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Jefferson City, Missouri

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2021 Programs and Activities

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The 2021 yearbooks were distributed in December. You can also access the listing of meetings, programs, activities, and committees by clicking the image at the left or clicking this link.
See also the​ "Calendar Tab" above and the "Upcoming Events" column on the right.

2020 Scholarship Winners

     The 2020  Bittersweet Garden Club Scholarship recipients are:
  • Kennedy Frank - Osage R-2 H.S.; will attend University of Missouri-Columbia​
  • Tance R. Lachcik - Helias Catholic H.S., will attend Central Methodist University
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Upcoming Events
MEETING LOCATIONS: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meeting locations will be determined on a monthly basis, considering public health guidelines and our own sense of perceived safety. We will meet via Zoom when not able to meet in person.

January Bittersweet Meeting

Thursday, January 21
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Meeting online via Zoom
Meeting: 6:30 PM
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Program: “The Glorious Gardens of Scotland”
Presenter:  Alice Longfellow
Scottish gardens are famous for their clear air and profuse flowers. Alice Longfellow, Bittersweet Garden Club member and owner of Longfellow’s Garden Center for over 30 years, will share beautiful pictures of her Scotland garden tour and will have you feeling like you’re breathing in the perfume of those colorful flowers!   
Installation of Treasurer, Merrilee Holzhauser 
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Hosts: Judy Schneider
Co-Hosts: Judy Birk, Linda Bledsoe, Cathy Hall, Alice Hansen, Merrilee Holzhauser, Jacqueline Huhman, Ann Lane, Kris Leech, Linda Oligschlaeger, Jeanne Schwaller, Tina Spillers, Susan Stork, Ronda Thompson
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February Bittersweet Meeting

 Thursday, February 18

Meeting online via Zoom
Meeting: 6:30 PM
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Program: “Designing a Four-Seasons Garden”
Presenter:  Jason Dubbert
Jason Dubbert has a BS in horticulture from the University of Missouri with an emphasis in landscape design. He’s designed landscapes for 20 years and has been with Green Horizons Garden Center for the last four years. Jason will share an especially informative power point presentation showing us how to design a garden that has something of interest in all seasons! 

Host: Karen Basel
Co-Hosts: Judy Birk, Linda Bledsoe, Debbie Boyce, Lee Bunch, Marilyn Curtit, Nancy Kaiser, Evelyn Samson, Sue Scott, Cristine West​

March Bittersweet Meeting

 Thursday, March 18

Meeting online via Zoom
Meeting: 6:30 PM
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Program: “Taking Under-Used Trees and Shrubs to New Heights”
Presenter:  Katie Kammler
Katie Kammler has been a Horticulture Specialist with MU Extension since 2008. She has worked in various horticulture enterprises including a nut tree farm, orchard, greenhouse, commercial vegetable production, and landscaping. Katie will show by way of a power point presentation how to incorporate under-used trees and shrubs—both native plants and cultivated varieties—into the landscape.
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Host: Pat Roberts
Co-Hosts: Mari-Anne Antweiler, Judy Birk, Linda Bledsoe, Linda Block, Ginni Griffen, Sheri Holland, Tracy Leonberger, Naydene Quisling, Sonya Ross, Liz Rue, Judy Schneider, Jenelle Schwieterman
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Bittersweet Garden Club - Jefferson City, Missouri