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Club Motto:
Changing with the Climate
Club Project:
Making a Difference
Club Flower:
Columbine
Club Color:
Blue
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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
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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
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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
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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 -- AdjournDetails 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
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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
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Annual Dues are due ($30).
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June
20,
2025, 10 AM - 1 PM
Member Garden Tour - Cynthia
Volin
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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
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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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