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January, 2008 Welcome back Jo & Brian Pasby and new Member Carol Millard Happy Birthday to: Oweda Harris, Dottie Sherman, Deb Barney, Pat Timmerman, Joan Knippen, Sheila Finch |
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Happy New Year |
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01/05/2008 Undecorate the town |
01/09/2008 School Garden Maintenance |
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Volunteers: Diane & Jim Freund, Carol Baker, Ann Propp, Sharon Van Tassle, Ossie Beasley, Lona & Joe Bassett, Lynn Bassett, Barry Pendry, Ken & Sharon Thompson, Kathy Davis & Pam Bellman |
Volunteers: Anne Propp,Carole Baker, Lynn Bassett and Kathy Davis and the A/C units on the mural in the background were painted by Lona & Joe Bassett and Diane Freund. |
 01/11/2008 Our Annual Birthday Party, celebration of our 50th year being Federated with the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs [FFGC] and Regular Business Meeting |
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Hostesses: Sharon Thompson, Jo Q [& Kathy Davis baked the cake] |
Greeters: Daine Freund & Sharon Thompson both filled in for Millie Lyons & Susie Brunswick |
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Grow & Share plants included Cuban Oregano and Christmas Cactus |
Invocation was given by Chaplain Jeanne Henson |
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Petal Power Award was passed from Diane to Lona Bassett |
Gardening Angel Award went to Kathy Hofmann |
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Opportunity Drawings ... smiling faces and decisions, decisions, decisions |
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Program: Don Cox Presented a graphic depiction of our water resources, what's happening to it and our desperate need for a water plan before its too late. |
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CD's of the presentation were made available |
a Q&A period answered our questions |
Whatzit blooming this month in Central Florida |
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We had a hard freeze this month that burned a lot of tender and blooming plants, but one thing nice about this area ... you can almost always find something blooming in the garden. |
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Camellia japonicas bloom January through March. They are sub-tropical, upright growing shrubs that are easy to grow and do well in our climate if planted properly ... not too deep, acid soil, dappled or semi-shade and mulched. |
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1082/is_4_45/ai_76285267 http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/quickref/shrubs/camellia_culture.html http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_trees_shrubs_flowering/article/0,,HGTV_3646_1399134,00.html |
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Louis Philippe is a China and is sometimes referred to as the Florida Rose or Cracker Rose because of its plantings around old home sites. The flowers grow in clusters with a magenta red color and a lighter pink center. It is slightly fragrant, a constant bloomer, and can be used as a hedge or large specimen plant. A Texas statesman, Lorenzo de Zavala, collected this rose during his 1834 stint as Minister to France and planted it at his home in Lynchburg. |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/58099/ |
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Nominate your favorite flower of the month by sending an e-mail to: jbq@tampabay.rr.com |
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