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At the November 30 board meeting, the Board voted to amend Article III, Section 1a of the Bylaws as follows: Change the first clause to read "Any resident of the Greater Naples area " and delete "not living within the jurisdiction of another Flor-ida Federated Garden Club". According to Article XII, notice of a proposed amendment shall be given to all members in writing no less than ten days before the general meeting. We will take a vote for approval at the January 4 meeting.

The Naples Garden Club, Inc.

Trowel Prints 2009-2010 #3, December 2009

Dear Garden Club Members,

Recently I’ve been asked “what does Garden Club do?” Questioners seem surprised to hear

that the answer is complex. We’re about plants, of course, but we combined a plant exchange with

a casual lunch out. One day our office is used for design classes, and the next it’s filled

with members stuffing envelopes with invitations to our House & Garden Tour.

At our December meeting we give grants from our House & Garden Tour labors to

four Naples charities – and enjoy a clever skit by an NGC ensemble. Later in De-

cember we travel to ECHO to learn about meeting the world’s food needs. And of

course we share season’s greetings at our Holiday Luncheon. Fondly, LIZ

January Program: “From Exploration to Exploitation: How Plants Make their Way from Wild to Market” with speaker Tony Avent.

Tony Avent is the owner of Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, North Caro-

lina. Tony founded this nursery to help fund the activities of Juniper Level

Botanic Gardens, a display and research garden with over 11,000 plants.

A graduate of North Carolina State University, Tony was a student of the

late horticulture professor J. C. Raulston, who instilled in him the quest

for the newest and best garden plants from around the world.

Tony is well known as a lecturer and garden writer and recipient of pres-

tigious awards from the American Horticultural Society, the North Ameri-

can Rock Garden Society, and the North Carolina Association of Nursery-

men, to name a few.

He was originally drawn to horticulture by a quirky

combination of genes. Tony actually began selling

plants when he was a young kid, so selling plants as

an adult seemed natural to him. He quickly realized

that starting a nursery was the best way to cover the

costs of plant addiction without having to get a real

job. "It's sort of like a gambler opening a casino or a

car buff opening an auto repair shop," says Tony.

Tony is a lighthearted garden genius who tired of

letting Mother Nature put him in his place.

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Cookie Request

As you plan your holiday baking,

make an extra batch to freeze for the

house tour hospitality at the Botani-

cal Garden on Saturday, February 6,

2010.

Then bake them and bring them to

the February meeting or preview

tour. If you would rather bring non

-sweet nibbles or store bought cook-

ies that is fine too. Also if you are not

able to bring some-

thing, a monetary dona-

tion would be much ap-

preciated. A sign –up

list will also be avail-

able at the January meeting.

Thank you for your help!!

Glenda Farlander

649-5159

2010 House and Garden Tour

Gift Bag Stuffing

(Note the change of date)

Wed., Feb. 3, 2010, 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

at the Naples Garden Club Office

The annual House and Garden Tour is

coming up on February 6, 2010.

In preparation for this wonderful

event,

we hope that you will sign up to help

by stuffing bags (Gift Bags) that will be

given to every person who buys a

ticket

for the Tour. These bags contain free

items generously given by local mer-

chants.

It’s a fun way to meet other members

and

visit with friends.

Please let me know if you can help.

2010 House and Garden Tour:

February 5th & 6th, 2010

The House and Garden Tour is Naples Garden Club’s main fundraiser,

whose objective is to give back to the community by providing public access

to beautiful homes and gardens; educating the public on plant materials;

and showcasing the design and horticultural capabilities of club members.

This event takes the entire Garden Club to make it successful. If you have-

n’t already signed up to participate, we need hostesses on site at our head-

quarters at Naples Botanical Garden. Hostess jobs include directing our

guests from the parking area to the Hospitality Room, working in the

Hospitality Room, directing guests from the Hospitality Room to

buses, and helping to move Gift Bags to bus locations. Please contact

Carol Conant @ cmconant@comcast.net or (775-9201) to volunteer.

The bus schedule has been slightly altered. Please note new bus depar-

ture times: 8:30 and 9:30 AM, 12:30 and 1:30 PM.

The duration of the tour is approximately 3 ½ hours.

Bus Hostess Boot Camp is scheduled for January 14, 2010 and January

21, 2010 – 10:00AM-Noon. Bus Hostesses need to plan to attend one of

these Boot Camp training sessions since there will be new information

and new procedures this year.

The Preview Tour is scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2010.

NGC members only will tour our homes. Members must sign up at our

table at the December or January meetings with Phyllis Grootemaat or

Carol Gill. If unable to attend either membership meeting, email Phyllis

at pngrootemaat@comcast.net /as soon as possible. The very firm dead-

line for sign-up is Monday, Jan., 4, so we may allocate space on our two

buses. No member cars are allowed to tour the homes; you must ride on

the bus.

For those members who have difficulty getting on and off the bus, please

indicate that fact when signing up. We will try to seat you toward the

front.

Sign up promptly!

I want to thank all club members who have volunteered to date to make

this event a success and encourage our new members to sign up and get

involved.

Linda LaRue Brown, Chair, 2010 House and Garden Tour

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Linda Brown won

the raffle at the No-

vember meeting and

received an auto-

graphed copy of

Raymond Jungles

book, “The Colors of

Nature: Subtropical

Gardens”, and had

her picture taken

with him.

Refreshments: “Joyful January”

Hospitality Chairman: Joan La Ruffa Hostess: Liz Reo,

Arranger: Lydia Galton

Committee: Clo Calkins, Dianna Don-

nelly, Glenda Farlander, Sharon Hilto-

nen, Lou Kennedy, Judy Lewis, Mau-

reen Maio, Eileen Mann, Sondra

Quinn, Jackie Russo

Basic Design with Judy Lewis, Basic Design with Judy Lewis, Basic Design with Judy Lewis, Basic Design with Judy Lewis, Monday, January 11th from 10:00Monday, January 11th from 10:00Monday, January 11th from 10:00Monday, January 11th from 10:00----12:0012:0012:0012:00 at the Naples Botanical Garden.at the Naples Botanical Garden.at the Naples Botanical Garden.at the Naples Botanical Garden. Class will be Horizontal Design for a table setting.Class will be Horizontal Design for a table setting.Class will be Horizontal Design for a table setting.Class will be Horizontal Design for a table setting. Assignment will be passed out on Monday,Assignment will be passed out on Monday,Assignment will be passed out on Monday,Assignment will be passed out on Monday, December 7th at the NGC meeting.December 7th at the NGC meeting.December 7th at the NGC meeting.December 7th at the NGC meeting. Flower Show 2010Flower Show 2010Flower Show 2010Flower Show 2010 Please be sure to pick up your schedule at the next meeting if you haven ’ t done so already. Please start working on your horticulture for the show. Paula Braida is the one to contact with questions. Mary Pulick is Design Chairman, and Judy Brzoska is organizing the Art Exhibit. Design and Art both require prior registra-tion. Check out the details in the Schedule. We have a wonderful venue for the show in the just opened Naples Botanical Garden. I know we will produce a great show – again! Kathleen Hawryluk, Flower Show ChairmanKathleen Hawryluk, Flower Show ChairmanKathleen Hawryluk, Flower Show ChairmanKathleen Hawryluk, Flower Show Chairman

Designers, Ready, Set, and be sure to Go. January will be a busy month for all designers, novice, intermediate and

advanced. Judy Lewis will have a basic design class on

Horizontal Designs on Monday, Jan 11, from 10-noon.

Mary Pulick will have her class on "Designing

for the Home" on Monday, Jan. 25, from 1PM to 3 PM.

If enough of our members sign up, I will give a class on

Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010, at 10 AM on"how to read and

understand a flower show schedule". I will also

show you what a flower arranging tool box should contain.

Following that at 1 PM world class flower arranger

Ena McGratten will give a class on mechanics, which will

clear up many mysteries concerning the "how do I get the

design to do what I want it to do."

On Wednesday, Jan. 27, Former White House flower

arranger and Master Judge Gloria Freitas will give her class

on mechanics. Gloria specializes on large arrangements.

Each of the above ladies have had their designs in

national and international magazines and

hard cover design books. There will be a nominal charge

TBD for the classes given by Ena and Gloria.

Sign-up sheets for all classes will be at the general meeting

in January. Gail Pica, Design Chairman

Grants were awarded to the following Non-Profits from the monies earned on our 2009 H &G Tour. Jennifer Pash accepted the grant for Habitat for Humanity, which received $10,500 to fund landscap-ing requirements for new Habitat homes. The Conservancy, represented by Geva Salerno re-ceived $5,000 to make their landscape more sustain-able. Brian Holley, Executive Director for the Naples Botanical Garden, accepted the $20,000 grant to continue building the garden. David Lawrence Center received $2,500 to plant trees and shrubs around the patio. David Schimmel, accepted.

Jennifer Pash Geva Salerno Brian Holley David Schimmel

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Naples Garden Club

Membership Meeting Minutes December, 07 2009

At the Moorings Presbyterian Church

President, Liz Chehayl called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM. Liz welcomed all members, provisionals and guests. Chaplain, Carol Conant gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The minutes of the November 09, 2009 meeting were published in the Trowel Prints; There were no additions or corrections so the minutes stand approved as printed.

Liz Chehayl and Sondra Quinn, 2009 Chairman of the House & Garden Club, presented representatives from The Conser-vancy of Southwest Florida, The David Lawrence Center, Habitat for Humanity and The Naples Botanical Gardens checks for 2009 grants. Each representative expressed their organization’s appreciation to the Club.

Arlette Bradley, Membership Chair, led off the business part of the meeting thanking her committee, Paula Braida, Renee Lewis and Audrey Hennessey for all that they do. Arlette advised the members that Loretta Sturgis, a former very active mem-ber, has rejoined the Club as a sustaining member. She then introduced the new provisionals who were in attendance. There are 23 total Provisionals. She congratulated Anne Kingsley for completing her requirements and welcomed her to full active membership. Linda Brown, House & Garden Tour chair updated the membership on the progress of the plans. All is on track and we still need more volunteers. Please consider working the whole day. Kathleen Hawryluk, Flower Show Chair, showed the member the “Wonder Woman” logo drawn by member Barbara Ricci, and encouraged all members to participate. Paula Braida and Cathy Boltz, co-chairs for horticulture encouraged members to begin planning on their entries now. Paula reviewed the entry rules and Cathy offered to make “house calls” to help members identify potential entries. Mary Pulick, addressed the members regarding the design classes planned and advised they were very helpful for flower show design preparation. Judy Brzoska described the “art” section of the flower show and encouraged participation. Barbara Ricci, Horticulture Chair, de-scribed this months trip to ECHO as well as the wonderful work the organization does to help developing countries. The trip is December 15. Contact Barbara Ricci for travel plans. Christmas luncheon is Friday, December 11, at Wyndmere C. C. at 11:30 AM. Check for $30 to Barbara Sampson is your reservation. Eileen Mann, Environment/Conservation Chair, suggested that members support the local farmers markets in our area. Judy Lewis, design consultant asked students of her class to pick up their handouts. Billie Stevens, advised members that she has federation calendars for sale for $6.00. Also the Florida Federa-tion Short Course is scheduled for January 26 and 27 and encouraged members to attend.

With the business section of our meeting concluded, Liz turned the meeting over to Sondra Quinn, Programs Chair. Sondra and her troupe presented a short skit “’Twas the Night Before Christmas at the North Pole.” Everyone seemed to enjoy the good cheer and beautiful arrangements which were raffled off after the show. Thanks and appreciation goes to Sondra and her troupe, Kathleen Hawryluk, Catherine Ware, Melinda Earle, Glenda Farlander, Lydia Galton, Gail Pica, Arlette Bradley, Ed Sprigman, Diane Green and Lin Sprigman.

Joan LaRuffa invited the members to enjoy refreshments prepared by this month’s chair, Louise Friedlander and her hostess team. The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 PM.

Diane Green, Recording Secretary

Left to Right. Sondra

Quinn, Author and

Narrator, Melinda

Earle as Martha Elf,

Catherine Ware as

Traveler Elf, Lydia

Galton as Mrs. Santa

Claus, Gail Pica as

Santa, Arlette Bradley

as the riendeer, Kath-

leen Hawryluk as Toy-

maker Elf/Workshop

Faremen and Glenda

Farlander as Grumpy

Elf.

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Like any other hydrologist out there, I get thirsty. That’s the reason I carry around a translucent green wa-ter bottle wherever I go. It holds 16 ounces. That’s a handy size. The downside is that I have to fill it up pretty regularly – a couple times per day. I could save myself the effort (of my regular refilling re-gime) by finding a container that fits a full year’s worth of drinking water in it. Granted, that’s not all that practical Who has the space or strength to carry around six 42.5 gal-lon water barrels, let alone one, let alone keeping it semi-cold and fresh? That is what’s amazing about Florida’s giant "water barrels" in the ground:

Our aquifers are con-stantly refreshed. Even at 179 gallons per day per person (Palm Beach County’s per capita demand), it would be impossible to pump them completely dry. But what if we could? Where would we put all that water?

As big as Lake Okeechobee is, we’d need 750 similarly sized giant bowls to store it all. Better yet: Let’s just keep it in the ground …

And only take out as much as we need. Think "16 ounces" at a time!

Robert V. Sobczak

Sip responsibly from the aquifer!

Naples Botanical Garden Volunteer Opportunity

If you are interested in volunteering for the NBG, but do not want to be outdoors, there are office opportunities available. If you are good with answering phones and like deal-ing with the public, this is the volunteer op-portunity for you! Please call Paula Braida at 643-7275 for more info.

The Provisional Orientation Tea

is January 20 at at 1:00PM

at Audrey Hennessey’s home.

All provisionals are invited.

The directions are below.

Directions to Grey Oaks Country Club: It is on Airport-Pulling Road between

Golden Gate Parkway and Pine Ridge Road, just north of the Golden Gate Partway flyover. It is a gated community and after passing thru

the gate, you will turn left at the ring road. Spicebush Lane is the 2nd street on the left...

2500 is first house on the left. On-the-street parking should not be a problem.

Tropical Short Course

The time is nearing and you want to be sure

your seat is reserved January26-27 for

2010 Tropical Short Course. All the

particulars and registration form are on

page 7 of the Florida Gardener.

This course is sheer delight. There are

lectures and demos on Design and equal time

given to Horticulture. It's an opportunity to meet

"fellow" gardeners, from all over the State and

is open to the public. Hook up with a buddy(ies),

drive over to West Palm Beach and have an

educational and social experience.

I have attended for 11 years, and I value this

yearly offer that District X chairs.

The price is SO right. SO get a group, or just

another person and truck on over, You'll Love it.

I'll help in whatever you need ,

or want to have further info.

Lois Allen 597-5909

The Horticulture committee has arranged a trip to Jade Orchids for hands on instruction on potting and caring for your orchids. Of course there will be a wide range of specimens there for purchase. We will car pool to the nursery. Register for the trip at the Horticulture Table at the January meeting. The date of the trip is January 18th...put it on your calendar.

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Membership would like to welcome 11 new provisionals and one returning member as a current sustainer.

Our Garden Club is thrilled to become reacquainted with returning member, Loretta Sturgis. Loretta is from Northfield, IL and be-

longs to the Lake Geneva Garden Club. She has served our club in the past with staging for our flower show. She remembers, as

many of us do, the many trips to the attic in The Naples Depot. Loretta is also a very talented picture framer and sculpts in bronze

and stone.

Peggy Coniglio, a full-time resident of Naples, brings her talents from the Orchid Club to share with us. She also volunteers at the

Von Liebig Art Center, NIF, the Old Naples Association , and the Bonita Springs Art League. Welcome, Peggy, we are fortunate to

have you in our club, and I am proud to be your sponsor.

Dottie Meyer has sponsored Christi Lavoy from New Jersey. Christi designs jeweled orchid stakes, which we were fortunate to enjoy

and view at our Flower Show last season. Her website is www.botanistix. com. Her excellent computer skills will be greatly utilized

in the many facets of our club.

Mary Pulick has sponsored Janet Donald from Quebec, Canada. Not only has Janet been active with orchids and the Garden tour

from her northern garden club, but she is a Professor Emeritus with McGill University and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She

has done research in post-secondary education and staff development. We are honored to welcome Janet as a new provisional.

Martha Forbes, sponsored by Dottie Meyer, is a year-round resident in Naples and a graduate of Greater Naples Leadership pro-

gram. She was in the same class in GNL as Lydia Galton. This very dynamic lady is involved in the Hispanic community, League Club,

GNL and forestry in NH. Thank you for sharing your talents with us, Martha.

Carol Maus from Chase, MD, is sponsored by Sue Synnott. Carol has always been interested in gardening and has assisted her hus-

band with his wholesale nursery in the Mid-Atlantic states. Carol will definitely be an asset to our horticulture workshops and the

Flower Show.

Candi Child from Newbury, MA, brings her garden club skills from the Newbury Garden Club. Candi spent 35 years in Education and

retired as an assistant principal. Gardening is a hobby as well as biking, golf and sailing. She modestly professes to intermediate

computer skills. Thank you for joining our group, Candi, and for allowing me the privilege of being your sponsor.

June Kroeschell has sponsored Carolyn Moore, who summers in Owl’s Head Maine, where she is a member of the Camden and

Owl’s Head garden Clubs. She has been an administrative assistant and excels in Word Perfect. Carolyn has also served on the Phil-

harmonic League Board. Welcome, Carolyn.

Super Member, June Kroeschell, has also introduced Joy Armbruster, a year-round resident, to our garden club. Joy has been the

president of the Somerset and Mercer Coounty, NJ, garden clubs. She has held many board positions, including the St Lawrence Re-

hab Hospital and the Naples Philharmonic League. We are honored to include Joy in our gardening group.

FiFi MacMahon, who has brought us so many wonderful new members, has sponsored Katie Ryan from Bedminster, NJ. Katie is new

to our community and is sharing with us her expertise in chairing benefits and various CEO board member duties. We are looking

forward to getting to know Katie.

Egle Pedini has sponsored Mary Greer Raymond. Greer has been a member of several garden clubs, holding such positions as presi-

dent and flower show chair. She is currently the Zone XI Flower Show representative. Greer is also invested in Ikebana and the Or-

chid Society. Besides volunteering at our NBG, she recently exhibited in the World Association of Flower Arrangers in Chicago at the

CBG. WOW!

Nancy Campbell, sponsored by Susie Yoder, has been involved with the League Club in Cleveland, Ohio, and London, England. She is

also active in Naples Greater Leadership and The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. Nancy is interested in floral design and possesses

computer skills in Word and Excel. Thank you for joining our club, Nancy.

Kudos to the Naples Garden Club members for sponsoring such a great group of ladies. Please keep inviting your friends “to take

time to smell the roses” with us!

New Provisionals; L to R Carolyn Moore Joy Armbruster Martha Forbes

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Naples Garden Club

Board of Directors

2009-2010

President: Liz Chehayl 417-5518

Ist VP Program: Sondra Quinn 732-0528

2nd VP H&G Tour:

Linda Brown 434-0609

3rd VP Flower Show:

Kathleen Hawryluk 455-5133

Corr. Sec: Catherine Ware 263-2286

Rec. Sec: Diane Green 430-3833

Treasurer: Paula Braida 821-5144

Asst.Treas: Bev Metcalf 594-2902

Past Pres.& Policy:

June Kroeschell 262-6639

Chaplain: Carol Conant 775-9201

Civic Development:

Lydia Galton 262-3137

Credentials: Anne Kinsley 775-5224

And Sally Melvin 417-8492

Design Chair: Gail Pica 774-3507

Environment/Conservation:

Eileen Mann 594-2156

Florida Federation: Lois Allen 597-5909

Historian: Judy Brzoska 592-7948

Horticulture: Barbara Ricci 348-1604

Hospitality: Joan LaRuffa 566-3683

Library: Audrey Hennessey 403-7662

Long Range Planning:

Sue Synnott 513-1157

Luncheons: Barbara Sampson 353-6564

Member Communications:

June Kroeschell 262-6639

Membership: Arlette Bradley: 649-8532

Nominating: Catherine Ware 263-2286

Office Manager: Gail Pica 774-3507

Properties: Melinda Earle 435-9123

Publicity & Marketing:

Leslie Branda 430-6262

Assistant: Lydia Galton 262-3137

Scholarship:

Yearbook: Barbara Sampson 353-6564

Naples Garden Club “Trowel

Prints” is published seven times

annually.

Editor: June Kroeschell

Asst. Editor: Marge Burberry

Please submit articles and pic-

tures (formatted as JPG), by email

to junetk@comcast.net by the 6th

of the month.

PLEASE ADD THESE

NEW PROVISIONALS

TO YOU DIRECTORY

Joy Armbruster

530 Avellino Isles #7301

Naples, FL 34119

353-6214

joycalarm@aol.com

Nancy Campbell

78 Seagate Drive

Naples, FL 34102

403-7919

ncampbell9@yahoo.com

Candi Child

41803 Belair Lane

Naples, FL 34103

Cell:978-360-9119

candikelley@comcast.net

Peggy Coniglio

375 5th Ave. South

Naples, FL 34102

Cell: 330-323-7703

pconiglio@comcast.net

Janet Donald

10342 Gator Bay Court

Naples, FL 34120

698-9537

janet.donald@mcgill.ca

Martha Forbes

829 Regency Reserve Cir.

Naples, FL 34119

304-4574

marthaforbes@comcast.net

Christi Lavoy

9171 Torrefino Ct.

Naples, FL 34109

566-3459

christineltd@mac.com

Carol Maus

7064 Villa Lantana Way

Naples, FL 34108

591-2259

carolmaus@comcast.net

Carolyn Moore

582 Gordonia Road

Naples, FL 34108

597-8345

moorcbm@aol.com

Mary Raymond

2601 GSBN #26

Naples, FL 34103

262-0336

thistlemar@aol.com

Katharine Ryan

2400 GSBN #101

Naples, FL 34102

436-3778

ALSO ADD OUR NEW SUSTAINER Loretta Sturgis 616 Bentley Drive Naples, FL 34110 596-1666

Attention!!

The copy of

our yearbook

with all the

notes and

changes is

missing from

the office

desk. If you

picked it up

by mistake,

please return

it ASAP.

Gail Pica,

Office Manager

Address Change

Dianna Donnelly

2122 LaPaz Ct.

Naples, FL

34109

325-8526

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NAPLES GARDEN

CLUB,INC.

4820 BAYSHORE DRIVE

NAPLES,FLORIDA 34112

Calendar at A Glance

Date Event Time Place

Mon., Dec. 14 Basic Design Workshop Line Mass 10:00-12::00 NGC Office

Mon., Dec. 14 Holiday Centerpieces 1:00 –3:00 PM NGC Office

Tues., Dec. 15 Horticulture-Trip to ECHO 9:00 AM—12:00 Meet at Crossroads Center

Fri., Dec. 25 Christmas All Day Home with your family

Mon., Jan. 4 Board Meeting 10:00 AM Moorings Pres Church upstairs

Mon., Jan. 4 Membership Meeting 1:00 PM Moss Hall

Mon., Jan. 11 Basic Design Workshop 10:00-12:00 NGC Office

Wed., Jan. 13 Design Workshop (Mechanics) 1:00-3:00PM NGC Office with Ena McGratten

Thurs., Jan. 14 Judges Council

Mon., Jan. 18 Horticulture Trip TBA Jade Orchips

Wed., Jan. 20 Provisional Orientation 1:00 PM Audrey Hennessey’s

Mon., Jan. 25 NGC Board Meeting 9:30 AM NGC Office

Mon., Jan. 25 Designing for the Home 1:00-3:00PM NGC Office Mary Pulick

Jan., 26-27 Tropical Short Course West Palm Beach

Wed., Jan .27 Design Workshop-Gloria Freitas 1:00-3:00 PM NGC Office