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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
September 3 Labor DaySeptember 11 Patriot Day – remembering those injured or died on 9/11 September 15 FGCM Board Meeting – St. Louis Park Library September 18 Yom Kippur begins at Sundown September 21 International Day of Peace
September 23 First Day of AutumnOctober 8 Columbus Day observance October 16 National Boss Day October 20 FGCM Fall Quarterly Meeting – Rockford Road Library October 20 Sweetest Day October 22-23 NGC Central Region Convention, Frankenmuth, MI
October 31 Halloween November 6 Election Day – Vote! November 11 Veterans Day November 20 Universal Children’s Day
November 22 Thanksgiving Day
HIGHLIGHTS
FGCM Mission/Vision Stmt – page 2 FGCM Summer Meeting recap – page 19 State/NGC/C.R. contacts – page 3 Green Tip – page 20 President’s Message – page 4 The Buzzzz – page 21 What’s Happening – page 6-7 Flowers for Vets – page 22 Tri-City Flower Show – page 9 Creative Floral Design (Grouped) – page 23 Renaissance Festival – page 10 Safety First – page 24 Scholarship Corner – page 12 National/CR/FGCM News – page 26-28 River Rendezvous – page 14-16 Spotlight: Betty Workinger – page 29 Horticulture – J. Beetles – page 17 FGCM Fall Quarterly Meeting – page 31 www.mngardenclubs.org Facebook.com/Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota, Inc.
MEMBER OF NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INCORPORATED
Vol. 61, No. 4 September, October, November, 2018
Garden Dirt
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FGCM Newsletter Change of Address, Name or to Add a New Member
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OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The Federated Garden Clubs Of Minnesota, Inc. provides education, fos-
ters communication and supports our membership in their endeavors to
promote love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental
responsibility.
OUR VISION STATEMENT
The Federated Garden Clubs Of Minnesota, Inc. will be recognized as an
expert resource in horticulture and floral design. Through relevant and
effective communication and active cooperation of our membership and
the cultivation of partnerships with other organizations and agencies, we
will increase our involvement in civic and environmental efforts.
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PRESIDENT’’S MESSAGE By Bonnie Schwichtenberg ‘New Ways to Grow’ As we look forward to fall – a time of beauty and recovery, we remember some of the high points of the past growing season. I am reminded of a wood block print my husband
gave me titled The Inward Journey, created by Judith Costello DuBois. It reminds me how fall is the begin-ning of renewal for the natural world – a time to savor the final colors of plants, trees, and shrubs as we all move into a period of rest and renewal. There were five flower shows this summer, Diggers Garden Club of Robbinsdale, The Tri City Flower show at Bachman’s Heritage Room for the first time, Lake Owasso Garden Club, and Bittersweet Garden Club in the Lake City area; the last one was at the Minnesota State Fair in August. Congratulations to all the exhibi-tors for your efforts to share the love of gardening with the public.
Your first Vice President, Kim Turner, organized a really nice summer meeting at the Minnesota Landscape Arbo-retum. She arranged a private tram tour of the grounds. The main visiting event was the incredible metal ‘Origa-mi in the Garden’ by Jennifer and Kevin Box featuring 40 larger than life sculptures created from museum quality bronze, steel or aluminum. In addition they were guided and advised by five internationally famous origami artists as they created their original sculptures. After the tour members were free to browse the trails at their leisure. The docent driving the tram was excellent pointing out arboretum highlights that gardeners would appreciate, using botanical names and histories of the grounds. It was really worthwhile.
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I hope you have a chance to visit the Renaissance Festival in Shakopee. Check out the FGCM Garland Stand and thank the workers for the tremendous job they do to make our one fundraiser a success. It continues through September 30th on weekends plus Labor Day AND Sept. 28 from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. The FGCM would like to thank every club member who donated time to make garlands both individually and at club meet-ings. You are the backbone of the whole activity. A very special thank you to Kathy Campo, Ann Albrecht, and Darcy Smith for storing, ordering, delivering, picking up, sorting, and recording all the supplies they and their team manage. Your Executive Board has begun to set aside funds for future fundraising as the Renais-sance Festival event will be moved at some time in the future. The vendors are not being advised as to when or where this will occur but the franchise owner has been telling them the same information for several years with no additional details. We thought it would be prudent to earmark funds for the future because we do not know what will occur or what kind of activity we will even be doing. However, to start up fresh or continue with the Festival in a new location could conceivably require an initial outlay and we want to be prepared. I am happy to announce we have a working draft awaiting approval by the Executive Board for local clubs to apply for financial grants from the Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota on a large variety of categories to enhance their ability to expand their activities, projects, goals, etc. This should be launched by the next Executive Board Meeting on September 15, 2018 at the latest. Hopefully we can agree via an electronic vote earlier. Thank you to Kathy Alme and her grant committee members for their work. This is an outgrowth of the retreat day the Board spent in January with an out-side facilitator and the Presidents’ Brunch in March where your club officers gave us specific ideas for the clubs’ needs. Look for this via email. Your club will have until Feb-ruary 1, 2019 to submit a proposal. Please don’t forget that this is one of two offers for grant support. The other is the National Garden Club Plant America Grants that are due on October 15, 2018. The form is simple and can be downloaded on the NGC website www.gardenclub.org; click on Plant America Grant Program. So even though fall is a time for reflection and renewal, you can see there are several opportunities to secure funding for projects or activities your club can pursue. I hope your gardens go to bed quietly for a very long nap without any intermittent thaws until April. Bonnie Schwichtenberg, President
“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.” Gordon B. Hinckley
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WHAT’S HAPPENING –
MEETINGS, PLANT SALES, EVENTS
To see what is going on in the Gardening World go to crosspollination.weebly. Send your events to be placed on the calendar.
If your club is not yet listed, please join; all are welcome.
MEETINGS/EVENTS August 31-Sept. 1 Orchid Society State Fair Show Agriculture-Horticulture Building
September 4 Sweet Sioux Garden Club Meeting Minnesota River Watershed Issues presented by Whitney Clark, Executive Director, Friends of the Mississippi River. 7:00 pm at Riv-er Hills United Methodist Church, 11100 River Hills Drive, Burnsville (SW corner of Hwy 13 & River Hills Dr.) Free and open to the public. (Please RSVP to [email protected])
September 8 Orchid Society Plant Sale and Repotting Service Bachman’s on Lyndale; Saturday, 10:00 to 1:00 September 10 Lake Owasso Garden Club – Seed Saving
Speaker: Pam Larson Frink of White Bear Lake Seed Library 6:30-8:00 pm, Presbyterian Church of the Way, 3382 Lexington Ave. N., Shoreview - free and open to the public
September 15 FGCM Board Meeting – 9:30–12:00 – St. Louis Park Library September 15-16 Dahlia Show – Bachman’s on Lyndale Saturday Noon to 4:00; Sunday 10:00 to 3:00 Free and open to the public September 22-23 Daffodil Society – Last Chance Sale – Arboretum
Saturday, September 22 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Sunday, September 23 - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM See Page 14 for more details.
September 22 Normandale Japanese Garden Festival 9700 France Ave., Bloomington – 11:00 to 5:30 Free admission – see Page 7 for more info October 6-7 African Violet Show & Sale – Bachman’s on Lyndale Saturday 9:00 to 5:00; Sunday 11:00 to 4:00
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October 8 Lake Owasso Garden Club – Phenology Speaker: Matt Schutt, MN Landscape Arboretum Naturalist 6:30-8:00 pm, Presbyterian Church of the Way, 3382 Lexington
Ave. N., Shoreview - free and open to the public
October 12-13 River Rendezvous – A Gathering for Gardeners Water Street Inn, 101 Water Street S., Stillwater See Pages 14-16 for more info.
October 13 North Star Lily Society Bulb Sale – Bachman’s on Lyndale 9:00 am (members only); 10:00 to 5:00 open to the public October 20 FGCM Fall Quarterly Meeting – Rockford Road Library 9:30 am registration – more details are forthcoming
October 20 Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Bachman’s on Lyndale; Saturday, 1:00 to 3:00 Speaker: Fred Clarke
October 22-23 NGC Central Region Convention, Frankenmuth, MI
November 10 North Star Lily Society – Bachman’s on Lyndale Jim Ault speaking on Hybridizing Lilies – 1:30 pm
See write-up on page 8 for more info.
November 12 Lake Owasso Garden Club – Designing an Evolving Garden Speaker: Kate Netwal, Hennepin County Master Gardener 6:30-8:00 pm, Presbyterian Church of the Way, 3382 Lexington
Ave. N., Shoreview - free and open to the public
November 17 Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Bachman’s on Lyndale; Saturday, 1:00 to 3:00
November 17 Do It Green! 13th
annual Green Gifts Fair Midtown Global Market, 920 E. Lake St., Minneapolis 10:00 to 5:00 - $1.00 donation – open to the public Environmentally friendly gifts, green-living demos, live music.
NIHON TEIEN MATSURI,
Normandale Japanese Garden Festival will take place on September 22, from 11:00 -5:30. The Garden, which was the result of efforts by Bloomington Affiliated Garden Clubs' efforts, gets special attention with Japanese dancers, docents, and members of the Upper Midwest Koi Club answering questions. There will also be taiko drum and martial arts performances, as well as Ikebana, bonsai and origami displays and demon-strations. A family friendly area includes games, chopstick instruction and your name written in Japanese. No admission charge; food trucks on site. Located at 9700 France Ave, Bloomington, MN 55431
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NORTH STAR LILY SOCIETY Jim Ault Is Featured Speaker November 10 Submitted by Barbara Ronningen Jim Ault, Chair and Manager, Chicagoland Grows® Plant Introduction Program at the Chicago Botanical Garden, will speak about his work in hybridizing lilies. He has worked with Oriental-Trumpet crosses, as well as trum-pet and Aurelian lilies. Jim grows a large number of lilies and orchids in his home garden. Jim Ault’s current research focuses on taxa indigenous to North America. “We have a wealth of naturally occurring plant taxa that are still largely unexplored as subjects for garden cultivation.” He was responsible for the first forays into developing new culti-vars of coneflowers. In 2009, Jim was awarded the American Horticultural Society Luther Burbank Award, an award that recognizes extraordinary achievement in the field of plant breeding. I first heard Jim speak in 2008. He has an excellent command of his subject, and under-stands how to convey his information in an informative and entertaining manner. Don’t miss this presentation – I know that you will learn a lot and enjoy meeting him. Bachman’s on Lyndale – 1:30 pm
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TRI CITY FLOWER SHOW Submitted by Bev Munson The Tri-City Flower Show was held at Southtown Mall for many years, which was a very accessible location. This year a change was needed since the Southtown mall has been remodeled for the Guitar Center Store thus no more mall space. A quick check into Bachman's Heritage room space, costs, and availability made it a perfect fit for our needs. The room is spacious, well lit, and includes tables and audio-visual equipment that we could use. Plus we were able to use the services of Patrick's Cafe for the judges’ and clerks’ lunch.
The three primary cities take turns in chairing the event. Edina was chair this year and facilitated the relocation. Some staging was adjusted for the new space and it was a little more challenging entering via an employ-ee entrance and ramp area. That will be easier next year.
The show was filled with beautiful horticulture of high quality and staged well on the white table covers. Likewise, the Designs wrapped the room with grace and color on the sage green cloths and backdrops. The schedule was a little shorter in some catego-ries, but we had a few more entries than past years, which seemed surprising since we had a late spring and many Japanese Beetles to battle. Bachman's staff was impressed by the diversity of plants and great quality displayed in our show and asked us to do the Tri-City Show there next year when Bloomington will be Chairing the event. Also, more visitors came through the show at Bachman's, especially on Saturday when there was an antique car show in the parking area. All three cities gave out a special travelling trophy of some sort, a great honor. Richfield’s Trophy Winner – Mary Olaf’s Dahlia
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RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL – Aug. 18-Sept. 30
By Kathy Compo
By the time you see this, I will be working out at the Renaissance Festival. Where has the time gone? Just in case you were wondering, it’s not too late to make more garlands; every year I need to make emergency requests for more as we often run out in mid-September. If you need supplies, please contact me until August 25 (as Ann will not be back from her annual vacation yet) and call Ann after August 25. If you think you might want to try volunteering at the booth, I still need lots of help for this year. Here is the schedule: BUCCANEER BEER BASH (belly dancing, steampunk costume contest, fairy house contest) Sat, Aug 18—can use up to 7 people HIGHLAND FLING (Scottish games, Scot-tish dancing) Sat, Aug 25—can use up to 6 people Sun, Aug 26—can use up to 6 people BOLD NORTH ADVENTURE (Viking Vil-lage, tattoo competition, Uff Da hot dish competition) Sat, Sep 1—can use up to 6 people Sun, Sep 2—can use up to 5 people Mon, Sep 3—can use up to 6 people SHAMROCKS & SHENANIGANS (Irish Village and dancing, kilt competition, homebrew beer competitions) Sat, Sep 8—can use up to 6 people Sun, Sep 9—can use up to 6 people PET FEST (wiener dog races, doggie dress-up) Sat, Sep 22—can use up to 6 people Sun, Sep 23—can use up to 4 people OKTOBERFEST (sauerkraut eating contest, beard competition, stein holding competition) Fri, Sep 28—can use up to 6 people Booth workers can leave by 4:00pm (rather than staying until the end of the Festival at 7pm) and are able to avoid the worst of the traffic jams exiting the grounds. Please consider volunteering for a day—we need you! Those who are worried about their
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stamina can sit at the counter and be our cashier and there are chairs in the back room for relaxing and taking a break. And don’t forget that you can get out of the booth to shop, see shows, or sample some Renaissance treats, too! You can sign up with your club, your friends or your family. Please contact Kathy. For garland-makers, there are some floral supplies at the home of Darcy Smith in Rich-field (please call her before you go—she is locking the garage now as they had a break-in). Ann Albrecht has ribbon supplies (and some floral) with her. Here are contact numbers for you:
Kathy Compo (612-308-8211)—for volunteering at the booth, general questions.
Ann Albrecht (651-699-8832)—ribbons and cord for fairy garlands; some floral materials; turning in completed garlands.
Darcy Smith (612-803-3176)—for dried flowers, wires, floral tape, etc., (please call Darcy first if you are picking up supplies).
HELP US MAKE 2018 THE BEST YEAR EVER!
From the Editor – Pat Almsted Once again, my fellow gardeners have come through with articles to fill out this issue of the Garden Dirt. I can’t do it without your help and I am grateful for your submis-sions. Anytime your club has a project that you are planning or have completed, be sure to let us know about it. We can all learn from each other. If your club meetings are open to the public, send me an email and we can post it in the next issue. I have visited oth-er clubs to hear speakers that sounded interesting to me and I wasn’t disappointed. Anything that is of interest to you is most likely of interest to the rest of us. Send me your ideas. If you participated in the State Fair, send me your photos. Bittersweet, Diggers, and Lake Owasso – if you have photos from your flower show, please send me your best shots. I can use them in the next issue. Diggers, if you have photos from your August tour, we can put them in the Garden Dirt and perhaps drum up interest for next year. I’m really sorry I missed it this year but hope to go next time. This is a heads up to watch for the notification from Rene’ Lynch regarding FGCM dues that are to be turned in by December 1
st. As someone who has held the Assistant
Treasurer position, it is extremely helpful to get your dues in on time. Remember to notify Rene’ and/or myself if you have a new email or mailing address so you don’t miss your copy of the Garden Dirt or any updates from FGCM.
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THE SCHOLARSHIP CORNER By Roberta Turgeon
The following is a thank you letter from Eric Coffman, one of our 2018 Scholarship recipients. I think he has summed up what many of our recipients feel. I am happy to share this with all of you since he addressed it to all of us.
Dear Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota Members, Thank you so much for supporting my education with your Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota Technical College scholarship. I am humbled and forever grateful to have been chosen as a recipient. With your help, I’m now able to devote more free time to mastering my coursework and preparing to launch my career. You’ve provided an invaluable benefit by relieving some of the stress and worry about making ends meet during this time of preparation and transition. Additionally, I greatly appreciate your continued commitment to give back to Minnesota communities and support the next generation’s workforce. Without programs like yours, students like me have a much harder time affording tuition, supplies, and textbooks and often carry a much larger burden of student loans upon graduation. To some, it may seem like a small gift. But to me and others like me, it makes a huge and lasting impact. Thank you for your support. I look forward to paying it forward. Eric J. Coffman Landscape Design Student Hennepin Technical College
It isn’t too early to think about next year’s Scholarship Fund. When you are working on your budget for 2019, please consider a generous donation to the FGCM Scholarship Fund. Deadline is February 1
st.
Respectfully submitted, Roberta Turgeon
“Gardening is the work of a lifetime; you never finish.” Oscar de la Renta
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Daffodil Society of Minnesota
September Sale - Last Chance
We hope to have bulbs left for a September Sale!
September will be your last chance to get hard-to-find daffodil varieties! If we have bulbs left, we will be at the Arboretum on Saturday and Sunday, Sep-tember 22-23, 2018. For best selection, come early! Where & When University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, MN 55318 Saturday, September 22 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Sunday, September 23 - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Or until bulbs are sold out! Contact us to be sure we have bulbs left!
We offer only Minnesota-hardy daffodil bulbs at great, low prices! Only $5.00 per bag, or 5 bags for $20.00! (until gone)
New to growing daffodils? Daffodils are easy to grow, but there are a few tricks to caring for daffodils throughout the year – visit our website (www.daffodilmn.org) to learn more!
BOGO!
Buy One Bag of Bulbs - Get One Bag Free!
Print this BOGO coupon and bring it to a 2018 bulb sale!
Saturday and Sunday, September 22-23, 2018
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
or until bulbs are sold out! Come early for best selection!
Coupon expires October 31, 2018
“Money can’t buy happiness. Except in the garden center.” The Garden Stud
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RIVER RENDEZVOUS – A GATHERING FOR GARDENERS This is a joint venture with the Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota and the Wiscon-sin Garden Club Federation – it’s being held at the Water Street Inn in Stillwater, Min-nesota on Oct. 12 and 13, 2018. There are two days of activities with great speakers and meals. You can register for the entire program including some meals, or pick indi-vidual events as your schedule dictates. The focus is of and around the St. Croix River which joins Minnesota and Wisconsin together. This is a first venture to share resources between the two states. Hopefully we can do more together. Following is a schedule of events and registration, but be sure to check out all the details on our website www.mngardenclubs.com. The last day to register is September 28, 2018. You can choose both days including all the programs, speakers, and lunches and evening design banquet, or just the Friday programs, just the Saturday programs and lunch banquet, or individual programs if you wish. With our valuable water resource as a focus, the other speaker relates to how our plant communities and pollinators relate to conserving and protecting the waters around us. Join in this opportunity to hear quality programs about many activities. At the same time you can enjoy the Annual Stillwater Harvest Fest Celebration.
Registration form and Schedule of Events are on the next two pages.
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Registration Wisconsin Garden Club Federation with
The Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota present A River Rendezvous - A Gathering for Gardeners
October 12-13, 2018
Name: ____________________________________ Phone: ____________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________
Member Club and State__________________________________________________
Other Garden Organization: ______________________________________________
Package Plans do NOT include workshops
Full Package - (Includes all seminars, Friday boat tour, Lunch & Dinner $138 ____
on Friday, & Lunch on Saturday).
Saturday Package only - (Includes all seminars & Lunch Buffet only) $50 _____
Friday Boat Tour and Lunch with Speaker only - $40_____
Friday banquet with speaker only - $48 _____
Saturday Lunch Buffet with speaker only – $35 _____
Workshop 1: Autumn Wreath only – $35 _____ Workshop 2: Bird Seed Wreaths only – $15 _____
Registrations are non-refundable.
Registrations received after September 28, 2018 will require an additional $20 pro-cessing fee.
Mail Registration: Complete form and send with check (payable to WCGF) to Susan Johansen, Registrar, 2249 122nd St. New Richmond, WI 54017. [email protected] or 715-248-7870
The Rock Sculpture with Peter Juhl is limited to 35 attendees.
____ Check here if you plan on attending the rock Sculpture seminar
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“I grow my own food. What’s your superpower?” Unknown
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HORTICULTURE –
JAPANESE BEETLES Submitted by Bonnie Schwichtenberg
The Japanese Beetle Conundrum – don’t deliberately ATTRACT them – there are A LOT MORE than you think. A PLAN FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR: Japanese Beetles were first known to arrive in the USA in 1916 after being accidently introduced into New Jersey. They were known to occur in Japan but were not a major pest. The J. Beetle larvae are controlled by
soil inhabiting protozoans in the eastern United States. It is not present in Minnesota soils. So here we are – STUCK WITH THEM. The problem lies in the long distances they will fly for food. After the initial beetles hatch in July and August from the soil, they begin to eat the green parts of favorite leaves and flower petals. The females soon begin to exude a very enticing pheromone to attract the males. This signals both males and other females to both mate and feed as it wafts in the air with its seductive call. That is one reason you may notice more damage to a tree or plant while another similar one close by is ignored. The beetles are following the pheromones. So this should tell you why the traps are not such a good idea, EXCEPT for one reason. You can use the trap to discover when the beetles have hatched and are ready to feed by putting one trap by a nice juicy flower and check it every day. When you get ONE beetle PUT THE TRAP IN a plastic bag AND SAVE IT FOR THE NEXT YEAR IN YOUR GARAGE. Using traps to reduce the number of pests is literally a fool’s errand. If you didn’t have a big problem before, the trap will pretty much guarantee you will later. The measly 400 to 500 beetles it catches is peanuts compared to the number of hungry, sex driven beetles it attracts. It almost guarantees that each beetle that can’t get into the trap will go down to the grass and lay 60+ eggs for next year right under your very nose. Here are a few things you can do. This works best if your neighbors use similar strate-gies.
1. Around the last week of June start inspecting your plants for early arrivals or use the trap to catch one beetle to know when they hatch. This is before the females start exuding pheromones. Pick off the ones you can reach and drop them into a can of soapy water on a daily basis whenever possible.
2. Make note of the plants later in July on a list if they are heavily deforested. If they are beetle favorites, then consider planting something else the follow-ing year.
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3. Trees are a problem. They are landscape features, provide shade and usually really big. Linden and Birch trees are favorites unfortunately. While they can be sprayed with a contact insecticide like Permethrin, malathion, and carbar-yl, these also can harm beneficial insects. In addition they must contact each leaf which is pretty hard for the homeowner. Another solution is to plant a non-beetle favorite tree nearby and ultimately remove the ‘favorite food’ in the future when the new tree is established.
4. You can spray with Bt aka Bacillus thuringiensis galleriae. This one – look for all three words – is fairly effective on contact for adult Japanese Beetles and spares pollinators. There are other Bt varieties that are harmful to pollina-tors so check for these three words. Sunlight degrades the toxins so re-spraying is often needed.
5. When the young grubs hatch in the soil in early August to mid-September they are still feeding on your grass roots. This is when a granular pesticide can be distributed with a spreader. While this will reduce the future beetles next year on your grass, it will do nothing about the hatchlings next July from your neighbor’s yard – remember the pheromones. So encouraging neigh-borhood education is helpful. The good news is that there are granular pes-ticides that kill young grubs and conserve beneficial insects in turf. Look for halofenozide and Acelepryn. By the way, granular pesticides DO NOT work on the grubs in the spring. They have borrowed deeply over winter and won’t be affected by what you spread on the top. When they are mature they burrow up quickly in late June and don’t consume the granules.
In summary, the best prevention is the right plant in the right place. SO SIMPLE - yet - SO DIFFICULT. GOOD LUCK; here is a link to two articles that may help in the future: www.extension/umn.edu/japanesbeetles and www.almanac.com/content/japanese-beetles-best-and-worst-plants
Your pennies can help replant forests hit by natural disasters, such as the forest fires in California. They will need our help.
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FGCM Summer Meeting Recap ~ By Mary Elliott, Richfield Sunflowers The Summer Quarterly Meeting was held at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on August 11, 2018. At the conclusion of the meeting, FGCM members were treated to a one hour open-air narrated “Trumpet Creeper Tram Tour” along the Arboretum’s Three Mile Drive. Despite the heat and hazy sunshine, we enjoyed a cooling breeze as we rode along, eating munchies from our “goodie bags.” One of the highlights was the outdoor metal sculpture exhibit, “Origami in the Garden” by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box and artist collaborators. Each area along the tour was home to a differ-ent sculpture theme: “Rock Paper Scissors” in the Rock Garden, “Gathering Peace” in the Japanese Garden, “White Bison” in the Picnic area, “Hero’s Horse” in the Annual Garden, “Folding Planes” and “Who Saw Who” outside the Andrus Learning Center. The collections of trees and plants along the way were outstanding, the summer flow-ers in full bloom. A great place to spend an afternoon!
“Gardening is the slowest of the per-forming arts.” Unknown
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GREEN TIP ~ By Pat Almsted
Seven Green Myths – source: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Myth 1: Water-efficient toilets don’t work. The first generation low-flow toilets had major performance issues, but technology im-proved and so did toilet performance. Modern high-efficiency toilets flush like they’re sup-posed to and can save a lot of water. Look for toilets with the EPA WaterSense label. They’ve met stringent federal standards for water-efficiency AND performance.
Myth 2: Washing dishes by hand saves water and energy. When it comes to energy & water use, dishwashers just keep getting better and better. New Energy Star-qualified models use half the energy of hand-washing and a fraction of the water. And don’t rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. It’s an unnecessary waste of water and energy. Scraping or wiping them first suffices.
Myth 3: Turning your computer on and off wastes energy. You save more energy by turning if off, say the folks at Energy.gov. They recommend the following: Turn off the monitor if you aren’t going to use your PC for more than 20 minutes, and turn off both the CPU and monitor if you’re not going to use your PC for more than 2 hours. To cut down on energy vampires and save money, unplug your laptop once it’s fully charged. Likewise for similar electronic gadgets, like cell phones.
Myth 4: Minnesota has plenty of water, so we don’t need to conserve. Minnesota may be the land of 10,000+ lakes, but our clean, drinkable water supplies are limited. Three out of four state residents rely on groundwater for drinking water. Unlike surface waters like rivers, lakes and streams, groundwater can take a very long time to recharge. As population and water demands have gone up, groundwater levels have declined. Add in the growing problem of groundwater contamination, and the prognosis turns downright grim. The bottom line on groundwater? We can run out of it. There’s a lot you can do at home, work, and school to help! Fix that leaky faucet, showerhead, or toilet. Cutback or even eliminate lawn watering. Replace water-hogging appliances and fixtures with water-efficient ones.
Myth 5: It is better for the environment to wash your car by hand than at the car wash. For many do-it-yourselfers, washing a car by hand means using a steady stream of water. This approach can use 100 or more gallons of water versus 15-75 used by many commercial car washes. Carwash businesses are required to send their dirty wash water to municipal wastewater plants for treatment. Some businesses reclaim it for reuse onsite. Water and contaminants from home vehicle washing, on the other hand, typically drain to storm-water sewers and right into rivers and other surface waters, where they pollute.
Myth 6: Products labeled “natural” or “eco-friendly” are better for the environment. These types of labels have one thing in common: they're meaningless. They're ambiguous terms sometimes used by marketers to appeal to consumers shopping for environmentally preferable or healthy products (also known as Greenwashing). They can lead consumers to think products are greener or healthier than they really are. Familiarize yourself before shopping with information on what to look for and how to differentiate greenwashed prod-ucts from legitimate ones.
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Myth 7: Environmentally, paper bags are better than plastic. Conventional wisdom has led many to believe that paper is a more natural product than plastic, thus making it the better choice for the environment. In truth, things are a lot more complicated. Both paper and plastic have big environmental impacts during their life-cycles. Compared to plastic, paper production actually generates more greenhouse gasses and uses more energy and water. Unlike paper, most curbside collection programs don’t accept plas-tic bags, so the recycling rate for plastic is lower. Plastic bags are more likely to become litter, clog waterways, and pose a threat to marine animals. Hazardous chemicals are used to produce both paper and plastic bags. The best choice is to avoid disposable bags alto-gether, opting instead for durable, reusable bags, preferably made from recycled materials.
The Buzzzz…
Submitted by Elizabeth Welty, Honey Bee Club of Stillwater, Minnesota Ten steps on How to help bees
1. Call if you see a bee swarm to be rescued 651-436-7915.
2. Buy, grow, use, demand more organic products.
3. Permanently dispose of products containing the neonics: imidacloprid, clo-
thianidin, thiamethoxan, dinotefuran, acetamiprid, thicloprid, nithiazine, or
nitenpyram. Contact your county hazardous waste disposal site.
4. Purchase plants and seed from growers who don't use these neonicotinoids.
See the 'Safe Bee Plants' tab on our blog for pollinator safe suppliers: honey-
beeclubofstillwater.blogspot.com
5. Plant more natives, especially early and late bloomers.
6. Leave some bare ground undisturbed and dead hollow stalks for pollinator
habitat; practice no-till.
7. Voice your pollinator concerns to your current and potential elected officials.
Share the earth.
8. Learn the difference between a wasp and a bee.
9. Allow diversity in your lawn; all blooms feed somebody.
10. Buy local honey. It supports your local beekeepers.
It takes a valley to raise a bee
“The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.” Mark Nepo
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FLOWERS FOR VETS ~ Submitted by Mary Elliott
Garden Clubs do many service projects throughout the year and the “Flowers for Vets” is one of the most rewarding. Every week dur-ing the summer, a different local club provides seasonal flowers arranged in different size vases which are then distributed in public areas, wait-ing rooms and cafeterias throughout the Minne-sota Veterans Hospital in Minneapolis. On August 9, it was the Richfield Garden Council club’s turn. We showed up bright and early at Bev Munson’s house, armed with scissors and cutters and gallon buckets of flowers and greens from gardens and stores. After squeezing all the flowers (and people) into three cars, we were off for the Vets Hospital. We were met at the door by a friendly volunteer who directed us to the Volunteer lounge up-stairs. Waiting for us were the carts with our flowers and we went to work. Vase after vase was filled with arrangements until there were none left. Then, following a map marked with locations for drop offs, we left flower arrangements at each point. Somehow flowers seem to bring a smile to everyone, staff, visitors and patients alike. By lunchtime, we had finished and then it was back to Bev’s for lemonade and treats.
If you or your club is interested in partici-pating in this FGCM project, contact Pat Anderson ([email protected])
“I want to be like a Sunflower; so that even on the darkest days I will stand tall & find the sunlight.” Unknown
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CREATIVE FLORAL DESIGN ~ Grouped Mass Design Submitted by Bonnie Schwichtenberg
This is a fun design to make and creates a color statement. This is using different groups of the plant materials arranged in one container. Your container should have a good sized opening as all the plant materials emerge from one opening. There can be other plant materials for visual line or structure but the groupings should dominate. Here are a few examples from a Floralia meeting. Each month we make a different design and share our efforts with each other. Floralia Arrangers is a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota that fo-cuses on making floral designs. They meet monthly from September through June with a holiday/Christmas pot luck in December and a potluck picnic in June for just friendship and visiting. The meeting takes place on the second Monday of the other months at the House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Richfield, MN from 9:30-12:00. Membership is by invitation, which means if you want to join you agree to bring and practice making a floral design each month to the best of your ability. We all are there to learn. Dues are $15 per year unless you do not belong to another FGCM club. If not, then they are $25 annually. Contact Betty Beck, President of Floralia Arrangers, if you want to know more: [email protected]
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PUTTING SAFETY FIRST ~ By Pat Almsted
Back to school means sharing the road – SLOW DOWN! School buses are picking up passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school, harried parents are trying to drop their kids off before work. Recent news reports indicate more drivers than ever are surprisingly lax in following the rules of the road, especially as it pertains to driving near school buses, putting children at risk. It is never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are pre-sent – especially before and after school. Some driving tips:
Pedestrians:
Don’t block the crosswalk when stopped at a red light or waiting to make a turn. Forcing pedestrians to go around you could put them in the path of moving traffic.
In a school zone when flashers are blinking, stop and yield to pedestrians crossing the crosswalk or intersection.
Always stop for a school crossing guard or officer holding up a stop sign.
Never pass a vehicle stopped for pedestrians.
Pedestrians always have the right of way. School Buses:
Never pass a bus from behind, or from either direction if you’re on an undi-vided road, if it is stopped to load or unload children.
If the yellow or red lights are flashing and the stop arm is extended, traffic must stop.
The area 10 feet around a school bus is the most dangerous for children; stop far enough back to allow them space to safely enter and exit the bus.
Be alert – children are often unpredictable and tend to ignore hazards and take risks.
Bicyclists:
Bikes can be hard to see. Again, children riding bikes can be unpredictable. Watch for bike riders turning in front of you without looking or signaling. Children especially have a tendency to do this.
When passing a bicyclist, proceed in the same direction slowly, leaving 3 feet between your car and the cyclist.
When turning left and the cyclist is approaching in the opposite direction, wait for the rider to pass before proceeding. When turning right and the cy-clist is approaching from behind on the right, let the rider go through the in-tersection first. Always use your turn signals.
Be extra vigilant in school zones and residential neighborhoods. Watch for bikes coming from driveways or behind parked cars.
Check side mirrors before opening your door.
Never assume the pedestrian, bicyclist, or other driver sees you or will make the cor-rect maneuver. By exercising a little extra care and caution, we can all co-exist safely in school zones.
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Daylight Saving Time ends every year on the first Sunday in November. This means it starts to get darker earlier. Be aware that depth perception, color recognition and peripheral vision can be compromised in the dark, and the glare of headlights from an oncoming vehicle can temporarily blind a driver. Visibility is limited when driving at night compared with daylight driving, creating less time to react to something in the road, especially at higher speeds. When you change your clocks, it's also a great time to check the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
Halloween is another time to watch out for children darting into the street when it is dark and their thoughts are only on more candy! Driving while fatigued is another hazard. A National Sleep Foundation poll says 60% of adults have driven while tired and another 37% (103 million) people have fallen asleep at the wheel. Of those, 13% say they fall asleep at least once a month and 4% say they have caused a crash by falling asleep while driving. This is backed up by a NHTSA report that 100,000 police-reported crashes are a result of driver fatigue. Losing two hours of sleep has the same effect on driving as having three beers, and tired drivers are three times more likely to be in a car crash if they are fatigued. And, of course, there are the many driving while impaired or texting behind the wheel we must all watch out for.
BOTANICAL LATIN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE By Pat Almsted Have you ever wondered how to pronounce a certain plant name? You aren’t alone. In fact, there are several ways to pronounce a Latin name and not everyone agrees on the preferred choice. Take for instance, Aloe – is it pronounced AL-oh, or AL-oh-ee? Achillea: uh-kill-EE-a, not uh-KILL-ee-a Ageratum: uh-JUR-uh-tum not aj-ur-ATE-um Ajuga: uh-JOO-guh or uh-YOO-guh? Anemone: an-eh-MONE-ee or ah-NEM-o-nee? Echinacea: eck-in-NAY-see-uh or eck-i-NAY-sha? Fuchsia: FOOKS-ee-uh or FEW-sha? Gerbera: GUR-bur-uh or ger-BEAR-uh? Heuchera: HEW-kur-uh or HOO-ker-uh? Lantana: lan-TAY-nuh or lan-TAN-uh? How about Magnolia: mag-NOLE-yuh vs. mag-NOLE-ee-uh. Or Oxalis: OCKS-uh-liss vs. ocks-AL-iss. Penstemon: pen-STEE-mun or PEN-stih-mun. Potentilla: Is it poe-ten-TILL-uh or poe-ten-TEE-uh? Saxifraga: sax-IFF-ra-ga or sax-ih-FRAH-ga Viola: VYE-oh-luh not vee-OH-la. The first pronunciation is from Tom Fischer’s website, overplanted.com; the second comes from other sources with their pronunciation.
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NATIONAL NEWS “At National Garden Clubs, we do more than just green your thumb. We connect you with people,
plants, and programs that provide inspiration, information, and valuable resources.” – from the NGC Website Home Page
Check out the new Website for Youth about Horticulture - “Introducing kids to nature at an early age is the best way to protect the planet.” “The average American can recognize over 1,000 brands and logos but fewer than 10 plants in their local areas.” “Third grade is the average age schools stop teaching about plants and start teaching about animals and human biology.” “The more we know about plants, the more we can make a difference in the world.”
The website, is now available. It contains free educational materials WeAreBloom.orgfor working with youth. BLOOM! is the movement to improve the world through the power of plants. Through eye-catching content delivered both inside and outside of the classroom, BLOOM! is inspiring youth across the United States to appreciate the plant world and ensure horticulture – and the millions of people who depend on it –thrives well into the future.
BLOOM! is built for today’s youth–the next generation of game changers and dreamers – but there is truly something for everyone. Whether you are a student, parent, teach-er, youth program leader or organization, please explore this website. This is where BLOOM! comes in— to help you integrate the power of plants into your youth pro-grams and introduce kids to a life-long passion and perhaps even a career.
On the youth can explore the world of plants through an WeAreBLOOM.org website,interactive quiz, social media content, infographics and video profiles of people work-ing in the horticulture field today. Teachers and youth program leaders also can get access to turnkey lesson plans, learning modules, student magazines, games and more educational tools and resources on the BLOOM! Scholastic Inc. website at . These resources also are distributed via Scholastic’s www.scholastic.com/bloomvast network of 3.8 million teachers nationwide. BLOOM! is the first major initiative of Seed Your Future (www.seedyourfuture.org), a coalition of more than 150 partners, including horticulture companies, gardening or-ganizations, schools, colleges, universities, public gardens, youth organizations, non-profit organizations and individual advocates that are united in their mission to pro-mote horticulture and the diverse careers the industry offers. National Garden Clubs Inc. is a proud member of this prestigious group and is thrilled to celebrate the launch of this first major initiative: BLOOM! NGC President, Nancy Hargroves, asks for our help carry the important message of this campaign by sharing BLOOM! resources with your family, friends, and in particular, the youth and teachers in your life.
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NGC CENTRAL REGION NEWS
Willkommen to Frankenmuth!
Michigan Garden Club is excited to host the Central Region Convention which will be held in Frankenmuth, Michigan — or more commonly called “Michigan's Little Bavaria” October 22-23. Besides the flower show, incredible speakers and ven-dors being planned, you will feel as if you have just been dropped in the middle of Bavaria Germany – from the style of architecture, dress of the wait staff, the food, the music, the plethora of little shops (sausage, cheese, clock, fudge, toys, cloth-ing, gifts), covered bridge to name a few. You will also have the opportunity to shop at (or just tour) the world-famous Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland retail store. Bronner’s building alone covers 7.53 acres and located on 27 acres of landscaped grounds with a replica of the chapel where "Silent Night" was first played. At the door of the store, you will be greeted with a 15-foot Snowman and three 17-foot Santas. Inside, Christmas music will be playing and there are approximately 800 animated figu-rines to amaze you and 50,000 trims and gifts (They have exclusive rights to sell Pre-cious Moments Christmas-themed figurines). If you cannot find that special ornament [yes, even garden-related] or gift here, it probably doesn’t exist. And in the evening, as many as 100,000 lights will illuminate the ½ mile drive for your pleasure.
Remember to register early before the deadline of September 21, 2018 to avoid the additional $20.00 LATE FEE. Check the NGC Central Region Website (ngccentralre-gion.org) for the Registration Form; print, fill out, and make your check payable to: CR 2018 Convention. Mail to: Lynn Dinvald, 6802 Springbrook Lane, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49004-9665, phone (269) 343-3827.
Do not forget to make HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Call Bavarian Inn Lodge, (989) 652- 7200 and ask for Michigan Garden Club, Group # 12L7QB. Rates: $104 standard double room, $114 premium double or King, $179 per suite, double, triple or quad. Make res-ervations before 9/21/18 for group rate. Cancellation after October 1, 2018 will be assessed 10% fee.
“A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” Zen Shin
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FGCM NEWS –
NOTICE OF BY-LAW VOTE October 20, 2018 at the Fall Quarterly Meeting
Rockford Road Library, 6401 42nd Ave. N., Crystal MN.
The Federated Garden clubs of Minnesota (FGCM) has agreed to make this By-Law change to the Mission Statement. The rationale for this change was to emphasize the importance of assisting the local member clubs for FGCM by moving that to the beginning of the state-ment. This requires a vote of the membership at a regularly scheduled meeting and that this notice of a vote be printed for all members to see. The new mission statement is below in GREEN. The old mission statement is below that with a strike through.
NEW MISSION STATEMENT
The Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota, Inc. supports member clubs in their endeavors to promote their love of nature through gardening, environmental stewardship, and floral design by educating, communicating and encouraging civic responsibility.
OLD MISSION STATEMENT FGCM will provide education, foster communication and support our members in their endeavors to promote the love of gardening, floral design and civic and environmental responsibility.
IN MEMORIUM: Carolyn Harstad 1936-2018
Carolyn Harstad, former member of Sweet Sioux Garden Club and current member of Floralia Arrangers, passed away peacefully at home on July 24
th. Her husband Peter
passed away a year ago.
Carolyn was a former teacher in Flint, Michigan from 1957-1958 but she was best known for her extensive knowledge of hosta and native plants. She was a Master Gardener, Federated judge, native photographer, lecturer and author. She wrote several books on native plants, shade gardening and gardening for sun. She concentrated on gardens to be
seen that flourish in the right environment.
Carolyn was the mother of five children and grandma to ten grandchildren. She will be missed by her family, many friends and gardening cohorts.
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SPOTLIGHT ON –
Betty Workinger, Edina Garden Council Submitted by Elizabeth Franklin
Betty Workinger of Edina Garden Council has a spe-cial interest in pollinators and butterflies. She enjoys working to support a friend-ly environment for these hard-working insects that provide a vital link for the health of plants. The Polli-nator Garden at Arneson Acres Park is a haven for these insects.
Betty Workinger at the Pollinator Garden at Arneson Acres Park in Edina
Many pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, face many challenges from the envi-ronment. Gardeners can do their part to support healthy populations of these insects. Planting pollinator-friendly plants, such as milkweed, coneflower, liatris and others, attract and provide nutrition for these insects. Choosing a mix of flowering plants that bloom throughout the summer assures a food supply. Limiting the use of pesticides in yards--and accepting some plant damage--allows a good habitat for butterfly larvae to grow.
However, Betty likes to go a step beyond this. She raises Monarch caterpillars to butterflies in the space between her house and that of her neigh-bors. She has learned how to support the caterpil-lars. In the process, her young neighbor, Simon, has also learned more about the environment, and more about these delicate, but vital insects and their food source: milkweed.
Betty recounts watching Simon with the caterpil-lars, and what they both have learned by raising them:
"Six, seven, eight caterpillars "says Simon as he picks them off the swamp milkweeds that are growing in a small area between our two homes. Simon attending to the butterflies.
"Where are we going to put them?
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"There are two butterfly cages. Both are full. Each cage
has 8 caterpillars, about 7 chrysalis and 5 vials full of milkweed in each one. Nothing to do but get another house and hope that will do it.
"The caterpillars could be left outside on the plant but as Simon has learned, only about 1 in 10 will survive. When caterpillars are put into cages and raised by hand, the survival rate is much higher – 9 put of 10 of the caterpil-lars should make it in one of the special houses. So we get another house, fill it with milkweed, watch them
devour it (and poop), clean the cage and start all over again.
"The favorite part of this butterfly raising for Simon is releasing the butterflies. He names each one, is sad to see it go, but watches as it circles his yard and lands on one of his moms' zinnias to get the nectar it needs to continue the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly."
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Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota
SAVE THE DATE
Fall Quarterly Meeting
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Rockford Road Library,
6401 42nd Ave. N., Crystal, MN
Registration 9:30 AM
Details will follow in a separate mailing.
Space is limited so be sure to send in your registration promptly upon receipt.
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