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  • Seeds available at Upper Dublin Library 

​Ambler Keystone branch donated the following seeds to the Upper Dublin Library Seed Bank:

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  • Feb. 3rd Seed Swap in Wayne PA

Over 200 lbs. of veggies were grown and donated to the Great Valley Food Cupboard from the 100 sq. ft. garden in the inaugural year (2023).  Plans are to expand the garden and its impact in 2024! 

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2024 Meeting Schedule

Location is Temple Ambler Campus Visitor Center unless otherwise stated. 

Email amblerfg@gmail.com to be added to the distribution list and receive information about upcoming meetings and events.

Google map location - visitor center at Temple University Ambler Campus, Meetinghouse Road, Ambler, PA

   

Park in Lot 1 on Meetinghouse Rd. Ambler, PA.  walk across the street and up the hill.  The visitor center is on the roadway to the left of the barn.

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  • Jan. 22, 2024 – pot luck and book club

    • ​If you can't find it in your local library or want to purchase a book, it's available on Amazon, Thriftbooks, Abebooks, and other locations.

  • Books that will be discussed in the meeting:​
    • Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World - Emma Marris (Rambunctious Garden is short on gloom and long on interesting theories and fascinating narratives, all of which bring home the idea that we must give up our romantic notions of pristine wilderness and replace them with the concept of a global, half-wild rambunctious garden planet, tended by us. – From Wall Street Journal review). (printed 2013).
    • Gathering - Memoirs of a Seed Saver– Diane Ott Whealy (Started Seed Savers Exchange in 1975).
    • The Essential Earthman - Henry Mitchell on Gardening – a collection of garden columns (printed about 1993).​
  • Mar. 25, 2024 – meeting agenda TBD

  • May 16th – 18th – National Meeting at Hershey. Registration information will be added at the WNFGA.org site in spring 2024.

  • May 19th (Sunday) – Plant Sale at Twining Valley Park 

  • May 20, 2024 (week earlier due to the Memorial Day holiday) – meeting agenda TBD

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Help Temple Recover From the 2021 Tornado
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Kentucky Coffee Trees on Bright Hall at Temple University Ambler. Photo: Kathleen Salisbury, 2021.

Tornado Recovery Underway at Temple University Ambler

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Sept. 1, 2021 an EF2 tornado, a remnant from Hurricane Ida, touched down in the Ambler Arboretum causing significant damage to structures, botanical collections and horticultural displays.

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Temple University Ambler, originally the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, is the home of WNF&GA Ambler-Keystone.

Photos From the September 2022 Tea
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Club Highlights
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Our beloved club member, Jenny Carey, has published two books:   

“The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide: How to Combine Shape, Color, and Texture to Create the Garden of Your Dreams” Order here!  

"Glorious Shade: Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden" Order here!

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