2008 Events Calendar

NOTE:  Each of our Chapter meetings beginning in September, 2008 and through the winter months of 08-09 will be held at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is near Jenkins Arboretum at the corner of Conestoga Road and N. Valley Forge Road in Devon, Pa. Click here for directions.

September
18th @ 6:30pm - Meeting at the St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church.  
Annual Plants for Members Distribution.   September and October are great months for planting new rhododenrons and azaleas!  With Fall 2008 in mind,  last fall the P4M Committee collected approx. 500 cuttings of choice plants and had them rooted for the membership by Van Veen Nursery.  Assuming typical yield levels, we should have approx. 300 newly rooted plants to distribute to our members at the September meeting.  Prices have not yet been determined, but the goal is to make them available at our cost, which should mean approx. $4 or $5 per rhodie, and perhaps half that for azaleas.

Click here for a link to a list of the cultivars and species we selected for distribution in September.  This event is open to 'members only,' so join us and take advantage of this great opportunity to acquire unusual, harder-to-find rhodies and azaleas for your gardens.

October
16th @ 7:30pm - Meeting at the St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Our speaker will be Joel T. Fry, Curator, Bartram's Garden, whose topic is Flowers on the Frontier, The Bartram Family--Plant Collectors and Naturalists in 18th century North America.

John Bartram and his son William Bartram were unique figures in 18th century America, homegrown natural scientists and practical gardeners. Ultimately four generations of Bartrams lived and worked at the family garden from 1728-1850, and made their livelihood by the exchange of plants and natural history specimens with the world. Bartram¹s Garden became a gathering point for scientists, artists, gardeners, and the curious.

This talk will trace the careers of John Bartram and his son William, their travels in North America, and their impact on international science. It will also look specifically at some of the Rhododendron species the Bartram family discovered and introduced to gardens in North America and Europe.