June 2001 EGC Newsletter


Annual Dinner Meeting: The Annual Dinner Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13th. We will meet at 6:00pm. This year the meeting will be held at Alumni Hall at Stonehill College. We have a wonderful speaker in store, Penny Decker, who will do her flower design program "Purely for Pleasure." All of her designs, including the containers, will be raffled. Members will receive one free raffle ticket each, and may purchase more tickets at the cost of 3 tickets for $5. Many other treats will be raffled as well, including some hanging plants left over from the EGC plant sale. Members who would still like to sign up for the dinner meeting can do so by calling Nancy Cohenno by Thursday, June 8th. The charge for dinner is $23, and the meal choices are broiled haddock or top round of beef. Window Boxes: The window boxes along Main Street have all been planted and look fabulous. Be sure to take a walk and appreciate how they compliment the individual businesses. They are all different and very creatively done. The judging will be sometime later in the summer when all the flowers have filled in. Garden Walks: This program occurs on the first of each summer month (June, July, & August). This program is meant to be a short and fun way to stay in touch over the summer, and to exchange ideas for plantings with others. It is requested that only club members attend (of course small children are allowed). We all love to see an exquisite, perfectly manicured garden. However, this is not the reality for most of us. Each member who is offering his/her garden for us to view has been told not to worry about weeding, perfection, etc. On Sunday, July 1st and Wednesday, August 1st we will begin at the first house on the list at 8:30am. Then we will proceed to the second house at about 9:00am, and to the third at about 9:30am. You are free to show up at the start or catch up in the middle. July Garden Walk: Sunday, July 1st - Dee Dee Ames 8:30am, Lynn Payne 9am, Blanca Michajlov 9:30am. August Garden Walk: Wednesday, August 1st - Linda Beal 8:30am, Robin Kallfelz 9:00am, Jim Carlino 9:30am. Award Winners: The Easton Garden Club received the "2000 Club of Distinction Award" at the Annual Meeting of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts in May. The meeting also featured a State Federation Standard Flower Show, "Visions - Doorway to the Future." Two of our members participated and did extremely well. Gloria Freitas won a blue ribbon - first place, Designer's choice, and the Dorothy Hill Award for her design in the "stretch" category. Davie McNamara took second place for her synergistic design in the theme "Dream, Dream, Dream." Congratulations Gloria and Davie! Scholarships: As part of the Easton Garden Club's mission statement located in the Bylaws Article II, "The object of this club shall be to advance and encourage the art of gardening and study of horticulture, floriculture and landscape architecture." To this end, the club gives scholarships annually to residents of Easton interested in environmental studies. This year we gave $500 scholarships to Oliver Ames students Nicholas Benjamin and Erin Dewey. We also gave a $500 toolship to a Southeastern Regional Vocational School student. Dues: Membership dues for 2001/2002 are due. If you have not done so, please remit a check made payable to the Easton Garden Club to Membership Chairperson Mary Beth Meyer in order to be included in the 2001/2002 EGC book. The annual dues are: $15 for Active Members, $35 for Associate Members (only after five active years), and no payment is due for Senior Members (65 years or older who have been active members for at least ten years). If you do not plan to continue in the club, please let Mary Beth know in writing. Board Position Open: We are looking for a member who is interested in filling a vacancy on the Board. The open position is that of Awards Chairperson. Anyone that may be interested please contact Nominations Chairperson Kay Fulcher for details.



"Gardens of Kingstowne" Date: June 23rd, 2001 at 10am Location: Beautiful and historic gardens, Kingston, MA Tour 5 beautiful gardens selected for their diversity of style and plantings, complementing 17th, 18th and 19th century homes. This year's tour includes "Mary's Garden," a 17th century period garden at the 1674 Major John Bradford House. Ticket also includes a tour of the Bradford House. Admission/Fees: Tickets $10.00 For Further Information Contact: Shauna Stone, Kingston Garden Club Email: sestone@earthlink.net Phone: 781-585-5641 Events at Garden in the Woods: For Further Information Contact: New England Wildflower Society Phone: 508-869-6111 www.newfs.org Location: Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA New England Wildflower Society Plant Sale Date: June 9th, 2001 New England's largest sale and selection of native plants. Hours: 10am - 3pm Sun How to Propagate Wildflowers in Summer Date: August 5th, 2001 Dr Bob Reynolds tells how to double the numbers of wildflowers in your gardens. Hours: 1:30 - 2:30pm Sun Admission/Fees: Free with admission Creative Groundcovers Date: August 12th, 2001 Groundcovers serve many needs in the home landscape, and there are species you never dreamed of using. Hours: 1:30 - 2:30pm Sun Admission/Fees: Free with admission Native Plants for Attracting Birds and Butterflies Date: August 19th, 2001 Balance the wildflowers and native plants in your landscape with other wildlife. Hours: 1:30 - 2:30pm Sun Admission/Fees: Free with admission


THE NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW "A New Beginning" July 7-8, 2001 9 am to 5pm Rosecliff on Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island The Newport Flower Show returns to the elegant reception rooms and sweeping oceanfront lawn of Rosecliff in Newport, Rhode Island. The theme, A New Beginning, commemorates The Preservation Society of Newport County's restoration of the Sunken Garden at The Elms, another of Newport's beautiful Gilded Age mansions, which is the beneficiary of all Flower Show proceeds. The newly restored garden will be unveiled this summer in time for the celebration of The Elms Centennial. Included is a unique garden marketplace with more than 80 vendors, artistic and horticultural exhibits, live music, luncheon, lectures and workshops. Flower Show tickets: Adults $11 in advance ($13 day of show); children under 12, $6 Workshop/Lecture Series Schedule (Free with a show ticket): Saturday, July 7, 2001 Sunday, July 8, 2001 11:00am Lisa McMahon, Singing Stones Nursery: Fall Flowering Perennials Gilda A. De Garcia, Floral Designer: Flower Arranging 12:30pm J. Barry Ferguson, Floral & Garden Designer: Flower Arranging Louis Raymond, Garden Designer: Dahlias! 2:00pm Christine LaPointe: Fighting Fish and Peace Plants All Seasoned Gardeners: Living Wreath Demonstration 3:30pm All Seasoned Gardeners: Living Wreath Demonstrations Lecture Luncheon Series (Lectures are followed by a catered luncheon with the speaker under a tent on the front lawn of Rosecliff. Tickets $60-includes lecture, lunch and show ticket). Space is limited. Call for reservations. Saturday, July 7, 2001 Sunday, July 8, 2001 11:00am: Lecture and lunch with Dan Hinkley, world-renowned horticulturist, founder of Heronswood Nursery and author of the recently published book, The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials 11:00am: Lecture and lunch with Anne Raver, New York Times garden columnist and environmental writer and author of the popular book, Deep in the Green To receive a ticket order form, call 401-847-1000 ext. 150, or e-mail events@NewportMansions.org. and include full name and mailing address.

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June 2001	Editor: Robin Kallfelz email: robin@eastongardenclub.org

	June 13 (Wednesday) 6:00pm Annual Dinner Meeting Alumni Hall, Stonehill College "Purely for Pleasure"……Penny Decker
	Exhibits: "Wedding Table Arrangement" Novice and Intermediate Classes (Note: This will judged for the 2001/2002 year.) Horticulture:* "The Best from your Garden" Topic: "Food for Thought" Table Arrangement: Kim Bertram, Darya Cotter, Marilyn Falzone, Joyce Holster, Davie McNamara, Sandy Medeiros