Calendar of Events
Calendar postings should be emailed to website@fgcofmd.org. Include the sponsor of the event, date, time, location and type of event along with any contact information. Please place all your information in a word document, not in the text of your email. Plan on it taking a week before your information is posted. PLEASE NOTE: Due to copyright issues, postings are limited to text only on our website calendar. Please, no art or photographs unless permission has been granted. You may add "For more information, contact_______________." Major religious and secular holidays have been added to the calendar as an aid to clubs for planning activities and events. Clic here for complete FGCMD Guidelines for Publications and Social Media 06/12/2023Last calendar update: 07/12/2024
2024
PlASTIC FREE JULY
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July 2024
4
Independence Day
8Art Blooms at Annmarie Garden call for floral interpretive designers! Sponsor: Calvert Garden Club & Annmarie Garden. Sign-up by Jul 8. Install Aug 1. Open Aug 2-4. Art themes: ”Pop! Art with Mass Appeal” and “More! Embracing Excess”. Contact Joyce Fletcher joycereynhoudt@gmail.com or Marcia Olson marcia.olson1@gmail.com
August 2024
2-4 Art Blooms at Annmarie Garden Art themes: ”Pop! Art with Mass Appeal” and “More! Embracing Excess”. Contact Joyce Fletcher joycereynhoudt@gmail.com or Marcia Olson marcia.olson1@gmail.com
3
Mountain Laurel Garden Club Native Plant Sale 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sang Run State Park, 3755 Sang Run Road, McHenry, MD 21541 Information
15
District III Board Meeting 1:00 pm
September 2024
2
Labor Day
5
District V Executive Board Meeting
6District III Presidents and Delegates meeting at 10:00 am
10
FGCMD Board meeting hosted by District II
12
Charles County Garden Club Flower Show at Charles County Fairgrounds
13
The Howard County Garden Club presents a Small Standard Flower Show, “Back to School,” at the Ellicott City 50+ Center, 9401 Frederick Road, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042. Free and open to the public from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm. For additional information contact Laura Warfield at laurajww12@yahoo.com.
18 – 19Environmental School Course 4 will be held at Garrett College at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Information and Registration
Contact Linda Harris at lindaharris355@aol.com
19
St. Mary's County Garden Club Flower Show at the St. Mary's County Fair
20
District III bus trip to Grounds for Sculpture. For information call Randy Low or Darlene Wells Information
25
Climate Action Committee Zoom presentation on Light Pollution Information and Registration
October 2024
2
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
2District I Semi-Annual Meeting. Hosted by Talbot County Garden Club. Miles River Yacht Club, 24750 Yacht Club Rd, Saint Michaels, MD 21663. 9:30am - 2:00pm Registration Packet pending.
5
District I Flower Show, Easton Elks Lodge #1622, 502 Dutchmans Lane Easton, MD 21601
10Gardenews deadline for club submissions to District Rep
10
District V Semi-annual Meeting Please note new date.
Holly Hills Country Club 5502 Mussetter Rd Ijamsville, MD 217549:00 am Registration, 9:45 am Meeting, 11:45 am Lunch and program
11
District II Semi-annual meeting
11
Yom Kippur begins at sundown
14
Columbus Day
15
District IV Presidents meeting Cylburn Classroom
16
Flower Show presented by Four Seasons Garden Club
20Gardenews deadline for submissions from District Reps and State Board members.
22-23Wonders of the Garden State 2024 CAR-SGC Conference in Basking Ridge NJ Information and Registration 31
Halloween
November 2024
2Maryland Daffodil Society Fall Meeting and Bulb Sale 1:30pm Program speaker: Kathy Welsh
Greenhouse Classroom, Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Ave. Baltimore, MD 21209
7-19
Japan’s Magical Gardens, Culture and More Information
10
Gold Star Memorial Dedication and Ceremony sponsored by Crofton Village and Crofton Greenery Garden Clubs Save the date
11
Veterans Day
12
FGCMD Board meeting hosted by District III
20a zoom presentation by the Climate Action Committee. Details TBD.
21District III Board meeting at 1:00 pm
28
Thanksgiving
December 2024
3District III wreath/porch pot workshop. Contact Claire Jones for more information
25
Hanukkah begins at sundown
25
Christmas Day
2025
January 2025
1
New Year's Day
10. Gardenews deadline for club submissions to District Rep
14 ZOOM FGCMD Board Meeting
20Gardenews deadline for submissions from District Reps and State Board members.
20
Martin Luther King Day
February 2025
6
Ditrict V Executive Board Meeting
17
Presidents Day
March 2025
6
District V Annual Meeting
7
District III Annual Meeting
14
District II Annual Meeting
17
set - up for District IV Annual Meeting L'Hirondelle Club
18 District IV Annual Meeting L'Hirondelle Club
24
Annual Meeting PreGala dinner
25
FGCMD Annual Meeting hosted by District II
April 2025
March 31 - 2
District II Daffodil Show, Our Shepherd Lutheran Church 400 Benfield Road, Severna Park, MD 21146
Click here to contact Liz Williams
12
Passover begins at sundown
16-17Maryland Daffodil Society Daffodil Show (entries accepted afternoon April 15) Vollmer Center, Cylburn Arboretum 4915 Greenspring Ave. Baltimore, MD 21209 Click here to contact Muffin McAfee
17Course 2 ADS Judging School Greenhouse Classroom, Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Ave. Baltimore, MD 21209 Click here to contact Julie Minch, Registrar 20 Easter May 2025 11 Mothers Day 13 FGCMD Board Meeting hosted by District V 16Carroll Garden Club NGC Standard Flower Show Finksburg Library, 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg 21048 19 - 23NGC Annual Convention 26 Memorial Day June 2025 10. Gardenews deadline for club submissions to District Rep 15 Fathers Day 19Juneteenth Day 20Gardenews deadline for submissions from District Reps and State Board members. October 2025 20 – 22, 23 CAR-SGC Annual Conference and Tri-Refresher Hosted by FGCMDCheck in on October 20; attend Conference Events October 21 - 22; Tri-Refresher Bus Trip October 23.More details TBDChair Susie Middleton, Co-Chair Diana Bonner
17Course 2 ADS Judging School Greenhouse Classroom, Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Ave. Baltimore, MD 21209 Click here to contact Julie Minch, Registrar 20 Easter May 2025 11 Mothers Day 13 FGCMD Board Meeting hosted by District V 16Carroll Garden Club NGC Standard Flower Show Finksburg Library, 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg 21048 19 - 23NGC Annual Convention 26 Memorial Day June 2025 10. Gardenews deadline for club submissions to District Rep 15 Fathers Day 19Juneteenth Day 20Gardenews deadline for submissions from District Reps and State Board members. October 2025 20 – 22, 23 CAR-SGC Annual Conference and Tri-Refresher Hosted by FGCMDCheck in on October 20; attend Conference Events October 21 - 22; Tri-Refresher Bus Trip October 23.More details TBDChair Susie Middleton, Co-Chair Diana Bonner