PGC Programs 2026-2027
PGC Business Meeting begins at 9:30 a.m.
Programs begin at 10:30 a.m.
Surprise raffle at each meeting
Programs begin at 10:30 a.m.
Surprise raffle at each meeting
Our Visitor Policy: The public is welcome at our six scheduled Programs at the cost of $5 per lecture,
based on public health guidelines. Guests of members are welcome at no cost.
If you are coming to our Program, intending to become a member, please contact us.
based on public health guidelines. Guests of members are welcome at no cost.
If you are coming to our Program, intending to become a member, please contact us.
2026 Date/location |
Title and Speaker |
Overview |
Monday, September 14 Shieling Forest Visitors Welcome |
LESSONS LEARNED FROM ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH GARDENS Mike Gordon |
Michael Gordon is an optometrist by profession and a gardener by obsession. A self-trained gardener, he has learned about gardening by visiting the best gardens possible. He leads garden tours to England and has designed public gardens for 20 years in Peterborough, NH. He will talk about the process of creating a garden around his home in the last three decades. In particular, he will discuss how garden visiting has informed his decisions and how the garden and the house relate to each other. A tour of Michael’s gardens will follow the meeting. |
Monday, October 19 Shieling Forest Visitors Welcome |
ELEVATING YOUR HOUSPLANT PRACTICE Lois Contreras Gutierrez |
Lois, also known as Lola the Plant Lady, is a houseplant educator and consultant with over a decade of teaching experience. She specializes in indoor plant care and is passionate about helping people build confidence in caring for their plants—from understanding light and watering to troubleshooting common issues and creating thriving indoor environments. Through practical, accessible instruction and her signature approach to building “plantuition,” Lois empowers plant lovers of all experience levels to cultivate healthy, resilient houseplants and a deeper connection to the spaces they live in. |
Monday, November 9 Shieling Forest Visitors Welcome |
KOKEDAMA WORKSHOP Jack and Nicole Lamont |
Kokedama is a centuries old art form where the plants root system is encased in mud and wrapped in moss. We will make our own Kokedama's in groups. They will bring three to be raffled off. Jack is a published plant scientist with decades of experience in controlled environment agriculture and horticultural education. His specialties include fine garden design, fruit tree pruning, and plant nutrition. He is an avid plant propagator and loves to diagnose various plant pathologies. Nicole is a community herbalist, a community educator, and devoted student. She is a trained and certified permaculture landscape designer with a focus on forest farming, fairy gardens and fruit tree guilds. She loves to grow wholesome foods, and to prepare delicious meals and strong medicine for her family and community. |
Monday, December 14 Private Residence |
HOLIDAY GATHERING - Members only |
We will sponsor Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter (MATS). Bring your unwrapped gift items (marked with the family number) to the meeting! We will collect the items in large tubs by family. Later these items will be sorted, and each tub will be wrapped in cellophane, adorned with a large bow, and picked up by a MATS representative for distribution to the shelter families for their holiday celebrations. |
The Club takes a mid-winter break in January & February - we could consider this our brief hibernation!
2027 Date/Location |
Title and Speaker |
Overview |
Monday, March 8 Shieling Forest Visitors Welcome |
PLANT THIS NOT THAT Jennifer Campbell |
Plant this, not that... so many things matter to a pollinator- the shape of a flower, the quality of the pollen, and the right host plant. We humans have our vision for our gardens. Let's look at how some beautiful native plants can satisfy our creative desires while providing habitat for the food web. Jennifer Campbell earned a Masters in Sustainable Land Planning and Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design in Northampton, MA and a Certificate in Native Plant Studies from the Native Plant Trust. For twenty years she has been working with clients in Southeastern Vermont and Southwestern NH to create gardens for people and habitat. |
Monday, April 12 Shieling Forest Visitors Welcome |
SHADE GARDENING Jane Raymond |
Learn about the conditions needed for gardening in the shade and what trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials grow best in shade. Jane became a Master Gardener in the spring of 2022 after retiring from forty-five years of teaching high school biology and chemistry. Jane was a farmer at a very young age, training animals and helping with farm work. These early experiences fostered a love of plants and animals and led to an undergraduate degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in biology. She taught many levels of high school students and also taught adults as an adjunct at the UNH School for Lifelong Learning. She is a member of the Goffstown Conservation Commission. Gardening and forestry are prominent in her life as she manages a 100-acre woodlot and tends her home vegetable and flower gardens. Jane recently achieved her Advanced Master Gardener certification. |
Monday, May 10 Shieling Forest Visitors Welcome |
SLOW GARDENING THROUGH THE LENS OF NATIVE PLANTS Alexis Doshas |
Alexis is a graduate of the Environmental Studies Department at Antioch University New England with a concentration in Conservation Biology. Her path with plants includes running a small organic gardening business; working on restoration projects on Cape Cod, and leading field research on the effects and mitigation of chronic atmospheric deposition of nitrogen on heathland communities of Cape Cod, MA. Currently, she is the nursery manager at Native Plant Trust's Nasami Farm, where they grow thousands of native plants from wild ecotype seed to ensure genetic diversity and resiliency in our landscapes, and where she teaches classes on propagation and native plant and soil ecology. |
PGC Programs Archive - 2006 to 2027
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