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!

Winterizing Hand Tools

How do you sharpen those Felcos and that hoe? How do you keep your trowel from rusting?

Late fall is the perfect time for hand tool maintenance. On Tuesday, November 4, the Garden Club presents Andrea Mull and Suzanne Keaveny talking about the maintenance and care of all of your favorite hand gardening tools. Come learn how to care for your tools before you put them away for the winter!

Please join us in the Friendship Hall at the First Presbyterian Church, 216 South 3rd Street (the corner of 3rd and Adams), Cottage Grove, Oregon. Our business meeting starts at 6pm and the presentation begins at 7pm. All guest are welcome, refreshments provided.

And don't forget .... bring some tools to demonstrate and practice on!

Planting Spring Blooming Bulbs

This week at Garden Club, an expert team from Territorial Seed Company will be hosting a hands-on workshop for panting bulbs. Come learn which bulbs grow well in our southern Willamette Valley and how to put them in the ground.

Please join us at 6pm for the business meeting with the blub presentation beginning at 7pm. Refreshments provided.

As always, Garden Club presentations are free and open to the public. We meet in the Friendship Hall at the First Presbyterian Church, 216 South 3rd Street (the corner of 3rd and Adams), Cottage Grove, Oregon.

Sedums: September Program

On Tuesday, September 2nd, Dale Smith of Coast Fork Feed Company will be joining the Garden Club to talk about sedums. Dale will talk about some of her favorite sedums, caring for them, and success in growing them. Dale will also show us a few exciting new sedums she has recently discovered. Plants will also be for sale.

Please join us at 6pm for our business meeting. Dale's presentation will begin at 7pm. Refreshments provided. As always -- our presentations are free and open to the public.

Garden Time t.v.'s episode premiers

Cottage Grove Garden Club's president, Andrea Mull, was recently on television in an interview about the All America City Square (also known as Opal Park). You can see the clip below.



If you aren't familiar with the t.v. show "Garden Time" check out their website (www.gardentime.tv). They are based out of Portland and include garden information and tours throughout the Willamette Valley. Locally, they are shown on KEVU, Saturday mornings at 8:30 am.