1 May, 2016 www.vdgc.ca Thank you, to Debby Keryluke, Donna

May,2016www.vdgc.ca
NextMeetingisTuesdayMay24th
starting@7:30,attheVernonArts
Centre,2704AHwy6.Thespeaker
willbeHughPhilip.Hughisan
entomologistandhistopicwillbe
“HarmfulInsectsthatLurkinYour
Garden”.
Pleaseremembertobringyourtea
orcoffeecup,groceryreceipts,and
librarybooksandwearyourname
tag.
Thankyou,toDebby
Keryluke,DonnaWedgewoodMaynesandJuneBoakefor
bringingsnackstotheApril
meeting.
Thankyouinadvanceto
MargMcCoy,SusanMann
andSonyaSudolforbringing
snackstotheMaymeeting.
PlantSaleUpdate
Agreatbigthankyoutoallourmemberswhocameupbig
tomakeourPlantSaleagreatsuccess.Fromthosewho
donatedplants,tothosewhoattendedworkparties,to
thosewhowerethereattheveryend,youareall
appreciated.Therearetoomanytoindividuallynameand
IknowIwouldleavesomeout,sopleaseacceptmygeneral
thanks.Wehadgoodparticipationfrombothlongterm
membersandnewmembersandthatwasgreattosee.I
particularlywanttothankJunewhohelpedmegetthrough
myfirstPlantSaleandcommitteemembersLaurie,Ella,
andDarlene.Itwasalonghotdayforthosewhostarted
before6:00andfinallyfinishedatabout1:30.
Ourgrossproceedsfromthesaleareover$2600!AccordingtoVince,thekeeperofallrecords,that
isaroundourtenyearaverage.Oursuccesswouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthemany,many
donatedplants.WedidnotselloutandtheremainingplantswillbedonatedtotheAllanBrooks
NatureReserveplantsale.
Iwouldliketohearfrommemberswhohavesuggestionsforimprovementsfornextyearor
commentsaboutthisyear’ssale.Emailorphoneme(jbwhyte@shaw.ca,778-475-0922).And
thinkingaboutnextyear,picturessellplants!Soasyou’reenjoyingyourgardenthisyearand
thinking“I’llhavetodividethatplantnextSpring”,takeapicturenowwhileit’satit’sbest.Also
thinkingofnextyear,wefoundthe“florist’scardholders”workedwellforpictures,sosavethem.I
willgladlyacceptthematanymeetingandstorethemfornextyear.Thanksagain!-JaneWhyte
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HospiceHouse
Thankyou,tothemembersthathave
volunteeredtodeadheadtherosesat
Hospice.Wecoulduseafewmoretofill
theroster.Vincewillhaveasignup
sheetforHospiceHouseatthemeeting
soanyonenotatthemeetingwhocan
helpshouldgetaholdofhim
GardenTours
WehavebeeninvitedtojoinArmstrongGarden
Clubontheirgardentoursandwewillinvite
themtojoinusonourtours.Wearelookingfor
gardensfortour.Ifyourgardenhasthe
greatest#ofbloomsinthespring,pleaseinvite
us.Youdon’tneedtowaitforsummerto
displayyourgarden.ContactDebbyKeryluke
@4readys@telus.net.
BeeInfo
Thefollowingissomeinterestinginformationtakenfroman
articlewrittenbyGwenSteeleonbees.
Beesaremostattractedtoblueand,second,toyellow.Thereare
manyverydrought-tolerantyellowflowersforpollinators.Some
withthelongestbloomingperiodareMissourieveningprimrose
(Oenotheramacrocarpa)andvarietiesoftickseed(Coreopsis),
blanketflower(Gaillardia),yarrow(Achillea),andtheannual,
calendula.YellowfloweredIkanagannativeshrubsareOregon
grape(April),rabbitbrush(August,September).
Tofindmanymorewater-wiseplantsthatattractpollinators,use
theplantdatabaseatokanaganxeriscape.org.
PhotosFromFloralWorkshop
Childreninafamilyarelikeflowersinabouquet:
there'salwaysonedeterminedtofaceinanopposite
directionfromthewaythearrangerdesires.
MarceleneCox
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MAYPARLOURSHOW(allentriestobetabledby7:00)
A.HOUSEPLANTDIVISION
1) TrailingPlant
2) AnyFloweringPlant
B.CUTSPECIMENS*SpecialAwardforBestIris
B. Peony-1flower,anycolour
C. TallBeardedIris-1stalk,bicolour
D. TallBeardedIris-1stalk,onecolour
E. AnyOtherIris–1stalk
F. Clematis-1
G. Columbine–1stem
H. ACollection-anythingnotlisted,minimum5
differentflowers,maximum20.
I. Leaves-3leavesofonevariety
J. Openclass-anythingelsefromthegarden(tobejudged)
C.MINIATURESNocommerciallygrownflowers&leavesmay
beusedinallC,Dclasses
12)MayDays-anexhibitnotover5”
D.FLORALARTDIVISION
13)Oddball-exhibitinan
unusualcontainer
14)Statuesque-anupright
exhibit
15)BendMeShapeMe-an
exhibitfeaturingmanipulated
leaves
16)TriTriAgain-NOVICEonly-
triangularshapedexhibit
17)OpenClassexhibit(tobe
judged)
E.FRUITS&VEGETABLES
18)Anyfruitorvegetablein
season-3samevariety
19)Herbs-1variety,3stems
NOVICE:anyonewhohasnotwonanawardintheparlourorflowershow,ORneverentered
theparlourshow.
Note:collectionisjudgedonqualityofblooms,rarityofflowers,display,#ofblooms
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HorticultureTidbits
Mostvariegatedplantsareactuallymutations!Chlorophyllisthegreenpigmentneededfor
photosynthesis.Invariegatedleaves,thecellsthataregeneticallyunabletoproducethispigment
appearwhite:somepigmentsinthemutatedcellscanproducepinkoryellow.Theseinteresting
andattractiveplantsareprizedbymostgardenersandhighlycultivatedbynurseries.Avariegated
plantwillgrowmoreslowlybecauseofitsreducedabilitytoproducefoodenergy.
Someplantsbloomatnighttoattractnight-flyingpollinators!
Eversitoutatduskandsuddenlynoticeaheavenlyscentontheair?
Chancesare,youoryourneighborshaveoneormoreofthe
commonnight-bloomingspeciessuchasFloweringTobacco
(Nicotianaalata),Moonflower(Ipomoeaalba),orAngel'sTrumpet
(Daturainoxia).Petuniasbloomduringtheday,butreleasetheir
scentatnight.AugustHosta(Hostaplantaginea)fillstheeveningair
withheavyperfume,andtheLemonlily(Hemerocallis
lilioasphodelus)andCitronLily(Hemerocalliscitrina)releaseacrisp,refreshingscent.Shrubsthat
areknownfornightscentaretheEar-leavedUmbrellaTree(Magnoliafraseri)andSweetBay
(Magnoliavirginiana).
Dragonfliescanflyupto20milesperhour!
Theyalsohoverandflybackwards.Theseinsect-devouringhuntersshould
beawelcomesightinanygarden,consuminggnats,midges,beetles,moths,
andmosquitoes.Morethan400dragonflyanddamselflyspeciesinhabit
NorthAmerica.-byToniLeland
ThewordpineapplecomesfromEuropeanexplorerswhothoughtthefruit
combinedthelookofapineconewithfleshlikethatofanapple.Pineapplesaretheonlyedible
membersofthebromeliadfamily.
Fromabotanicalstandpoint,avocadosandpumpkinsarefruits,notvegetables,becausethey
beartheplants'seeds.Rhubarb,ontheotherhand,isavegetable.
Hundredsofyearsago,whenVikingsinvadedScotland,theywereslowedbypatchesofwild
thistle,allowingtheScotstimetoescape.Becauseofthis,thewildthistlewasnamedScotland’s
nationalflower.
Executive2016
Youcan’tbuyhappiness.Butyoucanbuyflowersand Co-Presidents
ElisabethReymond
549-1148
that‘skindofthesamething.
LindaAndrews 938-0484
Treasurer
GloriaTymrick 548-9275
Secretaries
FaitheProdanuk
542-0248
MarilynBrodie 260-2816
Directors
JanetStoll
545-4373
DarleneWhitbread
547-2155
DebbyKeryluke 558-9808
LaurieKirkness 542-6505
VinceEdwards 549-2189
EriciliaAlberto 545-0413
RuthCarrie
549-4194
NancyHiggitt 545-4192
CharleneShaw 778-475-1605
JaneWhyte778-475-0922
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VERNON&DISTRICTGARDENCLUBMINUTESFORApril
26,2016
Thethirdmeetingof2016wasopenedbyElisabeth
Reymondwithawelcomeforbothmembersandguests.
Therewerefiveguestspresent.MovedbyDebbyKeryluke,
secondedbyRodgerProdanuk,toaccepttheminutesof
March2016meetingasprintedintheAprilnewsletter.
Carried.
Financereportwaspresentedandwasacceptedasposted.
Correspondence:fromsurroundingarearegardinggardenevents:LakeCountryGardentour–
June11,SummerlandOrnamentalGarden–July15-17,OkanaganOrchidSociety(Fransisco
Miranda)–June25,KidstonElementaryGarden–GardenFriendneedsonemorevolunteer.Our
ClubhassetupagardentourexchangewithArmstrong.Wewillbeinvitedto2oftheirsandthey
willbeinvitedto2ofours.JanetStollhassentoutthedetailsofeachoftheseabovementioned
events.
PlantSale:wasdiscussedbyJaneWhyte.ThankstoallmemberswhodugplantsatLeah’s.A
volunteersheetwascirculatedforhelpatthesale.Ifanyonehaspictureholders,bringthemtothe
plantsaleforusedisplayingplantpictures.
FlowerShow:FaitheProdanukhadcurrentguidelinesavailable.Bepreparedtobringexhibitsto
theshowandvolunteerfor‘dutytime’attheshow.
HospiceHouse:rosegardenwasworkedonbyagreatnumbersofvolunteers.Theroseslookvery
goodandnowVinceEdwardsneedsvolunteersforsummer‘deadheading’.
Library:BobShesby,anewmember,willreportatthenextmeeting.
Composting:JanetStollgavepointersinmakingcompost.Briefly,keepthecompostinasunny
area,addsoiltocompostingmaterial.turnitoftentoaerateit,addcrushedeggshells,addwater
andnitrogenfertilizer,havemorethanonegoingatthesametime,useassoonasitlooks‘ready’.If
addinggrassclippings,mixwithsoiltopreventclumping.Agoodruleisalternategreenwith
brown.MasonBeeHouses-Buildthemtoencouragemorebeestoyourgarden.
90THAnniversaryfortheclubthisyear.Anysuggestionsforacelebration?
GreenhouseExperience:Thistopicwillbediscussedatafuturemeetingsoifyouhaveany
greenhouseexperience,bepreparedtosharethiswiththemembershipthisfall.ContactVince
Edwardstocollaborate.
DoorPrizes:SonjaSudol#1–RodgerProdanuk,#2–EriciliaAlberto,#3–CindyRichards,#4–
MargMcCoyGroceryReceiptsSaveallreceiptsfromButcherBoysandNaturesFareandgive
themtoElizabethReymond.Wegetcreditforthem.
ParlourShow:LindaEdser,aguestjudgeandRuthCarrie,studentjudge,spokeabouttheparlour
showitems.Somewereveryhardtojudgeasthequalitywasverygood.
SpeakerDebbieMorrisspokeongrowingvegetables.Shespokeaboutseveraladditiveitemsthat
workedwellinhergardenforavarietyofplantings.
MeetingAdjourned:at9:15PM
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