March 28, 2026 at 1:00 pm

23701 Eli Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20882

Join us at the March GWAPA meeting for a fun and informative Round Table Discussion with fellow members! This is your chance to ask questions, share experiences, and learn from others in the club.

Curious about aquatic plants, aquascaping, or how to get your plants to really thrive? Wondering about lighting, fertilizers, substrates, algae issues, or plant selection? Bring your questions! Our members will be sharing tips, ideas, and real-world experience in an open discussion format.

Whether you’re brand new to planted tanks or a seasoned aquascaper, there’s always something new to learn when hobbyists get together.

Topic: Ask Anything – Aquatic Plants & Aquascaping
Format: Member Round Table Discussion

Come ready to ask questions, share your knowledge, and talk plants with fellow hobbyists. We hope to see you there!

As always, we will have pizza available, and other snacks and drinks. There will also be our mini auction at the end of the meeting.

Saturday, February 28th at 1:00pm

7604 Seoane Ct., Falls Church, VA 22042

Dennis Wong: How to Grow Difficult Plant Species

This month we are talking with Dennis Wong about his research and experiments on how he gets his high demand plants to grow lush, colorful, and healthy. Dennis will be joining us virtually at our meeting place.

Dennis is the creator of the website http://www.2hraquarist.com and many great Youtube videos covering various technical aspects of the planted hobby. He is well known for propagating difficult plant species and does testing for commercial aquatic farms on new plant products. He also consults for the local zoo in Singapore on aquatic plant matters and sells fertilizer mixes to both the commercial and consumer markets under the 2hr Aquarist brand.

Dennis participates frequently in the aquascaping world; competing in live aquascaping competitions and playing the role of judge as well for other aquascaping competitions.

January 24, 2026, 1:00PM
* No weather delays. We’ll start on time

4909 Erie St, Annandale, VA 22003

Our speaker this month will be Arlene Wagner

Title: Aquatic Plants 101

Arlene will be sharing her tips and tricks for keeping your aquatic plants in good health. All beginners and experienced hobbyists are encouraged to attend.

Arlene Wagner is an aquatic plant hobbyist and aquascaper. She began her journey in aquatic plants in 2008 when she set up a ten gallon tank for one of her son\’s birthdays and then discovered how much she hated like the look of plastic plants in aquariums.

One day while looking at aquarium set ups on the internet, she discovered the world of aquatic plants and nature aquariums by Takashi Amano, George Farmer, and many others, and was immediately hooked.

Arlene is the current vice president of the Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association (GWAPA) and is a past president. She is also on the board of the Aquatic Gardeners Association (AGA) and is the current editor of their monthly newsletter, Clippings.