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“The Newsletter”July 2011
Picnic in the ParkOn Sunday, June 26, the sun shone onour Society members as they enjoyeda BBQ lunch in our beautiful JohnStreet Park. Above, are JessieMacIsaac, Nadia Snajdr, and HelenCotman.Left, the obus surrounded by thecircular patio and flowerbeds.
Rudbeckia hirta ( Black-eyed Susan )
Editor: Hermina Hubert Phone: 705-692-1442 [email protected].
Membership: Claire LiinamaaPhone: [email protected] Visit our web site: www.sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca
Dedicated to the beautification
of the Sudbury region and the preservation of our environment
Hot off the Truck - A New shipment of Perennials at Azilda Botanix ! Stock has sold so fast, we've had to re-stock with fresh product. Come see the selection,from small pots to plants large enough to create an instant garden! Here are some previews .....
Monarda 'Blue Stockings'Beebalm is a traditional favorite for the perennial border, with a striking display of richly-coloured flowersthrough the summer months. This selection features bright violet-purple flowers, arranged in large, shaggyheads.Sensation Lilac is at it's best!Gorgeous purple petals are outlined in white and cover the 8-10" long flower stems. Creates a spectacularshow from early to mid spring. An ideal privacy screen or hedge. 10-15' tall. Full Sun to partial shade.
Open Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm, Saturday 9am - 7pm, Closed on Sunday.
NATURAL WEED SPRAYS FOR THE GARDEN
Bracken Spray - effective against black fly on broad beans and runner beans (but not on cherry black fly)Gather bracken (looks like fern) when brown and brittle dry. Pulp leaves and store until needed. To 4 fluidounces (1/2 cup) of bracken, add 14 ounces of hot water. Let soak for 24 hr., strain and bottle. (Keep awayfrom children) To use: dilute 1 fluid oz of concentrate in 1 gal. rainwater and spray each day for 3 days.
Botanix AzildaGreenhouses
300 Carriere Street, Azilda, ON705-983-5252
Open April to Dec. (closed Sundays)Quality Growers of Annuals, Perennials, Vines, Trees, and Shrubs
www.azildagreenhouses.com
Southview Greenhouse GrowersBEDDING PLANTS - GERANIUMS - PERENNIALS
TREES - SHRUBS - FALL MUMS
Joe Reid 2500 Southview Drive Tel: (705) 522-4769 Sudbury, ON. P3E 4M9 Fax: (705) 522-0205
Amethyst in Snow (centre)A special selection of Perennial
Cornflower, forming a low mound ofgrey-green leaves with an early
summer display of shaggy flowers.Petals are white, held together by a
deep purple base for a bicolor effect.
Aconitum Bi-colourA colour variation on the more familiar
Blue Monkshood, this is not as commonlyseen in gardens. Plants form an upright
clump of deeply-cut green leaves, bearingspikes of blue-edged white flowers inmid-summer. Great for a shady side.
Weigela in bloom!Our Weigela is now inbloom. This shrub willmake a wonderful addi-tion to your flower bed. It’s an attractive andhardy spring-floweringshrub, featuring pinktrumpet-shaped flowerswith yellow throats. It attracts hummingbirds;purple-tinged foliage isquite ornamental, butsomewhat coarse and open in habit, excellent in
It’s Not too Late to have Fun on July 15 and 16
If you would like to hear: ONE keynote speaker, learn something at TWO exciting seminars, listen to THREE entertainers, shop at theSEVEN vendor tables (sorry, I have nothing at four)attend a flower show and competition, and participatein a silent auction....it’s not too late ! Just register for ONE DAY at Convention for $60. Arrive at the Radisson Hotel lobby either Friday orSaturday between 7:00 am and 8:45 am to register andpartake of all the events that day. (Meal tickets willnot be available, however.) Call Hermina for moreinformation.
Giovanna and Frank Vettoretti (above) relaxing in the park,during the Open Garden Weekend (which, despite the rain onSaturday, everyone enjoyed immensely). Right, Don and BonnieJackson rest on the bench in the shade garden. Aside from refreshments and desserts at the picnic, our membersconsumed 45 hamburgers, hot dogs and sausages on a bun.
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Volunteer Meeting Saturday, July 9
- Radisson Hotel lobby (Signs will direct you to Courtview West.)- 12:00 noon (Do not expect lunch...eat before you come :)- Pick up your schedule & T-shirt.- Have a tour of the facility.- Park free for 3 hours.- Call Hermina if you have any questions...(705) 692-1442)
Dates to Remember July 9 - Meeting of volunteers and convention planning at the Radisson Hotel...12 noon
July 15, 16, 17 - OHA Convention at Radisson Hotel
July 23 - Espanola “Arts & Blooms” Garden Tour & Tea
August 2 - Board Meeting , Red Oak Villa
August 3 - Campbell Hort Society Flower Show & Tea at Mindemoya Community Centre (1:30-4:00)
Garden Photos for the 2012 Calendar Page 5
Aline, Theresa and Barbara stand with Doreen Ojala by theGrow-a-Row Demonstration Garden at Anderson Farm.
Grow-a-Row Program (Doreen Ojala , project coordinator)
At least six gardeners at the Ste. AnneGarden will grow peas and beans collectivelyto donate to several downtown emergencyfood providers (including Elgin StreetMission, Inner City Home, Access Aids,Sudbury Action Centre for Youth andMaison Vale Inco Hospice). The top five veggies for donation are: 1) Carrots 4) Beans 2) Onions 5) Cucumbers 3) PeasThese veggies are not "so perishable" andthey are easy to "grow-an-extra-row" in yourbackyard. They will be used to provide fresh,healthy soups and salads to those in need ! Ifyou have a vegetable garden, won’t youconsider growing an extra row of the above?
Click on www.foodshedproject.ca for moreinformation on the Grow-A-Row Program.
GARDEN SNAKES CAN BE DANGEROUS...
I didn't think twice about this tiny fellow on my baby boxwood until I got this letter:Grass snakes can be dangerous Yes, grass snakes, not rattlesnakes. Here's why.
A couple in Sweetwater, Texas, had a lot of potted plants. During a recent cold spell, the wife was bringing a lot ofthem indoors to protect them from a possible freeze. It turned out that a little green garden grass snake was hiddenin one of the plants. When it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the sofa.She let out a very loud scream.
The husband (who was taking a shower) ran out into the living room naked to see what the problem was. She told himthere was a snake under the sofa. He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look for it. About that time thefamily dog came and cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake had bitten him, so he screamed and fell overon the floor. His wife thought he had had a heart attack, so she covered him up, told him to lie still and called an ambulance.
The attendants rushed in, would not listen to his protests, loaded him on the stretcher, and started carrying him out.About that time, the snake came out from under the sofa and one of the Emergency Medical Technician saw it anddropped his end of the stretcher. That's when the man broke his leg and why he is still in the hospital.
The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so she called on a neighbour who volunteered to capture thesnake. He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began poking under the couch. Soon he decided it was goneand told the woman, who sat down on the sofa in relief. But while relaxing, her hand dangled in between the cushions,where she felt the snake wriggling around. She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under the sofa.
The neighbour man, seeing her lying there passed out, tried to use CPR to revive her. The neighbour's wife, who hadjust returned from shopping at the grocery store, saw her husband's mouth on the woman's mouth and slammed herhusband in the back of the head with a bag of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point whereit needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she saw her neighbour lying on the floor with his wife bending overhim, so she assumed that the snake had bitten him. She went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of whiskey, and beganpouring it down the man's throat.
By now, the police had arrived. They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, and assumed that a drunken fighthad occurred. They were about to arrest them all, when the women tried to explain how it all happened over a littlegarden snake! The police called an ambulance, which took away the neighbour and his sobbing wife.
Now, the little snake again crawled out from under the sofa and one of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it. Hemissed the snake and hit the leg of the end table. The table fell over, the lamp on it shattered and, as the bulb broke,it started a fire in the drapes. The other policeman tried to beat out the flames, and fell through the window into theyard on top of the family dog who, startled, jumped out and raced into the street, where an oncoming car swerved toavoid it and smashed into the parked police car.
Meanwhile, neighbours saw the burning drapes and called in the fire department. The firemen had started raising thefire ladder when they were halfway down the street. The rising ladder tore out the overhead wires, put out the power,and disconnected the telephones in a ten-square city block area (but they did get the house fire out).
Time passed! Both men were discharged from the hospital, the house was repaired, the dog came home, the policeacquired a new car and all was right with their world.
A while later the couple was watching TV and the weatherman announced a cold snap for that night. The wife askedher husband if he thought they should bring in their plants for the night.
And that's when he packed his bags and left her. (Richard, where DO you find these ?)
Thank You !! The Society would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to Ersin Abdullah for hisgenerous donations to John Street Park. He has given not only of his time, but also supplied us withmulch, soil and the manpower to add these to the gardens. He is owner of “Planet Earth”Organic Landscaping and Gardening.
Whitewater Greenhouses& Yard Art Centre
Thurs. - Fri. 9am - 9pm Sat. - Sun. 9am - 5pm
off Montee Principal Topiary, Weeping Trees Azilda, ON large assortment of (705) 983-0514 Perennials, Annuals [email protected] Vegetables and Shrubs
Effortlessly grabs unwanted weeds and grass by the roots !
Ergonomic handle for maximum comfort...For more information:
www.weedcomb.com
Available at Holla’s Greenhouses Southview Greenhouses
& Home Hardware
SUDBURY’S BEST GARDENS
“AS VIEWED FROM THE STREET”
You can help us to recognize the hard work of local gardeners who have worked
to beautify their neighbourhoods. The Sudbury Horticultural Society will present certificates to all nominees and one special award will be presented for the garden that is deemed “best garden as viewed from the
street”.
Any garden within the City of Greater Sudbury is eligible for this award and you don’t need to
know the gardener to make a nomination. All we need is the address and reason why you think this garden is worthy of the award.
Backyards will not be considered.
This award is intended to recognize front-yard gardens that can be viewed by passers-by as
they travel the street.
- NOMINATION FORM -
“BEST GARDEN AS VIEWED FROM THE STREET”
I would like to nominate the gardener at:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ STREET ADDRESS
Because:_________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Person Making the Nomination: ________________________________________________________________ Phone #_____________________ and/or E-mail Address: ________________________________________________
Mail your completed form to: Wayne Hugli, 181 Garson-Coniston Road, Garson, ON P3L 1G3
Nominations may also be e-mailed to [email protected]