The Shadow
The Jackson River Garden Club met at Covington Baptist Church March 9.
Nineteen members attended and were served refreshments by hostesses Rebecca Throckmorton and Helen Ellis.
Club president Sue Winston thanked the hostesses, acknowledged members with birthdays in February and March and asked the club to remember the ill with a card or phone call.
The business session began with the club collect. The January minutes were read and accepted as read. Judy Hazen gave the treasurer’s report. Dues for next year are due before the end of May.
A membership list of ad-dresses and phone numbers was passed around for corrections or changes where necessary and a sign-up sheet was also circulated for hostesses for each month, to be printed in the 2010-2011 yearbook.
A thank you was received from Gloria Crump for the club donation toward the expenses of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs state convention, April 26-27 at Waynesboro. The Shenandoah District convention will be April 8 at Staunton.
Vivian Sutphin reported she’s had no contact with the Habitat for Humanity family since last fall, but expects to talk to them soon. The purchases of two ink berry hollies, one azalea, an assortment of daffodil bulbs, and several bags of mulch were delivered in the fall. She reminded members to keep in mind this project when dividing spring plants.
The club was asked to consider the National Garden Club initiative to “Plant it Pink” to promote breast cancer awareness when planting their gardens this spring.
Horticulture chairwoman Edna Tigrett urged gardeners to carefully remove debris and handle new growth tenderly when starting their spring cleaning and planting.
Sutphin reported she had researched the plant used by the guest speaker in October. The plant is euonymus americanus or strawberry bush.
Throckmorton reminded the club of the master gardeners’ programs at the C.P. Jones Library on Tuesday evenings
The judges reported awards in design were Edna Tigrett one blue; Ellis, one yellow; Winston, one red; Harriet Byers one blue.
Awards in horticulture were Winston, one blue; Nancy Kruszyna one blue; Tigrett, two blue and one red; Throckmorton, two blue and one red.
The business meeting adjourned and Winston introduced Kitty Carson, who presented the program on birds.
Carson shared with humor and enthusiasm some of her experiences and observations about birds.
She gave some advice and pointers, such as if you start feeding birds be consistent, provide birdhouses and birdbaths (even if you live near natural streams). Keep feeders, houses and baths clean. Make sure areas around them are clear of debris or overgrown plants.
