Andover Garden Club Calendar of Events 2018-2019
September 2018
September 8 – Andover Day, Main Street, Andover, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
September 18 – GCFM Northern District Coffee Meeting with Garden Tour of Lowell Cemetery, 10 a.m, open to AGC Board Members.
September 24 – GCFM Back to Basics, Espousal Center, Waltham, 10:30 a.m.
September 27 – AGC Board Meeting at Barbara Kurth’s home.
September 28 – October 8 – Topsfield Fair.
October 2018
October 1-8 – Topsfield Fair continues.
October 2 – AGC General Membership Meeting.
October 9 – AGC Flower Arranging Workshop: “Contemporary Design with Focus on Line and Form.” 9:30-12 Noon, The Center at Punchard.
October 15-16 – New England Regional Garden Clubs Annual Meeting, Westbrook, CT.
October 18 - AGC Garden Therapy Workshop, Mary Immaculate Restorative Care Center, Lawrence
October 24 – GCFM Fall Conference.
October 25 – AGC Board Meeting at Linda Carpenter-Ardito’s home.
October 25 - 26 – GCFM Landscape Design School, Stetson Hall, Randolph, MA.
November 2018
November 3 - 4 – GCFM Environmental School, Elm Bank, Wellesley.
November 6 - AGC General Membership Meeting.
November 6 – GCFM Design Morning, Elm Bank, Wellesley, 9:30 a.m.
November 12 – GCFM Back to Basics, Espousal Center, Waltham, 10:30 a.m.
November 13 – AGC Flower Arranging Workshop: “Holiday Designs with Focus on Rhythm and Contrast.” 9:30-12 Noon, The Center at Punchard.
November 15 – AGC Garden Therapy Workshop, Wingate, Andover.
November 29 – AGC Board Meeting at Susan Johnston’s home.
December 2018
December 4 – AGC General Membership Meeting.
December 8 – AGC Holiday House Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.-- 7 Homes. Pick up tickets at starting point: Faith Lutheran Church, 360 S. Main St., $30. in advance, $35. day of event.
December 13 – AGC Committee Garden Therapy workshop at Mary Immaculate Restorative Care Center in Lawrence.
No AGC Board Meeting in December.
January 2019
January 8 – AGC General Membership Meeting.
January 17 - AGC Garden Therapy Workshop at Wingate in Andover.
January 22 – GCFM Design Morning, Elm Bank, Wellesley, (snow date January 23).
January 31 – AGC Board Meeting at Erin Ryan’s home.
February 2019
February 5 - AGC General Membership Meeting.
February 14 - AGC Garden Therapy Workshop at Mary Immaculate Restorative Care Center in Lawrence.
February 28 - AGC Board Meeting at Debbie Freedman's home.
March 2019
March 4 – GCFM Back to Basics.
March 5 – General Membership Meeting.
March 12-13 – GCFM Design Morning.
March 13-17 – Boston Flower and Garden Show, Seaport World Trade Center.
March 14 – AGC Garden Therapy Workshop at Wingate.
March 19 – GCFM Programs Workshop at Elm Bank.
March 27 – GCFM Programs Workshop at Tower Hill.
March 28 – AGC Board Meeting at Anne Feeney’s home.
April 2019
April 2 - AGC General Membership Meeting.
April 9 - AGC Flower Arranging Workshop: “Pavé Design with Focus on Color, Pattern and Texture,” 9:30-12N, The Center at Punchard.
April 11-12 - GCFM Gardening Study School, Tower Hill.
April 18 - ACG Garden Therapy Workshop at Mary Immaculate Restorative Care Center.
April 22 - Earth Day.
April 24 - GCFM Northern District Annual Meeting, Tewksbury C.C., 8:30 a.m-3 p.m.
April 25 - AGC Board Meeting at Dana MacKay’s home.
April 26 - National Arbor Day.
April 27-29 - MFA’s Art in Bloom.
April 29-May 2 – NCG Annual Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi.
May 2019
May 1– 2 -- NGC Annual Meeting continues, Biloxi, Mississippi.
May 7 -- AGC General Membership and Annual Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
May 14 -- AGC Flower Arranging Workshop: “Designs for the Home with Focus on Scale and Proportion,” 9:30-12 Noon, The Center at Punchard.
Date T.B.D. -- AGC Garden Therapy Workshop at The Punchard Memory Care Center in Andover.
May 30 -- AGC Board Meeting at Tina Girdwood’s home.
June 2019
June 2-8 - National Garden Week.
June 5 - GCFM Annual Meeting, all garden club members welcome to attend.
AGC Director’s Special Trip - Date T.B.D.
Andover Garden Club Calendar of Events 2017-2018
September 2017
September 9 – Andover Day, Main Street, Andover.
September 14 – GCFM Landscape Design Council Field Trip.
September 19 – GCFM Horticulture Morning.
September 23-24 – GCFM Environmental School, UTEC, Lowell.
September 28 – AGC Board Meeting (see Yearbook for location).
September 29– October 9 – Topsfield Fair.
October 2017
October 1-9 – Topsfield Fair continues.
October 3 – AGC General Membership Meeting – Offsite Tour.
October 10 - GCFM Design Morning.
October 12 – Landscape Design Council Field Trip.
October 18 – AGC Flower Arranging Workshop: “Basic Mechanics and a Foliage Design.” 9:30-12 Noon, The Center at Punchard.
October 19- AGC Garden Therapy Workshop, Mary Immaculate Restorative Care Center, Lawrence.
October 25 – GCFM Fall Conference.
October 26 – AGC Board Meeting (see Yearbook for location).
October 28-29 – GCFM Design School, Elm Bank, Wellesley, MA.
November 2017
November 7 – AGC General Membership Meeting.
November 7 – GCFM Horticulture Morning.
November 8 – GCFM Scholarship Fundraiser Tea: “Victoria's Secrets Revealed,” with speaker Candace Morgenstern, at the Double Tree Hilton, Milford, MA.
November 13 – GCFM Back to Basics.
November 15 – AGC Flower Arranging Workshop: “Holiday Designs and Evergreen and Pine Cone Roping,” 9:30-12 Noon, The Center at Punchard.
November 15 – Landscape Design Council Meeting.
November 16 – AGC Garden Therapy Workshop, Wyngate, Andover.
November 30 – AGC Board Meeting (see Yearbook for location).
December 2017
December 5 – AGC General Membership Meeting.
No AGC Board Meeting in December.
December 14 – AGC Committee Garden Therapy workshop at Mary Immaculate Restorative Care Center in Lawrence.
January 2018
January 2 – AGC General Membership Meeting
January16 – GCFM Design Morning (snow date January 17).
January 18 - AGC Garden Therapy Workshop at Wyngate in Andover.
January 25 – AGC Board Meeting (see Yearbook for location).
February 2018
February 6 - AGC General Membership Meeting.
February 8 - AGC Garden Therapy workshop at Mary Immaculate Restorative Care Center in Lawrence.
February 16 - GCFM Back to Basics (snow date February 27).
February 22 - AGC Board Meeting (see Yearbook for location).
March 2018
March 6 – AGC General Membership Meeting.
March 12-13 – GCFM Gardening Study School, Tower Hill.
March 14-18 – Boston Flower and Garden Show, Seaport World Trade Center.
March 15 – AGC Garden Therapy Workshop at Wyngate.
March 20 – GCFM Programs Workshop at Elm Bank.
March 28 – GCFM Programs Workshop at Tower Hill.
March 29 – AGC Board Meeting (see Yearbook for location).
March 29 – GCFM Civic Beautification Workshop.
April 2018
April 2 - GCFM Horticulture Morning.
April 3 - AGC General Membership Meeting.
Date T.B.D. - AGC Flower Arranging Workshop: “Hand Held Bouquets and Demonstrationof Pave Design,” 9:30-12N, The Center at Punchard.
April 10 - GCFM Design Morning.
April 19 - ACG Garden Therapy Workshop at Mary Immaculate Restorative Care Center.
April 22 - Earth Day.
April 25 - GCFM Northern District Annual Meeting.
April 26 - AGC Board Meeting (see Yearbook for location).
April 27 - National Arbor Day.
April 27-29 - MFA’s Art in Bloom.
May 2018
May 1 - AGC General Membership and Annual Meeting.
Date T.B.D. - AGC Flower Arranging Workshop: “Traditional Line and Mass Designs Incorporating Flowering Branches and Spring Flowers, “9:30-12 Noon, The Center at Punchard.
Date T.B.D.- AGC Garden Therapy Workshop at The Punchard Memory Care Center in Andover.
May 17 - GCFM Landscape Design Council Annual Meeting.
May 21 - 24 NGC Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
May 31 - AGC Board Meeting (see Yearbook for location).
June 2018
June 2 - AGC Annual Plant Sale (Downtown Andover @ Corner of Bartlet & Chestnut Streets)
June 3-9 - National Garden Week.
June 6 - GCFM Annual Meeting.
TBD - "Director's Special" Garden Tour.