Welcome to the Bellevue Forest Garden Club
A Community Experience
2007-2008 Club Programs are posted in Word here
2007-2008 Club Programs are posted in .pdf here
The Bellevue Forest Garden Club was organized in 1968 to educate and to share ideas in gardening, flower arranging and civic improvement. It has met on the second Thursday of the month at 12:30 September through May and has done so since its inception. The Club provides an opportunity to meet socially, enjoy a light luncheon and participate in programs focused on making our gardening activities more rewarding. The Club is composed of a stimulating mix of ages, talents and experience. It includes some of the founding members as well as new residents of the neighborhood.
Although the stated purpose of the Club is to promote the beautification of our environment, one benefit that accrues to members is community spirit. It is a rare opportunity to interact with neighbors who quickly become friends.
Field Trips
Community Spirit
Workshops
We invite you to attend one of our meetings. If you are interested, please contact:
Betty
Ann Beardsworth, President, 703 522-7499
Some
Notes on Plants That Grow Well in Bellevue Forest
From
a lecture given by Anne Brooks, Hollywalk Nursery
Perennials:
Achillea mille folium A.x “Moonshine” (Yarrow) full sun
Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle) morning sun
Artemisia absinthium (Lambrook Silver) needs good drainage
Begonia Grandis (Hardy Begonia) shade
Cimicifuga var. atropurpurea (Purple Snakeroot) grows tall and likes some shade
Ferns of all types
Lychnis coronaria (Rose Campion) spreads
Ornamental Grasses
Hakonechloa macra “Aureola” (Gold Hakone Grass) likes shade
Miscanthus sinensis “Zebrinus” (Zebra Grass) Hard to control
Persicaria virginiana (Tovara) spreads fast, likes shade
Polygonatum odoratum “Variegatum” (Solomon’s seal) shade
Pulmonaria sacharata (Lungwort) shade
Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ears) sun
Thalictrum speciossimum (Meadow Rue) part sun
Viola Labradoric (Wooly Speedwell) shade
Links to a few Botany related sites