The Gardengoer

THE GARDENGOER

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH MASTER GARDENERS ASSOCIATION

VOLUME 17 Issue 11 November , 2014 Class of 2014

Class of 2104 1 President’s Message 2 County Agent’s Corner 3 MG Programs for 2014 4 Gardengoer Word of the 5-6 Month Christmas Party 7 Southern Region Master 8-11 Gardener Conference Master Gardener Field 12-14 Trip Magic Butterfly Wings 15 Garden And Monster Mash Wooden Boat Festival 16 Slidell Library Herb 17 Festival Renewing STMGA 18 Membership for 2015 Membership Renewal 19 Form MG Merchandise Order 20-22 Introducing the Class of 2014 ! October Meeting 23-24 Minutes 25 October Meeting Photos Left to Right: Vegucator Calendar 26 Back Row: Melanie Juul, Cathy McFarland, Mike O’Brien, Victoria Key, Rob Wahl, Barry Pierce, Monica Pierce Calendar of Events 27 Middle Row: Theresa Rheams, Ann Satterlee, Carol Wilkinson, Dana Directory 28 Easley, Mimi Padgett, Tassie Wahl, Jim Dougherty, Jr Editor’s Notes 29 Front Row: Will Afton (County Agent), Jan Gardner, Karen Firmin, Dawn Lavoie, Hilda Bickham Inserted: Bill Boyce

President’s Message

I think we set a new record for the number of education programs we did for the public over the past couple of months. These programs include the Mandeville Watershed Festival, Slidell Li- brary Herb Fest, Madisonville Wooden Boat Fest, St. Tammany Parish Hospital “Monster Mash”, and US Fish and Wildlife Refuge’s “Wild Things”. Still to come is the November 5th fall gardening program at the Abita Library. Through our participation in these events we pro- vided horticultural education to over 1300 children and nearly 2000 adults. Thanks to all who were able to volunteer their time and talent to these very successful programs. The actress Hel- en Mirren was quoted as saying, “Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That’s the fun of them. You’re always learning.” Our efforts at these fall programs have hopefully spurred an interest in learning about gardening in many of the participants.

We are in the home stretch of 2014 and looking ahead to a busy 2015. I am excited about add- ing the graduates of the MG Class of 2014 to our ranks and working with them on our projects, seminars, etc. They will begin working on plans for our Spring Seminar, which will be held on Tuesday, February 3, at First Baptist Church in Covington. Information on conference speakers and registration should be available in early 2015.

Fall hasn’t quite decided to stick around as I write this, but we are expecting another bit of cool air in early November. My winter crops are coming along but would be happier with more regular rain and cooler days. I hope those of you who have planted fall gardens are having success. The fall wildflowers along roads and in wooded areas have been lovely and if you look closely you might see a hint of fall color in a few species of trees.

Just a reminder – if you have completed your required volunteer and education hours and have not yet renewed your STMGA membership please do so ASAP. Information on renewals is available in every issue of MoM. Thanks to our Membership Chairperson Sue Stoltz for han- dling this very important task.

Happy gardening.

Susie Andres, STMGA President

2 County Agent’s Corner

Greetings St. Tammany Master Gardeners,

October has come and gone but the nice fall weather is here to stay, at least for a little while. I hope that everyone is doing well and is looking forward to a wonderful holiday season. While preparing for Thanksgiving parties and dinners do not forget about the garden. Use gardens plants to accent your front door or patio entrance in order to show your guests where to go. Chrysanthemums come in many different fall colors and make for excellent table centerpieces that you can also send home with guests afterwards. The Louisiana Master Gardener never sleeps!

I would also like to take this moment to inform everybody about some of the calls I have been receiving as of late. There are several issues that concern me and we as Master Gardeners can take this opportunity to educate our friends and neighbors on the correct ways of managing our fall landscapes. I have taken many calls regarding whether or not to fertilizer the lawn and prepare it for winter. As you should know, fertilizing with nitrogen this time of year can cause more harm than good. Especially if you have a history of take all (brown) patch. The addition of excess nitrogen will cause this fungal pathogen to spread rapidly and if we get abundant amounts of rainfall could do some major harm to centipedegrass and st. augustinegrass. The only type of fertilizer that can be added this time of year should be potassium (in the form of muriate of potash). The only way to know if you are deficient in this nutrient is to do a soil test and now is an excellent time to do so.

There are a few other lawn practices clients ask about and one of them just amazes me. Someone asked me if it was a good idea to cut his lawn as low as he could before winter ar- rives! We all know this is absolutely not the case. Cutting and exposing the crown of the grass plants will definitely do more harm than good. As the lawn slowly loses its lush green color, it is recommended to continue mowing as you did earlier in the season. Mow often enough to remove 1/3 of the plant. The best thing about mowing grass this time of year is that you will not have to mow as often because of the seasonal change. As the days get shorter the lawn will slow its growth rate. This leads me to two other lawn practices, aerating and dethatching. Both of these practices injure your lawn and should only be done while it is actively growing. The lawn needs to be actively growing so that it has time to recover itself. If you have been meaning to get this done I recommend waiting until next spring once you have mown your grass 3-4 times.

The last thing I want to bring to your attention is citrus trees. Many people have been calling and wondering why their citrus trees are not producing like they did the year before. Many clients have seen about a 75% reduction in the amount of fruit between this year and last year. This can be attributed to the cold weather we experienced last winter. We had three cold events last year and one of which we recorded low temperatures of 15°F in Folsom and 17°F in Mandeville. Citrus trees are a semi-tropical fruit and will be damaged by extended periods of temperatures below 32°F. If your tree was not completely killed, I can bet that it definitely took some damage. Give these trees a couple of growing seasons and you will be right back where you were. Just be patient and hope we don’t get that cold again for another 20 years! Like always I wish you the best in your gardening adventures and never be afraid to ask for help.

Your County Agent, William Afton

3 STPMG 2014 Program

Month Speaker Topic Hint Problem Share Hours

January 15 Castine Joe Lapine Growing Mirlitons Center Master Gardener 2013 Yes Yes Yes 1 February 19 Castine Keith Williamson Guardi- Combining Drip Irrigation and Center an AG Plastic Mulch No No Yes 1 March 19 Daniel Wells Castine Center Researcher at Hammond Louisiana Superplants Yes Yes Yes 1 Station March 25 Field Trip Afton Villa 4 Rosedown Plantation April 16 Bobby Fletcher Barn No speaker Spring Plant Swap No No No 0

May 21 Dan Gill Associate Profes- Castine Center sor Consumer Horticul- Scholarship Awards No No Yes 0 ture LSU Ag Center

June 18 Barbara Moore Castine Center Master Gardener African Violets Yes Yes Yes 1

July 16 Deborah Nolan “The Story of vegetables” Castine Center Master Gardener Yes Yes Yes 1

August 20 Castine Suzanne Turner “Martha Turnbull’s Garden Center Professor of Landscape Diary: Unlocking Rosedown’s Yes Yes Yes 1 Architecture LSU Story”

“Christmas Tree Production September 17 Clarke Gernon Sr. in Louisiana…from Start to No No Yes 1 Castine Center Shady Pond Tree Farms Finish and all that Happens in Between…” October 15 No speaker Fall Plant Swap No No No Castine Center October 28 Field Trip Longue Vue Home & Gardens City Park Botanical Garden 4

November 19 Castine Gerry Ballanco Center Master Gardener 2009 Gardening in Alaska Yes Yes Yes 1

December 17 No Speaker Christmas Party

4 GARDENGOER WORD OF THE MONTH

WORD OF THE MONTH PHENOLOGY

As a Master Gardener you are probably familiar with what’s going on in your own back yard. You know what plants you added, what lived, what died and what insects bothered you the most. But …….did you keep a record of it? These events and others, such as first leaf-out, first blossom, pollinator visitation, etc. are important to follow and record, (and are critical to scientists) both those in your yard and across the world. Trusting your memory is a fleeting task, but phenology can come to the rescue.

Phenology is the scientific study that observes and records the natural, the seasonal, and the climatic events of the year and compares these events to previous years. It’s a record of the bird migrations near you, butterfly visitations, first and last frost and many, many other events. And, we can all be a part of this scientific study. We can keep records strictly for our own benefit (a first step), or we can record and share our findings on a community, state, or national level. The National Phenology Network is a good place to start.

The National Phenology Network is an organization that promotes having “citizen scientists” observe, record and submit the phenological events in their neck of the woods. You can do as little or as much as you desire. Over time, this information gathered from all parts of the country can help gardeners, help allergy sufferers and warn of invasive insects and plants on the rise. It can also help determine if our climate is changing more rapidly than it should. The NPN mission states, “To serve science and society by promoting a broad understanding of plant and animal phenology and its relationship with environmen- tal changes.” One of their projects is called ‘Green Wave’ (not associated with the Tulane football team). It is simply a record of the progression of the tree canopy turning green across the country starting in the south and slowly moving northwest.

Anyone could start a local project through the NPN, or host a workshop using their mate- rial. They even have Master Gardener training courses available on different subjects. You can also get a special notebook (Nature’s Notebook) to record your local findings. And…..for all you MGs with the fancy phones….yep! There’s an app for that. The more people who share their findings, the clearer picture we have of what’s going on in the world. (Doesn’t that sound like a great MG project?)

Even the USGS/NDVI studies data received from satellites which can measure the wave- lengths of light both absorbed and reflected by green plants here on earth. Visible red light is absorbed and near infrared is reflected. This science lets satellites detect the canopy change throughout the seasons.

5 GARDENGOER WORD OF THE MONTH Continued

Spring 2012 was the earliest spring on record in the United States and records have been kept for more than 100 years. We think that’s delightful, but, plants and animals can suffer from such an event. Certain birds and insects depend on flowers as a source of food, and flowers depend on birds and insects for pollination. When these two events are out of synch (due to an early spring or other events) and birds arrive before the flowers or vice-versa, everyone suffers. Some things we can’t change. Some things however, we can mitigate the damage if we have an early warning.

In 2015 let’s make the effort to record (at least) the happenings in our own yard. This is the time of year we all start getting a collection of new calen- dars. Take the biggest one and label it for your phenological observations. (Don’t forget to save one for your MG hours also.) Then, when 2016 rolls around you’ll know about when that first slug will start eating the hosta leaves, and when to expect the love bugs, and when the hummingbirds should return, and maybe even know not to remove those bird droppings on your citrus tree (record the event instead) because it might just be a Giant Swallowtail butterfly in disguise.

Kathleen Guidry

For more information: www.usanpn.org www.phenology.cr.usgs.gov www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife-conservation/phenology.asps

6 Master Gardener’s Christmas Party

7 Sharing Our Southern Roots: Southern Region Master Gardener Conference

The 2014 Southern Region Master Gardener Conference was held in Baton Rouge in late October. East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners Association was the host for the conference, which was planned over the past 22 months. Conference attendees were warmly greeted by volunteers from EBRMGA and their hospitality was evident throughout the conference.

During the conference professionals from across the country gave presentations on topics ranging from The Dirt on Healthy Soil (Joe Lamp’l, Executive Producer and Host of the PBS Series “Growing a Greener World”), to an excellent presentation by Dr. Douglas Tal- lamy of the University of Delaware who spoke on Bringing Nature Home. Dr. Tallamy’s presentation on the web of life was both thought-provoking and informative.

8 Sharing Our Southern Roots: Southern Region Master Gardener Conference Continued

Susie Andres, Speaker Jason Powell, Sue Stoltz, Pierre Bouchee

The $500 donation to the conference made by our St. Tammany Master Gardener As- sociation was used to sponsor one of the break-out sessions and featured a very en- tertaining Jason Powell of Alabama’s “Petals from the Past” nursery. Jason’s program “Tough as Nails Plants for the South” was presented to a standing-room only audience and was very interesting. Numerous breakout sessions featured speakers from Louisi- ana including Ron Strahan, Allen Owings, Neal Odenwald, Kathryn Fontenot, and Dan Gill. Program content ranged from butterfly and hummingbird gardens to preserving the harvest with herbal vinegars and butters to mushrooms, roses, and even backyard chickens!

Some conference attendees took advantage of tours to Burden Museum and Gardens, Hammond Research Station, White Oak Plantation, Rosedown and other interesting locations in the Baton Rouge area.

9 Sharing Our Southern Roots: Southern Region Master Gardener Conference

Continued

Back Row: Margaret Zelenka, Cindy Jackson, Jan Pesses, Susie Andres, Deborah Turton, Sue Stoltz, Diana Cammatte Seated: Christy Paulsell, Camille Schwandt

Some conference attendees took advantage of tours to Burden Museum and Gardens, Hammond Research Station, White Oak Plantation, Rosedown and other interesting locations in the Baton Rouge area.

Fourteen MGs from St. Tammany attended all or part of the conference along with our County Agent William Afton. We enjoyed the conference and fellowship shared between sessions.

The locale of the 2016 conference has not yet been decided, but Alabama has offered to host the 2018 regional conference. Road trip, anyone??????????

10 Sharing Our Southern Roots: Southern Region Master Gardener Conference Continued

Will Afton working the crowd STMGA in the Slide Show

11 Master Gardener Field Trip to Longue Vue Home and Gardens and City Park Botanical Gardens

On October 28th at 8:45 a.m., thirty-five Master Gardeners set off for the fall field trip to New Orleans. Our destinations were Longue Vue Home and Gardens and City Park Botanical Gar- dens. The day was beautiful if a bit warm. We arrived at Longue Vue at 10:00 a.m. to find that we would be able to see only the gardens because the home was being used to film the upcoming movie “Trumbo” – starring Helen Mirren, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman. Given that we had al- lotted three and a half hours for our visit to Longue Vue, we were challenged as to how the remaining time would be spent. Everything ultimately worked out beautifully.

First, we had a lovely tour of the gardens. The Spanish Court was most intriguing with its intricate mosaic sidewalks that give a very Moorish flavor to the garden. The Spanish Court led us into the Canal Garden, the Walled Garden and finally the Wild Garden. Each of these gardens was designed with a specific purpose in mind.

The Canal Garden was inspired by a garden Mrs. Stern had seen in Lisbon, Portugal during her European travels. The Walled Garden served as a Victory Garden during WWII and was historically planted with all edible plants. The Wild Gar- den is a one-acre garden designed by Ellen Biddle Ship- man. It includes the Wildflower Walk, featuring plants indigenous to Louisiana, the Iris Walk, planted with over 2500 Louisiana Iris and the Camellia Walk. This garden is fascinating in that it is a primarily a native garden. Won- derful specimens of deciduous and evergreen trees and wildflowers abound. Musclewood trees, beautifully pruned and sculpted, longleaf pines, possum haw, winter- berry and American beautyberry are combined to form a microcosm of a Louisiana flora.

12 Master Gardener Field Trip to Longue Vue Home and Gardens

and City Park Botanical Gardens Continued

After our garden tour, we headed back to the “Playroom” for lunch. There, Tony Chauveaux, the director of Longue Vue, informed us that the downstairs of the house was open and encour- aged us to go in and wander through the rooms. Docents were available to answer questions regarding the rooms and furnishings. One of the highlights was the stunning Chinese rice paper wallpaper in the dining room, a gift from Ellen Biddle Shipman, who designed the gardens, to the Sterns. She had the wallpaper removed from her own New York apartment and installed on the walls of the dining room at Longue Vue. The flower arranging rooms with sinks of several different depths was very appealing to a lot us. After our tour of the downstairs of the house, we returned to the Playroom to see an informative presentation about the restoration of the house, underway for the last ten months. Hurricane Katrina was a huge setback to the House and Gardens not only because of the damage sustained but also because of the reduction in the number of visitors and thus in revenues. However, changes are underway and Longue Vue continues to fulfill its mission “to preserve and use the historical and artistic legacy of Longue Vue and its creators to educate and inspire people to pursue beauty and civic responsibility in their lives.”

From Longue Vue, our group headed to the Botanical Gardens of City Park. Susan Capley, our guide, met us and started the tour of the Gardens. Susan took us through original WPA formal garden. We learned about Enrique Alferez, the Mexican sculptor, who moved to New Orleans as a young man. His work graces many of the areas in the Botanical Gardens. Evidence of the WPA Art Deco style is visible in benches near the WPA For- mal Garden. Highlights of the tour included the Conservatory of the Two Sisters that houses the tropical rainforest and the living fossil exhibit. Beautiful ferns and orchids covered the walls of the Conservatory. The cold frames that date from the WPA era are beautifully planted with both vegetables and ornamentals.

13 Master Gardener Field Trip to Longue Vue Home and Gardens and City Park Botanical Gardens Continued

The Malabar spinach was incredible, acting as a ground cover of lush green leaves. The Historic New Orleans Train Garden was fascinating and a great example of the participation of the community in the development and maintenance of City Park. The Japanese community in New Orleans has done a beautiful job with the creation of the Yakumo Nihon Teien Japanese Garden. It is an oasis of peace and calm filled with stone, flowing water and lovely maples and Japanese pines. Follow- ing the path from the Japanese Garden through the Southern Shade Garden and then through the Native Garden led us into the Zemurray Azalea and Camellia Garden where we ended our tour.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the day despite the warm temperature and the slight change of plans at Longue Vue. Thanks to all for a lovely day and a learning experience. Martha Gruning

14 Magic Butterfly Wings Garden And Monster Mash

Our “Magic Butterfly Wings Garden” has taken flight. Our butterfly garden is thriving. We had two presentations at the Parenting Center. We also participated in Monster Mash. We could not have created such a lovely, successful garden without the many Master Garden- er hands and the support of the Parenting Center Staff.

Our first program concerned the life cycle of the butterfly. One of the parents told us she put the life cycle her daughter made on the refrigerator and they went through the different stages every day. She even had to buy wings.

The second program was about the migration of the Monarch butterfly. We used a song by a singing zoologist that William Afton found on U tube. He sang about the stages of the Mon- arch and its travel south of the border. The children went through the life cycle of the Mon- arch butterfly. We then took an imaginary trip down to Mexico, inside the Parenting Center.

Monster Mash Mary Ann Brannan, Janet Ronquillo, Marie Porche, Ann Durell

Monster Mash had a large turnout. It was great to see so many little ones dressed in costumes. Everyone loved coloring the masks that Ann Durel found. Janet Ronquillo, Mary Ann Bran- nan, William Afton and Linda Zitzmann all did such a great job helping the children with the masks. We also handed out the information about the flight of the Monarch butterfly.

We are all looking forward to our presentations in 2015 during January, February, April, May, September and October. All Master Gardeners are invited to participate in the fun!

15 Wooden Boat Festival

Our first Master Gardener event at the Wooden Boat Festival was a great success! We had a warm, sunny day and lots of visitors young and old. Our educational subject was reading the rings of trees, a perfect match for a Wooden Boat Festival! Thanks to all who helped make this a success.

We will be back next year!

Linda Renault, Kathleen Erny

Mona Russell, Donna Howland

16 Slidell Library Herb Festival

On September 30th Melanie Singh, a 2013 Master Gardener graduate, was chairperson of the Slidell Library Fall Fest. Melanie did a great job for her first endeavor and not ever seeing how the fest was set up.

The library had been closed for quite a few months so it was nice to have an event going on. The weather was sunny and workers and visitors enjoyed all the herb tasting, children’s activities, speakers and plants for sale. We look forward to our spring fest for next year. Camille Schwandt

17 Renewing STMGA Membership for 2015

Membership to STPMG may be renewed for 2015. The renewal form is included in the Gar- dengoer and will be an attachment to MoM.

To pay your dues submit a check made payable to STMGA for twelve dollars attached to the Membership Renewal Form. (Membership Renewal Forms and a stapler will be available at the October, November, and December meetings of STMGA.)

The completed Membership Renewal Form is necessary to verify the information to be printed in the Directory, determine support for present STMGA committees, projects, and make a recommitment to the LSU Ag Master Gardener Program. Checks may be mailed to Sue Stoltz, 67301 Bill Stoltz Road, Pearl River, LA 70452.

Dues are being accepted now and will be delinquent after December 31, 2014. Membership checks will be deposited only if the member has posted on the LSU AgCenter web site the required number of volunteer and education hours for 2014.

The Commitment statement is available at: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/master_gardener/program/ guidelinesasalouisianamastergardener.htm

2015 STMGA Membership Renewal Form Please PRINT all information so that it is clear and easy to read. Name (as you wish it to appear in the directory.) ______Mailing Address - Street or PO Box ______City and ZIP Code ______Phone numbers (home) ______(cell) ______Email address ______Committee and Project Support In 2015 I will support by giving time to the following committees and projects: (check all that apply) Committees ____ Spring Plant Sale Education Outreach ____ Gardengoer ___ Ag Center Phone Support ____ Historical Committee ___ Spring Seminar ____ Membership ___ Fall Seminar ____ Program ___ Table Talks ____ Scholarship ___ Speaker’s Bureau ____ MoM ___ Covington Farmers’ Market ____ Hospitality ___ Slidell Camellia City Farmers’ Market ____ Awards ___ West St. Tammany Habitat ____ Publicity ___ Vegucators ____ Merchandise Projects ____ Gloves ___ Abita Springs Library Garden ___ AG Center Super Plants Garden ____ Administrative STMGA Organization ___ Covington Parent Center Garden ____ Muscle Committee ___ Lacombe Wildlife Butterfly Garden ____ 4-H Activities ___ Otis House Butterfly Garden ___ School Gardens ____ Other ______Slidell CCC Giving Garden ____ None of the above ___ Slidell Library Herb Garden ___ Slidell Memorial Hospital Rehab Garden Recommitment ______(Initial for agreement) I have read the Commitment for Louisiana Master Gardeners and agree to abide by its terms. (The Commitment is on page 1-5 of the Louisiana Master Gardner Handbook or available on line at http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/master_gardener/program/guidelinesasalouisianamastergardener.htm )

Send the completed form along with a dues payment of $12 made out to STMGA to Sue Stoltz, Membership Chair 67301 Bill Stoltz Road Pearl River, LA 70452 The check for 2015 Dues will be deposited when the required volunteer and education hours are posted to the LSU Web site.

19 Master Gardener Merchandise Order Now—Due December 17th

Item Description Color (circle choice) Size (circle choice) Cost Moss/white trim S / M / L / XL / 2XL - +$2* A Timberline Men's Polo Black/white trim 2XL* / 3XL* $29.49 3XL - + $3* Moss/white trim S / M / L / XL / 2XL - +$2* B Timberline Women's Polo Black/white trim 2XL* / 3XL* $29.49 3XL - + $3* C Visor KHAKI $11.99 D Hat STONE / FOREST $12.99 S / M / L / XL / 2XL - +$1.50* E Women's long-sleeve denim N/A 2XL* / 3XL* $25.99 3XL - +$2.50* S / M / L / XL / 2XL - +$1.50* F Men's long-sleeve denim N/A 2XL* / 3XL* $25.99 3XL - +$2.50* S / M / L / XL / 2XL - +$1.50* Women's long-sleeve fitted denim N/A 2XL* / 3XL* $36.99 3XL - +$2.50* S / M / L / XL / 2XL - +$1.50* Women's short-sleeve denim N/A 2XL* / 3XL* $31.99 3XL - +$2.50* S / M / L / XL / 2XL - +$1.50* Men's short-sleeve denim N/A 2XL* / 3XL* $31.99 3XL - +$2.50* I Apron Hunter Green / Stone N/A $14.99 Garden Flag N/A N/A $12.50 Natural Beige Bag with: Royal Blue / Light Pink / Chocolate Brown / Red / Navy Blue / MG Tote Bag Maroon Red / Black N/A $16.00 TOTAL $ Checks payable to: Dee Middleton Mail to: 329 Highland Crest Drive Questions? (504) 578-4196 - Cell Covington, LA 70435 [email protected]

Dee will be available at the November and December meetings to take orders

Garden Flag Tote Bag

20 Master Gardener Merchandise Continued

21 Master Gardener Merchandise Continued

22 St. Tammany Master Gardeners Membership Meeting Parking Lot at Pelican Park in Mandeville October 15, 2014 Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Vice President Martha Gruning at 10 a.m. President Susie Andres is out of town. The invocation was by Mary Jenks and Pledge of Allegiance was led by Martha.

Attendance: 36

Martha welcomed new members from the Class of 2014 to the meeting. She then reminded us that because of the plant swap no speaker today. Will was not in attendance.

Motion made by Pierre Bouchee and second by Kay Hanson to accept the minutes as they ap- peared in the Gardengoer. Motion approved.

Officers’ Reports:

Vice President – Martha announced that everything is in place for the end of the year. Jerry Ballanco is our speaker next month. Field trip next Tuesday, October 28. Martha will sent out lunch menu this afternoon, please email her back with your selection.

Treasurer - Pam Rowe reported that the Treasurer’s report was in MoM.

Committee Reports:

Hospitality – Christmas Party on December 17 will be at Suzanne Krieger’s house in Slidell. We will have a plant swap, $10 or above for plant.

Project Reports:

Lacombe Butterfly Garden: Kay and Pete Hanson announced that they still need volunteers for Wildlife “Wild Thing” on Saturday, October 18. Sign-up sheet is circulating.

Abita Library: Fall event “Color it Cool” is November 5, 4 till 5:30 p.m. Topics will be cool weather plants.

Beau Provence Assisted Living Center: Harold Ryan spoke about Barbara Moore presentation at the Center on African Violets. She received high praises from the staff at Beau Provence. Harold asked for volunteers.

Wooden Boat Fest: Mona Russell, chairman thanked everyone. It was a great success.

Parenting Center: Monster Mash is this weekend.

New Business:

The 2015 Officers will be President - Ty Guidroz, Vice President – Linda Rowe, Treasurer – Jimmy DeJean, and Secretary – Peggy Goertz.

23 St. Tammany Master Gardeners Membership Meeting Parking Lot at Pelican Park in Mandeville October 15, 2014 Minutes Continued

Announcements:

Pam Peltier announced that the Scholarship committee will meet after the plant swap.

Betty Cronin asked that members please sign up to the Master Gardeners Facebook page. Email Betty any pictures, she will manage the site.

Martha reminded everyone that the Field Trip is now open to guests.

Meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m.

Respectfully submitted by

Peggy Goertz, Secretary

24 St. Tammany Master Gardeners Membership Meeting Continued

26 Calendar of Events

November 2014 5 Abita Library Event 4 PM - 5:30 PM Martha Gruning, [email protected] 7 STPMG Board Meeting 9:30 AM (Friday, AgCenter—Pot Luck to follow) 8 Slidell Market 8 AM—noon 11 Wine Making Course—Ag Center 6:30 PM —8:30 PM 12 Vegucator Class 9 AM 15 Covington Market 8 AM—noon 19 STPMG Monthly Meeting Castine Center 10 AM 25 Gardengoer Deadline December 2014 9 Wine Making Course—Ag Center 6:30 PM —8:30 PM 10 Vegucator Class 9 AM 13 Slidell Market 8 AM to noon 17 STPMG Christmas Party Suzanne Krieger’s house (Slidell) 20 Covington Market 8 AM—noon 25 Gardengoer Deadline January 2015 TBD Wine Making Course—Ag Center 6:30 PM —8:30 PM TBD Vegucator Class 9 AM 10 Slidell Market 8 AM to noon 17 Covington Market 8 AM—noon 21 STPMG Monthly Meeting Castine Center 10 AM 25 Gardengoer Deadline

Stay Tuned for 2015 Calendar Updates

27 STPMG Directory

PRESIDENT: PUBLICITY: Susie Andres, [email protected] Ty Guidroz, [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT & PROGRAMS: SCHOLARSHIP: Martha Gruning, [email protected] Pam Peltier, [email protected]

TREASURER: SPEAKERS BUREAU: Pam Rowe, [email protected] Gerri Sommers, [email protected]

SECRETARY: ABITA SPRINGS LIBRARY: Peggy Goertz, [email protected] Martha Gruning, [email protected]

LSU AGCENTER MASTER GARDENER COORDINATOR/COUNTY AGENT: CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CONCERN SLIDELL Will Afton, [email protected] GIVING GARDEN: Paul Andres, [email protected] LSU AGCENTER OFFICE: Mary Beth Kaizer, [email protected] COVINGTON FARMERS’ MKT: Jill Stoltz, mailto:[email protected] LSU AGCENTER OFFICE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: LACOMBE BUTTERFLY GARDEN: Cindy Manger, [email protected] Kay Hanson, [email protected]

COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST: LSU AGCENTER LOUISIANA SUPER PLANT Art Scott, [email protected] GARDEN: Janet Ronquillo, [email protected] GLOVES: Peggy Goertz, [email protected] MAGIC WINGS BUTTERFLY GARDEN: Marie Porche, [email protected] HISTORICAL: Kathleen Guidry, [email protected] OTIS HOUSE BUTTERFLY GARDEN: Gail Hinkley, [email protected] Ann Durel, [email protected]

HONORS: ROOTING THE FUTURE: MGs PARTNER WITH Sandy Arnoult, [email protected] STPSB SCHOOLS: Christy Paulsell, [email protected] HOSPITALITY: Barbara Moore, [email protected] SLIDELL FARMER’S MKT: MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN: Sue Clites, mailto:[email protected] Judy Wood, [email protected] SLIDELL HERB GARDEN: MERCHANDISE: June Taffaro cptjpt @yahoo.com Dee Middleton, [email protected] Camille Schwandt [email protected]

NEWSLETTER EDITOR: SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL REHAB GAR- Jan Pesses, [email protected] DEN: Leslie Landeche, [email protected] PARLIMENTARIAN: Art Scott, [email protected] VEGUCATORS & TOMATO FOCUS GROUP: Deborah Nolan, [email protected] PLANT SHOW: Kay and Pete Hansen, [email protected] W. ST. TAMMANY HABITAT FOR PROJECTS COMMITTEE: HUMANITY PROJECT: Julie Deus, [email protected] Nancy Thompson, [email protected]

Notes From the Editor:

Our Gardengoer Newsletter serves multiple purposes as a tool for communication, docu- mentation of the educational services we are providing to the public, and entertainment! I would like to expand the Gardengoer staff to develop a team of photographers and writ- ers to ensure we capture all events of our organization. My vision is to have a group of photographers that can be assigned to capture an activity, work with our project chairs to coordinate the articles and photos, and find new ideas for graphic design for the layout of our newsletter. If you are interested in helping with this effort, please contact me at [email protected].

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Jan Pesses

THE GARDENGOER

Master Gardener Photo Link: THE NEWSLETTER OF THE 2014 Pictures (press Ctrl click) https://drive.google.com/folderview? ST. TAMMANY MASTER id=0B_pGgpE3CheTUFdDbGRGczIwR0U&usp=s haring GARDENERS ASSOCIATION

Cooperative Extension Service Past issues of the Gardengoer can be found on the LSU AgCenter, St. Tammany webpage. All issues St. Tammany Parish since January 2010 are listed.. Below is a link to the issues online. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/ 1301 N. Florida Street our_offices/parishes/St.+Tammany/Features/ Newsletters/Gardengoer/index.htm Covington, LA 70433

We are having issues with posting some of our Phone: 985-875-2635 (Covington) back issuess, but we are working to solve the prob- lems. Fax: 985-875-2639

Here is the link to the LSU AgCenter site to log Website: www.lsuagcenter.com/ your hours. Keep posting those hours on a regular mastergardener/ basis. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/