Sometime back in May, we asked for photos of what was blooming in your garden. Several of you did send pictures. This spring, in the view from my sun porch where my husband and I have again returned after this long winter, we have a very old wisteria vine that we now have propped up with a board because it is so heavy. It bends down to say hello to the very old azaleas that line the front of our house. We have ...
Continue Reading →What an exciting June show. Lots of entries. Classes were interesting and camaraderie was there among the members. Someone remarked that she was glad to see so much visiting going on at the end of the show.
Many of you have either run the flower show committee or worked as a member of the committee so you know what it takes to put on one of our flower shows. The tables and supplies come by truck from Chester where everything ...
Continue Reading →The planting and transplanting continue at The Grange. When we arrived in June, many thought the two dwarf crepe myrtles in the entrance garden at the bottom of Mansion Walk had met their demise after our grueling winter; but, we should have known that these 4-yr-olds had a lot of fight left in them. We dug around the shrub roots and there at the base was green. I hope when we go back in July, we will see some new ...
Continue Reading →The Gardeners June and Annual Meeting
June 10, 2014
Church of St. Asaph, Bala Cynwyd
President Wyn Coghlan called the meeting to order at 10:40 a.m. She asked for a motion to combine the June meeting and the Annual Meeting. Motion was made by Joan Harvey and seconded by Jane Moore. A motion was made by Betsy Crowell and seconded by Anne Kellett to approve the May minutes.
President WynCoghlan thanked our hostesses – Karen Nagel Kamp, Kathie Bell, Carole Orlyck, Gretchen ...
Continue Reading →The Gardeners membership applauded and were so proud at our May 2014 meeting when our president Wyn Coghlan presented Joan Roberts with a GCA award in recognition of her 55 years of dedicated service to The Gardeners. In commemoration of this event, the following letter was sent to Joan from our GCA president, Katherine P. Hines:
Dear Joan,
It is with pride and admiration that I send my very best wishes and congratulations on the occasion of your 55th anniversary of membership ...
Continue Reading →National Affairs and Legislation Committee
Barbara Geltosky
Vice Chair Energy Sources
May 2014
“Why We Should Worry About LNG”
As the US begins to produce more shale gas from fracking, the possibility of selling it to markets abroad at a higher profit is creating new dilemmas for environmentalists. Not only is the liquefaction process a potentially hazardous one, but the opening up of export markets will create a more demand for fracked gas with increased environmental impact. The current geopolitical situation, particularly ...
Continue Reading →The Gardeners Meeting
May 13, 2014
Jenkins Arboretum, Devon, PA
President Wyn Coghlan called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m.
President’s Report – Wyn Coghlan
Welcome to two guests: Liz Mercogliano, a friend of Barbara Geltosky and to Mary Diggle, a longtime friend of Michele Spence who is visiting from Britain. The Club happily acknowledged the presence of Polly Biddle, past president and longtime supporter of The Gardeners. Thanks to our hostesses: Deb Donaldson, Sarah Collier, Lyn Marinchak, Binney ...
The Grange workday project for May was a demanding one. Cathy Decker and DeeDee Heyward budgeted for the plants that they researched last fall and finally bought at the Yellow Springs Farm nursery. This is the second major planting for the Grange in the nearly 5 years that we have been there. The first major planting was the entrance garden that greets each visitor coming down the mansion path.
The first Tuesday in May was a perfect day for planting–cool and ...
Continue Reading →The Horticulture report and the PCGCA report were inadvertently left out of the April 2014 minutes. Please read these important reports below, especially the Hort Report as it affects the June Flower Show this year.
Mary Helen Lloyd Horticulture – Anne Kellett and Jane Moore
Information regarding June Flower Show Container Grown plants. Containers not to exceed 8” (measurement taken on the inside edges) unless noted differently in the schedule. Classes 12 thru 14 require plant identification ...
Continue Reading →The Gardeners Meeting
April 8, 2014
St. Luke’s Church, Devon, PA
President Wyn Coghlan called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. She asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the February 14, 2014, meeting. Motion was made by Betsy Crowell, seconded by Michele Spence.
President’s Report – Wyn Coghlan
Welcome. It seems such a long time since our last meeting when we had an entertaining talk by Tim Mountz of Happy Cat Seeds. First, I must thank ...