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Club Motto:
Changing with the Climate

Club Project:
Making a Difference

Club Flower:
Columbine

Club Color:
Blue

 
Meetings and Activities

General Information

Regular meetings consist of a business meeting and a program, either with a speaker or an activities leader.

From October through May, meetings are usually held the third Friday of the month. (The exception is December when we meet on the second Friday.) We meet at the Left Hand Grange No. 9, in Niwot. Meetings are from 1-3 PM, unless otherwise noted. There is no January meeting.

Trying a new meeting format this year, the first half hour will be for refreshments while we meet and catch up with fellow members. Scheduled speakers or the activity of the day will begin at 1:30. These are planned for an hour. The final half hour will be for conducting our business portion of the meeting.

In the event of meeting cancellation due to snow or other last minute reasons, the members will be  notified as soon as possible by email. This the same email to which you want to have your monthly newsletter sent. So remember to keep your email address up to date with the secretary/membership person!

Our June, July, August, and September meetings, are tours of members' gardens or other places of horticultural interest, such as greenhouses, nurseries, and arboretums. These summer meetings usually start at 10 am and end about 1 pm.

Programs discuss topics such as cultivation of flowers, trees, and shrubs, attracting birds and pollinators to the garden, conservation of water, uses of herbs, and photography in the garden, etc. Occasionally, programs may be devoted to garden-related craft projects.

A spring luncheon in May and a Holiday Tea in December (both at the Niwot Grange) bring members together to celebrate gardening friendships.

2024-25 Meetings & Programs

 
November 15, 2024, 1 PM - 3 PM

Holiday Workshop

Location: Left Hand Grange #9
                   195 2nd Ave.
                   Niwot, CO

Holiday workshop with crafts and arrangements.

Terry Ward and Judy Gray will prepare us for the holidays. They will demonstrate a holiday project: a door basket (indoor or outdoor) and bow making to add the finishing touch to the project.

December 13, 2024, 12 PM - 2PM

Holiday Party at Marge Szoke

Second Friday of the Month!

Hostesses will provide desserts and drinks. 12 NOON!

January 20, 2024

NO MEETING

{Winter Break}
February 21, 2025, 1-3 PM

Program: Frankie Ryder, Director, Boulder County Farmers Market

Location: Left Hand Grange #9
                   195 2nd Ave.
                   Niwot, CO

Frankie Ryder, will speak about the role farmers play in cultivating climate reslience.

March 21, 2025, 1-3 PM

Program: Annual Plant Sale Planning Meeting

Location: Left Hand Grange #9
                   195 2nd Ave.
                   Niwot, CO

Plant Sale information and preparations

Make favors for District Meeting

April 4, 2025

Special Meeting: Northern District Meeting hosted by BGC
               
Location:
Left Hand Grange #9
                   195 2nd Ave.
                   Niwot, CO

9:00 AM -- Registration
10 Am -- 12 AM -- Business Meeting
12 Am -- Lunch
2 PM -- Adjourn

Details TBD

April 18, 2025, 1-3 PM

Program: Watershed presentation by Chiara Forrester, Ph.D.

Location: Left Hand Grange #9
                   195 2nd Ave.
                   Niwot, CO

Dr. Forrester, Director for the Forest Progam, will explain what watershed means to our environment.

Final plans for the plant sale.

May 10, 2025, 9 AM - 12 PM

ANNUAL PLANT SALE

Location: Unitarian-Universalist Church
                   5001 Pennsylvania Ave.
                   Boulder, CO 80303
Featuring plants from members' gardens, house plants, artwork, pottery, ceramics, honey, flower arrangements, bird houses, and other related arts and crafts.

Plant Sale set-up is May 10 (4-6 PM)

May 16, 2025, 12 noon or 1 PM to 2 PM

 Program: Annual Spring Luncheon

Location: Left Hand Grange #9
                   195 2nd Ave.
                   Niwot, CO

Annual Dues are due ($30).

 

June 20, 2025, 10 AM - 1 PM

Member Garden Tour - Cynthia Volin
              

Cynthia's suburban garden features and old-time New England feel with spring bulbs, columbine, iris, peonies, hostas, and many other perennials. She successfully transplanted many from her Alabama garden!

Location to be provided in June newsletter.

July 18, 2025, 10 AM - 1 PM

Member Garden Tour - Cary Paul
Cry's garden is in the old central Boulder neighborhood. Her 1910 home was renovated six years ago, adding new landscaping, keeping all of the old roses and an Arkansas Black Apple tree. It is aesthetically pleasing in a serene setting. She will be revamping property along the alley, adding raised beds and a potting area, water feature, cutting garden, and vegetable beds.

Location to be provided in July newsletter.

August 15, 2025, 10 AM - 1 PM

Member Garden Tour - Deborah Foy

More information to be provided.

Location to be provided in August newsletter.

September 19, 2025, 10 AM - 1 PM

Member Garden Tour: Jean Kuehl

Jean and her husband live on a 38 acre property northwest of Longmont. A hay farm, it is home to 10 Belgian horses and 4 cats. After a tour and hayride, we will have a chili lunch and bring sides to go with it.

An RSVP will be required.

Address to be provided in September newsletter.

Fall 2025

Back to the Left Hand Grange #9 for our fall meetings.

Location: Left Hand Grange #9
                   195 2nd Ave.
                   Niwot, CO

 
Tours and Carpools -- For some of our tours it will be possible to meet for carpooling. If you have questions concerning a tour, a contact will be provided in our newsletter.

New members and guests are always welcome!

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