



Gouverneur Garden Club
Making Our Community Bloom Since 1946
2025 Meeting Schedule
March 6 — 1PM, Community Center
Organizational Meeting
Programs, Dues, Booklet Corrections and Additions. Hostesses: Glenda Bickford, Joan Mason
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April 3 — 1PM, Community Center
Program: Ergonomics by Linda Betts
Hostesses: Chris Betrus, Marylou Tropp
May 1 — 1PM, Community Center
Program: Dahlias by Kathleen Wallace
Lunch: Brown Bag
May 21 — 7:30 AM, Village Park Gazebo
Spring Plant Sale (9am-1pm)
Garden Club Members
Baked Goods: Christine Betrus
Marking: Lea Dickson, Marylou Trop, GC Members
Treasurers: Irene Gardener, Ruth McClure
June 5 — 12:Noon - Community Center
Program: Composting by Brad Pendergraft, Cornell extension Master Gardener
Lunch: Hot Dogs, Salads and chocolate cake
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July 10 — 12 noon, Riverview Park
Picnic lunch, Business meeting/ Fair preparation
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July 29 - Aug. 3 - Gouverneur & St. Lawrence County Fair
August 7, 11:AM - Sandbox
Trip to "Patriot's Garden" Morristown
Lunch at Turners on Rt. 58
Mum sale orders
September 4— 1PM, Community Center
Preparing for Mum Sale and Pumpkin Festival
Hostesses: Linda Betts, Dagny Reuss
September 11 — Betrus Residence, Time TBA
Mum pick-up. Chris Betrus (chairperson), Club members
September TBD — Gouverneur Fairgrounds
Gouverneur & St. Lawrence County Fair Association and Chamber of Commerce Pumpkin Festival, Mum and Plant sale, basket raffle. Carol Venton (chairperson), Garden Club members
October 2 — 1 PM, Community Center
Program: TBA Hostesses: Cande Houghton, Miki Hopper
November 6 — 1PM, Community Center
Program: Seasonal Decorating
Hostesses: Carol Venton, Irene Gardner
December 4 — 12 noon, TBA
Christmas Luncheon
January 8, 2026 — 11:30, NY Pizzeria
Audit of Books, Program Planning
Committee: Joann Smith (Chairperson), Christine Betrus, Irene Gardner, Connie Stowell, Carol Venton, Marylou Trop, Ruth McClure





