December 11, 2019

December 2019 and into 2020

Our next meeting is a holiday party at a member's home on Saturday December 14.  Details have been emailed to members.

The 2020 first quarter meetings of The National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society will be:

Saturday January 11: Growing Show Plants webinar
Saturday February 8: Propagation
Saturday March 14: Mini Show - a local unofficial show of gesneriad plants, arrangements, and art. It will be competitively judged. The Show Schedule (categories for entries) has been distributed to members by email.



Here is the first page of the December issue of Petal Tones:


November 13, 2019

The November 2019 meeting of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society will take place on Saturday the 16th. 

Program continued from last month: Plant problem identification, including pests and cultural issues
(If you are bringing a plant with problems, please keep it in a sealed container.)

Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, MD 20723.  
Doors open at 10. The program begins at 10:30.  Please arrive on time to be let in through the locked doors. 

The November issue of Petal Tones has been mailed to members.  Here's a look at the first page:


October 10, 2019

October 2019

The October 2019 meeting of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society will take place on Saturday the 12th. 

Program:  Plant problem identification, including pests and cultural issues
(If you are bringing a plant with problems, please keep it in a sealed container.)

Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, MD 20723.  
Door open at 10. The program begins at 10:30.  Please arrive on time to be let in through the locked doors. 

The October issue of Petal Tones has been mailed to members.  Here's a look at the first page: 




September 11, 2019

September 2019

The September 2019 meeting of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society will take place on Saturday the 14th. 

Program:  Rare & Unusual Gesneriads (webinar)
Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, MD 20723.  
Door open at 10. The program begins at 10:30.  Please arrive on time to be let in through the locked doors. 

The September issue of Petal Tones has been mailed to members.  Here's a look at the first page: 



July 17, 2019

July "picnic"

The July 2019 meeting of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society is a joint "picnic" at a member's home on Saturday the 20th. Details have been emailed to members.  We'll be back to gesneriad programming in September.

The July issue of Petal Tones has been mailed to members.  Here's a look at the first page:


June 12, 2019

June meeting

The June 2019 meeting of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society will take place on Saturday the 15th. 

Program:  African Violet species by Brian Connor
Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, MD 20723.  
Door open at 10. The program begins at 10:30.  Please arrive on time to be let in through the locked doors. 

The June issue of Petal Tones has been mailed to members.  Here's a look at the first page: 


May 16, 2019

May at Green Spring Gardens

A reminder that instead of a meeting, we will be vending at Green Spring Gardens on May 18, 2019. For details on Green Spring Gardens' annual plant sale, visit the Spring Garden Day 2019 page at http://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/programs-a-events/spring-garden-day-2019


The May newsletter of The National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society has been emailed to members.




April 9, 2019

April 2019 meeting (and May event)

The National Capital Area Chapter's next meeting will be held on Saturday April 13, 2019.

Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, MD 20723
Doors open at 10:00. Meeting begins at 10:30.  Please arrive on time.  (Note: the doors are locked so please arrive before the meeting start time.)
Topic: Summer Sinningias - growing Sinningias outside

The April issue of Petal Tones has been emailed to members.



In May, in lieu of a meeting, we will be vending at Green Spring Gardens on May 18. For details on the annual plant sale (it's really fabulous! by the Friends of Green Spring), visit the Spring Garden Day 2019 page at http://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/programs-a-events/spring-garden-day-2019

March 4, 2019

March 2019 meeting

The National Capital Area Chapter's next meeting will be held on Saturday March 9, 2019.

Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, MD 20723
Doors open at 10:00. Meeting begins at 10:30.  Please arrive on time.  (Note: the doors are locked so please arrive before the meeting start time.)
Topic: using color in exhibit designs

The March issue of Petal Tones has been emailed to members.



February 6, 2019

February 2019 meeting

The National Capital Area Chapter's February meeting will be held on Saturday February 9, 2019.

Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, MD 20723
Doors open at 10:00. Meeting begins at 10:30.  Please arrive on time.  (Note: the doors are locked so please arrive before the meeting start time.)
Topic: propagation workshop

The February issue of Petal Tones has been emailed to members.



2018 issues of Petal Tones are now available online.



January 11, 2019

2019 first meeting

The National Capital Area Chapter's January meeting will be held on Saturday January 12, 2019.  Please note we will be starting 30 mins early in light of the snow expected later in the day. .

Location: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, MD 20723
Meeting begins at 10:00.  Please arrive early.  (Note: the doors are locked so please arrive before the meeting start time.)
Topic: webinar on hybridizing gesneriads
Plant of the month: Sinningia carangolensis.

The January issue of Petal Tones has been emailed to members.