Debbie Hensley Fifty members of the Weeders Garden Club took a bus trip to the Lawrence Dunham vineyards Wine Gallery in Scottsdale on January 26. Our tour package included five tastes of the Dunham wines and we were treated to a very delicious assortment of snacks and special cookies all made by our President, Debbie…
On November 20 members of the Weeders Garden Club met at the Archstone Care Center in Chandler to work on one of the yearly club’s community support projects. Two times a year, right before Thanksgiving and again before Easter, Weeders members meet with residents of the Archstone Care Center to work on flower arrangements for…
Debbie Hensley Elinor Egender was honored by Desert Designers and Weeders Garden Club members at a luncheon on September 24 hosted by member Beth Kirkpatrick. Ms. Egender received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Desert Designers and a Certificate showing National Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. along with Arizona State Forest Services planting a Penny…
Debbie Hensley Please come and join our newly elected officers for 2015-2017 at our first Weeders Garden Club meeting on September 10. Our new officers are President Debbie Dunham, Vice-President Lollie Sharpe, Corresponding Secretary Gloria Zarifis, Treasurer Janice Giachino and Recording Secretary Jane Watkins. We have had the summer off from meetings to garden, find…
Weeders Garden Club, based in Sun Lakes, celebrated its 60th birthday with a Garden Tea Party theme at Roberta Sisk Park, Palo Verde Country Club on May 14 and everyone had such a grand time sharing food and beverage and chat! Almost everyone got into the swing of the theme and put on a beautifully…
Cheryl Bunch “So serene and peaceful” were the words used to describe the Weeders’ field trip in February to the Greek Orthodox Monastery in Florence. There are several chapels to admire while meandering along the flagstone paths through a variety of gardens, gift store and property. Respect for the monks and their lifestyle are key…
Cheryl Bunch Even with frost cloths adorning our precious plants and the crisp air keeping us indoors the Weeders’ club got inspiration at the last meeting through a seminar on container gardening with Michelle Anderson. She has been featured in Phoenix Living magazine and owns her own container planting business, as well as being a Master…
Cheryl Bunch Weeders Garden Club is ready to bloom in the New Year! There are many exciting activities and events, such as a visit to the Gourd Festival in Casa Grande and the Greek Orthodox Monastery Gardens (both in February). The members are really looking forward to the garden tour planned for this spring. Last…
Pat Bunkley The Weeders Garden Club kicked off the year in a new meeting location. The larger space encouraged members and guests to mingle, renew friendships and share their summer gardening and travel adventures while enjoying refreshments. The September program featured a workshop to create seed boxes for our garden boutique at the Chandler Farmer’s…
Pat Bunkley Having outgrown its meeting space, Weeders Garden Club is changing its meeting location to the Navajo Room in Sun Lakes Country Club. The first meeting after the summer break will be held Thursday, September 11 at 9:30 a.m. The program will feature Cauleen Autery’s discussion of ways and means committee plans including a…