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| WARWICK NECK GARDEN CLUB |
| SUMMER IS HERE - DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO SPRING!!!! |
| BOARD MEMBERS |
CO-PRESIDENT: Donna Kavanagh, dkav48@cox.net
CO-PRESIDENT; Jan McVay, jmcgarden159@cox.net
VICE PRESIDENT: Chris Zanolli, czanolli@hotmail.com
SECRETARY: Pris Angelo, partnersge@aol.com
TREASURER: Betty Garrison, bettygarr@cox.net
The Garden Club is composed of women living primarily on Warwick Neck who value the natural beauty of our
environment and seek the knowledge to enhance their understanding and appreciation of it. We promote the
protection, preservation and improvement of our neighborhood. Through this mission, we encourage an opportunity to
grow in friendship, education and service.
Monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of the month either during the day or evening to accommodate busy
schedules. Programs include presentations by outside experts or members knowledgeable in specific areas of interest,
as well as field trips. Service programs include civic beautification on Warwick Neck including maintenance of the bus
stop garden, bi-weekly summer litter patrols on Warwick Neck Avenue, maintenance of the triangle at the entrance to
Warwick Neck as well as the gardens at Cornerstone Adult Daycare Center. We currently have a membership of 35
and would be pleased to welcome new members. For more information contact one of the officers listed at the bottom
of the page.
| UPCOMING EVENTS |
Next meeting
When: July 16, 2007
Theme: Flower Arranging
Watch for your postcard for details.
August 20, 2007
HORTICULTURAL PROJECT: "Thriller, Spiller, Filler"
To participate, contact Nancy Rowett at
nrowett@cox.net
When: July 16, 2007
Theme: Flower Arranging
Watch for your postcard for details.
August 20, 2007
HORTICULTURAL PROJECT: "Thriller, Spiller, Filler"
To participate, contact Nancy Rowett at
nrowett@cox.net
Line large pots with layers of old newspaper before adding soil and plants. This helps keep
the pots from drying out so quickly.
Powdery mildew brew: Chop a couple of rhubarb leaves and cover them with boiling water.
When this "tea" cools, strain it and spray it on susceptible plants. Rhubarb leaves are
poisonous which is why they work - handle with care.
Many of us have paper shredders. Save those paper shreds and use as mulch around plants.
Rake back some of the soil, spread the shreds, water them down and recover with the soil.
Here's one last hint that was just in the Sunday, June 24, 2007, issue of the Providence
Journal about Clematis Vines. All perennial vines: " . . . the first year they sleep (roots
develop), second year they creep, third year they leap (top growth catches up to roots)."
the pots from drying out so quickly.
Powdery mildew brew: Chop a couple of rhubarb leaves and cover them with boiling water.
When this "tea" cools, strain it and spray it on susceptible plants. Rhubarb leaves are
poisonous which is why they work - handle with care.
Many of us have paper shredders. Save those paper shreds and use as mulch around plants.
Rake back some of the soil, spread the shreds, water them down and recover with the soil.
Here's one last hint that was just in the Sunday, June 24, 2007, issue of the Providence
Journal about Clematis Vines. All perennial vines: " . . . the first year they sleep (roots
develop), second year they creep, third year they leap (top growth catches up to roots)."
Our March meeting was held at the home of Chris Zanolli. Alyssa McMahon of The Open Door did a presentation on
window boxes. She explained her ideas as she went along and the box turned out wonderful. At the end of the
presentation there was a drawing for the box and Doris Latham won it. Congratulations Doris!!!!
April's meeting was a little difficult to organize. It was originally set for Monday, April 16; however Mother Nature had
different ideas. That was the weekend of the northeaster rain storm and many of us had no electricity on that night.
The meeting was rescheduled for the following Monday. At that time, the topic for the Horticulture Project in August was
presented. The theme "Thriller, Filler, Spiller" was chosen. More details will be provided as we get a little closer to that
time. This meeting was also the annual planning meeting for the next year. The schedule for next year is now prepared
and will be in the 2007 Yearbook which will be available at the July meeting. In May there was a field trip to Save the
Bay which everyone loved and learned a lot. In June our annual meeting and luncheon was held at the Warwick
Country Club. We had a great lunch and silent auction.
window boxes. She explained her ideas as she went along and the box turned out wonderful. At the end of the
presentation there was a drawing for the box and Doris Latham won it. Congratulations Doris!!!!
April's meeting was a little difficult to organize. It was originally set for Monday, April 16; however Mother Nature had
different ideas. That was the weekend of the northeaster rain storm and many of us had no electricity on that night.
The meeting was rescheduled for the following Monday. At that time, the topic for the Horticulture Project in August was
presented. The theme "Thriller, Filler, Spiller" was chosen. More details will be provided as we get a little closer to that
time. This meeting was also the annual planning meeting for the next year. The schedule for next year is now prepared
and will be in the 2007 Yearbook which will be available at the July meeting. In May there was a field trip to Save the
Bay which everyone loved and learned a lot. In June our annual meeting and luncheon was held at the Warwick
Country Club. We had a great lunch and silent auction.
| Alyssa McMahon of The Open Door explaining how she organizes a box planter |
| The flower box completed |
| CHECKING OUT THE ITEMS IN THE SILENT AUCTION |
HELPFUL HINTS from the May 2007 edition of Backyard Living