Garden Dirt
MEMBER OF NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INCORPORATED
Vol. 59, No. 2
March, April, May 2016
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 4-6
March 13
March 17
March 19
March 19-April 24
March 20-April 3
March 20
March 25
March 27
April 1
April 16
April 22
April 28-May 1
April 29
May 3-6
May 8
May 30
Home & Garden Show – Mpls Convention Center
Daylight Saving Time begins
St. Patrick’s Day
SPRING BEGINS
Spring Flower Show – Como Park Conservatory
Macy’s Spring Flower Show
Palm Sunday
Good Friday
Easter
April Fool’s Day
FGCM Annual Meeting – Oak Ridge Conference Center, Chaska
Passover Begins – Earth Day
Art in Bloom – Mpls Institute of Arts
Arbor Day
NGC National Convention – Grand Rapids, MI
Mother’s Day
Memorial Day
Coming up…
June 11
September 9-10
Floral Design 101 - Richfield
Minnesota Symposium
HIGHLIGHTS
State/NGC/C.R. contacts – page 3
Meetings/Events/Plant Sales – pages 6-7
Renaissance Festival – page 8
African Violet Judging – page 12
Horticulture-Orchids – page 17
Floral Design – page 20-21
NGC/FGCM/CR News – page 22-24
Design 101 registration – page 26
Spotlight – page 28
Websites – page 30
FGCM Annual Meeting/registration – page 31
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The Federated Garden Clubs Of Minnesota, Inc. provides education, fosters communication and supports our membership in their endeavors to
promote love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental
responsibility.
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expert resource in horticulture and floral design. Through relevant and
effective communication and active cooperation of our membership and
the cultivation of partnerships with other organizations and agencies, we
will increase our involvement in civic and environmental efforts .
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Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota, Inc. (mngardenclubs.com)
President, Betty Beck, 17400 29th Ave. N., Plymouth, MN 55447
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President’s Message
By Betty Beck
“Together We Can”
This is the year of Celebrating the 60th Birthday of Federated Garden Clubs of
MN Inc. Do you know your club’s history? Check it out on our web site: www.
mngardenclubs.org. We will be celebrating at our annual meeting April 16,
2016. Please attend and share your memories. If you have old pictures
and/or posters, please bring them to share.
Renew your enthusiasm for your club like the gardeners before you. Ask yourself what can I do for my club? Share your talents and knowledge. Learn
something new and form new friendships along the way. Remember, each of
us has a role in our Federation Club, an obligation to make a difference in our
world and “Together We Can”.
Betty
In Memoriam
Alice Tedrow, a member of Lake Owasso Garden Club since 1955, passed away on January 17, 2016 at the age of 92. Alice had little experience with gardening when she
joined LOGC, but over the years became increasingly knowledgeable about growing
flowers and vegetables, and also learned how to design using both. She held every
office and committee chair the club offered. Alice was generous with her time and
knowledge and freely shared same with her many friends and fellow club members.
She worked part time as a floral designer at Flower City in Har Mar Mall, and won
many ribbons and awards at flower shows and the Minnesota State Fair. She became
an FGCM Life Member in 1973. Alice will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Our
condolences to her many friends and family.
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PRESIDENTS’ TEA – 2016
Leap into Action
President’s Tea
Club Presidents were treated to a “High Tea” lunch hosted by the board
members of FGCM. Presidents shared information about their clubs. A
Guide to Club Presidents was given to each president as well as information about the Penny Pine Program, Membership, Blue Star Memorials, and other
upcoming events. Biome Bingo and a frog hunt added to the fun.
Thank You to the Board members for all the goodies.
Thank You to all who attended.
Betty Beck
President FGCM Inc.
The tables were decorated;
Board members prepared the spread;
Barb & Martha working behind the scenes.
and what a spread it was!
The presidents sharing what
they like about their Club.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING –
MEETINGS/EVENTS/PLANT SALES
Please send information on your club meetings if they are open to non-members.
March 18
African Violet Society of Minnesota – Spring Judged Show & Sale
Northtown Mall, 398 Northtown Dr., NE, Blaine – 10:00–4:00
April 9
Minnesota Dahlia Society - Spring Tuber Sale
9:00 to 2:00 – Bachman’s on Lyndale, Heritage Room
Visit with experts and choose from thousands of show quality dahlias. Meet other gardeners from the club, learn about our fun-filled
summer of potlucks, picnics, education, and show competitions.
Contact: minnesotadahliasociety.org or Sandra Ward 651-686-7485
April 28-May 1
Art In Bloom
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis
Thurs/Fri. 10:00 to 4:00; Sat. 10:00 to 5:00; Sun. 11:00 to 5:00
Check out the entries from our own FGCM members:
Richfield: Kat Hanson, Joann Sanford, Mary Elliot, Bev Munson
May 3-6
NGC National Convention – Grand Rapids, MI
May 5-6
Bloomington Affiliated Plant Sale
8300 Sheridan Ave. S., Bloomington
May 5 – 8:00 to 6:00; May 6 – 8:00 to 3:00
Annuals, hanging baskets, tomatoes, peppers, and herb, as well as
“Special” club started seedlings including various varieties of native
milkweed seedlings for monarch butterflies.
May 6-7
Edina Garden Council Plant Sale
Arneson Acres Park, 4711 W. 70th St., just east of Hwy 100, Edina
Friday 10:00 to 8:00; Saturday 10:00 to 3:00
Edina Garden Council Plant Sale has annuals, perennials, herbs,
vegetables, combination hanging baskets and containers, plus winter-hardened perennial deals from gardens of EGC members. Parking and drive thru pick up is available. Cash, check or major credit
card is accepted. The EGC is a non-profit organization and proceeds
are donated to horticultural scholarships and city projects.
Contact: edinagardencouncil.org or quezical@gmail.com
May 13-14
Lake Owasso Garden Club Plant Sale
Friday 8:00 to 6:00; Saturday 8:00 to 12:00 noon
824 W. County Rd B2, Roseville (new site)
A wide selection of perennials, specialty annuals, and spring
ephemerals to choose from. Contact: bbpatient@gmail.com
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May 14
Richfield Garden Club Plant Sale
Bartholomew House/History Center, 6901 Lyndale Ave. S.
(corner of 68th & Lyndale) – 9:00 to 3:00
Perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetables for sale, featuring our
plant of the year and other garden related items.
May 21
Sweet Sioux Garden Club Plant Sale
Bicentennial Garden, 130th & Nicollet, Burnsville - 9:00 to 3:00
Perennials from club members’ gardens, assorted annuals and
combination plants perfect for containers. Proceeds benefit FGCM
Scholarships and club projects.
SAVE THE DATE:
June 5
June 13
July 7-9
July 16-17
July 30-31
September 9-10
Diggers Garden Club Plant Sale
Robbinsdale Historic Library, 4915 42nd Ave. N., Robbinsdale.
9:00 to 3:00
Floral Design 101 – Richfield, MN
Diggers Flower Show
Copperfield Hill, 4200 40th Ave. N., Robbinsdale
Tri-City Flower Show – Southtown Mall
Lake Owasso Garden Club Flower Show
Minnesota Symposium (location TBD)
Other upcoming events can be found on the Northern Gardener website: northerngardener.org/
calendar
THE SCHOLARSHIP CORNER
By Roberta Turgeon
The deadline for both contributions and student applications has passed. Monday, February 1
was the deadline date for 2016.
We have the funds to award several scholarships because of the generosity
of our Garden Clubs. Many thanks to all who have donated to our Fund;
your help to students in the various horticultural and agricultural studies is
gratefully accepted with appreciation.
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RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2016:
The Last Year in Shakopee?
By Kathy Gamble Compo
Of course, the biggest topic about the Renaissance Festival is: what will happen after
2016? There is still no news on that front, although there are rumors that the RenFest
may stay at the current site through 2017. The only official statement has been this
comment made on January 11, 2016: “There will be a Minnesota Renaissance Festival
in 2017 and for the foreseeable future. We are close to finalizing our situation and will
provide details in the near future.”
Ever since the RenFest announced that it would be moving, attendance and sales have
increased each year. I am predicting that this year will be even bigger than last year’s
record-breaking season. One of the very important reasons we had the best sales ever
last year was the tremendous response we had from floral garland makers. We sold
1,100 floral and feather garlands and an equal number of fairy garlands. For this year,
we will need at least 2,500 garlands to sell, so we will need all garland makers on deck!
If your club is interested in learning to make garlands and earn $2 per garland for you
or your club, Ann and I are available for workshops for new fairy garland makers and
Marsha Ocel has agreed to help teach others how to make floral garlands.
If you are interested in volunteering at the booth, in what may be the last time at that
location, please contact me. This year, we are asking volunteers to work a shorter 8
am-4pm shift, instead of the whole day. That will enable everyone to get out before
the big rush and hopefully avoid the longest traffic jams.
To the right is a photo of our booth and one of our
favorite workers, Erin Malody (daughter of Kat Malody
and granddaughter of Phyllis Andrews).
Here are contact numbers for you:

Kathy Compo (763-535-1817)—for volunteering
at the booth, general questions

Ann Albrecht (651-699-8832)—ribbons and cord
for fairy garlands; some floral materials

Darcy Smith (612-803-3176)—for dried flowers,
wires, floral tape, etc.
Photo by Lawrence Edwards
Photography
If you have any questions about garlands, please call Ann Albrecht at 651-699-8832 or
email her at ann@zuhause.org. Call me, Kathy Compo, at 763-535-1817 or email me at
kathycompo@yahoo.com for volunteering at the booth or with all other questions.
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HERE’S TO THE BEST YEAR YET WITH RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2016!
Below: Sweet Sioux Garden Club members gathered for their annual garland making
meeting which is held in lieu of their regular January meeting.
Lower right: Doris Miller modeling one of the garlands.
Lower left: A few of our finished products; we have approximately 50 ready to go.
Busy hands are happy hands.
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Gardening and Reading:
Two passions that are even better combined.
Submitted by Carolyn Beach
I love to read and I love to garden.
When the weather doesn’t cooperate I am thrilled when I find a book
to read that transports me to a near
or distant garden. Or maybe a particular plant figures into a plot.
Perhaps a real person writes about
their victories and defeats in their
own flower beds. All these books
are great escapes and also lead to
more knowledge and a desire to get
back outside.
So for all you other readers out there I will list some books I have enjoyed. This will not
include the many “how-to-garden” books….all the books I am listing “tell a story”, be it
fiction or non-fiction. Hopefully this may lead to some of you having your own favorites…if so, please email me at CBeach3598@aol.com and I will do a follow up article in
the future.
Fiction:
The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert (2013): Set in the 1800’s, this woman
botanist’s story combines love, adventure and discovery. The botanist is intrigued by
moss, among other things.
The White Garden, Stephanie Barron (2009): A lot of this book takes place at Sissinghurst Castle, where a female landscape designer comes to study the celebrated White
Garden and gets caught up in intrigue surrounding Virginia Woolf’s last days.
The French Gardener, Santa Montefiore (2008): A neglected garden, a cottage that
holds a secret, a mysterious and handsome Frenchman….equals a spellbinding tale.
The Lost Garden, Helen Humphreys (2003): Set in Britain in 1941, a young woman gardener has volunteered for the Land Army and is in charge of a group of young girls who
will be trained to plant food crops on an old country estate where the gardens have
fallen into ruin. Also on the estate, waiting to be posted, is a regiment of Canadian
soldiers. They are all changed by this experience.
The Savage Garden, Mark Mills (2008): Young Cambridge scholar Adam Banting is in
Tuscany, assigned to write a scholarly monograph about the famous Docci garden. . As
his research deepens, Adam comes to suspect that buried in the garden’s strange iconography is the key to uncovering a long-ago murder.
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Non-Fiction:
The 3,000 Mile Garden, Leslie Land and Roger Phillips (1992): A correspondence on
gardening, food and the good life between a world-renowned gardener and nature
photographer from London and a food writer from New England. The book is in letter
form and fun to read. Some photos.
The Orchid Thief, Susan Orlean (1998): Determined to clone an endangered flower—
the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man
named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond. An intriguing story about
orchids, orchid fanatics and more….
Orchid Fever, Eric Hansen (2000): The hidden world of rare orchid collectors…fascinating to read.
French Dirt, Richard Goodman (1991): A charming story of an American man’s struggle
to grow a garden in the south of France.
Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening, Carol Wall (2014): The author knows very little
about gardening but has the desire to improve her yard. She meets with a local gardener from Kenya and learns so much more than she expected….very moving.
Waking Up in Eden, Lucinda Fleeson (2009): Like so many of us, Lucinda wanted to
escape what had become a routine life. So, she quit her big-city job, sold her suburban
house, and moved halfway across the world to the island of Kauai to work at the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Native plants are dying at an astonishing rate and as
she witnesses the island's plant renewal efforts, she sees her own life blossom again.
The $64 Tomato, William Alexander (2006): I like this quote from the book jacket: “The
cost of growing one tomato: $64. The joy of finding a gardener who is more obsessed
than you are: Priceless.”
Earth on Her Hands: The American Woman in Her Garden (1998), Starr Ockenga: Eighteen women gardeners from across the U.S. and their stunning gardens are profiled.
Most of the women gardeners here are older and have been working on their gardens
for decades. Some of them are also active in their local communities in garden clubs,
parks and botanical gardens. These are wise, strong women and their passion for gardening shows in their amazing gardens, which are beautifully photographed.
The following books by Amy Stewart were suggested by Pat Almsted:
The Drunken Botanist (2013), Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother
and Other Botanical Atrocities (2009), Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects (2011). I have a book by the same author, Flower Confidential (2008) which I haven’t read yet.
“If you have a garden and a library, you have
everything you need.” Marcus Tullius Cicero
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African Violet – Saintpaulia
(Gesneriaceae) - Flower Show Judging
Submitted by Catherine Williams
This well-loved houseplant was discovered in the cloud forest of Tanzania and southeastern Kenya. There are six (6) different species today, with up to 15 subspecies.
This plant is always judged in bloom. Blossoms may be single, double, or semi-double
in form. Colors may be solid, bi-color, bi-tone, striped (chimera), spotted/splashed
(fantasy), edged in lighter or darker colors.
Foliage may vary in type and patterns of variegation.
The crown of the plant should form a flat rosette of evenly overlapping foliage with no
gapes. Leaf petioles should radiate symmetrically like the spokes of a wheel.
A single crowned plant should have immature leaves and no suckers. Ruffled foliage
need not overlap fully. Blossoms are above the foliate.
A trailer is a single plant with multiple crowns like branches on a tree.
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The size of the plant and amount of foliage determines the number of flowers to be
present.
a. Standard Size: crown more than 8" diameter, 20-25 blooms
b. Semi-miniature: crown 6"-8" diameter, 10-20 blooms
c. Miniature: crown up to 6" diameter, 6-12 blooms
d. Micro-miniature: crown less than 3" diameter, 3 + open blooms
The inside of the yellow circle is 6" diameter, the outside is 8" diameter. The small
yellow circle is 3" diameter.
6"-8" crown - Semi-miniature
8" plus crown - Standard Size
3" crown - Micro-miniature
Classes are divided into the types of:
1. growth pattern [single crown or trailer] 2. color 3. blossom form or 4. plant size
From the Editor –
Thank you to all who contributed to this issue of the “Garden Dirt”. I appreciate your
input as I face the daunting challenge of filling the blank pages each issue. I challenge
each club to send me something: what you have accomplished, how your club came to
be, highlighting one of your outstanding members, or what you are planning in the
future. Is it a community project or getting kids involved in gardening, or feeding the
hungry? Whatever it might be, we would like to read about it. Perhaps it will give other
clubs ideas on what they can try also. Do not be concerned if you do not consider
yourself “a writer”. If you give me the details, I can pretty much fill in the rest. Photos
also help fill the space and add punch to the article. I look forward to hearing from you.
Pat Almsted
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FGCM WINTER MEETING
Recap– By Roberta Turgeon
The FGCM Winter Quarterly Meeting was called
to order by President Betty Beck at the Ridgedale Library located in Minnetonka on Saturday,
January 23. Ten clubs were represented and we
had one guest. Three new garden club members
were in attendance. Betty welcomed and presented them with a Federated Tote Bag. Secretary Catherine Williams' minutes from the fall
meeting were perused and accepted.
First timers Linda Bruch (Diggers), Linda
Tell (Kelodale) and Pat Reynolds (Ramblewood).
Barb Mikkelson’s treasurer's report was reviewed and accepted. Rene’ Lynch, assistant treasurer, said dues have been received for 2016 and only nine people have asked
to have the "Garden Dirt" mailed to them. The sending of this newsletter by e-mail
saves the Federated hundreds of dollars.
Our Annual meeting on Saturday, April 16 will be at the Oak Ridge Conference Center
in Chaska. We will be celebrating our 60th Anniversary. We are asking all our clubs to
prepare a display about their club, either historical or current activities.
Pat Almsted, our newsletter editor, is looking for articles to add to the "Garden Dirt"
especially from our clubs. Pictures are always a welcomed feature.
Carol Oeltjenbruns reported on the two new Blue Star Markers. One will be dedicated
at the National cemetery in Little Falls. The other will be dedicated at the new National
cemetery in southeast Minnesota near Preston on Sunday, May 29.
Kathy Compo told us we will need more than the 2200 garlands we had last fall for the
Renaissance. The dried flowers are favored but the ribbons sell well, too. It is rumored that the fair may be held where it is now for the next two years. No new place
has been mentioned.
Design 101 Class will be on Sunday, June 11 at 10:00 AM with our Phyllis Andrews as
instructor. The cost is $25 and is limited to 15 participants. Vertical Design is the subject.
We will have a booth at the Mpls Home and Garden Show on February 26-28 and
March 4-6, if we have enough members to man the booth each week-end. Betty is
looking for volunteers.
Our speaker was Lionel Flood, former president of the Minnesota Bonsai Society. He
presented a wonderful program on care and raising Bonsai. The proper pronunciation
is Bon (bone) - container and Sai (sigh) - tree. We learned many new ideas about the
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design of these miniature trees while he entertained us with his quick responses and
tales of his experiences with the Bonsai.
Spring is my favorite time of year. There is something in the air…a promise of warm
days and flowers to come. I love seeing that first haze of green in the distance as the
trees start leafing out. Each day the trees get greener and greener; I am watching
spring arrive in slow motion. I eagerly anticipate the snow melting and the smell of the
earth as it warms, bringing with it signs of life. Temperatures get warmer and I can
shed my heavy coat for a lighter jacket and toss my winter boots to the back of the
closet. Now I go on my own treasure hunt, looking for the first blooms of the season. I
need to remind myself not to get out in the yard too soon, however, so I don’t pack
everything down before the ground dries enough to walk on. I need patience, also, not
to buy those first plants at the garden centers that still have a good chance of freezing
if they are planted too soon. As the weather continues to warm, I look forward to my
next favorite time of year…SUMMER! Pat Almsted
“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.” Katherine Hepburn
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GREEN TIP –
By Pat Almsted
Think twice about bottled water. People in the U.S. buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week. “Every second of every day in the U.S., a thousand people
buy and open up a plastic bottle of commercially produced water, and every second of
every day in the U.S., a thousand plastic bottles are thrown away. Eighty-five million
bottles a day. More than thirty billion bottles a year at a cost to consumers of tens of
billions of dollars.”* That’s enough to circle the globe more than five times. Costs to
produce those bottles required the equivalent of approximately 17 million barrels of
oil – enough energy to fuel one million American cars for one year. We can find a much
better way to spend our resources.
Manufactured demand is a core strategy of today’s consumer economy and is used to
manipulate us into purchasing products we didn’t know we needed. Manufacturers of
bottled water have scared, manipulated and mislead us, convincing us that bottled
water is safer and healthier, so we’ll buy more. Blind tests have confirmed that tap
water is not only safe, but in some cases better tasting than bottled water. (Of course
there are exceptions, but spending money on bottled water could certainly be put to
better use by improving our water systems.) In the case of Aquafina and Dasani, it
actually does come from a public water supply. Considering that 10-15% of the price of
a bottle of water goes to cover advertising costs, we are paying to be manipulated.
Bottled water costs about 2,000 times more than tap water. Why pay more for something we can get almost free in our own kitchen? We object to paying $4.00 per gallon
for gasoline, yet think nothing of spending as much, or more, on bottled water.
What happens to the empty bottles? While some are recycled, the vast majority are
tossed - into the garbage where it ends up in the landfill (where it takes 450 to 1,000
years to break down), or on the side of the road, in streams or lakes, ending up in the
ocean. Some were even shipped to India where they were dumped, leaving their citizens to bear the burden of environmental and health impacts. Meanwhile, consumers
in industrialized countries are able to continue using and disposing of massive quantities of unsustainable and unnecessary beverage packaging without absorbing the true
costs.
Most plastic recycling is actually “downcycling” meaning that they are mixed with different plastics to produce a hybrid of lower quality, which is then molded into something amorphous and cheap, such as a park bench or a speed bump. This tells us that
even something as “environmentally friendly” as recycling still does not really bring
about sustainable use of resources, it just moves our waste around the environment in
ever-more degraded forms that can even increase contamination of the biosphere.
These are staggering statistics. I encourage you to read the entire articles from the
sources below for yourself.
Information taken from “The Story of Bottled Water” by Annie Leonard.
* Peter Gleick in “Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind our Obsession with Bottled Water ”
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HORTICULTURE –
Phalaenopsis Orchid Care
Submitted by Dianne Plunkett Latham*
I am concerned about the unfortunate practice of
treating Phalaenopsis orchids as ‘disposable’ plants,
much like cut flowers. Orchid plants once cost hundreds of dollars and no one would consider disposing
of one after it was done flowering. In the past, a given
orchid plant was always carefully cultivated and
brought into bloom annually for many years.
But with the advent of tissue culture, orchids could be
replicated rapidly and their cost went way down.
Phalaenopsis orchids can now be purchased from Big Box stores for as little as $10,
causing customers to purchase several at a time, toss them in a couple of months
after they are done blooming, then purchase another blooming set. I knew someone
who disposed of their orchid plant on top of his compost pile one summer, only to
find it blooming there a couple of months later!
Being a plant lover, I cannot condone the practice of treating Phalaenopsis orchids as
disposable plants. By following a few simple care instructions, you can have them
blooming annually for many years. As the Phalaenopsis grows larger, you will have
more stems coming into bloom simultaneously and a wonderful display of flowers! I
have had as many as four stems blooming simultaneously on one plant. I have six or
eight Phalaenopsis orchids and hardly a day goes by without one or more in bloom.
If you follow these easy directions, you too can
enjoy a Phalaenopsis orchid for many years.
Phalaenopsis orchids are the most popular and
easiest of the orchids to grow as Minnesota house
plants. This is because they are low light plants and
can tolerate cool window sills to 58F during the
winter months.
Location – An east window with temperatures
between 65F – 78F is ideal. A south or west window is fine during winter, but may be too hot in
summer if no tree shades the window. A north window may be too dim, especially
during winter. There should be a drop in temperature at night, which window sills
generally provide. If outside temperatures will be below zero, move the orchid away
from the window, or any flower buds present may drop off. If you place your
Phalaenopsis orchid outside for the summer, be sure that it is not in direct sunlight or
the leaves will burn. Dappled light is best. Placement under an overhang is helpful in
case of storms or hail. Bring the orchid inside when night temperatures go below
zero.
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Flowering - Individual flowers can last a month or
more. But if you pick an orchid flower and place it
in water, it will last only 1/2 or 1/3 the time it
would on the stalk. A plant with multiple blooming stalks may have 20 – 30 flowers, which open
in sequence and result in bloom for two to six
months depending on the number of blooming
stalks. Orchid flowers last longer in low light and
in cool temperatures. Phalaenopsis orchids will
often rebloom from the previous year’s spent
flower stalk. As long as the flower stalk stays
green, do not cut it off. Cut off only that portion
of the flower stalk that turns brown. This is because a secondary stalk may arise from a node on
the previous year’s stalk if the stalk is still green.
If you desire to cut a green stalk down, do not cut
it lower than about the 2nd or 3rd node so as not to preclude a secondary stalk. This
will likely be in addition to a new stalk. Having multiple stalks in bloom results in a
bloom season of up to six months. When days start to lengthen in February through
April you may see a new stalk or a secondary stalk start to emerge. You can encourage this by placing the Phalaenopsis on a north facing window ledge with no direct
sun for 30 – 45 days, or until a new stalk arises. Orchid temperatures must drop to 58
– 60F at night to force a new flower stalk. Once the stalk begins, place the
Phalaenopsis in normal light and temperature. Occasionally a flower stalk will produce a ‘Kiki,’ a baby orchid. Allow its leaves to get quite large and its roots to get
quite long before cutting the stalk below the new orchid and planting your Kiki. Kikis,
as opposed to flower buds, tend to arise if the orchid is under stress.
Potting Medium – Purchase special orchid medium
from a local nursery. This generally consists of
coarse fir, or redwood bark, or tree fern. Do not use
sphagnum moss because it retains too much moisture resulting in root rot and orchid death. If you
purchase an orchid growing in sphagnum, immediately repot it in orchid bark. Orchids should be repotted at least every two years to prevent the potting medium from breaking down and encouraging
the roots to rot.
Watering – Use room temperature water. Do not use softened water. Softened water removes calcium and magnesium ions and replaces them with sodium, a salt far
more toxic to plants than the original minerals. Use rain water or reverse osmosis
water. If you have plastic pots, water weekly allowing the water to run off. Do not
water the leaves, water the medium and exposed roots directly. The potting medium
should dry out between watering or the roots will rot, the leaves will wilt, and the
orchid will die. Do not let the roots stand in water. Clay pots help the roots dry out as
do special orchid pots. These are ceramic pots with holes in the side plus a drip dish.
An orchid in a clay pot will need to be watered twice as often as one in a plastic pot.
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If home humidity is less than 30%, it is best
to use plastic pots. In nature, Phalaenopsis
orchids are epiphytes which grow along
tree branches, not in the soil, and drainage
is immediate. Water standing in the crown
of a Phalaenopsis orchid will cause the
crown to rot and the orchid to die. To prevent this, the crown should be oriented to
permanently tip to one side allowing water
to run off. Water as early in the day as possible to help the leaves dry and the root ball to return to ambient temperatures before the cold damp night encourages fungal and bacterial disease.
Fertilizer – Obtain special orchid fertilizer from your local nursery, such as 20-10-10.
Apply at quarter strength every week during the growing season, which is March to
October.
Humidity – Orchids love humidity. To raise humidity, use a pebble tray, which is a
water-filled tray of stones, with the orchid pot sitting on top of the stones. Avoid
keeping orchids near an air conditioner, heat vent or a drafty door.
Cleaning Leaves – Wash Phalaenopsis leaves at least once a year, or when they show
dust, dirt or water spots. Do this with a soft cloth dipped in water with Murphy’s oil
soap, which adds a bit of shine to them as well. The soapy water will also remove any
insects.
Enjoy your Phalaenopsis orchids. With proper care, they will delight you for many
years!
*Dianne Plunkett Latham is the past President of the Edina Garden Council and is its
current Conservation Chair
“But each spring…a gardening instinct, sure as the sap rising in the trees, stirs within us. We look about and decide to tame another little bit of ground.” Lewis Gantt
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CREATIVE FLORAL DESIGN –
Op Art - Submitted by Letti Delk
Op Art is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Op
art works are abstract. Typically, they give the viewer the
impression of movement, vibrating or swelling or warping patterns. Time Magazine coined the term op art in
1964.
Op Art floral design is always an abstract creative type. Is
must have implied visual motion. Plant material alone
can’t create an optical illusion. Patterns and colors can be
arranged to give the illusion of movement. Wrapping
paper, plastics, duct tape, or op art fabric applied on a
background is one of the easiest ways to provide visual
movement.
I used a placemat and duct tape on a black background in one design. I used silver
patterned wrapping paper, bright green spangles and bright green fruit and flowers in
the second design. I used the top and the bottom of a patterned box in the last design
to get the feeling of movement.
Letti Delk,
Master Judge
Floralia Arrangers
“Floral designer parking only. Violators will be rearranged.”
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Collages - Submitted by Martha Allen
The good news about collages is that they are very
easy to transport to a flower show. No worry about
spilling water, or tipping over a container. The dirty
little secret about collages is that they can be a royal
pain in the you-know-what about adhering things to
a background. Finding the right kind of glue can be a
challenge, to say the least.
The NGC handbook defines a collage as an abstract
creative design in low relief created on a background
panel with components bonded with glue or paste,
or otherwise attached to the panel. Low relief is the
important word here, along with abstract. The
smaller the background, the lower the relief. If you are doing a very large work,
then the relief can be a little deeper. But the trick is to create the sense of visual
depth by changes in values and overlapping planes. The world of plant material
is endless. In the small collage, one of the swirls is made by drawing it with
Elmer’s glue, and then shaking chili pepper over the line of glue.
The handbook refers to “panels” but I
think that any surface, as long as it is abstract and in low relief can be used.
Hence, the use of a free standing letter H,
three small box bottoms, and circles
made of plastic. There is no end to the
variety of plant material you can use, and
the more you mix it up, change what it
looks like, etc., the better things will be.
I’m told that the Tri City Flower show is featuring a class on collages at its summer show. So put your mind to it, gather some plant material (it helps to press
it) and get creative! You just might win a ribbon.
Martha Sawyer Allen
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NATIONAL NEWS –
“Keeping In Touch” is the quarterly newsletter from National Garden
Clubs and is available on their website (gardenclub.org) which you will find once you
log in as a member. If you need the user name and password, see your club president
or contact an FGCM Board member. I encourage you all to take a look at it.
One of the messages in the current issue is about hunger. In this great ‘land of plenty’
of ours, there are many people who go hungry every day. As you look around in your
daily life, you will come in contact with people that you don’t know are in need. “Food
insecurity exists in every county in America. 48.1 million Americans struggle to provide
adequate diets for their families. Hunger doesn’t exist just among the homeless or
unemployed. Food banks serve many who are employed but unable to make ends
meet.” When children are hungry in school, they find it hard to concentrate and their
studies suffer. Some teachers are providing food out of their own funds to help these
kids. For some, the food they receive at school is the only meal they eat each day.
Seniors are also among those in need.
In recognition of this great need, NGC’s President made a donation to the Christian
Appalachian Project’s food bank in the name of the National Garden Club’s Board of
Directors at Christmas. NGC asks us to consider planting a row for our local food bank
in our own gardens, or explore the possibility of container gardens on decks and smaller spaces as sources for food production, and donating extras to the local food shelf.
"The Frightened Frog" sales are doing quite well with 6,000 copies
already sold and orders still coming in to Member Services. Garden
Clubs can use this tool as a project to promote the environment and
reading at a local school or library.
FGCM NEWS –
FGCM Life Membership –
Now is the time to request an FGCM Life Membership to honor an outstanding garden
club member or as an individual supporter of our FGCM Scholarship Fund. These
memberships are awarded at the Annual Meeting April 16, 2016. E-mail Rene’ at
reneclynch@aol.com for the application form. A Life Membership may be purchased
for $100.00 and that member will be honored annually at the FGCM, Inc. Annual Meeting and they will no longer be required to pay FGCM, Inc. dues. Have an outstanding
member? Honor them now!
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Penny Pines –
This is an ongoing NGC project that FGCM will participate in.
These donations will be used by the USDA Forest Service or
State Forester to replant trees (not just pines) in conjunction
with federal funds. Minnesota’s National Forest is the Chippewa
National Forest. Clubs will collect money (not only pennies) at
their meetings in jars. When the amount reaches $68, the club
will send it to NGC directly. The Penny Pine forms and information are available on the NGC website- www.gardenclub.org.
Click on projects. If you have any questions contact our chairman
Cheryl Moen 763-553-1356 or at cma55441@gmail.com.
Symposium –
We are having a National Garden Club Symposium (NGC) in the Minneapolis
Area on Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10. The Symposium
is open to all garden club members, judges and anyone interested in learning more about growing, showing, and judging horticulture, as well as making and judging NGC flower designs. Two nationally accredited symposium
instructors will be teaching.
Friday we will learn about growing and showing “Hostas and Hydrangeas" as
well as how to judge them in a Standard Flower Show. On Friday we will
also have a program entitled “How to Write an Entry Card Correctly and
How to Judge it Correctly From What is Written”.
On Saturday we will study "Construction, Assemblage and Armature Designs.” On
Saturday we will also have a program entitled “Ethics, Etiquette and Procedure.”
Classes run from 8:30 am until 3:00 pm each day. Testing for judges will
follow that each day.
Cost is $130 for both days. That includes registration, printed materials, all
seminars, a soup/sandwich/salad lunch each day, as well as morning and
afternoon snacks.
Registration brochures will be available soon from all Garden Club Presidents or by contacting Letti Delk at lmdelk@charter.net.
“We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.”
Unknown
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CENTRAL REGION NEWS –
Central Region Director, Judy Newman, has chosen the theme “Cultivating Connections” for her 2015-2017 term. The Regional Project is to increase visibility of NGC and
State Garden Clubs, promote schools, connect State Chairmen with NGC Chairmen,
and increase awareness of the opportunities available from NGC.
Her goal is to increase visibility by using the state and NGC logos on all signage, publicity, brochures, displays, etc. Clubs can create business cards for their members with the
NGC, State Logo, and their club logo if they have one.
Schools, symposiums and refreshers will be promoted on the state websites to provide
more opportunities for members to attend the various schools held within our region.
Connecting State Chairmen with corresponding Central Region and NGC Chairmen and
Committees would give them access to the resources and knowledge of the NGC
Chairman. They, in turn, would have the opportunities to learn about the projects,
activities and concerns of Regional Representatives and State Chairmen.
The Hard Truths of Gardening
(excerpt from Fine Gardening magazine)
By Steve Aitken, Editor
A hard truth is something we know but don’t want to accept…
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Plants die. Sometimes it’s your fault; sometimes it isn’t.
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Lawn grass would rather grow in your garden than in your lawn.
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“No maintenance” is just a figure of speech.
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If you water your garden, it will rain. If you don’t water, it will be dry.

If you let other people dictate your garden choices, you will end up with a
garden that doesn’t make you happy.

Weeding is not a good way to introduce gardening to a young child who
can’t tell the difference between the plants you want and the ones you
don’t.
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A gardener – of any skill level – who can’t admit to making mistakes is
either a fool or a liar.
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You should stop pruning while the tree still has a few branches.
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If deer don’t eat it, then rabbits, voles or groundhogs will.
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You will often buy more plants than you need.
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You will often buy more plants than you can afford.
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You will always buy more plants than your spouse thinks you need or can
afford.
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PUTTING SAFETY FIRST–
By Pat Almsted
School Bus safety is something we all need to be reminded of. We
are two-thirds of the way through the school year by now, and yet
accidents between buses, children and cars are happening far too
often. Children are taught to look both ways before crossing the street in front of the
bus, but sometimes they forget and apparently, they can’t depend on drivers to follow
the rules of the road regarding stopping when approaching a bus with its red lights
flashing.
The following is from the2015 Minnesota Statutes:
169.444 Safety of School Children; Duties of Other Drivers.
Subdivision 1. Children getting on or off school bus. When a school bus is
stopped on a street or highway, or other location where signs have been erected under section 169.443, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and is displaying an extended stopsignal arm and flashing red lights, the driver of a vehicle approaching the bus shall stop
the vehicle at least 20 feet away from the bus. The vehicle driver shall not allow the
vehicle to move until the school bus stop-signal arm is retracted and the red lights are
no longer flashing.
Subd. 1a. Passing on right. No person may pass or attempt to pass a school
bus in a motor vehicle on the right-hand, passenger-door side of the bus when the
school bus is displaying the pre-warning flashing amber signals as required in section
169.443, subdivision 1.
Subd. 2. Violations by drivers; penalties.
(a) A person who fails to stop a vehicle or to keep it stopped, as required in
subdivision 1, or who violates subdivision 1a, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
a fine of not less than $300.
(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person fails to stop a
motor vehicle or to keep it stopped, as required in subdivision 1, or who violates subdivision 1a, and commits either or both of the following acts:
(1) passes or attempts to pass the school bus in a motor vehicle on the righthand, passenger-door side of the bus; or
(2) passes or attempts to pass the school bus in a motor vehicle when a
school child is outside of and on the street or highway used by the school bus or on the
adjacent sidewalk.
Children are much safer on a school bus than when traveling by car, yet once they step
off the bus, they are at far greater risk. We all need to do our part by following the law
and keeping our minds on the task at hand – driving. Accidents caused by distracted
driving are becoming an all-too-familiar occurrence and are so preventable.
Stay safe out there.
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FLORALIA PRESENTS
FLORAL DESIGN 101
June 11, 2016 10:00 a.m. – noon
House of Prayer Church – Parish Hall
7625 Chicago Ave. S., Richfield, MN
Limited Seating!
First Come – First Served
FLORAL DESIGN 101 with Phyllis Andrews
Would you like to enter a design in a flower show and know what the judges are looking for? Floralia is sponsoring a series of classes that will teach you just that. There will
be a demonstration by an accredited judge and a hands-on opportunity for you to
make your own design.
The first class will teach you how to make a vertical line design. You will learn tips and
tricks on mechanics, how to condition plant material, how to transport your design and
what you need to keep in your flower arranging toolbox. Fee includes container, plant
material and oasis. Bring your own pruners/clippers, scissors and sharp knife.
Fee $25
Make check out to FLORALIA and send to:
Floralia, 11528 River Hills Dr., Burnsville, MN 55337
Instructor: Phyllis Andrews is a National Garden Club master judge
and a Minnesota Horticultural Society judge and instructor
Questions: Call Phyllis Andrews at 651-455-5077
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Floral Design 101
June 11, 2016
REGISTRATION
Name_________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________
Phone__________________________ Cell Phone ___________________________
Email _________________________________________________________________
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BIRDS OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
Submitted by Catherine Williams
Do you feel it? See it? Hear it? It may be around that corner but its reflections are all
around us, even in February. Springtime temperatures are getting warmer, 50 degrees! The morning light radiates spring’s pastel light of pinks, blues, and lavenders.
Everything is brighter, sunnier, cheerier.
Two male cardinals are squaring off in the air over a tree until one flies off. Territories
are being staked. A family of crows chase off a dangerous hawk or two. The Chick-adees are singing their mating song, "Phee-bee, phee-bee."
It's time to be sure your used bird houses are clean and ready for the early arrivals.
Blue Birds can return in March. Chickadees, robins and other birds may try to nest as
early as April if the weather is nice. You can put out bits of fur, yarn, thread, materials
that birds can use for weaving into their nests.
I saw flocks of ducks returning in February. Early birds can get caught in snow storms.
Foods are covered, scarce or hard to find. Put out seeds, dried
fruits, and dried bugs for those that frequent your feeders.
Ground feeding Juncos and Cardinals will check under trees and
bushes for any seeds left.
I have a Northern Flicker that stayed the winter. He likes the
suet squares, fruit, and of course the water. All the animals
need the water! Put out a source of clean water and change it every day if you can.
Remember to clean your feeders too. A solution of 1 part bleach to 9 parts water is a
good medium to use for disinfecting.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a very comprehensive
web site for learning about the birds and following the
spring migration. Their ebird website map tracks the migration of 118 bird species.
Cornell also reviews a documentary, "The Messenger" that
tells of 7 things we can do to help migratory songbirds.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Make windows safer, day and night
Pileated Woodpecker
Use shade grown coffee.
comes for water. Plastic
Keep cats indoors.
bag covers large window.
Save the Boreal Forest, nursery to billions of birds.
Create a patch of green habitat in your area. Fill it with
food & water sources, and shelter for migrating birds.
6. Lend your eyes and ears by observing what is happening
(Feeder Watch, Nest Watch, YardMap, eBird, or visit
Citizen Science Central or Zooniverse for ideas.)
7. Be a Messenger: Host a Screening of the documentary near you.
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SPOTLIGHT ON Edina Garden Council
Submitted by Liz Genovese
There are six Garden Clubs in Edina. We come together as the Edina Garden Council to
do larger projects. The Council has adopted Arneson Acres Park on 70th Street and has
raised funds for various projects in the Park. This year we collaborated with the North
Star Lily Society to put a permanent fence around the collection of lilies developed by
Minnesota hybridizers that they curate in the Park. We also have a matching fence
around the reserve garden that Tim Zimmerman, the City Horticulturist, plants. These
trees and flowers are used to fill in for plants in City Gardens that did not thrive. The
Clubs may also cut flowers from this garden to bring to the VA Hospital.
This project accents the value of these areas in the Park as well as keeping critters out.
We hope that members of the Federated Clubs will come and visit. The lilies are gorgeous in July. The peonies are in full bloom in May/June (donations of the Peony Society). The formal gardens are lovely late June through September.
Reserve garden with old fence.
New Fence
New fence around lily beds.
Completed lily beds fence.
“Grow. Climb. Even if they try to fence you in.” acornoakforest.com
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The Buzzzz…
By Rene’ Lynch, Bee GAP Chairman
Making a native pollinator residence (bee house) is very easy and would make a great
group workshop with club members or young people. Needed are 2” PVC tubes from
your local hardware store. They will cut them to length for you, a PVC end cap as pictured, and a C-clamp. You will also need some paper tubes. It is important that the
paper tubes are wrapped around a pencil to be the perfect diameter and taped with a
moisture resistant tape such as the brown electrical tape pictured above.
Add some sticks of different lengths and circumference in with the paper tubes. The twigs are
for spacing and air circulation to inhibit mold and
fungus. They also help the bee identify its individual tube. A bee will only lay eggs in their own
specific tube; female eggs first followed by one
or two male eggs at the end of the tube before
they mud them closed. The PVC tube should
provide some overhang to protect the paper tubes, but not more than an inch.
When mounting the finished house, be sure to
mount at head height so you can observe the
activity. Have the house facing to the East or
South. The bees like the warming sun and they
are somewhat protected from storms. You may
decorate the outside of your house, it won’t
bother the bees. Be as creative as you like. Good
luck in attracting native pollinators to your yard.
“The hum of bees is the voice of the garden.”
Elizabeth Lawrence
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WEB SITES WORTH NOTING:
FGCM – mngardenclubs.com
Central Region – ngccentralregion.org
National Garden Clubs – gardenclub.org
MN PLANT SOCIETIES
African Violet - nsavctc.blogspot.com
Bonsai Society - minnesotabonsaisociety.org
Carnivorous Plant Society - umcps.net
Daffodil Society - daffodilmn.org
Dahlia Society - minnesotadahliasociety.org
Daylily Society - northerndaylily.com
Gesneriad Soc. - twincitiesgesneriads.blogspot.com
Hosta Society - mnhosta.org
Iris Society - irismn.net
Mycological Society - minnesotamushrooms.org
Native Plant Society - mnnps.org
North Star Lily Society - northstarlilysociety.com
Orchid Society - mnslipper.com
Peony Society - mnpeony.org
Rock Garden Society – mn-nargs.org
Rose Society – twincitiesrose.org
Water Garden Society – mwgs.org
Wildflowers – minnesotawildflowers.info
Wild Ones Twin Cities – wildonestwincities.org
GARDENING RESOURCES
MN State Horticulture Society – northerngardener.org
Master Garden Research Center – mggarden.umn.edu
U of M Horticulture – extension.umn.edu/gardeninfo
U of M Plant info line – plantinfo.umn.edu
OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
Arneson Park – edinamn.gov (click on parks, Arneson)
MN Landscape Arboretum – arboretum.umn.org
Como Park – comozooconservatory.org
Eco-friendly ideas – greenlivingideas.com; doitgreen.org
Eloise Butler Park – friendsofthewildflowergarden.org
Friends School plant sale – friendsschoolplantsale.com
Green Gardening tips – planetgreen.discovery.com
Home & Garden Show (MSP) – homeandgardenshow.com
Home & Patio Show (SP) – homeandpatioshow.com
Minneapolis Institute of Arts – artsmia.org
Renaissance Festival – renaissancefest.com
Tours-home & garden – http://www.twincities.com/2015/09/25/home-andgarden-tours-a-years-worth-at-your-fingertips/
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Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota
Annual Meeting
“It’s a Party!”
April 16, 2016
Oak Ridge Conference Center
1 Oak Ridge Dr., Chaska, MN 55318, 952-368-3100
Registration/Social: 9:15 am; Meeting: 10:00;
Lunch: Noon; Program: 1:00 pm; Concludes: 3:00
Name_____________________________________________
Address____________________________________________
Cell Phone ____________________Home Phone______________________
Email______________________________________________
Registration $28, (postmarked by April 6, 2016).
Send To: Bonnie Schwichtenberg, 3659 12th Ave. S. E., St. Cloud, MN, 56304.
Questions bswitz@cloudnet.com or 320-224-5517
A lovely plated dinner will be served consisting of salad/ entree with accompaniments,
rolls, dessert (mini pastry trio), hot coffee/ tea/ water.
Select one:
_____Grilled Chicken Breast w/Champaign Cream Sauce
_____Grilled Chicken Breast w/Sauce GLUTEN FREE MEAL
_____Cheese Tortellini w/tomatoes, peppers, broccoli and Basil Pesto Sauce
PROGRAM
Improve Your Photos with a Phone or Point-and-Shoot Camera
Our speaker is Christian Unser, a Senior Producer for KSTP TV and a professional photographer. However, he is going to start from the beginning with us to help us take
better photos using our phones and small, simple point-and-shoot cameras. Christian
clearly understands our needs, is entertaining, and ready to stick to the basics. Bring
your cameras and phones to try out his advice right at the conference. This is for
everyone: gardeners, travelers, and the ever designated family photo taker.
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Printed on paper from responsible sources.
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Address Service Requested
Federated Garden Clubs of MN, Inc.
112109 Haering Circle
Chaska, MN 55318