Garden Clippings January 2006

McMinnville Garden Club Vol. 6 No. 5

January 15, 2006 10:30 –

Hillside Retirement Community “Activity Room” at the Manor

900 NW Hill Rd., McMinnville, Or 97128

Garden Art Workshop Demonstration

By: Judy Eggers, Rosemary Vertregt,

Patty Sorensen and Sharon Gunter

Social time: 10:30 a.m. - Business Meeting: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00

Dessert, coffee and tea provided by hostesses:

Joanne DeWitt, Carolyn Lowrance, Marian Blank & Sharon Gunter

Program: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Our very own Garden Club members will demonstrate various garden art projects that members can duplicate. There will be directions and “how-to” information handouts given on each project.

President’s Message

Dear Gardening Friends,

Our December meeting was delightful! We celebrated our Club’s 80^th Birthday, had a delicious gourmet lunch prepared by the food service staff at Hillside Retirement Community, exchanged Christmas gifts with one another and created a pile of food for the local food bank. Thank you, Beverly, for arranging such a nice Christmas party! An added special treat was the guest appearance of Marcia Kay Whitelock, our State Club President, who presented us with a commemorative certificate for our 80 years, plus entering our Club into the State Friendship Book. It was an honor to have her attend our birthday meeting and to also present pertinent information regarding the February State Flower Show. Hopefully, some of you will participate with an entry, as a helper, or just attend for fun.

As 2006 ends, our thoughts turn to 2007 and the promise it holds for a fantastic Garden Tour and Garden Faire, and initiating our new Club projects. Each of you makes our Club what it is with your creative energies, gift of time, knowledge of plants, numerous skills and your friendship and love to each other. Together we can do whatever we set our hearts and minds to for a great 2007! Happy New Year!

Love,

Gaye Stewart, President

Club History - Dorothy Mathiesen

At out meeting in November, ’06 I didn’t finish the report on the meeting of April 15, 1996. The full report follows:

The regular meeting of the McMinnville Garden Club was held at the Community Center. Gary George of Yamhill County Roadway Beautification Project spoke asking for awards to people who had beautified their property along the roadways of Yamhill Co. The awards will be given in mid-July.

Arlene and Bob Wells donated and placed a Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar at the Gallery Players’ Garden. Virginia Klein gave the April horticultural report.

Old Business: Mary Jo Capps announced the Covenant Church will be the location for the May 20^th Flower Show. Kathleen moved we give seed packets to the attendees at the District 13 meeting in Newberg April 18^th. Seconded and approved. The flower baskets will be arranged Wed. at 2 PM at Blanche Wolds. (We must have been in charge of table decorations at the district meeting. DM)

New Business: Pat Hyder moved that we donate $50 to NEDS in Newberg. Seconded and passed (NEDS was connected with Providence Health Care – people in wheelchairs had raised flower beds, but needed seeds, fertilizer and top soil. We helped with that. DM)

Sally Thompson moved we donate $50 to the McMinnville Library for a book or books in memory of Della Cox, Dorothy Wolf and Rosie VanZyle. (Deceased members.) Seconded and approved.

To celebrate National Garden Week, June 2-8, we will need volunteers to arrange flowers in Baby vases to take to the Willamette Valley Hospital for new babies and their families.

Garden Tour May 11^th 12:00-5:00

Kathleen (Edelman) voiced concern about the McMinnville city contractor’s cutting (trimming) policy. Sally volunteered Judy Dippold and Ruth Everingham to write a letter to city and newspaper. Meeting adjourned 3:15 pm.

Sunshine

Our thoughts are with Jan Hudson whose husband is facing some serious health issues.

Thank You!

The following note was sent to the Club by member, Anita Ragsdale:

“Thank you so much for the beautiful pink hydrangea. It has been transplanted to a larger pot and will be put out in the spring.

“Steven loved flowers and had a lovely garden in Sun Valley. It will be a nice reminder of him. Thanks again!”

Websites to Check Out

· January Garden Tips Tasks for indoors and out to keep your plants happy and healthy.

· January Garden Calendar from Oregon State University

· Garden Art from Junk Gather some ideas to create for your garden.

· Online Garden Catalogs Sources for ideas, dreaming and ordering.

2007 Dates to Remember:

• OSFGC Flower Show Feb. 21-25 (Gaye will be checking about our entrants at the January meeting. Are you going to participate?)
• “Backyard Havens” Garden Tour June 24, 2007

December Meeting Photos (Pictures may load slowly on the website.)

McMinnville Garden Club Organized in 1926 PO Box 386 McMinnville OR 97128 http://mcminnvillegardenclub.org Information: 503 434 4344 Meeting Information Meeting Day: Third Monday September through June 10:30-10:45 AM Social Time 10:45 AM – 1 PM Optional Brown Bag Lunch Hillside, Activity Room, 900 NW Hill Road, McMinnville, OR Meetings are open to the public. Executive Board President Gaye Stewart Past President Kim Jongedyk Vice President Beverly Mulkey Secretary Mildred Reppeto Treasurer Jacci Reed Conservation Pledge I pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of the planet Earth, and promise to promote education, so we may be caretakers to our air, water, forests, land, and wildlife. Ongoing Projects Summer Garden Tour The Oregon Garden Support Scholarships for Horticulture National Garden Week Garden of the Month Blue Star Memorial Marker City Beautification “Garden Clippings” is a monthly publication of the McMinnville Garden Club. Contact Gaye Stewart or 503-434-4344 for info.

Committee Chairs Backyard Habitat Alicia Dimond Field Trips Judy Eggers Garden Tour 2007 Patty Sorensen Garden Tour 2008 Jean Lierman Georgia Queen Garden Faire 2007 Margaret Roberts Judy Eggers Historian Dorothy Mathiesen Horticulture Julie Maahs Hospitality Julie Hughes Cathy Burdett Library Plant Care Sandy Ford Membership Mary Whinery Newsletter/Website Patty Sorensen Newsletter Asst. Sandy Bolmer Parliamentarian Sharon Gunter Post Office Landscape Joanne DeWitt Publicity/PR Beverly Mulkey Scholarship Ann Silverthorne Sunshine Joan Friese Telephone Vicki Brink Yard of Month Evelyn Mundinger Yearbook/Photography Kim Jongedyk The newsletter deadline for submission of articles for our monthly newsletter is the 25th of each month. Please send them to Patty Sorensen. Do you know of any prospective Garden Club members? Be sure to let Mary Whinery know names and addresses. We would love to send them our newsletter for two months.