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November, 2007 Happy Birthday to: Donna Thomas |
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| 11/10/2007 FCGC Monthly Meeting w/Grow & Share. We welcomed the following new members at the November meeting: Melodie Henderson, Sandra Van Tassel, Cheryl & Bill Webster |
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Greeters: Shirley, Donna & Marcia |
Hostesses: Carole & Anne |
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Opportunity Drawing items made it hard to go home without something. |
The Grow & Share table continued to fill as members arrived with their contributions. We shared 4 o'clocks, holly, hydrangea, shrimp plant, candlestick plant, Rangoon creeper vine, dwarf bamboo, Pagoda flower, aloe and others. |
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Anne passed the Petal Power Award to Cathy & Carol for volunteering to chair the Secret Garden Tour event next fall. |
Connie taught us about the different varieties of Angel Trumpet with care and propagation how to instructions. Sample plants and cuttings were available for sale. Connie's nursery also specializes in many varieties of succulents 352-254-0007 4230 CR 624 |
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President Kathy introduced a new award which she presented to new member Lona for all her volunteer work since joining. |
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| 11/14/2007 Field Trip to Shalom Park, 6840 SW 80th Ave., Ocala, FL | |
Shalom Park features specialty gardens, pavilion, fish pond, wildlife, and trails w/benches throughout. There was a good turn-out, it was a beautiful day and we had a wonderful time. Click on Shalom Park above and you can enjoy all the sites as well as other flowers in bloom. |
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11/17/2007 9:00 AM Make a Difference Day ~ Roadside Clean-up [meet @ Community Building] Nancy Mirgon, Diane Freund, Kathy Davis,Cathi Ayers, Lynn and H. Bassett, Lona Bassett, Sharon Thompson, Kathy Hoffman, Christine Harnden, Diane Schwartz, new member Melodie Henderson, and Pam Bellman |
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| 11/26/2007 9:00 AM Decorate the Town [meet @ Community Building]. Note the date was changed from 11/24. | |
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The Gazebo was decorated |
and bows were hung on all the trees. Mike Harnden, Lou Davis, Jim Freund and Joe Bassett put screws in the oaks which made the job a great deal easier |
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| The giant Christmas Card was hung on the home of Gene and Amanda Mullins, 8481 E Orange Avenue with the help of Gene, Don & jo Quackenbush. | |
| 11/26/2007 9:00 AM Yard of the Year Award Presentations made by Cathy Foley and Shirley McAllen with photographer jo Q. | |
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Cathy Foley: Best Yard Of the Year |
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Bill & Betty Bishop: Best Floral Design |
Denise Ball: Best Commercial Landscape |
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Elmer & Sue Wagner: Best Landscape Design |
Carol Hart: Best Conservascape |
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Richard & Doris Lane: Most Improved |
Ray & Willa Heronema: Best Manicured |
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Melodie Henderson Kathy Baker Tom&Mary Fowler Bill&Janet Weber |
11/30/2007 6:00 PM Heritage Days Fish Fry + Carols & Candles |
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| 12/01/2007 10:00 AM Heritage Days Historic Home Tours | |
12/11/2007 3:45 PM help children in Junior Gardener’s make Christmas Decorations [bring cuttings, greenery and small ornaments], meet at FC Elementary, Marvin Ave, at the picnic tables |
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| 12/14/2007 12:00 PM FCGC Christmas Party Pot Luck Luncheon [& voluntary plant or garden related item gift exchange] followed by a Sing-a-long lead by Bette and then our regular business meeting. | |
Whatzit, Flowers Nominated and Plant Questions for Central Florida |
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| Q1: What is the "drop dead" lowest temperature that a hibiscus can tolerate? | A1: It depends on whether you have a tropical or hardy variety ... tropicals can only stand a couple days of light frost without being killed, while hardies grow well to zone 5 without protection. For more information, see http://trop-hibiscus.com/gindr.html |
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| Q2: How can Skunk Vine (Paederia foetida) be killed? Skunk vine is a Category I Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council weed (Langeland and Craddock Burks, 1998), a listing that groups the plant with the most invasive weed species in Florida. http://www.invasive.org/biocontrol/27SkunkVine.html |
A2: Vines can be hand-pulled or managed with glyphosate or stems can be cut and treated with glyphosate or triclopyr. Retreatment will probably be necessary. Biological controls are being tested. Trade names for products containing glyphosate include Gallup, Landmaster, Pondmaster, Ranger, Roundup, Rodeo, and Touchdown. Tradenames containing triclopyr are: Garlon, Turflon, Access, Redeem, Crossbow, Grazon and ET |
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Q3: Whatzit??? What is the name of this bromeliad?, In Central Florida, it blooms from late summer to early fall ... the flowers only last a few days, but are very showy. |
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A favorite of the Sulphur Butte fly |
Winter Cassia (Cassia bicapsularis or Senna bicapsularis) A spectacular LARGE woody shrub or small tree in Central Florida. It only blooms this time of year, but well worth the wait. Give it plenty of room ... flowers may cause branches to bow nearly to the ground. It is a favorite of the Sulphur butterfly. |
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Mexican Sunflower, Bolivian Sunflower, Marigold Tree Tithonia diversifolia |
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Visitors [counter: 1864] |
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