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September 2015
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Tulsa Garden Center News
Tulsa Garden Center Presents
the 21st Annual
An Evening of Wine and Roses
2435 S. Peoria Ave
Tulsa, OK 74114
918-746-5125
www.tulsagardencenter.com
Contributions:
June 10, 2015—
August 8, 2015
Tulsa Garden Center
Franklin Leach
Catherine Tatum in honor of
Jan Barnette’s birthday
Barbie Raney
Virginia Mayo Ownby Charitable
Trust
Brownco, Inc. DBA Spiffy’s Cleaners
Martha & Gary Leff in memory of
Ester Morrow
Marilyn Snedden in memory of
George William Snedden III
The Williams Companies, Inc.
Linnaeus Teaching Garden
The Helmerich Trust
Cindy Poor
Bob Frazier
Debbie Pleu
David C. White
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Exceptional wines and creative hors d’oeuvres
to please the most
sophisticated palette blend with the
scent of roses and
gentle
breezes
whispering through
the trees to create
an
exceptional
sensory
experience at the 21st
annual An Evening
of Wine & Roses.
The region’s oldest and largest wine tasting
event will be held on September 25th, 2015,
from 7:00pm-9:30pm in the Tulsa Municipal
Rose Garden.
This year’s event showcases the
much anticipated renovation of Tier 1 of the
Tulsa Rose Garden featuring new lighting,
ADA accessible features and improved
walkways. Over 250 replacement roses
have been planted with additional plantings
of complementary plants scheduled for Fall
and early Spring.
An Evening of Wine & Roses features more than 180 wines and spirits along
with appetizers and desserts from over 40
Tulsa restaurants and caterers including
Bodean’s, DoubleTree by Hilton Tulsa
Downtown, Euro-mart European Food,
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar,
Foundations at Platt College, Goodies Catering, The Hen Bistro, The French Hen,
Joe’s Crab Shack, JTR Group (Tavolo,
Prhyme Downtown Steakhouse, Juniper
Restaurant and 624 Catering), Just Catering
by Orr, KEO Asian Cuisine, Kilkenny’s Irish
Pub,
Ladyfingers
Catering,
McGill’s,
McNelly’s Group (The Dilly Diner and Yokozuna), Nothing Bundt Cakes, Oklahoma
Joe’s BBQ, Old School Bagel, P. F. Chang’s
China Bistro, Panera Bread, Post Oak
Lodge, S&J Oyster Bar & Seafood Café,
Sonoma Bistro & Wine Bar, Tall Grass Prairie, The Bistro at Seville, The Bramble, The
Girl Can Cook!, The Vault, TW’s AFAB Catering,The Warren Duck Club and Whole
Foods. The Garden Tasting begins at
7:00pm in the Tulsa Municipal Rose Garden. Tickets for the Garden Tasting are $70
for Tulsa Garden Center members and $85
for non-members.
Prior to the Garden Tasting, a private Premier Tasting will be held in the Tulsa Garden Center Mansion from 6:00pm –
7:30pm.
Guests will savor exceptional
wines from premium vintners and delicious
fare from Tulsa’s top chefs. Individual Premier Level tickets are $150 each or 10 tickets
for $1,300. A private table in the garden for
10 guests can be reserved for $1,600. The
Garden Tasting beginning at 7:00pm in the
Tulsa Municipal Rose Garden is included in
the cost of the Premier Level tickets.
Please call the Tulsa Garden Center for additional information on sponsor opportunities
and benefits.
Reservations are required for this
popular event and space is limited. The
reservation deadline is September 18th,
so call soon! Attendees must be 21 years
of age or older. Proof of age is required.
Proceeds from An Evening of Wine & Roses
benefit Tulsa Garden Center. For reservations, call Tulsa Garden Center at 918-7465125. For more information, visit our website at www.tulsagardencenter.com.
Gardening by the Book—Native Plants
Plants that are best adapted to a region are the
ones that were there in the first place. Evolving over thousands of years, they thrive and flourish in their native habitats.
Such plants are better adapted to local environments and
hence easier to care for than the more exotic plants typically
found in the flower garden. Whatever your conditions or style,
there are wonderful native plants to help achieve your gardening goals. Native plants are friendlier to the environment and
are welcome havens to hummingbirds, butterflies, and songbirds.
Dr. Allan Armitage wrote Armitage’s Native Plants for
North American Gardens (Timber Press, 2006) for family and
friends who would love to try some native plants but don’t
know where to start. The availability of the plants to mainstream gardeners is a main criteria for their inclusion. The
entries of more than 630 species and cultivars include plant
description, habitat, hardiness, correct garden site, and propagation in an easy to use format. His conversational style of
writing includes facts, folklore, and little known tidbits. Lists of
plants by categories, such as deer-resistant or shade lovers,
are helpful to the gardener.
Written for experienced gardeners and brown thumb
homeowners alike, Gardening with Prairie Plants (University
of Minnesota Press, 2002) demonstrates no yard is too small
for native wild flowers. Methods of getting started, working
with the space, and planning the garden are detailed. Each
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grass or plant has a North American map showing its growing
location. The recommended plants and flowers, listed by season, can attract a variety of birds and butterflies.
Andy and Sally Wasowski offer a humorous approach
to this environmentally friendly and non-traditional gardening
style. Graphics, colorful photos and cartoons are meant to
encourage teen readers. Guidance for making gradual landscaping changes helps those facing neighbor disapproval and
local zoning regulations. The Landscaping Revolution: Garden with Mother Nature, Not Against Her (Contemporary
Books, 2000) emphasizes the use of native plants to preserve
the land and benefit the environment.
The Native Plant Primer (Harmony Books, 1995) is a
region by region guide detailing the selection and gardening
with these easy to care for plants. The overview of horticulturally useful and native United States plants also offers an extensive number of species. Author Carol Otteson advises how
to coordinate planting and pruning as well as caring for the
plants on a daily basis. Regardless of one’s gardening experience, this provides plant and landscaping details.
Mary Moore
Tulsa City-County Library
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Affiliate News
African Violet Society of Greater Tulsa
The African Violet Society of Greater Tulsa will meet on Monday, September 21st, 2015. Refreshments will be available at 7:00pm, and the business
meeting and program will start at 7:15pm.The program, given by John Carter, will
be a discussion of the national society, the African Violet Society of America, and
how local members can become a vital part of the national organization.
The fall African Violet Sale will be held on October 5th at the Tulsa
Garden Center from 9:00am—3:00pm. Further information may be obtained from
John Carter at the below contact information.
The public is always welcome to African Violet Society meetings and
there is no charge to attend.
Contact: John Carter—918-355-8020
JohnTCarter@valornet.com
The Tulsa Area Iris Society will meet on Thursday, September 10, 2015,
at 6:00pm (note time change). This is the club’s annual Pot Luck Dinner and Rhizome distribution.
While visitors are welcome to attend the dinner and meeting, only
active members of the Tulsa Area Iris Society are eligible to receive rhizomes,
following the procedures outlined in the club’s policies.
Please refer to the flyer on page 6 of this newsletter advertising the
combined Daylily and Iris Sale.
Admission to all TAIS meetings is free. All events will be held at Tulsa
Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa, OK 74114.
Contact: Paul W. Gossett
918-853-6204
Green Country Bonsai Society
Northeast Chapter of Oklahoma Native Plant Society
The Green Country Bonsai Society will meet on Monday, September
14th, at 7:00 pm in the Tulsa Garden Center.
The affiliate will stage a Bonsai show on October 10th & 11th. Hours for
Saturday, October 10th, are 10:00am—4:00pm and hours for Sunday, October
11th, are 11:00am—4:00pm.
The Northeast Chapter of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society will meet
on Monday, September 14th, in the ballroom of the Tulsa Garden Center for its
regular fall meeting. Snacks and desserts will be served at 6:30 p.m. with business meeting and program to follow at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
Chapter members will meet at Panera located at 41st and Hudson
Avenue on Friday, September 18th, at 5:30 p.m. for a time of socializing, planning
fall activities, and plant identification. We call these third Friday-of-the-month
events "Fabulous Wildflower Fridays" and guests are welcome to join in the fun.
The State Oklahoma Native Plant Society will hold its Annual Meeting
at the Oklahoma University Biological Station on Lake Texoma on October 16th18. Additional information and registration are available on the ONPS website,
oknativeplants.org, or in the fall edition of the Society's newsletter, The Gaillardia.
Contact: Charles Sitter at charlessitter@cox.net
The Tulsa Council of Federated Garden Clubs
The Tulsa Council will meet on Friday, September 4th, 2015. Hospitality
will be available at 9:30am and the meeting will start at 10:00am.
Contact: Marillyn Lay—918-246-9656
mnhlay@cox.net
Tulsa Area Daylily Society
On September 3rd, at 7:00pm, The Tulsa Area Daylily Society will be
auctioning hybrid daylilies introduced in 2012, 2013 and 2014 that have been
grown out in member’s gardens. The public is invited to participate in this auctionand you do not have to be a member of the Daylily Society to purchase these
daylilies. The auction will be held in the auditorium of the Tulsa Garden Center.
This auction sale will be held in conjunction with the Daylily Society’s
normal monthly meeting.
Please refer to the flyer on page 6 of this newsletter advertising the
combined Daylily and Iris Sale.
Contact: Regina Jones—918-260-1855
Tulsa Garden Club
The Tulsa Garden Club will not meet in the month of September.
Contact: Judith M. Carter—918-355-8020
judithmcarter@valornet.com
Tulsa Herb Society
On Monday, September 8, 2015, at 9:00am, the Tulsa Herb Society
will meet to attend a presentation by Russell Studebaker. Russell is a noted garden author and lecturer, who was previously the Horticulturist in Woodward Park.
Contact: Patsy Wynn—918-496-8019
patsywynn@cox.net
The Hosta Connection
The Hosta Connection will meet at 6:30pm on Tuesday, September
22nd, 2015 in the Tulsa Garden Center Ballroom. The speaker will be Jean Lemmon, Environmental Scientist/Technical Writer for the Water Quality Division of the
Oklahoma Conservation Commission. Her topic will be “Healthy Soil: Conserving
Water, Protecting Streams”.
Contact: Carol Puckett—918-355-4281
osu295@cox.net
Tulsa Area Iris Society
Contact : Sue Amstutz
d-s-amstutz@cox.net
Tulsa Orchid Society
The September meeting will be held on Sunday, September 13th, 2015,
at 1:30pm in the Tulsa Garden Center auditorium.
The guest speaker will be Karlene Sanborn of Prairie Orchids in El
Dorado, KS. She will be giving a presentation on Neofinita falcata, the famous
‘Samurai Orchid’, a small but beautiful species from Japan that is a cultural icon in
its country of origin and widely grown and admired for it delicate white flowers that
have an exotic fragrance at night.
Karlene is an accredited judge with the American Orchid Society as
well as a professional grower and seller of a wide variety of orchids. Contact Karlene via email: orchids@prairieorchids.com and one can request a current list of
available plants from her orchid growing range. You may also ask her about the
option to pre-order plants to be brought to the meeting if you would like to purchase specific orchids. Additionally, she will have orchids for sale at this meeting.
Contact: Emilie Kraft—918-371-4723
eclicity@mindspring.com
The Oklahoma Sustainable Garden and Butterflies and
Pollinator Conservation Association
A planning meeting for next year’s activities will be held immediately following the
Plant Sale on September 19, 2015, at approximately 1:00pm.
Please refer to the flyer on page 6 of this newsletter advertising the Fall
Plant Sale.
Contact : Gary Schaum—918-381-0902
The Tulsa Rose Society
The Tulsa Rose Society will meet in the Garden Center Ballroom on
Sunday, September 13th, at 2:00pm for a program on Basics of Growing Roses
presented by John Carter. It is also time to enjoy roses for the Fall and start winter
protection, so bring your growing questions to our Consulting Rosarians.
Contact : Dr. Don Johnson—918-227-1954
President@TulsaRoseSociety.org
September 2015
Mon
Tue
1
9:00am
Tulsa Herb Society
Member Activities
Wed
2
9:00am
LG Volunteer Training
Thu
3
7:00pm
Tulsa Area Daylily
Society Meeting
Fri
Sat
4
5
10:00am
Labor Day Holiday
Council of Federated
Building Closed
Garden Clubs Meeting
12:00pm
“Let’s Talk Gardening”
6
Labor Day Holiday
Building Closed
7
Labor Day Holiday
Building Closed
8
9:00am
Tulsa Herb Society
Regular Meeting
9
9:00am
LG Volunteer Training
10
7:00pm
Tulsa Area Iris Society
Meeting
11
12
9:30-11:30am
“Holiday Decorating”
workshop
12:00pm
“Let’s Talk Gardening”
13
10:00am
Grandparents Day in
the Linnaeus
Garden
1:30pm
Tulsa Orchid
Society Meeting
14
6:00pm
Native Plant Society
Meeting
7:00pm
Green Country Bonsai
Society Meeting
15
9:00am
Tulsa Herb Society
Member Activities
16
9:00am
LG Volunteer Training
17
7:00pm
Sierra Club Meeting
7:00pm
Tulsa Perennial Club
Meeting
11:00am
Anne Hathaway Herb
Society Meeting
18
1:00pm
Nat’l. Assoc. of
Parliamentarians
Meeting
9:00am-Sellout
Combined Iris and
Daylily Sale
12:00pm
Book Discussion Club
“Five-Minute Flower
Arranger”
2:00pm
Tulsa Rose Society
Meeting
19
9:00am-2:00pm
Oklahoma Urban and
Sustainable Garden
Assoc. Plant Sale
7:00pm
Audubon Society
Meeting
5:30pm—9:20pm
TCC Class “How to
Grow Vegetables”
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21
7:00pm
African Violet
Society Meeting
22
9:00am
Tulsa Herb Society
Member Activities
23
9:00am
LG Volunteer Training
12:00pm
“Let’s Talk Gardening”
28
6:00pm
Calligraphy Guild
Meeting
29
9:00am
Tulsa Herb Society
Member Activities
12:00pm
“Let’s Talk Gardening”
5:30pm—9:20pm
TCC Class “How to
Grow Vegetables”
25
6:00—7:30pm
Wine & Roses
Premier Tasting
7:00—9:30
Wine & Roses
Garden Tasting
7:00pm
The Hosta Connection
Meeting
27
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30
9:00am
LG Volunteer Training
9:00am
Linnaeus Monthly
Meeting
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