GARDEN CLUB OF NEW HAVEN, INC.
GENERAL MEETING
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May 10, 2010
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
The General Meeting was called to order by President Carol Ross on Monday, May 10, 2010, at 12:20 p.m., at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT.
President Carol Ross welcomed everyone.
Program
•Debbie Edwards, Chair of the 2013 Tree Project, announced the Jefferson Elm seedlings from Tennessee were available for members to take home after the meeting.
•Debbie Edwards introduced guest speaker, Sandy Taylor, a GCNH Associate member and former president. Sandy spoke about the New Haven Green and the 1983 GCNH “Project Trees” which she chaired. The purpose of this project was to help restore trees on the Green and regenerate downtown New Haven, leaving a legacy to the city from the GCNH.
•Debbie Edwards introduced guest speaker, Sandra Anagnostakis, from the CT AG Station. Sandra provided a power point presentation and lecture about Elm trees in New Haven titled, “Elm Trees In the City.”
•President Carol Ross thanked Sandy Taylor and Sandra Anagnostakis for their informative presentations and presented each speaker with a GCNH insignia apron. Sandy Taylor brought chocolate-covered cranberries to the meeting for members to enjoy.
•President Ross thanked Sandra Anagnostakis for her involvement in the GCNH 2013 Tree Project and announced that GCNH had voted unanimously to offer Sandra GCNH Honory Membership.
BUSINESS MEETING
President’s Report
•Thank you to Marty Dauwalder for the April General Meeting minutes.
•Thank you to GCNH members who have paid their annual dues.
•Requests for GCNH membership status change have been made and honored. From Active to Sustaining Member—Ina Jaffee, Betsy Nininger, and Sally Viscount. From Active to Associate/Non-Resident Member—Karen Freedman. From Sustaining to Life-time Member—Barbara Trotman. Tender of Resignation—Nancy Hoskins.
•The May GCNH Board of Directors meeting focused on the planting of trees on the Green. Three trees were removed the past year and will be replaced.
•CT Pesticide ban on school grounds, kindergarten – 8th grades, will go into effect July 1, 2010.
•President Ross will attend the GCA Annual Meeting May 13-16 in East Brunswick, N.J. The Founders Fund Award will be announced at this meeting, and Carol has prepared a 50-word acceptance speech which she hopes to deliver!
•Martha Alexander has invited GCNH members to come and enjoy her garden after this meeting.
•Marty Dauwalder extended gratitude of thanks and appreciation to Kathie Lundgren, Katharine Goodbody, and Debbie Edwards for taking GCNH meeting minutes during her absence.
•Maria Miller reminded GCNH members to cut and collect grasses this summer, hang them to dry, and enjoy using the grasses in flower arrangements all year long.
Committee Reports
Hospitality—Rosita Murphy (Reported by Debbie Moore)
•Thank you to all who brought refreshments—Marty Daniels-Cohen, Karen Freedman, Anemone Schweizer-Kaplan, Jennifer Rook, Carol Ross, Carolyn Witt, and Debbie Moore.
•Carol Ross thanked Mikey Hirschoff for the wonderful slide show presentation before the meeting.
Conservation—Mikey Hirschoff
• The Conservation Committee and Flower Arranging Committee are presenting a program of floral design techniques with reusable mechanics, “Everything Old is New: Sticks, Stones, Frogs and More for Flower Design.” Lisa Evarts of “Hot Petunia Fine Flowers” will demonstrate six arrangements, and these arrangements will be auctioned at the end of the program. This program will be held on Tuesday, May 11, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the CT AG Station Beverages and desserts will be served. GCNH insignia aprons and caps will be for sale. Members of other garden clubs and their guests will be invited. The cost is $10 at the door.
Flower Design—Lisa Lovejoy
•May 19, at 12 noon—K-1 Floral Design Class will make the Hogarth Curve in the lower-level laboratory room of the Jenkins Building at the Ag. Station. Please sign the clipboard or contact Lisa if you are interested in this workshop.
•June 15-19—The 10th World Flower Show, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.
•June 17, 2010, 2:00 p.m.—The Litchfield Garden Club is presenting a flower arrangement demonstration with master floral designer, Chris Giftos, in the Litchfield Inn, Litchfield, CT. Contact Joan Burgess for reservations (860) 567-2270 joangyorburgess@gmail.com
•June 25-27—The Newport Flower Show, “A Gardening Safari,” celebrating the flora and fauna of Africa sponsored by The Preservation Society of Newport County (401) 847-1000. The Branford Garden Club has chartered a bus and there are extra seats to be filled; the cost will be $110.00; see the sign-up sheet if interested.
•Thank you to members who brought floral arrangements to the meeting.
Garden History and Design—Karyl Evans
•Thank you to committee members—the committee is halfway through the submission process of this current project. Any members having information or photos you would like to share pertaining to Phelps Triangle Park, please contact Karyl Evans. Amy Sampson has taken recent photos of the park; Mikey Hirschoff has provided photos taken subsequent to the 2008 GCNH renovation of the park; Jeanne Bjorkman has drawn a detailed map; Anemone Schweizer-Kaplan is completing a features list; Nancy Duble is composing historical documentation; and Debbie Moore and Marty Dauwalder are helping to choose correct feature descriptions.
Horticulture –Cordalie Benoit
•October 14-15, the GCA flower show, “Hortulus Interiors,” will be held in Greenwich, CT. This event will present an opportunity for interested members of GCNH to participate. www.hortulus.org or www.greenwichgardenclub.org
•A Gavel Challenge was extended by Cordalie Benoit to GCNH members to plant and grow “Cutie Pops Popcorn Multicolored Miniature Corn” for maturation in time for the Zone II meeting October 19-21, 2010. Cordalie has 400 seeds to pass out for planting along with instructions for success! Two plants are needed for cross-pollination. An announcement will be made at GCNH May 10 General Meeting.
Visiting Garden—Darlene Zimmermann
•The committee has selected the following activities:
•May 24, at 11:00 a.m.—A 45-minute walking tour led by Cordalie Benoit at the New Haven Nature Preserve at Long Wharf; lunch afterwards at Leon’s.
•July 20—A tour of Harkness Memorial State Park and Botanical Garden in Waterford, CT.
•September 13—Maywood Gardens in Bridgewater, CT, September 13.
Ways and Means—Vicki Arkins
•GCNH insignia aprons and caps are for sale and cost $25.00 each.
•Thank you to Lucy Elliott for bringing cuttings to the meeting. Money made from sales goes to Way and Means.
Scholarship—Vickie DiSesa
•GCNH is selecting nominees for the Hall Award, which is presented by GCA, N.Y., for outstanding scholarship in education. February 1 is the deadline for nominations.
2011 Zone II Meeting—Betsy Hartmayer
•Recipes are needed for the Zone II Cookbook from GCNH members, their families, and friends.
M/S/P to adjourn at 1:29 p.m.
The GCNH Annual Meeting will be held on June 7, 2010, at 12 noon, at the home of Susan Ehrenkranz.
Minutes submitted by Recording Secretary, Marty Dauwalder
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