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MARCH 2010 EDITION FIRST DRAFT.Pub DCM GA 2010 dues are due with your membership renewal form. TABLE OF VOLUME XIII , ISSUE 1 MARCH 2010 C O N T E N T S GARDEN TOUR & 2010 Spring Garden Tour and Plant Sale 1 PLANT SALE Gardening for Pleasure and the Planet Saturday, May 8th, 9AM-4PM CRITTER IN YOUR 3 YARD! Once again, Denton County Master Gardeners will plan and orchestrate a Terri Smith’s Garden garden tour and plant sale that county PICTURE GALLERY 4 residents have learned to expect each spring. Our guests know that not only NEW KIDS will they be able to visit lovely gardens 6 on the BLOCK... for inspiration and ideas, but also to come away with educational experiences easily applied in their own gardens. The BOOK REVIEWS 8 plant sale offers an opportunity to pur- chase roses, native and adapted perenni- MG COMMUNITY als and pass-along plants that are sure to Terri Smith’s Flower Mound gardens 9 SERVICE grow in Denton County. The date of our showcase shade plantings and she takes tour is also expected by our guests as the advantage of the sun’s energy where she DEMONSTRATION 10 Saturday before Mother’s Day. can for roses and vegetables. Kimi Dailey GARDEN is captain. Don and Imogene Wier's garden in Denton ASK A MG 12 Brent Bloechle’s Garden seems like being in a bird sanctuary. This garden has the experienced team of NEWSY NEWS 13 Clarice Luce and Darla Bostick as co- captains. Laurel Wallace of Cross Roads has an EUROPEAN 14 PEASANT BREAD inviting garden in a majestic expanse surrounded by Lake Lewisville on three sides, Janie Cindric will serve as captain. GENERAL 15 Brent Bloechle, in Double Oak, proudly MEETINGS recycles all yard waste back into his beds to grow perennials, roses and award- MINUTES 16 winning vegetables. Anita Maynor will be The five lovely gardens are diverse in the captain of Brent’s garden. respect to location and style, sun and Three years ago we added Diggin’ Deeper PRESIDENT’S 18 shade, new and mature in addition each Demos to each garden, adding an educa- CORNER have a significant water feature or tional opportunity. Mary Morrow’s team features built into their landscape. Ac- will deliver these topics: Garden Bed STATEN ISLAND 20 commodating their love of nature and Prep and Bringing Birds to the Backyard CHUCK making the most of it is evident in each (Patsy’s garden); Water Conservation garden. (Laurel’s garden); Veggie Gardens and CLEAR CREEK 21 Patsy Day of Pilot Point has been in the Worm Composting (Brent’s garden); TRAINING SERIES process of taming her wild space for Shade Perennials (Don and Imogene’s 2009 BOARD/ about three years. Her neighbor, Sara garden); and Backyard Critter ‘Scape 22 COMMITTEES Roland, will be captain of this garden. (Terri’s garden). (cont on page 2) 2010 Spring Garden Tour and Plant Sale Gardening for Pleasure and the Planet Saturday, May 8th, 9AM-4PM The Plant Sale, headed by Shirley Manfredi, will be held at the Trinity United Methodist Don and Imogene’s Garden Church from 8:00 to 2:00. A pre-order opportunity to buy roses from Chamblee’s was announced at the February meeting by Monica Chaffin. This is an opportunity to purchase container grown roses from Chamblee’s Nursery in Tyler and in doing so give support to our fundraising efforts. Monica says you can look at the roses at chambleeroses.com, pick varieties you want to buy and email your wish list to Monica ([email protected]) by March 15th. She will confirm your order and amount owed Besides being a very satisfying project that by email so you can provide a check by March brings a quality garden experience to the 31st. There is a surprise for another pre- community, the Garden Tour and Plant Sale order opportunity to be announced later. is our breadwinner . DCMGA depends on this fundraiser and your support is crucial to suc- cess. There are so many ways members can be involved. Sue Hudiburgh and Janie Farler almost have the brochure, flyer and poster ready for printing with Mary Morrow’s help, but we will need you to ask your favorite vendors to find space for them. We ask you to publicize this event to your friends and neighbors and of course, SELL TICKETS. Buy some yourself and give them to your friends, doctors, dentist, hairdresser, dog sitter, etc. and enjoy the goodwill of the gesture. Laurel Wallace’s Garden Please help and sign up today , by contact- ing Susan Loos or Carolyn Tinner, co-chairs. One of the keys to making a substantial prof- Check the web site, dcmga.com for updates it in the plant sale has been the inclusion of on Garden Tour Workdays. pass-along plants. Pass-along plants are a southern tradition that master gardeners love to follow to share the joy and fruits of their gardens by providing plants that guests can’t often buy except at our plant sale. Contact Al Kirchhoff to advise him what your garden can offer this year. Pot your plants in gallon size containers and include a label that gives the information necessary for the plant to be grown successfully by the purchaser. Deliver your pass-along offerings to the church on Patsy Day’s Garden Friday morning, May 7. For additional info contact Al at [email protected]. 2009 was a year full of amazing achievements by DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS and a few members went the extra step and were recognized by their peers. The following ‘CRITTERS IN DCMGA’ received awards at the 2010 Annual Dinner and 2009 Graduation CAN YOU FIGURE OUT WHICH CRITTER IS WHICH? 1. EDUCATOR AWARD (INTERN) 1.___ A. UNICORN - Some people think unicorns are MARTIN RICHARDS a myth...you are one of the most rare animals. 2. PROJECT MANAGER (INTERN) 2.___ Less than 2% that take the test are unicorns. SUSAN LOOS Unicorns are good at almost everything they do, and are very well liked! 3. SPECIAL MERIT AWARD (INTERN) 3.___ DIANA MCMILLIN B. CATERPILLAR - You are a rare one indeed! People view caterpillars as beauty in the making 4. EDUCATOR AWARD 4.___ and it is usually frowned upon to hurt one. You JENNY ESTES are caring and carefree. Almost everyone likes a 5. PROJECT MANAGER 5.___ caterpillar. MONIQUE GOODHART C. BUMBLE BEE - A beautiful insect that is 6. SPECIAL MERIT AWARD 6.___ good at working with teams and produces some- MARY MORROW thing many want: honey! A bumble bee com- 7. LIFETIME MEMBER AWARD 7.___ mands great respect, and will respond to a bad DONNA WOLFE situation with a quick sting! Bumble bees are serious and very wise. 8. LIFETIME MEMBER AWARD 8.___ MYRNA ENGLE D. WHITE TAIL DEER - (owner’s rendition) Upon testing I’ve been told I’m a White Tail Deer. 9. LONG TERM SERVICE AWARD 9.___ How could this be? I am not smooth, sleek, JOAN STANLEY sharp eyed, but still a gentle and peaceful soul. 10. EXECUTIVE BOARD AWARD 10.___ I can never be at ease for these reasons. I’m CAROLYN TINNER human, but I have this big white target on my behind. There’s open season on me every year. HINT: THERE ARE 3 BUMBLE BEES AND Have you looked in my husband’s deep freeze? 4 UNICORNS! He has 200 lbs of my deer friends in there. Oops! Adjust my clothes, my target is showing. Is he looking? I’m getting to where I suspect “A good gardener always plants three him. Load those guns boys! I am going to the garden. English Peas already. Oh yes, yummy seedsseeds———oneone for the grubs, one for the rose buds. Apple blossoms, tasty. Carrots, oh it weather, one for himself.” has been so long! What, he peed on the carrots, well he can kiss this big white target as i jump C. Collins over his silly little 8” fence. E. SQUIRREL - WOOPS! The DFW Metroplex had more snow on the ground than they did in Canada for the beginning of the Winter Olympics...it was also warmer in Juneau, Alaska. page 3 New Kids on the Block... Lots of new faces running around DCMGA-here are a few of their stories... Carol Armant Stephanie Briggs Barbara Brown Flower Mound Grapevine Highland Village Where did you live prior to Denton County? Where did you live prior to Denton County? Where did you live prior to Denton County? How was gardening different there than here? How was gardening different there than here? How was gardening different there than here? Richardson...poor soil with overgrown Denver...the growing season is much Illinois...I was very young. beds. ‘Mom time’ restricted ‘Garden shorter, the soil is not easy to work in Time’. and the climate is very dry. What are your plans for your garden after What are your plans for your garden after What are your plans for your garden after you complete Master Gardener class? you complete Master Gardener class? you complete Master Gardener class? Continue to reinvent my yard & help Continue to work in the community gar- More vegetables and herbs, convert St. others learn to love their den and find a home with a larger Augustine to water-wise. garden experiences. space to garden. When you are not in the garden, When you are not in the garden, When you are not in the garden, where can you be found/ what are you doing? where can you be found/ what are you doing? where can you be found/ what are you doing? At church singing my favorite hymn: Volunteering in the food pantry at Computer, writing and reading.
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