Martha Washington Garden Club Bucks County

01/31/2026

Monthly Programs are open to the public , no registration fee, guest fee $5 at the door — Garden Club Meetings are held September to May on the fourth Wednesday of the month starting at 1:30 pm at the American Legion on 41 Linden Ave., Newtown, PA. . At most monthly meetings, we have a speaker presentation and a floral Little Show. We are a 501(c)3 organization performing several small community service activities, coordinating tours to gardens of interest and providing workshops to improve our skills.

February 25th Meeting:

PROGRAM: Nat Bosco’s presentation: Part one will cover the life cycle of bees, beekeeping basics, and challenges that bees face today. Part two will focus on identification of pollinator-friendly plants in our zone.

LITTLE SHOW: “Your Cup of Tea”” ­— Petite floral design in a cup of tea and not to exceed 7 inches in height or width. Petite arrangements are miniature versions of full-size arrangements.

March 25th Meeting:

PROGRAM: Kathryn McKenna will speak about the beautiful Lake Galena which is a man-made reservoir created in 1974 in Pennsylvania’s Peace Valley Park by damming the Neshaminy Creek, though some sources state 1972. Before its creation, the area was home to a farming village and was once used for mining. The 365-acre lake is a central feature of the 1,500-acre Peace Valley Park, which offers activities like boating, fishing, and biking along the surrounding trails.

April 22nd Meeting:

EVENT: Alice in Wonderland Gala Luncheon. — The $45 ticket price includes decorated tables each with individual styles matching the theme, numerous raffle baskets, and a catered tea party luncheon. The featured presentation is by Kathy Lang who will fascinate us with her PowerPoint about botanical printing and dying on a scarf.

May 27th Meeting:

PROGRAM: Create a Make-and-Take. Dried flowers within framed glass. Guest fee $15.

LITTLE SHOW: DESIGN: “A Cottage Garden” – Parallel design which features three or more groupings of plant material placed in a parallel manner within a single container. The arrangement emphasizes linear forms and the use of negative space between the groupings. Significant space is left between the groupings to appreciate each individual element.

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01/30/2026

Save the Date ~

01/26/2026

All are welcome to our next program, Wednesday, January 28, 2026 : “Tiny Oaks” — Master Gardner and Master Watershed Steward, Jim Walter, will talk about the small oak. Pennsylvania is home to sixteen native oak species, adapted to nearly every type of habitat in the Commonwealth, from dry ridges to wet. Oaks are an important part of the state’s natural landscape, providing numerous benefits to both humans and wildlife. Most people think of oaks as being too large for a residential lot. However, there are several smaller oaks that provide all the environmental benefits of the larger trees but fit better in a small lot. This talk discusses these smaller varieties.

LITTLE SHOW: “Reach For The Stars” – Phoenix floral design in which a strong vertical
section emerges from a round arrangement of flowers. The style was named for the bird of Egyptian mythology that rose from the ashes of its previous self. It expresses the concept of the new emerging from the old.

MEETINGS — Garden Club Meetings are held September to May on the fourth Wednesday of the month starting at 1:30 pm at the American Legion on 41 Linden Ave., Newtown, PA. Our meetings are open to the public for a small fee. At most monthly meetings, we have a speaker presentation and a floral Little Show. We are a 501(c)3 organization performing several small community service activities, coordinating tours to gardens of interest and providing workshops to improve our skills. no advance signup required

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11/03/2025

Hello Garden Club members. If you receive any emails that look like they're coming from the garden club, or from our club president Arlene Gordon, asking for gift cards to help veterans, please do not respond but immediately delete and block the sender. This is unfortunately not a legitimate email, nor is it originating from either legitimate email address from the club or from Arlene.

09/18/2025

Let's Start the Fall Rolling!

It's the start of the MWGC Season with the first meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 24.
All the news you need to know regarding the upcoming gathering is published in the attached Leaflet Newsletter, so be sure to read it before you attend.

Jackie-Quinn-Palmer will lead us in a fun Make-and-Take small table arrangement with fresh and dried flowers, ferns, and seed pods that can be refreshed throughout Autumn. (Guest fee is $15.)

Consider entering the Little Show in either/or both, the Design and Horticulture portion of the exhibit. Details for the month of September are on page 2 of the Leaflet.

The new 2025-26 Handbook/Directories will be distributed at the September meeting, and you will be asked to sign a distribution list as you enter the building after getting your name tag and receiving your copy.

See you soon!

09/11/2025

Martha Washington Garden Club September 24 meeting...
MAKE & TAKE
Jackie Quinn-Palmer will lead us in creating a small table arrangement. Bring your fresh & dried flowers, seed pods, ferns, clippers; Club will supply other needed materials. 1:00 pm Newtown American Legion, Linden Ave. Guests welcome @ $15.

05/22/2025

How garden clutter helps your garden:
Frogs, toads, beetles, and spiders find shelter in broken pots, log piles, and compost bins — and in return, they eat slugs and pests.
How to help them:
Leave a few “imperfect” corners: overturned pots, damp mulch, and old bricks. Don’t tidy too much.
A wild corner is a welcome mat for nature

05/04/2025

Gardening questions? Here's a free service from Penn State University to give you accurate, research-based information on all of your gardening questions. You can contact them via phone, email, or in person at their Newtown office.

https://extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/bucks/hotline #:~:text=Garden%20Hotline%20Info,Penns%20Park%20Road%20in%20Newtown.)

The Penn State Extension Garden Hotline is staffed by Master Gardeners. We can answer horticultural-related questions on a variety of topics including growing vegetables, fruits, ornamental and turf grass, plant identification, pruning, and insect and disease problems.  We can also address questio...

04/21/2025

To All MWGC Members,

We recently learned that the American Legion Hall will NOT be available for our MWGC meeting on April 23rd as originally scheduled due to the death of the Commander of the Legion. A funeral luncheon will be held at that time.

Instead we will hold our meeting on April 30th. The speaker, The Refillery, remains the same. Starting time remains the same. Little Show specs remain the same. Please refer to your April Leaflet for other meeting details.

If you know of any club member who does not access email, please let them know of the change in date.

Details of monthly meetings for the 2023-24 club year: September 25th Meeting: PROGRAM: Apothecary Plants by Barbara Heisler.  Barbara will discuss and show us plants that have medicinal and/o…

01/14/2025

Save the Date ....

03/02/2024

Join us for our joyful Gala. Varirty of creative themed decorated tables, hot catered lunch, presentation on making jewelry, hats, headpieces from live floral material and many items on which to take a chance. Still some tickets remaining. See comments for details.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

02/24/2024