Annual Plant Sale-Save the Date

Saturday May 18, 20249 a.m. to 1 p.m. Frankenberger Tavern217 E Main Street, Mechanicsburg, PA NATIVE PLANTS ANNUALS PERENNIALS SEEDLINGS HERBS BULBS SHRUBS TREES GARDENING BOOKS AND MAGAZINES GARDEN TREASURES AND TOOLS BAKE SALE   Additionally: Certified Garden Consultants will be available to answer your plant questions! All Proceeds go towards Penn Cumberland Garden Clubs … Read more

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

The Penn-Cumberland Garden club has awarded the following scholarships for the 2019/2020 school year: Grace Stewart, Camp Hill High School senior with an intended major in Landscape Architecture for Fall 2019 at Penn State University, University Park – $1,000 Courtney Fleisher, Newport, College Student currently studying Environmental Science at Harrisburg Area Community College – $1,000 … Read more

Arbor Day Tree Dedication

On April 27, 2018 a tree dedication was held at Trails and Trees Environmental Education Center. A Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptrostroboides) was dedicated as the President’s Tree in honor of Judy McGinnis, President of Penn-Cumberland Garden Club 2013-2015. M. Sue Daugherty, president of Penn-Cumberland Garden Club 1969-1971, received the Perennial Bloom Award in 2016. A … Read more

The Penn-Cumberland Garden Club Awards Checks

The PCGC Allocation Committee recently chose several organizations to receive monies. In 2018, PCGC raised monies from their Annual Benefit, Plant Fair, and Garden Tour. Plus, the Pressed Flower Designers sold items they created and the Ways and Means Committee sold items they collected. Four of the organizations received their checks at PCGC’s March Regular … Read more

Penn-Cumberland Garden Club Held a Herb Tea

Fifty-four years ago, Bertha Reppert of the Rosemary House in Mechanicsburg and PCGC President from 1965-1967, organized an Herb Tea to be held during a Penn-Cumberland Garden Club (PCGC) Spring Meeting. This year, Marcella Paraskevas-Ramirez from New Jersey spoke about herbs for people and pets.  Marcella is a holistic practitioner and educator for humans and … Read more

Winner of GCFP Governors Trophy 2017

Every 3 years, The Garden Club Federation of PA, awards an engraved silver bowl and tray to a large (greater than 100 members) Federated Garden Club. The award is based on documentation presented in a book of evidence. The documentation must show that the club provided well-balanced meeting programs; exceptional civic activity; projects in all … Read more

Conservation Hints

Conservation hints:  Recycling Outlined trash for Penn Waste- plastic container #1to7, glass, paper, cardboard Check with your local trash collector as to what they accept what they do not accept Computers: Advance Computer, West Shore Plaza/ Mission Central – call first / Good Will – West Shore Plaza Glossy paper: Toss to Gloss – Summerdale … Read more