April Minutes 2012

Hello Gardeners -

Well Eric and I have taken the plunge and are mulching and weeding and edging our gardens. It's so hard to believe that it's only April as my roses are leafing out and my peonies are definitely making their presence known! I hope everyone is enjoying their gardens.

Williamson Garden Club Meeting Williamson Library at 7 PM on April 2, 2012 Present: John Ferrante, Linda Ferrante, Lynda Parmelee, Betty Morley, Scott Utley
Note taker: Linda Ferrante

Lynda Parmalee reported on her Orchid presentations at the Ontario Garden Club and Senior Center in Clyde. Her reported that there is an Orchid grower, Allen Sulsman on Jackson Road. The Genesee Region Orchids Society has a listing of growers. Another source for orchids is Marlow Orchids in Scottsville. John noted that Mike DeVito from Walworth, who was an past presenter to the WGC indicated he could come to one of our meetings next year.

 John mention that a woodworker friend of his, Bill Wheaton, had volunteered to donate two planters to the Garden Club which could in turn be given to the Community Center after we filled them with soil and flowers.

The 2012 WGC plans call for putting a permanent metal sign up on our raised bed planter near the corner of Ridge and Fisher roads. The cost of a 2x3 foot sigh from the lettering Lounge is $96. John noted the sign would have to be mounted on plywood. We might want to consider a larger sign if the club members agree.

Williamson Pultneyville Historical Society will dedicate their Peace Garden on June 6th, 2012. Joan Carey has asked if the WGC could help weed and groom the garden before the dedication. John agreed to attend the WPHS meeting on April 3rd to discuss the plans with Joan.

Mary Moss-Sprague will give a presentation April 26th on Vertical Gardening at the Ontario Library (reservations are requested). May 24th the library will have a presentation on Attracting Birds.

The Master Gardeners Plant Sale will be May 12th at the Wayne Cornell Extension Center in Newark on Rt 88. Sale opens at 8AM but come early because thing go fast. At approximately 10:30 remaining items get marked down. Master Gardeners do presentations at Wayside nursery = check with the nursery for subjects and dates.

Planter plant selection for 2012- The club will have to go to Masons We asked Lynda Parmalee who is a master gardener to come and she is available the second week in May.

A Mural will be put on the west end of the pocket park by the Williamson Chamber of Commerce.

 Eric will check with Mike Orr of the BID to see if additional planters could be purchased for Main Street.

We still have to decide how we are going to prevent the down town and town hall planter from becoming trash receptacles between the removal of Christmas trees and the spring flower plantings

Next Members Meeting: May 7th at 7:00 PM