Gateway Garden Club

10/29/2026

Here’s the latest edition of the National Garden Club’s Fall issue of
The National Gardener.
Check out some of their good articles ranging from Bee Pastures, Upcycle Solutions, Tips for Fall Gardens, to Landscape Design News.

https://gardenclub.org/sites/default/files/2026-10/tng-2026_fall_issue-v1.1.pdf

10/28/2026

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10/27/2026

Thanks to MaryAnn Crawley, our wonderful “techy” club member, we are getting a newly updated website with a new Meet Our Members page.
It’s still a work-in-progress, but it’s getting a much-needed update.
Great work, MaryAnn! Thank you so much!🌻🫶🏼🌼

Recording Secretary: Kathie Campbell • Corresponding Secretary: Judy Childs • Treasurer: Lynn Gibson

10/27/2026

Join the Friends for the final MBCPL Plaza and Monarch Waystation Service Day of the season.

On Saturday, November 7th, there are two ways to dig in at the Martinsburg Public Library Plaza:

🦋 MBCPL Plaza and Monarch Waystation Service Day: 9 to 11 AM
We will care for the native plants in our pollinator garden and tuck the beds in for winter.

🌳 Shade Tree Planting: 10 AM to 12 PM
Plant 12 native shrubs and small trees with the Martinsburg Shade Tree Commission and the Cacapon Institute.

No gardening experience necessary! Bring gloves, dress for the fall weather, and bring plenty of water. 💚

10/26/2026

Hi flower friends!
I’ve been talking a lot about Dahlia’s lately.

There are many different ways to finish your dahlia season.
Do you leave them in the ground ?
Do you dig them up ?
Do you clean off all the soil right away ?
Do you store them in clumps ?? or do you begin to divide and separate the tubers?
How will you store your tubers?
Where will you store your tubers ?

When I first began growing, Dahlia’s, these were some of the questions that I had, and I went searching for answers

I follow several flower farmers on social media & I found out that there are many options to some of these questions. And at the end of the day, you have to figure out what’s works best for you., your budget, and your location.

🌸 These are 2 books that I purchased and use as my primary resource for all things Dahlias!! Both authors provide detailed information in easy to understand writing that is based on years of experience & from multiple sources. 
What a GIFT!!!

This coming week, I will be sharing more about my end of season process with digging up the tubers, washing them off and storing them.

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10/20/2026

10/20/2026

10/14/2026

Gateway Garden Club members learned so much about Foraging for Wild Edible Plants from PVAS Program Specialist Laurel Swartz at our October 8th meeting at MaryAnn Crawley’s home. From making pesto out of garlic mustard leaves, decorating desserts with wild violets, using redbud blossoms to garnish a spring salad, hunting wild mushrooms, making w**e berry or serviceberry jelly, Laurel gave us great ideas for edible wild plants & their uses.

After Laurel’s interesting PPT presentation, our president, Sue Ann Palmer led our business meeting & discussion of our plans for the upcoming months. Everyone really enjoyed sitting in the warm fall sun on MaryAnn’s nice patio as we had our tasty fall refreshments.