Somerville Garden Club

This January the SGC is going to hold its annual meeting in person and on-line.  Known as hybrid-Zoom, those of you who are ready to risk the perils of meeting in person are invited to come to the Senior Room at the TAB building on January 11 at 7:00 pm. And those of you who prefer the perils of your own homes, log in to attend virtually on the same date and time. Past annual meetings were an opportunity to celebrate together the club’s activities and achievements of the prior year. Somewhat in keeping with that, this year we’re looking back three years to 2020 – and celebrating our successes surviving and thriving despite COVID.  There won’t be a raffle or a pot luck dinner. But be prepared to be entertained: Test your garden knowledge in a team trivia match, learn why gardening is better than sex, and when houseplant appreciation day is celebrated. And most importantly, come support the SGC in this evening’s experiment towards getting back closer to “normal.”

Three members of the Somerville Garden Club will show photos images of gardens and nature from places they visited in the U.S. and around the world.  Cynthia Stillinger, SGC president, will show photos of gardens she visited in Holland and Germany this September.  Teri Swartzel, a former SGC president, will show photos from her visit to Naumkeag Garden, a Trustees of Reservations property in western Massachusetts with 8 acres of formal gardens designed mid-20th century by Fletcher Steele.  Jeannie Kropas, SGC Program Committee member, has more photos from Arizona  to delight us from her visit there this fall.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. 7-9pm. If you are interested in attending our virtual meeting, but have not received the meeting link via email, or are not a SGC member, you can email info@somervillegardenclub.org for the link.