Salisbury Garden Club

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October 25, 2024 – VMFA Trip: Fine Arts & Flowers

 

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts biennial exhibition, Fine Arts & Flowers 2024, will be open to the public from October 24th to October 27th.  Salisbury Garden Club will be well represented at the exhibition with designs created by our own members:  Mary Arakelian, Lili Aram-Bost, Martie Parch and Dawn Lerch, Ellen Pinnow, Kathy Ward and Peggy Young.  Our club members will by 10:15am in the lobby of VMFA, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. Doors open at 10am with free admission to all.

 

November 4, 2024 – Ceramics Workshop: Functional Clay Tiles Impressed with Botanicals

 

Back by popular demand, local potter Cindy Edmonds is returning for an afternoon of relaxed creativity.   She will teach us how to make our own 6” to 8” ceramic wall tile or trivet and, if time permits, a holiday ornament as well.  Using member supplied plant and other natural materials, or using texture mats and letters Cindy will have available, members will impress the clay, remove the plants and cut into its desired shape.  At the end of the class Cindy will take the pieces to a studio to have them glazed and fired.  Once all are completed, Cindy will return the masterpieces back to their creators. The workshop will be held at the Shed at Reeds Landing with a maximum number of 12 participants.  The cost is $60.00 per person. 

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January 22, 2025 – Greenhouse Tour: Chadwick & Son Orchids, Inc.

As an extension of our December 15th program featuring Mr. Art Chadwick, interested members will meet at the Chadwick & Son Orchids Greenhouse, for an informative tour about growing orchids.   This free tour will begin at 10:30 am and last about 45 minutes during which questions are welcome.  Depending upon the number of tour participants, they will have a hands-on activity of learning how to pollinate.  At the end of the tour there will be a potting demonstration of Phalaenopsis orchids.  After the tour, members will have time to wander around the greenhouses and shop.

 

 

March 5, 2025 – Photography Tour at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens

Come use the photography skills that our speaker, Tom Hennessy, taught us at our November, 2024 general meeting.  Mr. Hennessy will again be with us on our field trip to the LGBG, giving us pointers and answering our questions on how to shoot the best pictures in this beautiful location.   Leading the tour will be Salisbury Garden Club’s very own Lili Aram-Bost, who is also a trained Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden tour guide. There will be a minimum of 15 persons on this tour, with the cost of $22.00 per person.

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March 18, 2025 – Design Workshop: “Designing for the Flower Show” with Kathy Ward

To help us prepare for our May 5, 2025 Salisbury Garden Club Flower Show, “Come Fly with Me”, Kathy’s workshop about designing for a flower show will include a discussion of important information you can find in the schedule, designing to the class title and hands-on practice for members with a Petite Design and an Illuminary Design, both of which will be a part of our May 5th flower show.  The workshop begins at 1 PM.  Members will provide their own materials, details of which will be given prior to the workshop.  After learning the techniques, and creating your own designs, you may exhibit your hands-on pieces at the next day’s general meeting on.  Come learn and practice with one of the best, our very own Kathy Ward!  The cost is $15. 00 per person. 

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