Our 2021 meetings will likely take place online via ZOOM - but please check your latest Bells & Slippers Newsletter for exact dates and times and login access to ZOOM, and check our Home Page for dates and times.
We will be meeting via the online application ZOOM accessible from your smart phone, iPad, laptop or computer. Zoom will allow each of our members to log in and do video chatting or just do voice participation during our meeting. You have been sent detailed information on this in our monthly Bells & Slippers Newsletter. If you did not receive this newsletter or are not a member and would like to participate, please get in touch with us and we will provide the information needed to join the Zoom meeting. Click here to contact us.
We are also planning to again hold an outdoor plant sale May 22nd, from 12 Noon to 3:00PM at Bob and Dee's home, and we may possibly hold another in June. Read your monthly Bells & Slippers Newsletter for details.
Previous in person meeting location and information: Unless otherwise noted as a change, meetings are on the first Sunday of the month, from 12:00 - 4:00PM October thru June. We will setup refreshments and anyone who wishes, can bring their lunch in and mingle or check out plants for sale/adoption from 12 to 1PM. Little Show entries must be on the table ready for judging by 12:15 latest. The main presentation will start promptly at 1PM.
As of May 2019, we had been meeting in person at:
Pompositticut (Stow) Community Center 509 Great Road Stow, MA 01775 Website
December 14, 2019 Holiday Party Potluck - at Stuart's home
Sunday January 4, 2020 Achimenes Fest- Dee Stewart showed us Julie Mavity-Hudson's webinar on growing and showing achimenes. Dee described her own additional hints and tips. She brought many different rhizome varieties to share with our membership.
Sunday February 2, 2020 Bob Stewart will present "New Plants and New Names". There will be background information on a dozen or so assorted plants that are new to cultivation, or new to you, or have new names, or are simply different in some way. Live plants will be shown, and cuttings or small plants will be available for many of them.
Sunday March 1, 2020 Aspects of Pest Management - Stuart Hammer Sunday April 5, 2020 CANCELLED -- Stephen Maciejewski - Plant Travels in China
Sunday May 3, 2020 CANCELLEDAeschynanthus June 2020 CANCELLEDPotluck Picnic
June 30-July 4, 2020 CANCELLEDAnnual National Gesneriad Convention St. Petersburg, FL Click for info.
Saturday, Sunday September 19-20, 2020 CANCELLEDAnnual Gesneriad & Begonia Plant Show and Sale - Tower Hill Botanic Garden.
