Upcoming Events
February 11, 2012 (Saturday), doors open at 9:30, program at 10:00 a.m: presentation by Barbara Stewart on dish gardens. Location: U.S. National Arboretum.
March 10, 2012 (Saturday), doors open at 9:30, program at 10:00 a.m: propagation workshop and plant swap. Location: U.S. National Arboretum.
April 14, 2012 (Saturday), doors open at 9:30, program at 10:00 a.m: presentation by Michael Riley, "Epiphytes in the Concrete Jungle". Location: U.S. National Arboretum.
Future meeting dates: May 12, September 8, October 13, December 8. (All at 10:00 a.m. at the U.S. National Arboretum unless otherwise announced.)
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About the Chapter
The National Capital Area Chapter of The Gesneriad Society is a group of gesneriad enthusiasts in the Washington, D.C. area.
“The purpose of the chapter shall be to afford a convenient and beneficial association of persons interested in gesneriads; to stimulate a widespread interest in the identification, correct nomenclature, culture, and propagation of gesneriads; and to encourage the origination and introduction of new cultivars.” (NCAC bylaws.)
The National Capital Area Chapter meets several times a year in the Administration Building of the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Directions are available on the National Arboretum's web site: http://www.usna.usda.gov/.
The Gesneriad Society's Annual Convention
The 2012 Convention will be held in Seattle, Washington on July 3 - 7, 2012. For registration information, visit The Gesneriad Society's website.
The 2011 Convention was held in Philadelphia, hosted by the Liberty Bell Gesneriad Society. Photographs can be found on our blog.
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See photos of plant entries from the 53rd Annual Convention of the Gesneriad Society, which we hosted on June 30-July 4, 2009. Or, go directly to a slideshow of plants entered by Chapter members in the 2009 Convention. |