2025 Events

January 13th
“Woodland Vernal Ponds”
by Dr. Eugene Wingert
Dickinson College Environmental
Science Professor (emeritus).
Open to the public, $5 guest donation


February 10th
“For the Love of Groundcovers”
by Ian Gardner
Owner of “Green Gardner Designs”.
Open to the public, $5 guest donation


March 10th
“Successfully Growing Happy Hydrangeas”
by Dr Kevin Kelly
Master Gardener, Family Physician, and Avid Gardener.
Open to the public, $5 guest donation


April 14th
“Pennsylvania Gold Medal Plant Winners”
by Arden Pontasch
Horticulturist at North Creek Nursery,
PA Gold Medal Plant Selection Committee Member.
Open to the public, $5 guest donation



May 12th
“Bat Conservation & Management in PA”
by Dr Aaron Haines
Certified Wildlife Biologist,
Professor of Biology at Millersville University,
Co-Chair of the PA Mammal Technical Committee.
Open to the public, $5 guest donation



June 9th
“Tropical Plants and How to Love Them”
by Marianne Wilburn
Author, Garden Columnist.
Open to the public, $5 guest donation


July 14th
“Amazing Butterflies, Moths and Insects
We Have In Lancaster County”
by Keith Williams
Outdoor Educator, Naturalist, Writer and Photographer
with the Lancaster County Conservancy.
Open to the public, $5 guest donation



August 11th
Our 89th Annual Corn Roast & 30th Annual Auction.
@ Millersville Park
Members and their guests only


September 8th
“In Search of the Old Ones: An Odyssey Among Ancient Trees” by Anthony Fredericks
Professor Emeritus at York College of PA,
Best-Selling and Award Winning Author.
Open to the public, $5 guest donation


October 13th
“The American Robin – A Backyard Institution”
by Dr Len Eiserer
Author, Educator
Open to the public, $5 guest donation


November 11th
BANQUET – NOTE!!! This is a Tuesday!!!
“Private Gardens of Philadelphia”
by Nicole Juday
Garden Designer, Garden Writer, Award Winning Author.
Open to the public


December 8th
“Mail Order Garden Shopping from a
Plant Collectors Point of View”
by Ed Lyon
Horticulturist, Author, and Former Director of the Reiman
Gardens at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
Open to the public, $5 guest donation