Tiptoe Through the Tulips

As you take a bright spring walk through the world famous Keukenhof Gardens of Lisse, Netherlands, you will see tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils wash over the landscape in a riot of colors - lining walkways, framing ponds and waterways, and blanketing the woodland floor.  While you meander through the Japanese Garden, you can marvel over the orchids in the Beatrix Pavilion. 

Come Tiptoe Through the Tulips with the Cottage Grove Garden Club as Club member Diane Murray shares a slide show presentation of a recent visit to these beautiful locations. We will meet on Tuesday, May 5, the business meeting begins at 6pm and Diane's presentation begins at 7:00. Refreshments provided, all visitors and guests welcome.

The Cottage Grove Garden Club meets in the Friendship Hall at the First Presbyterian Church, 216 South 3rd Street (the corner of 3rd and Adams), Cottage Grove, Oregon.

Here's a sampler from the Keukenhof website:

Dahlias

Photo from B. Mully, Flickr/Creative Commons.

Just in time for spring planting, you will find all the information you need for growing dahlias at Cottage Grove Garden Club's April 7th presentation.

This Tuesday we feature Dan Duffy of the Lane County Dahlia Society. Dan will take us through bulb varieties, selecting, planting and growing dahlias.

If you've ever been curious about growing dahlias, or want to learn tips to grow healthier dahlias, please come join us at the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of 3rd and Adams. Business meeting begins at 6pm, Dan's presentation begins at 7pm.

All guests and visitors welcome.

Grafted Vegetables with Alice Doyle

This coming Tuesday please join Cottage Grove Garden Club in welcoming Alice Doyle of Log House Plants.

Alice will speak about the Log House's exciting new varieties of annuals, perennials, and edibles for 2015, including "Ketchup 'n' Fries" and the world's first dwarf grape.

Ketchup 'n' Fries is a tomato plant grafted to a potato plant. Territorial Seed says that this "grafted combination was first introduced to U.K. home gardeners last year and was a smashing success." For the first time it is being offered to US gardeners. Territorial says it is the "ultimate" container plant, but will do equally well in the garden.

Alice will join the Garden Club on Tuesday, March 3. Our business meeting starts at 6pm and Alice's presentation follows at 7pm.

The garden club meets in the Friendship Hall at the First Presbyterian Church at 3rd and Adams. All are welcome. Refreshments provided.

Not Your Usual Garden Variety Show

Our February presentation will be a little different this year... motivated by video clips from the Johnson Bros. newscasts on KEZI we will have informal round table discussions.

Are you wanting to know what to do in your garden in late winter and early spring? Gardeners sharing some of their tried and true techniques (and a few flops) will surely inspire camaraderie and provide solutions to your gardening challenges. If you want to get down and dirty with fellow gardeners — novice and experienced — please join us.

As always, this presentation is FREE and open to the public.

Please join The Cottage Grove Garden Club on Tuesday, February 3 at The First Presbyterian Church (on the corners of Adams and 3rd). Our business meeting begins at 6:00 pm, with refreshments following. The presentations begin at 7:00.

Hope to see you there!

Thriving Houseplants in the South Willamette Valley: January's Presentation

Garden Club members are well-acquainted with Maxine Simeone's wonderful gardening tips which are as entertaining as they are educational and helpful! This January Maxine will be our featured speaker as she shares her vast knowledge of supporting houseplants so they thrive in our varied climate.

A plant expert for many decades, Maxine will explain how you, too, can develop a green thumb with your houseplants all year round — with our abundant sunshine and heat of summer through our dark and moist winters. Orchids, African violets, philodendrons, pregnant onions.... you name it, Maxine can grow it!

The Garden Club meets Tuesday, January 6th at The First Presbyterian Church on the corners of Adams and 3rd. 6:00 pm is our business meeting, with refreshments following. Maxine's presentation begins at 7:00. As always, this presentation is FREE and open to the public.

Hope to see you there!