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Armstrong & District Garden Club Seeders and Weeders September 2019

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Armstrong & District Garden Club

Welcome! Regular meetings of the Armstrong and District Garden Club are held at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday

of the month at the Odd Fellows Hall, 3005 Wood Avenue, Armstrong.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 1, 2019

p. 2– 5 Meeting Minutes

p. 5 Speaker Debbie Morris

P. 6 Membership Report

P. 7 Club Updates

P. 8—9 Summer BBQ

P. 10 Bursaries Awarded

P. 11 –12 Craft of the Month

P. 13 Recipe of the Month

P.14 Planting Fall Bulbs

P. 15 Dividing Perennials

P. 16 Designing for Fall Colour

P. 17 Zone 5 Fall Garden Tasks

P. 18 Announcements /Events

Executive 2018

President:

Heather Hayes

Vice-President:

Glenn Gytenbeek

Secretary:

Ken Barr

Treasurer:

Judi Cogan

Membership:

Paul Peacock

Newsletter Editors:

Heather Hayes &

Mary Jackson

Directors:

Judi Cogan

Glenn Gytenbeek

Brenda Hobbs

Mary Jackson

Dianne Richards

Diane Lockton

Sue Lendrum

Sue Rook

In this issue:

Read about our summer

BBQ on pages 8 and 9!


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Minutes from our September 3 Meeting:

Attendance: 21

Guest Speaker

7:00 pm – Debbie Morris of Blue Mountain Nursery spoke on Putting Mason Bees to Bed for the Winter.

Further information from her talk may be found in the September newsletter. A useful resource recommended by the speaker is

the Crown Bees web site at: https://crownbees.com/

Coffee Break

Thanks to Paul Peacock, Gloria Larratt and Mary Jackson for their help with the refreshments.

Business Meeting

The business meeting was called to order, Club President Heather Hayes presiding.

The Club welcomed new member Debby Keryluke.

Treasurer's Report - Judi Cogan

Recent expenses include:

$292 for the July 9 barbecue and potluck

$30 for door prizes

$330 for meals at the nursery hop tours

$60 for 3 gift certificates

$50 for the Catherine Schubert Rose

$42 in plant sale expenses

$70 for table rental at the plant sale

Recent receipts include:

$27 from the 50/50 draw

$42.50 from the barbecue and potluck

$100 from garden advice for a fee

Motion to accept the report by Mary Jackson, seconded by Gene Richards. Carried.

Membership Report - Paul Peacock

The Club has 60 paid or honorary members. Additional information will be provided in the September newsletter.

Correspondence – Ken Barr (secretary).

Armstrong Spallumcheen Chamber of Commerce Bits & Bytes Newsletter – June 11, 18, 25, July 9, 23, August 6, 20, September 3 (bi

-weekly since July)

Newsletters:

Armstrong and District, Enderby & District, Vernon & District Garden Clubs, Okanagan Gardens & Roses Club (June).

Kelowna Garden Club (July-August and September)

Shuswap Garden Club (August and September)

Email notice from SIHA on Brian Minter's talk at the Salmon Arm Fair on September 6

A thank card was received from the staff and residents of Heaton Place for the Catherine Schubert Rose and the commemorative

plaque.

https://crownbees.com/


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Minutes from our Sept. 3 Meeting contd.:

Thank you for the meeting goodies and for setting up our coffee and tea:

Paul Peacock, Gloria Larratt and Mary Jackson

Old Business

City Planters

The flowers appear to be doing well.

Schubert Rose Plaque Dedication

The plaque and rose may be found in the courtyard at Heaton Place.

July 9 Barbecue and Potluck

Favorable comments on the July 9 barbecue and potluck were received. One suggestion was that, in future, the Club not buy a

cake as plenty of other desserts were brought.

Communities in Bloom

Local judging on the Communities in Bloom program is complete.

The Club has received a service award for its participation in the program over the past 30 years.

Member Garden Tours

Approximately twelve people attended the most recent tour.

Thanks to Dianne Lockton for organizing this year's tours.

Garden Advice for a Fee

Garden advice was provided for a property on Otter Lake Cross Road. Heather and Mary report that the client was very satisfied

paying $100 instead of the $60 originally agreed. A sample report is available for viewing upon request.

The Club will be promoting gift certificates for garden advice as Christmas gifts. Such promotion could be done on the Club Face-

book page.

Club Bursaries

The Club presented four $500 bursaries this year, three to 2019 PVSS graduates Kiara Bridge, Jared Brown, and Jessica Podschadly

and one to Azazia Richards, an out-of-town relative of a club member. The number of bursaries awarded varies from year-to-year,

depending on the number of eligible candidates and club finances.

Farmers' Market Information Desk

Judy and Heather report a good response to our information desk at the June 8 Armstrong Farmers' Market.

Judy and Chris have volunteered to host the information desk with one volunteer on each of two Saturdays in September.

Club Business Cards

It was decided to use the existing cards, correcting the meeting day. Ken will bring the cards to the September 24 executive

meeting.


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New Business

Donations to Community Groups

The executive recommends the donation of $250 each to the lunch programs at Armstrong Elementary, Highland Park Elementary,

and Len Wood Middle School and to the breakfast program offered by Glad Tidings Church.

There were suggestions for other recipients of Club funds including:

Trees by the site of the Farmers' Market. Judy Wilde will speak to Marni Niles about this.

Donation of a bench to the City of Armstrong. A wood-composite bench, installed by the City, with a bronze plaque acknowledging

the Club's contribution, could be purchased at a cost of $1,700. The City would provide maintenance for 15 years. The Club

can suggest a location.

Motion to purchase the bench as described by Gene Richards, seconded by Mark Jackson. Carried.

The executive recommends that the funds set aside for a donation for the proposed Huculak park be freed up as development of

the park has been stalled for some time.

October 5 SIHA Meeting

The Club will be hosting the Fall 2019 SIHA meeting on Saturday, October 5 at the large Odd Fellows Hall. The Club is to provide

baked goods, coffee, tea, and juice and handle room setup and cleanup. We will also need to provide door prizes, a discussion sub-

ject for the afternoon, and a group mixer game for the lunch period. Harriet Hanna will be the guest speaker on fall bulbs and her

trip to gardens in Holland.

Doors typically open at 10:00 am with the meeting starting at 11:00 am.

Typical attendance is 40-45 people, but all Club members are welcome.

An email request for baked goods and for volunteers to help with setup and cleanup will be sent.

Other Business

2020 Dues

Collection of 2020 dues will begin shortly. The amount is now $15, increased from $10, and is intended to cover the Club's oper-

ating costs.

November Officer Elections

Candidates for the November Officer Elections are invited. Up for election this year are a Club President and a Club Treasurer for a

two-year term, and possibly a Club Vice President for a one-year term should the current Vice President be elected President. Hav-

ing served a two-year term, an officer can run for a second term, but no officer can hold office for more than four consecutive

years.

There are also openings for two Directors.

Member Profiles

Ken will send a member profile form to our newest member Debbie Keryluke.

Photo Contest Entries

Members are asked to bring their photo contest entries to the December social.

Ideas for Speakers

Topics of interest mentioned were:

Grafting - early spring (need a tree to demo)

Pruning



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Demonstrations and Speakers: Debbie Morris on Putting Mason Bees to Bed

Newsletter Ideas

Ideas for the Club newsletters are invited. Editors are Mary Jackson and Heather Hayes.

Some members do not have email and have requested to be mailed copies of the newsletter.

Former Club Facebook Page

Heather has emailed the former administrator of the Club Facebook Page to have it removed but have yet to receive a reply. The

old Page, which is no longer being maintained, appears prominently in Google searches for 'Armstrong and District Garden Club.'

The new Page is found at: https://www.facebook.com/ArmstrongandDistrictGardenClub

Updated membership list

A member telephone list was also requested and will be provided shortly.

Club archives

Sue Lendrum and Paul Peacock have volunteered to begin organizing the club archives.

Items missed from storage at the Odd Fellows Hall

Some items were taken from the club storage at the Hall in June. However, we are okay for most supplies.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.


Speaker Debbie Morris, of Blue Mountain Nursery, spoke

about how to ensure mason bees survive the winter. Mason

bee’s primary task is to move pollen and thus ensure plentiful

fruit crops and flowers. They are subject to a number of para-

sites, fungal infections, mites and other predators, so it is im-

portant to remove the cocoons from their bamboo sticks, use

a diluted organic bleach solution to wipe the cocoon clean,

then pat dry. The cocoons can be kept in a breathable bag

(see photo) and stored outside or put in a “humidibee” and

left in your frig crisper drawer over the winter months.

Mason bees can be released in spring when flowers are

blooming and the temperature is above 11 degrees. To re-

lease the bees, place them in a box inside their house.

For more information visit the Crown Bees web site at:


https://www.facebook.com/ArmstrongandDistrictGardenClub/?ref=bookmarks



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Membership Update from Paul:

Our current membership totals 58, including 7 Honorary members. Honorary memberships

were bestowed on long standing members who have made significant contributions to the

Club over past years.

Membership fees in the Club are paid on annual basis covering the calendar year. Member-

ship renewals for 2020 are due on January 1st. Because we have no regular meetings in De-

cember and January, renewals will be accepted starting in November and continuing into

February and March.

Membership fees for next year have been raised to $15.00 per year. The membership fees

are intended to cover the basic operational expenses of the Club (rent, guest speakers, insur-

ance, door prizes, IPE prizes, downtown Planter Boxes). The current fee structure was no

longer covering these basic expenses which necessitates the increase. This increase was ap-

proved by the membership at the June meeting.

It should be noted that monies raised from the Plant Sale are used for community support

projects such as scholarships and donations to community groups.

Paul Peacock,

Membership

Paul Peacock at left with

Glenn Gytenbeek and

President Heather Hayes.


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Club Updates:

ADGC FACEBOOK PAGE: Have you visited or “liked” our club’s Facebook page? Special

thanks to Ken Barr who regularly adds interesting information and events to the page!

Visit: https://www.facebook.com/ArmstrongandDistrictGardenClub/

Photo Contest:

A photo contest organizer will be identified to co-ordinate our contest, with winners selected at the December social.

Categories to be: 1) Seasonal; 2) Living Creatures in Your Garden; 3) Close-ups; 4) Landscapes; 5) Open. Entrants to

provide a maximum of 1 entry per category as a 4” x 6” print. All prints, except

those for the Open category, to be in colour.

Member Profile:

Some members have asked why we need a “profile” from our members… You’ll notice the profile information is very garden

oriented and does not require you to share your deepest and darkest secrets….just your heartfelt love of gardening. By sharing

some things about your garden interests, it helps us to get to know each other better and build a stronger club!

Heather

Top 5 reasons:

1) We can’t remember your name and the photo and name in the newsletter are a member cue for all us oldies.

2) We’ve run out of ideas and we want to “borrow” ideas from new members to complement our knowledge.

3) It gives us ideas of how you could be a valuable asset to the club by applying your expertise and interests.

4) It’s a way to introduce yourself to other members and find commonality to talk about and a nice way to meet new friends.

5) We’re nosy.

Congratulations to Glenn G., whose front yard won the “Best Drought Resistant Garden” in

this year’s Community in Bloom contest!


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Club BBQ:

The summer BBQ was once again a resounding success! Members from Salmon Arm joined

the Club in the festivities. Bocce ball and other games rounded out our activities this year—

thanks to Glenn for the great idea! Thanks to the organizing committee and all the members

who attended.


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Club BBQ:


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High School Bursaries:

The Armstrong Garden clubs offers scholarships to students

who plan to attend post secondary education in the fields of

agriculture, landscaping, biology and other related fields of

study. Garden club members’ families are also eligible to

apply for scholarships.

2019 Scholarship Recipients:

Left: Kiara Bridge (Grandaughter of Yvonne Moore)

Lower Left: Jared Brown

Lower Right: Jessica Podschadly

Not in photo: Azaria Richards (granddaughter of Gene and

Dianne Richards)

Congratulations to these students and best wishes! Thanks to

the Scholarship Committee: Judy Wilde, Ken Barr and Dianne

Lockton.


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Craft for the Month: (thanks to Dianne Richards)

Bursary Thank you Letter:

Here’s a lovely thank you note

from one of our recipients of the

Club’s educational bursaries,

Azaria Richards.


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Craft for the Month: (thanks to Dianne Richards)


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Recipe of the Month: Fresh Peach Crumb Bars, courtesy of Sue L.

If you have a favorite recipe you’d like to share, please pass it along to Heather or Mary. Our hope was that

we would include recipes for fruit or vegetables that are in season. (But Heather says we’re flexible…

especially if it’s crazy good!)


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Planting Spring Bulbs in the Fall:


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September is a great month for doing a little renovating in your perennial garden. It’s time to divide and/or transplant your bulbs. The heat of summer has hopefully passed, the chances of rain have returned and there is still plenty of time for plants to recover from being moved before the ground freezes.

Look for the Signs The rule of thumb for deciding which perennials to transplant or divide is based on bloom time. Late summer and fall bloomers are suited for moving in the spring while spring and early summer flowering perennials can be transplanted in fall.

There are several signs that can tell you it’s time to divide a perennial when all the growth appears on the outer edges, it doesn’t bloom as well as it used to or the blooms are smaller than usual. All these indicators are symptoms of overcrowded roots.

When and How to Divide and Transplant Transplanting can be motivated by the desire to change the look of your garden or if you’ve discovered that the perennial needs a different growing environment.

Whether transplanting or dividing, you should give the plants about 6 weeks before the first hard freeze occurs in your garden so they can be settled into their new home and ready for winter.

Start by digging around the entire clump with a garden fork or sharp shooter (narrow shovel) and lifting the plant, soil and all, from the hole. Then gently break as much of the soil away as you can. If you are dividing the plant, once it is out of the ground, separate the crowns by cutting them with a sharp knife or shovel blade. You don’t have to be gentle, but try to preserve as many of the roots as possible.

Keep newly dug and/or divided plants covered and protected from wind and sun while you get their new homes ready. If you can’t transplant them the same day, place them in the shade, spray the root ball with water and cover them with wet newspapers. They’ll be okay for a few days, but I recommend getting them in the ground ASAP.

Prepare the new planting spot or revive the old one by turning the soil at least 8-inches deep. Remove rocks, roots, and debris. Add plenty of compost and some aged manure.

Dig a hole that is 1.5 times as deep and wide as the plant’s roots. Build a firm mound of soil in the middle of the hole. Spread the roots over the mound so that the crown sits at or just below the soil line. Gently back fill the hole and pull the soil up around the crown just as you would a container grown plant.

Water the plant and keep it consistently moist until a hard freeze. Don’t bother with fertilizer as it will only encourage top growth, which takes energy away from the roots.

Once the ground freezes, apply a 3-inch layer of mulch and you are done. Next spring your perennials will emerge with a new lease on life.

Plants to Divide in Fall Astilbe

Asiatic Lily

Oriental Lily

Lily-of-the-Valley

Bleeding Heart

Siberian Iris

Japanese Iris

Veronica

Peony https://pallensmith.com/2014/09/27/how-divide-transplant-perennials-fall/

How to Divide and Transplant Perennials in Fall


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Designing for Fall Colours: Source: https://www.gardendesign.com/pictures/the-art-of-autumn_435/#5597

List of trees and shrubs that provide fall

colour:

Dwarf Burning Bush

Ivory Halo Dogwood

Limelight Hydrangea (photo left)

Little Henry Sweetspire

Sumac Tiger Eyes

Englemann Ivy

Ginkgo Tree (photo below)

Sugar Maple

https://canadale.ca/plants-for-fall-colour/

Trees & Shrubs for Fall Colour How about adding some new plants for fall colour to your garden? Often the fall season gets over looked when we are planning our gardens. So much of our attention is on the flowers of spring and summer. Mums are not the only way to add great fall colour to your garden. There are lots of trees and shrubs that can add that warm fall colouring too.


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Zone 5 Fall Garden Tasks https://landscapeontario.com/fall-gardening-checklist

When you are cleaning up your garden this fall,

remember that you can divide some plants and

repot portions for the ADGC plant sale or winter

over those plants you may not longer want.


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Tues., Oct. 1 ADGC monthly meeting at 7 pm,

Odd Fellows Hall, Armstrong

Sat. Oct 5 South Interior Horticultural Association

hosted by ADGC. Bring your own lunch but refreshments provided.

11 am at the Odd Fellows Main Hall

Speaker: Harriet Hanna on Fall Bulbs

The Armstrong and District Garden Club

was established in 1927 and is an active,

fun group.

The club’s main fundraiser is the annual

plant sale held in May and tours of our

member's gardens and other nurseries

occur throughout the summer.

The club supports the community garden

and provides a bursary to students in post

-secondary education in horticulture,

landscaping or agriculture. The club mem-

bers also plant the planters on PV Boule-

vard in Armstrong.

If you know of residents in Armstrong or Spallumcheen

who would like some garden advice for a property under

an acre, let the club know. The cost would be a minimum

of $100 donation to the club. Contact President Heather

Upcoming Events: Upcoming Events:

Don’t forget to

Lug a Mug to our

Meetings!

2019 Executive:

Mary, Sue L. Diane, Judy, Heather, Ken, Sue R., Paul, Glenn

Missing: Brenda, Dianne, and Judi

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