Camelot Garden Club Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm at
Camelot Elementary School located at 8100 Guinevere Dr., Annandale, VA 22003
September 2019
September 11: Camelot Garden Club Meeting “Fall Gardening – Best Practices”
Speaker David Roos, a local gardening celebrity and writer will kick off our club’s season with his tips on fall gardening. He has encoura
ged us to experiment with natives, use local nurseries and maximize the magic that is fall, the best time to get out and plant.
Master Gardener Plant Clinic – Do you have a gardening question you’d like to ask? Bring plant samples and photos for identification or diagnosis to the Master Gardeners Plant Clinic table at the garden club meeting. Expert advice on pruning, vegetables, insects, lawns, trees and shrubs and more.
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October 2019
October 7: Garden Therapy at Leewood Health Center, 11:00am
Garden club members will help residents at Leewood Health Center make floral arrangements for the fall season. The team members engage with residents to provide assistance, friendship and share the beauty of flowers. It’s a rewarding experience for both the residents and club members.
Email camelotgardenclub@gmail.com to join the group.
October 9: Camelot Garden Club Meeting “Designing with Native Plants”, 7:30pm
Elisa Meara from Native Plant Landscape Design will show us a variety of beautiful native plants that will thrive in all garden conditions and provide a riot of color and interest throughout the seasons.
Master Gardener Plant Clinic – Do you have a gardening question you’d like to ask? Bring plant samples and photos for identification or diagnosis to the Master Gardeners Plant Clinic table at the garden club meeting.
October 20: Bow Making Workshop, 2:00pm
A hands-on workshop to learn how to make an impressive bow for the holiday season and help with our annual lamp post fundraiser at the same time. We’ll supply all of the materials, you’ll make 2 or more bows- one to take home for your holiday decorating and the other we’ll keep to decorate one of the lamp post swags for the garden club fundraiser.
Experienced and novice bow makers are welcome!
Email camelotgardenclub@gmail.com for location and more information.
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November 2019
November 3: Bow Making Workshop, 2:00pm
A hands-on workshop to learn how to make an impressive bow for the holiday season and help with our annual lamp post fundraiser. We’ll supply all of the materials, you’ll make 2 or more bows- one to take home for your holiday decorating and the other we’ll keep to decorate one of the lamp post swags for the garden club fundraiser.
Experienced and novice bow makers are welcome!
Email camelotgardenclub@gmail.com for location and more information.
November 13: Camelot Garden Club Hands-on Workshop “Herbal Bath Salts” , 7:30pm RSVP only!
RSVP for this workshop at camelotgardenclub@gmail.com
n Club member Nancy Smith will guide us through the steps of making an all-natural bath product using dried flowers from our gardens as well as dried citrus slices and eucalyptus leaves. The salts and dried material will be mixed with essential oils, packaged into small glass containers and personalized with labels, rubber stamps, and/or ribbons._______________________________________________________________________________________
December 2019
December 5th to 7th: Holiday Lamp Post Fundraiser
Volunteer to help create and install lamp post decorations.
December 15: Holiday Party
Members and member guests
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January 2020
January 8: Camelot Garden Club Meeting, 7:30pm
Join us for an interesting and informative meeting about native plants and bird friendly gardens.
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February 2020
February 12: Camelot Garden Club Meeting, 7:30pm “Creative Flower Designs in an Oriental Style”
Arlene Stewart, a renowned floral designer, will demonstrate a variety of arrangements that showcase the asymmetrical style of oriental flower arranging.
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February 18: Garden Therapy at Leewood Health Center, 2:00pm
Garden club members will help residents at Leewood Health Center make floral arrangements. The team members engage with residents to provide assistance, friendship and share the beauty of flowers. It’s a rewarding and fun experience for both the residents and club members.
Email Kate Tomlin at tomlin.kate@gmail.com to join the group.
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March 2020
March 11: Camelot Garden Club Meeting, 7:30pm “Pruning Lessons”
Peter Deahl, our favorite arborist, will continue his lessons on letting every shrub and ornamental thrive in its’ natural beauty through the art of pruning. As he often tells us, “inside every shrub is a work of art waiting to bloom!” Peter will guide us through the steps of pruning for a natural shape.
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April 2020
April 8: Virtual Zoom garden club Meeting April 8 at 7:00pm
Our regular garden club meetings have been cancelled for April, May and June. However, we’ll have a virtual Zoom meeting on April 8 at 7:00pm.
There will be a business meeting and then a program about Native Plants. If you’re a member, you’ll receive an email invitation. If you’re not a member, the meeting is open – please send an email to camelotgardenclub@gmail.com and we’ll send you an invitation.
April 8: Due to Coronavirus , the meeting at the Camelot Elementary School has been CANCELLED
Camelot Garden Club Meeting, 7:30pm “Plant Exchange and Horticulture Display”
Our annual plant exchange is a popular event. Bring a plant and take a plant. We’ll also have a Horticulture display – bring your best specimens to display. We’ll have an experienced judge at the meeting to give advice and awards.
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May 2020
May 8: Virtual Zoom garden club Meeting May 13 at 7:00pm
Our regular garden club meeting has been cancelled for May. However, we’ll have a virtual Zoom meeting on May 13 at 7:00pm.
There will be a short business meeting and then a program about Native small trees and shrubs. If you’re a member, you’ll receive an email invitation. If you’re not a member, the meeting is open – please send an email to camelotgardenclub@gmail.com and we’ll send you an invitation.
May 13: Due to coronavirus , the meeting at the Camelot Elementary School has been CANCELLED
Camelot Garden Club Meeting, 7:00pm “Native Plant Extravaganza!”
Join us for this community event to showcase native plants and pollinator-friendly gardens.
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June 2020
June 6: DUE TO CORONAVIRUS, THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Members and member guests
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July 2020
Garden Tour!
Join us for inspiration, ideas and advice.
Friday, July 24, 2020 from 9:00am until Noon
There are 5 gardens on the tour with a variety of garden styles and types, ranging from spacious landscaping to well-designed smaller gardens. There are also gardens with sustainability features such as water retention and lawn replacement. Some are low maintenance; others have lots of love lavished on them every day.
To keep our distance, we’ll limit the number of people in the garden at any one time and everyone should wear a mask, please!
Sign up now to reserve a space and we’ll send a map and description of each garden.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C49A8AB28A5F49-garden
For questions or more information about any event, please email camelotgardenclub@gmail.com