Seed Swap: The "Great Seed Swap" scheduled for February has been postponed to Saturday, April 1 at 10:00am. It will be held at the home of Davie McNamara. Bring seeds from your garden or seed packets and trade for others.

Grapevine Topiaries: The grapevine topiary workshop has been postponed to a date TBA as this workshop must be done in a garage and the weather has taken a sudden frigid turn.

Downtown Window Boxes: The first project proposed by the newly formed capital expenditure committee will be to put window boxes along Main Street throughout the downtown, and fill them with seasonal plant material.

Parade Float: As part of the celebration of Easton’s 275^th anniversary this year, there are plans for a large-scale parade on Sunday, June 18^th. The EGC is forming a committee to build a sort of "garden on wheels" float for the occasion. Our float expert, Sandy Medeiros (a Rose Bowl Parade alum) has been drafted to head the team. Any member interested in participating, or anyone with any interesting garden ornaments which might be borrowed for the float please sign-up at the February meeting, or contact Sandy as soon as possible. This project will require quite a bit of construction and we will need all the hands available to help.

EGC Show: The EGC cable channel 3 television show has been changed to now appear on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. We are looking for a volunteer to tape the show each week and bring the tapes in to be available to the membership from our library. The club will provide the tapes. There are many members who do not live in Easton and would like to see the show. Please contact Gloria Freitas for details.

Garden Gloves: Spring is coming fast and the EGC will be selling wonderful garden gloves just in time. The gloves are very sturdy, waterproof and keep your hands free from perspiration. The price will be $8. This will be a great fund-raiser for the club, so don’t be tempted by any you may see elsewhere.

NRT Update: The NRT fair date has been changed this year due to the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah falling on October 1^st. The new date is Sunday, September 24^th. Please mark your calendars for this date change. Also, please keep saving large plastic bags, dry cleaner bags and any tissue paper you may get. There will be some "take home projects" at the February meeting for us to get a head start on the fair.

The New England Spring Flower Show: The New England Spring Flower Show will be held March 11^th-19^th. There may still be some open classes available for horticulture and arranging. For more information contact Mass Hort. at (617) 536-9280 x212 or e-mail masshort@masshort.org.   The EGC has donated eight tickets to the show to be used by the residents of Parker Terrace and Elise Circle. See more info in "Garden Walks."

The New England Spring Flower Show: The New England Spring Flower Show is being held March 11^th-19^th this year. Any members interested in going in to see it in a group please contact Joyce Holster.

"Orchids: A Story of Seduction": February 14^th through May 14^th the Harvard Museum of Natural History is having a show which includes live orchids and slides. Borderland State Park has invited us to join them on their bus trip to see the exhibit on Saturday, April 1st. The cost is $12. Seats will be reserved on a first come, first served basis by calling Eleanor at 238-6566. The trip will leave from the Visitor Center at the park at 8:00am.

Art in Bloom: Art in Bloom will be at the Museum of Fine Arts April 25^th-27^th. We will have a carpool trip into see the exhibit on Wednesday, April 26^th. The group will meet at the North Easton Village Shops at 8:00am. Please see or call Joyce Holster to sign-up for this trip. Our own Sandy Medeiros will be doing an arrangement this year.

Summer Garden Walks: The Summer Garden Walks schedule is being organized. This is an informal summer program open to members. We visit three or four members’ yards to see their gardens. Some gardens are mature and fabulous, and others are in need of suggestions on what to plant. The walks occur on the first day of June through September.  Please Give Joyce Holster a call by the end of March to schedule your garden.  You can also check out the Garden Walks page on the web site for additional info as well as Joyce's reviews of previous events.

Best Trip! Heritage Plantation: We have a scheduled, guided tour of the gardens of Heritage Plantation of Sandwich with their horticulturist, Jeannie Gillis. The cost will be $7 per person and we will be carpooling to Sandwich on Saturday, June 10^th (leaving at 8:30am from the Honey Dew Doughnut shop on rt. 106 by rt. 24 in West Bridgewater). Our tour is scheduled for 10:00am and then we are free to see the rest of the museum. Reservations for this trip must be made in advance by contacting Joyce Holster.