Over the Garden Gate Clinton County Master Gardener Newsletter
Volume 8 Issue 4 May 2017 Editor: Carol Machael, [email protected]; 563-357-7537 Published on the first Monday of the month except during January and December. To submit an article it must be sent by E-mail as a Microsoft Word attachment to the above e-mail address. To be accepted for publication in the next newsletter, please provide articles 10 days before the first Monday of the month.
Coming Soon - the 2017 Plant Sale! May 20th & 21st
Wanted: a variety of perennials, vegetables, herbs, annuals, & houseplants. (Plants look the best if potted as long before the sale as possible) NO shrubs or woody plants, please
If you know of someone (ie: relatives, neighbors) who have plants they would like to donate, but need help dividing them, please contract Willard Larsen at 563-249-2476 ([email protected]) for the DeWitt location or Brenda Council at 815 -589-2569 ([email protected]) for the Lyons/Clinton site.
Plants may be dropped off at the DeWitt fairgrounds on Friday, May 19th between 11:30 am and 4:00 pm. or Saturday morn- ing between 7:30 am and 8:45 am. At the Lyons/Clinton site (Lyons 4 Square Park), plants will be accepted after 5:00 pm,
Friday May 19th or the morning of the sale, May 20th.
If you need containers, they are available in various sizes at the Outdoor Learning Classroom, DeWitt Fairgrounds and Bickel- haupt Arboretum, 340 S. 14th St in Clinton. Please label your plants with identification cards which can be obtained at the Iowa State Extension Office, 400 E. 11th St. in DeWitt, the Arboretum, or at the plant sale site when you drop off your plants.
Volunteers are needed at DeWitt site Lyons/Clinton Site
Setup: Friday, May 19th Friday, May 19th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm after 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Sale: Sat., May 20th Sat. May 20th
8:00 am – 2:00 pm 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday, May 21st Sunday, May 21st
9:00 am – Noon 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cleanup Noon – 1:00 pm 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Volunteers may work for several hours, or only an hour, whatever their schedule permits. Likewise, please contact Willard at 563-249-2476 ([email protected]) for volunteering in DeWitt and Brenda at 815-589-2569 ([email protected]) for volunteering in Clinton. If you have any questions concerning the sale at either location, please contact the respective chairman.
This is the major fundraiser for our organization.
Volume 8 Issue 4 Page 2 May 2017
CLINTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
Advisory Board Mtg. April 18,2017, Bickelhaupt Arboretum,
9AM
Roll Call-Linda L., Deb M., Brenda C., Bonnie M., Willard L., Heather C., Deb N., Mark S., Gayle P. Bonnie H., Kathy S., Margo H.
Approval of Minutes-approved by all
Financial Report - Heather -have a new bookkeeper and she is transitioning to our methods
Mark's report-Our group events were in the Iowa St. Newsletter 4 times. Mark needs at least 3-4 week notice to get items in. Honey Bee Queen may be at MGDay at Fair this year. Butterfly lady & bus will be at Grace Camp on June 1st. Application has been submitted for MG Scholarship. New possible project in area called Donation Gardening where the items are donated to the local food pantries & other worthy causes.
Bickelhaupt Arboretum-Margo-No Child Left Inside starts soon. Art at the Arb is featured again this year. Volunteer hrs can be counted for helping with either event.
Committees/Projects/Events OLC-Willard-Clean up done. Gazebo work of clean-up and re-staining will be done. New raised bed planters & Handicap accessible planter is done. Need to divide a few plants in garden for Plant sale. Need 6" pots or larger if anyone has some.
Publicity-Deb-Spring Social-28 people attended.
Events-
Let's Get Growing-April 21-2-4. Has been in local papers and on radio. Plant Sale-over 200 plants acquired from