President, Norma
Chiaramonte, called the meeting to order at
7 p.m. at the Cypress Creek Lakes
Community Center.
THOSE
IN ATTENDANCE INCLUDED: Larry Allen,
Norma Chiaramonte,
Kathie Corbett, Sandra Gilbert, Debbie Haluch, Dale Smothers, Liz Hearn,
Ellen
& Mark Jones, Cathy Oland, Mike Owens,
Kathi Palacios, Ann Wiseman Schmidt, Valerie
Sterrett, and Melissa Palacios Yahner. Bill Sonne and Lindsey Zaccari were guests.
FIRE
DEPARTMENT DONATION: Norma presented
Rodney Crosby with the
Texas Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Fund our donation of $ 250.00 for
bringing a Fire Truck
to the Jr. Gardener Event. Rodney explained what the
Relief
fund is for and how they raise money for it.
PROGRAM: Ellen
asked RCW Nursery to present. Patty and Cheryl told us about
several products for yard and home maintenance. A great lawn supplement is
liquid molasses and seaweed used once a week. Fire ants hate granular molasses.
Consan Triple Action 20 will remove algae and fungus;
and takes the sour smell
out of towels. Wet & Forget will remove mildew from siding, fences, roofs
and sidewalks.
YARD
OF THE MONTH: Kathie announced that Jerry &
Shelly
Lawson were the recipients of Yard of the Month.
HOSTESS:
Thank you to Kathi Palacios for being hostess
this month!
DOOR
PRIZE: Thank you to Ann Wiseman Schmidt for
door
prizes. Plants from her garden were won by Ian (Plumeria) and our guest, Bill
(Mountain Laurel).
MINUTES: Ellen
made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes and was seconded by
everyone.
OLD
BUSINESS: Committee Reports
Signs:
Larry
said that Ian would be helping place the signs next year.
Blog:
Debbie
said that the Blog and website were updated and asked the members for any ideas
to add to the sites.
Bricks:
Sandra
said she would be ordering bricks soon.
Butterfly
Garden: Larry said that
the planting will be May 20 at 8 am. Kyle will work up the beds and deliver
plants and mulch. Refreshments will be served.
Larry will send email reminders for planting help.
Jr
Gardener Event: Liz reported that 51 children attended. Everything ran smoothly. Children had a great time. The Firetruck
arrived and the children enjoyed exploring it and
talking to the
firemen. We had a lot of members who helped keep the event flowing.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Dinner: Norma announced that the dinner site has been
changed to Villa Roma Italian Restaurant,
12640 Telge Rd., Friday, May 19 at 7
pm.
POA
REQUEST: Mike
said that the POA had asked for the Garden Club members to help with the design
for the planting on the new section of Cypress North Houston. They want to use
plants that
are more drought tolerant.
New
Officers: We
did not nominate anyone for President or Secretary/Treasurer. We will address
the nomination and election officers at the next meeting in September.
GARDENING
TIP OF THE MONTH: The best
way to control aphids on plants like Crape Myrtle and other flowering plants is
to feed them a systemic Rose Food. 1001
GardenLine Questions with Randy Lemmon.
NEXT
MEETING: August 14,
2017 Planning Meeting
NEXT
REGULAR MEETING: September 11, 2017
Meeting was adjourned at 9:15p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathie Corbett
Secretary/Treasurer
