March 2000 EGC Newsletter

March 11 – 14, 2000
The New England Spring Flower Show
Bayside Exposition Center.

March 22 (Wednesday), 2000 – 7:30pm
Board meeting at the home of Kay Fulcher.

March 26 (Sunday), 2000 – 2:00-4:00pm
New Member Tea at the home of Rosemary Sinesi.

April 1, (Saturday), 2000 – 10:00am
"The Great Seed Swap" at the home of Davie McNamara. Bring seeds from your garden or seed packets and trade for others.

April 1, (Saturday), 2000 – 8:00am
Trip with Borderland to the Harvard Museum of Natural History to see "Orchids: A story of Seduction." Call Eleanor at Borderland for details @ 238-6566.

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Spring Flower Show: Don’t miss the club’s entry in the flower show of an "East Bay Window, " chaired by Joyce Holster.

Plant Sale: The annual Spring Plant Sale at the NRT Sheep Pasture will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2000 from 9:00am to 1:00pm this year. This is a change from the date in you garden club program books. NRT Chairperson, Nancy Cohenno is seeking volunteers to cut pussy willows for the sale. Give her a call if you can help out on a picking party.

EGC Show: The Easton Garden Club cable show has been changed back to its former timeslot of Thursdays at 6:30pm.

Mass Gardens on Tour, 2000: The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts "Gardens on Tour, 2000" will feature two days on tour in Easton. On July 12^th and 13^ththe gardens featured will be the gardens of Unity Close, the xeroscape garden at the Water Department, the garden of Jean and Dan Churchill and a tour of Borderland. The EGC will be decorating the mansion with floral arrangements for the theme of the tour which is "A Floral Palate." Anyone interested in either helping out with readying the gardens for tour (in June), or doing an arrangement (either alone or with a partner) for the mansion, please contact Gloria Freitas or Davie McNamara. We will also be asking for hostess volunteers. To order tickets call toll free 1-877-436-8688.

New Member Tea: The annual tea for new members hosted by the executive board will be held on Sunday, March 26^th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the home of Rosemary Sinesi. All new members who joined the club from March 1 of 1999 are invited and will be receiving invitations by mail. For questions contact membership chairperson, Marybeth Meyer.

Art in Bloom: Our annual trip in to see "Art in Bloom" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, with Gloria Freitas as our guide, will be Wednesday, April 26^th. We will meet at the North Easton Village Shops at 8:30am. More details to follow in April.

Lost and Found: A red "Members Only" jacket was found at a workshop last year at the home of Gloria Freitas. If you have lost it and would like to claim it, please contact Kay Ryan.

Garden Gloves: Our garden gloves are coming! Don’t be tempted by others of inferior quality…our gloves will be here and available for the low cost of $8.00 very soon. This should be a terrific fundraiser for the club, so be sure to tell your neighbors and family members, or stock up on a few pairs for gifts!

Our deepest condolences go out to the family of Enis Almquist. She was a dear friend and a member of the garden club for many years. We will all miss her energy and exuberance for gardening and life.

	March 8, 2000 (Wednesday) – 7:30pm Oakes Ames Memorial Hall *"Container Planting"………*Paul Split
	Exhibits: "Tea for Two" Novice and Intermediate Classes Horticulture: "Any Early Bloom" Topic: "Wake Up" Hostesses: Kara Stephens, chair Leslie Mullen, Kim Bertram Table Arrangement: Sandy Medeiros The program on container gardening will include the sale of large, moss-lined hanging baskets for $15 each. (At a value of $25, the club will pick up the extra $10 per basket.) If 50 or more are sold, Paul Split will include the plants and deliver them for planting later in the spring.