Mark Your Calendar

* The date for our next meeting is October 14. The guest speaker is Dawn Staats. She is Vice President of the Tryon Palace Foundation. Her topic is "The Language of Victorian Flowers." If you think flowers “speak to you,” wait until you hear how different blossoms were used 150 years ago, when they were used to convey emotions Elizabethans considered too scandalous to utter. Speaker begins at 1 p.m., but don’t miss the refreshments at Meet and Greet beginning at 12:30.

We Hit the Road for July 4!

* We always participate in River Bend's traditional Independence Day Parade! This year we decorated a convertible with paper flowers and flags, and walked our banner down the parade route. Thanks go to all the members who decorated and marched.

September Means Bake Sale

* Our annual Bake Sale is just one month away, and our members are already planning what to bake. Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 27. Doors open at 7 a.m. at the River Bend Municipal Building for this, our only annual fundraiser. Customers arrive early to seek out their favorites -- whether cookies, bars, cakes, or pies! Usually, the sale wraps up around noon.

What Makes a Gardener?

* September 9 begins our 52nd year as River Bend's garden club. The season's first speaker is Maureen Loomer. Her topic is “What Makes a Gardener?” A retired community college professor, her background is in biology and medical research, including native and medicinal plants and alternative agriculture. It’s bound to be a fascinating PowerPoint presentation.

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