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Evergreen Garden Club

2024-2025 Program Overview

Note: The format for all meetings in member homes is as follows: Coffee and snacks at 10:00 AM, speaker promptly at 10:30, business meeting at 11:30.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 10:00 am (Rain date September 24, 2024)

Tudor Place Garden and House Guided Tour and optional brown bag lunch

Location: 1644 31st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007 (Street parking on 31st Street)

Description: Tudor Place is a neo-classical architectural masterpiece in Georgetown owned by six generations of the same family. Martha Custis Peter, a granddaughter of Martha Washington, and her husband, Thomas, purchased the property in 1805. The garden at Tudor Place reflects the story of the Peter family from 1805 to 1983. Today, the garden is separated into two parts: the North Garden, a collection of European-style formal gardens on the north side of the property and the English-landscape-style South Lawn on the south side of the property. For over 178 years, the Tudor Place Garden has evolved from agricultural uses to recreational and ornamental purposes, reflecting the growth and changes both in Georgetown and the rest of the nation Preservation efforts now include restoring native vegetation that would have originally grown on site. We will tour both the House and Garden with a docent. The tours will be followed by a business meeting. Tudor Place has graciously made their newly renovated terrace available for us to gather for our business meeting and an optional brown bag lunch afterwards.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 10:00 am

Kathy Jentz, Author of Ground Cover Revolution, host of GardenDC Podcast, and Publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine

Location: Susie Taylor’s home, 4721 Cumberland Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Street parking available.

Hospitality: Julia Bellinger and Lynn Keith

Description: Kathy Jentz joins us for a lecture and slide presentation on her new book, Groundcover Revolution. She will share details on these beautiful, hard-working plants including the best kinds to use in your garden for limiting weed growth, stabilizing slopes, and adding texture to your garden. Jentz will discuss her role with Washington Gardener Magazine and tell us about her GardenDC Podcast. A life-long gardener, Kathy believes that growing plants should be stress-free and enjoyable. Her philosophy is inspiration over perspiration. The presentation will be followed by a business meeting.

DATE TBD 10:30 am (need to discuss whether to continue this)

Raindate: TBD 10:30

Volunteer Workday at Tregaron Conservancy – Fall Clean-up

Location: Klingle Road Entrance, 3031 Klingle Road, NW, Washington, DC

Description: Volunteers will gather for a clean-up morning at the EGC garden within the beautiful and historic landscape of the 13-acre Tregaron Conservancy. A member of the Tregaron team will join the volunteers to share information about new plants and guide our efforts. Colet Mitchell is acting as our Tregaron liaison this year, so reach out to her if you have questions.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 10:00 am

Thanksgiving Holiday Arrangement Workshop with Christy Thorley, floral designer

Location: Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817

Hospitality: Janet Nassim and Connie Anderson

Description: Christy Thorley will demonstrate how to construct beautiful, various sized arrangements for your Thanksgiving celebration using locally available flowers. Christy will also assist as we make our own floral arrangement to take home. A seasonal vase and flowers and greens will be provided. The presentation will be followed by a business meeting. Flower fee: TBD (in the $25-30 range). You can also choose to “audit” and not make an arrangement.

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 10:00 am

Virtual Tours of Members’ Summer Gardens – Alabama, Maine, and Washington, DC

Location: Zoom – link to be sent one week prior to meeting.

Description: What could be more fun in January than to be whisked away for a discussion featuring Evergreen Garden Club members Kay Glenday, Lynn Keith, and Ellen Thrasher with a virtual private tour of summer gardens. They will share photographs of beautiful, lush summer gardens and discuss the different climates and plants that flourish in various areas of the country. The presentation will be followed by a business meeting.

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 10:00 am

Andrew Bedenbaugh, Orchid Specialist Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens – Repotting Workshop at Hillwood

Location: Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave, NW (free parking on site)

Description: Tired of throwing your store-bought orchids in the trash after they bloom? Andrew Bedenbaugh, Hillwood’s orchid expert, will lead an orchid repotting workshop, where you will repot your own orchid (bring one – two from home) in a step-by-step tutorial. Andrew will share tips on fertilizing and how to make them rebloom every year. He will also discuss various species of orchids, their habits, histories, and what is required over many years to breed a new cultivar you may name yourself. Andrew joined Hillwood in 2016 and is responsible for the greenhouses, orchid volunteers, and orchid collection. He has worked professionally in the horticulture and agriculture industry for over twenty years. The presentation will be followed by a business meeting. Workship Fee: $35. Feel free to stay and tour the house after the meeting.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 10:00 am

Elizabeth Doyle, Owner Yankee Clippers

Location: TBD – Member’s home

Hospitality: Jane DeCell and Catherine Farrell

Description: Elizabeth Doyle will discuss the intricacies of hand pruning, with a slide show and demonstration. The lecture will be helpful even for those members who are happy with their landscapers. She will teach us the proper techniques for pruning to give us confidence to know when and how to trim and shape ourselves or advise our hired teams for better care of shrubs and small trees. She will share year-round care and pruning secrets. The presentation will be followed by a business meeting.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 10:00 am

Edamarie Mattei and Kris Colby, principals with Backyard Bounty, a native-plant-focused landscape company

Location: Susan Vanderver’s home, 9000 Congressional Court, Potomac, MD 20854. Street parking available.

Hospitality: Amy Dewey and TBD

Description: Founded in 2009, Backyard Bounty team has designed nearly 500 gardens throughout the D.C. area including private residences, stormwater management facilities, kitchen gardens, parks and public spaces with an emphasis on native plants. Edamarie and Kris will provide a lecture and slide presentation of their work. Their philosophy is the environment matters. They have a reputation for excellent work rooted in a commitment to artistry and sound science. Their team is dedicated to building an outdoor space that inspires and recharges you every day. The presentation will be followed by a business meeting.

Date TBD 2025 10:30 am * (need to decide whether to continue this)

Raindate: Date TBD 2025 10:30 am

Volunteer Workday at Tregaron Conservancy – Spring Planting

Location: Klingle Road Entrance, 3031 Klingle Rd, NW, Washington, DC

Description: Volunteers will gather for a morning of spring planting at the EGC Garden Plot with guidance from Tregaron Conservancy. Colet Mitchell is acting as our Tregaron liaison this year, so reach out to her if you have questions.