GARDEN CLUB MEETING: December 12 @ 6:30 p.m.
Join us on Monday, December 12, at 6:30 p.m., for our annual Holiday Party at Bowen's Christmas Tree Farm! Club members have signed up to bring a variety of food dishes! If you would like to bring something and didn't sign up, please email Aggie at radoue@ckt.net. You are also invited to bring a $5-$10 wrapped gift for the gift exchange. Hostesses will be Karen Bowen, Nanette Krumsick and Aggie Doue. Please make plans to attend this fun time!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
October Club Meeting: October 24
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: October 24 @ 6:30 p.m.
Bill and Bobbie Askew will be doing a presentation on building a temporary greenhouse for overwintering. Beginning at 6:30 you can see the structure at their house, 206 E. 24th Terrace in Pittsburg. Enter through the east gate. The program will be held at the First Christian Church on Centennial at 7:00. Please come to the front entrance and follow signage for our meeting room. There is another group that may or may not be using the hall so just follow the posted signs.
Bill and Bobbie Askew will be doing a presentation on building a temporary greenhouse for overwintering. Beginning at 6:30 you can see the structure at their house, 206 E. 24th Terrace in Pittsburg. Enter through the east gate. The program will be held at the First Christian Church on Centennial at 7:00. Please come to the front entrance and follow signage for our meeting room. There is another group that may or may not be using the hall so just follow the posted signs.
Meeting Highlights: September 26
Zone 6 members met at Joyce and Robert Medford’s home. The group toured their rose garden. Mr. Medford told of their love for roses and how to care for them. Roses require a lot of care, food and water. Check for fungus, etc. and prepare them for winter. Mr. Medford showed and shared a protector made from light-weight felt paper. Set the protector over your rose bush, add 6 or 7 inches of peat and then fill it with leaves. Be sure to keep the roses covered all winter until all frost has left in the spring. Kristie opened the meeting showing a new attendance sheet. Members are to check their name at each meeting. The committee for Christine Scott’s memorial statue is going to check the price for a bronze statue. Bronze would be a better choice to be placed at the Pittsburg Public Library. Tim and Kristie Watson Bell served the refreshments. They were delicious and enjoyed by the members.
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
September Club Meeting: September 26
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: September 26 @ 6:30 p.m.
Roses are the subject of our program. We will be touring Joyce and Robert Medford’s
garden at 2011 Colonial Drive, beginning at 6:30 P.M. Robert will be explaining winter preparations, pruning, spraying and fertilizing of roses. By having the program in their garden it will allow us to see how roses are handled and treated. Please bring your lawn chair. Enter through the gate by the garage. If you are interested in starts of a Shasta daisy bring a container with you. Rain location for the meeting will be at the First Christian Church on Centennial. Doors would open at 6:30, meeting to start at 7:00.
Roses are the subject of our program. We will be touring Joyce and Robert Medford’s
garden at 2011 Colonial Drive, beginning at 6:30 P.M. Robert will be explaining winter preparations, pruning, spraying and fertilizing of roses. By having the program in their garden it will allow us to see how roses are handled and treated. Please bring your lawn chair. Enter through the gate by the garage. If you are interested in starts of a Shasta daisy bring a container with you. Rain location for the meeting will be at the First Christian Church on Centennial. Doors would open at 6:30, meeting to start at 7:00.
Meeting Highlights: August 22
Zone 6 members met at the First Christian Church for the August meeting. Derek deBoer presented a very informational program about designing and planning a landscape. He explained everybody has a story to be told by their house, landscape and clothing. The design and principal of the landscape are more important than the plants. Making a plan on paper saves time and money. As we make our diagram, we should know the function and purpose of each plant. Derek suggested repetition or group planting rather than one large plant. He illustrated the different designs; rectangular, diagonal, and symmetrical. Native plants and grasses will tolerate the heat and drought, thereby conserving water. After Derek’s talk, a question and answer time was enjoyed by all. There was no business discussed during the meeting. Thank you to hostesses Janice Lauderdale and Shirley Knightley (with help from John who carved a watermelon basket and much more).
Aggie Doue
Aggie Doue
Saturday, August 20, 2011
August Club Meeting: August 22
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: August 22 @ 6 p.m
We will be touring the garden of Dick and Faith Coleman at 1305 Woodland Terrace and the garden of Michael and Kathleen Bishop at 401 West Jefferson. Both gardens are in Pittsburg and members may begin their tours at 6pm. These two gardens are slated to be on our 2012 Garden Tours.
We will be meeting at the First Christian Church at 7pm for the meeting.We have a very special person presenting our program for the evening. Derek deBoer, owner of deBoer Landscape Company will be speaking to us. He has a bachelors degree in Horticulture with an emphasis in landscape design from Kansas State University. He has won multiple awards in a national landscaping competition. Derek will be presenting a program on designing and planning a landscape.
We will be touring the garden of Dick and Faith Coleman at 1305 Woodland Terrace and the garden of Michael and Kathleen Bishop at 401 West Jefferson. Both gardens are in Pittsburg and members may begin their tours at 6pm. These two gardens are slated to be on our 2012 Garden Tours.
We will be meeting at the First Christian Church at 7pm for the meeting.We have a very special person presenting our program for the evening. Derek deBoer, owner of deBoer Landscape Company will be speaking to us. He has a bachelors degree in Horticulture with an emphasis in landscape design from Kansas State University. He has won multiple awards in a national landscaping competition. Derek will be presenting a program on designing and planning a landscape.
Meeting Highlights: July 25
Members gathered at the First Christian Church to celebrate the club’s 13th birthday. Twenty-six members enjoyed a covered dish supper. Karen Bowen and Pat Clement were hostesses. President Kristie Watson Bell called the meeting to order. Kristie made a nice comment on the color photos in the newsletter.
A report on the 2012 garden tour was given by Kathy Fox and Janice Evans. As of this date the following six gardens have been confirmed for the tour: Fred and Judy Spigarelli, 298 W. Leighton; Darlene Brown 307 W. 6th; Michael and Kathleen Bishop, 401 W. Jefferson; Eva Smith, 190th Street (Chicopee); Dick and Faith Coleman, 1305 Woodland Terrace; Ananda and Yaso Jayawardhana, 1020 E. 7th.
The club welcomed Ronald and Barbara Mangile as new members
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
A report on the 2012 garden tour was given by Kathy Fox and Janice Evans. As of this date the following six gardens have been confirmed for the tour: Fred and Judy Spigarelli, 298 W. Leighton; Darlene Brown 307 W. 6th; Michael and Kathleen Bishop, 401 W. Jefferson; Eva Smith, 190th Street (Chicopee); Dick and Faith Coleman, 1305 Woodland Terrace; Ananda and Yaso Jayawardhana, 1020 E. 7th.
The club welcomed Ronald and Barbara Mangile as new members
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
Sunday, July 24, 2011
July Club Meeting: July 25
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: July 25 @ 6 p.m.
The July 25th meeting and potluck dinner will be held at First Christian Church. We will be touring two yards. Fred and Judy Spigarelli at 298 W. Leighton, Frontenac and John and Shirley Knightly at 1219 Bitner Drive, Pittsburg. Touring will begin at 6pm as the meeting begins at 7pm. The church will be open for food drop-offs at 5:45. Please bring your favorite dish to share. It may be easier to start at the Spigarelli’s and then go to John and Shirley’s garden. The Knightly garden is closer to the church. The choice is yours.
The July 25th meeting and potluck dinner will be held at First Christian Church. We will be touring two yards. Fred and Judy Spigarelli at 298 W. Leighton, Frontenac and John and Shirley Knightly at 1219 Bitner Drive, Pittsburg. Touring will begin at 6pm as the meeting begins at 7pm. The church will be open for food drop-offs at 5:45. Please bring your favorite dish to share. It may be easier to start at the Spigarelli’s and then go to John and Shirley’s garden. The Knightly garden is closer to the church. The choice is yours.
Meeting Highlights: June 27
Zone 6 Garden Club met at 6:30 June 27, 2011. Sharon and Gary Starr were most gracious to share their home and gardens. After a tour of the gardens, refreshments were enjoyed by 25 members and 1 guest. Hostesses were Sharon Starr and Maxine Conrad. Kristie Watson-Bell, president, presided at the meeting.
Members were asked if they would rather receive the newsletter by mail or e-mail, and asked to let Steven Hellwig know their wishes.
Kristie announced that thank-you notes have been received from all of the grant recipients for the year. She then asked for a moment’s silence for Debbie McMurray’s mother and others who died in the May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo.
The June 16, 2012 garden tour could be held in conjunction with the Wesley House fern sale and luncheon. It was agreed to ask the Wesley House luncheon to serve as our tour lunch.
Janice Evans and Kathy Fox, garden tour chairs, are asking for volunteers to help with the tour.
Sharon Starr reported that angel statues sell for $300 - $400 at Sandstone Gardens. Monies from Christine Scott’s memorial fund will be used to purchase something to go into the butterfly garden at the library in Christine’s honor. Steven Hellwig discussed necessary support for any heavy statue.
The July 25th meeting will be held at First Christian Church at 7:00. We will be celebrating the club’s 13th birthday. The club was formed July 18, 1998.
We will tour gardens at 6:00 PM. Karen Bowen and Pat Clement will be the hostesses. Members are asked to bring a covered dish. Food can be dropped off at the church before touring.
Pat Clement gave the program on invasive plants. She especially warned us not to plant purple loosestrife because it is choking out our waterways.
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
Members were asked if they would rather receive the newsletter by mail or e-mail, and asked to let Steven Hellwig know their wishes.
Kristie announced that thank-you notes have been received from all of the grant recipients for the year. She then asked for a moment’s silence for Debbie McMurray’s mother and others who died in the May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo.
The June 16, 2012 garden tour could be held in conjunction with the Wesley House fern sale and luncheon. It was agreed to ask the Wesley House luncheon to serve as our tour lunch.
Janice Evans and Kathy Fox, garden tour chairs, are asking for volunteers to help with the tour.
Sharon Starr reported that angel statues sell for $300 - $400 at Sandstone Gardens. Monies from Christine Scott’s memorial fund will be used to purchase something to go into the butterfly garden at the library in Christine’s honor. Steven Hellwig discussed necessary support for any heavy statue.
The July 25th meeting will be held at First Christian Church at 7:00. We will be celebrating the club’s 13th birthday. The club was formed July 18, 1998.
We will tour gardens at 6:00 PM. Karen Bowen and Pat Clement will be the hostesses. Members are asked to bring a covered dish. Food can be dropped off at the church before touring.
Pat Clement gave the program on invasive plants. She especially warned us not to plant purple loosestrife because it is choking out our waterways.
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
JUNE CLUB MEETING: June 27
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: June 27 @ 6:30 p.m.
The June garden club meeting will be held on Monday, June 27 at Sharon and Gary Starr’s home, 446 E 47 Hwy, Girard. The Starr's live 1/2 mile west of the Girard Chicken Annie’s, up a long lane on the north side of the highway. Pat Clement will be giving the program on invasive plants. The tour will begin at 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. for the meeting.
Hostesses will be Sharon Starr and Maxine Conrad.
The June garden club meeting will be held on Monday, June 27 at Sharon and Gary Starr’s home, 446 E 47 Hwy, Girard. The Starr's live 1/2 mile west of the Girard Chicken Annie’s, up a long lane on the north side of the highway. Pat Clement will be giving the program on invasive plants. The tour will begin at 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. for the meeting.
Hostesses will be Sharon Starr and Maxine Conrad.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Meeting for tonight has been cancelled
The garden club meeting for tonight has been
cancelled. It was decided among officers and several are making
efforts to reach the other members that do not take e-mail. Hopefully
this message reaches you all in a timely fashion. We will announce if/
when the speaker and garden tours are rescheduled.
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Steven Hellwig & Pat Clement
Newsletter Editors
cancelled. It was decided among officers and several are making
efforts to reach the other members that do not take e-mail. Hopefully
this message reaches you all in a timely fashion. We will announce if/
when the speaker and garden tours are rescheduled.
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Steven Hellwig & Pat Clement
Newsletter Editors
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
May Club Meeting: May 23
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: May 23 @ 6 p.m.
Club members, join us Monday, May 23, for two garden tours starting at 6:00 p.m. Meet at Fred & Judy Spigarelli, 298 W. Leighton, then to Peter & Jo Farabi, 303 S. Crawford, both in Frontenac.
A program will follow at 7:00 p.m. Speaker will be Dr. Stevens, assistant professor of Turf Grass Science at Kansas State University.
Hostesses will be Teresa Galloway, Susy Hammons and Kristy Bell.
You don't want to miss! See you Monday!
Club members, join us Monday, May 23, for two garden tours starting at 6:00 p.m. Meet at Fred & Judy Spigarelli, 298 W. Leighton, then to Peter & Jo Farabi, 303 S. Crawford, both in Frontenac.
A program will follow at 7:00 p.m. Speaker will be Dr. Stevens, assistant professor of Turf Grass Science at Kansas State University.
Hostesses will be Teresa Galloway, Susy Hammons and Kristy Bell.
You don't want to miss! See you Monday!
Meeting Highlights: April 25
The Zone 6 executive board met one hour prior to the April 25 Garden Club meeting, to award the grants received for 2011. Applications to request funding were to be submitted by February 28, 2011. Nine applications were received.
The funding advisory committee received the following applications: Chicopee Foundation $250; Crestwood and Oakcrest Neighborhoods $250; Elm Acres $250; Friends of SEK Recycling $250; Pittsburg Beautiful $250; Pittsburg Butterfly Library Garden $200; Pittsburg Community Garden $250; PSU HHRP/Pittsburg Parks and Recreation $50; Stilwell Foundation $250.
Bill Askew made a motion to award funding to all applicants; second by Maxine Conrad. The board voted unanimously to award all the grants. The recipients of the grants will be asked to send the club “before and after” snapshots of their projects. These pictures will be placed in
the club scrapbook.
Board members present were: Kristie Watson Bell, Maxine Conrad, Norma Gilmore, Steven Hellwig, Bill and Bobbie Askew, Opal Trites, Janice Evans, and Kathy Fox.
The regular meeting opened with refreshments being served to 20 members and guest Nanette Krumsick. Hostesses were Opal Trites, Janice Evans, and Kathy Fox.
$625 has been received in memory of Christine Scott. This money will be used to buy a statue to be placed in the butterfly garden at the library. Maxine Conrad and Sharon Star were to explore the price range of statues at Sandstone Gardens and will report at the May meeting.
Bobbie Askew, program chair, asked for ideas for a field trip. She also announced upcoming programs.
Opal Trites gave a demonstration on how to plant a terrarium. She said to choose a nice clean, clear glass container with or without a lid. Put pebbles in the bottom, add activated charcoal, then add good potting soil. Fill with suitable small houseplants. Opal showed the beautiful terrarium that she had planted.
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
The funding advisory committee received the following applications: Chicopee Foundation $250; Crestwood and Oakcrest Neighborhoods $250; Elm Acres $250; Friends of SEK Recycling $250; Pittsburg Beautiful $250; Pittsburg Butterfly Library Garden $200; Pittsburg Community Garden $250; PSU HHRP/Pittsburg Parks and Recreation $50; Stilwell Foundation $250.
Bill Askew made a motion to award funding to all applicants; second by Maxine Conrad. The board voted unanimously to award all the grants. The recipients of the grants will be asked to send the club “before and after” snapshots of their projects. These pictures will be placed in
the club scrapbook.
Board members present were: Kristie Watson Bell, Maxine Conrad, Norma Gilmore, Steven Hellwig, Bill and Bobbie Askew, Opal Trites, Janice Evans, and Kathy Fox.
The regular meeting opened with refreshments being served to 20 members and guest Nanette Krumsick. Hostesses were Opal Trites, Janice Evans, and Kathy Fox.
$625 has been received in memory of Christine Scott. This money will be used to buy a statue to be placed in the butterfly garden at the library. Maxine Conrad and Sharon Star were to explore the price range of statues at Sandstone Gardens and will report at the May meeting.
Bobbie Askew, program chair, asked for ideas for a field trip. She also announced upcoming programs.
Opal Trites gave a demonstration on how to plant a terrarium. She said to choose a nice clean, clear glass container with or without a lid. Put pebbles in the bottom, add activated charcoal, then add good potting soil. Fill with suitable small houseplants. Opal showed the beautiful terrarium that she had planted.
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
April Club Meeting: April 25
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: April 25 @ 7 p.m.
Zone 6 Garden Club will hold their April meeting on Monday, April 25 at First Christian Church on Centennial. The exec. committee will meet at 6pm and the regular meeting will begin at 7 pm. We will be discussing a possible field trip to a botanical garden so everyone’s input is needed.
We will also be talking about our yards and gardens and how this winter and spring weather has affected them and what we are doing about the changes that they have gone through.
The time is coming when we will be touring gardens for the summer before our meetings. We need members to volunteer their gardens for tours so be thinking about when you want the club to visit your beautiful garden.
Zone 6 Garden Club will hold their April meeting on Monday, April 25 at First Christian Church on Centennial. The exec. committee will meet at 6pm and the regular meeting will begin at 7 pm. We will be discussing a possible field trip to a botanical garden so everyone’s input is needed.
We will also be talking about our yards and gardens and how this winter and spring weather has affected them and what we are doing about the changes that they have gone through.
The time is coming when we will be touring gardens for the summer before our meetings. We need members to volunteer their gardens for tours so be thinking about when you want the club to visit your beautiful garden.
Meeting Highlights: March 28
The Zone 6 Garden Club met at 7 p.m. at the First Christian Church, 705 East Centennial Drive. Home baked cookies were served by Leann Webb and Judy Campbell.
Jacob Weber was the guest speaker. Jacob gave an encouraging program about the things our plants need for best performance. Plants need light and air. The roots need air and water for flowering, plus good soil management. A question and answer period followed his presentation.
Christie Watson Bell, president, conducted the business meeting. A discussion was held about the purchase of a book to be placed in the Pittsburg Public Library in memory of Christine Scott. Members agreed on the purchase of “On Garden Style: by Bunny Williams. The book is truly Christine’s style.
Opal Trites is anticipating she will receive 6 or 8 grant applications. They will be reviewed and awarded by the executive board. The board will meet one hour prior to the April 25 meeting for this purpose.
The meeting was adjourned with 27 members attending.
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
Jacob Weber was the guest speaker. Jacob gave an encouraging program about the things our plants need for best performance. Plants need light and air. The roots need air and water for flowering, plus good soil management. A question and answer period followed his presentation.
Christie Watson Bell, president, conducted the business meeting. A discussion was held about the purchase of a book to be placed in the Pittsburg Public Library in memory of Christine Scott. Members agreed on the purchase of “On Garden Style: by Bunny Williams. The book is truly Christine’s style.
Opal Trites is anticipating she will receive 6 or 8 grant applications. They will be reviewed and awarded by the executive board. The board will meet one hour prior to the April 25 meeting for this purpose.
The meeting was adjourned with 27 members attending.
Norma Gilmore, Secretary
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Wesley House Garden Party & Plant Sale - April 30
The annual Wesley House Garden Party & Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 411 E. 12th St., Pittsburg, Kansas. A salad lucheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $10. Large ferns, hanging baskets, bedding plants, berbs and more will be for sale! To pre-order a fern for $22, please call 620-232-3760 ext. 10 or email wesleyhouseumc@yahoo.com. Delivery is available on April 15 & 16. All proceeds beneift the Welsey House and their services to our community. For more information, please visit www.wesleyhouseumc.org.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
March Club Meeting - Mar. 28
GARDEN CLUB MEETING: March 28 @ 7 p.m.
Jacob Weber, Crawford County K-State Research and Extension Horticulture agent and local gardening expert, will be our guest speaker for the March garden club meeting to be held on Monday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, 705 E. Centennial Dr., Pittsburg. He will be speaking about the things our plants need for their best performance in our gardens.
This comes at just the right time...spring planting is just around the corner! Be sure to bring your gardening questions!
Refreshments will be served. Guests are welcome.
Jacob Weber, Crawford County K-State Research and Extension Horticulture agent and local gardening expert, will be our guest speaker for the March garden club meeting to be held on Monday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, 705 E. Centennial Dr., Pittsburg. He will be speaking about the things our plants need for their best performance in our gardens.
This comes at just the right time...spring planting is just around the corner! Be sure to bring your gardening questions!
Refreshments will be served. Guests are welcome.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Exciting New Plants for 2011 - Feb. 28
Zone 6 Gardeners of Pittsburg presents "Exciting New Plants for 2011" featuring gardening expert and special guest Rita Arnold. This special program will be held on Monday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 705 E. Centennial, Pittsburg. This program is FREE and open to the public. Tell all your gardening friends! Spring is just around the corner -- now is a great time to plan ahead!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Zone 6 member featured online
Check out Zone 6er Debbie McMurry and her greenhouse in the featured article on Growing4Seasons.com!
Click here to read the article: http://growing4seasons.com/2011/01/487/
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
New Mexico in the winter
Check out these photos of Becky Cunningham's recent visit to the Botanical Garden in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Garden currently encompasses 36 developed acres, including a 10,000 square foot glass conservatory housing native and exotic plants from desert and Mediterranean climate zones, the Fantastic World of Bugs, the whimsical Children's Fantasy Garden, the award-winning Rio Grande Heritage Farm, the all new Sasebo Japanese Garden and the seasonal PNM Butterfly Pavilion featuring hundreds of free-flying North American butterflies and moths. Walking distance through the aquarium and garden is about 1.6 miles.
For more information, visit: http://www.cabq.gov/biopark/garden/