Easton Garden Club Newsletter
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| October 1999 | Editor: Robin Kallfelz e-mail: robin@eastongardenclub.org |
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October 13, 1999 – 7:30pm – Oakes Ames Memorial Hall
"Table Scapes" ………………………Richard O’Mara & Lisa Ahern |
| Exhibits: "Autumn
Leaves" Novice and Intermediate Classes Horticulture: "Any Bloom Still Beautiful
from the Garden" Hostesses: Marybeth Meyer, chairperson Table Arrangement: Darya Cotter |
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| October 16 & 17, 1999 (Saturday and Sunday)
10:00am Meeting for decorators and committees at Langwater for viewing and questions. Contact your chairperson or Gloria Freitas or Jan Fowler for details. October 27,
1999 (Wednesday) 7:30pm |
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| Membership: Membership
dues have not been collected from all members. If you wish to remain a member of the
Easton Garden Club you must remit your dues of $15.00 for active members and $35 for
associate members. If there is a "happy face" sticker on the front (address
side) of your "Country Clippings" newsletter, then we do not have a record of
your payment of dues for this year. Please see Membership chairperson Marybeth Meyer
to settle your account. Those members who have not cleared up their debt or mis-recorded
debt by November 1st will no longer receive the monthly mailing. Monthly Raffles: The raffles that are often held at the monthly meetings when we have left over flowers and arrangements from speakers, etc. will now be offered to the attendees of the meeting at no charge. When there will be a raffle following the presentation, each member in attendance will be given one ticket for the raffle. |
E-Mail: As we
are entering the 21st century, the Easton Garden Club is compiling a list of
e-mail addresses of the membership. When complete they will be printed up as inserts for
your EGC books. Please contact Nancy Cohenno at the next meeting or by phone if you would
like your e-mail address to be included. Christmas House Tour: The designing and planning for the Langwater house tour are in full force. Order forms for tickets can be obtained at the October meeting or by contacting Jan Fowler, and will soon be available on the EGC web site (eastongardenclub.org). The final date for ordering tickets is November 24, 1999. *Notice of Meeting Change*: Please note in your EGC Books that the day of the November meeting has been changed from our usual Wednesday to the Monday of that week. More reminders will follow… |
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| Hopkington Garden Club Meeting: Native Plants Tuesday, October 26, 1999. The meeting will be a slide show on spring-blooming woodland plants presented by Ruth Langh. Time: 8:00pm; admission free, but please call (508) 435-5782 before attending. New
England Garden History Society Lecture |
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| NRT FAIR WRAP UP The fair was a huge success this year. The totals will all be tallied for announcement at the October general meeting. It was our most profitable year yet. Thanks to everybody that had a part in our success from the "pickers" to the arrangers, to the cooks, to the "slaves" that I ordered around constantly. Our September meeting/workshop produced 38 grapevine wreaths, 4 artemesia wreaths, 8 sea lavender wreaths, and hundreds of price tags. I had much positive feedback from the workshop and many people want us to have a workshop every September. I think that can be arranged. The quality of the wreaths and bouquets produced this year was phenomenal. We had very talented people in my garage. Special thanks go to the bittersweet leaf and lunaria "skin" removers. We had a bumper crop of these and the ladies were very pleasant about the removal. Just when they were through removing the leaves, more would arrive. I also want to thank the McNamara's for the use of their horse trailer for the week. I believe this helped our wreaths, bouquets, and bunches arrive in super condition. The setup Saturday went smoothly. Sunday flew by with great speed. The food for breakfast and lunch was delicious. The workers were very busy, and the money just flew in! I am very pleased with all the support from our members since I have been the NRT Chairperson. Many of the tasks associated with this project are not the most glamorous, and I feel that you all are a pretty great bunch for doing the menial and messy things that I asked. I will surely miss running this event. But, don't worry, as I will still be a big part of the fair. I am looking forward to my new position in August. Thank you all for making the fair a success over the years. Nancy |
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