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Please feel free to contact us for information on club programs:
Pat Magala – email
Meetings are held in the Berks County Agriculture Center located at:
1238 County Welfare Rd in Leesport. For directions, click here.
2008
Special interest groups meet once a month. If you are interested in joining the Native Plant Group or the Garden Design Group, please contact the president.
September 17 – 6:00 pm Plant Exchange and Potluck Meal at the Ag Center. Carefully label plant donations with correct common name and the botanical name if possible. Please take care to avoid bringing invasive species. A short presentation will be given by Pat Magala.
October 22 – 7:00 p.m Presentation by Dr. Doug Tallamy: “Gardening for Life.” With 150 species of plants and animals already lost from Pennsylvania and another 800 species threatened or endangered, it is clear that we must change our approach to landscaping if we hope to create homes and food for our local biodiversity. Native plants will play a key role in the restoration of our living spaces because only natives provide the coevolved relationships required by animals. By supporting a diversity of insect herbivores, native plants provide food for a large and healthy community of natural enemies that keep herbivores in balance and our gardens aesthetically pleasing.
December 10 – 7:00 pm Club meeting at the Ag Center. Watch for details.
2009
March 14 – The 2009 Annual Home Gardener’s School presented in conjunction with Berks County Master Gardeners and Penn State Berks-Lehigh. This is an all-day event with great workshops, speakers, vendors, and raffles. Club members will receive details in the newsletter. Other inquirers please contact Patrick Abel