Happy Holidays...May your garden grow bright

Our Butterfly Garden is growing in this beautiful warm weather. 

Our planted flowers are Rocket Mix Snapdragons, Pansy Matrix Red Blotch, Viola Penny Orange and Lobelia Midnight Blue. 

Each have been marked with QR codes to smartphone more information.



We hope everyone will be healthy and enjoy family and neighbors this season.   It has been a great year!

December 2015 Meeting

  Enjoying the Holiday Season with fellow gardeners, spouses and neighbors.






Sandra, Ann and everyone appreciate Ed and Norma for hosting our annual Christmas Party. 




Members brought potluck dishes to share and enjoyed lively
conversations prior to eating.
























Mike Owens, our resident gardener and poet, read some of his poems to the group.





Each member who brought an exchange gift, took turns selecting packages under the tree. 


Happy Holidays Everyone!

Fall Planting of Butterfly Garden

CCL Garden Club Butterfly Garden was replanted by club members, family and friends. 

It went off like clock-work starting  at 8:00 am and finished by 9:30 am.  It is great to have  completed a very good neighborhood service project that the CCL residents and guest will enjoy the next six months.  

Thank you... Larry Allen for coordinating the project and Helen Lombardo for plant design. 

Those who participated in planting are: 

Mike Owens

Ellen & Mark Jones and grandchildren

Dave & Marsha Mausolf

Ian McWilliams

Kathie Corbet

John, Gigi Marenco and  girls

Larry & Bev Allen

November 9th General Meeting

President, Norma Chiaramonte, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. at the Cypress Creek Lakes Community Center.

THOSE IN ATTENDANCE INCLUDED: Bev & Larry Allen, Jennifer Buchert, Norma Chiaramonte, Kathie Corbett, Sandra Gilbert, Debbie Haluch, Elizabeth Hearn, Ellen & Mark Jones, John & Julianna Marenco, David & Marcia Mausolf, Cathy Oland, Mike Owens, Ann Wiseman Schmidt,

PROGRAM: A wonderful program was brought to us by Debbie Haluch. The speaker was Charlene Perry who set up a huge display and talked about Worms for Composting: How to create a rich soil amendment for your garden. Her presentation was very informative on a subject that was new to many of us.

Yard of the Month: The Charles McDaniel Family.

HOSTESS:  Thank you to Debbie Haluch for being hostess this month!

MINUTES:  A motion was made to dispense with the reading of the minutes.

OLD BUSINESS: Sandra reported that since we had not had more brick purchases that we would get the brick installed. She also reminded us that the bricks make wonderful and lasting gifts.

Larry reported that the Butterfly Garden planting is set for this Saturday (November 14) at 8 am. Kyle will be preparing the area on Thursday. The weather should be great.

NEW BUSINESS: Norma reminded us that the next meeting is a Christmas Party at her home on December 11 at 7 pm. She will provide a ham and drinks and the members will provide snacks (A-F), side dishes (G-M) and desserts (N-Z). She asked that we email her what dish we are bringing so there will not be duplicates. Club will donate $200.00 to the CAM Food Bank and members can add to donation.

Elizabeth Hearn volunteered to chair the Jr. Gardener Event which will be the week before Mother’s Day, Saturday, April 30^th. Everyone is encouraged to help with the event.

In April, we will have a speaker on decorating gourds which Norma will coordinate.

Mike suggested thinning Oak and Pine trees in February.

DOOR PRIZE: Was provided by Bev & Larry and won by Ellen Jones. Cathy Oland also provided a door price won by Jennifer Buchert

GARDENING TIP OF THE MONTH: Plant pansies and other cool season annuals. Cyclamens are the best cool season annual for shady situations (also try Snapdragons and Dianthus). Consider pinching back garden mums to encourage new blooms. Thanksgiving is considered the best time to start planting daffodils and narcissus. Prepare to move Plumerias for forced winter dormancy.     

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October General Meeting

President, Norma Chiaramonte, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. at the Cypress Creek Lakes Community Center and welcomed returning and new members.

THOSE IN ATTENDANCE INCLUDED: Larry & Bev Allen, Norma Chiaramonte, Kathie Corbett, Sandra Gilbert, Debbie Haluch, John Marenco, Dave & Marcia Mausolf. New members included Shobana Gurumurthy, Doc & Peggy Stokley, Melissa Yahner.

PROGRAM: Mike Owens invited Patty Banzhaf TMCNP, with RCW Nurseries, to speak on Plants and Pests. She gave very good and useful information on how to get rid of pests in our gardens.

HOSPITALITY AND DOOR PRIZE: Thank you to John’s daughters who brought delicious home made cookies and he provided the door prize.

MINUTES:  A motion was made and seconded to dispense with the reading of the minutes.

OLD BUSINESS:

Brick Fundraiser:  Sandra explained the Brick for the Butterfly Garden to our new members and gave each an order form for the bricks. She said that the brick for Ellen Jones had been in for several months, but wanted to get more bricks in before getting it installed.

Butterfly Garden: Larry reported that Helen is working on the plant layout from the plants Kyle can provide. We will do the planting on November 14, at 8:30 am. Larry will send email reminding members to come help.

Speaker Information: Norma asked the member in charge of bringing a speaker to send their information to her ASAP.

New Business:

Yard of the Month:  Dale and Theresa Stasney

Service Project: The service project will be a quarterly food donation to the Cypress Assistance Ministry (C.A.M) beginning in November. Norma will email the food bank need list to the members.

Christmas Donation: Norma asked if we wanted to make a Christmas donation to CAM. Larry suggested a donation and the members can add to that donation individually.

Federation: Norma asked if we wanted to donate an item for the Houston Federation Silent Auction. Discussion about a donation failed. We will not send a donation for auction.

Dinner: We will have a dinner night out with spouses starting in January. Norma will coordinate.

Other: Marcia reported that 7 are going to Brookwood on Oct. 16, leaving the clubhouse at 8:30am.

GARDENING TIP OF THE MONTH: Apply pre-emergent herbicides, especially the 2-in-1 formulas. By applying a pre-emergent now, you block Poa Anna and various broadleaf weeds like clover from popping up in January.

1001 GARDEN LINE QUESTIONS WITH RANDY LEMON

Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

September General Meeting

President, Norma Chiaramonte, called the meeting to order 
at 7 p.m. at the Cypress Creek Lakes Community Center.

THOSE IN ATTENDANCE INCLUDED: Bev and Larry 
Allen, Jennifer Buchert, Norma Chiaramonte, Kathie Corbett, Sandra Gilbert, Debbie Haluch, David and Marcia Mausolf, Gigi and John Marenco and their daughters, Mike Owens, Ann Wiseman Schmidt. Our guests were Kathi Palacious and Elizabeth Hearn.

 

SPEAKER: Ann Wiseman Schmidt invited Luis Chamorro with The Ground Up to speak on Fertilizers and Mulch.

MINUTES:  A motion was made to dispense with the reading of the minutes.

Congratulations:  Yard of the Month winners are the 
Guzman Family.

OLD BUSINESS:  Sandra will place an order for bricks this fall. She will do this quarterly.

Larry reported that we have 9 signs placed and will need more signs for new entrances which will be open later in the year.

Larry also reported that he will talk to Kyle about when 
to plant the Butterfly Garden. He will send email letting the members know the date.

Bev needs help with the Yard of the Month selection, and will ask Ellen Jones if she can help.

NEW BUSINESS: Norma asked everyone who is in charge of finding a speaker   to let her know, by email, the speaker’s name, who 
they are with and the theme, as soon as possible.

Norma asked if we will continue the Youth Event. 
It will be dropped, as we do not have a school contact.

Marcia brought a flyer for the Brookwood Holiday Lunch 
and Decorating event, to be held October 15 and 16. It will 
cost $ 21.95 and she will reserve a table if we get a group together. 
She will send an email to members for more information.

Norma asked for ideas for Service Projects we can do for the community. Mike suggested that we collect food for the food bank at Christmas. Norma will check with the food bank to see what they are lacking.

Mike announced that the HOA will sponsor a Meet Our Policemen event on October 18. 
Information will be on the CCL website.

Mike also said that the price of water will be going up.

 

John announced that the Master Gardener Plant sale will be September 20 from 9-1 at the Bear Creek Park, 3033 Bear Creek Dr., Houston 77084.

DOOR PRIZE: Thank you to Sandra for bringing the spider plant (won by Kathi Palacious).  Luis also brought numerous items from The Ground Up. Everyone attending took home a door prize.

HOSTESS:  Thank you to Bev and Larry for being hostess this month!

GARDENING TIP OF THE MONTH:  ­­­­­­­­­­­­Many nurseries and garden centers start having clearance sales. Many sales boast prices up to 75% off. It’s a good time to stock up on bargain plants, considering that October is reputed to be the best month to plant things.

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NEXT MEETING:  October 12, 2015 at the Cypress Creek Lakes Community Center. Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.