Easton Garden Club Newsletter
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| September 2000 | Editor: Robin Kallfelz email: robin@eastongardenclub.org |
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Wednesday,
September 13, 2000 – 7:30pm “NRT Fair Workshop Project” |
| Exhibits:
"Last Trip to the Beach" - Novice and Intermediate Classes Horticulture: "Your Best September Specimen" potted or not Topic: "Keep it Neat" Hostesses: Ruth Bornstein, chair Gail Devins, Cindy Fox, Stacy Naumes Table Arrangement: Gloria Freitas |
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| September 17,
2000 (Sunday) 9am Fall planting of mums in Main Street Window boxes Meet at NRT Sheep Pasture September 18 -23,
2000 (Monday thru Saturday) 9am - 5pm September 23, 2000 (Saturday) 10am - 12pm September 24, 2000 (Sunday) 10am - 5pm September 27, 2000 (Wednesday) 7:30pm October 6, 2000 (Friday) 9am |
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| EGC/NRT Harvest
Fair: This year our location for assembling wreaths, bouquets and arrangements
for our NRT sale booth will be at the Carriage House at the Sheep Pasture. (We will all
miss Nancy's garage!) The building will be open for us to work from 9am to 5pm,
Monday, September 18 through Saturday, September 23. We need 100% participation
of our active members to make this year a big success. No experience is necessary to pitch
in and help. There is something for everyone to do. Please come down and give it a try. We
have lots of fun learning how to make many things and getting to know each other. *Please
note: if you have saved and dried flowers (especially roses), or if you have any blue
hydrangeas available please bring them with you to the carriage house this week. Window Boxes: Did everyone notice our magnificent, blooming window boxes on Main Street this summer? Many thanks to Agnes Gaudet and her husband who did a wonderful job watering, deadheading, and keeping them looking great! We will be getting together to plant mums for the fall on Sunday, September 17th at 9am. We will gather at the Sheep Pasture. Please come out and give us a hand if you can! Easton 275th Gala Arrangements: All those members who signed up to make floral arrangements for the Gala Ball will meet on Friday, October 6th at 9am at the Ames Sports Complex at Stonehill College. Anyone interested in helping out, who has not already signed up, please contact Gloria Freitas for details. Landscape Problem Areas: Do you have a landscape or garden problem area in your yard? We will have a speaker at our May meeting who will analyze photographs of members' yards and comment on them. If you are interested in having your yard photographed for this discussion please contact Nancy Cohenno. EGC Library: Did you know that the Easton Garden Club has it's own library? We have a collection of gardening books and periodicals available to "take out" at any meeting. Just look for our librarian, Janet Simolari, at the next meeting to see our current materials. We have a new book in the library from Boston's Museum of Fine Arts on "Art in Bloom." So "check it out." New Members: The EGC welcomes new members Judy Hill of Turnpike Street, Easton; Lisa Yorra of Elm Street, North Easton; and Raymona Sousa of Stoughton! Lost and Found: Lost: one clear, flat cake dish with an embossed iris. Last seen at the "New Member Tea" at Gloria's house in January of 1999. Board members, please check your cabinets. Someone brought it home for Davie and forgot to give it to her. If found: please contact Davie McNamara. ***This and all newsletters can be found on the EGC website: www.eastongardenclub.org |
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| "SPLASH!" The Fall Garden in
Bloom Presented by the Sharon Garden Club An Artistic Expression of Homes & Gardens Saturday, September 16, 2000 10am-3pm Tickets $15 advance, $18 day of tour To order call Ileen Heller: (781) 784-7047 Annual
Show and Sale of Begonias, Gesneriads & other tropicals Let's Get Down to Basics: Pruning Native Azaleas of Eastern North America |
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| Bring Houseplants Indoors For those of you who moved your houseplants outdoors to enjoy the summer vacation, that window of warmth begins to close come September. If these plants are exposed to one cold night, it could mean death to them and all our hard work is for naught! Before you bring them indoors there are a couple steps you need to take. First of all, examine the plant because insects may have made a nice, cozy home either on the plant's surface, on top, or below. It's a good idea to spray the plant with a good insecticidal soap. Simply take a one-gallon milk jug, fill it with water, add two tablespoons of dishwashing liquid, and mix it up. Then put it into a spray bottle. Make sure to spray the entire surface, both the tops and undersides of the leaves. It's a good idea to check for insects that may have crawled inside. So, pull the plant out of the pot and look very carefully. If you see insects, then you are probably going to have a problem. You can alleviate that by sawing off about an inch from the root ball. Cut it off, add new soil, put it back in the pot, and it should be fine. As you move the plants indoors, isolate them from any of the other indoor houseplants for about two weeks. Seeds for Next Spring
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