Monthly Programs for 2012
Monthly programs take place at each Somerville Garden Club monthly meeting. The SGC meets on the second Wednesday of every month 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the Tufts Administration Building (TAB), 167 Holland St., second floor. The meetings are open to the public and are wheelchair accessible.
January 11 Annual potluck with slide show of SGC 2010 garden tour
February 8 – Lori Fitz, Somerville Garden Club member, will give a presentation on garden design. She will cover the concepts of garden design as related to different types of gardens, practical considerations for garden design (soil type, local environments, personality, low vs. high maintenance, etc) and inspiring elements that people may try in their own gardens.
March 14 – Jennifer Wille and Marissa Tomasic, employees at GYOstuff – Hydroponics, Organics & Indoor Gardens, 2400 Mass Ave, Cambridge, will give a presentation on indoor gardening with hydroponics. They will focus on the comparisons of growing inside with soil, coco, and hydro; an introduction to hydroponics; different hydroponic growing methods, growing mediums, nutrients, step-by-step instructions, and a demonstration.
April 11 – Wanda Strukus, writer/director/filmmaker, will talk about her experiences filming a documentary on the relationship between gardening and community building, the different kinds of urban agriculture she found, as well as relaying personal stories about our impulse to grow things of our own.
May 9 – Sarah Roche, Education Co-chair of the American Society of Botanical Artists, and a professional artist member of the Copley Society of Art, Boston, will give an illustrated presentation on the history of botanical art. She will speak about the story behind the history of botanical art, and its changing role through the centuries.
June 13 – TBD
July 11 – Tom Sopko, Somerville Garden Club member, will demonstrate the art of flower arranging using live flowers and foliage.