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Clermont Garden Club NewsletterSeptember 2020 page 1

September General Meeting

Welcome Back!

Wednesday 9/16

Program: Everything you wanted

to know about plants but were

afraid to ask

A trio of our own members will present their favorite plant with tips on care and feeding of their chosen plant.

The presenters are:Julie MilburnCindy SimonDebra Smidt

This meeting will be presented via Zoom.

Hope you will join the practice session on

9/9. Refer to the info in this newsletter for

details.

Meeting Reminders

Please follow these reminders

Parking: Park on the side of the building, in front of the building, or along West Ave. For public events, please park in the public parking areas across DeSoto St. to allow the public to have easy access to the Clubhouse.

Telephones: Please have your phone turned off or on vibrate. The StandingRules indicate a $5 charge will be assessed for anyone whose phone goesoff during a meeting.

New General Meeting Format:

9:30 – 10:00 Social Time w/Light Refreshments10:00 – 10:45 General Meeting10:45 – 11:00 Short Break11:00 – Noon Program

October General Meeting

Wednesday 10/21

Program: Orchids

Presenter: Brian Behm

Brian is the owner of B&G

Landscaping. He is also the

President of

the Central Florida Orchid Society,

the V-P of the Mid-Lakes Orchid

Society and a Member of the

American Orchid Society.

Brian will discuss orchid planting,

growing and care.

He will replant orchids brought in

by members for a small fee.


TIPS FOR ATTENDING THE ZOOM MEETING, 9/9/2020, 4:00 p.m.

In Advance of the Meeting

- Decide which device you will use. The larger the screen the better (phones don’t work as well);

- If you haven’t used ZOOM before you need to download zoom.us on your computer or the zoom.us app on your tablet;

- Information and tutorials are available at https://zoom.us.

Accessing the Meeting

- The meeting ID and passcode: ID: 858 6777 2616 Passcode: 416604Also please be sure to check your e-mails frequently just in case we need to make any changes.

- Join from https://zoom.us or your zoom icon; - Join the meeting early - up to 15 minutes before the meeting starts; - On ZOOM’s home

screen click on “Join Meeting”; - Enter ID and passcode which was provided to you;- ZOOM will tell you that you are in a Waiting Room. The Host admits attendees to the

meeting so please be patient while this is done; - PLEASE KEEP YOUR MICROPHONE MUTED (if you hover over your screen with a mouse -

or your finger on a tablet - your microphone will appear on the screen at the bottom left-hand side with a slash through it to show that it is muted). A wave to others as you enter would be nice.

ZOOM Etiquette

- Have your computer in a quiet place without interruptions/background noise; - Avoid backlight from bright windows; - Have good lighting on your face so you can be seen clearly; - Adjust your computer/camera to be at eye level (you may need to sit a laptop or tablet

on a stack of books for this to happen); - Keep your microphone on mute except when asked to speak; - The host will determine the method to be used to acknowledge you when you have a

question or want to speak; - Don’t talk over/at the same time as other participants;- Be aware that you are on camera (do not eat or do other things which will distract other

attendees).

Icons on the Screen

- See the next page of this article for information about the icons and what they mean; - Icons show up by hovering over the screen.

https://zoom.us/


TIPS FOR ATTENDING THE ZOOM MEETING, 9/9/2020, 4:00 p.m. - continued

Description of the Icons on the Bottom of Your Screen

- Below is a picture of a ZOOM screen as you may see it. However, some may be slightly different - but these are the basics;

- Microphone icon - A slash through the microphone icon means you are muted and will not be heard if you talk. Keep this muted unless the Host asks you to unmute it;

- Arrow pointed up next to microphone icon - if you are having audio problems click on this to see if you can adjust various audio items;

- Video icon - A slash through the video icon means you are muted and are not using video; - Arrow pointed up next to video icon - video should be unmuted so if you are having video

problems click on this to see if you can adjust various video items; - Security - we will not be using this; - Icon to invite people to the meeting - we won’t use this; - Participants - shows the name of the participants as they join. Host uses this to manage

participants (who speaks when, etc.); - Chat - host can set “chat” so your typed words show on the host’s screen; - Share screen - lets presenters share documents from their computer;- Record - lets the host record the meeting; - Reaction (some screens have this) - lets attendees provide a reaction to what is said;- End or Leave - Lets participants end or leave the meeting.


Name Tags and T-Shirts - Get your Garden Club T-Shirt and Name Tag!

T-Shirt

Take a shirt (or buy a shirt there) to Shirt Shack. You will pay $8.50 for the

logo.

Shirt Shack: 16201 Hwy 50, Suite 303 Clermont, FL34711

(Green Roof buildings next to Clermont Nissan)

Name Tag

Name tags may be ordered/purchased from:

Awards and More: 16730 Fosgate Rd Montverde, FL34756

407-469-3811Do not pay tax. Closed at noon on Fridays

Fun with Flowers – Succulent Container Garden Workshop a Success

The Clermont Garden Club hosted a Fun with Flowers workshop: Succulent Container Gardens on Saturday, August 29. The instructor, Cindy Simon of the Clermont Garden Club, provided the items needed for the container gardens and gave attendees detailed instructions on how to plant and care for succulents.

The nine participants were able to take home an arrangement of succulents that they will enjoy for a long time. There were six participants who picked up kits to complete their succulent containers at home. Social distancing was practiced by all present.


Garden Workdays at the Clubhouse

We start @ 8 am and go until @ noon

ALL are welcome and NEEDED! Bring your gloves, bugspray, clippers, etc. And don't

forget your WATER!

Garden Workdays

Monday, Sept 14

Monday, Sept 28

Monday, Oct 12

Monday, Oct 26

Monday, Nov 9

Monday, Nov 30

Monday, Dec 14

Monday, Dec 28

Monday, Jan 11

Monday, Jan 25

September Library Plant was loaned by Carol Walker

Carol presented a Bromeliad Neoregelia (pink mini) to Librarian Ivanna Villanueva.

September Plant to City Hall was loaned by Linda Lauletta

Linda is loaning a “patch of cactus” for the month to City Hall.


New Yearbook for 2020-2021 is Here!

You will receive your Yearbook via email If you are an active, dues-paid

member very soon. It is recommended to place it in a notebook and

bring it to all general meetings. A good hint is to include some note

paper so you can take notes during a program that has interest foryou.

Yard of the Month for September

The Clermont Garden Club’s choice for September Yard of the Month is 213 Compass Drive in Groveland. This lovely home and yard belong to Carol Walker one of our very own club members. Carole has mixed colorful foliage and flowering plants in beds that wrap around every side of her home. The colorful foliage plants include Hawaiian Ti, Copper plant, caladiums, coleus, crotons, oyster plants, variegated shell ginger, and bromeliads just to name a few. She has mixed flowering plants such as ixora, bird of paradise, vinca, marigold, and hibiscus, as well as texture plants like ferns, spider plants, papyrus, ilex, and Robeline palms. The beds are a beautiful mix of colors framed against the light grey of her home. Thank you, Carol for sharing your hard work with us!


September Horticulture

Garden Checklist:

Fruit and vegetable care:

• A new gardening season has begun; improve sandy soils with lots of organicmatter.

• Tomato, pepper and eggplant need to be the first cropsplanted.

• Keep new transplants and seeded areas moist to ensuregrowth.

• Apply a first feeding 2 weeks after planting or seed growth.

• Only allow healthy older tomato plants to grow from spring into the fall.

• Additional warm season crops need to be in the ground before early October.

• Start rejuvenating herb gardens in late September and add fresh fall plantings.

• Feed vegetable gardens every three to four weeks; container gardens weekly.

Lawn care:

Check local ordinances to determine when lawn feedings can begin.

Moths cause no lawn damage but start looking for sod webworms and treat as needed.

Chinch bugs usually continue into fall; treat at first sign of turf decline.

Fire ants are frequently found in lawns; spot treat mounds then treat the entire lawn.

Dry weather can return this month; wait to irrigate turf until leaf blades start to curl.

In the landscape:

• Check container plantings for plugged drainage holes; repot as needed.

• Trim out of bounds shrubs and trees.

• Edge walkways and beds to give landscape a fresh look.

• Remove declining annuals and continue with warm season flowers.

• Cool season flowers may arrive at garden centers; wait at least another month to

plant.

• Groom perennials to remove old flower heads and out of control shoots

• Give poinsettias a final pruning in early September; continue feedings.

• Feed hanging baskets and orchids every other week.

House & foliage plant care:

• Gradually reduce feedings and waterings of Christmas and holiday cactus for fall.

• Decide which plants to bring indoors for the cooler months.

• Perform a final pruning and check for pests on foliage plants to eventually move

indoors.

• Transplant foliage plants needing new containers to prepare for cooler fallweather.

• Feed foliage plants monthly or use a slow release fertilizer according to the label.

• Remove dust and pests with soapy water.

• Make cuttings to increase the foliage plant collection.


September Horticulture

What to Plant:

Flowers: Ageratum, angelonia, begonia, blue daze, butterfly weed, cat's whiskers, celosia, cleome, coleus, coreopsis, cosmos, garden mums, gaura, gazania, gerbera, goldenrod, gomphrena, heliotrope, impatiens, jacobinia, marigold, melampodium, nicotiana, pentas, periwinkle, salvia, sunflower, sweet alyssum, torenia, verbena and zinnia.

Vegetables: Early plantings include lima bean, snap bean, corn, cucumber, eggplant, pepper, southern pea, rhubarb, squash, and tomato; End of the month crops include broccoli, cabbage, celery, collard, endive, lettuce, mustard, onion, radish, strawberry and turnip.

Herbs: Anise, basil, bay laurel, borage, chives, coriander, dill, lemon balm, lavender, Mexican tarragon, mint, parsley, rosemary, sage, sweet fennel, sweet marjoram and thyme.

Bulbs: African iris, agapanthus, amaryllis, blackberry lily, bulbine, calla lily, crinum, crocosmia, day lily, gladiolus, kaffir lily, narcissus, society garlic, spider lily, rain lilies and walking iris.

Gardening Tip:

Fertilizer is not the answer to growing the best plants; soil quality is. Addorganic amendments such as compost and well-aged manure to your soil.The best soil structure is crumbly, easy to dig, accepts water easily, andoffers oxygen for plant roots. If you choose to use fertilizer, use an organicone to add nitrogen, phosphate, and potash.


How Gardening Boosts Our Spirits

Tina Worrell, Horticulture Chairperson

Did you know that getting down and dirty while gardening is actually goodfor you? Getting in contact with specific soil bacteria, Mycobacterium vaccae, can actually activate the release of serotonin in the brain. Low levels of serotonin have been linked to depression as well and studies show that the soil bacteria actually act in a similar way to antidepressants. But it doesn’t just stop at the soil; there is also a proven “harvest high” every time a gardener harvests fruits, vegetables, or herbs. The hypothesis is that over thousands of years as humans have evolved, hunting and gathering meant survival. If you found something to feed you, you felt happy and relieved. Harvesting triggers dopamine in the brain, providing an immediate feeling of joy. Taken from "Garden Therapy - Better Living Through Plants”.

There are many studies that show that gardener is good for the brain and the soul. It doesn’t matter if you have a large garden or a few plants in your house or porch.

This is a website that I really enjoy. The author has great flower and plant ideas. She also does crafts with plants and flowers.


District VII Fall General Meeting – via Zoom – October 15

Mark your calendar to attend the District VII Fall General Meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2020. This will be the first virtual Fall General Meeting. Gwen Carter, District VII Director and member of our Clermont Garden Club, is working hard to implement an interesting and informative meeting. District VII members will elect a new District VII Director for 2021-2023. Presentation of NGC, DSGC and FFGC awards will also take place.

Registration is necessary to attend the virtual meeting. Please register with Joanne Mulinare, [email protected]. Zoom details will follow. Complete and email this form:

DISTRICT VII MEETING ZOOM REGISTRATION FORM

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Name ___________________________________________

Phone________________________________

Address

_________________________________________________________________

Zip code____________

List all District 7 Garden Clubs you belong

to_________________________________________________

E-mail________________________________

Please check all positions that apply.

__ FFGC Officer __ District VII Officer __Circle President

__ FFGC Chairman __ District VII Chairman __Delegate

__ Former FFGC President

__Club President __Alternate

__ Former Director VII Director __Former NGC President __Guest__Club Member

mailto:[email protected]


Dear Garden Club Members,

I first want to say Hi! I've missed you all and I hope you are all healthy & safe.

Save the date Nov. 7th. - 'Fall Plant Sale & More....’ Hours: 9 am – 2 pm

I need volunteers to be on a committee for the " & more..." portion of our

event. Please email me: debrajsmidt@gmail, call or text me if you are interested

352-250-0213 in helping organize this fun day!

Here are a few of my ideas....but I need Help!

make & take, guided tours of our gardens, photography display of plants in your

gardens…so many other ideas and I need You.

We will have a '"Raffle" for sure and would like all members to participate in making

baskets. So get your thinking caps on and be creative. You can make your own or get

1-2 other members to make the basket together.

It's a "Fall Plant Sale" and as a part of the fundraising activities, we have a HUGE

plant sale. Of course, "HUGE" depends on lots of members growing lots of plants!

Your plants should be brought to the club on Friday, November 6, where they will be

received, priced, and placed in preparation for the sale Saturday. If you have garden

items (pots, tools, art, bird houses / feeders /baths, composters, etc.), we will try to sell

those as well. We will require workers for the sale so start thinking about whether you

can help---in addition to bringing beautiful well-grown plants. Everyone's participation

is welcomed!

Our wonderful member Pat Richardson is in charge of our plant sale so if you have

any questions regarding your plants please contact Pat at [email protected] or

407-469-7082.

Let's see what we can do together to make this event a success!

Thank you all in advance.

Debra Smidt - Event Chair

Fall Plant Sale & More!


Grow Now for the November PlantSale!

We will host a plant sale on Saturday, November 7, 2020 on our Club Grounds.

Plants for sale will be home-grown by our members. This means you should start

planning and planting NOW!!

The horticulture tips for September will give you a good starting guide for what to plant

that will be suitable for the fall. We are looking for healthy, attractive foliage that does

well in our zone 9b. You can separate and transplant from your garden or start from

seed.

Ideas include:Annuals

Herbs

Houseplants

Natives

Perennials

Shrubs

Small Trees

Succulents

Do not bring invasive plants! We do not want to perpetuate the spread of these types

of plant materials. Examples include Mexican Petunia (dwarf and regular) Ruellia

simplex, Sprenger’s Asparagus Fern/Asparagus Fern, Asparagus aethiopicus, Oyster

Plant (Tradescantia spathacea/Rhoeo discolor), White Fountain Grass (pennisetum

Setaceum). Not sure? Google it!

Wanted: Garden Art, Pots, Bird Feeders

We will also be selling gently used garden art, pots, bird feeders, etc. if you have any

around the house that you would like to donate for the Club to sell. Please be sure

everything is clean and in good working order. If it came with instructions, please bring

them!

Wanted: Member Created Raffle Baskets

Members are asked to create their own garden related baskets to be raffled at the

Plant Sale. You can go in with a few people to donate items.

Ideas include: Post-Garden basket with wine, Spring basket with seeds, gloves,

fertilizer, Garden basket with small pots of plants ready to plant, Butterfly Garden

basket with native butterfly attracting plants or seeds. Get the idea? Be creative!

More details to follow but start planting and planning your basket now!


FFGC Opportunity Drawing TicketsTry Gambling Just a Little - It’s for a Good Cause

2020 Convention Opportunity Drawing Tickets

Opportunity Drawing tickets that you purchased for the 2020 FFGC Convention - the drawing will be at the September 17, 2020, FFGC Board Meeting. I hope that you kept your ticket stubs since I know one of our members is a winner!

2021 Convention Opportunity Drawing Tickets

Wonderful prizes are available for the upcoming opportunity drawing. A $2 donation is requested per ticket. Your generous donations support FFGC aims, goals, and special projects. Checks should be made payable to FFGC 2021 Convention. You may purchase your tickets from Sandi Eckstein at our general meetings up until next March.

The drawing will be held in April 2021 at the next FFGC Convention. You need not be present to win. Your generous donations support FFGC aims, goals, and special projects. FFGC is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your donations may be tax deductible as allowed by the IRS. Consult a tax advisor for more information. One prize per winning ticket.


September Babies!

Anne Kerpsack-Ellis 9/3

Carol Walker 9/3

Julie Milburn 9/4

Noel Hall 9/5

Lin-Lin Lin 9/6

Mary Adams 9/9

Tina Sandford 9/9

Sandi Eckstein 9/28

Welcome New Members

Donna Clement

Denise Palermo

Lisa Palermo

Amparo Suero

Patricia Vacherlon

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