Cafe at Brookwood Luncheon
Each year, garden club members and friends enjoy lunch and a holiday decorating program at Brookwood Community Center. Brookwood is a God-centered educational, residential, and entrepreneurial community
for adults with disabilities.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Monday, October 14, 2019
October General Monthly Meeting
Meeting was
called to order by President Debbie Haluch at 7:00 pm.
Attendees:
Norma
Chiaramonte, Debbie Haluch, Norma Islam, Ellen and Mark Jones, David and Marcia
Mausolf, Ian and Nicole McWilliam, Cathy Oland, Ken and Jane Richardson (New
Members), Mike Roberts, Ann Sansbury, Dale Smothers.
Speaker: John
Ferguson, Owner, Nature’s Way Resource spoke on the “Soil Food Web” and
explained how biological (organic) methods work. How they save you time and
money in your gardening projects by preventing many problems. The biological
methods are sustainable; greatly reduce water requirements, prevent problems,
eliminate air and water pollution, and lower total management costs from
property management to erosion control.
Minutes
– September 9
Meeting Minutes – a motion was made by Norma Chiaramonte and seconded Marcia Mausolf to dispense with reading of the
minutes.
Treasurer’s
Report - Treasurer Report was given by Secretary/Treasurer, Ann
Sansbury and approved by all.
Old
Business:
·
Ellen and Mark Jones are the new Garden
Angels.
·
We are looking for someone to head up the
Membership Committee to welcome new members
·
Larry Allen had
emailed a proposal for new meeting announcement signs with locations. We
currently have 14 full Meeting signs. Larry has 8 and Ian has 6. Larry’s are in
good shape; Ian has 3 that should be replaced ( only have print on one side and
all six toppers should be replaced (print only on one side). Ann Sansbury made
the motion to accept this proposal and order the signs. Norma Chiaramonte
seconded it and it passed unanimously.
·
Butterfly Gardens – Larry Allen will no
longer be coordinating the planting of the butterfly gardens. Thank you Larry for time invested in this project. Ann and Debbie
will be responsible going forward. We will be replanting the
Phase 1 Butterfly Garden on November 2. Debbie and Ann will be meeting with
Kyle of IMS Landscaping to decide on plants.
New
Business:
· Norma
Baker presented a cruise from Galveston, June 7, 2020 that would feature
botanical gardens at each port of entry for the 7 day cruise.
·
Phase
2 Butterfly Garden is ready to be Monarch Certified. 1) $16 to register and get
way station certified; 2) $17 to post weatherproof signage – 2 ($17) = $34; 3)
Monarch Waystation Brochure $15 for 100. Mark Jones made the motion to order
all three; Norma seconded and it was unanimously approved.
·
We
are working on getting Phase 1 and 2 Butterfly Garden Butterfly Certified for
North American Butterfly Association (NABA).
·
We
should all be working toward becoming Butterfly Certified in our own yards.
·
Round
Top Collection day will be Saturday November 16 all day. We will get 20% from
the sale to anyone who mentions CCLGC when they check out.
Gardening
Tips of the Month:
·
Now that the weather is cooler, it's a good
time to divide and move perennials. Do this at least several weeks prior to
your average first hard frost in order to give plants time to recover from
transplant shock and establish new roots. Cover garden beds with several inches
of mulch for extra winter protection.
·
Rather than cutting back all your perennials
now, leave plants with seed heads, such as coneflowers, asters and ornamental
grasses to provide food for your feathered friends through the harshest months.
Meeting was concluded
at 9:15 pm
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