2024 GARDEN MAINTENANCE
AT THE SHALER NORTH HILLS LIBRARY:
The SHNL gardens will be divided into sections:
Plant America Hillside Garden, Front Entrance, Kier Garden, Right Front Garden. Book Drop Garden and Brick Planters/Side Beds and Herb Garden.
Volunteers for each section will establish their own maintenance schedule.
SGC Executive Committee Meeting
Held at the SNH Library at 1:00 pm:
February 6, 2024
March 12, 2024
May 7, 2024
October 16, 2024
November 12, 2024
2024 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Special Events:
February 17-19 – Mini Golf Fundraiser benefiting the SNH Library 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
(Purchase tickets at the SNH Library)
March 1 -- Floral Hoop Wreath Workshop at SNH Library, 6:00-8:00 PM. Cost: $40.00
(Open to the public- reservations required- Limit 40 participants!)
March 8 -- Orchid Growing 101 at SNH Library 1:30 PM (Register at the SNH Library)
March 19 -- Vintage “Tussie Mussie” Workshop, Hampton Fields Village, 4480 Mt. Royal Blvd.,
Glenshaw, PA 15116 at 2:00-4:00 PM (Members Only)
March 27 -- District IX Members Day Out at The Chadwick 10545 Perry Hwy., Wexford, PA
15090 10:00 AM, Brunch Buffet. Speaker: Don Orkoskey “Phone Photography.”
(Reservations required)
April 7-9 -- Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania Annual Convention, DoubleTree-Resort,
Lancaster, PA. (Reservations required)
April 11 -- Growing Healthy Houseplants Workshop at SNH Library 1:30 PM. Cost: $8.00.
Nancy Knauss, Master Gardener (Members Only- Maximum of 25 members)
May 4 -- Shaler Garden Club Plant Sale-Perennials, annuals, herbs, Mother’s Day Baskets,
Auction Baskets, Tool Sharpening, and Bake Sale, Kiwanis Park from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon.
May 15 -- New Member Tea, hosted by Tappy Donegan 125 Lex Lane, Allison Park, PA.15101.
Time: 1:00 PM
June 2-8 -- National Garden Week. Members will conduct classes in the library gardens.
June 14 -- Fairy Garden Workshop at Shaler North Hills Library 6:30- 8:00 PM.
June 17-23-- National Pollinator Week-information will be available from the Pollinator
Advocacy Committee
June 20 – Native Perennials for your Pollinator Friendly Garden at SNH Library 6:00 PM.
Presenter: Claudia Bernardo, Pollinator Advocacy Committee member. (Free--Register at
SNH Library)
July 14 -- Annual Shaler Garden Tour, Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Purchase tickets at SNH
Library.
July 23 -- Program TBA. Winners announced for Great Gardens Contest at SNH Library, 6:30
PM. (Open to the public)
September 5-- District IX Annual Meeting hosted by Moon Township Garden Club
(Reservations required)
October 17 – How to Make a Fall Floral Pumpkin Centerpiece Workshop at SNH Library
1:00 PM. Cost: $10.00. Suzan Vandertie, Edgeworth GC President, Instructor
(MembersOnly)
November 14 - “Winter Sowing: How to Start Seeds in Milk Jugs” at SNH Library 6:00 PM.
Presenter Shelley Nilson, Pollinator Advocacy Committee member. ( Free- Register at the
SNH Library)
December 6 -- Holiday Wreath Workshop at SNH Library, 6:30 PM (Reservations Required.
Cost and maximum number of participants TBA at a later date)
Membership Meetings:
February 27 --Organizational meeting at SNH Library at 1:00 PM.
March26 -- Organizational meeting and preview of 2024 plant sale & coming events.12:00
Noon at Glenshaw Presbyterian Church, 300 Glenn Ave., Glenshaw, PA 15116.
April 23 -- “The Honey Bee as a Pollinator.” Speaker: Steven Roth, Master Beekeeper. 12:00
Noon at Glenshaw Presbyterian Church, 300 Glenn Ave., Glenshaw, PA 15116.
May 28 --“Blue Star Marker Program.” Speaker: Karen Faust, GCFP Blue Star Marker Chair.
12:00 Noon at Glenshaw Presbyterian Church, 300 Glenn Ave., Glenshaw, PA 15116.
June 25 -- “Annual Solstice Supper and Garden Party.” 6:00 PM at the home of Vivian
Didomenico 105 Middlecrest Drive, Glenshaw PA 15116. Members, whose names begin
with A-H, please bring an appetizer, side dish, salad, or dessert to share. Consider
bringing a floral arrangement to dress up Vician's tables. (Members Only)
July 23 -- “But I Thought I Would Never Need An Ambulance,” Speaker: Brian Schutzman,
Shaler-Hampton EMS. -Meeting at SNH Library at 6:00 PM. Winners announced for the
Great Gardens Contest at 6:30 PM followed by the Program at 7:00 PM. (Open to the
public)
August 27 --“Creating the Four-Season Garde,’ Speaker: Lynn Purse. Meeting at SNH Library
at 6:00 PM. Program at 6:30 PM. (Open to the public)
September 24 --“The Story of the 911 Survivor Tree” Speaker: Steve Miller, Bartlet Tree
Experts. 12:00 Noon at Glenshaw Presbyterian Church, 300 Glenn Ave., Glenshaw, PA 15116
October 22 -- “Mechanisms of Pollination.” Speaker: Patricia Milliken, Certified PA Master
Naturalist. 12:00 Noon at Glenshaw Presbyterian Church, 300 Glenn Ave., Glenshaw, PA
15116.
December 3 -- "Annual Christmas Party". 12:00 Noon at Glenshaw Presbyterian Church, 300
Glenn Ave. Glenshaw, PA 15116. Members, whose names begin with I-Z, please bring an
appetizer, covered dish, or dessert of your choosing.(Members Only)
FIELD TRIPS - 2024
**Pre-registration is required for all field trips. Call Leslie at 412-486-1885 and leave a message.
August 1 -- Tour of the Historic Homewood Cemetery, 1599 So. Dallas Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Carpool leaves Glenshaw Presbyterian Church at 9:30 AM. Walking tour with Jennie Benford as the guide at 10:00 AM. (Rain date is August 8, 2024)
September 10 -- Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve Nature Walk 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Roxanne Swan, Environmental Botanist & Horticulturalist will be the guide.Carpools leave at 10:30 AM from Glenshaw Presbyterian Church. Tour at 11:00 AM. Lunch following at your own expense at Brick and Barrel Cross Keys 599 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238.
Date TBA – Hartwood Mansion Tour 200 Hartwood Acres, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. This will be a Christmas tour and date to be announced once booking is available. Lunch at your own expense following the tour.