May Meeting: MAY PLANT AUCTION
TUESDAY, MAY 10TH, CEDAR SCHOOL, 7 PM.
(Note change in date, time and place!)
· Please bring 3-5 plants (perennials, annuals, small trees or shrubs).
· Labeled with plant variety name and color
· Pot in loam or potting soil, water and keep protected until auction.
· Daylilies and hostas are always popular.
· Plants should be dug in advance (3-5 days to ensure transplantation recovery) from your garden.
· For those with new landscapes, consider helping a friend, family member or neighbor separate their perennials or you can purchase plants at a local nursery.
· All members are expected to participate in this bi-annual Club fundraiser. Either drop off plants with another member if you can’t come to the auction or a $10 contribution is acceptable.
· Guests are definitely welcome and you should either help them provide 3 plants or let them know they should bring in 3 plants for the auction.
New members may wonder about how the auction works. It has always been a major annual and now bi-annual fundraiser that involves all Club members. Suzanne Mahler will be our auctioneer and she does a great job of describing the plants, their habits, and how to grow them. Many of us in the past have filled our gardens with the “children” of our Club friends. This night is always a great event. The auction is a great way to pick up a plant from your fellow gardeners that you may have always coveted. Here’s your chance to gain new plant material and help your Club. Please pay attention to the weather predictions so that you get your plant contributions ready in advance. AND BRING YOUR CHECKBOOKS!!!
Captain: Brigid McCue
Hostesses: Marilyn DeBoer, Dorothy Gullicksen, Ann Litka, Judy MacDonald, Pat Montgomery, Kim Misk, Courtney Graybill
Auction Committee Members: Suzanne Fox will be calling you to give you your assignment for that night.
May Board Meeting: 5/24/05, 7:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Lodge. (Linda Boddie & Deb Zawalich – Refreshments)
June Meeting: 6/7/05, 5:30 p.m. Annual Tea Party at the lovely home of Jeannine and Fred Doyle.
June Joint Board Meeting: 6/21/05, 7:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Lodge.
2005-06 Board Nominations: Nominations will be read again at the May meeting and voted on for club approval:
President: Suzanne Fox
1st. Vice President: Louise Sironi
2nd Vice President: Teri Mallory
Recording secretary: Liz Fallon
Corresponding Secretary: Betsy Jackson
Treasurer: Jan Guimond
Auditor: Deborah Zawalich
Assistant Treasurer: Linda Boddie
Programs: Julie Mahoney
Publicity: Karen Korszeniewski
Communications/
“Nutsey News”: Sandra Woodward
Workshops: Gina Kmito
Leslie Murphy
Membership: Ellen Butler
Hospitality: Donna Kirby
Director: Kathy Murray
Director emeritus: Suzanne Mahler
Geranium Sale: Our annual fundraiser, the Geranium Sale, takes place on May 20th to the Club and for the public on Sat., May 21st. Due to the March snows it was difficult to get the information out on the Geranium Sale. We take pre-orders for our Club members and regular buyers. Payment is due on Friday, May 20th, and Geraniums will be picked up at Nelson Copy Supply (199 Winter St.) warehouse between 4 PM and 5:30 PM. The remaining geraniums will be sold to the public on Saturday morning in front of Town Hall. We start at 9 AM and usually sell out within an hour. CALL SUZANNE FOX TO FIND OUT THE COLOR SELECTION AND TO PLACE AN ORDER. YOU MAY ALSO ORDER ONLINE-CHECK OUR WEB
SITE by clicking on the email address at the bottom of the page. We will still have signups for geraniums at the auction meeting.
Attendance Policy: As a reminder, members are required to attend a minimum of 4 meetings/year in order to continue your membership in good standing. The normal membership requirement is 5 meetings/year. The board recently voted to require only 4 for this year, due to snowstorms. Please contact Ellen Butler if you have any questions on how many meetings you have attended. It is your responsibility to sign in at every meeting.
Interest Finders: The forms were handed out at the April Meeting and/or mailed to everyone. Please return them to Jan Guimond along with your $20 WHGC 2005-06 dues ASAP. A $5 late fee will be applied for dues received after 6/15/05. No dues will be accepted without an Interest Finder! Make a separate check if paying at the Auction.
Traffic Island Plant Pick-Up: Plants will be ready for pick up at Wyman’s Nursery from May 19th through the next week. Plants will be labeled and stored in the greenhouse. Call Libby Ritchie with questions. (781-826-5677)
Museum of Fine Arts "Art in Bloom": Shirley Minot and Linda Oman will be designing an arrangement inspired by a stained glass window. Their display will be on exhibit, for the public, from May 1-May 3rd. Cohasset GC is sponsoring a
bus trip into the MFA on May 2nd and space is available at this time. Call Sandra Woodward for details if interested.
PEOPLE, PLACES & PLANTS MAGAZINE: This magazine is offered for a new subscription or a renewal at a discounted price. See enclosed
form (in your mailed version). This discount offer ends December of this year so
be sure to subscribe or renew before then.
WHCG FIELD TRIP PLANNED: A field trip to Heritage Plantation in Sandwich, MA is planned for Friday, June 10th. Heritage Museums & Gardens was once the former Charles O. Dexter estate. Over 76 acres of gently rolling hills, the plantation is a showplace for the colorful, distinctive rhododendrons. Other items of horticultural interest include a Holly Dell and Daylily, Herb, Hosta and Heather Gardens. We will meet at the Hanover Bandstand and drive in a caravan of cars. Please call Teri Mallory to sign up and for more details. (781-871-4212). Hopefully this trip is planned to view the rhododendrons at their best!
GREEN CONNECTION MULCH: Once again, the guys of the Green Connection are offering WHGC members a discount for certain
products even though they had substantial fuel hikes. Call them at 781-878-6852 and tell them you are a WHGC member.
(Organic Mulch, Super Loam, and Compost are the discounted items.) We are grateful for the $4.00 per yard discount. Thanks Tim and Paul!
News From the State Federation Board: Many dishwasher detergents contain phosphates which are reputed to harming the environment. Phosphates promote the growth of algae. There are “green” products available. Here are some
ENZYME- CONTAINING POWDERS that are PHOSPHATE-FREE: Trader Joes’ Powder at 19 cents per load; Seventh Generation Powder at 25 cents per load; and Ecover Natural Powder at 37 cents per load. Other possibilities are Great Value Powder by Wal-Mart and Electrosol
tablets, although Electrasol does leave some hard-water spots. Avoid gel
products, Gel's aren't very effective because enzymes usually aren't
compatible with gel formulations.
INTERESTING MEETINGS COMING UP:
June 8th the Y’ise Gardeners of Marshfield will feature a public lecture by Norma Jane Langford on Decorative Grasses in the garden. The meeting runs from 9 AM to 1 PM. There is a $10 charge for the meeting
which is held at the YWCA in Marshfield. Call 781-834-8371 to register.
The Wareham Garden Club presents "Behind the Scenes at The New England Spring Flower
Show."
Join New England Spring Flower Show Amateur Competitions Design Division One Chairmen Bobbie Lingard and Robin Murphy for a behind the scenes look at the 2004 and 2005 New England Spring Flower Shows. See the Flower Show transformed from concrete convention center to woodland wonderland and floral fantasy in just 4 days. Watch the magic happen! This program is open to the public free of charge. Refreshments will be offered. Date is April 28th at the Wareham Free Library, 6 PM - 8 PM. For program information, call Bobbie Lingard at 508-759-5052.
May 6th-Garden Club Federation of Ma- Design Workshop IV, Espousal
Center, Waltham. Free to our members, guests with member a small fee.
May 11th- Garden Club Federation of Ma presents the Wallack
Design Lecture featuring Ron Morgan's "Symphony of Flowers"
10:00 AM at Regis College Fine Arts Center, Weston. Email this site for
ticket information.
Buy your ticket to the GCFMA
Annual Meeting- June 1st. and 2nd. "I promise you a rose garden".
Wyndham, Westborough, MA. Email this site for ticket information
Visit the GCFMA state site
at www.gcfm.org for more information. Note the
state site is gcfm, not gcfma (that address was taken).
HAVE A WAGON? BRING
YOUR AUCTION PLANTS IN IT AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT WAY TO TOTE YOUR MANY
PURCHASES BACK TO YOUR CAR!!!
