Garden Clippings February
2006
February 19, 2007 10:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Your
Garden is Waking Up! What to do??
Garden Club Members Question and Answer Discussion
Social time: 10:30 A.M. – Business Meeting: 11:00 – 12:00
Dessert, coffee & tea will be provided by hostesses:
Rosie Green, Joanne Smith,
Program:
12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.
We will enjoy a member forum and panel
discussion. All members can participate
in question and answer period. We will enlist our resident “experts” in various
plants, garden chores and problems.
February
26, 2007
Al’s Garden Center in Sherwood, 16920 SW Roy Rogers Rd. This nursery is a large scale, first class
nursery which is the second nursery opened for this company. It is now well established with knowledgeable
staff and great variety of plant material and garden related items for both
indoors and out. We’ll lunch at Rose’s Deli, Sherwood. After lunch we’ll head
toward Tualatin for another nursery.
This nursery is unique in every way and we may have a potting
demonstration by the owner if there’s time.
Be sure to sign up at the meeting for the carpool. All field trips are
scheduled to leave the
President’s Message
Dear Gardening Friends,
We celebrate as January draws to its end and the dawning of February comes. Not only are the days growing longer, but the anticipation of the coming spring lifts our spirits. I, for one, will be glad to have the heavy rains, snow, ice and freezing temperatures become a memory – not my reality!
The Garden Tour and Garden Faire Committees are kicking into high gear in anticipation of our biggest event yet. We all need to “plug-in” to ensure its success as a signature event for McMinnville. Join in the planning process, assignments leading up to the event, and the event itself, June 24th. It would be helpful if each Club Member told 5 people about the Tour and Faire now – during February – so they can note Sunday, June 24th on their calendars. That would be 390 personal invitations extended! Keep track of those invited so when tickets are available, you can tell them “I have tickets now.”
Spring gardening catalogs are coming almost daily to my mailbox, with many new ones never before received. Do you suppose all Garden Club Presidents are on a special list somewhere? It’s enjoyable to read about all the new cultivars available to beautify our special garden sanctuaries.
Take care and I’ll see you in March
following my
Springingly,
Gaye Stewart, President
(PS. Gaye drove out
of town just before the snowstorm the day after our last meeting for her trip
to
Startup Time!
Remember the brainstorming session held during the September organizational meeting? So many good ideas emerged that three committees have evolved and will begin their planning process soon. One person from each committee agreed to serve as the convener for the first planning meeting. These much appreciated people are: Kim Jongedyk (503-434-9130), Sharon Gunter (503-435-2210) and Julie Hughes (503-472-1818). They have the list of people who have signed up for their committee and will be notifying them regarding the upcoming meetings. If you didn’t sign-up, but want to be included, call one of the meeting conveners to get your name added to the list.
Each committee will make a significant contribution to the community and contribute to this year’s Club motto: “Making Our World Blossom.” Thank you for your enthusiasm, energy and the desire to make a difference in our community. Gaye
The first official “Backyard Havens” Garden Tour/Faire Planning Meeting will be held following the February meeting. All Garden Club Members are welcome to join us as we plan for this year’s event! All committee chairs should plan to attend.
Club
History January
14, 1934 Dorothy
Mathiesen
Meeting opened in the usual form. Sixteen answering roll call. Under correspondence, a letter pertaining to Federation dues was read. Motion carried that ten cents per capita be paid, also $1.00 Convention fee.
A letter from the Federation of Garden Clubs suggesting a
Scholarship be presented to the 4-H Club in our community, this due to lack of
funds is I believe unfinished. Two
speakers for the day were Mr. Maruny from Newberg who talked on pruning shrubs
and made some very good suggestions for activities, such as choosing a “City
Flower.” Mr. Eifer from
Mrs. C.D. Conn paid dues of fifty cents. No further business meeting adjourned.
Marie
Hartzell, Secretary
Sunshine
Last
year at least one of our members had to deal with shingles, a very painful
experience. There
is now a vaccine available for shingles. The Public Health Department
recommends that anyone over 60 who has either had chickenpox or previously had
shingles get a vaccination. Price from them is $177.61. Safeway Pharmacy quoted a retail price of
$214.99 and said they require a prescription from your doctor before giving the
vaccination. The cost is not covered by most insurance
companies. Talk to your doctor about this possible option to prevent getting
shingles.
Websites to Check Out
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February
Garden Calendar from
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Rose Care from The Backyard Gardener
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Proper
Pruning Techniques from Texas A & M’s Ag Dept.
2007 Dates to Remember:
- Bare Root Tree and Shrub
- OSFGC
Flower Show Feb. 21-25 in
partnership with the Portland Home
and Garden Show at the
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Yard, Garden, & Patio Show, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 23-25.
10:00 to 9:00 Friday/Saturday, 10 to 5
Sunday. This is
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“Backyard Havens” Garden Tour June 24, 2007
Horticulture Julie Maahs
Well,
it's that time again where garden magazines invade our mailboxes by the armfuls
but are a welcome sight with all their wonderful expectations for beautiful
gardens again this year.
Pansies,
violas, primroses, bare root trees and fruiting vines are all in stock now
at your local garden stores. Check your yard and garden area to see if drainage
is good and you can actually work up the ground (without the prospects of
making future plans for a cement pool.)
Houseplant Cyclamen are in with lovely color of bloom, and
foliage that reminds one of mosaics. Cyclamen bloom from December to April
given the right conditions: Place this plant on a pebbled tray where it
can soak up what it needs daily, or water fully then allow to drain. Let
the soil dry between waterings but do not let them wilt or dry out
completely as it's very hard for the cyclamen to regain its freshness.
Botritus* is it's enemy and they are hard to come back from it, this spreads so
quickly.
Cyclamen -- Botrytis
Blight a fungus that colonizes dead, dying and
wounded plant parts. From these infections they can attack healthy tissues. A
moist, humid environment is ideal for pathogen sporulation and spread. Symptoms:
The petiole base and flower stalks may rot, eventually causing whole portions
of the plant to collapse. Then the characteristic grayish brown spores of the
fungus cover infected tissue. Control: Remove
all dead and dying plant parts (particularly blossoms) on and around plants.
Spacing plants allows better light penetration and air circulation. Maintain
a dry environment and take care not to splash water on foliage during
watering.
Little
Sprouts Mary Whinery, Membership
"I am happy to announce two
new members, Linda Freeborn and Karen Sitton-Saxberg. They both share a broad
interest in gardening. Welcome aboard! Our membership stands at
76."
Organized in 1926
McMinnville OR 97128 http://mcminnvillegardenclub.org Information: 503 434 4344 Meeting Information Meeting Day: Third Monday September through
June 10:30-11:00
AM Social Time 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Optional Brown Bag Lunch Meetings are open
to the public. Executive
Board
President Gaye Stewart Past
President Kim Jongedyk Vice President Beverly Mulkey Secretary Mildred Reppeto Treasurer Jacci Reed Conservation
Pledge
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 or 503-434-4344 for info.
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Committee Chairs Backyard Habitat Alicia Dimond Field Trips Judy Eggers Garden Tour 2007 Patty Sorensen Garden Tour 2008 Jean Lierman Georgia Queen Garden Faire 2007 Margaret Roberts Judy Eggers Historian Dorothy Mathiesen Horticulture Julie Maahs Hospitality Julie Hughes Cathy Burdett Library Plant Care Sandy Ford Membership Mary Whinery Newsletter/Website Patty Sorensen Newsletter Asst. Sandy Bolmer Parliamentarian Sharon Gunter Post Office Landscape Joanne DeWitt Publicity/PR Beverly Mulkey Scholarship Ann Silverthorne Sunshine Joan
Friese Telephone Vicki Brink Yard of Month Evelyn Mundinger Yearbook/Photography Kim Jongedyk The newsletter deadline for submission of articles for our monthly newsletter is the 25th of each month. Please send them to Patty Sorensen.
Do you know of any
prospective Garden Club members? Be sure to let Mary Whinery know names and addresses.
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