The Bl ming Bulletin June 2017 A monthly publication of the Plantation Garden Club

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Executive Board President: Peggy Tingle

1st Vice President: Diana Little

2nd Vice President: Jeannette Smith

3rd Vice President: Sheryl Melson

Treasurer: Cindy Bates

Recording Secretary: Paulette Kandel

Corresponding Secretary: Mimi Sakal

Committees & Chairs: Auditing Committee: TBA

Budget: Sheryl Melson

By-Laws: Sheryl Melson

Chamber Representative: Donna Faul

Cuttings Table: Nancy Widmer

Commemorative Trees: Peggy Tingle

Education: Georgia Brown

Greeter/Monthly Opportunities: Judy Malloy

High Tea: Jeannette Smith

Hospitality: Jan Kolenda

Inspirational: Lorraine Timmes

Membership: Jeannette Smith

Newsletter: Liane Hess

Not-For-Profit: Peggy Tingle

Publicity: Liane Hess

Telephone: Jeannette Smith & Addie Travers

If you have any comments about

this newsletter, please contact Liane

at: 33violet@comcast.net. Be sure to

put “Newsletter” in the subject line.

President’s Message

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Dear Fellow Gardeners:

Welcome to a new year for the Plantation Garden Club, Inc.

We have enjoyed many successes and accomplishments over the past 54 years. I look forward to working with you all and many more new members during the coming months and years as we continue to work toward the goal of:

“Promoting environmental, civic, and community responsibility, supporting local gardening and

environmental education, and encouraging the use of native plants to preserve South Florida’s unique habitat.”

This can only be accomplished as we work together as a team to complete each undertaking. I look forward to meeting and greeting each of you personally and working with you to make the coming year one of our best ones ever. Thank you for your confidence in me and support of me as we go forward together. Peggy Tingle President

Gardening Wisdom from Roxie Pelliccia

954-370-2872 /954-370-2802

Welcome to Summer! To all our new people who’ve first moved here, get ready for high humidity and high temperatures. Don’t be discouraged about gardening, first pick a cooler time to do it. Early morning or evening is good. This is why we love our winter here, and gardening is great. Of course some of our beautiful trees and shrubs look their best in summer. The trees are Royal Poinciana, Crape myrtle, Plumeria, Jacaranda. Heliconias and gingers, and Bird of Paradise start blooming now through fall. For ground covers, we have pursulane, portulaca, vinca, these are the strongest to plant now. Things that must be done in June are: first fertilize all palm trees, all fruit trees and shrubs. Use a good palm fertilizer for trees and palms. For fruit trees, use citrus, mango, for all fruits. Second, trim all old wood from your trees. Then prune all bushes that need it. We need to get ready for the hurricane season. The rainy season starts this month, and we really need it. If you have anything to plant, do it now. Try to stay cool but enjoy your garden.

Plantation Garden Club News

SAVE THE DATE!

Annual High Tea

Saturday, October 14, 2-5 pm Covenant Village

9215 W. Broward Boulevard (just west of Pine Island Road on the

north side of Broward)

Usual activities will include Hat Parade, Table Contest, Raffle

Baskets, 50/50, and Silent Auction. Join us for lots of fun, food and

festivities for an entertaining afternoon.

Memorial Tree for Jean Haines

The tree has been ordered for Jean Haines

and will be planted near Dot Bates’ tree in

the City Arboretum on the west side of the

park. There will be a commemorative

plaque placed at the base of the tree.

MAKE A NOTE!

Members of the High Tea Committee and the Executive Board members are being invited to the next Board meeting at Covenant Village on June 14 at 11: 30 for lunch and a tour

of the venue where the High Tea will be held.

Plantation Garden Club News

PGC End of the Year Luncheon at Brio It was wonderful to see everyone who came to the End of the Year Luncheon - the food was delicious!

Thanks so much to Claudette Hammond for her help in the installation of next year’s officers.

Plantation Garden Club News

PGC Trip to Redlands Orchid Festival Those who attended had a really great time at the Orchid Festival in the Redlands – also having a nice lunch at Schreiber’s BBQ

(Orchid photos from Mimi Sakal)

Other Events of Interest

2016/17 Monthly Schedule

Reminder: There are no member meetings scheduled

for June, July and August

Happy Birthday! Gladys Thompson 5th

Shirley Tristam 5th

Paulette Kandel 10th

Jeannette Smith 19th Executive Board Members

Meeting Dates

June 14, 11:30am @ Covenant Village

July 12, 3:00 pm @ 7142 E. Tropical Way

August 9th

September 13th

October 11th

November 8th

December 13th

January 10th, 2018

March 14th, 2018

April 11th, 2018

May 9th, 2018

Provided by Lorraine Timmes:

Thanks to those volunteers who helped us raise $70.00 at the Plantation Heritage

Society Plant Affair in May!

Jeannette Smith Mimi Sakal Liane Hess Cindy Bates Sheryl Melson Phyllis Kowal Georgia Brown Kathy Fadgen Diane Little Jan Kolenda Mary Pavlinek Patricia Parker Sharon Hall Rose Facey Paulette Kandel Peggy Tingle

Special Thanks to the Saturday morning crew who carried all the items over and set up the table for the weekend. Thanks Nancy, Rose,

and Sharon.

Congratulations to the lady from Miami who won the Chinese Hat Plant

A very big thanks to Roxie at Wonder Gardens for the plant donation!

The Board voted to raise the amount of the two scholarships to $1,000 each for Elise Anderson and Theodore Reyer, both students in the environmental Magnet at South Plantation.

South Plantation Magnet Awards Night – Phyllis Kowal, Addie Travers and Georgia Brown presented the awards

The Board will be brainstorming for other ideas for

fundraisers so if anyone has those they may send

them to Peggy by email.

Peggy would like to have a by-laws review this year

so anyone who is interested in volunteering for that

task, please get in touch with her. Thanks.