Laramie Garden Club Laramie, Wyoming

(photo courtesy of Nattie Rios)

2008 Events

Unless noted otherwise, all meetings take place at 7:00 p.m.
at the Presbyterian Church (215 S. 11th St.).

Meeting: January 22, 2008
Program: Club annual business, annual seed swap
Hosts: Executive Committee


Meeting: February 26, 2008
Program: Pine Bark Beetles in the Forests
(this link will take you to the web page that Clint mentioned in his presentation)
Speaker: Clint Kyhl, US Forest Service
Weed Watch: field bindweed
Hosts: Janet Zemanek and Muriel Forney


Meeting: March 25, 2008
Program: ACRES - Report on the Student Farm
Speaker: Rik Smith, University of Wyoming
Weed Watch: bull thistle
Hosts: Pat Kiovsky and Dottie Bock


Meeting: April 22, 2008 (Earth Day)
Program: Growing Orchids at Home in Laramie
Speaker: Mary Bower
Weed Watch: creeping bellflower
Hosts: Susan Thomas and Sonya Moore


Event: Plant Sale
Date: May 16 and 17, 2008
Place: Albany County Fairgrounds
May 16
9:00 a.m. Bring plants to the fairgrounds and/or help set up the area.
12:00 p.m. Note the new time! Presales begin for members who have helped with the sale.
Hosts: Plant Sale Committee
May 17
8:00 a.m. Plant sale begins (no presales).
Hosts: Jan Bradfield and Sharon Salmons


Meeting: May 27, 2008
Program: LaBonte Park Projects
Speaker: Trish Penny, Laramie Rivers Conservation District
Weed Watch: common ragweed
Hosts: Marci Newell and Mary Petrick


In June, July and August, we'll be having our summer tours for Garden Club members (more information to come)


Event: Secret Gardens of Laramie Tour
Date: July 19, 2008
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Place: Gardens around town



Meeting: July 22, 2008 (6:30 p.m. at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center)
Event: Potluck Picnic
Program: The Master Gardener
Speaker: Kelli Chichester, UW Cooperative Extension
Hosts: Carolyn Nelson and ???



Event: Flower Show
Date: August 9 and 10, 2008
Place: Albany County Public Library
August 9
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Bring your entries and/or help set up the show.
Host: Linda Pearson
August 10
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Flower show.



Meeting: September 23, 2008
Program: Community Composting Project
Speaker: Robert Waggener
Weed Watch: leafy spurge
Hosts: Ed Hiller and ???



Meeting: October 28, 2008 (6:30 p.m. at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center)
Event: Year-End Dinner with a review of the year's Garden Club events
Program: 4-H Awards
Hosts: Executive Committee



Meeting: January 27, 2009
Program: Club Annual Business, Seed and Seed Catalog Swap
Speaker: None
Hosts: Executive Committee
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