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Upcoming Events Unless otherwise specified, all Association Meetings are held at 7 PM at the Loudoun County Extension Office, 30 Catoctin Circle SE, Suite B, Leesburg, VA 20175. Lower Level Conference Room. Association meetings focus on a speaker of interest and are open to the general public.
March 20-21, 2010 First Annual LCMG Gardening Symposium. Ida Lee Recreation Center. The theme for the event is "Garden 2 Table." Among the guest speakers will be Joe Lamp'l aka "Joe Gardener", host of two National television shows: GardenSMART on PBS and DIY Network's Fresh from the Garden. He's also a syndicated columnist and author, and will be speaking on his latest book; The Green Gardener's Guide; simple significant actions to protect and preserve the planet. Joe's passion and work related to gardening and environmental stewardship through multiple media platforms has positioned him as one of the most recognized personalities in the "green" sector today. Also featured is Ellen Ogden, co-founder of The Cook's Garden - America's premiere source of information for the kitchen gardener. These are just two of the many speakers we have lined up for the event. Tickets will be $55 for the two day event, including lunch, single day price will be $35. For more information and registration click here.
Thursday,
April 1.
Container Gardening: Five Best Practices.
Mike
Virts, Owner, Catoctin Garden. Mike Virts became owner-operator of
"Catoctin
Thursday, May 6. Tips from a Floral Designer. Louise Lynn of Louis Lynn Floral Designer. Louise Lynn has been on the Washington National Cathedral Flower Guild since 1993, was founder and 2 term president of the IFDA (Independent Floral Designers' Association), was the design demonstrator at the Maymont Flower and Garden Show in Richmond, VA and arranged flowers for interior designers' rooms in the National Symphony Women's Committee Decorator Show House for several years. In addition, she presents programs and workshops for local garden clubs on arranging flowers, silk and preserved flowers, and edible flowers. She provides wedding and event flowers, teaches classes to church altar guilds and decorates private homes for Christmas and special occasions. Louise
will explain how to condition flowers to ensure that flowers and foliage
last for the maximum time. In the process she will arrange 3 baskets
that will be given away as door prizes just in time for Mother's Day! |