Greater Eagle River Garden Club
President Elaine Major
Please join us at 6pm at the Eagle River Presbyterian Church at 12836 Old Glenn Hwy., in Eagle River. Meetings are open to the public. A short business meeting will be followed by the educational presentation. See our Facebook page for more news!
Meets the 1st Tuesday 6:00 pm March to November
(unless otherwise stated on Facebook)
"Sharing the Love of Gardening Through Education and Service"
Projects:
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Plant and maintain the adopted “Forgotten Gardens” in Eagle River
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Plant and maintain the Blue Star Marker and Eagle River Welcome sign at Chief Alex Park
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Host the annual Greater Eagle River Garden Tour
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Select and recognize outstanding residential and business landscaping for ‘Garden of the Week’ awards from May to September
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Provide GERGC information for the weekly chamber newsletter
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Maintain the adopted garden at the Eagle River Nature Center
2024 Educational Programs (provided after the business meeting)
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March 5 - iPhone Photograph - Bob Estey & Chuck Iliff
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April 2 - Soil Testing, Sampling and Amendments - SWCD, Schwing Sayako
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May 7- Invasive Species - AK Coop Ext, Gino Grazino
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June 4 - Fruit Tree Grafting and Orchard Care (alt. location) - Jim Yassick
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July 2 - Creating Hypertufa Troughs or Birdbaths (alt. location) - Carol Norquist
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August 6 – Lawn care in Alaska (tentative)
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September 3 - Creative plantings and containers (tentative)
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October 1 - Composting/DIY Fertilizer in Alaska - Ellen VandeVisse
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November 5 - TBD
Please join us at 6pm at the Eagle River Presbyterian Church at 12836 Old Glenn Hwy., in Eagle River. Meetings are open to the public. A short business meeting will be followed by the educational presentation. See our Facebook page for more news!
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