Review of the last few years

So what have we been doing since we started in 2005?

In addition to our monthly members meetings, here is a list of our monthly lectures:

1. September 2005 - Grace Matthews, National Federated Garden Club Information
2. October 2005 - Diane Van Acker-Hopp, Hydrangeas
3. November 2005 - Mike DeVito, Orchids
4. December 2005 - Sarah Van Eenwyk, Christmas Plants

1. January 2006 - John Palmer, Flower Arrangement Techniques and Supplies
2. February 2006 - Audrey Deanne, Heirloom Tomatoes and Seeds
3. March 2006 - Sarah Van Eenwyk, Perennials
4. April 2006 - Lorraine and Doug Mason, Mason Farms Tour
5. May 2006 - Diane Van Acker-Hopp, Main Street/Town Hall Planting
6. June 2006 - Members-only Plant Exchange
7. July 2006 - Parker Zach, Daylily tour
8. September 2006 - Diane Van Acker-Hopp, tour of her farm/division of plants
9. October 2006 - John Palmer/Lagoner Farm, Created Pumpkin Centerpieces
9. November 2006 - Diane Van Acker-Hopp, Town Hall/Main Street Fall Plantings

1. January 2007 - Penny Darby, Houseplants
2. February 2007 - Rebecca Hatch, Propagating Plants
3. March 2007 - Penny Higgins, Starting Seeds
4. April 2007 - Lorraine and Doug Mason, Mason Farms Tour
5. May 2007 - Town Hall/Main Street Plantings & Apple Blossom Festival
6. June 2007 - Audrey Ferris, Rose Garden Lecture and Tour
7. August 2007 - Sue Harrison, Butterfly Gardens
8. September 2007 - Pultneyvill Historical Society Garage Sale/Plant Sale
9. October 2007 - Joyce Lyle, Federated Garden Club Information Meeting
10. November 2007 - Fall Planting for Town Hall/Main Street Planters
11. December 2007 - John Palmer, Create Floral Arrangements

December Event - Ceate Floral Arrangements

Hello Fellow Gardeners!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the Garden Club's December event.

John Palmer, from Lagoner Farms, will be teaching us how to make floral arrangements. The floral arrangements will then be donated to Blossom View so the residents there can enjoy them. If you have not had the opportunity to meet John, you are in for a lovely experience as he is very knowledgeable and experienced in dealing with flowers and creating beautiful arrangements.

This event is open to the public so please feel free to bring a friend.

The December event will take place on Monday, December 10th at 7pm. It will be at Lagoner Farms ( http://www.lagonerfarms.com/?pid=fs_ov) at 6895 Lake Avenue.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

Happy Gardening!
Subrata
http://grow-thewilliamsongardenclub.blogspot.com/

October Lecture

Williamson Garden Club Presents Lecture on
the Federated Garden Club of New York

The Williamson Garden Club is excited to have Joyce Lyle, from the Federated Garden Club, as our October guest speaker.

The presentation will be on Monday, October 29th in the Williamson Library’s large meeting room at 7:00 P.M.

The presentation will be open to the public, but we do ask that non-members call ahead, so that adequate seating can be arranged. The presentation will include time for questions and answers. For more information and/or to confirm your attendance you can call Subrata Paul at (315) 524-4204. If you need information about Garden Club activities, membership, etc. feel free to email grow14589@yahoo.com. Additionally, you can check out our blog at http://grow-thewilliamsongardenclub.blogspot.com to see when we are holding our meetings and upcoming events.

Fall Update

Hello Fellow Gardeners -

What an amazing fall we're having so far! I am loving the weather and enjoying the last-minute blooming of some of my plants.

1. As many are starting their fall cleanup, I thought you might enjoy some information from the Wayne County Cornell Cooperative regarding fall cleanup. Topics include composting, protection from rodent damage, as well as other information.
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/wayne/gardening/000277.php

Remember that this is a great time to get your spring-growing bulbs, such as daffodils and tulips, into the ground!

2. For those us fortunate enough to visit Audrey Ferris' garden this past year, just a tip if your rose clipping rooted. Audrey recommends keeping the glass jar on top of the cutting to provide a little protection from the cold and snow.

Let me know if your rose clippings survived. Three of mine have survived and I am looking forward to see what new roses I have for next year!

3. I wanted to thank those gardeners who have been generous in donating their "hardy annuals" to the Garden Club. We are still open to donations so please keep us in mind if you're thinning your gardens or if you have hardy annuals (ex. gerbera daisies, geraniums, canna, dahlias, etc.) that you would like to donate to us. You can contact me or John Ferrante for pick up.

We are currently planning the remaining month's gardening lectures. If you have suggestions, feel free to contact me.

Happy Gardening!
Subrata

Williamson Garden Club Update

Hi Fellow Gardeners -

The weather has been great for taking care of our gardens and it looks like this weekend is going to be wonderful to be outside. It's hard to believe that it's the end of September, with all the greenery and growing flowers!

A couple of items:

1. If anyone has annuals that are actually "hardy perennials" (they would survive in warmer climates) such as geraniums, gerbera daisies, dahlias, etc. and are planning on getting rid of them, please consider donating them to the Garden Club. We can overwinter them and use them in the public areas next year. You can contact myself or John.

If you have perennials that you are thinking of getting rid of (or "shovel pruning" as my husband likes to say), again please consider contacting the Garden Club as we may be able to use them.

2. Just a reminder that there is going to be an Informational Meeting on the NYS Route 104/21 Gateway study. The meeting is tonight - Thursday, September 27 - at the First United Methodist Church, 4146 East Main Street from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. The evening will consist of a formal presentation followed by an informal gathering. The consultant team will provide an overview of the project and its timeline, a summary of what they have learned to date, and discuss some of the preliminary ideas that have been generated by the process. During the informal session, residents and business owners will have an opportunity to exchange ideas directly with engineers, planners, and designers that are here to help us achieve our vision.

As many of you know, the Williamson Garden Club grew out of the first Charrette meeting (thanks to the hard work of John Ferrante) and it is exciting to see the progress that has been made since that first meeting!

Happy Gardening!
Subrata

Update on Plant Sale/September Meeting

Hello Fellow Gardeners!

1. The September sale was a huge success! We raised over $80 for the Garden Club and are looking forward to using that money towards beautifying Williamson.

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to Perry Howland and his wife, Dorothy. They provided a spot for us to set up and generously paid the garage sale fee for us to set up.

Plants, shrubs, fruits and vegetables were donated by John Ferrante, Carol Hopkins, Ed and Kris Jorolemon, Scott Utley, Penny Higgins and Eric Herriman. Without those items and their hard work, the sale would have not succeeded as well as it did. We had two big tables overflowing with items to tempt people into buying items and learning about the Garden Club.

2. We will be having our September meeting on Monday, September 24 at 7pm at Penny Higgins' house. Come early as we will have a plant give-away of the remaining plants from the sale (and possibly some new ones depending on how energetic I am over the weekend). After the plant giveaway, we will meet to vote on new officers for the coming year and discuss Garden Club activities for the coming year, including the Fall Plantings.

If you are not yet a member, I encourage you to come and check us out. Dues are only $10 and children join free is a parent is a member.

If you are a new member, we would love to have new ideas and new energy involved in moving the Garden Club forward in 2008.

Happy Gardening!
Subrata

September Garden Sale - September 15th

Hi Fellow Gardeners!

We will be having a Fall Garden Sale on September 15th. We will be setting up on Jay Street as part of the Pultneyville Historical Society Annual Community Flea Market and Garage Sale.

Bring your plants, veggies and whatever else garden-related that you would like to donate to the Garden Club for sale!

see you there
Subrata

August's event

This promises to be a good one! I hope you all can make it!

~Penny

August Garden Club Lecture

Hello Fellow Gardeners -

Mark your calendars!!

We are excited to announce that we will be having a Master Gardener coming in to discuss Butterly Gardens on Monday, August 20th, at 7pm. The lecture will be at the Williamson Pulic Library.

We hope to see everyone there. If you have any questions, feel free to email grow14589@gmail.com

thanks!
Subrata

Daylilies in Bloom!

Last year, the Garden Club was fortunate to be invited to get a private tour of a gorgeous daylily garden. Hopefully we will have the opportunity again this year. More information as details develop.

Daylilies are reaching their peak right now, and they will be featured at two events in Monroe County:

- More than 250 varieties of daylilies will be on display and more than 50 varieties will be for sale at the Webster Arboretum Daylily Display and Sale. The sale runs from 8 a.m. to noon July 14 at the Webster Arboretum, 1700 Schlegel Road, Webster. Half the profits of the sale go to the arboretum. For more information, call (585) 370-4260.

- More than 650 varieties of daylilies can be seen during free tours of Enchanted Gardens, an American Hemerocallis Society official national display garden, this month and next. Hours of the tours, during which daylilies will also be sold, are 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays and 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays at Enchanted Gardens, 1085 State Road, Penfield (between Jackson and Shoecraft roads). Tours at other times are also available by appointment. For more information or to schedule a tour outside of regular tour hours, call (585) 265-9635.