February 2002 EGC Newsletter


Board Meeting: The February board meeting will be held Wednesday, February 27th, 2002 at 7:30pm at the home of Robin Kallfelz. Annual Meeting: The Annual South Shore District Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 27th at the Barker Tavern in Scituate. Check in is at 9:00 am and the day includes coffee and danish, and luncheon. The program this year is titled, "Come Back in Thyme." Anyone interested in attending and sitting together with other EGC members, please give Joyce Holster a check (or mail it to her) in the amount of $24 by February 14th. Please write your preference of chicken or salmon on the bottom of your check. Recipe Book: Maureen Curtin has generously volunteered to put together a book of recipes of the fantastic fare from our annual potluck dinner. Please either snail mail or e-mail all your secret recipes to maureencurtin@mediaone.net.


The February meeting will be a wreath-making workshop. Members will be able to make a 16" or 18' wreath from the following choices: patriotic, hearts, spring pots, or "potpourri". The heart wreath is a 16" styrofoam base that you will cover with wide ribbon. You will then arrange and glue foam hearts on the wreath that you will cut out. We will have some pinking shears and wavy-edged scissors on hand. There will be dimensional paint to embellish the hearts. You will finish the wreath with tulle or a ribbon. The flower pot wreath is a grapevine base on which you will wire three small clay pots on top of Spanish moss. The pots will have a sunflower or pansy peeking out of their green moss tops. You will finish this off with a ribbon woven through the grapevine. The patriotic wreath will also be a grapevine base with patriotic ribbon woven through. Red, white and blue stars will be glued on. We have traditional or country style star templates from which you may choose. The last category of wreath is a potpourri, also known as "let's clean out the clubhouse." We have a few leftover wreath bases such as straw, grapevine, crimped wire & plastic rings to use. We have a few birds and nests, and alot of ribbon. There will be some foam available to cut out ladybugs and bees to add, as well. If you are interested in making a wreath, and you didn't sign-up for this workshop at the January meeting, please call Nancy Cohenno by Monday, February 11th and leave a message on her answering machine with the category of wreath you are interested in making. The cost will be $6.00 for each wreath. There may also be a few larger wreaths available. The cost will be slightly more for these larger wreaths. This is a good meeting to learn the concepts of wreath making. You will go home so inspired that you will want to make all the wreaths you see at our meeting. Members are welcome to attend this meeting even if you don't want to make a wreath. We could use help cutting more of this foam into stars for our window boxes downtown. Supplies you will need: scissors, glue guns and glue sticks.


Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show Date: February 21st, 2002, through March 24th Location: Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI The flower show will feature live classical music provided by the music school of the RI Philharmonic, Borders Bookstore, and much more-over 250 Exhibitors. Hours: 10 am -9 pm Admission/Fees: $12- $14 For Further Information Contact: Maury A. Ryan, Manager Roger Williams Botanical Center Mailing Address: 130 Gano St., Providence, Rhode Island 02906 Email: mryan@flowershow.com Phone: 401-421-7811 Fax: 401-223-0160


All plants eventually grow out of their space. If you want the plant to keep growing, transplant it to a larger pot, which will give the roots more room to expand. If you don't want a big plant, and want to keep a small plant small, prune the roots. Remove the plant from its pot, and get a sharp kitchen knife. Remove about an inch of the root ball around the perimeter of the plant, and take some off of the bottom as well. Put in new potting soil in the original pot, and replant, making sure to fill in soil around its edges. Keep the plant well watered, and keep it out of a sunny location. The plant is in shock from its operation, and it will actually benefit it if you keep it away from your other house plants for a couple of weeks. The plant could easily contract infection, and it needs to be given a calm environment to spring back. Though it may seem a bit dramatic, root pruning will keep your plants in check and of a manageable size. Courtesy RebeccasGarden.com

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February 2002	Editor: Robin Kallfelz email: robin@eastongardenclub.org

	February 13 (Wednesday) - 7:30pm Oakes Ames Memorial Hall "Winter Door Workshop" ..... Club Members This is a workshop meeting for members only. See below for details.
	Exhibits: "Be My Valentine" - an arrangement using all pink or all red flowers with foliage Horticulture: "Any Forced Bulb or Branch" Topic: "Propagation" Refreshments: Blanka Michajlov, chairperson Debbie Bryant, Lisa Kenney, Janet Levine, Lynne Payne Table Arrangement:: Davie McNamara