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It’s time to share your successes (and failures, too!). Bring samples, photos, or just tell us what the summer season had in store for you. Tiller Dear Fellow Gardeners, I hope the rain stops—I think we have more than we need for now. I have to thank Shirley Winnes for her presentation on the photos for the 2020 calendar and also for setting up the website. I do not know too much about it yet, but I know Shirley will explain it to everyone soon. Thank you also to Betty Cox and all who helped her with the pumpkin and sunflower At a board meeting on October 8, we discussed where to have the meetings next year and having some very good tours, so I hope at our meeting this month we can confirm what we would like to do next year. This again is a short mes- sage, and I will see all of you at the October 24 meeting at the Botanical Garden. If somebody needs a ride, let me know. We have members that are willing to give you a ride. Carl Christensen President September 26 Minutes Crab/Guacamole Dip Recipe Next Month’s Program 2 Officers and Chairpersons Club/Member News 3 Garden Club Schedule GBBG Events 4 Sunflower/Pumpkin Contest 5 Silent Auction Harvest Banquet Program 6 Did You Know? 2019 Dues Registration Form Harvest Banquet Registration Form 7 Advertisers 3,6,8 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The October 2018 Volume 36, No. 10 From the President . . . contest. I believe there were so many that helped with all the projects—it was so great planting at the YMCA, the brat fry events, the sil- ver trowel garden evalu- ations—I want to thank everyone who went out of their way to help. We have the Harvest Ban- quet on November 2. The board has planned a great program for the banquet; we will be celebrating 50 years of gardening. How great that is! The National is also cele- brating 50 years this year at the headquarters building in Johnston, Iowa. Brag Night—How Did Your Garden Grow? Visitors Center, Green Bay Botanical Garden 2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Refreshments Marge Labs will be making chili for us. Patti Nellis is providing a dessert. Plan Ahead! The reservation form for the Harvest Banquet and the 2019 dues registration form are on p. 7. Why not pay your 2019 dues when you make your banquet reservation?

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It’s time to share your successes (and failures, too!). Bring samples, photos, or just

tell us what the summer season had in store for you.

Tiller

Dear Fellow Gardeners,

I hope the rain stops—I think we have more than we need for now.

I have to thank Shirley Winnes for her presentation on the photos for the 2020 calendar and also for setting up the website. I do not know too much about it yet, but I know Shirley will explain it to everyone soon. Thank you also to Betty Cox and all who helped her with the pumpkin and sunflower

At a board meeting on October 8, we discussed where to have the meetings next year and having some very good tours, so I hope at our meeting this month we can confirm what we would like to do next year.

This again is a short mes-sage, and I will see all of you at the October 24 meeting at the Botanical Garden. If somebody needs a ride, let me know. We have members that are willing to give you a ride.

Carl Christensen President

September 26 Minutes

Crab/Guacamole Dip Recipe

Next Month’s Program

2

Officers and Chairpersons

Club/Member News 3

Garden Club Schedule

GBBG Events 4

Sunflower/Pumpkin Contest 5

Silent Auction

Harvest Banquet Program 6

Did You Know?

2019 Dues Registration Form

Harvest Banquet Registration

Form

7

Advertisers 3,6,8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

TheOctober 2018

Volume 36, No. 10

From the President . . .

contest. I believe there were so many that helped with all the projects—it was so great planting at the YMCA, the brat fry events, the sil-ver trowel garden evalu-ations—I want to thank everyone who went out of their way to help.

We have the Harvest Ban-quet on November 2. The board has planned a great program for the banquet; we will be celebrating 50 years of gardening. How great that is! The National is also cele-brating 50 years this year at the headquarters building in Johnston, Iowa.

Brag Night—How Did Your Garden Grow? Visitors Center, Green Bay Botanical Garden

2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Refreshments Marge Labs will be making chili for us.

Patti Nellis is providing a dessert.

Plan Ahead! The reservation form

for the Harvest Banquet and the 2019 dues

registration form are on p. 7. Why not pay your

2019 dues when you make your banquet

reservation?

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What’s Coming Up? December 5,2018

Our presenter will demonstrate how to make a yule log and tell us about the traditions behind yule

logs.

Our meeting was held at the GBBG at 6:30 p.m. Club member Shirley Winnes presented a program on how to take quality photos. Members then helped Shirley with choosing photos for the 2020 TGOA-MGCA Gardener’s Calendar.

President Carl Christenson then proceeded with our business meeting;15 members attended. Marsha May gave the treasurer’s report. Our brat fry brought in $491.11. It was reported that the brat fry was a success, but there was a need for more helpers so that the workers wouldn't have to stay for the full day. Sue Rohan asked members to think about us making booyah as a fund raiser in 2019. All we need to do is clean and cut the vegetables, and they would make and sell the booyah for us.

Children’s large sunflower and pumpkin weigh-in: This is held at the farmers market on October 6th. Betty Cox passed a sign-up sheet asking for volunteers to help. Patti Nellis will give

out flyers to the vendors a week before to let them know about it. It is on our website, FaceBook, and it should be in the Press Gazette.

Harvest Banquet will be on November 2 at the Village Grille. It was suggested that we do the 50-50 contest again this year along with the silent auction. More details on the banquet will be at our October meeting.

Other: It was suggested that we not have a January and February meeting in 2019.There will be more discussion and a vote on this.

For October’s refreshments, Marge Labs

has graciously volunteered to make the

chili. Sue Rohan will bring the condi-ments.

Our meeting was adjourned, and refresh-ments were served by Barb Vandersteen,

Mary Naumann, and Sue Rohan.

Agnes Schussman

Secretary

CRAB AND GUACAMOLE DIP (I made a half recipe for our club meeting.)

Base: 2 - 8 oz. cream cheese 1/4 C mayo 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper and 1/4 C lemon juice (optional—I didn’t add to mine) Combine above and spread on pizza pan

Spread prepared guacamole over cream cheese layer (I used the guacamole from Aldi’s)

Topping - 8 oz. chopped imitation crab (I used 8 oz. for the one I made) 2 chopped green onions 1 chopped tomato 2 T minced parsley

Drizzle 1/4 C lime juice over all. Serve with Doritos.

Sue Rohan

Here’s the recipe that Sue Rohan served at last month’s meeting:

Meeting Minutes - 9/26/2018

State of the Treasury

Our current balance

is 3,718.45. Thank

you to all who helped

with the brat fry fund

raisers this summer.

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Club and Member News . . .

The Gardeners Club of Green Bay Officers and Chairpersons

President Carl Christensen, 920-425-3224 [email protected]

Vice President Scott Casperson, 920-435-1780 [email protected]

Secretary Agnes Schussman 920-327-1138

Treasurer Marsha May, 920-621-0611 2611 Pine Grove Road De Pere, WI 54115 [email protected]

Past President

Scott Casperson, 920-435-1780 [email protected]

Membership and Public Relations

———————Open———————-

Sunshine Ruth Goeben, 920-494-3008

Tiller Editor, Website Manager, and

TGOA-MGCA National Photography

Competition and Calendar Chairperson Shirley Winnes, 920-499-4441 [email protected]

Historian Barb Vandersteen, 920-435-0568 [email protected]

Civic Projects and Fund Raising

Silver Trowel

———————-Open———————-

Inventory Control and

Education and Plant Records Betty Cox, 920-468-8693 [email protected]

House and Program Paul Hartman/Carl Christensen [email protected]

[email protected]

Refreshments Coordinators Sue Rohan, 920-336-3004 [email protected] Mary Naumann, 920-866-2282 [email protected]

Thank you, club members, for all of the cards, e-mails and texts of well wishes and prayers. Dave certainly needs it. I’ll be bringing him home Friday with a walker, on oxygen, and an assortment of other things to care for him. It’s a blessing that he is still alive. We’ll do fine.

Ritalyn Arps

Diane Nighorn reports that Brian is at home, however, he is going to need another surgery on his ankle.

New E-mail Address: Please use the following e-mail address for Ritalyn Arps: [email protected].

New Address: Maggie Ford, 300 W. St. Joseph St., Apt. 27, Green Bay, WI 54301

Reminder: The Tiller is not published for the

month of November. Articles for the

November-December issue of the Tiller are

due by November 20. Send to Shirley Winnes

at [email protected] or to

[email protected].

We welcome a new member!

Tony Nyandieka 2196 Midway Road

De Pere, WI 54115

920-246-5226

[email protected]

Tony’s interests in horticulture include landscape

design, plant maintenance, trees and shrubs,

vegetables, fruits and berries. Tony is Sandra and

Jim LaLuzerne’s son-in-law and, of course, father of

Gabe, our 2017 first-place pumpkin winner!

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Coming Attractions Sponsored by the Green Bay Botanical Garden

Call 920-490-9457 or see http://www.gbbg.org for complete information, reservations,

and cost about any of the following:

Sunrise Photography, Oct 22 @ 7-8:30 am. Marc Amenson, Amenson Studio. The most beautiful sunrises can take your breath away. Learn how to capture the unique colors and feelings of those moments in this morning class as the sun rises over your garden. From equipment and techniques to composition and editing, this class will make you a superstar sunrise photographer. Bring your own camera for this hands-on class.

GBBG Annual Meeting, Oct 25 @ 7–8:30 am. Join us for a continental breakfast to recap our past year.

AGENDA 7:00 am - Networking & Continental Breakfast 7:30 am - Welcome – Jonie Paye, Chairperson, Election of Board Members 7:45 am - Celebration of Corporate Partner of the Year & Founders Award 8:30 am - Adjourn Register by Friday, October 19. Cost: $5/GBBG for Members & Non-Members

Pysanky Egg Decorating, Oct 25 @ 1-4 pm. Peg Savoie, Pysanky with Peg. Come relaxed and ready to have fun with Peg Savoie, an expert in Pysanky, the creation of Ukrainian eggs. You’ll create a beautiful egg to treasure yourself or pass on as a gift (just as centuries of people have done before!). Supplies will be provided.

Vegetarian Cooking, Nov 1 @ 6–7:30 pm. Bridgett Lowery, 416 Cuisine. Vegetarian meals can be just as satisfying as ones with meat! Join Bridgett Lowery of 416 and learn to make a delicious roasted veggie salad with barley and goat cheese and a balsamic reduction vinaigrette. Come ready to chop, learn, and eat! Participants will receive the printed recipes to take home.

Felting Magic, Nov 8 @ 5–8 pm. Birgit Ruotsala, Designs by Birgit Ruotsala. Learn the basics of feltmaking and use needle felting with wool roving to create flowers. Next, get an introduction to wet felting to finish a few flowers. You’ll receive all supplies and equipment for the project plus a little extra to take home and continue your felting journey, just in time to make a few holiday gifts.

Intro to Smartphone Photography, Nov 12 @ 5:30–7:30 pm. Marc Amenson, Amenson Studio. Want your photos to stand out? Get the tips and tricks to take photos that are the envy of your social media circle. We’ll also cover apps designed to edit and share directly from your smartphone (iPhone, Samsung, LG, HTC, Blackberry, or Google smart phones).

The Gardeners Club of Green Bay

Upcoming Schedule of 2018 Meetings

Oct. 24 ....... Brag Night How Did Your Garden Grow? Dec. 5 .......... Yule Logs

Special Event Nov. 2 ...............Harvest Banquet at the Village Grille

WPS Garden of Lights For the 22nd year, experience the magic of WPS Garden of Lights, encompassed by more than 300,000 twinkling

lights, and create extraordinary holiday memories with your family and friends at the Garden this winter. You’ll

discover a spectacular array of botanical-themed light displays, featuring an enchanted icicle forest, glistening

flowers, a dazzling 60-foot walk-through caterpillar and so much more. The show is topped off with the area’s

tallest and brightest shining tree. Enjoy this stunning winter landscape by foot or take a horse-drawn wagon

ride.

2018 Dates & Times

5 - 8:30 pm November 23, 24, 25, 30

December 1,2, December 7, 8, 9

December 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 Closed December 24 & 25

December 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30

Ticket Prices

Walking Tours

Adults (13 & up), $10

Children (3 – 12), $5

Children (2 & under), Free

Horse-drawn Wagon Tours

Adults (13 & up), $15

Children (3 – 12), $10

Children (2 & under), Free

GBBG Member Price: $3 Walking Tour and $8 Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride tickets on Sundays and December

26-30 only. Tickets only available at the door. Discount cannot be combined with any other offers. Must present

GBBG membership card.

See the website (http://www.gbbg.org) for many more

activities offered during the Garden of Lights.

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It could have been a wet, rainy day, but we

were lucky with the weather—a bit cool,

but who’s complaining after our hot,

humid summer? Betty Cox headed up the

group with Carl Christensen helping out

with setup and takedown of the tent.

Marsha May, Mary Naumann, Patti Nellis,

Agnes Schussman, and Shirley Winnes

lent support to greet entrants and their

parents and handle the measuring and

weighing of the entries.

These are our entrants from left to right:

Peter Fisk with sister and parents Brian and Cheryl.

(18.25” sunflower).

Natalie Powers with her dad, Mike.

(18” sunflower).

Paige Hinz with her mom, Jenny, and grandpa,

Craig Kowalski (17.5” and 14” sunflowers and 32-

pound pumpkin).

Tyranie and Hunter Gerbers planted the Atlantic

Giant Seeds from the Carters who presented how to

grow giant pumpkins to our club in April. They

succeeded in nurturing 224- and 365-pound

pumpkins!

Trevor and Tyler Arvey with mom, Sara, entered 81-

and 78-pound pumpkins. Trevor and Tyler are Sue

Rohan’s grand nephews.

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Garden Talk with Larry Meiller Wisconsin Public Radio

88.1 Green Bay

11 a.m. Fridays 7 a.m. Saturdays

The Gardeners Club of Green Bay presents

Annual Harvest Banquet

Friday, November 2, 2018

The Village Grille

801 Hoffman Road

Green Bay, WI 54301

5 p.m. Cash Bar & Social

6 p.m. Dinner

7-8 p.m. Program & Awards

-Break-

8:15 p.m. Auction & Conversation

Highlights of the program include:

Silver Trowel Awards

Youth Awards—

Giant Pumpkin and Big Sunflower Programs for 2019

Harvest Auction

Silent Auction Members, please bring an item for our “fun” fundraiser. Homemade canned items and baked goods are usually very popular items.

When you arrive, you will be given a bidding sheet to place with your donated item. The bidding sheet will have a place for your name as the donator (optional) and a suggested minimum bid (optional). You will place the item and the bidding sheet on the tables provided for the items. Please come prior to our 5 p.m. start time so that the items are in place for our participants to begin writing in their bids.

After our dinner and program, there will be additional time allowed to enter final bids, then the time will end. Winners of the items will proceed to the treasurer to pay for their new treasures.

If you have any questions, please call Marlene Bergum at 336-7472.

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Peaches, pears, apricots, quinces, straw-

berries, and apples are members of the rose

family. So are ornamental species such as

spirea, mountain ash, goatsbeard, and

ninebark.

The difference between nectarines and

peaches is that nectarines don't have fuzzy

skins. You can graft peach branches onto a

nectarine tree or nectarine branches onto a

peach tree so you have both types of fruits.

Small pockets of air inside cranberries cause

them to bounce and float in water.

Harvest Banquet Reservation

The Village Grille

801 Hoffman Road

Green Bay, WI 54301

Friday, November 2, 2018

Number of dinners (chicken and beef tips) @ $20 = ______________

Number of children's meals (age 7 and under) @ $10 = ______________

Please make check payable to Gardeners Club of Green Bay (no cash please). Please mail the

completed form and a check to Marsha May, 2611 Pine Grove Rd., De Pere, WI 54115.

All registrations and checks are due Wednesday, October 24.

Questions? Contact Carl Christensen, 920-606-8807 or [email protected].

Name__________________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________ Phone ____________________

Please complete this form and include it with your dues payment for 2019.

Name(s)______________________________________________________________ Date ______________

Address:________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Check Applicable Classification:

______ Individual Membership = $25

______ Family Membership = $35

______ Youth Membership = $10

______ Current Life Member = $5 (local dues)

______ Purchase of Life Membership = $200 + $5 (local dues)

2019 Dues Dues are due before December 31, 2018, so that your treasurer can submit the appropriate funds and information to TGOA-MGCA Headquarters on a timely basis and keep your information current on the membership list.

Make check payable to

The Gardeners Club of Green Bay and bring to a club meeting or send to:

Marsha May

2611 Pine Grove Rd.

De Pere, WI 54115

A sunflower is not just one flower. Both the

fuzzy brown center and the classic yellow

petals are actually 1,000–2,000 individual

flowers, held together on a single stalk.

There are more microorganisms in one

teaspoon of soil than there are people on

earth. It's aliiiiive! OK, in all seriousness,

that fact might make you itchy, but

microbes are important for keeping your

soil full of nutrients.

Sources: https://www.bhg.com/gardening/yard/garden-

care/fun-facts-about-plants/

https://www.awpnow.com/main/2017/05/19/fun-fact-

friday-47/

Did You Know?

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Affiliated with The Gardeners of America/Men’s Garden Clubs of America

National website: www.tgoa-mgca.org Local website: http://gardenclubgreenbay.weebly.com American Horticulture Society website: http://ahs.org

The Gardeners Club of Green Bay was begun

in 1967 and became chartered in 1968 by

the Men’s Garden Clubs of America (now The

Gardeners of America, Inc./The Men’s

Garden Clubs of America, Inc.).

Purpose and objectives of our club:

• to educate its members and the public

and to promote interest in horticulture per-

taining to home gardening,

• to acquire and disseminate horticultural

knowledge in regard to materials, plans,

and ideas in connection with home gar-

dens to and for the benefit of individuals

and communities,

• and to encourage and promote civic inter-

est and pride in individuals and communi-

ties, and to encourage and promote pride

in individual or private gardens, commun-

ity plantings, and parks.

Membership is extended to serious gardeners

who have a concern for the above objectives

of the organization. Membership categories

and dues for 2018 are

1. $25 per individual,

2. $35 per family,

3. lifetime: $200; $5 annual local dues.

In addition to the tiller, members receive a

national newsletter.

At the national level, a photography contest is

held each year with photographs selected to

use for a calendar, five annual $1,000 scho-

larships are presented, Youth Gardening and

Gardening from the Heart programs are

implemented, a national convention is held,

and much more.

At the local level, members are involved with

numerous community institutions through

financial support and contributions of labor

and plant materials. Silver Trowel awards are

given to recognize contributions to com-

munity beautification, four awards are given

to youth in the Big Sunflower and Big

Pumpkin contests, and much more.

Shirley A. Winnes

Tiller Editor

301 David Drive

Green Bay WI 54303

The Gardeners Club of Green Bay