The Durham Council of Garden Clubs was founded in 1929 in federation with the National Garden Club and The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc.
The Council served more than eight decades as the umbrella group for garden clubs and junior garden clubs in Durham, NC. Today, Durham Garden Clubs continue the same mission of philanthropic projects of preservation, conservation, education and beautification under District 9 of the Garden Clubs of NC.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Durham Beekeepers Theme of Council Joint Meeting, March 3
Garden Club members of the Durham Council of Garden Clubs are in for a sweet treat of a spring Joint Meeting, March 3, 2015.The beekeeping theme and presentation by the Durham Beekeeping Association will shed more buzz on the virtues and necessity of beekeeping to our environmental landscape and national economy. Information on Durham city regulations will also be covered. Speaking will be Liz Lindsey, Journeyman Beekeeper; Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, third-generation beekeeper; and Liz Wilson, Journeyman Beekeeper and Secretary to the Person County Beekeepers Association.
The 2015 Joint Meeting will be held 10 a.m. at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1200 West Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC 27705.
Council members please R.S.V.P to Marcia (jloudon@nc.rr.com) by Feb. 25 to reserve your spot in our busy hive!
Don't forget to bone up on your bee trivia in advance with articles concerning colony collapse disorder and the importance of beekeeping found in The National Gardener magazine, Fall 2014 issue. Prizes awarded to those most in the know!
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