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March-April Newsletter
by Laura Wright
Newsletter - March/April 2010
President – BRENDA LEHOUX - chair-gwhs@gardenontario.org
Corresponding Secretary – CHERYL BONDY - lyrehc_ydnob@hotmail.com
Mailing Address:1934 Glendale, Windsor, Ontario N8T 2N6 - Ph: 519-944-5209
Editor - LAURA WRIGHT - lwright11@cogeco.ca – Ph: 519-948-0184
Mailing Address: 1948 Pillette Rd. Windsor, Ontario N8T 1P3
Production – PRISCILLA CONNOLLY, ELSIE ARCHER
GWHS Website at http://www.gardenontario.org/site.thp/windsor
An affiliated member of the Ontario Horticultural Association
http://www.gardenontario.org/index.php
“Keeping Ontario Beautiful”™
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010 – PAT BASTIEN – OHA PHOTO COMPETITION
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010 – CARL (CK GREENHOUSES) – SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL SEEDING
ST. THERESA CHURCH HALL, 1991 NORMAN ROAD, 7:30 P.M.
THANK YOU
A Big Thanks to all of you who brought in pictures and slides of your gardens for our January meeting...no one wanted to leave. Keep that in mind when taking pictures of your gardens throughout the year... whose garden will we be able to glimpse next January?
In February, Don Tellier, from St. Clair College had a fun presentation on Planning and Planting for all seasons.
Also a reminder that “Winter Blooms” is March 27th 8AM-4PM. Guest speaker will be Denis Flanagan on gardening trends.
And a Special Thank you to all the ladies who brought in baked goods and other treats for our break-time.
Maria Papp made a wonderful offer – a no fee workshop on planting and seeding. Thank You Maria... hope you had a good response.
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Spring is right around the corner and, like you all I am ready to get outside and get growing! I am excited as well, to be serving as your new president, and hope to get to know you all better. As you will see in this newsletter, the Board has planned a lot of new activities for our members. The March/April newsletter would not usually go out to members who have not paid their dues, but with the transition in the Board, it was decided to make an exception this year. Our membership year runs from 1 Jan. – 31 Dec.
· Jae Muzzin will be our featured speaker in March. The topic will be the Guerrilla Gardening Collective.
· Pat Bastien, will attend our March meeting as well to do a quick demo on how to enter your photos in the OHA Photo Competition at the Convention in August. The list of categories will be available there for those who didn’t receive it last fall.
· In April, Carl, of C & K Greenhouses will let us in on the secrets to successful seeding. His greenhouse is one of the nurseries on our District Discount List, and if you haven’t been to visit there, I would encourage you to do so.
There is always something new to tempt you. Great quality too. March will be a busy month with the Canada Blooms trip, and don’t forget Winter Blooms at St. Clair College.
Our District AGM is 17th of April, in Sarnia. For further information, please speak to myself or another board member.
Please wear your favourite green thing to our March meeting in honour of St. Paddy’s Day, and in April decorate and wear your favourite Easter Bonnet or Hat!!
Your questions, ideas, and suggestions are always welcome. Please don’t hesitate to approach myself or the other Board members. And remember... gardening is medicine that does not need a prescription, and with no limit on dosage.
Brenda Lehoux
FLOWER JUDGING COURSE
Juliette St. Pierre reminded us that if we were interested in becoming a flower show judge, there is an upcoming course beginning in the area. The course entails a two year commitment and will be made up of all the seasons. The location of the course will be determined on the number of people in the areas.
THINGS TO DO IN MARCH
-Plant seeds indoor
-prune fruit trees and grape vines
-start tuberous begonias in pots
-press garden perennials back into place if they’ve heaved
-spray fruit trees with dormant oil
-prune back trees and hedges
-repair rodent damaged trees and shrubs with tree dressing
-treat house plants with water soluble fertilizers
-prune summer flowering shrubs
THINGS TO DO IN APRIL
-Rake & fertilize lawns
-Remove mulch from roses, a little at a time
-Plant shrubs, trees & hedges
-Prune roses
-Transplant biennials (violas, pansies, foxglove, etc.)
-Repair lawn damage with topsoil & seed
-Plant early vegetables (peas, radishes, onions)
-Spray for birch leaf miner
-Check newspaper for dates of annual garden shows.
-Seed outside cool weather vegetables such as peas, spinach, lettuce, onions, beets and frost resistant annuals such as larkspur, sweet peas and calendulas
APRIL FLOWER SHOW 2010
How easy is it to enter a flower show... just look in your garden early in April to see what's coming up. Then on the day of the meeting, of before if you want to condition the plant, cut it and bring it in... don't forget the water in the containers.
Class Flower Specification
1. One Stem, Daffodil or Narcissus
2. Three stems, Daffodils or Narcissus
3. One stem, blooming bulb, other than Daffodil or Narcissus
4. Three stems, blooming bulb, other than Daffodil or Narcissus
5. Bouquet, five or more blooms in vase, any variety
6. One branch, blooming shrub
7. Three branches, blooming shrub, any variety
8. One tree branch, in bloom
9. One bloom, floating in water
10. One African Violet, in bloom
11. One Miniature African Violet in bloom
12. One Houseplant, grown for foliage only
13. One Houseplant, in bloom, other than Violets
14. Best Cactus or Succulent Plant
15. Best Orchid Plan
We are introducing a new award this year – THE BUSY BEE PARTICIPATION award.
A trophy to be awarded to the member who brings in the most entries to flower shows all year, any category. To be presented at the Christmas banquet.
THE PEOPLE CHOICE AWARD
- A monthly award to the entry that receives the most votes from the members at that particular flower show. Members will receive a ballot where they pick up their door prize tickets; more time will be given to our break so that all members will have time to view and make their pick. Sounds fun.
THE AMAZING CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND
From May 19 to June 1, 2010, we have an exciting tour that takes in much of the Best of Southern England plus the Chelsea Flower Show. This leisurely paced tour (6 nights Kent, 2 nights London and 4 nights in the Cotwalds) is limited to a maximum of 24 passengers. We will stay at 1st class hotels, and including all tips, entrance fees, 11 Breakfasts and 11 Dinners. The cost per person in a twin or double is CA$4150 which also includes a year's membership in Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society. We can also arrange flights from anywhere in Canada and will provide transfers on May 19th from Heathrow or Gatwick to the hotel and on June 1st to Heathrow or Gatwick.
If you can tell your members of our program and subsequently they book and tell us they are members of your Club, we will send a cheque payable to your club at the end of May for CA$83 per person. Even if only one person is a member, we will pay 2% of each person booking with that member.
The Chelsea Flower Show is more exciting every year and we will be there on “Members Day” for the full day! Many of your members would love to attend given a little encouragement. If you have any questions or would like a detailed transcript, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Jeff Barlow
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WINTER BLOOMS
Eleanor Sfalcin will be selling tickets for Winter Blooms at St. Clair College. Tickets are $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door.
60TH ANNIVERSARY 2010
Anyone having any photo/memorabilia of the Society that they would like to share. Old convention photos or projects that were done, if we could please have copies...not only for the convention but they could also be placed in our archives.
LIBRARY
Once again we have a well stocked library and if you haven't visited it you are missing out on a lot of information at your fingertips... Our meetings start at 7:30 but the Library is always open at 7:00. Come and browse; you will be glad you did.
PLANT SALE 2010
Nancy Lariviere and her team: Brenda Lehoux, Cherly Bondy, MaryAnn Casporoweiz, Val Kirkpatrick and Laura Wright – have already been busy with planning the plant sale. Enclosed is a flyer for you all to give away or post at your favourite establishment. There are going to be a lot of vendors and prizes. It always proves to be a lot of hard work and they are making sure it will also be a lot of fun. <(2010-03-22) |
