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MASSACHUSETTS

The Community Garden Club of Cohasset, Mass. will sponsor its annual Plant Sale on the grounds of the Cohasset Historical Society, 106 South Main St., Cohasset, MA on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 9 :00 am to 1:00 pm.

MICHIGAN

"Seasons in the Sun," a Standard Flower Show presented by The Niles Garden Club, Niles, Michigan hosted by The Niles District Library, 620 E. Main Street, Niles, Mi. 49120 on Wednesday June 18 and Thursday June 19, 2008. Exhibits will be open for public viewing after 2pm on June 18. Contact Bobbie Quick for information or schedule.

NEW YORK

The Orchard Park Garden Club will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 8 am - 2 pm at the Orchard Park RR Depot ( behind the OP Library - Orchard Park, NY 14127). Annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, geraniums and hanging baskets will be on sale. To purchase gift certificates, call Alice Holmes at 716/662-6997. For additional information, contact Kitty Bannerman.

VIRGINIA

The Rappahannock County Garden Club is sponsoring a Standard Flower Show on May 21 at the Washington Fire Hall (10 Firehouse Lane, Washington, VA). Anyone can enter the show, titled "A Garden Party." However, while you may bring a horticulture specimen to be judged on the day of the show, you must register by April 16 if you would like to bring a flower arrangement (aka "design") to compete (there is no fee, but space is limited). On the day of the show (May 21) all entries - both design and horticulture - need to be brought in and placed between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm, must remain in place through the afternoon and picked up between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm.

The show will be open to the public from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm after judging. There is no admission fee, but the RCGC will have a box for a "red" donation; all proceeds to go towards the purchase of the new tanker for Washington Volunteer Fire & Rescue. For more information, contact Sylvie Rowand.

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES

Milne House Garden Club in Toronto, Canada presents their 8th Annual Legacy Event with floral demonstration by Ricardo Costa, International Designer from Brazil on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Toronto Botanical Gardens. Information and Tickets please email President, Claudette Smith.

How to List Your Event

The National Garden Clubs web site is pleased to list on its website any public event sponsored in any way by a member club, State Garden Club or NGC Region.

If a NGC member club is wholly or partially sponsoring an event open to the public, whether it is a plant sale, Standard Flower Show, wildflower seminar or other public event, please send the information to us and we'll list your event on this calendar. The information should include:

Event name
Sponsoring garden club, state garden club or NGC Region (including president's name and address)
Event location, event date(s) and time(s)
Any information about the event (i.e., special highlights, interesting classes, anything you think is unusual, etc.)
Admission fee
Contact name and telephone number or e-mail address to be published on website

Your information should be sent at least 4 weeks in advance. We may be in touch with you for further information before we post your event on our site. Please remember that the events MUST be open to the general public and they MUST be sponsored wholly or in part by a NGC entity.

E-mail your event listing request to NGC Website Chairman.