Garden
Clippings April
2008
McMinnville Garden Club Vol.
7 No. 8
April 21, 2008
Kate Parker
Plants
will be offered for purchase
Hillside Retirement Community “Activity Room” at
the Manor
Social time: 9:30 a.m. - Business Meeting: 10:00
a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Program: 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Raffle & Wrap-up 12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Dessert, coffee and tea will be provided by hostesses:
Ruth Everingham, Les
Buchholz, Mary Whinery, Lynne Desel and Joan Kringen
Kate and
Rafe Parker live on a ten acre farm between Sheridan and McMinnville. Their
original plan of growing quantities of herbs for medicinal uses was changed
because of a limited water supply available on their property. Now, the primary
focus of their business, Katula Herbs, is growing culinary, tea and fragrant
herbs which they sell at local farmers’ markets.
Kate will share information about some of her favorite herbs; how to grow them,
their many uses and ways of preserving the bounty of a summer herb garden.
Dear Gardening Friends,
Welcome to spring! Is that snow falling? And freezing temperatures? Those of us, who enjoy planting early peas,
as well as blooming sweet peas, may question the advisability of such with the
current winter weather. Perhaps it’s a
passing weather phenomenon and spring is just behind the snowflakes. I, however, am basking in the warmth of the
sunny skies in
Our various interest groups are up and going now. The group conveners have done an excellent job of organizing and contacting people. You are encouraged to attend and enjoy the gardening information while getting better acquainted with Club members. I’m really looking forward to the floral arrangement sessions I’m hosting at my home Wednesday, April 30th. There will be a session in the morning with a repeat session in the afternoon. People may choose which to attend. At the April meeting, I’ll provide a list of supplies to bring so you go home with a completed floral arrangement.
The annual Pioneer District Spring Luncheon will be held Thursday, April 17th, 11 a.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. in Tigard. This event brings all 18 Clubs together for food, fun, fellowship and District business. This year we (Pioneer District) are hosting the State Convention. I’m hoping you plan to attend this District luncheon, which could also include a flower stop at Al’s Nursery in Sherwood!
I’ll be seeing you all soon and bringing sunshine with me! Gaye
P.S. Mark your calendars for Monday, April 28th, 9-12 for our annual Third Street Cleanup with free lunch following.
April Field Trip, Chinese Garden, Portland
Wednesday
http://www.portlandchinesegarden.org/
Field
Trip
(A little earlier than usual)
We’ll
travel by carpool to Beaverton where we will
board the Max train to
Meet the
Members
Ruth
Miller saw an ad for the Garden Club in the News-Register and decided to
attend. The meeting was held in the basement
of the Community Center. She was an hour
late, because the ad wasn’t changed to a new time. By then they were wiring pinecones on wreaths
for their annual fundraiser. So she sat
down to help and joined in October or November of 1986.
She enjoys gardening in her raised beds, planting tomatoes and herbs. Since there is a lot of shade in her yard, she wants to plant more ferns since discovering that she really likes them. However, she does have some rose bushes which still are her favorite flowers.
Reading gives her much pleasure and she volunteers at the library. She and her husband, Dick, belong to the Senior Center and she assists her husband with the Odyssey Club.
She has two sons who are both married, with a total of five grandchildren and one great grandchild. They live fairly close to most of them so they are able to visit now and then.
Ruth truly enjoys the Garden Club and is very proud to be a member because of all the civic activities. Interview by Marilyn Coats
Yearbook Calendar Corrections
Please make these changes in your yearbooks!
May Field Trip – Should be May 28th
Bag Ladies
scheduled for April 28th
Our annual cleanup of the downtown area is set for Monday, April 28th. Mark your calendars. Details will be shared at the April meeting.
April Yard of
the Month
1365 NW Meadows Drive. Check it out at: http://mcminnvillegardenclub.org/yardApril2008.htm
Interest
Groups Info
The Flower Arranging breakout interest group
will meet on April 30th. Gaye will be teaching the classat her home.
Since
quite a few signed up for Flower Arranging interest group, Gaye suggested
dividing the group in half and holding two sessions. On April 30, one session
will be from 10 a.m. – 12 noon
and the other from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. I will be organizing the two time slots. Be
sure to circle April 30th on your calendar! Roselyn 503 852 6236
The Garden Art
breakout interest group met on March 12th to create decoupage tin buckets. Beautifully decorated buckets should soon be
sporting plants in their yards! The next scheduled activity day is Wednesday, May 7th from 9:30-12 at
Rosemary Vertgret’s home to create a hypertufa
project. We will carpool from the Bethel Baptist parking lot at 9:10 AM.. The cost of this project is will be announced
later in April. Each participant will
need to wear old clothes and bring rubber gloves and a cardboard box like the
ones we get at nurseries to take home our projects.
For more information contact
Kathleen Bennett.
Garden
Tour/Faire, June 22, 2008
Something Old and Something
New
Much as the bee in
this picture is devouring the pollen from an old plant and moving it to another plant possibly creating
something new, we are all anxious to
begin devouring the nurseries and plant sales for new plants to add to the old
ones we have in our gardens. It seems to
have been a very long winter season this year even if the calendar says it is
spring!
BEE sure save some energy for the upcoming activities which support our
Garden Tour and Faire on June 22, 2008.
Tour and Faire chairs will begin asking for volunteers for their various
assignments this month. Think about
which activities you are interested in and BEE
ready to sign up soon!
And check out the
sneak previews of the gardens at:
http://mcminnvillegardenclub.org/gardentour2008/2008Gardens.htm
(The pictures take
awhile to load. Please be patient.)
Websites
to Check Out
Gardener’s Paradise: http://gardeningtips.org/April/photo.shtml
Gardening
with the Helpful Gardener: http://www.helpfulgardener.com/
Spring
Plant Sales in Oregon Calendar: http://oregongardenclubs.org/Events.htm
"I think that no matter how old or infirm I may
become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring.
Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in
nature's rebirth?"
Edward Giobbi
McMinnville Garden Club, Organized in
1926,
PO Box 386, McMinnville OR 97128,
http://mcminnvillegardenclub.org
Information: 503-434-4344