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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2011 – 2012

Members are reminded to read the Grapevine for their hospitality and museum

flower assignments, and for any changes in the program. The MAYFLOWER provides additional information about GCFM activities.

SEPTEMBER

7 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* – Hostess: Sharon Davis *Refreshments at 9:00 AM All Board meetings will be at Cape Cod Five (CC5), 20 West Road, Orleans

9 WORKSHOP: 9:00 AM at Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (CCMNH)

“Bountiful Harvest: Pot au Fleur” presented by Jean Anderson, Past President, 1994-1996

Please bring your workshop toolbox, a tray to work on, a sharp kitchen knife, and a spoon. Pumpkins, squashes, fall flowers, and greens will be provided; fee $15. Please call 508-255-2465 to register for this workshop!

14 REGULAR MEETING: 11:45 AM at Church of the Holy Spirit (CHS), Orleans (Horticulture and Design entries due at 11:30 AM)

Program: Business Meeting

Design: “Bountiful Harvest” - a design in designer’s choice of style. Use all fresh garden material. Accessories permitted, staged within 18” x 18” area.

Horticulture: “Huge and Hardy Hostas” – one large hosta leaf with a width of 6” or greater, displayed in appropriate container. (Handbook pages 139-140)

Member’s Choice Exhibit “Something Special to Show or Tell” – not to be judged. Describe on a 3x5

card with your name on the front.

Special Presentation: “Are Your Tools in the Dulldrums?” – a 15 minute presentation by Charlie Wilson, The Tool Doctor, on the selection, use and care of tools. Charlie has offered to sharpen one hand clipper or lopper for each member, at no cost, after the meeting. Garden Hint: Start fall garden cleanup. Improve soil by adding manure, compost and/or leaves throughout gardens. Bring in and fertilize houseplants with slow release fertilizer; repot, if necessary.

“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence

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OCTOBER 5 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* at CC5, Hostess: Jeanne Berdik

* Refreshments at 9:00 AM

7 WORKSHOP: 9:00 AM at CCMNH “Surprise!” - presented by Stephanie Gray, Past President, 1996-1998 Please bring your workshop toolbox, a container, an everyday household object, and any flowers and greens that you love. No fee. The more the merrier, but please register, so there will be an adequate number of tables and chairs.

12 REGULAR MEETING: 11:45 AM at CHS (Horticulture and Design entries due at 11:30 AM)

Program: “Go Green! Non-Toxic Cleaning Products for the 21st Century” by Leslie Reichert, The Cleaning Coach.

Design: “Surprise!” – a design in designer’s choice of style, incorporating nontoxic, everyday household object(s) with fresh plant material, staged within 18” x 18” area.

Horticulture: “Fleeting Roses” – one stem of any variety of blooming rose, with leaves, displayed in appropriate container. (Handbook pages 147-148)

Member’s Choice Exhibit: “Something Special

to Show or Tell” – not to be judged. Describe on a 3x5 card with your name on the front.

Garden Hint: Plant garlic, scar end down, in rich well-drained soil. Dig up and store tender bulbs, e.g., dahlias, gladioli, and cannas. Rake and mow leaves, shredding them before adding them to your compost pile.

“’Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming all alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone.” ~ Thomas Moore NOVEMBER

2 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* at CC5, Hostess: Sandy Marshall *Refreshments at 9:00 AM

4 WORKSHOP: 9:00 AM at CCMNH “Turkey Day Cornucopia” presented by Sharon Davis, Future President, 2012-2014

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Please bring workshop toolbox; all other materials will be provided; fee $20.

9 REGULAR MEETING: 11:45 AM at CHS (Horticulture and Design entries due at 11:30 AM)

Program: “Floral Design: Autumn Splendor” by Elaine DiGiovanni and Linda Ladd

Design: “Turkey Day” – capsule functional table design for one person. Arrangement must be suitable for a round table seating 6 people, staged within 30” x 30” area. (Handbook page 216, B, 1-4 and pages 215-222)

Horticulture: “Late Summer Bloomers” – one stem of herbaceous perennial still in bloom, displayed in appropriate container. (Handbook pages 104-105)

Capsule-Functional Table Member’s Choice Exhibit: “Something Special to Show or Tell” – not to be judged. Describe on a 3x5 card with your name on the front.

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Garden Hint: Make sure outdoor faucets and irrigation lines are drained. Set up windbreaks to protect shrubs from harsh winter winds. Sow spring wildflower seeds. Plant paperwhite narcissus bulbs in stones for late December bloom.

“I saw autumn in the misty morn Stand, shadowless like Silence, listening To Silence.” ~ Thomas Hood

DECEMBER

7 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* at CC5, Hostess: Peg Sheehan * Refreshments at 9:00 AM

14 REGULAR MEETING: 11:45 AM at CHS

Program: “Santa’s Workshop: Four Holiday Design Workshops by Members for Members” presented by Carol Newsome and Irene Mitchell

Design: No design entries this month.

Horticulture: No horticulture entries this month.

Member’s Choice Exhibit: No member’s choice entries this month.

Garden Hint: Make herb vinegars from chives, shallots, garlic and/or any herbs; use 4 ounces of herbs to 1 quart of wine vinegar. Outside, thoroughly mulch azaleas and rhododendrons, after ground freezes, with acid materials such as pine or oak leaves.

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“When the bold branches Bid farewell to rainbow leaves – Welcome wool sweaters.” ~ B. Cybrill JANUARY

4 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* at CC5, Hostess: Debby Saliba * Refreshments at 9:00 AM

6 WORKSHOP: 9:00AM at CCMNH

“Oriental Design” presented by Mary Finan, Past President, 2006-2008

Please bring workshop toolbox, a low-sided container, and pin holder; flowers and branches will be provided;

fee $15. 11 REGULAR MEETING: 11:45 AM at CHS (Horticulture and Design entries due at 11:30 AM)

Program: “Beautiful Ornamental Trees of Cape Cod” by Dave Chalker, Bartlett Tree

Design: “Winter’s Wonder” – a miniature design, not to

exceed 5” in height, width, or depth. Dried and fresh plant material may be used. (Handbook pages 203-204, 1-16) Horticulture: “Beautiful Begonias” – a houseplant, container grown. Two categories, one entry:

5” Miniature Design 1) Rex begonia with eye-catching foliage 2) Tuberous begonia with vibrant blooms (Handbook pages 82-84 and 125)

Member’s Choice Exhibit: “Something Special to Show or Tell” – not to be judged. Describe on a 3x5 card with your name on the front.

Garden Hint: Fertilize houseplants after bloom. Clean garden tools and sterilize, using 1 part bleach to 9 parts water. Coat your snow shovel with “no stick” cooking spray. Use calcium chloride, not sodium chloride, on walks to decrease damage to plants.

“January brings the snow, Makes our feet and fingers glow.” ~ Sara Coleridge

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FEBRUARY

1 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* at CC5, Hostess: Mary Ellen Bower * Refreshments at 9:00 AM

8 REGULAR MEETING: 11:45 AM at CHS (Horticulture and Design entries due at 11:30 AM)

Program: “Shopper’s Guide to Plant Greed” by Carol Stocker, Garden Writer, Boston Globe

Design: “Art Interpretations” – in coordination with Nauset Middle School Art Club.

Horticulture: “Tantalizing Terrariums” – create a miniature landscape in a covered transparent container. May include one or more accessories. (Handbook pages 112-114)

Interpretive Design Based Member’s Choice Exhibit: “Something Special to on Artwork Show or Tell” – not to be judged. Describe on a 3x5 card with your name on the front.

8 GRAPEVINE DEADLINE Garden Hint: Order perennial plants and bulbs now for cut flowers this summer. Particularly good choices are phlox, daisies, coreopsis, asters, and lilies. Branches of forsythia, pussy willow, quince, spirea, and dogwood can be forced for indoor bloom. Start begonia tubers inside.

“Surely as cometh the winter, I know There are Spring violets under the snow.” ~ R. H. Newell

MARCH

7 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* at CC5, Hostess: Carolyn Dowd * Refreshments at 9:00 AM

9 WORKSHOP: 9:00AM at CCMNH

“St. Paddy’s Day: A Green Arrangement” presented by Debby Saliba, Past President, 2008-2010; an all green design using only living material; please bring workshop toolbox and a container of your choice; all other materials will be provided; fee $15.

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14 REGULAR MEETING: 11:45 AM at CHS (Horticulture and Design entries due at 11:30 AM)

Program: “Irises in the Garden” by Linda Corapi, Gardens Galore

Design: “St. Paddy’s Day – Wearing the Green” – a monochromatic creative mass-line design. Some dyed plant material may be used. (Handbook page 200, sec. 1-2; read also page 200 sec. 3-8) Horticulture: “Elegant Orchids” – a blooming, container-grown orchid that you have grown for at least 90 days. (Handbook pages 142-143)

Member’s Choice Exhibit: “Something Special to Show or Tell” – not to be judged. Describe on a 3x5 card with your name on the front.

Garden Hint: Repot houseplants that have grown too large for their container. Start seeds indoors for warm season vegetables. Dig, divide, and replant crowded summer/fall perennials, and keep some in pots for the club’s annual plant sale.

“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle…a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And, the anticipation nurtures our dream.” ~ Barbara Winkler

APRIL

4 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* at CC5, Hostess: Jan Roberts * Refreshments at 9:00 AM

6 WORKSHOP 9:00AM at CCMNH

“Cape Cod Arrangement” - an arrangement that will excite your creativity. Presented by Marilyn Ayer, Past President, 2004-2006. Please bring workshop toolbox. Materials will be provided; fee $15.

11 REGULAR MEETING: 11:45 AM at CHS

Program: “Standard Flower Show Know How: Entering Award Winning Specimens” – By Hila Lyman, State Flower Judge, GFMA

Design: “Imagine a Sunset at Skaket Beach” – an imposed class using materials provided by the committee, staged within 18” x 18” area. Class limited to 18 entries. Entries will be judged by all members.

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Horticulture: “Spring Awakening” – a flowering arboreal branch, not to exceed 30” from tip to cut

end. May be displayed in a container, or not. (Handbook pages 106-107)

Member’s Choice Exhibit: “Something Special to Show or Tell” – not to be judged. Describe on a 3x5 card with your name on the front.

Garden Hint: Make a plot layout of flower borders to correctly identify plants; prepare to support plants that it need it for continuous and neat bloom. Plant seeds outside for cool season veggies, e.g., spinach, lettuce, snow peas, radishes, etc. Plant dahlia tubers and stake now for later support to avoid injuring tubers. “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” ~ William Shakespeare MAY

2 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* at CC5, Hostess: Carol Newsome * Refreshments at 9:00 AM 6 WORKSHOP 9:00AM at CCMNH

“Sun Shade” - an artistic craft; presented by Mary Ellen Sussman, President, 2010-2012. Please bring workshop toolbox. All other materials will be provided. Class limited to 18. Fee $15.

9 REGULAR MEETING: 11:45 AM at CHS (Horticulture and Design entries due at 11:30 AM)

Program: “Great Container Gardens” by Betty Sanders, Master Gardener, Medfield

Design: “Sun Shade” – an artistic craft. Hats will be provided. Hat must be completely covered. Only live plant material may be used. Accessories permitted. Limited to 18. (Handbook pages 231-232, sec. 1-4)

Horticulture: “Big and Beautiful” – one rhododendron blossom of any size or color resting on a rosette of leaves and displayed in an appropriate container. (Handbook pages 146-147)

Member’s Choice Exhibit: “Something Special to Show or Tell” – not to be judged; describe on a 3x5 card with your name on the front.

9 GRAPEVINE DEADLINE

26 ANNUAL PLANT SALE: Friends Marketplace, Main Street, Orleans

Deliver plants by 6:00AM. Sale starts at 7:00AM.

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Garden Hint: Feed roses after their first bloom and repeat every 4 to 6 weeks. Mulch all gardens to retain moisture. Prune flowering shrubs after they finish blooming. Pinch annuals when they are 4” to 6” high to promote bushy growth.

“The world’s favorite season is spring. All things seem possible in May.” ~ Edwin Way Teale JUNE

6 BOARD MEETING: 9:30 AM* at CC5, Hostess: Sue McFarlane *Refreshments at 9:00 AM

13, 14 STANDARD FLOWER SHOW at Crosby Mansion, Brewster

20 ANNUAL MEETING: 11:30 AM – (location to be determined)

Presentations and final business of the club year.

Garden Hint: Move houseplants out onto the deck or patio; introduce more light gradually to prevent leaves from burning. Plant a patio herb garden. June is a great time for planting annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees.

“In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.” ~ Aldo Leopold JULY

NO MEETING – HAPPY GARDENING!

Garden Hint: Add a water feature to your landscape. Check all plants for water; water deeply and thoroughly, as needed. Stop pinching chrysanthemums by July 16th. Laughter “When a gauzy, purple butterfly, Softly tilts a golden flower, It’s (sic) cool wings ease the summer flame As laughter sooths a troubled hour.” ~ Courtney E. Cottam

AUGUST

NO MEETING – HAPPY GARDENING!

10 GRAPEVINE and Yearbook 2012-2013 Deadline