November
November
Projects
Theme-Pumpkins
Project-Fresh
fall arrangement in carved out pumpkins.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed members or curcurbita family,
showed examples and samples of other members, talked about how pumpkins were
grown and interesting facts about pumpkins (largest ever and nutritional value
etc.), talked about the variety of things you can make with pumpkins. Told a couple of pumpkin jokes and served
roasted fresh pumpkin seeds to taste. MH/LN
Theme-Dried
Flower Arrangement
Project-Used
ceramic mini-loaf pans ($1.50 from Michaels).
Used sahara foam and dried materials including: eucalyptus, iris pods,
sea oats, hydrangea, blue statice, pink and red gomphrena, baby’s breath,
tansy, verbena, yarrow, echinacea seed heads, and grasses. Ilex crenata used for greening the edges of
the container.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed plant materials used. LH
Theme-Thanksgiving
Project-Arrangement
in a shiny black container with lots of fall colored leaves, dried grasses,
seed heads, orange, red and yellow flowers with a pilgrim in a black hat
peaking through the flowers and other plant materials.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed what the pilgrims found in early
North America. Grace Houuse
Theme-Thanksgiving
Project-An
Arrangement using mums
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed falling leaves and why the colors
change and showed samples. Sang Over the
River and through the Woods, and read appropriate poetry. HC
Theme-Houseplants
Project-Planted
rooted cuttings of coleus that had been an outdoor plant for summer and now can
be an indoor plant for the winter.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed rooting cuttings in water and then
planting them in spoil. Talked about
successful conditions for houseplants-sunlight, soil, water, air circulation,
temperature requirements- for happy healthy plants. Reference HG60 IPM series Houseplants. Also did an apple tasting of Honeycrisp
apples and dehydrated apples. BRG
Theme-Dried
Flowers in a Wooden Box
Project-Decorated
the container by gluing on dried beans.
Made a dried floral arrangement in the container.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Discussed the harvest, drying flowers and
beans. KN
Theme-Same,
But Different
Project-Used
small round glass vases (from Dollar Tree) with a piece of sahara foam hot
glued to bottom of vase. Residents added
crushed fall-colored potpourri (from Dollar Tree) to fill the vase sides and
hide the foam. Used extensive assortment
of dried materials from the Derwood garden (these dried materials are always
available from Wendy and Lisa) along with artificial fall leaves and berries as
well as some nandina berries gathered from our yards to make a fall arrangement
featuring the many interesting shapes and forms seen in the garden after the
growing season. A fall themed ribbon bow
on a pick was added as flourish.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Began this program with a discussion
highlighting the different forms that plants take over time and showed photos
of each of the dried plants in their full and colorful summer glory to compare
with their bare, but interesting shapes in the late fall. Each volunteer mg brought in some old photos
of themselves to show that changes over time not only apply to us, but plants
as well. Read poems that gave an
appreciation for the garden in its late fall simple and bare form.
STB/BH
Theme-Dried
Fruit
Project-Made
Grapevine wreaths or Burlap Swags using dehydrated sliced fruits.
Ed Talk/Activities-Discussed using dried fruits, how fruits are dried, and the fall palate of colors.
Brighton Gardens
Theme-Veterans
Day and Thanksgiving
Project-
Decorating
a wreath.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Talked about the history of wreaths. STR
Theme-Thanksgiving
Project-Simple
dried arrangement.
Ed
Talk/Activities-Played Gobble, gobble game (a take off on
Bingo with a Thanksgiving theme) with small plants as prizes. AAL
