Educational Programs
We meet the first Friday of the month, September through May unless otherwise noted in the calendar. Past educational programs have included general gardening, floral design, fire mitigation, maintaining healthy house plants and table decorating for the holidays. We invite speakers and authors, some of whom are nationally acclaimed. Field trips and overnight adventures to private and public gardens in the United States and abroad are offered periodically throughout the year.
We meet the first Friday of the month, September through May unless otherwise noted in the calendar. Past educational programs have included general gardening, floral design, fire mitigation, maintaining healthy house plants and table decorating for the holidays. We invite speakers and authors, some of whom are nationally acclaimed. Field trips and overnight adventures to private and public gardens in the United States and abroad are offered periodically throughout the year.
2023 - 2024 Scheduled Programs
- It's Thyme to talk Herbs!
Friday, October 6, 2023 at 10:00 am - All Spruced Up
2022 - 2023 Programs
2021 - 2022 Programs
2020 - 2021 Programs
Programs listed in bold font are available to view by clicking on program title.
- "Make Your Landscape Look Great in the Winter" by Michael Shorts
- "Home for the Holidays Decor" by Tasha Carrington
- "The Things about a Rut - Going in or Coming Out - Are going to Surprise You" - by Suzanne Brothers- Valley
- "Romantic Flower Arrangements Aren't Just For Valentine's Day But For Everyday" - by Debra Prince
- "Put the Basics of Xeriscaping & Beautiful Rough Tolerant Plants to Work in Your Garden" - by Luan Akin, Tagawa Gardens
- "Growing Roses in Colorado" by Peggy Williams, Master Rosarian, Denver Rose Society
2021 - 2022 Programs
- "Common House Plant Quandaries Solved" Starring Luan Aiken
- "Creative Container Arrangements" Starring Luan Aiken
- "Gardens to Glass" Starring Susan Evans
- "Fall Gardening in Colorado" Starring Michael Shorts
- "Birdscaping for Colorado Front Range Landscapes" by Jen Toews, Denver Botanical Garden
- “Putting the WOW and Success in your Vegetable and Flower Container Gardens” by Luan Akin & Meagan Halley, Tagawa Gardens
2020 - 2021 Programs
- DIY “Velvet Pumpkins” Starring VCPGC member Erika Stice
- “Let’s Swag Into Fall” Starring VCPGC member Debra Prince
- “How to Divide Perennials” Starring VCPGC member Lisa Berlin and husband Michael Shorts
- “Fall Plantings” Starring VCOGC member Lisa Berlin and Michael Shorts
- “Repotting Orchids” Starring VCPGC member Lisa Berlin
- “Forcing Amaryllis for the Holidays” Starring Michael Shorts
- “A Simple Method to de-seed Pomegranates” Starring VCPGC member Kristen Olsen
- “Home for the Holidays” Starring VCPGC member Tasha Carrington
- “A Voice Remembered” ©, written, scored, copyrighted and performed by VCPGC member Barbara Collins
Programs listed in bold font are available to view by clicking on program title.