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MONTHLY MEETING PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Pecan Grove Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month

September through May

Hospitality 6:00 PM - Meeting 6:30 PM

Yuma Main Library, 2951 S. 21^st. Drive

·         MEETING September 20, 2011
Kick off for the President Willene Calvert’s 2011-2012 Theme:
“Grow/Go for a Greener Yuma”
Hospitality starts at 6:00P., Meeting starts at 6:30P. Business Meeting starts at 7:45P
For more information about the Pecan Grove Garden Club meetings and programs
call:Willene Calvert 782-7324 or Judy Miller 341-9915,

PROGRAMS –Plant exchange- opportunity to create a “friendship garden” by sharing and trading plant specimens with fellow gardeners.
  Seed Exchange - Seed Savers sharing their seeds, extras from their gardens, split a packet of seeds with garden friends.
Book exchange - Gardening/plant books/ magazines to share or trade.

Program - Do’s and Don’ts in the Art of Composting, a sure bet for “Growing for a Greener Yuma”. By Kathy Palmer – active Pecan Grove Garden Club member.

MEETING October 18, 2011
PROGRAM – Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden in Yuma. The right tomato, the right carrot, the best radish, the greenest greens, varieties that do well here. By Stacey Bealmear Entomologist, Urban Horticulture Agent, University of Arizona Yuma County Extension.·


    MEETING November 15, 2011
PROGRAM – The Right Plant at the Right Palace.- Planting by the Numbers- House Number that is. By Paula Askeroth, Desert Flower Essence Therapist, Life Coach and Herbal Consultant

No Meeting December 10, 2011
PROGRAM – Christmas party 5:00PLocation TBAHOSTED BY- Sarah Carey, Marilyn Thornbury ·

MEETING January 17, 2012
PROGRAM- Backyard Stone Fruit, Everything Not Citrus, Varieties that grow in Yuma’s Yards. By Dr. Kurt Nolte . University of Arizona, Yuma County Extension, Ph.D. in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology.OPEN HOUSE – DRAWING FOR A FRUIT TREE FOR GUESTS 

MEETING February 21, 2012
PROGRAM – What’s New and Growing down on the FARM. By Sally Nakasawa owner of From the Farm.

MEETING March 20, 2012
PROGRAM - Date Palms, choosing, planting and caring for in Yuma. By Dr. Glenn Wright Associate Professor and Specialist-Citrus and Date Palms, University of Arizona-Yuma Agriculture Center.·

MEETING April 17, 2012
PROGRAM – Wild Flowers in the Castle Dome Mountains, a photodocumentary. By Dr. Dave Sussman Photographer, Presentor at multiple Garden Clubs and other venues.

May 5, 2012
PROGRAM - 4:00P – 7:00P End of Year Celebration, location TBA
May 15,^,2012
PROGRAM- Planning meeting for 2013.Last meeting of the year

Dear Pecan Grove Garden Club Members and Friends:A new garden club year is about to begin and we are excited about the programs that are planned for this year. The theme is “Grow/Go for a Greener Yuma”. In today’s economy, we are all looking for ways to stretch our dollars. The programs will offer ways to make your garden lush, green and save you money. September 20^th our first meeting will be plant, seed, gardening book and magazine sharing. You may choose to bring one or all of the items listed.·         Plants can be plants or cuttings from your garden, or they may be purchased from the store. If you bring plants, bring along cards with plant care instructions.·         Seeds may be seed you have harvested from your garden, or purchased seed packets. We will have small bags for the seed. Again plant care instructions will be helpful.·         Do you have gardening books you no longer use, or do you have magazines stacking up that you just can’t throw away? This is your opportunity to pass them along to a new home or pick up some new ones.Kathy Palmer, active Pecan Grove Garden Club member will present a program on Do’s and Don’ts in the Art of Composting, a sure bet for “Growing for a Greener Yuma”.
Join us for the kick off of the 2011-2012 Gardening Year, September 20^th at the Yuma Main Library 2951 South 21^st Drive.
Hospitality starts at 6:ooP., Meeting starts at 6:30P.
Business Meeting starts at 7:45P
For more information about the Pecan Grove Garden Club meetings and programs call:
Willene Calvert 782-7324 or Judy Miller 341-9915, or go to :www.fgcyuma.org/PecanGrove.
Sincerely,Willene Calvert PresidentJudy Miller Vice President