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THE GARDENGOER
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH MASTER GARDENERS ASSOCIATION
VOLUME 18 Issue 2 February, 2015
1000 Service Hours Award
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500 Service Hours Award
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50 Plus Service Hours 3-4
President’s Message 5
County Agent’s Corner 6
MG Programs 7
Volunteering at STMG Plant Show
8-17
Backyard Plants 18
Bayou Gardens Ca-mellia Open House
19-20
Gardengoer Word of the Month
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January MG Meeting Minutes
22-24
January MG Board Meeting
25-26
Board of Directors/Committee Chairs
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Calendar of Events 28
Editor’s Notes 29
Master Gardeners with a cumulative 1000 Service Hours were honored and awarded with an engraved brick and their names have been entered on a plaque to be hung at the AgCenter office. Congratulations and many thanks!
Photo by: Rob Wahl
A.J. Heinsz-Bailey 2000
Yvonne Bordelon 2000
Judy Wood 2007
Debora Litzenberger 2008
Julie Deus 2009
1000 Service Hours Award January 2015
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Cumulative 500 Service Hours Award January 2015
Master Gardeners with a cumulative 500 Service Hours were honored and awarded with an en-graved brick. Congratulations and many thanks!
Photo by: Rob Wahl
Cindy Manger 2009 (Orleans Parish) Susie Andres 2010 Art Scott 2008 Betty Rose 2001 Glenda Spano 2003 Pamela Rowe 2009 Peggy Goertz 2010 Mary Ann Brannan 2003
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Photo by: Rob Wahl
Master Gardeners with a cumulative 50 Plus Service Hours were honored and awarded with an engraved brick or subscription to the Louisiana Gardener. Congratulations and many thanks!
Left to Right: First Row: Ty Guidroz, Harold Ryan, Christie Paulsell, Julie Deus, Pamela Rowe, Billie Stanga, Barbara Moore, Lyn Monteleone, Janet Ronquillo, Pete Hanson, Mary Ann Brannan Second Row: Camille Schwandt, Yvonne Reed, Nancy Thompson, Linda Rowe, Susan L’Hoste, Donna Moran, Peggy Goertz, Kathleen Guidry, Jan Pesses Third Row: Cindy Manger, Wes Goostrey, Kay Hanson, Diana Cammatte, Judy Wood, Susie Andres, Sandy Arnoult, Cheryl Clarkson, Theresa Wilfert, Lisann Cheaney, Sue Clites, Pam
Peltier, Judy McCloskey, Marilyn Bingham, Linda Zitzman, Marie Porche, Linda Deslatte, Last Row: Rodney Cross, Pierre Bouchee, Kappy Goodwin, Urbain Breaud, Betty Cronin, Paul Andres, David Lynd, Debora Litzenberger, Art Scott , Jimmy DeJean (Thanks to Debora Litzenberger for help identifying everyone)
50 Plus Service Hour Awards for 2014
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50 Plus Service Hour Awards for 2014
Congratulations!
ANDRES, PAUL 2010
ANDRES, SUSAN 2010
ARNOULT, SANDRA 2009
BINGHAM, MARILYN 2012
BORDELON, YVONNE 2000
BOUCHEE, PIERRE 2013
BREAUD, URBAIN 2012
CAMMATTE, DIANA 2012
CHEANEY, LISANN 2008
CLARKSON, CHERYL 2013
CLITES, SUSAN 2012
CRONIN, BETTY 2013
CROSS, JAMES 2009
DEJEAN, JIMMY 2013
DELAUNE, DOROTHY 2013
DESLATTE, LINDA 2009
DESPEAUX, R JOHN 2013
DEUS, JULIE 2009
DUREL, ANN 2009
FRANZO, LINDA 2002
GOERTZ, PEGGY 2010
GOODWIN, KAPPY 2010
GOOSTREY, WESLEY 2010
GREMILLION, EILEEN 2011
GRUNING, MARTHA 2007
GUIDROZ, TYRUS 2010
GUIDRY, KATHLEEN 2010
HANSON, KAY 2011
HANSON, PETER 2012
HEINSZ-BAILEY, AJ 2000
HINKLEY, GAIL 2010
HODGINS, NANCY 2012
HOLBROOK, LONNIE 2004
HOWLAND, DONNA 2009
JAMES, JOE 2013
JENKS, MARY 2011
JONES, LESLIE 2013
KEENUM, NELL 2013
KRIEGER, SUZANNE 2012
LAPINE, JOE 2013
LEFEVRE, DONALD 2008
L'HOSTE, SUSAN 2010
LITZENBERGER, DEBORA 2008
LYND, DAVID 2010
MAGEE, KATHY 2004
MANGER, CINDY 2009
MCCLOSKEY, JUDY 2013
MCDONALD, NANCY 2011
MONTELEONE, LYN 2010
MOORE, BARBARA 2008
MOORE, ISABELLE 2007
MORAN, DONNA 2006
MUNN, NANCIE 2009
NOLAN, DEBORAH 2011
PAULSELL, J. CHRISTINE 2009
PELTIER, MARY 2010
PERICONE, PETE 2008
PERRET, PAMELA 2006
PESSES, JANICE 2013
PLUMMER, BETTY 2013
PORCHE, MARIE 1999
RAULT, CAROLYN 2012
REED, YVONNE 2012
RONQUILLO, JANET 2013
ROWE, LINDA 2009
ROWE, PAMELA 2009
RUSSELL, MONA 2011
RYAN, HAROLD 2013
SCHOEN, DENISE 2013
SCHWANDT, CAMILLE 2008
SCOTT, ART 2008
SWINT, GERRALD 2013
TAFFARO, JUNE 2001
THOMPSON, NANCY 2012
WIERENGA, LINDA 2013
WILFERT, THERESA 2013
WOOD, JUDITH 2007
ZELENKA, MARGARET 2013
ZITZMANN, LINDA 2013
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President’s Message
Hello Master Gardeners! It’s the time of year for king cakes and Carnival Balls, masquerade and Mardi Gras parades. I’ve noticed that in our area this time of year is the unofficial doorway to spring. My wife and I spent part of last weekend clearing away our front garden of what did-n’t make it through the freeze last month and planning what to plant for spring. I can’t think of a better way to get some great ideas, deals and education than our next two big events! The 2014 class lead by Jan Gardner has planned a wonderful seminar with our Vegucators and our Agcenter extension agent Will Afton giving presentations. Pete and Kay Hansen are leading the team for our biggest and best plant sale ever! As the weather begins to warm up, a great way to spend a Saturday is at one of the farmers markets in St. Tammany. We are represented at the Slidell and Covington markets and our fea-tured speaker Michael Norman will speak to us at our February meeting about their market Ab-ita Grows Initiative. Well gang, as you can tell, I can’t wait for the weather to warm up so we can spring into action with our gardens and all of our projects. On behalf of the 2015 board I would like to thank you again for giving us the opportunity to serve and make a difference in our association, our com-munity and our Parish. Ty Guidroz
Spring Seminar February 3rd !!!!
February meeting date is the 4th Wednesday
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Greetings St. Tammany Master Gardeners! I hope that all is well and that all are starting to think about getting outside and working in the garden. We’ve had a couple of cool weather events so far this fall and winter and I’m sure there will be at least one more before we move into spring. I have compiled a check list of things to do in the month of February to help you organize and prioritize your garden’s needs. Roses
LSU AgCenter recommends to prune back rose bushes around Valentine’s Day (Feb 14)
You may reduce the size of the bush back to 1/3 of its size
Remove those nasty, dead canes along with any canes that cross or touch
Create an open crown by leaving 4-5 main canes, evenly spaced and growing outward
Inventory your fungicides. Hybrid tea roses require a spray schedule to manage black
spot disease. There are both natural and conventional options. Read the label to make
sure you are applying them correctly!
Lawn
Control winter weeds in st. augustinegrass and centipedegrass using atrazine.
Apply a pre-emergent herbicide to help control warm season weeds. (Must be applied
before they germinate!)
Do not even think about fertilizer until you have mowed the grass 3 or 4 times.
Mowing season is right around the corner. Tune up your lawn mower and sharpen the
blades. Owning a second set of blades will make it easier to maintain a sharp edge
throughout the whole growing season.
Flowerbeds
Hand pull and remove any undesirable weeds
Inspect plants for their appearance. If a plant needs to be replaced, then look for larger
sized replacements at the nursery to fill in with. This will help it fill in a little faster.
Apply pre-emergent herbicide to flower beds. Green Light makes a product called
“Amaze” and it is the only pre-emergent herbicide labeled for use around bulbs, corms
and tubers.
Add a fresh top layer of mulch to finish it off.
As always, I am just a phone or email away if you run into any issues. Remember, February is Louisiana’s coldest month. Pay attention to extended weather forecasts in order to prepare for another cold weather event. Whether you’re protecting yourself or your lemon tree, it is always best to be prepared. Your County Agent, William Afton
County Agent’s Corner
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STPMGA Programming
March
Gail Hinkley and Kathleen Guidry will present the e-Scrapbook.
April
Tom Cuccia will do a hands on building bird houses
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VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE 2015
We are gearing up for the 2015 Plant Show on March 20 and 21 and we are looking for a few
good volunteers! I am the chairman of volunteers this year and Kappy Goodwin is the co-chair.
We are to make sure that there are plenty of people to help out on this major fundraiser for our
scholarship programs.
We have expanded out hours slightly for this year. The gates will open at 8:00 AM and close at
4:00 PM. We did this because Dan Gill’s Saturday morning radio program is going to originate
from our show! His show begins at 7:00 AM and we will be allowing Master Gardeners in to the
fairgrounds at 7:00 AM to listen to his program. However, you will not be able to start shopping
until 8:00 AM when the vendors will be there and the public will be allowed inside.
The volunteer signup sheets will be available at each of the next two membership meetings, at
the remaining Plant Show committee meetings and you can e-mail me with your choices. Please
see the calendar in the Gardengoer or MoM for dates and times of those meetings.
I have asked each chairman to write a short summary about their area and you can read these
descriptions at the end of this article. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact
me or the chairman and we will be happy to explain the various duties to you.
Anyone who volunteers for the Plant Show will be admitted for free on both days, but you must
have your volunteer badge and present it at the gate for free admission. Just showing your
nametag will not gain you free admittance. Kappy and I will have the badges available for you to
pick up once you have registered for an area at the February and March membership meetings,
at the remaining Plant Show committee meetings and at set-up on Thursday March 19, 2015
from 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM. If you can’t make any of those meetings, the front gate will have
the volunteer sign up list with some badges, so you can stop there on your way in before your
shift. You will turn in your badge to the information booth when you leave the show for the last
time. Please be sure to initial the sign out sheet when you turn your badge in.
Please be sure to stop at the information booth in the barn to sign in before each of your shifts.
It is important that we know who is present in each area in case we need to shift people around.
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE
2015
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VOLUNTEERING Continued
The committee chairman have told me how many volunteers they need for each shift and once
that number is met, that area will be closed for further volunteers and you will be asked to
volunteer in another area. Last year we had too many volunteers in some areas and we were
scrambling to get enough in others. Please be understanding in this matter.
As in the past, we are offering double (2 for 1) hours in parking. You will also receive double
hours for staying past the end of the show on Saturday to help with take down. The vendors
need help putting the plants back in their trailer, we need to pick up garbage, take down our
booths and return the fairgrounds to the condition it was in before we set up on Thursday.
We are going to have a great show this year and the sun will be shining! Come out with us and
have some fun!
Julie Deus [email protected] & Kappy Goodwin [email protected]
Volunteer Coordinators
TABLE TALKS As you have heard, the barn has been expanded and now all the booths for the Plant Show will be under roof! Kay and Pete want to put more emphasis on the educational component for this year’s show so we are incorporating several areas for table talks. These educational booths will be interspersed throughout the barn. If you have a topic that can be turned into a table talk, please sign up for a shift (or two) and contact me with your idea. You’ll need to have some kind of visual material (either a board set up with pictures or props) and even a handout to give people. The organization will pay for copying. The information you give about your subject should be about 5-15 minutes in length, but you may certainly expand on it if the person requests more information. If you have a co-presenter to help you, let me know and both of you sign up. If you’d like a co-presenter, I will try to help you find someone. Remember, any time you spend to develop your table talk counts as volunteer hours.
Denise Schoen, Chair [email protected]
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE
2015 Continued
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CHILDREN’S BOOTH The Children’s Booth is a “free fun” for the children who attend the Plant Sale with their
families. Volunteers help the children with their own gardening project by decorating a clay pot
and planting a vegetable or plant to take home with them. Lots of fun! (and they are sooooooo
cute!!!) This year we are putting more emphasis on the educational component so Christy
Paulsell is putting together an activity for the children (such as a scavenger hunt) where they can
learn some facts about the plants that our vendors offer. Once they find the information
requested then they’ll come to our booth and plant an herb or vegetable plant.
Debi Schoen Lyn Monteleone [email protected] [email protected]
PARKING
Thank you for volunteering for parking. As you are probably aware you receive 2 for 1 hours while volunteering for parking detail. We have a few instructions to make everything work efficiently.
1. Please sign in and report for duty 10 to 15 minutes prior to your shift. Keep in mind that other volunteers may be waiting to be relieved so they can work in other areas of the show. You will be able to pick up your volunteer badge at the February and March membership meetings, Thursday afternoon at set-up or at the entrance gate before your shift. Direct those Master Gardener volunteers to the tent by the gate to sign in and pick up their badge, if needed. 2. We recommend that you wear the reflective vests that we will provide while working parking for your safety. 3. The temperature can be very cool in the morning and then quite hot during the day. Please dress appropriately so you will be comfortable. Remember hats, sunglasses, sunscreen etc. You may also bring out a folding chair for breaks. We will provide water so please make sure you keep yourself hydrated. 4. If you work in the parking lot you will simply be directing the traffic to and from parking spaces so that guests can park as close as possible and the lot remains full. We will have designated parking areas for handicapped patrons, master gardeners, speakers and vendors.
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE
2015 Continued
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PARKING Continued 5. If you are working the gate: The entrance fee is $5 per person (not per vehicle) per day and children under 12 enter for free. Master Gardener volunteers will be able to enter for free only if they show their volunteer badges and not just with a Master Gardener name tag. Please remind those who object to the new rules that the proceeds go to the Bobby Fletcher, Sr. Scholarship fund. We are not allowing people to return on Saturday for free, but we are not here to fight with anyone. If someone returning on Saturday insists we should take down their name then let them enter. This same procedure should be used for anyone who creates a problem at the gate due to the rule changes. Take down their name and then let them in. Kay or Pete Hanson or Ty Guidroz can deal with those individuals once informed of the problem. We will have a hand stamp at the exit for those wanting to return the same day so if anyone asks, tell them to see the parking person assigned to the exit. 6. Because we have a new layout we will go over the parking flow and layout on site. Just report in to the gate for instructions and assignment after you check in with Julie Deus or Kappy Goodwin, volunteer coordinators.
Remember you will be the first face and last face our guests will see while attending the plant sale so you will set the pace for their experience. I know things will go smoothly and we will have a lot of fun.
Thank You again for volunteering for parking!
Harold Ryan [email protected] Joe James [email protected]
Parking Co-Chairs
SET-UP AND TAKEDOWN
Volunteers are needed to assist with setting up the fairgrounds to accommodate the plant show
prior to the opening on Friday. Volunteers are also needed to help return the facility to the
condition it was in when we arrived.
The booths will be set up using 12 foot long aluminum fence rail panels that interlock. This will
make each booth some incremental measure, in length and width, of 12 feet. The panels will be
placed and arranged by a team of “trustees” from the sheriff’s office, under the supervision of
Mr. Cotton Jourdan from the sheriff’s office. So the heavy lifting of the panels for set-up and
take-down will be handled by his team.
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE
2015 Continued
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SET-UP AND TAKEDOWN Continued
Our first task will be to meet at the site 7 to 10 days before the show to map out the booth
arrangement. We will be using stakes, streamers and spray paint to map the grounds. A
paper map / layout will be provided as a guide.
We will need to meet at the site again on Thursday beginning around 9:00am to complete
the setup arrangements. These will be assigned on an ad-hoc basis as needs dictate and will
include; labeling the booths, posting signage, hanging streamers to direct traffic flow and
parking, helping put up some of the tents (the large tents provided by the Parish will be put
up by the trustees), setting up chairs and tables, helping the vendors unload their products,
and more.
When we close the show volunteers will be needed to; help with cleanup by policing the
grounds, emptying the trash containers, taking down all signage, streamers and tents,
returning tables and chairs to a centralized pickup area for the rental company, helping
vendors reload their merchandise to return, and other things I may have failed to mention.
DOUBLE VOLUNTEER HOURS WILL BE OFFERED FOR TAKE DOWN ONLY.
These are some of our tasks. We should have plenty of help and you will be surprised when you
see how it all unfolds into a great event.
Wes Goostrey
PLANT HOLDING AREA The Plant Holding Are is similar to a coat check, but instead of coats, we hold purchased plants for patrons to enable their freedom to continue to shop without the encumbrance of toting their purchases around the plant show. Additionally, we help load their purchases into their cars when patrons pick up plants from our booth. Therefore, the ability to lift plants onto tables and into cars is required to work at this booth. GREAT FUN for volunteers at this booth, especially since we come in contact with lots of patrons and get to check out lots of plants!
Cindy Manger [email protected]
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE
2015 Continued
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SPEAKERS’ AREA Duties that are to be divided up among volunteers
Sign in with Julie Deus or Kappy Goodwin, volunteer coordinators.
Be flexible and upbeat :)
If anyone has expertise with the audio/video equipment, help with this.
Help make and hang signs for upcoming lectures. 3 white boards which will need to be
changed for the second day
Help keep chairs straight throughout the day
Help speakers set up and tear down (includes carrying things to and from cars)
Give MG cup to speakers as a thank you
Help with handouts, door prizes, business cards, etc.
Help hand out evaluations and pencils before each lecture
Collect evaluations and pencils!!!!
Hand out hand fans on hot days. We have only a limited amount of fans, so collect these
from people who may try to walk out with them (unless they really want them).
Count and record the number of audience members for each speaker. Because people come
late, mill around, etc., we go for a peak number.
Act as audience members for speakers. We are included in the count.
Seek out other MGs to listen to speakers, particularly if the count is low.
Fold and stack chair after last speaker.
Do not try to rearrange the black-out curtains around the speaker’s area. Yes, it may be hot
(hence the fans), but years of experience says the wall has to stay up in order for video to be
seen
Be aware that if help is needed elsewhere we may be pulled
Please Note: no ‘double dipping’. If you claim these hours for education, you may not claim
them as volunteer time. Of course, the reverse is also true. Sorry
Donna Dicharry [email protected]
Kathleen Guidry [email protected]
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE
2015 Continued
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RAFFLE
WHAT WE DO: Sell raffle tickets during the plant show for donated items provided by vendors
and Master Gardeners. The items are displayed on tables manned by volunteers all day Friday
and Saturday. The drawing is held late Saturday afternoon before the close of the show. Tickets
are $1.00 each/6 for $5.00. Volunteers are responsible for selling tickets and insuring the
purchasers place the ticket stubs in the appropriate raffle item boxes of their choosing. Winners
need not be present to claim their prize.
WHY WE DO IT: Proceeds benefit the Bobby Fletcher, Sr. College Scholarship Fund
VOLUNTEER OPTIONS:
Thursday - Set up display area/collect donations from vendors
Friday Morning - Collect remaining vendor donations/organize, decorate and display
Donations
Friday and Saturday all day – Man tables/Sell raffle tickets
Saturday Afternoon - Draw winners/Display winners on board/Call winners not present
Coordinate pick up and delivery to winners
Chris Stellingworth [email protected] and Anne Cigali [email protected]
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE
2015 Continued
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EVALUATION BOOTH
It is important that we get feedback from the people who attend our events so we can continually improve them. To get this information at the Plant Show, we ask patrons to fill out an evaluation survey and they get a free raffle ticket for their time. We try to get 100 surveys filled out each day. When you volunteer at this booth, you will walk around the show with the evaluation forms and ask people to fill them out. It only takes a minute or so and they get a raffle ticket. We get great ideas for future shows with these comments! Susan L’Hoste [email protected] & Linda Deslatte Co-Chairs [email protected]
GLOVE BOOTH We sell our gloves to the public at most of our events. We offer them for $5.00 a pair and they come in various sizes and several different colors. We offer the gloves at a much lower price than the stores do. They are comfortable gloves that allow air to circulate and keep your hands cool. Peggy Goertz [email protected] & Marilyn Bingham [email protected] Co-Chairs
MUSCLE CREW/ONGOING CLEAN-UP
When you volunteer for this area, you will be responsible for checking and emptying the garbage
cans, stocking the bathrooms with toilet paper and paper towels and general maintenance
during the Plant Show. We have found that the garbage piles up during the day and think if we
have a few people who will be checking these, it will make the end of the day clean up even
quicker.
Wes Goostrey, Chair
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE
2015 Continued
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INFORMATION TABLE/MG SIGN IN
This year we will have a separate booth for Master Gardeners to sign in for their shifts, where
patrons can ask questions and where the first aid kit will be housed. Please come to this booth
before each of your shifts to sign in so we know who is present. We will have additional Plant
Show flyers/maps for patrons and the line up of speakers for each day. We need a few people to
help us man this booth each shift.
Julie Deus & Kappy Goodwin, Co-Chairs
Julie Deus [email protected] & Kappy Goodwin [email protected]
MASTER GARDENER BOOTH
The Master Gardener booth is located at the same table as the LSU experts. We are available to answer question and give out hand-outs. Any questions we can't answer we refer to the experts. We are also available (if needed) to take up a seat if there are not enough people to listen to a particular speaker. It is a very easy booth to work in and you learn a lot from the LSU experts!
Barbara Moore
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT SALE
2015 Continued
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MG Backyard Plants
This is a fun and very educational booth! We solicit plants from our MG group - all plants are
brought to the booth the Thursday or Friday of the show. As a volunteer with us, your
responsibilities would include:
Setting up the booth if you volunteer on Thursday (tablecloths, signage, etc)
Arranging the plants in a proper and appealing display to sell
Assisting in pricing the plants and making sure each is labeled
Selling the plants, collecting the money, re-stocking the plants as the table tops empty
Have a huge amount of fun finding out what all these plants are and discussing all kinds of
plant stories with the general public
Cleaning up and breaking down the display if you volunteer on Saturday
****If you did not volunteer for this booth this year, please make a point to come by and check
us out - we bet you'll want to join us next year. We humbly acknowledge - our volunteer list is
one of the first to fill up!! :)
Thanks so much,
Lisann Cheaney and Eileen Gremillion [email protected] [email protected]
REFRESHMENTS
We offer free coffee and pastries to the vendors and master gardener volunteers both mornings
of the Plant Show. We arrive at 6:00 AM to start the coffee and we close up shop around 10 AM.
We need a few people to make sure there is fresh coffee during this time and the pastries are
replenished.
Karla Partidge [email protected] & Bob Doolittle [email protected]
Co-Chairs
VOLUNTEERING AT THE STMG GARDEN SHOW & PLANT
SALE 2015 Continued
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Garden Show and Plant Sale Backyard Plants
Backyard Plants Master Gardener Grown Plants 4 Sale
Hi! Heads Up - March will be here before you know it! It’s time to start propagating what you’d like to donate to the M.G. plant sale booth! Thanks so much for the great job you did last year, especially LABELING your plants! Please keep in mind these parameters:
1) Plant must be labeled (common name ok/ scientific name, great!) 2) Plant must have a viable root system – we would like to up the quality
of donations to ensure our “customers” have a good chance of success! 3) Remember – the hours you spend propagating your donations DO
count toward your annual requirement. 4) You can bring your plants to the barn anytime from Thursday afternoon
setup) until close of show on Friday. 5) Any questions, please feel free to call.
Happy Propagating,
Warm regards, Lisann 985-951-9855 ([email protected])
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News Release Department of Interior/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges 61389 Hwy 434/ Lacombe, LA 70445 Telephone 985-882-2000/FAX 985-882-9133
______________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release For More Information: Jan. 29th 2015 David Stoughton at: [email protected]
“Bayou Gardens” Camellia Open House February 21
st, 2015 9AM-3PM
You are invited to the 6th Annual Camellia Gardens Open House at the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges Complex headquarters in Lacombe, LA. This free event is presented in partnership with the Northshore Camellia Society and the Camellia Club of New Orleans. The 110- acre property, historically known as “Bayou Gardens”, contains over 400 cultivars of camellias, plus a variety of other exotic plants, amidst a backdrop of native vegetation. The event will showcase and celebrate the large camellia collection of the former Bayou Gardens, many of which will be in full bloom. These beautiful flowering trees are at their peak and offer vibrant colors not typically seen over the winter months. Today “Bayou Gardens” is part of the Bayou Lacombe Center, the administrative headquarters for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice’s Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges Complex. Eight National Wildlife Refug-es are administered from this location, including Big Branch Marsh and Bayou Sauvage. Activi-ties scheduled for the day include both talks and demonstration. Camellia enthusiast, Hunter Charbonnet, a board member of Northshore Club and American Camellia Society, will present a program on the history of camellias. Jim Campbell, President of the Northshore Camellia Club will demonstrate grafting as well as other effective methods for rooting limbs on existing camellias for reproduction. Visitors will be free to explore the grounds on their own or attend one of the free guided walk-ing tours that will take place on the hour. The tours will cover a brief history of the complex as well as the variety of camellias that can be found here. Live camellia plants will also be for sale with a portion of the proceeds being donated to The Friends of Louisiana Wildlife Refuges, the non-profit group that raises funds and enlists volun-teers in support of refuge goals and programing.
Bayou Gardens Camellia Open House
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The event serves as an ideal opportunity to visit, get outside, and enjoy this spectacular display of camellias at their peak When: Saturday Feb. 15th 9AM-3PM Where: Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges Complex 61389 Hwy 434 Lacombe, LA 70445
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals, and commitment to public service. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov. For more information contact Supervisory Park Ranger David Stoughton at 985-882-2025 or [email protected]
Bayou Gardens Camellia Open House Continued
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GARDENGOER WORD OF THE MONTH
The Amazing (new) Leaf
We all have a general understanding of the important things a leaf does for the benefit of man-kind. One of the most important is how a leaf takes our discharge of breath loaded with carbon dioxide and changes it into sweet, life-giving oxygen. What a perfect symbiotic relationship for us and for the leaf. But, the human brain keeps thinking, “what if we could do this better than the leaf….” And, someday we might. Julian Melchiorri, a Royal College of Art graduate, in conjunction with a silk lab at Tufts Uni-versity is already working on it. He has created a leaf in the laboratory that can process carbon dioxide using water and light and change it into oxygen. It acts remarkably as a real leaf from a tree would. Melchiorri’s leaves consist mostly of chloroplasts. It is the chloroplast cells which complete the process of photosynthesis within each plant and he injects these chloroplasts into a medium made from the fibers of silk protein. It seems to work. The space industry is very interested. A massive problem for long distance space travel is how to carry enough air for the trip. This could help. Then, even when we did get to a distant plan-et it would still take centuries more before we could create an atmosphere and soil and water and eventually plant trees to hold the soil in place. Maybe we could use this synthetic material until all that is accomplished. Here at home on planet Earth it might be even more useful. This new photosynthetic material doesn’t have to look like a leaf, it could look like a can of paint instead. Researchers suggest that this material could be painted on buildings and fences in our large cities with poor air quali-ty to help both the environment and our health. On a smaller scale, it could be used inside our homes. If painted inside the lampshades in your den, you could produce fresh oxygen just by turning on the lamp. It also could give a new meaning to the decorative ‘silk’ plants we love to use. Of course, there are big hurdles to overcome first. The chloroplasts Melchiorri uses to produce oxygen have a short shelf-life and would have to be replaced often with fresh cells. That wouldn’t be possible in outer space and financially impossible and impractical here on earth to keep repainting buildings every few weeks. Problems like these however, are no greater than those that had to be overcome with past innovations, so they should keep tinkering. It may end up being a dead-end street, or it may result in clean air in our cities and successful space travel to far away planets. Kathleen Guidry
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St. Tammany Master Gardeners Membership Meeting Castine Center at Pelican Park in Mandeville
January 14, 2015 Minutes
The meeting was called to order by President Ty Guidroz at 10 a.m. The invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance were both led by Ty.
Attendance: 97
County Agent Will Afton introduced Michael Norman from Abita Grows Initiative to share with the membership what his organization is about. Abita Grows Initiative purpose is to pro-mote locally grown produce to the Abita Springs Farmers Market. Mr. Norman plans to have workshops teaching the public how to grow food. He would like the master gardeners support with site evaluation and garden planning with their community gardens and to help with topics for their workshops.
Program: Linda Rowe introduced our speakers, Jan Mistich and Connie Marciante from Mandeville Public Works. They gave a very informative presentation on building and benefits of rain gardens.
Minutes were approved as they appeared in the Gardengoer.
Officers’ Reports:
Vice President - Linda Rowe asked if you have ideas for speakers please let her know. She is planning both spring and fall field trips and hopes to have some mini trips too.
Treasurer – Jimmy Dejean reported that the Treasurer’s report was in MoM. Motion made by Julie Deus and second by David Lynd to accept the treasurer’s report as it appeared in MoM. Motion approved.
Committee Reports:
Honor Awards – Sandy Arnoult announced that half of the membership received the honor award for 2014, either a brick or subscription to the Louisiana Gardener. The award form to record hours for honor awards for this year 2015 is found in MoM. Reminder that you need 75 hours is year.
Project Reports:
Julie Deus – Project Chair - Education
Habitat for Humanity – Nancy Thompson stated that seven houses are started in Mandeville, lots of landscaping needed. In February there will be a committee meeting and a field trip to last years’ houses.
Slidell Farmers Market – Sue Clites announced that a second Saturday was added. Master Gardeners will be at the Slidell Market on the second and forth Saturday of every month from 8 a.m. to noon.
Covington Farmers Market – Billie Stanga third Saturday.
Speakers Bureau – Gerri Sommers
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St. Tammany Master Gardeners Membership Meeting Castine Center at Pelican Park in Mandeville
January 14, 2015 Minutes Continued
Office Volunteers – Cindy Manger contact if interested.
Table Talks – Julie will be heading up the table talks for the Plant Sale.
Susie Andres – Project Chair - Fingers in the Dirt
Abita Library - Martha Gruning, chairman, is looking for a replacement. She has been chair for 3 years.
Super Plants AgCenter – Jan Gardner, new class takes over this project each year.
Parenting Center - Marie Porche, they will be doing something January 27, it will be in MoM.
Lacombe Butterfly Garden – Barbara Moore is the new chair and she is asking for volunteers.
Otis House – Ann Durel, planning to add antique roses to the gardens and in April and May have table tops for adults and children.
SchoolGardens - Christy Paulsell, if you know of a school interested contact Christy.
CCC – Paul Andres is the advisor for the CCC.
Slidell Memorial Hospital – Keeping everything alive for now, planning a potting party for this spring.
Spring Seminar- Jan Gardner Chairman for the spring seminar Tuesday, February 3, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Covington.
Plant Sale – Pete and Kay Hanson, new times 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, Dan Gill will be doing his radio show Saturday morning 7 a.m. under the barn. Signup sheet is being passed around. Plant Sale meeting today at 1 p.m.
Presentation of 1000 and 500 hours service hour awards:
1000 volunteer hours: A.J. Heinsz-Bailey, Yvonne Bordelon, Judy Wood, Deborah Litzen-berger, and Julie Deus.
500 volunteer hours: Cindy Manger, Susie Andres, Art Scott, Betty Rose, Glenda Spano, Pam-ela Rowe, Peggy Goertz, and Mary Ann Brannan.
A plaque listing all the names of the 1000 hours recipients will hang in the AgCenter. As mem-bers reach 1000 their names will be added.
Comments by Will Afton, County Agent - Will gave an update on the secretary position, should have a person in place by end of February.
Unfinished Business: None
New Business:
David Lynd needs someone to take over the sharing table.
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Motion was made by Donna Dicharry and second by Paul Andres for the Master Gardeners to participate in the Spring Seminar. Motion passed.
Motion was made by Wes Goostrey and second by Pamela Rowe for the Master Gardeners to participate in the Northshore Garden Show and Plant Sale.
Announcements:
Ty thanked Barbara Moore and the hospitality committee for today and the Christmas Party.
Ty also mentioned that Linda Deslatte has a prayer list if you are interested.
Meeting adjourned at 11:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Peggy Goertz, Secretary
St. Tammany Master Gardeners Membership Meeting Castine Center at Pelican Park in Mandeville
January 14, 2015 Minutes Continued
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President Ty Guidroz called the meeting to order at 1 p.m. Attendance: Ty Guidroz, Jimmy Dejean, Linda Rowe, Sandy Arnoult, Julie Deus, Susie An-dres, Pam Peltier, Art Scott, Pam Rowe, Jan Pesses and Peggy Goertz. Jimmy Dejean motioned to accept the November board minutes as corrected. Sue Stoltz is membership chair. Susie seconded. Motion approved. Committee Reports: Finance - Pam Rowe, Treasurer, gave the Treasurer report for December 2014. She stated that with the reservations received for our Christmas Party we were not in the red. We have monies in our savings ear marked for our scholarships and a reserve amount for the plant sale. Membership – Sue Stoltz not present. Membership books will be given at the February meet-ing. Honor Awards - Sandy Arnoult stated that 50% of the membership will receive honor award for 2014. Program – Linda Rowe announced that the program for the January meeting will be on Envi-ronmental Gardening “Rain Gardens” presented by Jan Mistich from the Mandeville Public Works. February’s program, Kathleen Guidry and Gail Hinkley will present the Master Gar-dener’s “e” scrapbook.
Scholarship – Susie reported for Pam Peltier, chairman, that the guidelines for the St. Tamma-ny Parish Master Gardener Scholarship have been completed. The committee has put together an informational handout to be distributed at the Farmer Markets. Project Reports: Julie Deus – Project Chair - Education Plant Sale – Next meeting for the plant sale committee will be at the AgCenter on the afternoon of the General Membership meeting. Planning to have a few more Table Talks at the plant sale. Spring Seminar – Next meeting for the seminar will be after the General Membership meeting. Everything working good, planning for 250 people. Slidell Farmers Market – Two Saturdays each month, second and forth, November and Decem-ber on the second. Habitat for Humanity – Nothing new to report. Vegucator – New class, 10 students.
St. Tammany Master Gardeners Board Meeting AgCenter
January 6, 2015 Minutes
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Susie Andres – Project Chair - Fingers in the Dirt
Susie announced that she plans to call all project chairs to help with publicity. She is putting together a template for reporting publicity for the chairs to fill out and sent to Jim Dougherty our Publicity Chair. Also, please take pictures and send to Jan. Chairs need to send number of attendees to Marilyn Bingham for hours. Slidell Library Herb Garden – The Library would like more programs for kids. Slidell Hospital Rehab Garden – Andrea Landry is planning more events at the garden. Otis House – Work in progress planning to add roses. Super Plants – Jan Gardner, new class chair. Beau Provence Assisted Living Center – Not an official project. School Gardens – All school gardens should be under Christy Paulsell. She needs to be aware of gardens. New Business: Next Board Meeting first Tuesday of month 9:30 a.m. at the Mandeville Library, but because of the Spring Seminar on February 2, the meeting will be moved to the first Monday. Ty will appoint a Finance Committee to review the 2014 Financial Records. Pam Peltier, Scholarship Chair two years is almost up, will need a new chair. Unfinished Business: Art Scott announced that members need to provide email addresses that will accept MoM with attachments or they won’t receive MoM. Opening a Gmail account would be the easiest way. Susie announced that Dee Middleton placed a merchandise order that will be at the February meeting. No garden flags only two requested.
Meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Peggy Goertz
St. Tammany Master Gardeners Board Meeting AgCenter
January 6, 2015 Minutes Continued
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St. Tammany Parish Master Gardeners 2015 Board of Directors/Committee Chairpersons
President: Ty Guidroz (first term) V-President: Linda Rowe(first term)
Secretary: Peggy Goertz (second term) Treasurer: Jimmy Dejean (first term) Past President: Susie Andres Board Appointments: Parliamentarian: Art Scott
Gardengoer Ed: Jan Pesses
Committee Chairs (appointed by the board of directors; two year term)
Membership: Sue Stoltz (first term) Sub Committees: (no term limit for subcommittee chairs)
o MOM Art Scott o Honors: Sandy Arnoult; co – Sandra Pecoraro o Merchandise: Dee Middleton o Gloves: Peggy Goertz; co –Marilyn Bingham o Hospitality: Barbara Moore
Finance: Jimmy Dejean(first term, STPMG Treasurer) Program: Linda Rowe (first term, committee chaired by VP) Publicity: Jim Dougherty, (first term); co-chair Suzanne Krieger Historical: Linda Rowe, Kathleey Guidry, Gail Hinkley (all first term) Scholarship: Pam Peltier (second term) Nominating: 2015 not yet appointed Spring Garden Show: Pete and Kay Hanson Projects “ Fingers in the Dirt”: Susie Andres (past president) Projects “Education”: Julie Dues
Project Chairs (appointed, no term limit) Slidell Hospital Rehab Garden: Leslie Landeche Slidell Senior Citizen Center: PROJECT ON HOLD; NO CURRENT CHAIR Slidell Library Herb Garden: June Taffaro and Camille Schwandt Lacombe Butterfly Garden: Barbara Moore Otis House: Ann Durel School Partnership: Christy Paulsell (Rooting the Future)) Vegucators: Deborah Nolan Speakers’ Bureau: Geri Sommers Abita Library Garden: Martha Gruning Super Plant AgCenter Jan Gardner Covington Farmers’ Market: Billie Stanga Slidell Farmers’ Market: Nancy Berulis Parenting Center Garden : Marie Porche W. St. Tammany Habitat : Nancy Thompson CCC: Paul Andres
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Calendar of Events
February 2015
2 STPMG Board Meeting Causeway Library 9:30 AM
3 Spring Seminar First Baptist Covington 9:00 AM—2:30 PM
4 Vegucator Class 9 AM
4 Garden Show and Plant Sale Committee Meeting Slidell Library 1:00 PM
14 Slidell Market 8 AM to noon
21 Covington Market 8 AM—noon
25 STPMG Monthly Meeting Castine Center 10 AM— note change in date-4th Wednesday
25 Merchandise delivery—at STPMG Monthly Meeting
25 Garden Show and Plant Sale Committee Meeting 1:00 AgCenter
25 Gardengoer Deadline
MoM (issued weekly) has the most up to date calendar information
March 2015
4 Vegucator Class 9 AM
14 Slidell Market 8 AM to noon
18 STPMG Monthly Meeting Castine Center 10 AM
19 Spring Garden Show and Plant Sale set-up
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Spring Garden Show and Plant Sale Fairgrounds Covington
21 Covington Market 8 AM—noon
25 Vegucator Class 9 AM
25 Gardengoer Deadline
28 Slidell Farmer’s Market — 8 AM—noon
April 2015
1 Vegucator Class 9 AM
11 Slidell Market 8 AM to noon
15 STPMG Monthly Meeting Castine Center 10 AM
18 Covington Market 8 AM—noon
25 Gardengoer Deadline
25 Slidell Farmer’s Market — 8 AM—noon
29 Vegucator Class 9 AM
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Notes From the Editor: The level of Garden Show and Plant Sale activity is rising, only 7 weeks to go! Remember—if it is to be, it is up to me! Sign up early. Please send articles, comments or suggestions for our newsletter to [email protected], to help us represent you. Master Gardener Photo Link: 2014 Pictures (press Ctrl click) https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_pGgpE3CheTUFdDbGRGczIwR0U&usp=sharing
Past issues of the Gardengoer can be found on the LSU AgCenter, St. Tammany webpage. All issues since January 2010 are listed.. Below is a link to the issues online. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/our_offices/parishes/St.+Tammany/Features/Newsletters/Gardengoer/index.htm We are having issues with posting some of our back issues, but we are working to solve the prob-lems. Here is the link to the LSU AgCenter site to log your hours. Keep posting those hours on a regular basis. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/master_gardener/Reporting+Volunteer+Hours/ Jan Pesses
THE GARDENGOER
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GARDENERS ASSOCIATION
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St. Tammany Parish
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