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Greene Garden News Page 1 of 6
January 20, 2016
Volume 17
Issue 1
Greene Garden News Greene County Master Gardeners Newsletter
Special Interest:
• Pay It Forward
Player: Kathy Graber
• Jan. Birthdays: Jan. 25: Richard Yeazel
• Refreshments: Donna & David Jones
• Speaker: Barbara
Reng, Arkansas Master Naturalist,
presenting Monarchs
Individual
Highlights:
Pres. Notes/TR 2
Minutes 3
Projects/Com. 4
Growing Hope 5
Pittsburgh Gdn. 6
Greene County Cooperative Extension Service 201 W. Court Street Room 205 Federal Building Paragould, AR 72450 Phone (870) 236-6921 Fax (870) 239-6328
2015 Officers: President: Connie Whitman Vice President: Holly Fletcher Secretary: Joy Gatlin Treasurer: Ken Fletcher
It’s here again-the 2016 Master Gardener Training Class. I hope everyone will plan on attending at least one of the classes to meet our new interns, Libby Christie and Nancy Rogers. Remember you can get up to 10 education hours for attending the classes, that’s half of your required hours for the year! They’re easy hours and interesting, so take advantage of them.
Craighead County should be commended for providing this opportunity for not only Greene County, but surrounding counties as well. We know firsthand that it takes a lot planning and hard work to make this happen five consecutive Saturdays in Jan. and Feb.
Below are the class agendas:
Class 1: January 23 Master Gardener Overview: Mimi Cox: 8:30-9:15 Mimi Cox 8:30 - 9:15 Pesticides:
Branon Thiesse: 9:15-10:15 9:1Water Gardens BREAK: 10:15-10:30 Water Gardens-Rain Gardens-Hydroponics: George Selden: 10:30–12:00 LUNCH: 12:00 – 1:00pm Botany: Travis Marsico: 1:00-2:30
Master Gardener 2016 Training
BREAK: 2:30-2:45 Botany (Continued):
Travis Marsico: 2:45-3:45 1:00 – 2:30 Class 2 January 30
Butterfly Gardening: Cheryl Laver: 8:30–9:30 Fruits and Vegetables: Sherry Sanders: 9: 30-10:30 BREAK: 10:30-10:45 Fruits & Vegetables (Continued): Sherry Sanders: 10:45-12:00 LUNCH: 12:00-1:00 Propagation: Kim Pittcock: 1:00 - 2:30 BREAK: 2:30-2:45 Shade Plants: Kim Pittcock: 2:45- 4:00
Class 3 February 6 Composting, Organic Gardening: Dave Freeze: 8:30-10:30 Break: 10:30-10:45 Roses: Branon Thiesse: 10:45-12:00 10:45- 12:00 LUNCH: 12:00 - 1:00
Woody Plants: Janet Carson: 1:00-2:30
Break: 2:30-2:45 Woody Plants (Continued): Janet Carson: 2:45-4:15
Class 4 February 13 Pruning: Jason Osborn: 8:30-9:00 Jason Osborn 8:30 - 9:00 Plant Diseases: Sherrie Smith: 9:00–10:15 BREAK: 10:15–10:30 Insects, IPM: Glenn Studebaker: 10:30–12:00 LUNCH 12:00 - 1:00 Landscape Design: Randy Forst: 1:00-2:15 BREAK 2:15 – 2:30 Lawns: Mark Brown: 2:30 - 4:00
Class 5 February 20 (Agenda Incomplete at this time)
Soils: Branon Thiesse 8:30-10:00 Break: 10:00-10:15 Topic: 10:15-11:00 Topic: 11:00-12:00 LUNCH: 12:00 – 1:00pm TEST: 1:00 pm
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2016 is going to be an
exciting year! We’ll have new members joining us following the MG Training in February. Greene County Basic Training and a power point will be presented at the February monthly meeting so everyone can introduce themselves and share what they do for our program.
Brown Bag Lunch will provide wonderful speakers each month, the first being Dee Lindsey, Pine Valley Herb Ranch.
March will kick off Garden Explosion V with speakers, vendors and crafts!
Presidents Notes
The month of May will bring our annual Garden Boutique and Plant Sale.
In June many of us will be traveling to the State MG Meeting in Eureka Springs! Fun! Fun!
We’ll work the Greene County Fair in September, and present our first Advanced Training Class in October on Monarchs.
Craft Fair in November? Let’s consider that one for sure.
And, I’ve only hit some of the high points! Just think of all we can do in between those special events! So get ready!
Connie
Mystery Solved!
Thank you Carolyn Palmer for the Bumble
Bee Wind Spinner placed in the
Butterfly Garden!
You really have to see it in action!
I would appreciate input
from members about speakers for the
meetings this year.
Thanks, Kathy Graber, Program Chair
Events Calendar
Jan. 23-Feb. 20: MG Training:
Craighead County Extension Office,
Jonesboro. 8:30-4:30
Jan. 26: MG Meeting 6 pm, GC
Library Legacy Room
Feb 9: Brown Bag Lunch, 12-1,
Greene County Library, Speaker
TBD
Feb. 2016: Early Registration for
State Meeting. TBD.
Feb. 26-28 2016: AR Flower &
Garden Show. Statehouse
Convention Ctr. LR
March 17: GE V: Community Ctr.
May 7, 2016: Garden Boutique &
Plant Sale, Centennial Park
June 2-4: MG State Meeting, Eureka Springs (Carroll Co.)
On 12/18/2015 the bank account under the name Greene County Master Gardeners was closed by request of Kyleen Prewett, Chief Financial Officer-University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. A new account was opened on 12/18/2015 under the name of Master Gardeners of the Delta-Greene County using an EIN number. Signatories on the new account are Ken Fletcher, Treasurer, Connie Whitman, President, and Allen Davis, CEA-Staff Chair.
Treasurers Report
Local Account: FNB Beginning Balance 3322.97 12/2/15--12/31/15 Debits: Check Order 14.20 Total Ending Balance 3308.77 * Less Est. Donations for Projects 852.00 * Less Est. 2016 State Registrations for 15 1500.00 Total Working Balance 956.77
Kenneth E. Fletcher, Treasurer
Please consider increasing our monthly dues from 12.00 to
15.00 this year.
Greene Garden News Page 3 of 6
Amended Minutes for Master
Gardener Meeting October
27, 2015
Greene County Public
Library
Carolyn Palmer provided
delicious refreshments for
our 19 members and Dave
Freeze, county agent.
The Minutes of our
September meeting and the
Treasurer's Report were
approved as written in the
September newsletter.
Carolyn Palmer and Agent
Dave Freeze shared
comments on their recent trip
to PNG Leadership October
19-20.
The 2016 MG Officer
Nominations were presented
by the Nominations
Committee and announced by
President, Connie Whitman.
They included all incumbents
except Treasurer, Marilyn
White, who is stepping down
after serving two terms in
that office. Ken Fletcher was
the nomination for Treasurer.
After a motion was made by
Jean Crossno and seconded
by Ann Bowers to accept the
officers nominated, all
members were in agreement.
Motion carried.
To be compliant with the
new financial guidelines
put in place this year, and
according to Kyleen
Prewett, DBA, CPA,
CGFM and Chief
Financial Officer of UA -
Cooperative Extension
Service, we must close out
our current Greene
County Master Gardener
account at First National
Bank, and open a new
Amended Minutes October 27, 2015
account with an EIN
number. The new
account will be listed as Master Gardener of the
Delta Program – Greene
County. For the year
2016, signatories listed on
the account will be Ken
Fletcher, Treasurer,
Connie Whitman,
President, and Allen
Davis, CES County Staff
Chair.
Linda Glickert, Lead for the
Fall Craft Fair and Bake Sale,
gave a report on the crafts we
have for the sale. A beautiful
sign for us to use at the sale
was painted by MG Brenda
Barr. A sign-up sheet was
passed around for workers on
Friday and Saturday. Many
crafts were brought to the
October meeting by MG
members.
Pauletta Tobey presented
ballots for Award
Nominations to all of our
members for their vote. The
ballots were taken up and
will be counted by the
Awards Committee. Winners
will be announced at our
November meeting.
Marilyn White, Treasurer,
gave a presentation on the
2016 Budget. Much
discussion was heard on
some of the items listed. The
Executive Committee and
others will meet with Dave
Freeze on November 10th to
discuss the budget items
more in detail. The 2016
Budget was tabled for now.
The 2016 Plant Sale will be
moved to an inside location
at the Greene County
Fairgrounds if the Fair Board
is agreeable.
Several suggestions were
given for increasing our MG
working funds. One included
charging a small fee for
Garden Explosion V. A motion
was brought before the group
that no fee should be charged
to attend the 2016 Garden
Explosion to be held at the
Paragould Community Center.
The motion was seconded, and
voted in the affirmative by all
members present.
Project and Committee
Updates not listed in the
October Newsletter were
given. Evaluations for both are
due. Patti Roberts called for a
work day on November 13th at
9:00 a.m. at the Greene County
Court House. Bulbs and
pansies will be planted.
Carolyn Palmer requested that
our MG's help with a planting
of tulip bulbs by the students
at Oak Grove School in honor
of Red Ribbon Week. She will
announce the work day soon.
The November 10th BBL will
feature our MG Patti Roberts.
She will present a program on,
"Forcing Bulbs" at the Greene
County Public Library at 12:00
noon. Holly Fletcher, Lead,
asked if the BBL should be
given up in 2016 as the
majority of attendees are
members of our group, not the
general public. Pauletta Tobey
put a motion before the group
to keep the BBL lectures for
another year. The motion was
seconded and all members
agreed on the proposal.
Two $50.00 donations
suggested to be given to the
State Awards Committee and
the Janet B. Carson
Scholarship were voted in the
affirmative by our members.
Our Holiday Dinner and
Awards Presentation will be
held on November 17th at the
Greene County Public
Library beginning at 6:00
p.m. Members will bring Pot
Luck side dishes, and
Carolyn Palmer will bake a
delicious ham for our
members and guests to enjoy.
President Connie had some
good news to share with our
group before ending the
meeting. The Butterfly
Garden has been officially
certified by the North
American Butterfly
Association.
Our "Plant it Forward" plant,
a beautiful Angel Wing
Begonia, was brought to the
meeting by Tacie Huffman.
Kathy Graber was the happy
winner of the plant.
With no further business, the
meeting was adjourned by
President Connie Whitman.
Those attending were: Eric
Alexander, Brenda Barr, Ann
Bowers, Martha Chiles, Jean
Crossno, Holly Fletcher, Joy
Gatlin, Linda Glickert, Kathy
Graber, Bonnie Hamilton,
Wanda Howerton, Tacie
Huffman, Dr. James Laird,
Tabitha McFadden, Sally
Mugford, Carolyn Palmer,
Patti Roberts, Pauletta Tobey,
Marilyn White, Connie
Whitman, and Dave Freeze,
County Agent.
Respectfully submitted by,
Joy Gatlin, Secretary
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Rainbow Garden
Trellis Garden: Dr. Laird &
Pauletta Tobey Chairs: In limbo
until spring.
Plant Sale: Marilyn White, Cora Flanery, & Joy Gatlin, Chairs. The date is Sat., May 7th. A decision was made by the committee to keep the 2016 sale at Centennial Park with an alternate date given in the event of rain.
GC Museum: Wanda Howerton & Sally Mugford
Chairs: No report.
Airport: Kathy Graber &
Tabitha McFadden Chairs: No report.
GC Fairgrounds: Connie
Whitman & Joy Gatlin Chairs:
Will present suggestions to the
Fair Board soon.
Historical Courthouse Herb Garden: Donna Jones & Holly Fletcher, Chairs: Resting nicely. Rosemary, sage, a bit of thyme, and a couple of other plants still looking good. Plan for next year--more plants and some earlier watering.
East Sign: Dr. James Laird &
Pauletta Tobey, Chairs: In limbo
until spring.
Garden Explosion 5: Donna
Jones & Carolyn Palmer Chairs:
We have all speakers for 2016.
“To catch the reader’s
attention, place an
interesting sentence or
quote from the story
here.”
Committee Comments
Sunshine: Joy Gatlin, Lead, & Cora Flanery. “The
Sunshine committee will continue as we have gone to
send b’day cards, etc.”
Project Review: No Lead:
Crafts & Fundraising: Linda Glickert, Lead: “New
ideas and committee meeting coming soon.”
Scholarship: Pauletta Tobey, Lead: “Will send out copies information, along
with information from Janet's scholarship either at end of this month or first of
next.”
Awards: Pauletta Tobey, Lead: “Committee along with
Connie and Holly have completed information and
turned over to Dave for review and sending to County
76.”
Scrapbook: Carolyn Palmer, Lead: No report.
Plant Markers: Martha Chiles, Lead: No report.
Membership: Connie Whitman, Lead:”2016 MG
Training starts January 23rd!”
Publicity: Pauletta Tobey, Lead: “Getting ready to start
on Garden Explosion V.”
Advanced Training: Patti Roberts, Lead:
”We have confirmed speakers, Janet Carson, Lori Spencer, Arkansas Butterfly Lady, and Butterfly Enthusiasts Ruth
Andre and Theia Foley. Tracking resources for
milkweed, discussing refreshments, and door
prizes.”
If you did not receive your free
2016 Master Gardener
Calendar, please let me know.
Connie
South Sign: Brenda Barr &
Pauletta Tobey, Chairs: No
report
Brown Bag Lunch: Holly Fletcher, Chair: I am working on speakers for 2016, and if anyone has ideas for speakers please tell me.
Rainbow Garden: Joy Gatlin & Eric Alexander Chairs: We
will go with the yellow lantana
again in the bottom tier of the
Rainbow Garden. The raised bed is
still going each summer with
plants and looks good.
Centennial Park: Bonnie Hamilton & Marilyn White Chairs: No report.
GC Fair Flower & Plant Booth: Jean Crossno & Cora Flanery, Chairs: Nothing until Sept. 2016
GC Courthouse: Patti Roberts Chair: No report.
Main Street Caboose: Tacie
Huffman & Jean Crossno,
Chairs: Jean and I are just
waiting for the Spring thaw so
we can continue to add some
new plants for structure and
color.
GC Library: Ann Bowers & Brenda Barr Chairs: No report.
Hours Management: Patti Roberts, Lead: “What a
great year we all have had! Thank you each and
everyone. Our county is better because of each of you and the dedication to Master Gardener program. This is a new year and we all will start with a clean slate
of service hours and education hours. All hours are very important to both state and county. In 2014
Master Gardeners won most volunteer hours reported
across the state-more than any other volunteer
organization. So when reporting hours whether you have worked 30 minutes or several hours please post
them. To our newest MGs, a special thank you to each of you. You jumped right in and worked so hard to get your hours, attended meetings, and met your 40/20. This year 20/20 will be much
easier but I know from the hours reported you each
have gone above and beyond the call of work and
education. Thank you all for going that extra mile. Please, if any of you have questions about anything please ask. Remember there is no silly question. Here is to a very
busy 2016 and all that it holds.”
Project Updates
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Growing Hope Babbette Jaquish loved a lot of
flowers, but sunflowers were
her favorite. So when she
passed away from cancer at
66, November 16, 2014, her
husband Don Jaquish planted
nearly 400 acres of sunflowers
for her. “She was as beautiful
on the inside as she was on the
outside,”
It took Jaquish -- who planned
to sell the sunflower seeds and
donate a portion of the
proceeds to hospitals, research
and patient advocacy -- a week
to plant the sunflowers that
lined Wisconsin’s Highway 85
in Eau Claire, June 2015.
Whatever land wasn’t his,
neighbors rented to him for a
reasonable price. After a 75-
day growing period, the
flowers finally bloomed the
following August. “She got to
be known as the sunflower
lady of the community”
Jaquish said, “So after she
passed away, I thought it
would be a tribute to her to
plant 4.5 miles of sunflowers
on each side of Highway 85.”
After Babbette was diagnosed
with multiple myeloma in
2006, they planted several
hundred acres of sunflowers
around their property. A few
years later, Jaquish said his
wife had the idea of raising
sunflowers and selling
sunflower seeds in part to
benefit cancer research.
Babbette had 22 different
cancer treatments through the
years, many of which were
through clinical trials, Jaquish
said.
“She realized the importance
of research in clinical trials.
She went from being expected
to live two weeks to two
months to nine years,” said
Jaquish. “Her attitude was
everyday I can stay alive I’m
one day closer to a cure.”
“Unfortunately her health just
kept declining over the years,
and it got to be too much to
start and operate a business
when she was so sick.”
One month after Babbette
passed away Jaquish and
daughter Jenny White made
Babbette’s dream come true and
started the company Babbette’s
Seeds of Hope.
To benefit families dealing with
illness, Babbette’s Seeds of
Hope will donate a portion of
the proceeds from their products
to hospitals, research, and
patient advocacy.
“I think she would be smiling,”
Jaquish said. “We’ve had an
amazing response.”
www.babbettesseedsofhope.com
Photo by Jerry Soucy
Brown Bag Lunch January 12, 2016
Dee Lindsey, Pine Valley Herb Ranch, presented a
program on Herbs that Heal.
A handout was provided with the names of several herbs
that can be used for medical purposes. Herbal oils were
passed around for us to see and smell. Dee explained
how to mix the herbs with water or juice so that they
could be taken. There were 4 guests, 11
Master Gardeners, and Dave Freeze, Advisor in
attendance.
Holly Fletcher
June 2-4, 2016 We’ll need a head count at the January meeting for
members planning to attend the state meeting in Eureka
Springs this year. Early Registration starts in February!
Currently we have: Kathy Graber, Tabitha McFadden,
Linda Glickert, Sally Mugford, Bonnie Hamilton, Marilyn
White, and Connie Whitman.
You really don’t want to miss this one!
Greene Garden News Page 6 of 6
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Linda Glickert
Holly Fletcher
Ken Fletcher
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Greene Garden News Editor
Connie Whitman
Submit articles by the15th
Of each month to:
cwhitman@grnco.net
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Pittsburgh Botanical
Gardens By Linda Glickert
My daughter and I like visiting
botanical gardens when we travel.
One of the side trips we made last
fall when we took our fall color trip
to the Northeast and Falling Waters
was to the Pittsburgh Botanical
Gardens. Reviews were mixed, one
even called it "awful". But we
ventured out to see it, not having
any idea what to expect.
The Garden only opened to the
public last April, after spending the
last twenty years (yes, 20!) trying to
get it suitable for the public. It
seems it had at one time been a coal
mine, later it became a strip mine
when all the trees were clear cut.
Next in its history it was sold for
farm land. In the informational
video about the property they
interview an elderly woman who
grew up on the property. She tells
of not being allowed to play
outdoors for fear she'd fall into one
of the pits (mine subsidence) and
never be found. They had to go to
town to get their water as theirs was
not safe to drink or use. Eventually
it was sold to public endeavors that
failed before finally becoming the
land for the gardens. Twenty plus
years ago, few trees attempted to
grow there – only 6 varieties of the
many native trees of the region.
Wildlife was absent, most notable
was the lack of birds.
But first they had to stabilize the
ground (tunnels) and clean the
water. An overseas company was
brought in to remedy the water that
bubbled out of the tunnels. Today
it's clean and clear, wildlife has
returned.
The water flows into a large pond
with a Japanese bridge across it
before it tumbles down the rocky
slope. Surrounding the pond is the
site for the planned Japanese
contemplation gardens. It won't be
the typical one, as every six years
they have to drain the pond and
clean out the filters and chemicals
needed to purify the water.
Grants and volunteer groups have
made it possible to replant native
trees (which all have to be circled
with little fences to discourage deer).
Trails wander through the sixty
acres (of the 460 acres) now open to
the public. Areas for families and
children are interspersed along the
paths – a sleeping dragon here, a
mini-castle there, a fairy house
around the bend, wooden toadstools
just right for taking a break and
storytelling here and there. The
hillside pasture is now the dogwood
glen and bluebird nest box trail. The
gardens now host birders on their
annual bird count surveys. In their
efforts to restore the devastation
from years of coal mining they now
focus on using native plants that are
more likely to thrive in the region
and to help restore the balance of the
ecosystem. We enjoyed our time
there and look forward to the time
visitors wouldn't call it "awful".
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