NOTE: Plans for 2024 meetings may change depending on severe weather and other circumstances.
*Coordinator for Refreshments
JANUARY 8 – (Guests Welcome) Laura Ames – How to Start a Winter Garden 10:00, Highlands Recreation Center Hosts: *Anna Guffey, Gina Cogswell, Linda Edwards, Sally Caffrey
FEBRUARY 5 – (Guests Welcome) Cantey Worley – Gardening in Harmony with Nature 10:00, Highlands Recreation Center Hosts: *Sandy Barrow, Ruth Claiborne, Martha Dupuis
MARCH 4 – (Guests Welcome) Autumn Lollis – Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County 10:00, Highlands Methodist Church Hosts: *Laura Ames, Cathy Crosby, Ruthie Oliver, Helen Moore
APRIL 1– (Guests Welcome) Cynthia Strain, Bear Wise – Best Practices to Co-Exist with Black Bears 9:30, Hudson Library Hosts: *DeeDee Thompson, Minnie Bob Campbell, Florence Holmes, Pat Buchanan
MAY 6 – (Guests Welcome) Mignon Durham, Author and Gardener – Diary of an Appalachian Garden 9:30, Highlands Methodist Church Hosts: *Lisa Dailey, Melanie Mauldin, Pat Archambault, Ann Herbert
JUNE 3 – (Guests Welcome) Angela Tyre, Cashiers Physiotherapy – Physio for Gardeners 9:30, Highlands Mountain Club Hosts: *Judy Allison, Marie Sharpe, Wyn Shoptaw, Cindy Trevathan
JULY 1– (Guests Welcome) Nancy Holmes Taylor, Moss and Clay Floral Design – Sustainable Floristry 9:30, Church of the Incarnation Hosts: *Ann Flynn, Libby Eustis, Peggy Boruchow Arnette, Kitty Moore
AUGUST 5 – (No Guests) Steph Anderson, The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center – Forest, Meadow, Field and Greenhouse, What’s Growing at The Mountain 9:30, The Mountain Hosts: *Joyce Fleming, Delores Rosebrock, Rachel Fraser, Glenda Bell
SEPTEMBER 9 – (No Guests) Luncheon 11:30, Home of Rachel Fraser Program: Election of Officers and New Members Hosts: *Linda Carter, Paula McDonald, Trish Foor, Michael Burel
OCTOBER 7 – (Guests Welcome) Brent Martin, Blue Ridge Bartram Conservancy – Reimagining Bartram Trail 9:30, First Presbyterian Church Hosts: *Janice Hall, Carol Ann DeBolt, Betsy Hehn, Cathy Temple
NOVEMBER 4 – (Guests Welcome) John Warner, Arborist and Forester 9:30, First Presbyterian Church Hosts: *Jane Webb, Elizabeth Rodgers, Dollie Swanson DECEMBER 10 – (No Guests) Christmas Luncheon 11:30, Home of Patty Hutchins, 31 Eyebrow Ridge Hosts: *Pegsie Payne, Mary Guy Gunn, Price Connor, Adele Scielzo
