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all CIETY O President’sCIETY OMessage: CIETY O O F O F O F S S S B A B A B A R M R M R M E E E E E E R R R H H H I I I E E E C C HoldingC On To Summer A A A H H H T T T If only we could hold onto summer for a little learn more about na- longer… the weather, the warm temperatures, tive herbs and plants, 1933 the incredible1933 produce, and above all,1 9the33 pollinators and our sheer beauty of the season. Even though fall environment. is my favorite time of the year, when we can Plans are being begin to slow down in our gardens and enjoy made for our first TABLE OF CONTENTS Ththee HERB magnificent SO colorsCIE ofT fall,Y I will miss sum- Annual Meeting of omer.f AMER This yearIC hasA been quite the trial for many Members using the President’s Message ............ 1 of our members, with the challenging weather new one day meeting patterns that have plagued all of us in some way format in a destination Asheville Presenters ............ 3 or another. location. The event This summer has been a busy one for HSA will take place on Friday, April 29, 2016 in HSA News ........................... 4 th THboardE HERB and staff. SOCIET We hostedYO FtheAMERICA 4 Annual Asheville, NC. Over the next several months we Business Spotlight .............. 5 Coalition of American Plant Societies (CAPS) will be featuring additional activities that you in June at our headquarters in Kirtland. Ten and your family can take advantage of while in Connecticut Unit ................. 6 horticultural societies attended the two-day the area. Dava Stravinsky, our new Education Celebrates 60th! event. The group attended lectures and visited Chair, is hard at work with her committee con- Thlocale HERB gardens. S TheOCIE topicsTY were social media, firming speakers and activities. Be watching Gardens of HSA ................... 7 oattractingf AMER millennialsICA to our respective organi- Facebook, HerbalBytes, and the HSA national zations, and the future of plant societies. newsletter as different activities are featured. Hibiscus An Excerpt .............. 8 The hot topics in the horticultural arena are If you have any questions, concerns, or just native plants, increasing pollinator habitats, want to talk, please feel free to contact me In Memoriam: ...................12 Thande HERB the declining SOCIE beeTY population. One anytime. It’s always fun to hear from our Art Richardson ooff AMER HSA’s noItableCA programs is GreenBridges. exciting members across the country. Be sure to download the new brochure online, if Herbally yours, HSA Event Calendar ............13 you didn’t get one at the Educational Conference in Williamsburg. Consider supporting this THE OF Susan importantHERB and SOCIET timely programY byAMERICA joining and 1 HSA Grant Deadlines The Donald Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grant October 1, 2015 Grant Awards will be announced December 1, 2015 HSA Board of Directors Info or apply: 2015–2016 herbsociety.org/resources/samull-grant.html Susan Liechty President HSA Grant for Educators Rae McKimm Vice President December 31, 2015 Rie Sluder Secretary Grant Awards will be announced April 1, 2016 Linda Lange Treasurer/Finance Info or apply: Pat Greathead Central District herbsociety.org/resources/educator-grants.html Membership Delegate HSA Research Grant Bonnie Great Lakes District st Porterfield Membership Delegate January 31 , 2016 Cindy Meier Mid-Atlantic District Grant Awards will be announced May 1, 2016 Membership Delegate Jen Munson Northeast District Membership Delegate Sara Holland South Central District Crafting the Herbal Garden By Dava Stravinsky, Education Chair Membership Delegate and Using Herbs with Children Asheville Presenters September 24 | 4:00pm Eastern P.J. Stamps- Southeast District Don’t miss the next webinar! istory, lore and science will be the focus of our educational spent over twenty-five years developing Kitchen Membership Delegate By their own curious nature, children are drawn to plants; programming on Friday, April 29, 2016 at our first-ever one the programs, landscapes and facilities at Jody Lacey West District left in a backyard or garden children will quickly choose a day HSA Annual Meeting and More in Asheville, NC. Join the Arboretum. Mr. Briggs is a landscape Membership Delegate plant to play with. H architect who began his tenure at the Jackie Johnson Publications Chair us as this very special group of presenters–who have deep roots NCA in 1987 with a determination to As a mother and an educator, Brooke presents unique projects for Karen O’Brien Botany & Horticulture kids which she uses to teach children about plants. Every hands-on in western North Carolina–reveal the past, present and future include economic development as part of Chair activity is broken down by interests and varying levels of difficulty. of useful plants in this beautiful and bountiful portion of the the core mission of the NCA. He will give Carol Schmidt Development Chair With a few basic supplies and your own imagination and creativity, learn about how herbs can be teachers for us all. Appalachian range. us a virtual tour of the North Carolina Dava Stravinsky Education Chair Arboretum, including the newly unveiled Pat Sweetman Membership Chair To register for the Webinar: www.herbsociety.org/members/index.html After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about Charlie Williams of Charlotte, NC is Appalachian mountains foraging for sculpture of Frederick Law Olmsted, whose Debbie Boutelier Nominating Chair/ joining the webinar. with Brooke Sackenheim a retired librarian, longtime member of the wild herbs. His illustrated talk Medicinal vision for the development of the Biltmore Past President Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Plants–A Human Connection will intro- landscape and the surrounding environs Debra Knapke Honorary President and chair of the André Michaux duce us to the variety and importance continues to impact the area. DONate WHILE YOU shoP AND search ONLINE! International Society. His work organizing of the useful plants of western North STAFF conferences, writings and presentations Carolina as well as the people who have Joe-Ann McCoy, Ph.D. was recruited Katrinka Morgan Executive Director You Give. HSA Receives. has illuminated the legacy of eighteenth- shared their wisdom and knowledge of to head the Germplasm Repository (one Amy Rogers Office Manager Each and every purchase online through Amazon or GoodShop benefits HSA when you century French botanist and explorer André the plants with him through the years. of the institutions established by George Chris Wilkinson Librarian select The Herb Society of America as your designated charity. (Recently one of our Michaux, who traveled throughout eastern Mr. Elliott received numerous awards for Briggs within the North Carolina Arbor- Karen Kennedy Educator members purchased a new stove through Amazon and HSA received a portion of the sale!) 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