Armstrong & District Garden Club Seeders and Weeders September 2019 1 Armstrong & District Garden Club Welcome! Regular meengs of the Armstrong and District Garden Club are held at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at the Odd Fellows Hall, 3005 Wood Avenue, Armstrong. Next Meeng: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 p. 2– 5 Meeng Minutes p. 5 Speaker Debbie Morris P. 6 Membership Report P. 7 Club Updates P. 8—9 Summer BBQ P. 10 Bursaries Awarded P. 11 –12 Craſt of the Month P. 13 Recipe of the Month P.14 Planng Fall Bulbs P. 15 Dividing Perennials P. 16 Designing for Fall Colour P. 17 Zone 5 Fall Garden Tasks P. 18 Announcements /Events Execuve 2018 President: Heather Hayes Vice-President: Glenn Gytenbeek Secretary: Ken Barr Treasurer: Judi Cogan Membership: Paul Peacock Newsleer Editors: Heather Hayes & Mary Jackson Directors: Judi Cogan Glenn Gytenbeek Brenda Hobbs Mary Jackson Dianne Richards Diane Lockton Sue Lendrum Sue Rook In this issue: Read about our summer BBQ on pages 8 and 9!
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Armstrong & District Garden Club Seeders and Weeders September 2019
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Armstrong & District Garden Club
Welcome! Regular meetings of the Armstrong and District Garden Club are held at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday
of the month at the Odd Fellows Hall, 3005 Wood Avenue, Armstrong.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 1, 2019
p. 2– 5 Meeting Minutes
p. 5 Speaker Debbie Morris
P. 6 Membership Report
P. 7 Club Updates
P. 8—9 Summer BBQ
P. 10 Bursaries Awarded
P. 11 –12 Craft of the Month
P. 13 Recipe of the Month
P.14 Planting Fall Bulbs
P. 15 Dividing Perennials
P. 16 Designing for Fall Colour
P. 17 Zone 5 Fall Garden Tasks
P. 18 Announcements /Events
Executive 2018
President:
Heather Hayes
Vice-President:
Glenn Gytenbeek
Secretary:
Ken Barr
Treasurer:
Judi Cogan
Membership:
Paul Peacock
Newsletter Editors:
Heather Hayes &
Mary Jackson
Directors:
Judi Cogan
Glenn Gytenbeek
Brenda Hobbs
Mary Jackson
Dianne Richards
Diane Lockton
Sue Lendrum
Sue Rook
In this issue:
Read about our summer
BBQ on pages 8 and 9!
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Minutes from our September 3 Meeting:
Attendance: 21
Guest Speaker
7:00 pm – Debbie Morris of Blue Mountain Nursery spoke on Putting Mason Bees to Bed for the Winter.
Further information from her talk may be found in the September newsletter. A useful resource recommended by the speaker is
the Crown Bees web site at: https://crownbees.com/
Coffee Break
Thanks to Paul Peacock, Gloria Larratt and Mary Jackson for their help with the refreshments.
Business Meeting
The business meeting was called to order, Club President Heather Hayes presiding.
The Club welcomed new member Debby Keryluke.
Treasurer's Report - Judi Cogan
Recent expenses include:
$292 for the July 9 barbecue and potluck
$30 for door prizes
$330 for meals at the nursery hop tours
$60 for 3 gift certificates
$50 for the Catherine Schubert Rose
$42 in plant sale expenses
$70 for table rental at the plant sale
Recent receipts include:
$27 from the 50/50 draw
$42.50 from the barbecue and potluck
$100 from garden advice for a fee
Motion to accept the report by Mary Jackson, seconded by Gene Richards. Carried.
Membership Report - Paul Peacock
The Club has 60 paid or honorary members. Additional information will be provided in the September newsletter.
Correspondence – Ken Barr (secretary).
Armstrong Spallumcheen Chamber of Commerce Bits & Bytes Newsletter – June 11, 18, 25, July 9, 23, August 6, 20, September 3 (bi
-weekly since July)
Newsletters:
Armstrong and District, Enderby & District, Vernon & District Garden Clubs, Okanagan Gardens & Roses Club (June).
Kelowna Garden Club (July-August and September)
Shuswap Garden Club (August and September)
Email notice from SIHA on Brian Minter's talk at the Salmon Arm Fair on September 6
A thank card was received from the staff and residents of Heaton Place for the Catherine Schubert Rose and the commemorative
A photo contest organizer will be identified to co-ordinate our contest, with winners selected at the December social.
Categories to be: 1) Seasonal; 2) Living Creatures in Your Garden; 3) Close-ups; 4) Landscapes; 5) Open. Entrants to
provide a maximum of 1 entry per cate- gory as a 4” x 6” print. All prints, except
those for the Open category, to be in colour.
Member Profile:
Some members have asked why we need a “profile” from our members… You’ll notice the profile information is very garden
oriented and does not require you to share your deepest and darkest secrets….just your heartfelt love of gardening. By sharing
some things about your garden interests, it helps us to get to know each other better and build a stronger club!
Heather
Top 5 reasons:
1) We can’t remember your name and the photo and name in the newsletter are a member cue for all us oldies.
2) We’ve run out of ideas and we want to “borrow” ideas from new members to complement our knowledge.
3) It gives us ideas of how you could be a valuable asset to the club by applying your expertise and interests.
4) It’s a way to introduce yourself to other members and find commonality to talk about and a nice way to meet new friends.
5) We’re nosy.
Congratulations to Glenn G., whose front yard won the “Best Drought Resistant Garden” in
this year’s Community in Bloom contest!
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Club BBQ:
The summer BBQ was once again a resounding success! Members from Salmon Arm joined
the Club in the festivities. Bocce ball and other games rounded out our activities this year—
thanks to Glenn for the great idea! Thanks to the organizing committee and all the members
who attended.
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Club BBQ:
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High School Bursaries:
The Armstrong Garden clubs offers scholarships to students
who plan to attend post secondary education in the fields of
agriculture, landscaping, biology and other related fields of
study. Garden club members’ families are also eligible to
apply for scholarships.
2019 Scholarship Recipients:
Left: Kiara Bridge (Grandaughter of Yvonne Moore)
Lower Left: Jared Brown
Lower Right: Jessica Podschadly
Not in photo: Azaria Richards (granddaughter of Gene and
Dianne Richards)
Congratulations to these students and best wishes! Thanks to
the Scholarship Committee: Judy Wilde, Ken Barr and Dianne
Lockton.
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Craft for the Month: (thanks to Dianne Richards)
Bursary Thank you Letter:
Here’s a lovely thank you note
from one of our recipients of the
Club’s educational bursaries,
Azaria Richards.
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Craft for the Month: (thanks to Dianne Richards)
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Recipe of the Month: Fresh Peach Crumb Bars, courtesy of Sue L.
If you have a favorite recipe you’d like to share, please pass it along to Heather or Mary. Our hope was that
we would include recipes for fruit or vegetables that are in season. (But Heather says we’re flexible…
especially if it’s crazy good!)
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Planting Spring Bulbs in the Fall:
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September is a great month for doing a little renovating in your perennial garden. It’s time to divide and/or transplant your bulbs. The heat of summer has hopefully passed, the chances of rain have returned and there is still plenty of time for plants to recover from being moved before the ground freezes.
Look for the Signs The rule of thumb for deciding which perennials to transplant or divide is based on bloom time. Late summer and fall bloomers are suited for moving in the spring while spring and early summer flowering perennials can be transplanted in fall.
There are several signs that can tell you it’s time to divide a perennial when all the growth appears on the outer edges, it doesn’t bloom as well as it used to or the blooms are smaller than usual. All these indicators are symptoms of overcrowded roots.
When and How to Divide and Transplant Transplanting can be motivated by the desire to change the look of your garden or if you’ve discovered that the perennial needs a different growing environment.
Whether transplanting or dividing, you should give the plants about 6 weeks before the first hard freeze occurs in your garden so they can be settled into their new home and ready for winter.
Start by digging around the entire clump with a garden fork or sharp shooter (narrow shovel) and lifting the plant, soil and all, from the hole. Then gently break as much of the soil away as you can. If you are dividing the plant, once it is out of the ground, separate the crowns by cutting them with a sharp knife or shovel blade. You don’t have to be gentle, but try to preserve as many of the roots as possible.
Keep newly dug and/or divided plants covered and protected from wind and sun while you get their new homes ready. If you can’t transplant them the same day, place them in the shade, spray the root ball with water and cover them with wet newspapers. They’ll be okay for a few days, but I recommend getting them in the ground ASAP.
Prepare the new planting spot or revive the old one by turning the soil at least 8-inches deep. Remove rocks, roots, and debris. Add plenty of compost and some aged manure.
Dig a hole that is 1.5 times as deep and wide as the plant’s roots. Build a firm mound of soil in the middle of the hole. Spread the roots over the mound so that the crown sits at or just below the soil line. Gently back fill the hole and pull the soil up around the crown just as you would a container grown plant.
Water the plant and keep it consistently moist until a hard freeze. Don’t bother with fertilizer as it will only encourage top growth, which takes energy away from the roots.
Once the ground freezes, apply a 3-inch layer of mulch and you are done. Next spring your perennials will emerge with a new lease on life.
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Designing for Fall Colours: Source: https://www.gardendesign.com/pictures/the-art-of-autumn_435/#5597
List of trees and shrubs that provide fall
colour:
Dwarf Burning Bush
Ivory Halo Dogwood
Limelight Hydrangea (photo left)
Little Henry Sweetspire
Sumac Tiger Eyes
Englemann Ivy
Ginkgo Tree (photo below)
Sugar Maple
https://canadale.ca/plants-for-fall-colour/
Trees & Shrubs for Fall Colour How about adding some new plants for fall colour to your garden? Often the fall season gets over looked when we are planning our gardens. So much of our attention is on the flowers of spring and summer. Mums are not the only way to add great fall colour to your garden. There are lots of trees and shrubs that can add that warm fall colouring too.
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Zone 5 Fall Garden Tasks https://landscapeontario.com/fall-gardening-checklist
When you are cleaning up your garden this fall,
remember that you can divide some plants and
repot portions for the ADGC plant sale or winter
over those plants you may not longer want.
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Tues., Oct. 1 ADGC monthly meeting at 7 pm,
Odd Fellows Hall, Armstrong
Sat. Oct 5 South Interior Horticultural Association
hosted by ADGC. Bring your own lunch but refreshments provided.
11 am at the Odd Fellows Main Hall
Speaker: Harriet Hanna on Fall Bulbs
The Armstrong and District Garden Club
was established in 1927 and is an active,
fun group.
The club’s main fundraiser is the annual
plant sale held in May and tours of our
member's gardens and other nurseries
occur throughout the summer.
The club supports the community garden
and provides a bursary to students in post
-secondary education in horticulture,
landscaping or agriculture. The club mem-
bers also plant the planters on PV Boule-
vard in Armstrong.
If you know of residents in Armstrong or Spallumcheen
who would like some garden advice for a property under
an acre, let the club know. The cost would be a minimum
of $100 donation to the club. Contact President Heather
Upcoming Events: Upcoming Events:
Don’t forget to
Lug a Mug to our
Meetings!
2019 Executive:
Mary, Sue L. Diane, Judy, Heather, Ken, Sue R., Paul, Glenn