tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494930553727554052024-03-14T01:59:17.092-04:00East Hampton CT Belltown Garden ClubMember Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc.East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-959611260873215632013-10-29T14:49:00.001-04:002013-10-30T12:09:52.767-04:00The October meeting provided an opportunity for members to showcase their artistic talents by creating seasonal wreaths using a variety of materials chosen to be reflective of individual tastes and talents.
East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-12829097816051267542013-08-13T10:48:00.001-04:002013-08-13T10:48:59.877-04:00Capt. Grizzy Show Boat Parade August 10The East Hampton Belltown Garden Club entered a show boat in the 9th annual Capt. Grizzy Show Boat Parade on August 10, 2013. Several club members and their family members joined Capt. Lori Wilcox on her boat. A committee planned the decorations and theme.using the Friends of Lake Pocotopaug (FLP) entry guidelines. See the parade route and judging criteria on the <a href="http://ehflp.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/flp-2013-boat-parade-registration.pdf" target="_blank">FLP web site</a>.<br />
Read about the show boat parade at East Hampton Today <a href="http://easthampton.htnp.com/2013/08/06/east-hampton-capt-grizzy-show-boat-parade-is-this-weekend/" target="_blank">@htnp</a> by clicking on the underlined links.<br />
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At dock, ready to launch.</div>
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Club member Judy wears the flower theme.</div>
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The sunshine and clouds matched the club's theme.</div>
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Along the parade route</div>
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Thanks to Captain Lori. And good work, crew!</div>
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East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-15569845673091127882013-07-24T10:36:00.002-04:002013-07-24T10:36:39.312-04:00East Hampton Old Home Days Parade<div style="text-align: center;">
The Belltown Garden Club entered a decorated car in the celebration parade.</div>
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Holly and Sue decked out for the parade.</div>
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East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-27525373166219026722013-07-02T08:27:00.000-04:002013-07-02T08:27:00.594-04:00Belltown Gardeners Visit Hecht GardensOn a rainy evening, several garden club members met to tour the gardens of Ann Hecht at the end of White Birch Road. Here are some photos sent by Bonnie.<br />
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East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-24887786659554868102013-02-09T14:28:00.000-05:002013-02-09T17:51:30.026-05:00January Meeting on January 30, 2013We had a very nice evening of bouquets, wine and cheese--a couple days after the usual meeting date. These January meetings are always unpredictable and Monday night was postponed due to hazardous driving conditions. Lynn, Lisa, Peg, Sue, Kim, Cheryl, Adriana and Bonnie were able to get together on Wednesday.<br />
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Cheryl shared a bouquet of "flours" now that she is gluten-sensitive. </div>
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Cheryl offered her arrangement to the public library for display in February. </div>
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Kim was inspired by Valentine's Day and used festive buttons in her vase.</div>
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Lynn created a wintry arrangement with pines, pinecone and white tulips.</div>
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Peggy looked forward to spring using daffodils popping </div>
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Sue made a Valentine hat as though her granddaughter would wear her favorite colors.</div>
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Sue had t-shirts available for those who purchased them. They are in spring colors so provided a needed reminder of gardening in our future. Sue will have them at the next meeting if you could not attend the January meeting.<br />
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Cheryl offered her house for the February 25th meeting. We will repeat the popular gardening book or gardening tip discussion--and more wine and cheese! We have to survive these winter months somehow! <br />
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East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-80067923908899052212012-09-24T15:04:00.000-04:002012-09-24T15:04:01.428-04:00Summer Activities for EH Belltown GCLori Wilcox entered her boat in the Capt. Grizzy Showboat Parade on Lake Pocotopaug in August and asked the Belltown Garden Club members to join her. Below are some photos of the members enjoying the day (after a weather delay!). The pontoon boat float had a composting theme.<br />
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The Belltown Garden Club also joined the Old Home Days Parade this past summer.</div>
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We'll use any opportunity to wear a hat with flowers and fill a boat or car with flowers. </div>
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That's Lori hatless on wheels, rather than pontoons.</div>
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Sue Hewes, Projects Chairperson, held a summer meeting at the gazebo in the village center</div>
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While sipping some wine and enjoying some finger foods, several members discussed what plants to keep or discard and what plants to divide or transplant in the fall in time for the plant & craft sale.<br />
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The beds are about 15 years old and the plants are overgrown so that they prevent maintenance of the gazebo (painting and repair of the lattice work). The Lions Club built the gazebo but it sits on Board of Education property (Center School). Paul & Sandy's donated hollies to replace the laurels and some smaller grasses will replace the overgrown grasses soon.</div>
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The Belltown Garden Club members also took shifts weeding the gazebo planting over the summer to keep it looking fresh.</div>
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The flag pole planting grew from a Center School student project to a place where the Belltown Garden Club could plant some divisions from the nearby gazebo planting. Now we help weed it through the summer to keep it looking colorful with bloom.</div>
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East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-34685714705493981572012-09-24T13:52:00.001-04:002012-09-24T13:52:55.399-04:00Fall 2012 Plant & Craft SaleWe had a beautiful September Saturday--and the autumnal equinox-- for our fall plant & craft sale this year. This sale funds the Belltown Garden Club Scholarship awarded in the spring to a graduating senior at East Hampton High School who pursues further studies in conservation, horticulture, or any of the sciences. Hollye Thomas was the chairperson. She will let us know at the September meeting (tonight) if we made our goal of $250.<br />
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Hollye (in blue) and Donna Marsden set up the crafts table. We had brownies and pickles, herbs and dried flowers in a lovely old pitcher, greeting cards, notepads and luggage tags and a yoga bag for sale--just to mention a few of the creative and crafty items donated. Thank you, members!</div>
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We also had many plants from the gazebo planting. Sue Hewes had a work night at the gazebo planting beds. With the help of many members, we dug and divided Black-eyed Susans, Hostas, Helianthus, Siberian Iris, daylilies and Coreopsis. Members and other gardeners donated several varieties of plants from their gardens to make a good selection of plants. Again, thanks to all you donated their time, effort and plants to make this sale successful.</div>
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East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-74362129154501496282012-08-23T20:02:00.000-04:002012-08-23T20:02:06.934-04:00Fall Plant Sale for Scholarship Fund September 22ndPresident Karen Gallmon has put out an "all call" for Belltown Garden Club members to participate in the fall plant sale on Saturday, September 22nd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This miniature version of our spring plant sale will be held in conjunction with the East Hampton Farmers' Market in the parking lot of the East Hampton Congregational Church on Main Street in the village center. The proceeds of this sale are set aside exclusively for the scholarship fund awarded annually to a graduating senior from East Hampton High School.<br />
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Please contribute one or more items that reflect your interest in gardens or gardening. It could be from the bounty of your vegetable garden: salsa, pickles, jam, etc. Or it could be something that uses your talent and your interest in plants: a painting or a painted vase or tray, garden stepping stones or chimes you've created or purchased on your summer travels, or cards with pressed flowers or photos of your flower garden. Good-sized, healthy perennials are also needed. Anything with a garden or nature theme would be much appreciated and goes to a very worthy cause.<br />
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CAS’s Birdcraft Sanctuary in Fairfield, CT. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Birdcraft, established in 1914, is the oldest
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Coverts cooperator through the University of Connecticut’s College of
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Glastonbury. With a simple understanding of how our native songbird and native
plant communities are linked, he has provided safe haven for breeding birds and
created a migratory “stop-over” for birds during their seasonal movements. To
date, he has recorded 128 bird species on a 13-year “yard-list”.<br />
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At the second house, located in Hadlyme near the ferry landing, Laurel explained the garden room concept. This garden was also mature, having been designed 25 years ago. The home owner/gardener had recently designed a garden room to memorialize her husband. Up the stone steps, you entered a rectangular area with a vine-covered, 2-sided stone wall that enclosed a large slab stone bench and a small pool. This was just the first of many rooms in this garden.</div>
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This "room" had a larger feel with flowering bushes surrounding at the "people level" but enormous, old trees providing a cathedral effect, especially with the sunset filtering through the treetops. Laurel had weeded furiously earlier this summer to prepare the area for a poetry reading--but rain had cancelled the event. That's the kind of summer it has been, we all agreed.<br />
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Lori and Sue head down a stone stairway to a lower level which Laurel called the allee since it was a long narrow "room" with flowering shrubs and tall trees closer to the road.</div>
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The view back up the steps to the upper room. The steps and walls are covered with climbing Hydrangea. The effect of light and shadow was marvelous.</div>
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Thanks to Laurel White, personal gardener, for this tour of two lovely, old gardens near the banks of the Connecticut River and to Sue Hewes for arranging this event. Sue and Laurel worked together--until Sue retired this summer!<br />
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The first garden had multiple terraces beside and behind the house. Behind the house a brook carved a deep ravine and an island. A couple of bridges led over to the rocky island. A viewing spot behind an old tree allowed you to see the whole area without going over the bridges which were moss-covered like the brick terrace shown above.</div>
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Old tree on stone terrace overlooking ravine.</div>
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Writer's studio overlooking ravine and stairs to one of the bridges.<br />
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Laurel told everyone about discovering the poppies in the garden. She marveled at the colors and told a story about seed collection. Laurel gave everyone some poppy seeds to plant in their own gardens. Sue will distribute them at the August meeting.</div>
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The perennial beds were on the far side of the house from the brick terrace where we started. The gardens were near the road but seemed very secluded. Laurel is just learning how to recognize the plants at all stages--and weed appropriately! The beds are mature and lush with plants and decorative accessories.</div>
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This note is from Hollye--ever hopeful to increase the amount she can claim the Plant Sale generated:<br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have some
information from sale to share. We had some of the community who either
came late and/or didn’t find what they wanted. I have a list so that if
any members have these items, they should dig it up and call me so I can
arrange pick up and get some more $$ for our coffers. Also, I got a list of
names of people who want us to come and dig now or in fall. Will be
looking for people with availability times/dates now and I will worry about
fall stuff when it gets closer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Plants wanted-<em>Does any member
have more to share</em>??<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>Sedum</em>-didn’t specify, so if
anyone is still dividing etc, I will take it all just in case (with exception of
that creeping sedum that has a yellow flower-I have so much of that I could
cover Blueberry Island with it).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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bush, hibiscus, sun drops, spiderwort, iris and lilies</em>…..but only if we know
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out at their neighbor’s yard. We can use some new items never before sold
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<span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks, Hollye<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-47256669032806190342012-06-01T13:01:00.000-04:002012-06-01T13:30:27.100-04:00Belltown Garden Club Garden Tour Monday, June 26The East Hampton Belltown Garden Club meeting for June will take place in the gardens of two members: Karen Gallmon at <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=23+old+skinner+road+east+hampton+ct&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89e6462cfb0c8671:0xd654b66bcc4891bb,23+Old+Skinner+St,+East+Hampton,+CT+06424&gl=us&ei=y_vIT-6AFoXc0QGrremwAQ&oi=geocode_result&sqi=2&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA" target="_blank">23 Old Skinner Road</a> and JoAnn Hewett at <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=23+old+skinner+road+east+hampton+ct&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89e6462cfb0c8671:0xd654b66bcc4891bb,23+Old+Skinner+St,+East+Hampton,+CT+06424&gl=us&ei=y_vIT-6AFoXc0QGrremwAQ&oi=geocode_result&sqi=2&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA" target="_blank">120 Hog Hill Road</a>. We will be at JoAnn's garden first at 6:00 p.m. for appetizers and at Karen's garden about 7 p.m. for dessert and a business meeting. Bonnie Desaulnier will be contacting you to sign up for appetizers or dessert.<br />
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Also, each member is asked to bring a small "thimble arrangement" for display at Karen's. It can be small blooms or a single bloom in any small, unique container. But here's an idea for a thimble display from another blogger. She was inspired by a Martha Stewart Living idea.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be creative-- as we know our garden club members can be!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Warning: Teasers from JoAnn's woodland garden!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><em>But these will probably not be blooming on the 26th.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The invitation is still open to garden club members. </span><br />
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It was not a sunny morning, but the temperatures and the humidity made it feel like summer. Surrounded by plants from members' gardens and people looking for plants to put in their own gardens, it was a good beginning to summer. The customers were steady and we hope that we made enough money to fund our activities for the upcoming year.<br />
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Cheryl brought some tea cups filled with Hen and Chicks or <em>Sempervivum. </em>Ellen really cleaned out her garden and brought lots of perennials. Everyone brought divisions from their own gardens to offer to the public. So many customers were appreciative of the low cost and personal stories and information members could provide about the plants. We had many repeat customers who want to find that "just right" plant for a bare spot or difficult location in their garden, whether it is new or mature.<br />
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We just awarded our annual scholarship this week to Molly Maturo, a senior at East Hampton High School who will attend Mount Holyoke College to study environment science and political science. Karen Gallmon, President, gave Molly a check at the Senior Awards night, May 24th. Congratulations, Molly! We wish you all the best as you pursue your mission to make this world greener, cleaner and more efficient.<br />
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And we have an invitation to visit a local garden belonging to Mary Drews of <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=181+Quarry+Hill+Road,+Haddam+Neck,+CT&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89e638105838cf9d:0x741178e9823e6a60,181+Quarry+Hill+Rd,+Haddam,+CT+06424&gl=us&ei=ayjBT5eFL6GJ6QG5o-2sCg&oi=geocode_result&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA" target="_blank">181 Quarry Hill Road, Haddam Neck</a>. She has many poppies, peonies, daylilies and Siberian iris blooming right now in her old farmhouse borders. Give her a call at 860-267-2631 -or- just come and park on the barn side of the road and walk around the gardens if she's not home. If you see a car, knock on the door and she'll give you a little tour. She's so proud of the perennials and wants to share the joy!<br />
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And we have a new member, Holly Stackowitz. Welcome, Holly.<br />
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Watch for information soon on the Progressive Garden Tour coming up in June.<br />
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It's that time of year we all love!</div>
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Please divide and pot your perennials and drop them off Friday night or bring them Saturday morning to the East Hampton Congregational Church parking lot. Our plant sale is located just off the parking lot by the side of the church. Perennials should be labeled <em>at least</em> with common name and whether they prefer sun or shade.</div>
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As we prepare for our annual Perennial Plant Sale on Saturday, May 26th, we wanted to let you know about two other garden club plant sales in May.<br />
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Let us know if you have more information on local opportunities to buy plants from gardeners by adding a comment to this blog posting. <br />
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As you divide perennials from your own garden, please remember to pot them up and bring them to our plant sale at the Congregational Church Spring Market on Friday evening, May 25th or early Saturday morning, May 26th, the day of the sale. This is our one fundraiser for the year. We use the proceeds towards the scholarship and general fund. Help us make this year a successful sale with your donations.East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-13213066512260324942012-04-23T10:27:00.000-04:002012-04-23T10:27:20.602-04:00April Meeting Tonight at 7 p.m. at EH Public LibraryThe clean up at the Village Center Gazebo has been postponed to next Monday, April 30th at 5 p.m. --or whenever you can make it that evening. Keep your gloves, shovels and pruners handy for next week. And bring some pots and newspaper if you have those items available. The garden club will provide trash bags, potting soil for potting up new divisions and a tarp.<br />
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We will be dividing perennials for the May Perennial Plant Sale.</div>
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Jeff has been in the greenhouse business for 40 years but has only recently been growing succulents. When he discovered what could be done with succulents, other annuals and houseplants in the form of wreaths, he began experimenting with good sources and techniques for making the live wreaths. He found a good quality sphagnum moss (The dehydrated form is a cube!) from New Zealand with little extraneous material and good water retention. The hydrated sphagnum moss is in a pile behind the cube. Jeff tried regular Christmas wreath forms, but finally found a preferable form made specifically for live wreaths. See the circle form (green) in Jeff's hands and the square form (silver) on the table. </div>
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JoAnn followed Jeff's instructions and demonstration to make her own wreath. Peggy took some notes to remind her what to do later on her own. JoAnn filled the wreath frame with 16 plants alternated by tennis ball sized clumps of sphagnum moss inserted into the frame.</div>
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Adrianna and Kim complete their wreaths. The hardest part is to fit the last plant into the wire frame. There were three different varieties of <a href="http://houseplants.about.com/od/succulentsandcacti/p/Sempervivum.htm" target="_blank">Hen and Chicks</a> or Sempervivum to arrange on the inside and outside of the frame alternately. Jeff told us to water the wreath next week by allowing the wreath to stand in 1-2 inches of water until it absorbs what it needs, then don't mist or spray or water again for another week, at least.</div>
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Jeff shows Donna and Diane how the wreaths can be made with pansies, ferns and other plants. The Woodward Greenhouses web site has a wonderful <a href="http://houseplants.about.com/od/succulentsandcacti/p/Sempervivum.htm" target="_blank">photo gallery of wreaths</a> made with all kinds of materials. The photos are sure to inspire you to make a wreath. Just ask a Belltown Garden Club member how to do it!</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Making Live Succulent Wreaths</span></strong></div>
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Karen and Jeff Woodward </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday, March 26th at <span style="color: #cc0000;">6:30</span> p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><em>This is an early than usual start time!</em></span></div>
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East Hampton Public Library Community Room</div>
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Please contact Bonnie by phone at 860-267-4584</div>
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to pre-order materials to make a live succulent wreath at the meeting.</div>
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You do <u>not</u> have to make a wreath at the meeting. </div>
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Karen and Jeff will demonstrate how to</div>
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But you do have to <u>pre-order materials</u> through Bonnie to</div>
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Please let Bonnie know by Friday, March 23rd.</div>
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<em>The picture above is not a sample of the wreath we will be making--just an example!</em></div>
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<em>Go to the <a href="http://woodwardgreenhouses.com/" target="_blank">Woodward Greenhouses</a> web site for photos of all kinds of living wreaths, </em></div>
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<em>including ones made with succulents.</em></div>East Hampton Belltown Garden Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544746752071527401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549493055372755405.post-39329624538297013012012-02-28T19:26:00.003-05:002012-02-28T19:26:53.747-05:00Mini Flower Show and Wine & CheeseThirteen garden club members and a guest brought flower arrangements and cheese to the February meeting. It was a social function, but we did have a short business meeting followed by each participant in the flower show explaining the inspiration for their floral arrangement.<br />
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Gloria's arrangement of three glass vases with ribbons and brooches </div>
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Donna's contribution was named "Tea in the Garden" </div>
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Eleanor brought an orchid submerged in a glass over an LED light. </div>
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JoAnn's arrangement of yellow tulips and forsythia from her yard</div>
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a square or rectangular vase with forsythia and shear it into hedge-like shapes--</div>
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which she will try when the forsythia branches are in full bloom.</div>
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Kim's arrangement included her collection of distressed architectural items, moss, and clay pots.</div>
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Kim used green hydrangea (which she soaked to force open) and orange roses--</div>
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Thanks to everyone who brought a cheese to sample. We had a good variety: Wexford Vintage Cheddar (Irish), Red Leicester (Irish), cheddar and pepperdew, baby swiss, cheddar, pepper jack, brie, Rondele Gourmet spreadable cheese, Pecorina Romano, and olive spread from Maine. The cheese was accompanied by olives, dried apricots, almonds, red and green grapes and strawberries, crackers and, of course, wine.</div>
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A representative of <a href="http://woodwardgreenhouses.com/" target="_blank">Woodward Greenhouses</a> in Chaplin, CT </div>
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We had a really nice social event --and our own flower show-- on a winter evening!</div>
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You can also order fresh blooms and greenery from Leah Ahearn at It's So Ranunculus Flower Shoppe in Marlborough. The phone number is 860-295-1562 to order if you know what you want. Or stop by at 3-5 East Hampton Road in Marlborough with your inspiration and Leah will help you order what you'll need. Phone or stop in Thursday or early Friday for pick up on Saturday.</div>
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Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, N.C. spoke twice: <em>Landscaping in Drifts of One--Residential Design for Plant Collectors</em> and <em>Perennials--What's New and Exciting, Overlooked</em>. His presentations were informative and humorous. He deplores rows of "meatball" bushes in our American landscapes.<br />
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He likes pushing the borders and boundaries with single plants all mixed for contrasting shapes, textures, and color. Tony encourages making vignettes and then backing up to create scenes and views using the three design elements--and as many plants as possible. He also talked about "healing" plants: grasses for sunny areas and ferns for shady areas. They help the eye make transitions from vignette to vignette and scene to scene. <br />
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Tony Avent claims native plants are not always necessary (as Doug Tallamy professes!). New plants are created every day and we should try them because they give such pleasure. His nursery catalog is available through his nursery's <a href="http://www.plantdelights.com/" target="_blank">web site</a>. The web site is great because helpful lists of plants with beautiful photos and information on each are listed on the left hand side of the home page. Look on the right side to sign up for his monthly newsletter.<br />
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Nan Sinton spoke on <em>Romancing the Site</em>. She leads travel tours to gardens all over the world. Through her photographs of gardens in Ireland, Italy and Morocco; Michigan, Delaware, and South Carolina, she encouraged everyone to use light and shadow to create magic in the garden. She always uses a "river" of color or texture or shape in her designs to transport the viewer of the garden to a dreamlike state. Think of the garden as an oasis, another dimension. Include in your garden whatever you love, even if it's an old shoe! Make a story using these beloved items and always include a sitting area. Use the spaces between the plantings to add mystery. Keep in mind that all garden design is problem solving because of the site or the exposure or the budget. Keep an eye out along the road for great ideas you could use in your own garden. To visit a garden with Nan check out her <a href="http://www.the-bac.edu/education-programs/the-landscape-institute/li-travel-and-study" target="_blank">web site</a>.<br />
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The last speaker was Kerry Ann Mendez, author of books of lists for gardeners: <em>The Ultimate Flower Gardeners' Top Ten Lists</em> and <em>Top Ten Lists for Beautiful Shade Gardens</em>. Kerry is a self taught gardener and focuses on time-saving and work-saving gardening techniques and choosing plants that work for you (not the other way around!). Her talk on <em>Perennials for Shade: Cool, Outrageous Foliage--No Prima Donnas! </em>was informative and humorous. She claims it is easier to garden in the shade because you use less water, you have fewer weeds, you do less deadheading (fewer flowers), and you have less growth in the shade. You are also cooler while you're working! Kerry has a web site at <a href="http://www.pyours.com/" target="_blank">Perennially Yours.</a> Check out her books and the photos of her garden in Ballston Spa, NY.<br />
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