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Gardening on the Rocks
JANUARY 2018
A beautiful table centrepiece created by Barb Ecker for the Christmas Show
Editor: Hermina Hubert Founded in 1911.
smathermi@gmail.com Dedicated to the
(705) 692-1442 beautification
Membership: Linda Hugli of the Greater
lhugli@hotmail.com Sudbury region
(705) 693-2476 and the
Website: www.SudburyHorticulturalSociety.ca preservation of our
environment
SUDBURY MASTER GARDENERS
Answering all your gardening questions! www.SudburyMasterGardeners.ca
Committee Chairs, Coordinators, and Members for 2018
Please contact these chairpersons if you have any questions, suggestions, information, or if you would like to volunteer in some way. As you can see, we have many areas where your help would be appreciated: Gardening Festival - Wayne Hugli (committee includes the entire board) Perennial Plant Sale - Pat O’Grady Flower Shows - Hermina Hubert Awards/Trophies - Lisa Robinson Open Garden Weekend - Theresa Cullum (with Lisa Robinson, Georgette Mitchell, and Jill Bennett) John Street Park - Barbara Knuff (Theresa Cullum) CNIB Gardens - Georgette Mitchell (Laura Foreshew, Frankie Vitone, Ada Petretti, and Jill Bennett) Ugliest Schoolyard Contest - Wayne Hugli Seedy Saturday – Diane Chapman (Hermina Hubert, Frankie Vitone, Tammy Cheguis, Colleen Zilio, and Stuart McCall) Ontario Gardening Week – Diane Chapman Community Gardens - Stuart McCall Yearbook - Hermina Hubert (Colette Ilnitski, Theresa Cullum, Lisa Robinson, and Shelby Woolnough) Photography – Lisa Robinson Newsletter - Hermina Hubert (Aline Dupont, Theresa Cullum, and Lisa Robinson) Membership - Linda Hugli Web Site - Linda Hugli Volunteer Hours – Pat O’Grady Library Book Donations – Diane Chapman Little Lending Library – Georgette Mitchell and Jill Bennett OHA District 13 Rep - Jill Bennett Membership Meetings: Speakers – Wayne Hugli Welcome Table – Laura Foreshew Door Prizes – Barbara Knuff Refreshments – Ada Petretti and Connie Dubois Raffle – Frankie Vitone White Elephant Table – Pat O’Grady (Uta Decker)
The Board of Directors wish all of you a very
HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR !
Our Presentation
Meaghan Delange will share information about
people that she is coordinating in Valley East.
The Cloverbud Program is a hands-on, activity
of topics, including agriculture, food, crafts, lifeskills, the environment and science. Cloverbuds get a
taste for the topics in 4-H projects and understanding of 4
opportunities to “Learn To Do By Doing”
For more information you may want to visit:
http://www.4hontario.ca/uploads/userfiles/files/Cloverbud%20Information%20Package%20CAM%202013.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/Valleyeastcloverbuds/
SOCIETY
Sunday, January 28
Refreshments
Guest Speaker:
Installation of
Door prizes
will share information about an interesting environmental program for young
people that she is coordinating in Valley East.
on, activity-based program for youth aged 6–8, covering a variety
of topics, including agriculture, food, crafts, lifeskills, the environment and science. Cloverbuds get a
H projects and understanding of 4-H values. The program provides many
opportunities to “Learn To Do By Doing” and introduces youth to all facets of 4-H Ontario projects
For more information you may want to visit:
http://www.4hontario.ca/uploads/userfiles/files/Cloverbud%20Information%20Package%20CAM%202013.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/Valleyeastcloverbuds/
SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING
Sunday, January 28… at the CNIB
Refreshments at 1:15 pm… Meeting begins at 2:00 pm
Guest Speaker: “Meaghan Delange ”
lation of new Board of Directors
Door prizes - 50/50 - White elephant table finds
interesting environmental program for young
8, covering a variety
of topics, including agriculture, food, crafts, lifeskills, the environment and science. Cloverbuds get a
lues. The program provides many
H Ontario projects
http://www.4hontario.ca/uploads/userfiles/files/Cloverbud%20Information%20Package%20CAM%202013.pdf
MEETING
at the CNIB
pm.
”
Board of Directors
White elephant table finds
Seedy Saturday …
Parkside Centre ….
This is an excellent opportunity to:
� get your green thumbs on some heirloom (heritage) seeds
� swap seeds that you have collected
� listen to excellent guest speakers share their knowledge
� learn from our not-for-
� visit the vendors …have lunch at the Harmony Café
� experience the Kids’ Corner
� support the ‘adopt-a-seed’ initiative through Seeds of Diversity
Happy Birthday
Congratulations to Helen Cotnam
her 98th
Birthday at the end of November
daughter, Jessie McIsaac, and friends
Nadia Snajdr.
This marvelous woman blew out
one breath and had a good appetite
sense of humour (and the revolving, musical cake
plate), great fun was had by all.
many more birthdays.
Seedy Saturday … March 3 Seed Exchange from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
This is an excellent opportunity to:
get your green thumbs on some heirloom (heritage) seeds
swap seeds that you have collected
listen to excellent guest speakers share their knowledge
-profit exhibitors
ave lunch at the Harmony Café
experience the Kids’ Corner
seed’ initiative through Seeds of Diversity
Happy Birthday
Helen Cotnam who celebrated
at the end of November with her
and friends at the home of
woman blew out all the candles in
etite. Due to Helen’s
and the revolving, musical cake
by all. We wish Helen
Hermina
Seed Exchange from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Dates to Remember!
January 28 – Society General Meeting at
CNIB, 2:00 pm, pick up your new
yearbook
February 2 – Board Meeting at CNIB, 1:30
pm, upstairs
February 19 – Family day
February 25 – Society General Meeting,
2:00 pm at CNIB
March 3 – Seed Saturday, Parkside Centre
Reminders !
1. ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS!
If you intend to enter any photo classes in the
Christmas Show this November, check the
class titles in the yearbook NOW and be
creative this month, while the snow is crisp
and clean.
2. VOLUNTEER HOURS – These are
important for our Society to qualify for
government funding. Please keep track of
your own volunteer hours (setting up at
meetings, clerking, weeding at John St. Park,
etc…any volunteer activity you do.)
An organizing sheet will be available at the
meeting to help you.
3. SEEDY SATURDAY – If you would like to
volunteer in some way at the Seedy event on
March 3, please contact Hermina Hubert.
Participants Showing Their Appreciation
Here are some comments that we received from
participants following the December 9, 2017
Floral Design Workshop.
* I enjoyed the class and the socializing with old
friends. I was so surprised at all the floral designs
we had the opportunity to do. It was a fun day,
and I look forward to your next class.
* Thank you for hosting this event – I feel so
fortunate that the Society hosts it and helps us so
much. I hope to join when I retire.
* I love the event and would be happy to help in
any way that I could to ensure you are able to
continue doing this for people like me who love
flowers, but do not have the creative talents to
independently create such arrangements.
* Thanks for the pictures. I really enjoyed the
workshop. You ladies always do a wonderful job.
* That workshop was so much fun.... and you
always work so hard ! You ladies do a great job.
Thanks again !
Photos of the workshop on the next page.
Foodshed Project – Sudbury Community
Garden Network
Are you interested in launching a new garden…
or increasing food production?
From January to June, our meetings will focus
on sharing garden plans, ideas and experiences.
Mark your calendars for the following meetings
to be held at the Sudbury District Health
Unit… 1300 Paris St. Sudbury.
5:00 pm January 15, 2018
5:00 pm February 12 2018
5:00 pm March 5, 2018
5:00 pm April 9, 2018
5:00 pm May 14, 2018
5:00 pm June 11, 2018
info@foodshedproject.ca
Floral Design Workshop
Our fourth Floral Design Workshop (two Christmas Table Centrepieces and a Wreath) was held on Dec. 9. A special thank you to Camilla Yahnke for coordinating the event for the 24 participants. Instruction and presentations were given by Rheo Courchesne, Shelby Woolnough, Christine Osmond and Hermina Hubert. Thank you to the committee
members and volunteers including Uta Decker, Connie Dubois, Michelle Courchesne, Theresa Cullum, Aline Dupont, Colette Ilnitski, Barbara Knuff, and Lisa Robinson.