February Club Meeting

Event Details

February 2024

Monday, February 3, at 7:30 PM

Subject:  Pruning for Gardeners
Speaker: Nisha Khanna

 This talk will focus on basic pruning techniques for common types of plants found in New Jersey home gardens. Pruning for health and aesthetics will be discussed. While all types of plants like herbaceous perennials and annuals will be touched upon, the focus is woody plants (trees, shrubs and vines) and questions on pruning hydrangeas and clematis will also be answered. Many woody plants should be pruned in late winter – so get those loppers out and sharpen them because you’ll want to run out to your garden to practice what you learn here. 

Biography
Nisha (Growing Gardens) is a certified landscape designer and consultant, as well as an estate manager working primarily in New Jersey. She has been managing a 30-acre private estate with extensive vegetable gardens, orchards and ornamental beds for 10 years. She gardens and consults exclusively in organic methods, and specializes in sustainable gardening, including native plants, water conservation and wildlife gardens. Her home garden is a National Wildlife Federation certified wildlife habitat.

Artistic Design Exhibits 

Theme: Rosa (Rose)

Challenge: Creative Line Design in a Crescent-Shape Pattern, see Handbook, p.74.

Intermediate: Creative Line Design in an L-Shape Pattern, see Handbook, p.74.

Novice: American Traditional Line Mass Design in an L-Shape Pattern, see Handbook, p.71.

Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).

Artistic Design Exhibits – Please read “Artistic Design Rules” beginning on page 13 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

Horticultural Exhibits – Please read “Horticulture Division Rules” beginning on page 14 of the MGC Yearbook as well as the 2017 revised edition of the Handbook for Flower Shows.

1. Crassula plant (includes Jade plant)
2. Chlorophytum comosum (Spider Plant), container grown
3. Vining plant, 1 potted plant or cut specimen
4. Open (maximum 2 entries per member)