INDIANA
GARDENS
February VOL. 81, Number 1, 2017
THE GARDEN CLUB OF INDIANA, INC.
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Published by The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc.
Member of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc.
STATE PRESIDENT:
Jodi Meyer
2400 Taylor Avenue
Princeton, IN 47670-3216
812-677-0155
[email protected]
Theme:
Gardeners: Preserving the Past,
Beautifying the Present,
Preparing for the Future
In This Issue
Letter from the President ··················· 3
Bio’s for Nominees………….…………..4-6
State Convention Information………. 7-11
Changes to Awards Manual…………….12
Land Trust-New Project ………..….……13
Longevity for Iris Elm Garden Club…...14
2015-2017
Preparing for the Monarchs…………….15
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
NATIONAL PRESIDENT:
Sandra H. Robinson
960 Maple Grove Rd.
London, KY 40744-8955
(h) 606-878-7281
(c) 606-231-1122
[email protected]
Update the Yearbook ……………………17
In Memory of & Save the Date.…………18
Please send articles and notices to:
Editor
Gloria J. Notaro
2654 Blarney Stone Dr.
Valparaiso, IN 46385-7345
219-406-5925
[email protected]
Theme: Leap into Action
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
CENTRAL REGION DIRECTOR:
Judy Newman
N49 W18935 Joetta Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-6433
(h) 262-781-3318
(c) 414-861-7134
[email protected]
Mission Statement
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc.
Promotes
Interest and Education
in
Horticulture,
Landscaping,
Floral Design,
and
Environmental Concerns
Theme: Cultivating Connections
ISSUE DEADLINES
Jan 1
Mar 1
May 1
July 1
Sept 1
Nov 1
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Greetings from the President!
Happy New Year 2017!
Well, the worst case scenario has happened. You ask what that could be. Have you ever
volunteered to be a chairman of a project? You plan and plan, reserve the location, arrange all the
services you need, etc. Well, the week after the winter board meeting our State Convention
chairman was notified the 2017 location would be demolished in early 2017. So NO Marten House
for the State Convention. What a shock. I received an email from a garden club member who had
also heard the notice of destruction. Yes it is true, but we have moved forward. Thanks to Cynthia
Wright for working quickly and arranging a new location and services for the April 3-4, 2017 State
Convention all within a week’s time of the notice, all while doing her Christmas shopping, and end
of year family obligations. Although the train derailed, the train wreck was halted by our Chairman
Cynthia.
A lot of behind the scenes activities are going on at every level. The National Garden Club, Central
Region, and The Garden Club of Indiana all are planning and arranging the new boards for each
level of our membership. Please continue your support on all levels. Have an open mind if
contacted to be a chairman or to be a part of a committee. Your support and volunteerism is what
keeps the organization going year after year.
One of the first tentative group activities for TGCI (The Garden Club of Indiana) is the Flower and
Patio event in Indianapolis, March 11-19, 2017. I believe last year there were volunteers from
every district in the state. Great support! Being located next to the wine booth didn’t hurt either.
LOL (laugh out loud)
Of course the next big event will be the State Convention in Indianapolis April 3-4, 2017. It is the
installation year for Sue Fuhrman who will be installed as your new President for 2017-2019.
Please plan on attending to support her and her new board.
With Hellos there are also Goodbyes, or at least See Ya Later. As your current President it will be
bitter sweet to turn over that Presidential gavel. I have truly enjoyed my time as your State
President. Thank you for giving me that opportunity.
I will of course stick around to support Sue and her board as I am able.
Happy New Year 2017; the adventures begin once again.
Blessings to you!
Jodi Meyer, President
The Garden Club of Indiana
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THE FOLLOWING 3 PAGES HAVE THE BIOGRAPHY’S OF THE NOMINEES
THAT WILL BE VOTED ON AT STATE CONVENITON
President: Sue Fuhrman
1st VP:
Betty Leverett
2nd VP: Jayne Kesler
3rd VP:
Sue Rosiak
Treasurer: Cynthia Wright
Recording Secretary: Linda Harkleroad
Nominee for TGCI State President
Sue Fuhrman, President Elect
Christmas Lake Village Garden Club
Sue joined the Christmas Lake Village Garden Club in 2005, shortly after her retirement from the
Pike County School Corporation after teaching thirty-three years. She has served as publicity
chairman, treasurer, vice-president and president of the club, and currently serves as the club
vice president.
At the state level Sue served as historian during the 2011-13 term of President Rosie Springer
and is currently the South West District Director. She served as co-chairman of the 2015 state
convention.
Sue resides in Christmas Lake Village in Santa Claus, Indiana with her husband of forty-eight
years, Ron. They have two adult children and three grandchildren. She is a member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution and has served as Regent of the Spier Spencer Chapter.
Nominee for TGCI First Vice President
Betty Leverett,
Broad Ripple Garden Club
Betty joined the Broad Ripple Garden Club in 2009. She became club Recording Secretary for
two years and then Club President in 2013 to 2015. She joined the State Board as Central
District Director in 2015 and is starting a second term in 2017.
She served as General Flower Show Chairman for the 2014 Central District Flower Show, and is
currently serving as Co-Chair for the 2017 State Convention.
In her life before garden club, Betty was Director of the Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors Association managing their apprenticeship school in northern Indiana, and before that 14
years as a Human Resource Consultant for Blue Cross Blue Shield in Indianapolis.
Following in her father’s footsteps, Betty is passionate about the environment and continues to
learn about native plants and threatened species with practical gardening.
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Nominee for TGCI Second Vice President
Jayne Kesler
Peru Garden Club
Jayne has been a member of Peru Garden Club since 2003, and is presently the Recording Secretary for TGCI, Inc. Serving as the Blue Star Memorial Chairman for Sarah Nahmias's presidency and President Jodi Meyer's President's Project has given her joy for the last four years.
When Jayne retired from teaching literature in Tipton in 2003, her husband Keith and she returned to Miami County to live on her grandparents’ farm. Planting and landscaping the farm she
loved led to membership in Peru Garden Club. She has enjoyed being president and spearheading projects in her local garden club.
When not involved in gardening projects for Peru Garden Club and the Miami County Master
Gardeners, Jayne enjoys serving on the board, directing and performing with Ole Olsen Memorial Theatre in Peru, as well as being a part of Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc.’s philanthropic sorority.
Their farm, now named Grateful Earth Farm, also has a guest house. She enjoys inn-keeping,
painting, and teaching others to paint barn quilts.
Of all the activities that keep her busy, being grandma to Zoe, age 13, and Rowan, age 7, tops
everything.
Nominee for TGCI Third Vice President
Sue Rosiak
Sullivan County Garden Club
Sue has been a member of the Sullivan County Garden Club since 2008 when she moved back
to Indiana. She belongs to the national African Violet Society, American Begonia Society,
Gesneriad Society, and is a Master Gardener.
Sue has been President of the Sullivan County Garden Club, and next year will be Treasurer.
Currently she is serving as the District Director of the Central West District.
Sue has a degree in accounting and worked for a large Mutual Fund Company in the Financial
Division.
She lived in Delaware for 48 years before moving back to Indiana, where she now lives in
Sullivan with 4 cats.
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Nominee for TGCI Treasurer
Cynthia Wright
Hillcrest Garden Club
Cynthia joined Hillcrest Garden Club in l993, and has served as president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer. She has also served Central District as Director and Vice Director.
Her involvement at the state level began when she was asked to serve as Wildflower Chairman,
then as Scholarship Chairman. She has also served as TGCI vice president, recording
secretary, corresponding secretary, finance officer, and is currently serving as TGCI treasurer.
Cynthia has a degree in Financial Planning from Purdue University and has worked in the Human Resources/Accounting area for several companies, including a non-profit 501(c)3
organization.
She and her husband Don have two children, Heather and Nick. They live on the north side of
Indianapolis where gardening is a family affair.
Nominee for TGCI Recording Secretary
Linda Harkleroad
Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club
Linda was born in Richmond, Indiana, and attended school there, graduating from Richmond
High School. I received my BA in English education from Wittenberg University, Springfield,
Ohio, and my MA in English from the University of Notre Dame.
For one year after graduation from Wittenberg, I taught 9 th grade English at Urbana High
School, Urbana, Ohio, but then returned home to Indiana to Wawasee High School in Syracuse. For the next 36 years I taught all four grade levels of high school English, finishing the
last 10 years with seniors. For all of those 36 years, I was the advisor for the Wawasee yearbook. I retired ten years ago when my son graduated from Wawasee.
My husband Larry and I have one son, Ryan, who is a graduate of Ball State University and
currently works for Project Lead the Way (they write STEM curriculum) in Indianapolis. He and
his wife Alexandra (a FACS teacher at Warren Central) presented me with a granddaughter on
Thanksgiving Day in 2016.
I have been a member of the Syracuse-Wawasee Garden club since 1976 and have served as
an officer several times at every position except treasurer. I am currently secretary.
I am currently District Director of North Central District as well as both the district and TGCI
Civic Development chair.
Besides gardening, I love to read, cook, travel and color.
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Passport to Gardening
Our 2017 Annual Convention Tour
(Also known as the Official Call Letter)
TGCI Tours was founded over 10 years ago by Past State President, Virginia Jones. Based upon this
rich tradition, we are excited to bring you our “Passport to Gardening” on the 2017 Annual Convention Tour starting on April 2nd and lasting until April 4th. We start with three pre-tour offerings. The
first is our House of Lords tour (Executive Committee meeting) and the House of Commons (Board of
Director's Meeting). As exciting as both of these tours sound, they are limited to the members of TGCI
Board. But don't despair; there are plenty of other exciting things to do in the area if you arrive early just ask at the registration desk. Dinner is on your own this evening, but there are a wide variety of different cuisines close by our "tour destination". Our third pre-tour offering is open to all tour attendees - a
social hour filled with the latest craze - adult coloring. This is sure to relax you as you prepare for our
fast-paced Convention Tour. Come join us, even if you don't want to color and just get to know other
tour attendees. All of the day's events will be held at the Holiday Inn Express Fishers located at 9791
North by Northeast Blvd in Fishers, IN.
On Monday morning (April 3rd), breakfast is on your own unless you chose the lodging package with the
Holiday Inn Express, in which case it is included. We start our tour with a short walk over to the Wellington Conference Center. We will have a day filled with experts giving educational talks during our journey.
First will be Holly Lindzy of Salsbery Brothers Landscaping who will be talking about "The Good, The
Bad and The Ugly of the Bug World". Holly is a native Hoosier and has over 15 years of horticulture
experience. She currently is the Garden Center Manager for Salsbery Brothers. Our next tour expert is
Dana Altum of Altum's Gardens in Zionsville. Dana is a 2nd generation Garden Center owner and she
will be speaking on "The Journey to Successful Gardening".
After our morning speakers, lunch will be on your own. When we resume in the afternoon, we will do so
with our 2017 Convention Business Meeting. Don't think of this as watching as Congress is filibustering
over a bill, instead imagine this as your relaxing day at our own private beach. Dress casually and be
comfortable all the while you are learning what your state officers, district directors and chairmen have
been doing this past year. This is also a good time to listen to and gather ideas from other clubs.
Following this meeting, Amanda Smith from the Hamilton County Parks Department and Rob Ripma
from the Audubon Society will be discussing some “Great Travelers - Birds and Hummingbirds”.
Next will be a training session for all TGCI members but especially Club Officers. We will be learning
about "Presidential Perks, Money Laundering and Who is Robert?". Come join us to learn tricks
other clubs have discovered, but also to ask questions that inquiring minds have always wanted to
know.
Throughout the day, you will have many opportunities to meander through the Turkish Grand Bazaar
and do some shopping.
Monday evening we will be stopping along the French countryside for our Evening Meal and President's
Banquet. While there isn't a dress code, we will be installing our new officers, so you may want to dress
either in "Cruise evening attire" or with an outfit that pays homage to our French theme.
A "Parade of Presidents" honoring our current club presidents along with their District Directors will start
our evening. We also will take this evening to honor our past State Presidents and the incoming Region
Director will be presiding over the installation ceremony, as well as, bringing us a short message. Our
speaker for the evening is Linda Williams. Linda and her husband, Ron, own Garden Travelers who
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Call Letter Continued...
Tuesday morning (April 4th) has us up and going early. Again, breakfast is on your own unless you
chose the lodging option with the Holiday Inn Express. Our speaker this morning will be Kathy Cookerly
from the Indianapolis Zoo. Many of us know about the spectacular White River Gardens, but Kathy will
be telling us about the “Animal Conservation and Stewardship Programs” in which the Indianapolis
Zoo participates. Definitely a program you won't want to miss. Next it is time for our Movie Matinee
presentation on our current Land Trust Project with The Indiana Nature Conservancy – The Kankakee
Marshes. This is a highly-rated PBS program, “The Everglades of the North: The Story of the Grand
Kankakee Marsh”, will really give you details on the area we have committed to helping to save. It reveals the diverse ecology, illustrates the astonishing history, and explores the controversial saga of the
Grand Kankakee Marsh in how people have used and perceived this wetland for more than 10,000
years.
There will be a break at this point to allow you to check out of your rooms or go shopping one last time
at the Grand Bazaar. For lunch, it is a quick stop along the Italian countryside for local cuisine and to
hear from the Professors and Scholarship Students. This is one of our most popular highlights of this
tour and a great way to conclude the tour.
With our “Passport to Gardening” there is luckily no need to get a passport as your TGCI passport is
part of your TGCI membership. So come join us as we travel through the world of gardening and enjoy
companionship of other gardeners at the same time!
Cynthia Wright and Betty Leverett, Tour Directors
Jodi Myer, President of TGCI
Update:
Indiana Flower and Patio Show
March 11-19, 2017
The new owners of the show have informed us they will extend invitations to
non-profits to participate following the close of one of their other shows. We
are hopeful we will be notified sometime in February. At that point, a notice
will be sent out immediately to the District Directors to forward to each Club
President to then inform the club members.
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Passport to Gardening
Information Sheet
This year our convention meeting space and hotel arrangements are slightly different than normal. Our convention meetings will be at The Wellington Fishers Banquet and Conference Center located at 9775 North by Northeast Blvd. The official convention hotel is the Holiday Inn Express Fishers located at 9791 North by Northeast, Fishers, IN 46037. They are not connected
to each other but it is a short walk through the parking lot to each other. North by Northeast
Blvd is located just East of the I-69 and 96th Street intersection.
Attendees of the convention are responsible for making their own reservations.
Our group rate is $109 + taxes (currently 12%) per night. That rate is available for the nights of
April 2nd and 3rd for either a King or Double Queen room. The group rate will be offered until
March 2, 2017.
A hot buffet breakfast is included in the price for all registered guests and is offered from 6:309:30am.
Call the Holiday Inn directly at 317-558-4100 and reference Garden Club of Indiana or “GCI”.
There is also a booking link (yes I know it is long).
https://www.hiexpress.com/redirect?
path=hd&brandCode=ex&localeCode=en&regionCode=1&hotelCode=INDFI&_PMID=9980
1505&GPC=GCI&viewfullsite=true
Or visit www.ihg.com for more information or directions.
TGCI Registration table will be at the Holiday Inn on Sunday from 1:30pm until 5:30pm. On
Monday and Tuesday the registration table will be open at the Wellington Conference Center at
8:30am.
There are many restaurants in the area including Cracker Barrel, IHOP, Appleby’s, Ruby
Tuesdays, Sahm’s (local family restaurant), as well as, several fast food locations.
OUR WEBSITE:
If you haven’t done so yet, go to www.gardenclubofindiana.org and check out our
website. All of the information that you need for convention will be on there. The registration page will also be on there in case you need another one.
FACEBOOK: Also go to our FACEBOOK page and click “like” and you can follow
along or put information on there about your club events or what your club is involved
in. You will see what the garden clubs around the state are doing and be able to enjoy the beautiful pictures. https://www.facebook.com/thegardenclubofindiana/
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Passport to Gardening
The Wellington Fishers Banquet and Conference Center
9775 North by Northeast Blvd, Fishers, IN 46037
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc.
86th Annual State Convention
April 3 & 4, 2017
Registration Form
(One Form per attendee. Please PRINT name as you want it to appear on nametag)
Name:_________________________________________
Phone:_______________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________________________
City:___________________________________________ Zip Code:_________________________
Email:____________________________________________________________________________
Club:___________________________________________________District:____________________
Check all that apply:
State Officer:______ State Chairman:______ District Officer/Chairman: ______Club President:_____
Club Officer: ______ Club Member: _______State Life Member:______ Scholarship Patron:_______
Gold Star Member:______ National Life Member:______ Regional Life Member:______
National Board Member:_______ Regional Board Member: ______Honeywell Winner:_____
Consultants: Gardening Study: _____Environmental: ______Landscape Design: ______
Flower Show Judge:______ Non-TGCI club member/spouse/guest:_______
Is this your 1st Convention? ______Club appointed/elected delegate:_____ (see 2nd page for more info)
Emergency Contact Name:________________________________________________
Emergency Contact Number:______________________________________________
Please specify any special dietary
needs:____________________________________________________
Postmarked by 3-10-17
Registration (TGCI members & spouses) $30.00______
Registration (non-members)
$35.00______
President’s Banquet
$32.00______
Scholarship Luncheon
$28.00______
Total Remittance:
$___________
Postmarked after 3-10-17
$40.00______
$45.00______
$42.00______
$38.00______
$___________
NO REFUNDS AFTER MARCH 19, 2017.
REGISTRATIONS AFTER MARCH 19TH ARE NOT GUARANTEED.
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Mail Registration Form and Check payable to:
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. (Memo – Convention 2017)
Chris Muench
8639 Vintner Way
Indianapolis, IN 46256-9373
317-570-0645 [email protected]
Club Presidents: Please make sure to fill out the Memorial Service and Club Delegate information below. Please send the information in at the same time as you send in your registration.
If you are not sending in a registration, you may e-mail the information to
[email protected].
Club Delegates: Each club is entitled to delegate(s) based upon their current paid membership. Club Presidents are not automatically voting delegates and must be marked as delegates
if wishing to be their club representative. Do NOT list any delegate that is already a voting
member (i.e. State Life Member, Scholarship Patron, State Officer, State Chairman)
Clubs with 1-24 members = 1 delegate
Clubs with 50-74 members = 3 delegates
Clubs with 25-49 members = 2 delegates
Clubs with 75 members or more = 4 delegates
Club:_____________________________________
District:________________________________
Delegate 1__________________________________ Delegate 2_______________________________
Delegate 3__________________________________ Delegate 4_______________________________
Memorial Service:
Name of Deceased Member:____________________________________________________
Club: _______________________________________District:_________________________
Number of years in Garden Club:________________
Special Honors (i.e. Honeywell winner, National, Regional, State and Club positions):
____________________________________________________________________________
State Chairman:
Note your title and how much table space you will need for your display on bottom of this form.
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Dates to Remember
April 3 & 4, 2017 - TGCI State Convention is at The Wellington Fishers Banquet and Conference Center located at 9775 North by Northeast Blvd. The official convention hotel is the Holiday Inn Express Fishers located at 9791 North by Northeast, Fishers, IN 46037.
May 16-21, 2017 - National Garden Clubs Inc. 88th Annual Convention, Richmond, VA
Changes to TGCI, Inc. Awards Manual
Effective April 1, 2017, the club size categories for state awards will change to
match club size categories for NGC Awards. This will allow for more state awards
to be given and increase the number of awards that can be sent to NGC for national award consideration. The new categories will be as follows:
i Small Club:
ii Medium Club:
iii Large Club:
iv Ex-Large Club:
29 members and under
30-59 members
60-99 members
100 members plus
Please change your TGCI, Inc. Awards Manual, April 2013 (blue) to reflect these
changes. For any questions, please contact Suzanne Potts, Awards Chairman,
[email protected].
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LAND TRUST
NEW PROJECT: NEW CHALLENGE
This chair is happy to report about the new project approved by your state board of directors at
the December board meeting. In cooperation with The Nature Conservancy, TGCI once again
will join together to raise the funds for the newest project: The Monarch/Butterfly Trail to be established at Kankakee Sands in northern Indiana. As you may recall, The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. has had a close tie to this land in two other projects. Our first was in acquiring the land
to reestablish the native prairie sites and then most recently this past fall as we supported the
reintroduction of Bison on the land as part of the “Bison-tennial” project. Both projects in the
past were highly successful and we look forward to equal success in this project.
What this project will include is the establishment of a butterfly trail supporting a wide variety of
native plants serving as both shelter, larval food, and butterfly nectar, therefore supporting the
entire life cycle of not only our beloved Monarch, but also many other native butterflies as well.
Additionally, there will be educational boards along the trail to aid in providing the public who enjoy this area with a great background of information to understand this tender and threatened
ecosystem and interdependence.
This certainly ties in closely with the recent efforts of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. as well as
President-elect Sue Fuhrman’s own interests and goals.
The entire project goal is to raise $10,000. This is not an unusual amount to ask for in the completion of one of our cooperative projects with The Nature Conservancy. While we will set a
goal of four years to retire this project, this chair is sending out a challenge to try to do it in three!
Here is a special incentive to get the talk spurred within your clubs, around your districts and
hopefully even around the dinner table with friends. (In this way, we will dig deep and find the
funds to get this project on the move. We KNOW that this is a project of desperate need for our
natives, so let’s join together and get it done!) THE CHALLENGE: This chair has found a sponsor who will match “new” dollars-up to a max of $700! What this means: if a club hasn’t donated in the past year and sends in money to Land Trust, every dollar they send in will be
matched one to one (up to the max), thereby making this new money doubly valuable! If a club
has been faithful and sent in their usual $25 or $50 dollars last year toward land trust, but this
year decides to send $35 or $60 that increased difference will be matched one to one. So, there
you go…a great challenge. A win-win for everyone involved, and especially for those butterflies
who ultimately benefit.
You may send your donations to: Sarah Nahmias, Land Trust Chair, 1699 W Shady Lane,
Greensburg, IN, 47240. Be sure to make out the check to TGCI and put “Land Trust” on the
memo line. A form may be found on the website (gardenclubofindiana.org) helping to indicate
whether this is a club, memorial, honorarium, or exactly what type of donation so that appropriate acknowledgement may be forthcoming.
Sarah Nahmias
Land Trust Chairman
[email protected]
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Longevity for the Iris Elm Garden Club
In the December issue of Indiana Gardens, Longevity in Gardening was a featured article along
with photos of individual members from around the state. This month our club would like to
announce the club's longevity. Iris Elm Garden Club of Winamac, Indiana was established in
1930 making it 87 years old in 2017. The club was federated in 1936 and in 2017 it will be part
of The Garden Club of Indiana for 81 years. The club has served the state with two (2) State
Presidents, six (6) State and National Life Members and three (3) State Life Members. In 2016
the club had four (4) members on the State Board and three (3) members on the North Central
District Board. 2017 will prove to be another first for Iris Elm-we have our first male president.
MAKING INDIANA (OUR WORLD) BEAUTIFUL…
Each garden club member does her or his part with each lovingly cared for flower or vegetable
garden or by adding a pleasant environment or island of calm beauty for the benefit of their community. Each year, the district hosting our state convention is awarded a grant from the World
Gardening Project to help with their community efforts. With the relaxed guidelines approved
last year, clubs in the district will be able to identify areas of need which may include habitat restoration, water conservation as well as gardening, landscaping and beautification of civic
areas or Habitat for Humanity properties. In coming issues, I hope to show pictures of on-going
projects of the South West and Central West Districts. As you plan your club's budget for 2017,
please consider a contribution to support the World Gardening Project for the benefit of our
Hoosier Home.
Sharon Baldwin
World Gardening Chairman
[email protected]
812-343-2230
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Getting Prepared for the Monarchs - Dolly Foster
Native Plant Sales
1. Gibson Woods Wild Ones Plant Sale (Sat. May 6, 2017 ) @ Gibson Woods in Hammond Indiana 8-2
2. West Cook Wild Ones Plant Sale, Oak Park, IL TBA (usually Mother's Day Weekend)
http://westcook.wildones.org/
3. Irons Oaks Nature Center, Olympia Fields, IL (usually Mother's Day Weekend)
http://www.ironsoaks.com/default.aspx
4. Bringing Nature Home Native Plant Sale: Friends of the Will Co. Forest Preserve TBA
17540 W. Laraway Rd. Joliet, IL
Follow this link to get on the mailing list.
http://www.friendsofwillcountyforests.org/native-plant-sale.html
Grow Your Own Opportunities:
Winter Sowing is getting more popular with native plant enthusiasts.
It is a great way to start seeds outdoors but in a controlled environment.
I am teaching 2 classes on Winter Sowing and I usually cover seed collection in my classes.
1. Sunday Feb 5th from 2-4 at Tri Town Safety Village in Schererville, IN. This is a full workshop.
Sponsored by the Purdue Master Gardens/ Butterfly Garden Committee.
We will have seeds on hand for a variety of natives, milkweed and a few other pollinator
plants plus other supplies.
Please RSVP to Kelly Tripp to make sure we have enough materials for each student:
[email protected]
2. Monday Feb. 13 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Oak View Center (4625 W. 110th St. ) at the Oak
Lawn Parks. This will be lecture/demo. seeds will be available to take home.
Please register ahead of time on the Oak Lawn Parks Website www.olparks.com
Please click the link for more info and preregistration is required.
http://westcook.wildones.org/events/wintersowing-2017-with-linda-walker/
The Fish and Wildlife Service continues its support of the monarch by starting a webpage
to update us on the monitoring of the species in anticipation of the endangered status
report. https://www.fws.gov/savethemonarch/SSA.html
From this page you can learn about how the monitoring is going.
You can sign up for free Webinars: and online seminar that you can either listen in on or participate in. https://nctc.fws.gov/broadcasts/
A new program that started last year is the Mayor's Monarch Pledge through the National
Wildlife Federation
http://www.nwf.org/Garden-For-Wildlife/About/National-Initiatives/Mayors-Monarch-Pledge.aspx
The goal of this program is to encourage mayors from towns all over the country to pledge that
they will support the monarch and will plan to help through plantings.
The website has info for residents and tools for municipalities to use to start a monarch program.
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Indiana Garden Clubs with Facebook Pages
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc.
Vale of Paradise Garden Club
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Hendricks County Garden Club
Iris Elm Garden Club
Hobart Garden Club
Pendleton Garden Club
NW Indiana Garden Clubs
Peru Garden Club
Irvington Garden Club & Farmers Market
Duneland Garden Club
Brown County Garden Club
Washington Arts & Flowers Garden Club
If you belong to Facebook then you are able to put in the name of the garden
club at the top of your page and you are able to go to that club’s page. If
you don’t belong to Facebook and put in the club’s name at the top, you will
have to log in or sign up if you want to see all of that club’s page.
Check out this website:
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com
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2017 Perennial Plant of the Year
UPDATE YOUR YEARBOOKS
2017-2019
National Garden Club President
Nancy Hargroves
1235 Dover Creek Lane
Manakin Sabot, VA 23103-2532
Home: 804-784-0109
Cell: 804-363-0771
Email: [email protected]
Theme: Plant America
With all the ”buzz” about bees and butterflies, why not celebrate an excellent plant
known for its ability to support insects and
birds and serve as the primary caterpillar
food for a beloved North American native
butterfly? The Perennial Plant Association is
proud to announce Asclepias tuberosa as its
2017 Perennial Plant of the Year™.
Central Region Director
Fran Stueck
5589 22nd Ave. Trail
Vinton, Iowa 52349-9480
Home: 319-472-3032
Cell: 319-560-9238
Email: [email protected]
Theme: Partners in Planting America
Hardiness USDA Zones 4 to 9
Light - Butterfly weed grows best in full sun.
Soil - Grows best in well-drained soils and it
is drought tolerant.
State President
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc.
Sue Fuhrman
559 E. Sleigh Bell Dr.
Santa Claus, IN 47579-6346
Uses - Butterfly weed is a perfect selection
for full-sun meadow or prairie gardens as
well as formal to semi-formal urban gardens.
Flower arrangers find the plants make longlasting cut flowers.
Home: 812-544-3365
Cell: 812-686-4530
Email: [email protected]
Theme: Plant America
Unique Qualities - Asclepias tuberosa are
butterfly magnets. Flowers are a nectar
source for many butterflies and leaves are a
food source for the monarch butterfly caterpillars.
Maintenance - Butterfly weed is subject to
no serious insect or disease problems. Deer
usually avoid butterfly weed.
The Winter Issue of The National Gardener has a lot of information and a tentative
schedule for the 88th Annual National Garden Club Convention from May 15 through
May 21, 2017.
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In Memory Of ...
North West
Ann Berge
Mildred Kenison
Crown Point Garden Club
Crown Point Garden Club
South East
Julia Trost Yake, age 88, of Connersville passed away on January 16, 2017.
She was active in many clubs and organizations. For over 30 years she was
a member of Fayette Garden Club, serving many years as treasurer. She
was a long time garden clubber who was incredibly involved and extremely
generous to the scholarship fund over the years.
September 6, 2017
September Seminar
Creekside Retreat, Nashville, IN
a collection of fun and interesting seminars to enhance your
gardening knowledge!
Watch for details soon.
Hosted by SE District
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