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Friday, February 27, 2009

Men's Garden Club

This is the Men's Garden Club of Philadelphia's entry for 2009 ... "Evening Wine in the Garden." These guys do it right. They don't take themselves too too seriously. They have a ball! Today they were hammering and planting and eating hoagies and doing, I suspect, just a wee bit of tippling. Just a hunch. The club's John Young tells me that as soon as they all heard Italy was the show's theme, "We thought, gee, Italy .. wine .. that sounds good!" The call went out for members to save their old wine bottles for the exhibit. By mid-February, the drive was called off. Members were bringing old bottles in by the caseload. Inside the exhibit tower, there are about 1,000 old bottles. The scene also has three wooden casks, a serene garden with white lights and a pergola. Props will include breads, cheeses and meats for the feast that's about to take place. This is the club's 20th year in the show - I can hear the wine corks popping now - and these guys are always a favorite. They are 180 strong (with waiting list .. imagine!) and while most of them aren't what you'd call true horticulturists, a few are and that's enough. The rest of them are hard workers who like to have fun, which is what most of us are out there in the garden. Perhaps that's their appeal. We can certainly relate. Ciao!
Posted by virginia smith @ 5:04 PM  Permalink | 1 comment
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:49 PM, 03/29/2010
    THis was a great exhibit - I'd like to find these guys to be a part of the group!
    — willinagarden


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About Virginia A. Smith
Ginny Smith, a Philadelphia native, worked as a reporter at newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Ohio – with six short months at the end of the Bulletin tossed in – before returning to Philadelphia in 1985 to join the Inquirer. Her favorite beats here have included Center City, roving around Pennsylvania (and getting paid for it!) and alternative medicine. She’s also been City Editor and Pennsylvania Editor. Ginny has been happily writing – and learning - about gardening fulltime since 2006. She’s won two silver medals of achievement from the national Garden Writers Association and in 2011, Bartram’s Garden honored her with its Green Exemplar award for her stories about “the region’s deeply rooted horticultural history, cultural attractions and bountiful gardens.”
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