Communication Director:
Suzanne Mahoney
Volume 40 Number 8
NEXT MEETING APRIL 1, 2008
30 Plants That Pay the Rent by Adrianna O’Sullivan.
A landscape designer, lecturer and avid gardener, Adrianna will present a program on low care yet high impact plants, complimentary plant combinations and varieties that extend the season. This meeting is open to the public.
7:30 PM at Phoenix Lodge
MAY MEETING May 13, 2008. 7:30 PM, Phoenix Lodge. Please note this meeting is the 2nd Tuesday of the month rather than the usual 1st Tuesday. Speaker: Suzanne Mahler on Gardening Essentials
NEXT BOARD MEETING April 22, 2008 7:30 PM, Phoenix Lodge
BREAST CARE CENTER at South Shore Hospital
April 7 Thea Nestervich, 14 Ginny Gilmartin, 21 Michelle Hardy, 28 Linda Oman
May 5 Liz Fallon, 12 Brigid McCue, 19 Kristi Oliveira, 26
June 2 , 9 , 16 Leslie Murphy, 23
There are still a few available dates to provide floral designs to the Breast Center. Please, check your calendars to see if you can provide an arrangement.
PRUNNING WORKSHOP The rain/snow date of the March 29 workshop is Sunday, April 6, 1 PM at Suzanne Mahler’s. The second scheduled date is Monday April 7, at 10 AM. Remember to dress for the weather.
PLANT SALE This year, our annual plant auction has been cancelled and replaced with a Plant Sale to be held at Riley Hall, Congregational Church in Hanover Center. The sale will be open to the public. Since the Hanover Garden Club has opted to hold their sale every other year, our June sale will be the only plant sale in town in 2008! A proven fund-raiser for our club, this event offers many different ways for members to participate and make this sale successful. Captains, Liz Fallon and Gina Kmito will begin preparations and have sign up sheets available at the April meeting. If any members have large tarps to loan to protect the floor of the church hall, please notify the captains. Your own digging and dividing can begin anytime your soil is workable. The sale is scheduled for June 14, 2008 at Riley Hall and Friday, June 13, 2008 is planned for hall set up/ preparation and for dropping off plants.
NEW ENGLAND SPRING FLOWER SHOW 2008
And the winners are………………WHGC!
The winning committee consisted of Gina Kmito, Vera Anderson, Julie Mahoney and Liz Fallon.
The group participated in the design division one, "Forces of Nature"; Class 102 entitled "Endangered Habitat". The assignment was a functional table (setting) for four. The endangered habitat was the polar ice caps. They placed first and won the club competition award as well. The club competition award is "a blue ribbon winner, scoring 95 points or more, several garden club members collaborate."
Congratulations ladies, for a job well done!
Below is a photo of their winning entry.
BY-LAW REVISION
The revised membership by-laws will be voted on by the general membership at the April 1 meeting.
The article reads:
E. Sustaining Affiliate Amendment
This affiliation is intended for members who are un-able to maintain active or associate membership due to extenuating circumstances. Membership must have been maintained in the Club for a minimum of twenty years, not necessarily consecutively. Sustain-ing Affiliates will not retain voting rights, nor must they adhere to the standing minimum meeting rule. However, Sustaining Affiliates are encouraged to participate in committees and support fundraisers. They will pay fees in an amount set annually. The member must submit a written application for a change in membership status to the Membership Chairman. This application is subject to the approval of the Board.
TRAFFIC ISLANDS Captains, please bring your 2008 traffic island order to the April 1st meeting if at all possible. Otherwise e-mail your changed or current order to Libby Ritchie at tjrehr@usa.net. Last years orders have been handed out or mailed, so please review them and revise as needed. HELP!!! Volunteers are still needed for several islands: Main St and Union St, Main St and Route 139, the Police Station Planters and several other sites. Please sign up at the April 1 meeting to continue to help keep our town BEAUTIFUL!
GREEN CONNECTION MULCH ETC.
Garden Club members will get special prices. See flyer at next meeting.
HANOVER DAY JUNE 21 – MINI ART IN BLOOM!
We will have a booth at the Cultural Council’s Hanover Day community field day. We will once again offer face painting and information about club activities. In addition, we will provide floral arrangements for a mini “art in bloom” in response to the art works from Hanover high students and others whose works will be on display in an art show. This is great opportunity to have some fun with floral design without the stress of competition. If you would like to make an arrangement, assist with staging, or help with face painting or manning our info booth, a sign up sheet will be circulated at the April meeting. This is a great opportunity to participate in a town project and have some fun.
