Easton Garden Club Newsletter
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| October 2001 | Editor: Robin Kallfelz email: robin@eastongardenclub.org |
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Wednesday, October 10,
2001 - 7:30pm "Art in Bloom" ............ Gloria Freitas |
| Exhibits:
"BOO!" - an arrangement for a Halloween table (Novice and
Intermediate Classes) Horticulture: "Fall Blooms or Berries" Topic: "Think Spring Now" Refreshments: Linda Clary, chair Emily Guertin, Beth Kennedy, Agnes Gaudet, Gail Devins Table Arrangement: Darya Cotter |
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| October 6, 2001 (Saturday)
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Daffodil Bulb Sale at North Easton Village Shops. October
24, 2001 (Wednesday) - 7:30 pm |
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| New Members: The EGC is pleased
to welcome new members Robin Knowlton of South Easton, and Donna M. Cassaro and Billie Mae Gordon of North Easton. NRT Fair: This year our annual fundraising sale at the NRT Harvest Fair was another huge success. Despite the blustery weather we had our usual excellent turnout and managed to sell over one hundred wreaths. The final figures will be available at the October meeting. Kim and Darya would like to thank all the members who contributed to this year's accomplishment. Christmas House tour: Work for this year's holiday house tour is gearing up, and the chairpeople of the four houses are still seeking help from members, new and old. Sign-up sheets for the houses will once again be available at the October meeting, so please choose a house to work on if you haven't done so yet. One hundred percent participation by the active membership will be needed, and members who do not sign-up for a house will be assigned to one. |
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| Blooming
Fall Bulbs Fall is a time to dig in and plant your bulbs, and if you are planting spring bulbs, the only problem is we have to wait until next spring to enjoy the blooms. But, if you plant fall blooming bulbs there is no delayed gratification. In fact, they'll bloom three weeks after they are in the ground. There are two different types of fall blooming bulbs, colchicums and crocus. Crocus looks similar to their spring flowering cousins. They pop up amongst the fall leaves in shades of yellow and purple. Colchicums look like larger crocus. Both of these will typically bloom in September and October. Fall blooming bulbs are harder to find in garden centers and nurseries, so you may have to order them through mail order catalogues. Typically they are shipped out in late summer, or early fall. Once you get them it is important you plant them right away. They'll appreciate a location that gets at least six hours of sun a day, and well-drained soil is a must. As far as planting goes, the smaller crocus should be planted so the tips of the bulb are two inches below the soil's surface. However, with the larger colchicum, you will want to dig a hole so that the tip is four inches below the soil's surface. In either case, remember with any bulbs always the tip looking up at you, the roots facing down to the ground. Before you put the bulbs in the hole, just sprinkle a little bulb food and scratch that into the soil. Then scatter the bulbs, making sure the points are looking up at you. Then just cover it up and in no time you'll have another blooming garden! Courtesy: www.rebeccasgarden.com |
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