The October Speaker for the Mystic Garden Club will be Louise Raymond. She will be speaking on “Hedging the American Dream: Privacy & Horticulture in the U.S.”
This is a Mystic Garden Club Guest Day.
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October Meeting Speaker
October 23, 2009
Peter Alden – Mystic Garden Club September Speaker
September 15, 2009
The Speaker: Peter Alden, Author Lecturer, Naturalist
Peter Alden, a naturalist from Concord, MA is shocked at all the new plants taking over his back forty and seemingly everywhere. He writes about the major role birds play in their spread. He is involved with many invasive plants, activities and conferences sponsored by the Invasive Plant Atlas [...]
Norah Lindsay: The Life and Art of a Garden Designer
March 30, 2009
Our April 28th Meeting is guest day so be sure to invite an interested friend for our excellent program. Allyson Hayward will be speaking about Norah Lindsay (1873-1948)
Lecture BIO Allyson Hayward
Allyson Hayward is an internationally acclaimed garden historian, who writes and lectures extensively on topics related to gardens and their history. She is a graduate [...]
March Meeting Speaker – Todd Gipstein
March 14, 2009
A Feast for The Eyes
Our March Meeting speaker is Todd Gipstein – renowned photographer and media specialist – “committed to continuing his long career of creating elegant, emotional shows that touch a responsive chord in viewers. In short, ‘media with a message. “
You can see Todd’s work and read more about him on his website [...]
February 24 Meeting Speaker
February 4, 2009
Cheryl Thevenet – “Japanese Ikebona”
Cheryl Thevenet has been a member of the Mystic Garden Club since 1996. Cheryl has had a lifelong interest in flowers and gardening. She lived Marin and owned and operated a successful design Atelier in San Francisco. She specialized in corporate events, producing gala gatherings for the likes of [...]
November Speaker – Bill Graham
November 5, 2008
Bill Graham lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts, and is the owner of Beautiful Things in historic Salem, Massachusetts. His shop specializes in creative floral design, interesting gifts, whimsical items, women’s accessories, millinery (hats and fascinators), some men’s items and selected Halloween merchandise including his widely popular “witches” hats which he decorates. It is [...]
October Meeting Presentation – Kymrie A. Zaslow
October 6, 2008
Our upcoming October Meeting Presentation is “A Seasonal Tapestry” by Kymrie A. Zaslow.
Award winning designer Kymrie Zaslow began her floral design career in 1991 having designed and worked in shops in Ohio and Connecticut. Her experience covers retail flower shops, mass market floral management, design education, and the handling of both fresh and permanent florals.In [...]
Donna Fuss Memorial
October 2, 2008
I regret to announce that Donna Fuss passed away on Tuesday night at Hartford Hospital after a protracted illness. Donna was a founding member, and a Past President, of the Connecticut Rose Society, key to all things roses at Elizabeth Park and all-around wonderful person. She will be greatly missed by all of CRS, and [...]
October Guest Speaker – Chippy Irvine
October 16, 2007
For our October Guest program we are having Chippy Irvine, the author of “Shades of Country: Designing a Life of Comfort.” The wonderful coffee table style book has something for everyone. She brings you country in many styles from cottage to grand country. The author’s own home is an example of an opulent country style.
“Regardless [...]