NOTE: Our April 5, 2020 scheduled meeting has been CANCELLED due to Town of Stow, MA taking measures to prevent COVID-19 spread, and closing all town buildings.
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, and until further notice, we will be meeting 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 Aeschynanthus June 2020 Potluck Picnic
June 30-July 4, 2020 Annual National Gesneriad Convention St. Petersburg, FL Click for info.
Saturday, Sunday September 19-20, 2020 Annual Gesneriad & Begonia Plant Show and Sale - Tower Hill Botanic Garden Plants for entry into the Juried Show accepted from 11AM - 3:30PM Friday and must be picked up on Sunday at 4PM. The show will be open to the public on Saturday from 12PM-5PM, and on Sunday from 10AM-4PM.
