Thursday April 5th Meeting

April 5th Meeting Topic 

Our speaker will be Clarence Donkersgoed to talk about, and demonstrate, designing beautiful summer planters.

March Meeting Summary

If you did not make it to the March meeting here is what you missed.

Plant of the Month:

 

Three varieties of mint : Strawberry Mint, mentha piperita “strawberry; Alpine Mint Bush, prostanthera cuneata ;  Orange Mint, menthe citrate  

Alpine Mint Bush

Orange Mint

Strawberry Mint

What to do in the December garden by Sue Dunn:
 
A full list of what to do in the December garden is provided to Garden Club members.

Guest Speaker:

Sue Dunn gave an information discussion and demonstration of various propagation techniques.

Door and Raffle Prizes:  

We raffled off the three mint plants that were plant of the month.

Thursday March 1st Meeting

Thursday, March 1st Sue Dunn will educate us on the various methods of propagation!

February Meeting Summary

 If you did not make it to the February meeting here is what you missed.

Plant of the Month:

 
CAMELLIA SASANQUA “KANJIRO”

Book of the Month:

'Glorious Shade' by Jenny Rose Carey - Dazzling plants, design ideas and proven techniques for a shady garden.

What to do in the December garden by Sue Dunn:
A full list of what to do in the December garden is provided to Garden Club members.

Guest Speaker:
Jo Canning spoke about Designing the Woodland Garden.  She provided a wealth of information on how to visualize your design, copy from nature, among other ideas. Garden Club members were provided with take home copies of lists of bulbs and shrubs for the woodland, as well as a handout on designing strategies.

Door and Raffle Prizes:
We had the lovely Camelia plant as well as a few other items including a selection of garden related books. 

Thursday February 1st Meeting

February 1st Meeting Topic 
Our speaker will be Jo Canning to talk about Designing the Woodland Garden.

January Meeting Summary

If you did not make it to the January meeting here is what you missed.

Plant of the Month:

Tool of the Month:
A Garden Club member brought in a tool for identification - a narrow row hoe.


What to do in the December garden by Sue Dunn:
A full list of what to do in the December garden is provided to Garden Club members.


Guest Speaker:
Sue Dunn and Vargha Webb talked about pruning and offered great demonstrations on fruit trees and shrubs.  Garden Club members were provided with a take home copy of a pruning guide.

Door and Raffle Prizes:
We had three lovely ferns as well as a few other items - plant identification sticks, gloves, a Des Kennedy book, a stained glass garden decoration.

December Meeting Summary

If you did not make it to the December meeting here is what you missed.

Plant of the Month:

Tool of the Month:
A round dollar store laundry basket can be trimmed and used as a wreath form.
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What to do in the December garden by Sue Dunn
A full list of what to do in the garden is distributed by email to garden club members

Demonstrations:  

• How to create a mixed evergreen wreath

• How to create a evergreen table center piece

Complementary refreshments:
The December spread was free and included apple cider as well as a wide variety of treats.


Door and Raffle Prizes:
Those who braved the fog had a bountiful array of door prizes and raffle prizes available to be won including:

• The beautiful wreath created in the demonstration,
• an evergreen swag,
• 4 winter berry plants,
• gloves,
• gardening books,
• sliding door screen saver, and
• bird feeder