Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who helped clean up the triangle and the planters! Everything looks great!

We all had fun at Brew's after the cleanup too! Don't forget the next meeting is Monday the 19th, 7pm at the library.

Notes from the Monday, Sept 21, 2009 meeting

3 People attended the meeting

Georgia Hicks

Gail Roberts

Tiffany Geiger

1. October 10^th @ 10am - Triangle and Planter clean up

a. Need to weed triangle and move coral bells to the triangle.

2. Community Thanksgiving dinner

a. Park Board has asked us to join them in a community fund raiser – making and serving a thanksgiving dinner to the community – Tiffany will send email for input – not enough people present to make decision

b. January or February meeting try to get someone to talk about planning perennials

3. Speaker for next meeting

a. Georgia is going to see if she can get an arborist to speak at the nest meeting – details to follow

4. November meeting – Bow-o-rama! Get ready to make those bows for our swags!
5. We think The Christams Brunch is December 5^th – if so, Swag-o-Rama will be Wednesday December 2^nd @ 6:00
6. Next meeting October 19th 7PM at the Library

Just got the points total...

We lost 551 to 507. Maybe next year!

No point update yet... As soon as I heat somthing I'll let everyone know

Great job with the arragments everyone! We got 1st place in 7 out of 10 Categories! Wooo Hooo!

1st Place - Mary Poppins - Colleen (design incporporating an umbrella)

1st Place - Phantom of the Opera - Tammy

1st place - High School Musical - Gail

1st Place - Hairspray - Lisa

1st Place - Mama Mia - Joyce ( design incorporating a wine glass)

1st place - Oklahoma - Tiffany - (design using a wagon wheel)

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1st Place - Anything Goes - Colleen

Fair Results. Thursday - Potted Plants

Potted Plant Results:

Outdoor Planter: Erin 1st & Best in Show! Colleen 3rd

African violet - Tiffany 2nd

Indoor Planter - Tiffany 2nd

Vining Planter - Gail 2nd

Succulant 1st Maxine

Succulant Garden - Maxine 1st

Any Other Tropical - Colleen 1st

Mandivilla Vine - Joyce 1st

Fair Results Thursday - Specimens

Specimen results:

Celosia Crested - Tiffany 2nd, Georgia 3rd

Celosia Plummed - Tiffany 1st

Dahlia Lrg Formal - Erin 2nd

Dahlia Lrg Cactus - Erin 1st, Tiffany 3rd

Gladiola - Bud 2nd

Dwarf Marigold - Colleen 1st

Marigold Large - Jody 1st

Rose Hybrid Tea - Gail 3rd

Rose Grandiflora - Bud 3rd

Double Petunia - Jody 1st, Gail 2nd, Georgia 3rd

Wave Petunia - Christi 1st, Colleen 2nd

Coleus - Erin 1st

Caladium - Erin 1st, Tiffany 2nd

Hosta Small - Georgia 1st

Host Med - Tiffany 1st, Colleen 2nd

Hosta Large - Colleen 1st

Sage - Georgia 2nd

Dill - Gail 1st, Erin 2nd

Butterfly Bush - Christi 1st, Georgia 2nd, Garden Club 3rd

Delphinium - Bud 1st

Erin's Best in Show Planter!

Fair results Thursday - Arrangements

Arrangements:

Anything Goes- Colleen 1st, Bud 3rd

Oklahoma - Tiffany 1st

Mama Mia - Lisa 1st, Tiffany 2nd, Georgia 3rd

High School Musical - Gail 1st, Joyce 3rd

Phantom of the Opera - Tammy 1st, Erin 2nd

Sound of Music- Christi/Erin- 2nd

Paint Your Wagon- Erin 3rd

Mary Poppins- Colleen 1st, Tiffany 2nd

Junglebook - Mary 3rd

Fair results Thursday - Arrangements

Arrangements:

Anything Goes- Colleen 1st, Bud 3rd

Oklahoma - Tiffany 1st

Mama Mia - Lisa 1st, Tiffany 2nd, Georgia 3rd

High School Musical - Gail 1st, Joyce 3rd

Phantom of the Opera - Tammy 1st, Erin 2nd

Sound of Music- Christi/Erin- 2nd

Paint Your Wagon- Erin 3rd

Mary Poppins- Colleen 1st, Tiffany 2nd

Junglebook - Mary 3rd

Best in Show!

Erin got best in show with her outdoor coleus planter! Wool Hooo

Best in Show Potted Plant - Tiffany!

Best in Show Specimen- Georgia!

Large zinna - Georgia 1st & Best in show! Chrisi 2nd

Snapdragon - christi 2nd

Shasta daisy- Tiffany 3rd,

Liatris- tiffany 1st

Dianthus - Christi 1st & 2nd

Daylilly- Gail 1st, chrisi 2nd, Georgia 3rd

Cosmos- Erin 1st, christi 2nd

Purple coneflower- Erin 1st, Bud 2nd

Gloriosa Daisy- Georgia 1st

Salvia- Georgia 2nd, Anita 3rd

Short grass- Tiffany 1st, Georgia 3rd

Medium grass- Georgia 3rd

Tall grass - Bud 3rd

Statice- Georgia 1st, Tiffany 2nd,

Lavender - Jody 3rd

Wax begonia - Gail 1st

Potted herb - Maxine 3rd

Strawberry pot - Maxine 1st, Tiffany 3rd

Non blooming hanging basket - Tiffany 1st and Best in Show!

Fair Results

Arrangments
Out of africa- Tammy 1st

Titanic - Colleen 1st

Snow white - Mary 1st, Tammy 2nd

It's a wonderful life - Tiffany 1st

Back to the future- christi 1st, Mary 2nd

Fair Results

Arrangments
Out of africa- Tammy 1st

Titanic - Colleen 1st

Snow white - Mary 1st, Tammy 2nd

It's a wonderful life - Tiffany 1st

Back to the future- christi 1st, Mary 2nd

2 best in shows!

Georgia git best in show for her zinnia and I for best in show potted plat for my fern- (non blooming hanging basket!

Official Garden Club Fair Schedule

Tonight-
Where:Bakers Acres
Time: 7:00pm
Why: To cut flowers for Arrangements
What to bring: Water, Buckets for flowers, hand pruners

Friday, August 7
Where: Alex Methodist Church
Time: 6:00pm - (I'm going to try to go earlier)
Why: To make Arrangements
What to bring: containers for arrangements you may want to use, knife, pruners, greens, flowers, scissors, tags for arrangements, any sort of flower arranging "Stuffs" (if you don't know what that is don't worry) and your imagination and sanity... ALSO, if you can not come to the fair Saturday morning please bring your specimen plants with tags so we can take them in for you.

Saturday August 8
Where: Alex Methodist Church
Time: 8:00am
Why: To take arrangement and specimens to the Fair
What to bring: coffee, specimens, water, specimen jars, tags.
If you want you can meet us at the fair grounds if that is more convenient. you can stay for the judging if you like (A great way to learn!) it starts at 12:30 so bring some money for lunch.

Wednesday, August 12
Where: Alex Methodist Church
Time: 4:00pm
Why: To make arrangements
What to bring: containers for arrangements you may want to use, knife, pruners, greens, flowers, scissors, tags for arrangements, any sort of flower arranging "Stuffs" (if you don't know what that is don't worry) and your imagination and sanity... If you cannot take your specimens to the fair Thursday morning please bring them to the church on Wednesday so we can take them for you.

Thursday, August 13
Where: Alex Methodist Church
Time: 7:00am
Why: To take arrangement and specimens to the Fair
What to bring: even more coffee, specimens, water, specimen jars, tags.
If you want you can meet us at the fair grounds if that is more convenient. You can stay for the judging if you like (A great way to learn!) it starts at 9:30am.

Sunday, August 16
Where: Fairgrounds
Time: 9:00 am
Why: To bring everything home
What to bring: a Uhaul, OK - not really but we usually have lots of stuff, specimen jars, arrangement containers, planters, hanging baskets etc

Sunday, August 16
Where: your home
Time: 2:00 pm
Why: To take a nap - you deserve it! Thanks for everything! and congrats on another fabulous year!!
What to bring: pillow and blanket


Info During the Fair

I am a nerd and have a mobile bloging app on my phone so I am going to try to keep everyone up to date moment by moment during the judging don't forget to visit the web site often!

http://alexandriagardenclub.blogspot.com/

What is this plant?

This is at Tammy's house. We're not sure what it is

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BF&Dato=20090718&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=907180801&Ref=PH

Quick post! above link is a photo of our award winning float in action! and the meeting is at Georgia's house tomorrow! (BYOB - because we desesrve it!)

Thanks for everything!!!

Fun Days and the Hartford Fair

So, Fun Days is almost here! Only 6 more days! The signs for the games are complete and look great! Thanks to everyone who helped!

We are meeting at Colleen's house to put together our float on Thursday, July 16 at 6:30. (BYOB!)

Please bring your large buckets, coolers, whatever you have that hold large quantities of water.

I will have a sign up scdule available for the carnival games. We will aslo be doing the prinze tent. I nominated us for that becasue we are responsible adults - well at least most of the time.

Saturday is the Fower show! we need to put some flowers in!!

Also VERY IMPORTANT -Hartford Fair entries are due tomorrow!! You can do it online (which is a pain), mail it in or drop it off.

See you all next Thursday!!

Notes from the Monday, June 15, 2009 meeting

11 People attended the meeting

Georgia Hicks Bud Fassnacht

Gail Roberts Colleen Geiger

Christi Ralph Tiffany Geiger

Erin Mesi Anita Mercer

Tammy Thompson Joyce Drumm

1. Planters

a. Amy Kent is the new Village Administrator and she is a GC member. She has volunteered to water the flowers!

2. Quick updates

a. Have the new OAGC handbook - does anyone have a binder that will fit it?

b. Order 2000 participation and 25 honorable mention ribbons cost:$82.70

c. Received the ribbons for 1-3 places for the flower show

3. Fun days

a. July 17th is the Pie in the eye 7-9pm:

1. Squeek (Harold Lee)–Yes

2. Karen Holt – Yes

3. Denise Shedloski – Yes

4. Mary – Yes

5. Troy Willike – Yes

6. John Shepard - Yes

7. Joyce Drumm– Yes

8. Lee Hatfield – Yes Unless daughter has a game

9. Larry – (Mary?)

10. Charlie – No

11. David – No

12. Ann Cox – no, out of town

13. Sally –No

14. Kevin Hull – no, out of town

15. Naomi Compton – No

· Charging $3 per pie

· 20 min per person

· NEED plastic table cloths from dollar store

· Water and towels needs to be available in tent

· Anita or Joyce will try to get 25 cans of whip cream from Krogers

· We can large 14oz cans fro $19.73/case

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b. July 18th is the flower show

c. Ring toss

· Tiffany will order rings from Oriental Trading 48 rings $13.00

· Georgia checking to see if coke will donate 2 liters

d. We will have a float in the parade

· Meeting at Colleens July 16^th to put together Float – straw bales and yard decorations

· Tiffany will order 2 vinyl banners

· Please bring your super soakers for the actual parade – we will be “watering the town”

· We will use Tammy’s trailer – Derk can pull it

e. Jail and bail

· Tammy’s mom has a 10x10 kennel we can use

· Charging $3 for 5 minutes or $5 for 10 minutes

f. Meet June 29^th to make signs

· Erin Bringing Glue Sticks

· Tiffany paper

· Tiffany foam board

· Colleen Cricut

4. Next meeting June 29th 7PM at the Library

Thank you and more....

Thank you to everyone who helped to clean and plant the triangle & planters on Sunday.  Also thanks to everyone who donated plants!     Official helpers are:  Gail, Georgia, Martha, Tammy, Anita, Christi, Bud, Erin, Colleen and me.  THANK YOU!!

Here is the low down:

Baker Acres: Donated ALL of the plants for the planters!  This is a big deal!  Remember last year we spent over $400 on the planters.  This year the plants are even better!  We even got some Coral Bells we are planning to dig out of the planters and trying to save over the winter.  THANK YOU BAKERS!

Amity Farms:  donated lots of hostas for the triangle, including some  really fun hostas like Striptease which is a really fun hosta as well as a fun dance.   FYI Amity Farms is the Hosta Farm on 37 owned by Sarah "the hosta lady" from the Garden Club.

Please Support our local businesses!  They are always a big help to us!

The planters and the triangle both look amazing.  I still need to call to see if we can get mulch donated. - it is offically on my To Do list for tomorrow.  

Fun Days Update/Follow Up

I also want to follow up to see who has contact who on the Pie in the eye contest.   here is the list:  (Yes I need to still make some calls - Martha I'm not sure I went over this with you and I know you have a lot going on right now!)

·   Squeek – Tiffany

·   Naomi –  NO

·   Karen Holt – YES

·   Denise S – Martha

·   Sally – Tiffany

·   Kevin H – Gail

·   Larry – (Mary?)

·   Mary – YES

·   Troy W – YES

·   Ann Cox – Colleen

·   Bruce and Syd – Tiffany

·   Charlie – Mom

·   David – Mom

·   Joyce - YES

The next meeting we will need to make some sort of "Jail and Bail"  jail - any ideas?  we had mention of boxes and caution tape - caution tape easier - boxes cooler.  Please give me your 2 cents so we can get our act together before the meeting.  Thanks.

Also keep in mind that the next meeting will also be the test run for the ring toss - please bring your "rings"

You guys are Great!!  THANK YOU!!!

Notes from the Monday, May 18^th, 2009 meeting

 11 People attended the meeting

Georgia Hicks                                               Bud Fassnacht

Gail Roberts                                                  Colleen Geiger

Christi Ralph                                                 Tiffany Geiger

Erin Mesi                                                       Anita Mercer

Tammy Thompson Mary Sandberg

Joyce Drumm

 

 1.   We have the new web site up – alexflowershow.com also there is now alexfundays.com

2.   Triangle re-scheduled until Sunday May 24 Due to Frost

a.    Bring garden gear

b.    Georgia is bring grass

c.    It you have extra plants that are drought tolerant and nor evasive please bring them

d.    Amity Farms id donating hostas

3.   Fun days

a.    July 18th is the flower show

b.    Discussed carnivals games  came up with Jail and Bail, Cream Pies and ring toss

c.    Georgia is checking to see if Villa will donate 2 liters

d.    Anita is checking to see if we can borrow New Albany’s PD’s cage. If not maybe TSC would let us borrow one

e.    Cream pies  - one day only – Friday night

·   Squeek – Tiffany

·   Naomi – Tiffany

·   Karen Holt – Georgia

·   Denise S – Martha

·   Sally – Tiffany

·   Kevin H – Gail

·   Larry – (Mary?)

·   Mary – YES

·   Troy W – YES

·   Ann Cox – Colleen

·   Bruce and Syd – Tiffany

·   Charlie – Mom

·   David – Mom

·   Joyce - YES

f.     Ring toss – what will we use for rings – next meeting bring all ring ideas Georgia will bring 2 liters and we will practice.

·   Scarf Rings

·   kids Bracelets

·   Yankee Trader – Tiffany will call for cost

g.    We will have a float in the parade – simple straw bales and super soakers. Bud will dress up like a giant flower (Just seeing if he reads theses things)

h.    Colleen and Mary will stay at the tent to oversee the flower show during the parade.

4.   Planters – will plant them on Sunday

a.    Went with “Martha’s Vineyard” PW pot with a taller grass – possibly a perennial grass.

·   Superbells – Coral & Pink

·   Coral Bells  - Amethyst mist

·   Supertunia Mini Rose Viened

5. Next meeting June 15th  7PM at the Library

I just wanted to remind everyone that 1:00 Sunday is the official triange cleaning and planting

Please bing your gardening stuffs-shovels, gloves, trimmers, you get the idea!

Also the meeting is 7:00 Monday at the Library!   We all get to see each other 2 days in a row!  I'm excited!!! We need to discuss the Flower Show and some additional Fun Days stuff.

Oh by the way there is a new web site for Fun Days www.alexfundays.com  check it out if you get a chance!

I just wanted to let you know that we passed out all of the seeds today at the primary school and the kids and teachers are excited!  Also, my sister Amy help pull together a website for the flower in just one day! (She is amazing!!  Thank you Amy!!!!)     We are still working on all of the details of the site but it is up and running.  Please check it out when you get a chance.  www.alexflowershow.com.  

Thank you to everyone that helped with the seeds last night!  We were done in less than 30 min!  I was amazed.  Left us time for chatting and a nice glass of wine – oh and some beer too.

Also a thank you Bakers Acres – Christ Baker came through again! J (I did that on purpose this time.)  Bakers donated all of the seeds for the kids!  THANK YOU BAKERS!!  Remember tonight is the big sale from 8pm to midnight. Food, music and discounted plants – what more could a person ask for. 

Notes from the Monday, April 20^th, 2009 meeting

 

11 People attended the meeting

Georgia Hicks                                               Martha Sturgil

Gail Roberts                                                  Colleen Geiger

Christi Ralph                                                  Tiffany Geiger

Erin Mesi                                                       Anita Mercer

Kathy Ferguson                                            Tammy Thompson

Joyce Drumm

 

 

1.   Thanks for the Park Clean up!

2.   Fun days

a.    July 18th is the flower show

b.    Bakers ordering us Zinnia and Cosmos

c.    Show will be in the school

d.    Flower show categories for the public:

·   Cosmos

·   Zinnia

·   Marigolds

·   Coreopsis

·   Asiatic Lilies

·   Petunia

·   Hosta – 3-6 inches

·   Coleus

·   Day Lilly

·   Shasta Daisy

3.   Triangle

a.    Clean up May 17^th 1:00 @ the triangle Rain date May 24^th

·   Gail will bring cultivator

·   Will plant zinnias and marigolds

·   Bring tools

·   Colleen and Gail will spray soon

4.   Reviewed fair categories

5.   Split seeds:

a.    Cosmos: Pied Piper Kathy

b.    Cosmos: White Christi & Tammy

c.    Cosmos Pink – Anita

d.    Cosmos Red – Martha

e.    Tithhonia – Martha Georgia Joyce

f.     Sunflowers – Chianti – Georgia

g.    Sunflowers – sunny Hybrid  Georgia and Joyce

h.    Sunflowers – Lemonaide  Tiffany

i.      Zinnia – Green Erin

j.      Zinnia  - Giant  Georgia

k.    Zinnia – White Wedding-Gerogia

l.      Zinnia –Old Mexco – Joyce, Gail

m.  Marigold – Snowball – Gail & Christi

6.   Speaker Ideas

a.    Dan McCarthy – Trees and Shrubs

b.    Kathy Pusecke –  Timing perennials

c.    Composting

7.   Next month’s meeting please bring planter suggestions for planter uptown

8.   Announcements:

a.    Debra Knapke – 4 season Garden this sat

b.    Rain Barrels – everyone wants one – Tiffany will call

9. Next meeting May 18th  7PM at the Library

Well, We made it in the paper!  A lot was accomplished at the Park Clean up day.  Thank you so much to everyone who helped.  It was very much appreciated!

http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/johnstown/stories/2009/04/04/0405jidonors_ln.html?sid=104

Don't forget - the next meeting is Monday, April 20th a@ 7:00.   Georgia is bringin the beer again! (just kidding about the beer, darn.)

Notes from Monday, March 16, 2009 

 1.   Upcoming events

a.    Licking County Council of Garden Clubs

                                          i.    We will become members – Garden club will pay the $0.50 per member dues

                                        ii.    Meeting 4/2/09  “Spring Tea” 1-4 pm Martha & Colleen are going.  Cost is $10/person

b.    April 11^th COTC  “Gardening the Great Escape IV”   see attached flyer for details.  Gail has gone in the past very good.  $8 pre sale tickets  $10 at the door

c.    Park Clean up day March 28^th – Naomi would like GC to do the flower beds again.  

                                          i.    9am -2 pm

                                        ii.    Bring tools! Rakes shovels saws whatever may be needed. 

                                       iii.    Hot dogs and marshmallow provided!

2.   Fun days

a.    July 18th is the flower show

b.    Going to call bakers to see what types of seeds will bloom in 60 days and easy to grow.

                                          i.    4 classes K-3

                                        ii.    Participation ribbons. We will get 200

                                       iii.    1,2,3 place ribbons for each class (K-3)

                                       iv.    No pre entry needed

                                        v.    Will have tags for kids the day of the show

c.    Next meeting we will put together seed packets for the kids

d.    Colleen calling school and getting the official OK

e.    Martha is going to help with the wording on the seed packets

                                          i.    Need plating instructions

                                        ii.    Flower type

                                       iii.    Date of fundays – entry time

f.     Could put seeds in colored cellophane bags and tie with pretty ribbon

g.     

3.   Triangle

a.    Clean up May 17^th 1:00 @ the triangle Rain date May 24^th

                                          i.    Sara offered hostas

                                        ii.    Martha’s has tall sedums

                                       iii.    Georgia bringing grasses

                                       iv.    Need to fertilize grass

                                        v.    Gail will bring cultivator

                                       vi.    Planting zinnias would be good for triangle

4.seed-o-rama at next meeting

a.    Will try and pre order if we can get sales.

                                          i.    Flowers we are not getting from seed:    

1.    Lysiathus, salvia & celosia

2.    I will get list together of what we ordered and email it out for suggestions.  We see what we can get done before the meeting.

5.Next meeting April 20^th  7PM at the Library