Chapter Meetings and Events
For details on the program and location of each meeting, download the current issue of Dodecatheon.
Arnica lessingii near the Bering Glacier in Alaska. Photo by Anton Reznicek
January 11
Online Chapter Meeting
Members' Show and Tell
By Zoom. Members will receive a link to the meeting by email.
February 8
Online Chapter Meeting
Ian Young will give a presentation, "Nature, Gardeners' Tutor"
By Zoom. Members will receive a link to the meeting by email.
March 1-9
Philadelphia Flower Show
Volunteer for DVC-NARGS as part of the Philadephia Area Plant Societies display. Members who volunteer get free entry to the Flower Show.
Sign up
March 8
Online Chapter Meeting
Mariel Tribby will give a presentation, "Rock Gardening in the Midwest at Missouri Botanical Garden"
By Zoom. Members will receive a link to the meeting by email.
April 5
Chapter plant show and meeting
Plant Show: rock garden plants, bulbs, troughs, and more.
Plant sales: guest vendor Rabbit Hole Plants plus chapter mini-sale (see our plant sale page)
Meeting: Dr. Bill Barnes will give a presentation, "The Primrose Path, Sort Of"
At Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1120 Darley Road, Wilmington, Delaware
May 10
Members' plant sale
Open only to DVC-NARGS members and their guests.
8:45-9:45 AM: Plant donations accepted
9:00-10:00 AM: Preview the plants for sale
10 AM: Sale opens
Sale closes when the plants are sold out, approximately 11:15 AM
More information is on our plant sale page.
At Robbins Park, Ambler, PA (Directions)
May 31 (Saturday) at 10 AM
Guided tour and optional picnic at Henry Botanic Garden
For registration information and other details, see the May-June issue of the Dodecatheon
June 8 (Sunday), 11 AM to 3 PM: Note the change of date
Garden tours in Chester County
For details, see the May-June issue of the Dodecatheon
June 12-16
NARGS Conference: Peaks and Prairies
Cheyenne, Wyoming
For more information and registration, see the NARGS Conference website
June 20 (Friday), 10 AM to noon
Bog garden workshop
$50 per person. Registration opens May 1: see the May-June issue of the Dodecatheon
Pipersville, PA
September 20 (Saturday) at 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Public plant sale at the Fall Gardeners' Market
We will be selling rock garden plants, other unusual plants, and hypertufa troughs. For more information on the event, including a list of other vendors,
see the Fall Gardners' Market website.
At the Montco 4H Center, 1015 Bridge Road, Collegeville, PA
October 18 (Saturday), 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Chapter Meeting
Julia Corden will give a talk, "Alpines Around the World." Julia is a horticultural consultant, botanical tour leader, and garden manager at the Goodwood Estate in South Downs National Park.
Plants will be for sale from the chapter and from guest vendor, Marano Gardens.
At the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill (8855 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia)
November 8 (Saturday), 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Chapter Meeting
Mike Slater will give a talk.
The meeting will also feature a bulb giveaway for members and a plant sale by guest vendor, Edgewood Gardens.
At the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill (8855 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia)
December 14 (Sunday) at 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Annual meeting and holiday luncheon
Jenny Rose Carey will give a presentation, "The Essential Guide to Bulbs: Grow a Bounty of Beautiful Bulbs in Gardens and Containers."
All attendees will receive a small gift.
Registration required. Registration information will appear in a fall issue of The Dodecatheon.
At the Swarthmore Inn, Swarthmore, PA
Gentians in Kazakhstan. Photo by Paul Meyer.
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