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THROUGH THE
GRAPEVINE
It’s Picnic Time!
In this issue — Page
May Program 1
President’s Message 2
Membership Update 2
Calendar of Events 3
May Birthdays 3
Save the Dates 4
Dues are Due! 4
Flowercade 2018 Results 5
Wall-Farrar Trail Tidy-Up 6
Spring Picnic 6
Member in the News! 6
Gardeners on the Go 7
Calling All Volunteers 7
The Envelope, Please! 7
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. State Awards 8
Flowercade 2018 Photos 9
Map to Trawick Pavilion at Lake Grapevine 10
Member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., South Central Region,
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., District II,
and Garden Club Council of Ft. Worth
Meeting site: Trawick Pavilion at Lake Grapevine, Grapevine, Texas
Social 10:30 A.M. Picnic and Program 11:00 A.M.
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President’s Message
“April showers bring May flowers.” That old saying is so true this year. Our gardens
have never looked better! So let’s celebrate spring with a PICNIC!
Our annual year-end celebration will be held on Tuesday,
May 22nd at the Trawick Pavilion at Lake Grapevine. You can
count on an overwhelming variety of food, so bring your appe-
tite along with your best salad or dessert to share. We will award
scholarships, install officers, and enjoy visiting with friends,
some of whom we may not see again until fall.
If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2018-2019, the Membership team
will be on hand to assist you. Remember, you must renew by June 1st to be included in the
yearbook which is compiled and printed during the summer months.
For additional information regarding the Picnic, please see page 6 of this newsletter. A
map to Trawick Pavilion can be found on page 10.
It’s also the time of year for awards, so please join me in congratulating our winners
from Flowercade (pages 5 and 9) and Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. (page 8).
Thank you for your support during my first year as President. I look forward to seeing
you at the Picnic and, of course, in September when we begin another year of program-
ming, community service, and FUN! Candace Kyler
Membership Update
Please join me in extending a warm welcome to our newest members:
Peter Lin Armando and Maria Cajide Sharon Hidden Veronica Iturrate
Our membership now totals 293. Candy Cawley
Membership
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Note as to Location Changes, Time Changes, or TBD Locations
Please note that some event locations and times may have changed from what was
previously published, and others may be shown as TBD. We will make every effort to
promptly notify you of any changes to locations and times. Thank you for your patience
and understanding.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Date Event Location
May 8th West Texas Street Workday West Texas Street, Grapevine
9:00 A.M.
May 21st Wall-Farrar Trail Tidy-Up Wall-Farrar Trail
9:00 A.M.
May 22nd Spring Picnic Trawick Pavilion, Lake Grapevine
10:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
June 4th - 10th National Garden Week CELEBRATE!
BUY A NEW PLANT OR TWO!
June 5th Rose Trial Data Collection Dove Loop Road W. of Cross
Timbers Winery, 9:00 A.M.
June 7th Gardeners on the Go:
Lavender Ridge Farms Gainesville, Texas
May Birthdays
Pam Braak
Gail Cowan
Susan Cullen
Sarah Erickson
Annemarie Garlin
Ninfa Gonzales
Sally Gray
Marci Junge
Carol Milner
Cecilia Mitchell
Debbie Monahan
Kathy Nelson
Sylvan Sigler
James Smith
Doug Veazey
Miriam Ward
Charles Weems
Jacqueline Weilmuenster
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Date Event Location
July 3rd Rose Trial Data Collection Dove Loop Road W. of Cross
Timbers Winery, 9:00 A.M.
July 23rd Wall –Farrar Trail Tidy-Up Wall-Farrar Trail
8:30 A.M.
August 7th Rose Trial Data Collection Dove Loop Road W. of Cross
Timbers Winery, 9:00 A.M.
September 4th Rose Trial Data Collection Dove Loop Road W. of Cross
Timbers Winery, 9:00 A.M.
September 25th First General Meeting
of the 2018-2019 GGC Year
Grapevine Convention Center
October 20th Butterfly Flutterby Grapevine Botanical Gardens
December 11th Holiday Luncheon Lancaster Theater, Grapevine
Dues are Due!!
Calling all members! You don’t want to miss the last big event of the year — the Spring
Picnic! The Membership Committee will be on hand to help you renew your membership
for the 2018-2019 year. So far 138 members have renewed! The deadline is June 1st to be
included in the yearbook.
So write yourself a note, tie a string around your finger, or send your-
self an e-mail so you remember to bring your checkbook or credit card to
pay your dues at the Picnic if you have not already done so. It’s still a
deal at $30.00 for an individual and $35.00 for a family.
You can also mail a check to GGC, P.O. Box 811, Grapevine, TX 76051. Hope to see
you at the Picnic!
Candy Cawley
Membership Chair
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Flowercade 2018 Results
Despite the blustery weather outside, 32 GGC members
were “smokin’ hot” as they won big at Flowercade 2018!
Karen Rice won the Botanical Arts Award, the highest
award in competition, for her miniature succulent garden. And
the Award of Merit, the second highest award in competition,
was presented to three of our members — Barbara Atkins,
Peggy Harris, and Karen Rice.
In Division I, Horticulture, of 75 specimen entries, GGC
members won 42 blue ribbons, 19 red ribbons, six yellow rib-
bons, and eight white ribbons.
In Division II, Design, two blue ribbons and two honorable
mentions were awarded to GGC members.
With twenty photography entries, GGC members took home twelve blue ribbons and
eight red ribbons.
And Peggy Harris was awarded a ribbon from the American Iris Society in the category
of “Best of Yellow Iris.”
Congratulations to all members who participated in Flowercade 2018: Barbara Atkins,
Ella Barber, Pam Braak, Greg Braak, Mary Lou Brieger, Marge Carpenter, Dinah Chancel-
lor, Rachel Clark, Terry Curcio, Donna Detzel, Ninfa Gonzales, Suzi Guckel, Peggy Har-
ris, Cindy James, Elizabeth Jewett, Camille Kissell, Candace Kyler, Mary Ledeboer, Betsy
Marsh, Margaret Meharg, Barb Munn, Barbara Nunn, Sharon Pignolet, Karen Rice, Sylvan
Sigler, Debbie Smith, Joan Stewart, Sharon Swagerty, Marty Swindell, Martha Turner,
Chuck Voelker, and Laurie Williams.
Please see page 9 for additional pictures from this event.
Thank you to all participants for making this a great FLOWERCADE 2018!
Debbie Smith
Flowercade Chair
Karen Rice
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Wall-Farrar Trail Tidy-Up
Please plan to join us for the bi-monthly Wall-Farrar Trail Tidy-Up on
Monday, May 21st. Come walk with us and help canvass the trail for trash.
We will meet in the Church at the Cross parking lot at 9:00 A.M. The sum-
mer Tidy-Up date will be July 23rd so mark your calendar and plan to join
us then as well! Contact Karen Rice for details.
submitted by Karen Rice
Spring Picnic
It’s almost here — the GGC Spring Picnic is Tuesday, May 22nd! Our theme this year is
“Land that I Love” and to tie in with our theme, please try to wear an article of clothing
that represents your hometown, state, or country. (Of course, red, white, and blue is AL-
WAYS appropriate!)
We will gather at Lake Grapevine’s Trawick Pavilion at
10:30 A.M. and the picnic lunch will begin at 11:00 A.M.
Bring your salad or dessert (you remember what you signed
up to bring, right?) and serving utensil(s) as needed. Please
label your dish or bowl and your utensil(s). Bring a copy of
your recipe, too, so Barb Atkins can include it in our cook-
book. After we eat our fill, we will install our new officers and
award scholarships.
Guests are welcome, however if you are bringing a guest, please let Lyn Argenbright
know. And if you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not too late! You can sign up on the website
until May 18th. A map to Trawick Pavilion can be found on page 10 (sometimes GPS gets
confused around the lake). Cross your fingers for great weather!
Lyn Argenbright
and the Picnic Committee
Member in the News!
The Spring 2018 issue of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension newsletter includes an
article about the Rose Rosette project in Grapevine and mentions GGC member Pam
Braak. Check out the article on our website!
submitted by Joetta King
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Gardeners on the Go
Lavender Ridge Farms, Gainesville
Celebrate National Garden Week with a trip to Lavender Ridge Farms on
Thursday, June 7th. We will carpool to Gainesville for a 10:00 A.M. tour of
the farm which will include a bouquet of lavender and a glass of lavender
lemonade. Following the one-hour tour, we will have lunch on the screened
porch of the farmhouse or on the lawn under the shade trees. Lunch will
consist of a salad trio of honey lavender chicken salad, garden salad, and
dilled potato salad, a beverage, and lavender cheesecake for dessert.
The cost of this trip is $26.00, which includes the tour and lunch. And as always, we
ask that you pay your driver for gas. Please contact Annemarie or Ginger for additional
information or to sign up.
Annemarie Garlin and Ginger Jones
Gardeners on the Go Co-Chairs
Calling All Volunteers!
As soon as we return from the summer break, we will begin gearing up
for Grapevine’s 21st Annual Butterfly Flutterby. This award-winning event
celebrating the migrating monarch will be held on Saturday, October 20th.
More and more visitors attend this event every year and many volun-
teers are needed to make it a success. You can sign up to participate on
the GGC website or contact Cindy Miller or Harriet Perrello directly (our
contact information is in the yearbook). Just let us know where your in-
terests lie and we’ll see where you can fit in. New members, this event is
a great way to meet people. Join us for the fun!
Harriet Perrello and Cindy Miller
BFFB Co-Chairs
The Envelope, Please!
Have you ever wondered how a company gets onto Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to
Work For” list? Or how the City of Grapevine won the 2018 Voluntary Service Award, Or-
ganization at the Texas Recreation & Park Society recently? Someone followed all the
rules and wrote an award application, including a lengthy essay and documentation of all
sorts. The same process applies to the awards that GGC wins each year. We write an essay
and include as many colorful, fun photos as possible to help wow the judges. In essence,
we brag. The applications are first judged at the district level, then go on to the state level,
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Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. State Awards
GGC was awarded FIRST PLACE in the following categories. Categories with ***
will go on to be judged at the National level.
Cookbook, Barb Atkins ***
Newsletter, Julie Garza ***
Website, Karen Rice and Kate Dohrer ***
Yearbook, Sheri Jones ***
Scholarship Brochure, Pam Braak ***
Wall-Farrar Litter Project, Karen Rice ***
Seed Money Project, Ginger Jones
Rose Trials, Pam Braak (+ $50.00)
GGC also received a Citation for Club Service (Scholarship, etc. / Pat Mingus and Joan
Kowalski) and an Award of Appreciation for donations.
Congratulations!
Pam Braak & Sharon Swagerty
Awards Co-Chairs
and some go on to the national level. The district consists of 23 counties and 47 clubs, and
there are ten districts in the state.
At the Texas Garden Clubs’ state convention in April, GGC won eight STATE FIRST
PLACE awards, one citation which is the equivalent of first place, and an award of appre-
ciation for donations.
In the last three years, GGC has won an impressive number of national
awards: three in 2016, five in 2015, and five in 2014. Considering that there
are over 5,000 garden clubs nationwide, that’s quite impressive! This year we
won’t hear how we did on the national level until early June.
So bragging helps, but winning awards wouldn’t be possible without an active club
whose members work harmoniously together. Now THAT’S something to brag about!
Pam Braak & Sharon Swagerty
Awards Co-Chairs
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Peggy Harris with her award ribbon
from the American Iris Society
Rachel Clark was awarded a blue
ribbon in Division II, Clown Car
Marty Swindell, blue ribbon in
Division II, Dog and Pony Show
FLOWERCADE 2018
Marge Carpenter, Ninfa Gonzales, Martha Turner, and Laurie Williams, Honorable Mention
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DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO TRAWICK PAVILION 2700 Darren G. Medlin Trail
(Located in the Oak Grove Park complex on the shore of Lake Grapevine)
From the intersection of W. Northwest Hwy and N. Park Blvd Turn NORTH onto PARK BLVD [0.9 mi] RIGHT onto DOVE ROAD [0.4 mi] LEFT onto DOVE LOOP ROAD [0.6] - (Traffic light) RIGHT onto OAK GROVE LOOP N. [0.5 mi] LEFT onto DARREN G. MEDLIN TRAIL TRAWICK PAVILION will be on your right on Darren G. Medlin Trail
Another option: From the intersection of W. Northwest Highway and N. Dove Rd.
Visuals at this intersection would be PDQ Shamrock and Fox Rental (Traffic light) Traveling NORTH on N. DOVE RD, you will come to a traffic light when the road changes names
& becomes DOVE LOOP RD. Just keep traveling north (straight – do not turn) until you reach OAK GROVE LOOP. [You will have driven 1.6 mi]
RIGHT onto OAK GROVE LOOP N. [0.5 mi] LEFT onto DARREN G. MEDLIN TRAIL TRAWICK PAVILION will be on your right on Darren G. Medlin Trail
Street signs will reflect the street names as listed above. If you are looking at old maps, Darren G. Medlin could be printed as Murrell Rd or Trawick Trail. So, you may not want to rely on older maps or GPS for directions to the pavilion as they may not reflect recent changes in the street names.