T he Ga rden Club of Da rien
gardenclubofdarien.org
September 2016
From our Pres ident
D ebbie Murray
Dear GCD Members,
I am truly honored to be writing
my first letter to you as your President. I
want to thank Karen, Susie, Annie, the entire
hospitality committee and the provisionals
who did an amazing job with the Annual
Meeting at Karen Gregorich's lovely home
and garden.
I also want to thank all the committee heads who met in June
to plan the program for the year. They have all worked really
hard planning for an exciting year filled with competitions and
workshops. The focus of many of the disciplines will be "Birds,
Bees and Butterflies". Please look for programs and competitions
supporting that theme throughout the year. I would like to thank
Debby McLean and Pam Clark for hosting the Monarch
Butterfly workshop this summer. Several members successfully
raised and launched beautiful Monarchs into the world, so
amazing to see!
I believe that all the members will benefit from the thoughtful
and creative speakers that Tracy Drippé has arranged for the
Volume 8, Issue 1
G C D C a l en d a r
September
Board Meeting
Monday, September 12th
at the home of
Debbie Murray
100 Stephen Mather Road
8:30am coffee,
9:00am meeting
Membership Meeting
Tuesday, September 13th
Darien Community
Association (DCA)
274 Middlesex Road
9:30am coffee,
10:00am meeting
Iris Dividing
Workshop
Thursday, Sept 15th
Darien Historical Society
9:30am
Newsletter Deadline
October Edition
Friday, September 23rd
[email protected]
year. We begin with a social gathering in September with some
of our experienced flower arrangers demonstrating and giving
instruction for floral arrangements for members to take home.
We will have a dahlia cut stem competition, the annual coffee
can competition as well as a photography competition at the
September meeting, a great start to our year.
It has been a beautiful summer. I hope that everyone has
been out enjoying their gardens, friends and family. I look
forward to seeing you all in September!
Carol Caulfield/Editor
October
Hort Workshop
Tuesday, October 4th
"10 Minute" Workshop
Salvia 'Amisted"
Emily D'Andrea's home
9 Hamilton Lane
9:30am
Board Meeting
Tuesday, October 11th
Best, Debbie
GCD Pr ogr a m
T rac y D rip p é
September Membership Meeting
We are looking forward to welcoming our very interesting
and informative speakers this fall, including an evening
presentation and a farm-to-table lunch option! But first, our
wonderful Floral Design group will be hosting our
September 13th meeting with a Hands on Floral Arranging
Workshop in elegant footed compotes led by GCD
members. Our own accredited judges will be mingling to
offer tips and we hope you will join us for this fun and
festive kick-off to the new season!
Phot ogr a p hy
G wy n n e T ib b ets an d Ju liet C ain
September Competition
Enter September's judged competition with flowers in a
photo!! Anytime, anywhere,"Oh Tiger lily, I wish you could
talk", Alice in Wonderland, is your inspiration. This
photograph (does not have to be a tiger lily) should be
easy to find! Two excellent judges will be lending their
expertise this month and give you important photo
feedback.
How to Enter
Drop off your 8"x10" color photograph mounted in a white
border, with your Name and filled out Entry Form taped to
the back. (Entry Form found on the GCD website.) Drop off
no later than SUNDAY, September 11th at Juliet Cain's
house, 81 Locust Hill Road. Judging takes place the day
before our Tuesday meeting. Please place your
photograph in an envelope, to protect it from scratches.
Email Gwynne or Juliet if you have any questions. We are
looking forward to seeing your floral "visions".
DCA
8:30am
BYO coffee
Membership Meeting
Tuesday, October 11th
DCA
Kerry Ann Mendez
"Perennially Yours"
9:30am coffee,
10:00am meeting
Zone Rep Meeting
Tuesday, October 17th
New Haven AG
Station -details to follow
November
Board Meeting
Monday, November 7th
at the home of
Emily D'Andrea
9 Hamilton Lane
8:30am coffee,
9:00am meeting
Flower Shows
GCA Flower Show
"Sunny Side of the
Hudson" - Zone III
May 9-11, 2017
Irvington on Hudson
Garden Club
GCA Flower Show
"Our National ParksAmerica's Best Idea"
Zone II
June 9-10, 2017
Litchfield Garden Club
Washington, CT
Up and Coming GCA
Flower Shows
Annual Me e ting
The GDC Annual
Meeting is a wonderful
way to end our
successful year and
celebrate our
friendships. Thank you
Karen Gregorich for
sharing your lovely
home. Thank you Annie
and your wonderful
crew for making this
special meeting
possible.
Gwynne Tibbets 1st Place - Class 2: Mulit-Roses
June Meeting
A wonderful collection of magnificent entries was revealed
from our very talented photographers at the June meeting.
Betsy Bigler was awarded BEST IN SHOW! The judges
commended the entire collection.
Class I: Single Roses
1st: Gwynne Tibbetts
HM: Pam Clark
2nd: Betsy Bigler
Betsy Becker
3rd: Amy Fraser
Linda
Goodyear
Class II: Multi-Roses
1st: Gwynne Tibbetts
HM: Juliet Cain
2nd: Emily D'Andrea
Karen Briganti
3rd: Amy Fraser
Betsy Becker
Class III: Macro
1st: Betsy Bigler *BEST IN SHOW* HM: Christy Duggan
2nd: Debbie Murray
Amy Fraser
3rd: Emily D'Andrea
Julie Choos
Betsy Bigler's 1st Place and Best in Show - Class III:Macro
Memb er shi p
We welcomed our new
provisional class and
celebrated the
graduation of the class
of 2016.
Our graduates -congratulations!
A warm welcome to the new
provisional class!
Annual reports were
presented and well
deserved awards were
given. Please click this
link to go to the list of
awards on our website.
2016 Awards
S an d y D rim al an d S h ery l L in c o ln
Applications for Membership
The Membership Committee is currently accepting names
for the 2017 provisional class. If you have a friend who has
shown interest and is eager to become involved in the
activities of our club, please consider beginning the
application process by inviting her to a membership
meeting.
Please review the membership requirements on our
website. If you have any questions contact Sheryl Lincoln,
[email protected] or Sandy Drimal
[email protected]. The application deadline is
December 1st, seconding letters and support letters are
due March 1st.
Pleasure Through Plants
K athy Haire and Sandy N oble
GCD Making a Difference in the Local Community
We are looking forward to another great year flower
arranging with seniors in the local community! Everyone at
the Darien Senior Center and the Norwalk Elderhouse are
eagerly awaiting our return this fall.
Pleasure Through Plants (PTP) is a wonderful
program.The participants enjoy creating beautiful flower
arrangements and PTP gives our club an opportunity to
make a civic contribution. Our first visit to the Senior Center
and Elderhouse is scheduled for October 5th. We will be in
touch with members of the PTP committee in the upcoming
days with a finalized schedule.
Memorial Herb Garden
B eth C rump and C indy R yan
Thank you all for keeping the Memorial Herb Garden
looking beautiful all summer!!
Conservation
Lesley Sandison and Mary R ooney
Welcome to all the members of
the Conservation Committee.
We look forward to working with
you throughout the year. This
summer we have been busy
rearing our monarch
caterpillars ably led by Debby
McLean and Pam Clark. It was
One of our offspring in your
such a fun project that we
editor's garden
recommend it to all next
summer. Our monthly meetings will see the return of the
Green Minute so please be on the lookout for any up to the
minute topics you might be interested in discussing.
Committee Meeting
To all committee members, please look out for an invite to
an evening soirée where we will gather for wine and
canapés and discuss our year ahead. Please mark your
calendars for September 22nd, the first day of autumn.
Visiting Gardens
G igi G arnett
Little Compton Garden Tour
Margaret Smith set a new
standard for visiting gardens! We
traveled in style in a mini bus to
Little Compton, Rhode Island on
Saturday, June 18th. Little
Compton is a very small coastal
New England town, incorporated
in 1682 by settlers from the Massachusetts' Plymouth
Colony. It is located on the peninsula adjacent to Newport,
Rhode Island. We began with a beautiful and delicious
sunrise breakfast at her home and continued with specially
prepared fresh fruit treats on the ride up. Once we arrived
in Little Compton, we toured several of the gardens, met at
Kathy Haire's Little Compton home for a lunch graciously
hosted by Kathy and Marte Small, then continued on our
tour of the remaining gardens. We were wined and dined
all the way home with chilled bottles of white wine and
many passed hors d'ouevres. We all became better
friends which made the outing extra special. Many, many
thanks to Margaret for her careful planning and attention to
every detail to make the summer day, touring beautiful
seaside gardens, a wonderfully, memorable experience for
all of us!
Submitted by Danielle Granath
Floral Design
D iane Schlinkert and B etsy B igler
September Membership Meeting
A big hello to everyone from your Floral Design chairs! We
are looking forward to seeing you all at our Membership
Meeting on September 13th when we will be working with
you designing beautiful floral arrangements in footed
bowls. Please let us know by FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
2nd- RSVP to Betsy at [email protected] if you
will be joining us so that we can order the required
materials. Thank you!
Coffee Can Competition, Tuesday, September 13th:
Flower arrangements are to be made with flowers from
your garden, in a one pound coffee can painted matte
black, not to exceed 16 inches in any direction, viewed
from three sides. This competition is judged 50% flower
arranging and 50% horticultural excellence. Not enough
flowers in your garden? Feel free to buddy up with a pal
and use flowers from both gardens. Drop off at the DCA is
between 8:00am and 8:20am. Your entry needs to be in
place at 8:20am. Entry cards can be found on our website.
Judging begins promptly at 8:30am.
Fall Floral Design Committee Meeting
The Floral Design Committee and all Provisionals are
invited to a social gathering on Thursday, September 8th
at 6:00pm at Diane Schlinkert's home at 3 North Road.
Painted coffee cans will be provided to attendees so you
can enter the competition at the September 13th
Membership Meeting. Come eat, drink and be creative!
There will be an activity and a light supper will be served.
June Rose Competition Results:
Thank you for entering and congratulations to all!
Large Urn - Roses Purchased by Exhibitor
1st: Anne Webber/ Julie Choos
2nd: Diane Schlinkert
3rd: Carol Caulfield/ Peggy Peoples
Small Urn - Roses Purchased by Exhibitor
1st: Betsy Bigler
2nd: Karen Briganti
Large Urn- Roses Grown by Exhibitor
1st: Angela Lineberger
2nd: Emily D'Andrea
Small Urn- Roses Grown by Exhibitor
1st: Betsy Becker
2nd: Danielle Mossman
3rd: Lesley Sandison
Horticulture
Emily D 'Andrea, D anielle Mossman and Amy Fraser
Annual Rose Competition
We were delighted with the
beautiful entries for the annual
Cut Stems of Roses
Competition at the June Annual
Meeting. Thank you to all who
entered. The results are as
follows:
Class 1: Floribunda
1st: Angela Lineberger 'Sexy
Rexy' *Best in Show
Class 2: Old Garden
1st: Angela Lineberger 'Gloirede
Dijon'
Class 3: Shrub
1st: Emily D'Andrea 'Knockout'
Te a Table
June Meeting
Diane Schlinkert created this
lovely arrangement for our
June meeting.
Flo ral De sign
Entrie s
June Me e ting
Best in Show- Angela
Lineberger 'Sexy Rexy'
Julie Choos/Ann Weber 1st
Place- Large Urn/Purchsed
2nd: Debby McLean 'Radrazz'
3rd: Amy Fraser 'Carolina L'
HM: Danielle Mossman 'Bolero'
Carol Caulfield 'Radko Pink'
Angela Lineberger 'Abraham Darby'
Class 4: Hybrid Tea
1st: Angela Lineberger 'White Eden'
2nd: Lesley Sandison 'New Dawn'
3rd: Juliet Cain 'White Eden'
HM: Carol Caulfield 'Rambling Rose'
Class 5: Climbing
1st: Betsy Becker 'Mrs. Arthur Robert Waddell'
2nd: Angela Lineberger 'Eden'
3rd: Peggy Peoples 'Pink Perfume'
Class 6: Miniatures
1st: Danielle Mossman 'Pop Corn'
2nd: Angela Lineberger 'Apricot Drift'
Diane Schlinkert 2nd PlaceLarge Urn/Purchased
Peggy Peoples/Carol Caulfield3rd Place Large Urn/Purchased
Betsy Bigler 1st Place- Small
Urn/Purchased
Karen Brigatti 2nd PlaceSmall Urn/ Purchased
Entries in the June Rose Competition
Upcoming Workshops
September 15th, 2016 9:30am Darien Historical Society:
Dividing Irises at the Historical Society Herb Garden. Iris
are long lived perennials, but benefit from dividing every
five to seven years. Come learn the ins and outs of this
simple task, and go home with an Iris or two.
October 4th, 2016 9:30am Emily D'Andrea's home - 9
Hamilton Lane: This month's "10 Minute Workshop" will be
a Salvia 'Amisted' cutting. Learn how to make a cutting
from a mother plant, how to condition the cutting, and how
to plant the cutting for maximum success.
In Club Competitions
Coffee Can Joint Floral Design & Horticulture:
To be made with flowers from your garden, in a one pound
coffee can painted matte black, not to exceed 16 inches in
any direction, viewed from three sides. Entries will be
judged 50 % floral design/50% horticultural excellence. Not
enough flowers in your garden? Feel free to buddy up with
a pal and use flowers from both gardens. Drop off at the
DCA between 8:00am-8:20am. Entry cards can be found
on our website. JUDGING STARTS PROMPTLY AT
8:30am.
Dahlia Cut Stem Horticultural Competition:
We will be using the ADS (American Dahlia Society)
Betsy Becker 1st Place
Small Urn/Home Grown
Danielle Mossman 2nd Place
Small Urn/Home Grown
Lesley Sandison 3rd Place
guidelines listed below for classification. Some categories
will be combined. Please note, class of competition is
based on the ADS classification, not on the actual size of
your entry/flower.
Code Description
AA (Giant), over 10 inches in diameter.
A
(Large), over 8 to 10 inches in diameter.
B
(Medium), over 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
BB (Small), over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
M
(Miniature), up to 4 inches in diameter.
BA (Ball), over 3.5 inches in diameter.
MB (Miniature Ball), over 2 to 3.5 in. in dia.
P
(Pompon), up to 2 inches in diameter.
MS (Mignon Single) up to 2 inches in diameter.
S
(Single) over 2 inches in diameter.
We will provide assistance during drop off to help you
identify the correct classifications. Beakers and wedging
material will be provided. Multiple entries in a class are
allowed, but only one entry per cultivar. Entry cards can
be found on our website. Drop off at DCA after 8:00am to
be in place by 8:45am, judging starts promptly at 9:00am.
Bulb Sale
Daffodil bulbs, with a focus on fragrance, will be available
for ordering, and will be delivered at the October meeting.
Please bring your checkbooks, as we cannot order bulbs
without previous payment. Our two big spring Daffodil
Competitions are GCD April 18th, and the Greenwich
Daffodil Society Daffodil Show that same week!
Book Recommendation of the Month
Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower
& the Passions It Aroused by Mike Dash. For more details
go to: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0037BS2RW/ref=dpkindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 .
Small Urn/Home Grown
Angela Lineberger 1st Place
Large Urn/Home Grown
Emily D'Andrea 2nd Place
Large Urn/Home Grown
cover: Google free flower
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Program Horticulture Floral Design Photography Conservation
Pleasure through Plants Memorial Herb Garden