The Violet Crown Garden Club was organized in 1924 by Clara Driscoll Sevier. It is one of the oldest garden clubs in Texas, and enjoys membership in the National Garden Clubs, Inc. and Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. We welcome you to our website and encourage you to join us.
Our monthly meetings begin at 9:30 am with refreshments and fellowship, followed by a program and brief business meeting at 10 am. Our meetings and events take place in the large conference room of the Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd (unless noted otherwise below). We have planned:
September 22, 2011
"Treasures in My Backyard - Ornamental Horticulture"
A Power Point presentation by Bob Beyer, Austin, Travis County Master Gardener, Editor/photographer for Zilker Botanical Garden's on-line newsletter, Down the Garden Path.
October 8-9, 2011
THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES, A STANDARD FLOWER SHOW
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October 27, 2011
Trip to Belia Vista Ranch and Winery, Wimberley, TX Tour of the olive groves, history of the Texas Olive Oil Company, viewing the pressing rooms and tasting.
November 17, 2011
"Texas-Tough Plants" by Sheryl & Robert Yantis, Kingsland. A PowerPoint presentation of tried and true specimens in the Yantis landscape. NGC Landscape Design Consultants, Llano County Master Gardeners, Earth Kind Specialists (Master Gardener Program)
December 15, 2011
"Designs In Motion" a design program by Dolores Rumpf, Austin. Violet Crown member, NGC Master Flower Show Judge, Master Design Consultant-Benz School of Design
(Christmas Brunch and $10 gift exchange, please call for reservation)
January 26, 2012
"The Fundamental Elements and Principles of Design" by Adalia Aguilar, Bryan, NGC Master Flower Show Judge, NGC Landscape Design Master Consultant, NGC Gardening Master Consultant, NGC International Liaison to NGC President and NGC Schools.
February 23, 2012
"Square Foot Gardening" by Hank Belopavlovich, Cedar Park. Williamson County Master Gardener, Master Naturalist
(Violet Crown celebrates it's 88th birthday)
March 22, 2012
"Thrillers, Fillers and Spillers" by Suzanne Milstead, College Station. NGC Landscape Design Consultant, NGC Gardening Consultant, NGC National Flower Show Judge
Container gardening how-to's for bringing color, texture and interest to your landscape through a Power Point and demonstration.
March 31 - April 1, 2012
Violet Crown Garden Club & Capital City Judges Council Present 55th Annual Standard Flower Show at Zilker Garden Festival, 10 am - 5 pm. Theme: "Magazine Bonanza". Read more-
April 26, 2012
"Creating Rustic Hypertufa Containers" by Doris Green, Jarrell, Master Gardener, American Hemerocallis Society Exhibitions Judge
A special hands-on members' workshop with a finished (not cured) planter to take home.
May 24, 2012
"Fabulous Frogs and Toads of Texas" by Shawn Walton Gause, Williamson County Master Gardener
A Power Point survey of these fascinating, shy creatures populating our property.
Our members include men and women of all ages who love to make things grow, arrange flowers, and learn about nature. Membership dues are $25 annually. As Violet Crown Garden Club members, we learn to enhance our homes and surroundings and to fulfill our mission statement through:
Monthly meetings to study floral design, get horticulture updates, hear expert speakers on a variety of topics, and hold plant swaps & sales
Periodic fieldtrips to points of interest, workshops in design & horticulture, and flower shows (including Zilker Garden Festival)
Providing a scholarship to a deserving freshman/sophomore college student who plans to study horticulture, floriculture, or other related areas.
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