Apply for a scholarship and attend its next meeting on March 27
The Times
The Martha Washington Garden Club of Yardley is offering scholarships to qualified high school or college students who plan to pursue a career in horticulture or any related field. The scholarship money, with a minimum amount of $2,000, will be awarded to students who are enrolled in, or plan to attend, an accredited college to further their education in a related field.
The deadline for the application is April 30. Applicants should live or be attending college in areas surrounding Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and New York.
For information, visit marthawashingtongardenclub.org or contact Arlene Gordon, 473 Liberty Drive, Yardley, PA 19067, or waltermgordon@verizon.net.
The Garden Club is offering a program led by Chris Applegate, of Churchville Nature Center, “The Ten Most Useful Plants in PA Before Columbus,” on March 27. The meeting starts at 12:30 p.m., with the program following at 1 p.m. at the Yardley Masonic Hall, 1600 Edgewood Road, Yardley. Cost for a guest is $5.
Long before Columbus arrived, Native Americans used their botanic resources for food, medicine, building materials, fibers and dyes. Applegate will discuss how they took advantage of hundreds of plants to meet their specific needs, and share his extensive knowledge.
