10:30 a.m. Check-in and Receive Yearbook and Silent Auction

11:00 a.m. BGC Business Meeting

11:30 a.m. Social Time, Cash Bar

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Guest Speaker Marijke Niles

Topic: “Meet Little-Known Perennial Treasures For Your Garden”

There are some mostly native plant treasures that we all should know about! Gardeners love to find plants that add pleasure to their gardens, particularly when they are easy to maintain, and attract bees, butterflies, and birds. Marijke Niles will introduce you to some of those plants, explaining how to grow and maintain them. She will also discuss how to start your gardens in the spring to best benefit plants and wildlife.