Mason Bees, Orchids, Spooky Spiders and Pinecone Bird Feeders oh my! What a busy and fun month October has been for the Garden Club of Lake Ridge. Check out our picture LINK
Here are the events from October 2023
On October 2, 2023, the GCLR held its monthly meeting and featuring our very own Marsha Baldwin who shared her passion and extensive knowledge of Mason Bees at October’s meeting. She demonstrated several practical methods on how to build Mason bee houses. The highlight of the night was the hands on activity where members got to help Marsha harvest the cocoons!
On October 3, 2023, the National Capital Area Garden Club held their Fall meeting at the National Arboretum Auditorium with the guest speaker, Art Chadwick, talking about the care and origins of orchids.
On October 21, 2023, the GCLR participated in the Chinn Park Fall Festival and designed engaging and educational activities to include make your own pinecone birdfeeders, take home and make a spooky yarn spider, activity/fact sheets about creepy crawly bugs and explore garden critters and plants in the Chinn Park Children's Garden and activity trays. Over 1,500 people were expected at this event!!
On October 28, 2023, the GCLR participated in the inaugural Trick or Treatment event at the H. L. Mooney Water Reclamation Plant. It was a great success with more than 350 attendees! The kids learned about environmental and wastewater issues in a festive Halloween setting.
We are so grateful for our volunteers who make our Garden Club of Lake Ridge possible. They dedicate their time, energy, and skills to help us with our events, projects, and education. They are the heart and soul of our club, and we appreciate everything they do. Thank you, volunteers, for your passion and generosity. You are amazing!
We are looking forward to more fun and educational activities in November!
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