May 2024: Member Susan Aggarwal hosts a workshop on repotting orchids
April 2024: TVGC members visited the Great Marsh Institute in Elverson PA to learn about its history as well as the key role a marsh plays in the environment
March 2024: Member Debbie Kuhn hosts TVGC at her home for a workshop on preparing and painting gourds to make bird houses!
December 2023: Twin Valleys Garden Club members volunteer to decorate the entrance to Welkinweir. Great job ladies!
TVGC 2023: VA Holiday Arrangements. Helping others get into the holiday spirit!
2023 November Workshop: Coffee Filter Roses hosted by Ellie M
2023 Charlestown Flower Show: Another success!
Historic Yellow Springs Pathway Garden: October 2023
July 6, 2023: TVGC grew a pop-up garden at Excursion Ciders in Kimberton, PA. Come on out and enjoy the flowers and grasses, many selected because they are native, pollinators, and/or edible. We are hopeful that the display will last through mid-August. If you are interested in finding out what kinds of flowers are in the cans, contact us at our email address. And the cider is amazing! Special thanks to the Herb Society of America for flower donations used in the containers.
July 13, 2022: TVGC enjoyed a beautiful day learning about member Nancy Ward’s magnificent cutting garden.
June 8, 2022: TVGC celebrated its 95th Anniversary Party at Welkinweir. A great showing of past, present and future members accompanied by marvelous food and a silent auction!
May 5, 2022: TVGC members and guests enjoyed a guided tour of Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College. We timed the trip perfectly, as so many trees were in full bloom.
April 25, 2022: TVGC members in celebration of Earth Day did a Spring cleaning at the local Quaker Cemetery in Nantmeal village. Many thanks to the road crews who assisted in keeping everyone safe along this tight curve!
March, 2022: Twin Valleys, Conestoga, and Valley Garden Clubs partnered with Henrietta Hankin Branch Library for a public meeting where Dan Benarcik from Chanticleer Garden gave an inspiring presentation on designing your garden to creatively align it with nature.
February 2022: HOW SWEET IT IS: At our February meeting, members brought in arrangements that incorporated candy. Delicious!
TVGC’s 2021 holiday party held at Aronimink was a spectacular time! Hosted by our own legendary Associate Pat Howse!
December 4th, 2020: TVGC members created 35 festive arrangements which were donated to the Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital. Happy Holidays!
Attention Gardeners
November 11, 2020 Public Meeting Held
| Designing and Cultivating a Gold Medal Garden Nicole Juday Rhoads of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) presented to us via Zoom. We learned about plants recently honored in the PHS Gold Medal Plant program and got ideas about how to use them in our home landscapes. Gold Medal Plants are selected for excellence in hardiness, disease and pest resistance and ease of growing. Co-sponsored by the Henrietta Hankin Library, Chester Springs, PA and Twin Valleys Garden Club. “Cultivating gardens since 1927” For more information about PHS go to https://phsonline.org/ |
Dedication ceremony at the HYS Pathway Garden in loving memory of long-time TVGC member Eva-Maria. (Left to Right) Her husband David, their son John & his girlfriend.
September 11, 2019: TVGC held an in-house flower show with the theme of The Wizard of Oz. Members competed in both horticulture as well as artistic arrangements, which you can View Here.
July 19, 2019: Three TVGC members participated as judges in the PHS Gardening Contest. Learn more about PHS and the Garden Contest HERE.
June 12th, 2019: TVGC hosted a public event at Historic Yellow Springs on container gardening which was presented by horticulturalist/floral designer Brenda Sullivan. Several ideas were presented on how to achieve not only a full and abundant container, but one that can host multiple plants both dormant and alive to fully utilize the pot in all seasons. Click HERE to learn more from Brenda!
February 26th, 2019: TVGC participated in the annual East Nantmeal Seed Swap Read More!