Moonflower Garden Club Events

September 2, 2026

Josie's Native Plants - Tour

     Josie's Native Plants is a home-based nursery in SE Pennsylvania selling native perennial starter plants.  Because fall is the best time to plant natives, Josie will have some great inventory for sale.  Plugs are usually $2.50 each.  This tour of the nursery will include a walk and talk session followed by a brief business meeting.

October 7, 2026

Hummingbirds in the Garden and Around the World

     Hank Davis will present his extensive travels photographing Hummingbird species.  

November 4, 2026

Add Ferns to your Garden 

     Ferns are an ancient lineage of plants that once dominated the earth.  If you take a walk in the woods, you are bound to see them covering the dark forest floor.  Delaware has numerous species, but at first glance, they all look alike!  Learn the basics of identifying local ferns as well as their natural history, reproduction, and life cycle as it differs from other plants.  Using ferns in the garden can add texture and cover, and we'll explore a few species to use in your home space.

December 2, 2026

Holiday Party

     Mix and mingle Pot Luck. Join us for cocktails, wine and nibbles. Then share main dishes dinner-style and sweet endings. Bring your favorite holiday appetizers, main dish or desserts and beverage.  After a quick business check-in, we’ll play a holiday gift exchange game.

January 6, 2027   

Pressed Flowers Design

    We have been pressing flowers and leaves all Spring, Summer, and Fall.  At this meeting we will use our pressed specimens to create cards or pictures to display.  The workshop will begin with a short presentation on some basic design principles.  Then we will share our pressed flowers and opinions as we create our cards.  

February 3, 2027    

Tulips & Gardens in the Netherlands

     The program will be a PowerPoint presentation showing the spring season in The Netherlands, including Keukenhof Gardens.  Several club members spent 10 days in April 2026 on a tour that included many famous gardens and a visit to the amazing Flower Market where bidders purchase cut flowers to be sent all over the world.  

March 3, 2027

How our Gardens support Bats and other Wildlife

     Come explore the secret lives of bats - the mosquito hunters and quiet guardians of our gardens and skies.  This session invites you to discover simple, everyday ways to share space with wildlife, from bats to birds to backyard critters, and learn what it really mean to be a good neighbor to the natural world.  

April 7, 2027 

Soil Science in the Garden

     We learn early as gardeners that soil chemistry is an important property of soil.  This talk will  give you the tools you need to understand soil pH and other aspects of soil chemistry.  We will also explore soil test reports, and consider options for monitoring soils in your lawn and garden.  This session will explore steps that you can follow to perk up you soils including soil properties, soil test results and managing you soil with amendments, fertilizers, and other tools and practices.  

May 5, 2027

Urn and Window Box Design through the Seasons

     Two Moonflower Garden Club members will demonstrate planting urns and window boxes using the "thriller, filler, spiller" recipe and show how to transition your containers through the seasons  Beginning with a spring design, the demonstration will show how replacement of the filler section with seasonal plants and the addition of natural accessories will refresh and renew the design through summer, autumn and into winter.  

June 2, 2027

     Year End Summer Picnic      

     Time to catch up with everybody's garden, our "roses" and our "thorns." Bring your favorite summer dish to share. We will discuss ideas for future programs and sign up for meeting hosts and summer Hockessin Village sign maintenance dates.