The Garden Club of Greater Baltimore
Mission Statement & History:
The Club was founded in 1958 (as The Men's Garden Club of Baltimore) to promote the appreciation of gardens, strive for higher gardening standards, promote civic horticultural activities, enhance the membership's interest and knowledge in public and private gardens, and to develop comradery and friendship among gardeners. Ten years ago membership was opened to women and the club name was changed to The Garden Club of Greater Baltimore.
Today, the Club meets on the fourth Monday of most months at 7:00 pm in the Cylburn Arboretum Mansion House. Meetings are highlighted by guest speakers whose presentations are of educational interest to the membership. There are Club sponsored garden tours and picnics during the summer. We are a major participant in "Market Day", the fund raising plant sale hosted by the Cylburn Arboretum Association. The membership is a very friendly group, open to all new members who share an interest in gardening and want to share their gardening joys and plants with new friends. Annual dues are $12.00. New members should call Bob Berenhaus (Membership Committee) at 410 484-1297.
CLUB NEWS:
Club Photo of the Month: The July picnic hosted by Linda & Henry Simoni-Wastila. For more pictures of the event go to our Featured Gardens page.
Speaker of the Month: Michael Pusin
Following a brief business meeting, the guest speaker will be introduced. He will present a slide lecture entitled "Tropical Gardening and 3 Unusual International Botanical Gardens".
Date: Monday, November 24, 2008 7:00pm at the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors Building. This building used to be the home of AAA of MD. It is located on Bellona Ave. imbetween the Charles St. Roundabout and the entrance to the Beltway. If you need further instructions, call Michael. When the construction at Cylburn does not impact on our meetings, we will return to our usual location at the Cylburn Arboretum Mnsion House
Topic: "Tropical Gardening and 3 Unusual International Botanical Gardens"
Club Officers
President Michael Pusin 410-653-2119
Vice President Charles Tucker 410-530-0137
Treasurer Roz Wright
Assistant Treas Mary Pope
Secretary Barbara Myers
Past President Ruth Schiff
The April featured garden is from one of our long time members, Norman Highstein. His condo townhome garden features a dry stone pond and many of his favorite plants. This is just a taste of what he has done. More detail will follow.
Submit your garden photos now for the spring garden web previews.
Show off your work and send us your story with photos.
Email attach jpg photos to Michael Pusin at:
gardenclubofgreaterbaltimore@comcast.net
Lawns--If you overseeded your permanent lawn with ryegrass in fall, fertilize with 3 pounds of 15-0-15 fertilizer per 1,000 square feet. If you didn't overseed, there's still time to green up areas of your lawn. With a spreader, broadcast 10 pounds of ryegrass seeds per 1,000 square feet. To cover bare areas, use at a little heavier rate.
MEMBERSHIPOnly $12 Per Year (Great Value!)
That's $1 per Month!
CONTACT: Michael Pusin at
gardenclubofgreaterbaltimore@comcast.net
