Garden Clippings
Vol. 4
No.
Garden Clippings
Vol. 4
No.
McMinnville OR
97128
Information: 503 434 4344
Meeting Information
Meeting Day: Third Monday
September through June
Optional Brown Bag Lunch
Meetings are open to the public.
President Kim Jongedyk
Vice President Marian Blank
Secretary Judy Eggers
Treasurer Marilyn Coats
I pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of
the planet Earth, and promise to promote education, so we may be caretakers to
our air, water, forests, land, and wildlife.
Ongoing Projects
The
Scholarships for Horticulture
Garden of the Month
Blue Star Memorial Marker
City Beautification
“Garden Clippings” is a monthly publication of the
June
20
Meeting
Installation Luncheon
We will gather at Red
Ridge Farms at
Please send your check
to Marilyn Coats no later than June 13th.
Remember, your check is your reservation. Let’s all enjoy this year-end event and
celebrate the growing season.
Watch for an email/postcard newsflash this
summer about a July field trip too! We
will discuss this possibility at the luncheon.
President’s
Corner
Hello
everyone,
The year has gone so fast and here we are
saying good-bye for the summer. Let me say that I have enjoyed the year being
President of our wonderful Garden Club. It is our hope that all of you enjoyed
the programs and learned new gardening tips and had fun. I know that it was fun
for me. I look forward to another year and hope that you all will help by
filling out the questionnaire by June 30 that is either included with your
mailed newsletter or available on the website.
Your Executive Board Officers are excited to listen
and plan to meet your interests. We’ll never know what you want unless you
share with us.
At our last meeting the Lamp Post was
talked about and everyone wants to know what we are planning to do about it.
Well, at the end of the questionnaire you will find a list of the places
that our lamppost can go. Please let us know your preference by checking the one
location that you think is the best spot. This will help the committee make
an informed decision about the placement.
I hope to see everyone at the meeting on June 20th. Come and see the beautiful sights of Red Ridge Farms and just enjoy this wonderful day as we end another gardening year.
Sincerely,
Kim Jongedyk
Club “Sprouts”
Membership Flourishes
Our Club was honored to have 3 new
visitors attend our May meeting.
Jennifer Brown, Jacci Reed and Irene Hahn visited their first meeting
and received membership packets as they expressed interest in joining. We have had a great year for membership
growth, but remember part of stable membership is continuous
participation. If 10 members don’t renew
their membership for the coming year, we have to recruit 10 new ones to replace
them before we can begin building our Club membership. So…when we begin collecting dues for the 2005-06
Season, please continue your participation in the Best Garden Club around!
Gaye Stewart,
Membership Chair
Garden Tour
It is almost time for our annual Garden
Tour. Hope you are getting excited and
encouraging lots of folks to purchase tickets for this exciting event! A big thank you to everyone
who has worked on this event. It
can’t be done without the support of the whole club. Don’t forget that
since members are working on the day of the
tour, we have a special preview the day before. Please meet will at the
The day of the tour
will be a busy day but save some energy for our informal, no host get together
at Golden Valley Brew Pub after the Garden Tour/Faire to just relax and share
stories.
Come one, come all, and spouses are always welcome!
(We all need to thank Sharon
Gunter and Judy Eggers for their hard work as co-chairs.)
We have been working hard to bring you a
fantastic variety of vendors for the Garden Faire – 33 of them! There will be Bonsai, perennials, fuchsias,
grasses, birdhouses, stained glass art, garden furniture and much more! When you look at the centerfold in the
program booklet you’ll see the variety and the expertise coming at our
invitation. I personally wish to
encourage you to invite your friends, neighbors, relatives, business associates
and even strangers to come. This is
going to be great! Remember… you, as a
Club Member, can come to the Garden Faire early to shop; the vendors will be
open for you by AM, Sunday, June 26th. Thanks for your support!
Gaye Stewart
Garden Faire Chair
(Special thanks to Gaye Stewart too for her energies!)
The majority of
herbs are relatively pest and disease free.
They do require well-drained, moderately fertile soil, making raised
beds perfect for growing.
I like to grow
oregano, thyme, basil and parsley for drying using a dehydrator. Another method of drying is using the microwave
(or oven). I have also tried both lemon
and lime thymes which make an interesting flavor in soup. Cilantro, garlic and chives are best when
used fresh. Growing hyssop, lavender,
rosemary, lemon balm and different sages have been fun. Different mints are comforting and I always
grow them in pots to contain them or they take over the garden and are hard to
eliminate.
One of my enjoyments is walking through my
garden, picking the herb leaves and taking a whiff! That’s my high for the day!
Marilyn Coats
Public
Library Sprouts
Be sure to stop by the Public Library and enjoy the new plants that the Garden Club provided them. A special thanks goes to Alena at Incahoots for her help with plant selection and purchase.
http://www.gfn.com/retirement/index.phtml
Executive Board of Garden Club met to
discuss the coming Flower Show. The
Board recommended that the Garden Club unite with the Civic Club in giving the
show on September 15, and they will share half of the expenses. Judges will be selected by a joint committee.
Under Achievements for this year the Board
will attempt to have Baker Creek Falls set aside as a
State Park, and the market road extended to it.
Plans were also discussed for Mr.
Lancaster’s lecture to be given Aug. 29 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. (Mr. Lancaster’s lecture was well attended
and his slides of the
Dorothy Mathiesen
Dues Time
From the Treasurer
It’s time for
dues. Please mail your dues of $12.00 to
me or give them to me at the next luncheon.
They are due by
Thanks, Marilyn Coats
Backyard Habitat
Dog Owners Beware: Cocoa Bean Mulch Poses Threat to Pets
As people begin to tend to their gardens,
some will consider using coca bean mulch as a fertilizer. While it has many benefits, gardeners should
beware that it also attracts dogs, who can be poisoned
by eating the mulch. Check out this
webpage for more information:
Is there a lot of croaking in your neighborhood? Read this article to understand that it can be great news to have them in your yard!
http://www.buginfo.com/snakelizardfrog/frogs1.cfm
Cindi Miller
Seattle Pacific University’s Garden Tour June 4, 2005
Explore stunning Queen Anne and Magnolia residential gardens, where you'll
be treated to Starbucks coffee and performances by SPU student musicians. Gain
inspiration for your own garden at the
June 9 -- Sat
541-451-5830, danfordfj@aol.com
5th Annual Yachats Coastal Garden Tour
Be sure to bring back photos for all of us to enjoy!
Websites
to Check Out
I Love Gardens
http://www.ilovegardens.com/Oregon_Gardens/oregon_gardens.htm
Yard of the Month
Watch our website monthly this summer to find
out which yards win the Yard of the Month Award. The address and pictures are posted as soon
as possible.
Our
next meeting
is September 19
Committee Chairs
Backyard Habitat
Cindi Miller
Garden Tour
Sharon Gunter
Judy Eggers
Historian
Dorothy Mathiesen
Horticulture Marilyn Coats
Hospitality Margaret Roberts
Membership Gaye Stewart
Newsletter Patty Sorensen
Parliamentarian
Sally Thompson
Publicity/PR
Bonnie Zachary-Yurk
Scholarship Cindi Miller
Sunshine Joan Friese Telephone Sandy Bolmer
Yard of Month
Bonnie & Shelby Zachary-Yurk
Yearbook Barbara Lofgren
Newsletter
Deadlines
The
deadline for submission of articles for our monthly newsletter is the last day
of the previous month. Please send them
to Patty Sorensen. Thanks!
Do you know of
any prospective Garden Club members? Be
sure to let Gaye Stewart know
their names and addresses. We would love
to send them our newsletter for three months.