Wollaston Garden Club PROGRAMS / SPEAKERS CALENDAR 2007-2008 If you wish to become a member of Wollaston Garden Club, you should attend a regular Thursday meeting, fill out an application form and pay the membership dues of $20.00. Upon becoming a member you will be introduced at a club meeting and receive a club yearbook. Members are asked to attend meetings regularly and work at either the holiday greens sale or spring plant sale.  All members also are expected to help out on a hospitality committee once or twice during the garden club year and if able to work at one of our civic beautification sites. All day & evening meetings are held at the Wollaston Congregational Church at 48 Winthrop Avenue. Regular Thursday meetings begin promptly at either 11:45 am or 6:45 pm with social/refreshments; followed by a business meeting, a horticulture topic and then a program. Guest fees are $3.00 and should be paid by all non-members. Thursday, September 20 (11:45 am) “East Window Workshop” Art Scarpa; Horticulture Topic – “The Right Light for Growing Plants” Thursday, October 18 (6:45 pm) “Designing a Welcoming Garden Landscape” Carole Fischer Thursday, November 8 (11:45 am) “Decorating with Holiday Greens” Julie Weiss; Horticulture Topic – “Selecting Evergreens For Your Garden” Thursday, November 29 (6:30 pm) “Greens Workshop: Wreaths” WGC Designers Thursday, December 20 (11:45 am) “Holiday Tea & Yankee Plant Swap” Thursday, January 17 (6:45 pm) “The Basics of Ikebana” Joanne Chong Caccavalle; Horticulture Topic – “Small Trees For Your Garden Landscape” Thursday, February 21 (11:45 am) “Gardening Into Old Age” Hilda Morrill; Horticulture Topic – “Low Maintenance Perennials” Thursday, March 13 (6:45 pm) “Native Plants and Garden in the Woods” Tom Smarr, Horticulture & Botanic Garden Director, New England Wild Flower Society; Horticulture Topic – “Garden Tours & Garden in the Woods Passes” Thursday, April 17 (6:45 pm) “The Sustainable Landscape: Gardening for the 21st Century” Marie Stella (Combined Annual Meeting of the Three Quincy Garden Clubs with City Officials); Horticulture Topic – “Composting: Gardener’s Gold” Thursday, May 15 (11:45 am) “Botanical Sculptures – Designing With Glass Containers” Cynthia Lewis (Installation of Officers and Mexican Fiesta) $10.00 luncheon fee (updated 7/31/07) ***Many other programs including field trips, nursery visits and “in the garden” sessions are listed in the club’s yearbook. Our club also maintains a number of local civic beautification sites.