February 2019 www.grapevinegardenclub.org Favorite Plants for North Texas Monarch You've heard about migrating Monarchs and that Texas is a crucial link in their annual success, but what do they really need from us? Come learn as Carol Clark, Conservation Specialist with Monarch Watch and longtime member of the Native Plant Society of Texas, shares how Monarchs choose specific plants for their caterpillars to dine on, and which plants they choose most often in North Texas. Adult Monarchs need nectar from flowers, so we'll also have an in depth look at the best Monarch nectar plants for North Texas gardens. There will be a free plant list available. Small spaces can make a big difference for small creatures! Dinah Chancellor Grapevine Convention Center 1209 S. Main Street Grapevine, Texas Next meeting: February 26, 2019 Social 9:30 a.m. Meeting and Program 10:00 a.m. In this issue — Page President’s Message 2 Debbie Boyle receives award 2, 4 Caladium bulbs 3, 11-12 Gardeners on the Go 5 Flowercade 6 Scholarship News 7 Redbud Tree Program 8 Workshops and Special Events 8 GGC Plant Sale Information and Flyer 9-10 Texas Garden Clubs’ Annual Convention 13 District II Spring Convention 14 Member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., South Central Region, Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., District II, and Garden Club Council of Ft. Worth 2011, 2014, 2015 THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE February 2019
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February 2019 www.grapevinegardenclub.org
Favorite Plants for
North Texas Monarch
You've heard about migrating Monarchs and
that Texas is a crucial link in their annual
success, but what do they really need from us?
Come learn as Carol Clark, Conservation
Specialist with Monarch Watch and longtime
member of the Native Plant Society of Texas,
shares how Monarchs choose specific plants for
their caterpillars to dine on, and which plants
they choose most often in North Texas.
Adult Monarchs need nectar from flowers,
so we'll also have an in depth look at the best
Monarch nectar plants for North Texas gardens.
There will be a free plant list available. Small
spaces can make a big difference for small
creatures!
Dinah Chancellor
Grapevine Convention Center
1209 S. Main Street
Grapevine, Texas
Next meeting: February 26, 2019
Social 9:30 a.m.
Meeting and Program 10:00 a.m.
In this issue — Page
President’s Message 2
Debbie Boyle receives award 2, 4
Caladium bulbs 3, 11-12
Gardeners on the Go 5
Flowercade 6
Scholarship News 7
Redbud Tree Program 8
Workshops and Special Events 8
GGC Plant Sale Information and Flyer 9-10
Texas Garden Clubs’ Annual Convention 13
District II Spring Convention 14
Member of
National Garden Clubs, Inc., South Central Region,
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., District II,
and Garden Club Council of Ft. Worth
2011, 2014, 2015
THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE February 2019
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President’s Message Although it is unpleasantly cold outside, signs of Spring are everywhere in our area. During these next few weeks of Winter, as we prepare our gardens for this year’s new growth, we also have many garden club activities to keep us busy.
We have two Conventions coming up in the next few months. The District II Spring Convention is March 13th in Colleyville at the Colleyville Center. The Texas Garden Club’s 91st Spring Convention will be held in El Paso on April 1st-4th. Please refer to the registration forms found in this newsletter for more information about these two conventions.
Our thanks to Karen Rice for her work in coordinating the “Night Flight Owls Noctur-nal Habits” presentation by the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center. Over 100 people enjoyed this event at the Grapevine Library on January 26th. And a special thank you to Karen for her presentation on the Monarch migration to Mexico at the January 22nd GGC general meeting. If you missed the program, the video is now posted on our website.
At our February meeting, you’ll see several sign-up tables for volunteering and participating in upcoming local trips, Flowercade and the Spring luncheon. Hope to see you this Tuesday, the 12th, at West Texas Street. Candace Kyler
Grapevine Garden Club member Debbie Boyle
receives Grapevine Parks and Rec Helping
Hands Award. (See article on Page Four.)
Please print out copies of the Plant Sale flyer on
page 10 and pass along to your family, friends
and neighbors.
(Black and white copies are fine!)
Refer to page 9 for important plant sale
information.
Also… Are you on Facebook?
If so, please “like” the Grapevine Garden Club’s
page and share club information, such as our
upcoming plant sale and scholarship deadline.
Thanks!
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Date Event Location
March 1 GGC Scholarship Application Deadline
April
13th and 14th Flowercade Fort Worth Botanical Garden
April
25th and 26th Redbud Tree Program Various local elementary schools
June 2nd to 8th National Garden Club Week (See page 5 for GGC event)
Save the Dates
Please refer to GGC’s website for full calendar of club events.
http://grapevinegardenclub.org/calendar
Save The Date:
Spring Luncheon—It’s A GARDEN Party
May 21, 2019, at 10:30 a.m.
Trawick Pavilion, Lake Grapevine
Caladium Bulbs
It’s time to order Caladium Bulbs for spring planting and summer color. Bulbs are #1 size and healthy. The cost is $0.65 per bulb, (exception is $1.10 per bulb for Miss Muffett and Florida Red Ruffles). The minimum order is 10 bulbs.
Complete the order form near the end of this newsletter, include payment, and mail to the Grapevine Garden Club, P.O. Box 811, Grapevine, TX 76099-0811 no later than February 11.
Bulbs will be available for pick-up the latter part of March/first of April. Contact Karen Pafford, (Yearbook page 61) for additional information.
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Debbie Boyle Receives Grapevine Parks and Rec Helping Hand Award
Grapevine Garden Club Member Debbie Boyle was recognized as the very talented
and extremely dependable lead of the new GO Wild Propagation Team at a recent
volunteer appreciation brunch.
The Propagation Team works at the greenhouse in the Botanical Gardens and grows
native Texas plants for habitat restoration efforts at Grapevine Parks and school
outdoor learning centers. Debbie began volunteering with the Propagation Team in
early 2018 and quickly stepped up to lead the group. The volunteer group is made
up of Grapevine Garden Club members and Tarrant County Master Gardeners.
Debbie coordinates with Betsy Marsh, Environmental Education Coordinator,
communicates with the volunteers, collects data and checks plants weekly or more
often to make sure they are growing and thriving. There were some hiccups
encountered in the beginning and she made sure that everyone learned from these
challenges and developed new plans and procedures to improve the propagation
work and strengthen the team.
And the team has been busy! In 2018 they propagated 3,000 native Texas plants!
Many hundreds have already been planted at habitat restoration sites at Grapevine
Middle School and Meadowmere Park and the rest will be planted this year at sites
throughout Grapevine.
Some of the GO Wild Propagation team
From left: Betsy Marsh, Suzi Guckel, Donna Bufton, Debbie Boyle, Mary
Lou Brieger, Coral Gates, Pam Braak and Wanda Stutsmann
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Gardeners on the Go
Asheville, North Carolina
For those that have signed up for the Asheville, NC, trip April 30 - May 5, final payment is due March 1. However, Jacqueline Weilmuenster will gladly accept your check or credit card at February's general meeting.
There are just a couple of spots left so it’s not too late to sign up. Enjoy springtime in the mountains as we explore Biltmore Estate, Asheville’s beautiful gardens, the eclectic vibe of the city of Asheville and beyond. See the GGC website for details or contact Cheryl Neumann (See registration form on the website for contact information.)
Build your own Terrarium Workshop
Tuesday, March 19. Carpool meetup will be at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens at 9:15am. Class is at the Shades of Green Nursery in Frisco from 10 to 12.
Join us for a carpool trip to Shades of Green Nursery in Frisco to tour the nursery and attend a workshop where we will be building our own terrariums. The cost is $40 and includes a 9 inch round glass container, 5-6 2” plants, and all soils and toppings plus special terrarium tools for you to use and take home after the class. We also are planning to stop for lunch after the workshop in downtown Frisco at a local restaurant, the Heritage Table.
This outing is limited to 20 participants.
Kathryn Armstrong and Liz Lovett, Co-Chairs
National Garden Week
Please save the date! June 6,2019 it is during National Garden Week and we will be celebrating with a Gardener’s on the go trip. We are in the midst of making plans but will be traveling to Celina, Texas, for the day. To visit a Daylily business, of course buy his pretty Daylilies, have lunch, and then take a tour of the Eden Hill vineyard/winery. It’s early but we will have more information for sign up, payment, etc. at the March and April meetings. For now, please save the date!!
Thank you, Debbie Monahan and Carole Nadeau, Co-chairs
Gardens On View
Would you like to share your garden/yard with our club? Sharing and touring each other's garden is a wonderful way to share, connect and learn from each other.
Look for the clipboard being passed around at the February & March meetings with sign up opportunities for September & October (2019) and March & April (2020). You may also contact Tina Bruns (See yearbook for contact information.) Thank you.
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Save the Date:
Prep Day at Joan Stewart’s green house - April 12th, 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Flowercade 2019 Ft. Worth Botanical Garden
April 13-14, 2019
“Food For Thought” Saturday, April 13th, 9:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 14th, 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Environment Management, City Planning or other related subjects.
Scholarships may be awarded to any of the following enrolled with a declared
major in horticulture related subjects:
A graduating Senior residing in the city limits of Grapevine or in the Grapevine-
Colleyville School District.
A graduating Senior who is the child or grandchild of a Grapevine Garden Club
member.
A scholarship recipient from the previous year.
A college student with a permanent residence in Grapevine or within the Grapevine
-Colleyville Independent School District.
Deadline for accepting scholarship applications is changed to March 1st. This
allows the committee time to review the applications and present them to the Board
Members in April. The awarded applicants and their parents are then invited to
attend our May Spring Luncheon to be presented to and congratulated by our
membership.
The scholarship committee is looking forward to receiving many applications to
review who are pursuing a horticulture related study. If you know of anyone that fits
these descriptions please refer them to our website grapevinegardenclub.org for more
information and an application.
Joan Kowalski
Scholarship Chair
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Workshops and Special Events for the Winter
Please join us for the upcoming informative workshops and community events. Contact Karen Rice (see yearbook for contact information) to sign-up for these activities.
February 26, 2019 (Tuesday) Basics of Floral Design workshop after the General meeting 1 - 2 p.m. Rachel Clark & Marty Swindell. Location - REC Center
March 27, 2019 (Wednesday) Container Garden workshop 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Materials fee required. BYO pot. Location to be announced. Karen Rice & Ginger Jones
The GGC Redbud Tree Program
If you love trees, enjoy reading to children, and want to impact future gardeners,
here is a great opportunity for you! On Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th,
volunteers from our garden club will go to third grade classrooms in four elementary
schools. We will discuss the importance of trees, the differences among trees, what a
To all our members who have already dug plants in their
yards, have turned in their vintage pots, and have collected
and donated gently used garden books, we love you!
Our digging committee has started their busy schedule and
has been pleased to report some popular “pass along”
plants that will be offered for sale on April 13th. If you are
overwhelmed by the amount of plants that you would like to donate, and cannot
tackle digging on your own, please give Elizabeth Jewett a call to get on their
schedule. Many thanks to our coordinators, Elizabeth Jewett and Greg Braak.
If you are digging your own plants, please remember to use gallon size plastic pots
(except for herbs and small succulents). Please remember to line the bottoms of the
pots with newspaper, and don’t forget to add the plant name and color on the label
since many will not be blooming at the time of the sale. Please remember to let Paula
know which plants you are digging. We will ask you for a plant update in March to
record how many plants have actually made it.
Catriona and her team have been busy collecting and pricing pots and books already
donated. The last day to turn in those items will be at our February meeting. We are in
dire need of pot display tables for the sale and if you have any racks or wooden
ladders that can be used that day, please take a picture and email to Catriona!
BYOS—”Bring your own Spade” day has been scheduled at 10 a.m. at the Grapevine
Greenhouse on Thursday, February 21st. Our purchasing team has been busy scouting
the wholesale nurseries for plant specimens and on that day, we will be up-potting
purchased nursery stock, planting hanging baskets and designing specialty pots. We
hope to recruit about 20 members for this activity. If you are free that day, we would
love to have you join us! Please sign up on our website. Plan to lunch with us
afterward, location TBD.
Plant Sale Yard Signs- If you are willing to display a sign in your front yard, please let Suzie Agnew know. If you would like to purchase a yard sign to keep and display every year, they can be purchased for $10, fee to be collected at the February Meeting.
Cecilia and Annemarie
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GGC Members 2019 Caladium Bulb Order Form It’s time to order Caladium Bulbs for spring planting and summer color. Bulbs are #1 size and healthy. The cost will be $0.65 per bulb, (exception is $1.10 per bulb for Miss Muffett and Florida Red Ruffles). Minimum order 10 bulbs. Please make your check out to GGC. Contact Karen Pafford, (Yearbook page 61) for additional information. Turn in this completed order form with payment attached no later than February 11, 2019, or mail to Grapevine Garden Club, P.O. Box 811, Grapevine, TX 76099-0811. Bulbs will be available for pick-up the latter part of March/first of April.
NAME __________________________________ PHONE: __________________ E-mail ______________________________________________________________ Total # of bulbs @ $0.65 each________ Total # of bulbs at $1.10 each __________ Check enclosed made out to Grapevine Garden Club $________________ SELECTION (10 bulbs minimum, each variety selected). Red Flash (Dark red central veins with pink spots and Quantity ___________ dark green margins, partial sun, tall, bushy, upright) Carolyn Whorton (Medium toned pink blotches with red veins Quantity ___________ and green mottling, sun, tall, large leaves, upright and strong) Florida Cardinal (Bright red center with medium green margin, Quantity ____________ sun, medium height, bushy with medium size leaves) Florida Red Ruffles (Shiny red leaves, with green borders; short, Quantity ____________ compact; full leaves, shade to full sun) ($1.10 each) Rosebud (Frosty medium rose center with dark rose veins, upright, Quantity ____________ medium and full sun) White Queen (Creamy white with green netted veins and dark Quantity ____________ red central veins, tolerates sun, tall with medium number of leaves) Aaron (Large white center with vein veins and narrow green margin, Quantity ____________ Tall with few leaves, good in sun) Miss Muffett (Chartreuse with varying red and white veins with red Quantity____________ spots, compact and low growing/bushy, semi-shade) ($1.10 each)
