Westerwood Garden Club Kicks Off 2024!

The Westerwood Garden Club had its first meeting on Sunday, March 3rd. We were fortunate to have an afternoon warm enough for us to enjoy our only business meeting of the year outside. There was a good turn out and we welcomed several new neighbors. A highlight of the Agenda items include:

• Year of transition

• New Garden Club website

• List of all Garden Club dates

• Identifies Host/LOC of meetings as well as program topics (still in progress)

• Volunteers can click to Volunteer to help through Sign-up Genius

• HOSTS ARE NEEDED - please check your calendars and contact Carla or Jill (see below)

• A Resources Tab will be added recommending companies to help with yards / gardens (being developed)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Garden Club HOSTS are needed for these dates:

• Sunday, April 7, 5pm

• Sunday, August 4, 5pm

• Sunday, September 15, 5pm

• Sunday, October 6, 5pm

• Gardens, Bluebirds, & Floral Designs for 2024

  - hosted by The Greensboro Council of Garden Clubs.  Saturday,March 16, 2024 10am - 4pm. Cost $20 Lunch Included $30 - must be paid by check - no cash. For reservations call 336-580-6617 or 336-854-0408. 

Westerwood Garden Club

I asked a gardening teacher once how many times a plant could be moved, to which she replied,”Until you kill it”.  Rest assured that I have killed a plant or two or three over the years. Point being that gardening is part desire, part basics, part experimentation, and, sometimes, just dumb luck (meaning the plant actually liked where it landed and you can stop moving it)!  

There are a lot of beautiful and bountiful gardens in this neighborhood but few of them happened over night. Most have gone through many phases as owners have visited gardens, read, asked a boat load of questions, watched YouTube, taken classes, prowled garden shops, and sometimes, reached out to professionals (all while unintentionally killing more plants here and there).  So, if you are interested in gardening, you have to start somewhere and we invite you to drop in on the Westwood Garden Club. Our meetings will be comprised of a garden program, some libations/nibbles and a chance to talk gardening with long-time and new neighbors.  Sometimes these meetings include a tour of the host’s garden but not everyone has a garden to share - yet. They may be in the Garden Club because they want to learn, are experimenting, and gradually building their gardens, while graciously sharing in the hosting responsibilities.

On the first Sunday of the month at 5pm, we will meet at the home of our neighborhood host. We will be updating this site with information about the date, location, program and volunteer sign ups! Meeting attendees usually bring food and beverages to share  

We hope you'll join us in what we think is another wonderful way to enjoy our neighborhood, connect, and establish friendships while learning how to create and celebrate our gardens! If you want to be added to the Garden Club email list, please send an email to Jill Amidon-Strickland.