AUGUST  2026
21   9:30 a.m. Board Meeting
Hostesses: *Cydney Miller, Susan Hanson
24          9:00 a.m. HFGC Board Meeting (@ St. Philip Presbyterian Church) (“SPPC”)

SEPTEMBER 2026
4        9:30 a.m. LFGC Meeting: Meet the Board Members & Committee Chairs
Hostesses: The Board Members
Ways & Means Plant Sale will begin
11        10:00 am HFGC (@ St. Philip Presbyterian Church): Daylilies 101 by Marti Zuber
18        9:30 a.m.  Board Meeting
Hostesses: Denisse Garza, Barbara Kapustka
28-29       NGC Landscape Design School, Series 28, Course 3, George Bush Library, College Station

OCTOBER 2026
1         Workshop:  Decorative Plates by Kathy Rogers  @  PFAS 9:30am
2       9:30 a.m. Meeting & Program:“Hold the Phone” Tips for Photographing Native Plants and Wildlife – Lauren Simpson, St. Julian’s Crossing – Wildlife Habitat
Hostesses: *Sharon Cofran, Patricia Haddadin, Denisse Garza, Gail Bramwell, Sandra McKeon, Candace Beaver, Susan Ivey
9      10:00 a.m. HFGC (@ St. Philip Presbyterian Church):  American Floral Trends 2027-2028 by J Keith White AIFD, CFD, CEJ
13-15       NGC Flower Show Symposium, Houston, TX
16       9:30 a.m.  Board Meeting
Hostesses: *Sue Hull, MaryEtta Wood
20-22       TGC 60^th Fall Convention 2026, Waco, TX

NOVEMBER 2026
6       9:30 a.m. Meeting & Program:  Why Static Composting is Better – Ian Ferguson & Michael Spurlock, Nature’s Way Resources
Hostesses: *Fran Hamel, Jayne Wilson, Barbara Kapustka, Helen Dixon, Annette Andrew, Anky Rittenhouse, Susan Ivey
Plant Sale wraps-up in November
13         10:00 am HFGC (@ St. Philip Presbyterian Church):  Plant Intelligence by Carolynne White
20    9:30 a.m. Board Meeting
Hostesses: *Harriett Bedenbaugh, Barbara Durr

DECEMBER 2026
4       Christmas Luncheon, Champions Golf Club
Hostesses:  Lois Maier, Barbara Durr, Julie Shusko, Harolene Hatley, Brenda Lauderdale
4      10:00 am HFGC Holiday Event @ St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Theme:  Nature’s Creative Sculptures—A Christmas Celebration by Alan Masters  AIFD, PFC-I, CFD
18         NO BOARD MEETING

JANUARY 2027
8       9:30 a.m. Meeting & Program:  ABC’s of Growing Cactus & Succulents in Houston – Liliana Cracraft
Hostesses: *Harriett Bendenbough, Sue Hull, Debbie Jones, Susan Presley, Fran Schaeffer, Barbara Durr, Barbara Crum
8       10:00 am HFGC (@ St. Philip Presbyterian Church): Anything But Plain by Donna Senter AIFD, CFD
15      9:30 a.m. Board Meeting
Hostesses: *Mila Walker, Jayne Wilson

FEBRUARY 2027
5       9:30 a.m. Meeting & Program: Wild Animal Welfare Science – Bonnie Flint, Wild Animal Initiative
Hostesses: *Victoria Stevens, Pat Jones, Melinda Hickman, Yvonne Newsome, Pamela Randall, Marlo Wilson, Kathy Rogers
12         WORKSHOP: Colorful Silk Scarves by Anky Rittenhouse
12       10:00 am HFGC (@ St. Philip Presbyterian Church): Keeping It Local:  Integrating Natives Into Your Landscape by Cherie Colburn, Master Gardener
VIRTUAL ARBOR DAY CEREMONY
19      9:30 a.m. Board Meeting
Hostesses: *Debbie Jones, Adrienne Juno

MARCH 2027
5        9:30 a.m. Meeting & Program: Indoor Plants by Terri Cole, Master Gardener
Hostesses: *Becky Bailey, Jayne Wilson, Kathy Fisher, Patsy Chin, Bette Gerhold, Beth Elkington, Terri Cole
12       10:00 am HFGC (@ St. Philip Presbyterian Church): The Deer Park Prairie by Colin O’Neal, Development Director, Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT)
Flower Show ~ Federation in Bloom
19       9:30 a.m. Board Meeting
Hostesses: *Mary Davis, Pat Gauger

APRIL 2027
2       9:30 a.m. Meeting & Program: Roses Report – Suzanne Gilbert, American Rose Society Master Rosarian
Hostesses: *Leah Hichens, Gabriele Klopp, Donna Stephens, Nan Walker, Adrienne Juno, Margo Prost, Christine Kint
5-8       TGC Spring Convention – Host: Farmer’s Branch
7-9        SPRING FLING (Destination: TBA)
9       10:00 am HFGC (@ St. Philip Presbyterian Church): With Design In Mind by Scott Hasty AIFD, CFD
WORKSHOP: New Officers: Pres, Treas
16    9:30 a.m. Board Meeting
Hostesses: *Jean Robinson, Lynn White

MAY 2027
7       9:30 a.m. General Meeting & Installation of Officers
Hostesses: *Lynn White, Sheila Lum, Shirley Benedix, Gloria Cox, Mary Davis, Jennie Trippie, Marie Sohner
14      10:00 am HFGC (@ St. Philip Presbyterian Church):  Back And Better Than Ever by Christy Jones, Education Director, Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
Spring Tea celebrating HFGC’s 90^th Anniversary
21       9:30 a.m. Joint Board Meeting/Luncheon, Location TBD