest Hills Presbyterian Church on Ardmore Boulevard. Specimens are from members’ gardens and local garden centers. Contact Judy King for details.
Sat May 20 / Burrellton GC / Annual May Market at Lower Burrell City Hall Garage, (Schreiber and Bethel Streets) 8:30 to 3 PM. Come for annuals, perennials from our gardens, a garden shed, flea market, raffle and food.
Wed May 31 / PAJC / Judges’ Council Meeting at Greensburg Garden Center
Thurs June 8 / GC McKeesport / Tea at Club House’s Rose Garden
Sat June 10 / GC McKeesport / Rose Day at Renzie Garden – a GC and Rose Society Event
Tues June 13 / GC Monroeville / “Happenings at Boyce Park” free presentation at Monroeville Public Library at 7 PM
Wed Jun 21 / DG / Designers’ Guild Meeting at Greensburg Garden Center
Thurs Jun 22 / District VII / District VII Board Meeting at the Monroeville Public Library's Program Room, 9:45-Noon
Tues June 27 / GC Monroeville / “Field Trip at Boyce Park with the GC of Monroeville” free presentation and tour. Meet at Boyce Park Ski Lodge promptly at 4:30 PM. Call 412-389-2113 to register. Rain Date is July 25.
Fri Jun 30 / PAJC / Flower Show at Greensburg Garden Center
Sat July 7 / Greensburg Garden Center / BIENNIAL TOUR - "Members Gardens" will feature 7 beautiful and diverse gardens in Westmoreland Co. Advance tickets are $15. Call724 837-0245.
Sat July 8 / Greensburg Garden Center / Pittsburgh Garden Tour of 6-8 of local gardens; purchase tickets from Greensurg Garden Center
Tues July 11 / GCFP / Leadership Conference West at Hampton Inn, Grove City, PA, 4 Holiday Blvd, Mercer, PA 16137
Wed-Fri July 12-14 / GCFP / Flower Show School Course II at Hampton Inn, Grove City, PA
Thurs July 13 / GC McKeesport / Tea at the Club House Rose Garden
Tues July 20 / GC Monroeville / “Soil Testing for Heavy Metals” free presentation at Monroeville Public Library at 7 PM
Fri Aug 4 / Pucketos GC / Tea at Noon at St. Margaret Mary Church Hall, Lower Burrell, PA. Reservations Required, call Judy Rhine.

DISTRICT VII OPEN EVENTS CALENDAR FOR 2017-2018

DATE / SPONSOR / EVENT
Mon Aug 7 / Pucketos GC / Vintage Fashion Show, call Pat Lance at 724-275-7207 to show off your vintage fashions or accessories
Thurs Aug 10 / GC McKeesport / Tea at the Club House Rose Garden
Tues, August 15 / District VII / District VII Board Meeting at the McKeesport GC Clubhouse, 10:00 AM-Noon
Wed Aug 16 / DG / Designers’ Guild Meeting at Greensburg Garden Center
Fri Aug 25 / GC Forest Hills / Flower Show “Hoedown in the Hills” from 1:30 to 7:00 PM at Forest Hills Presbyterian Church, free and open to the public. Contact Joyce Peterson for information.
DATE / SPONSOR / EVENT
Fri-Sat, Sept 8 & 9 / Murrysville GC / Flower Show
Thurs Sept 14 / GC McKeesport / Tea at Club House Rose Garden
Tues Sept 26 / District VII / District VII Annual Meeting with new State Officers and District Clubs
at Palmeri’s Banquet Hall, 951 Old Frankstown Road, Plum, PA 15136 (off Rte. 286); 9 AM All Presidents’ Meeting and Registration; Business Meeting at 10 AM
Wed Oct 4 / PAJC / Judges’ Council Meeting at Greensburg Garden Center
Mon Oct 16 / DG / Designers’ Guild Meeting at Greensburg Garden Center
Thurs, Oct 19 / District VII / District VII Board Meeting at the GC of McKeesport
Clubhouse, 10:00 AM-Noon
Nov
Thurs-Sun Dec 7-10 / GC McKeesport / Holiday Sale at Club House
2018
Sun-Thurs May 20-24 / NGC/GCFP / 2018 National Garden Clubs Annual Convention @ Loews Hotel in Philadelphia
Sat-Mon Apr 15-17 / District X / 2018 GGCFP Convention@ Doubletree by Hilton, the Meadowlands, PA.