Click to see blue ribbon winners at the 2011 Gesneriad Society Conference, hosted by Liberty Bell 2011/2012 Liberty Bell Programs Jan. 17........Blue ribbon plants at the 2011 Gesneriad Society Convention Flower Show, Russ Strover Feb. 21........Tips on Photographing Flower Show Plants March 20......Review of the 2012 Philadelphia Flower Show, Stephen Maciejewski April 17........Terrariums: A different approach to growing May 15........Lighting and Timers: a workshop, Bill Wasson June 19........Gesneriad Genera Essentials So far, you’ve missed these events. Don’t miss another! Dec. 20, 2011........Holiday Festival and Propagation Workshop Nov. 15........The Whys of Growing, Gregory D. Tepper, Mt. Cuba Horticulturalist May 24.......Virtual Trip to the 2010 Vancouver Convention Oct. 18, 2011........Plant auction: Unusual and interesting specimens Oct. 18........Plant auction: Unusual and interesting specimens Sept. 20, 2011............China: Disappearing Mountains, White Bees, Venomous Caterpillars and Grandma's Chirita, Stephen Maciejewski

LIBERTY BELL

GESNERIAD SOCIETY

ABOUT US

Liberty Bell Gesneriad Society is the Philadelphia area chapter of the Gesneriad Society, an international association of people who enjoy plants in the family Gesneriaceae. Members grow, propagate, study, collect, hybridize, show, photograph, and judge plants.

Please join us!

Meetings are open to the public

Third Tuesdays,* September through May

7:30 p.m.

Cathedral Village Auditorium

600 E. Cathedral Rd.

Philadelphia, PA 19128 (Get directions)

*Confirm meeting date here or in the monthly newsletter as dates may change due to a holiday or scheduling conflict.

Liberty Bell Membership Benefits Include:

Monthly newsletter that provides the latest information on Liberty Bell members and activities, access to interesting and hard-to-find plants and expert advice on growing them at meetings, invitations to chapter parties and events, and the opportunity to take part in competitive shows and judging schools.

Membership: Individuals ($10), family ($15).

Some of our FAVORITE resources

The Gesneriad Society

The Smithsonian’s World Checklist

Gesneriad Reference Web

Genera of Gesneriaceae

British Streptocarpus Society

Long Island Gesneriad Society

Prior Gesneriad Society Conventions

Click to see blue ribbon winners at the 2011 Gesneriad Society Conference, hosted by Liberty Bell

2011/2012 Liberty Bell Programs

Jan. 17........Blue ribbon plants at the 2011 Gesneriad Society Convention Flower Show, Russ Strover

Feb. 21........Tips on Photographing Flower Show Plants

March 20......Review of the 2012 Philadelphia Flower Show, Stephen Maciejewski

April 17........Terrariums: A different approach to growing

May 15........Lighting and Timers: a workshop, Bill Wasson

June 19........Gesneriad Genera Essentials

So far, you’ve missed these events. Don’t miss another!

Dec. 20, 2011........Holiday Festival and Propagation Workshop

Nov. 15........The Whys of Growing, Gregory D. Tepper, Mt. Cuba Horticulturalist May 24.......Virtual Trip to the 2010 Vancouver Convention Oct. 18, 2011........Plant auction: Unusual and interesting specimens

Oct. 18........Plant auction: Unusual and interesting specimens

Sept. 20, 2011............China: Disappearing Mountains, White Bees, Venomous Caterpillars and Grandma's Chirita, Stephen Maciejewski