Garden Journaling
by Andrea Anderson, Youth Garden Chair
When you plant a seed in a child's heart, you must
take care to keep it watered, fed and the light shining
upon it so that the world will someday witness the
beauty of flower, fruit of labor and bounty of harvest.
Left unattended, a child is like plant which will eventually
become weak and trodden, taken over by weeds.
Currently, this year, the Kelseyville Kids Garden
Club Youth Garden has about 45 children and only about
3-4 volunteers per day. Quite frankly, this year, more
than ever, they need our support and our attention.
They did great on their bulb sales, this year. A special
thanks to everyone who bought bulbs to support them:
J Douville, C Grieve, C Brabrook, H Christensen,
S Gardner-Newman, H Turley, L Waterstraat, MA Worth,
L Pyers, J Graham and N Bailey.
However, they still need and would greatly appreciate
new or used: 10 magnifying glasses, 3 hand pruners,
2 picnic tables, 30 silverware sets,
30 Corel plates.
And Can Always Use: pots, pans, mixing bowls, colanders,
tongs, serving ware, cooking utensils. cheese and garlic
graters, large serving bowls and plates, rectangular
table cloths, seed trays/planting pots, gloves for
small hands, shovels and smaller digging tools, wagons.
These items can either be given to me (Andrea Anderson)
at meetings or taken directly to the Youth Garden and
Kelseyville Elementary
(2-3pm Tues and Thurs).
A very special thanks to Doris Ellsworth for already
donating some items from the Elephant Sale table.
And, of course, they are always in need of an extra
hand between 1:30-3pm, if you are available.
Every little bit helps and is quite important, Making
sure that every child receives valuable knowledge,
wisdom and experience which they can carry with them
their entire life is one of the greatest gifts an adult
can give.
A Stroll Down ‘Memory
Lane’
with Jo Shaul
CLTTGC was organized in 1955. Ruth Miller was our
first club president. In 1976 Val Muse, a former member,
invited me to one of the club’s meeting and before
I knew it I joined . At that time the club met at St
Johns Episcopal Church. In 1982, I become president
for a two year term.
In 1984 the garden club pledged $500 towards the Lakeside
Hospital building fund. The club also voted to help
with the landscaping of the hospital grounds along
with the Rotary Club. Several yard sales were held
to raise money for the project.
Ruth Miller’s husband volunteered to bring his
tractor to help level the grounds. As Mr. Miller was
backing the tractor up, we could tell that he wasn’t
going to stop and turn around, so we waved our hands
and hollered, “MR MILLER STOP!” but
he just kept going, when bang a nice big hole in the
side of the hospital wall. I had the job of going in
and reporting to the supervisor of the job since I
was president of the auxiliary. His name was Joe and
he said don’t worry we’ll
take care of it. I think I got several gray hairs that
day.
When the hospital was complete and they had open house,
Val Muse, Edith Mosegaard and myself along with hospital
volunteers made flower arrangements to put all over
the hospital. Edith entered an award through CGCI on
Civic Landscaping using the work on the hospital grounds.
She
did a beautiful job and won 1st blue ribbon prize.
In 1985 landscaping plans for Harley Cemetery Chapel
were voted on and Mary Secord took the job as chairman
of the
project. Mary also entered the contest in Family Circle
Magazine titled ‘Make America Beautiful’.
You can see that we have some very
dedicated women in the organization.
In 1985 Elizabeth Whitehead (pres 1975-1978), Helen
Rickabaugh (pres 1962-1963), and Edith Mosegaard (pres
1980-1982) went to Boggs Lake taking their sleeping
bags, got up early in the morning to watch for the ‘Purple
Water Shield’ flower.
Few people have seen this plant’s small purple
flowers because they develop under water and come our
only two days each year. They were so happy that they
got to see it.
These three women were really dedicated
garden club women.
Gardening Tips
TIP #3
Pokeweed, a native plant to North America, is poisonous
to humans.
Doris Ellsworth
TIP #4
Add 1 beer to a gallon of water , then water garden
where heat has wilted/ curled plants.
Andrea Anderson
TIP #5
Use vinegar on plants to kill mold.
Claire Grieve
Garden Thyme
with Claire Grieve, President
What a successful first meeting - we had fun (the
sunflowers were amazing); the flower specimen table
was so beautiful with flowers from all the members’ gardens;
the Hartley Cemetery Memorial Garden display was a
learning experience; and the butterfly farm tour slide
show and display was informative for all of us. We
completed everything that was on the agenda. Thank
you for your patience and support.
The seed basket is full—help yourself and also
please bring seeds from your garden (there is no cost
involved, just sharing).
‘Thanks’ go out to all of you, whatever
time and energy you shared with other members and our
club. Remember this is ‘our’ club—the
more involved you are, the more you will get out of
the club. Send any suggestions to me or any Board member.
We want to have fun and enjoy our garden club.
See you
in the garden,
Claire
An Invitation from the District Director
by Gina-Belle Smith
What is a District Garden Club Meeting?
Well, I’m so glad you asked. Anyone can attend
a District meeting. There are 28 “Districts” in
the State of California. We are the “Mendo-Lake
District” and our District has six garden clubs.
We only meet a few times: August for Planning, October
for fall, January for winter, April for
spring, and June for summer. The clubs come from Lake
County, Potter Valley, Ukiah, Willits and Fort Bragg.
We have plant sales, garden
items, raffles, drawings, special guest and program
speakers. There’s lot’s of gardening information
and exchange of ideas.
I’m personally inviting you to attend our next
meeting…
Wednesday, October 24, 2007.
Place: Lucerne Community Church, Lucerne. Time: 9:45
(Ice Breaker),
10:30 (Meeting Starts).
Lunch is $12.
Need to RSVP & mail check to:
North Lake Garden Club,
Don Smith 274-2165,
P.O. Box 517, Nice, CA 95464.
Hope to see you there!
Gina-Belle
Silent Auction: Would
anyone be willing to make or donate an item for a future
silent auction? Please talk with Chairman Jo Dovuille.
2008 Master Gardner Calendars
available. See Master
Gardener, Linda Waterstraat.
Gift Basket for Opportunity Drawing
Please bring gently used items and unwanted gifts
to donate for our gift basket. Hand crafted items by
our talented members are welcome.
Money raised from the drawing supports the newsletter.
October Theme: ‘Fall-Halloween-Garden’.
Sunflower Growing Contest WINNERS
Jan Kespohl was once again the winner with her 9’10” sunflower.
Helaine Christensen was also a winner with a seed pod
having the largest diameter.
‘Penny Pine’ Certificates were
presented at our Sep meeting to honor Katherine Lewis
and Carol Brabrook and in memory of their husbands.
Thank You! It
was a great surprise at our picnic to enjoy Jo’s
funny play about my years in our garden club and I’ve
saved all the beautiful cards you so generously gave
me.
Carol
Green Thumbs Up to:
Helen Christensen for presenting the Sweet Memories
Butterfly Farm slide show and Diane Nielson for giving
us the CD of pictures her daughter
Pat Hopper for filling in for Pam Held and presenting
our new members’ orientation.
Thelma Dangle for reporting our activities to the
Record Bee and the www.lakeconews.com.
Jo Douville for going over to our wildflower and native
plant park faithfully to water by hand.
Nora Gerrard, Jo Douville, Mary Secord, and June Dye,
and Claire Grieve for helping to inventory & clean
our clubhouse cupboards.
The Wonderful Ladies of both the Clearlake and Lucerne
Garden Therapy Programs for brightening up the lives
of others with the gift of themselves and flowers.
Nancy Benkleman for storing both wreath making tables
at her Dad’s garage until Nov. We REALLY appreciate
it.
Theresa Mathur who has offered to store the wreath
making tables , etc. in her barn. We REALLY appreciate
this also.
Nora Gerrard for keeping a cool head while meeting
all our club’s financial deadlines.
Christmas Wreaths will
be limited to 200 this year.
Jan Kespohl has order forms & is collecting the
money. Ordering deadline is Nov 6th (same day the Lake
Kabatin Redbud Arrangers meet).
October Calendar
2 Lake Kabatin Arrangers—11am.
3 Award Workshop—9:30am-12noon.
2-3 Gardening Study-Santa Rosa
16 Club Meeting—Hostess: Leslie Jones, Jo Douville,
Pat Hopper.
17 Field Trip-Hydro-Pacific Tour, 9am Tues/Thur –2-3pm
Youth Garden, KV
Field Trip: First Garden Tour
by Jane Graham
Garden Tours 2007-08
The Garden Tours of 2007-2008 started out in July
of this year at my home in Cobb. The tour started
out with everyone getting a primitive drawing
of some of the dates that a few of the flower beds
had been started or redone. By showing dates the guests
could see how quickly flower beds can take on a look
of being there for a long time. I lead the group down
the rambling graveled paths and spoke about certain
plantings, the ponds, suppliers that I use and answering
questions that came up. The goal of my garden
planning is to address plant texture, color, size and
blooming time.
Even though our club takes a break from meeting June-July,
our gardens are never on a break. Watering, dead heading
and of course picking our flowers, fruit and vegetables
can be a full time job, especially in the summer months.
I hope that by touring members’ garden's we can
see the numerous types of gardens, types of gardening
and share the enjoyment we all receive from it.
I look forward to planning many more tours including
a visit to a day lily working garden next summer. If
you are interested in having a tour of your garden
please call me and we will set a date.
Editor’s note: Jane was a wonderful host and
made us all feel very welcome. As you can see from
the pictures on the center fold of this newsletter,
anyone who couldn’t make this tour
missed out on a real treat. There were about 15 of
us and we had an extra bonus of seeing her neighbors
rose garden. Thanks Jane, can't wait to see where we
will be going for our next garden tour.
The 2007-09 Civic Development
Grant Program, “Let’s
Go Native”, is for a NEW project that must begin
after June 07 and be complete by May 09. Awards are
up to $1,000 and require matching funds. More information
is available in your Aug/Sep 07 Golden Gardens magazine.
Deadline Nov 15, 2007.
October
Time to plant spring blooming bulbs, alyssum, seeds
for peas, spinach, lettuce, garlic, onions, leeks,
beets, and
sweet peas.
Garden Therapy Adult Respite Program
Clearlake Program, Sep 11– Barbara Swanson (standing
in for Jo Jameson who was out of town) and Barbara
Fain worked with 15 clients from the Senior Center
that meets at St. John's Lutheran Church in Clearlake. Barbara
Fain collected the vases while Carol Kesey, Barbara
Fain, Barbara Swanson and Trinity Designs Florist in
Kelseyville donated the flowers and green materials.
The clients made beautiful bouquets and all seemed
to enjoy themselves.
Lucerne Program: Sep 4- June Beto worked with 4 clients
using yellow mums, red flowers, and rose hips from
her own garden. The clients wanted to know what the
rose hips were, so she cut one open and explained the
seeds inside.
CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME…
by Jerry Shaul
… and they did. The European settler who with
his curiosity, inventive ability and disregard for
long term consequences made changes to California’s
natural scheme of things. He intentionally transported
plants to California from other parts of the world
for food, medicine and ornamentation-plants which subsequently
escaped cultivation. He selected native plants and
through cross breeding developed “improved” varieties
for the home gardener. A process which continues. Many
of these plants that grow in our woodlands and fields
are considered by many people to be natives “A
plant growing and reproducing without the aid of cultivation”.
Some of these that are displacing natives especially
along roadsides are: Broom, vinca minor/major, oxeyed
daisy, chicory, queen Ann’s lace, Dutch iris,
sweet pea and many others. Very simply a true California
native plant is one that grew within our borders prior
to European settlement. I challenge each of you to
explore the fascinating world of California native
flora and find how rewarding it is to protect, conserve
and beautify while you show that you love to garden.
Christmas Luncheon
Dec 10th, Sicily’s Restaurant, (new location
at the airport)
at 11:30 am. The cost is $15.
The meal choices are the following:
Spaghetti w/meat balls or sausage
Spaghetti w/marinara sauce (no meat)
Chicken Alfredo
Caesar Salad
Caesar Chicken Salad.
The sign-up list has already been posted. Donna Isley
is chairing this event. Please note this year we will
be gifting our Youth Garden Program. (See wish list
in Garden Journaling on front page).
Congratulations to Barbara
Swanson! She won the drawing
for our Sep gift basket. Thanks to those who donated.
Wonderful things.
Happy Birthday!
10/26 Mary Secord
11/04 Thomas Welsh
Sign Up Board:
We now have a central place for all our sign ups.
That would include field trips, luncheons, contests,
etc.
New Members
by Diane Neilson
#65 Ginny Cline
Please add new members to your Yearbook & give
us any changes. Thx.
The 3rd canvas/painting has
been donated to the children’s
play in Ukiah as a stage set background.
Thanks to Theresa Mathur.
Sunshine News
by Nancy Bailey
08/10/07 —Thinking of You to Donna Isley.
08/19/07 —Get-Well to Sharon Thorne.
08/24/07 —Get-Well to Linda Pyers.
08/28/07 —Sympathy to Ann Blue.
09/19/07 —Welcome to Ginny Cline.
09/22/07 —Speedy Recovery to Jane Graham.
Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club
The club meets at 12:30 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of the
month.
Scott’s Valley Women’s Club House
2298 Hendricks Road
Lakeport, CA 95453
Newsletter Chairperson / Editor
Linda Pyers
Deadline for articles is the last day of each month,
but sooner is better.
Forget-Me-Nots
Lake Kabatin Redbud Arrangers:
Oct 2 / 11am. Theme—Crescent Design.
Gardening Study School: Oct 2-3
Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa
Awards Workshop:
Chaired by: Jo Shaul & Mary Secord.
Oct 3, Awards Workshop / 9:30am-12:00noon
Oct. 16th Meeting:
12:30pm Social
1pm - Regular meeting.
2pm - Program: Composting/Ecological Gardening.
Remember flower for roll call time.
End to the Hollyhock Contest:
Bring your best hollyhock to the Oct meeting. Prizes
for the tallest & most colorful.
Field Trip: Oct 17
Organized by Sharon Thorne.
Join North Lake GC for tour of the Hydro-Pacific,
351 C Hasting Avenue, Ukiah.
Carpool-meet at 9am at Sentry Market (cor Hwy 20 & Nice-Lucerne
Cutoff.
Gift Basket Drawing:
Chaired by Jo Douville.
Please bring fall/Halloween garden donations.
Plants & Talents Table
Chaired by Doris Ellsworth.
Please bring items & plants to sell.
Youth Garden Club:
Tuesday & Thursdays / 2-3pm,
Kelseyville Elementary. (Note: date & time change)
Christmas Wreath Orders: deadline Nov 6th
Co-Chaired by Jan Kespohl & Joanne Jameson.
Christmas Luncheon Sign Up:
Chaired by Donna Isley.
Dec 10th, 11:30am, Sicily’s Restaurant, $15/person.
Cultivate Kindness, Share Your Garden.
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