Garden Time - Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.

The
LONE STAR
Gardener
SPRING
2008
A quarterly publication of Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
79 years • 1928-2007
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The
LONE STAR
Gardener
Vol. 37, No. 4 The Lone Star Gardener
Official Publication of Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
www.texasgardenclubs.org
TEXAS GARDEN CLUBS, INC.
Judy Keillor, President
3205 Banyan Circle
Harlingen, TX 78550 • [email protected]
THE LONE STAR GARDENER
Sarah McReynolds, Editor
1722 HWY 14 N, Groesbeck, TX 76642
Phone 254-729-3529 • Fax 254-729-5253
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7719 Gran Quivira El Paso, TX 79904
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Contributing Editors
Deana Dossey
12108 Trotwood Austin, TX 78753
512-837-4593 • [email protected]
Suzanne Milstead
1512 South Oaks College Station, TX 77845
832-746-2875 • [email protected]
Mary Ann Moreland
528 Tripp Road Sunnyvale, TX 75182
972-226-2787 • 214-343-0235 • [email protected]
Helen Quinn
416 Victoria Navasota, TX 77868
936-825-2816 • [email protected]
Judy Schafer
2313 Morningside Bryan, TX 77802
979-822-3208 • [email protected]
Susan Sher
P.O. Box 3229 South Padre Island, TX 78597
965-761-2891 • [email protected]
Jacki Simmers
5004 Sherwood Dr. Midland, TX 79707
432-697-8808 • [email protected]
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Spring 2008
Published Quarterly: Jan. Apr. July Oct.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
President’s Message...........................................3
NCG, SCR, TGC News.....................................4
Wise Water Use..................................................5
Planting A Small Native Garden.......................6
Seeds For Life Resolution.................................7
Flower Power In Your Pocket...........................8
San Antonio Garden Center Flower Show.......9
Design-Virginia Woods......................................9
Garden Conservancy........................................10
Landscape Design School .............................. 11
Supporting Children . ......................................12
Make The Most Of Your Garden....................13
Doomsday Report, Red Palm Mite Threat.....14
Old Electronics And Cell Phones....................15
Blue Star Memorial Markers...........................16
Arbor Day Proclamation..................................17
Seasonal Recipe................................................17
You Are A Winner............................................18
Calendar............................................................19
Book Reviews............................................ 20-21
From Your Headquarters..................................22
Letter to Editor & Address Corrections..........23
Brochure & Bumper Sticker Prices.................23
STATE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
Janice Croarkin, Office Manager
3111 Old Garden Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76107-3498
(817) 332-6602 • Fax (817) 332-3802
e-mail: [email protected]
Hours
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December 24, 25. The week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve.
DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE IS MAY 1, 2008
438 Clubs: 12,761 Members, 22 Councils, 55 Affiliates
Member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., 4401 Magnolia Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
National President: Barbara D. May, 22 Cutting Cross Way, Wayland, MA 01778
South Central Region Director: Linda Whetsell, 1114 Queenspark Drive, Tyler TX 75703
2 Lone Star Gardener
The President’s Message
Dear Fellow Texas Garden Clubbers:
Guess what?! Spring is here in full force with warm (actually hot in the Valley) weather here to stay for a
long long while. The vegetables in our home garden
have been up for some time, and I know that a lot of
you have already planted yours or are in the process—if
not vegetables, then annuals and/or perennials. I
have to confess at this point that my husband is the
real gardener in our family. He goes into withdrawal
if he cannot operate his roto-tiller each spring. He
has planted Swiss Chard, pole beans, beets, cabbage,
cilantro (for pinto beans), dill (for dill gravy) and of
course tomatoes. Is there anything better than a homegrown tomato?!
To all clubs—it’s about time to plan your club
yearbook for the 2008-2009 year. I would encourage
each club Yearbook Chairman to order a Yearbook brochure from Headquarters if
you don’t already have one. This brochure is invaluable in compiling an informative,
well-organized yearbook and what material to include to win an award at the District,
State and maybe even the National level. Here is where I also make the pitch to
include a pocket garden as one of your club projects for the next club year. While you
are at it, please order an Awards Brochure, as well. I’ll bet you can find at least one
award for your club to enter before next November 1.
To each club president—I would encourage you to appoint a diligent Telephone
Committee Chairman and an enthusiastic Membership Chairman, if you have not
already done so. These two positions are vital to maintaining our current membership
as well as increasing membership in Texas Garden Clubs. Some of our clubs have
already shown a marked increase in new members. Bravo to all who have been
“beating the bushes”, so to speak!!
To the general membership—please plan now to attend one or more of the schools
sponsored by Texas Garden Clubs this summer and early fall. Environmental School
(Tyler) and Landscape Design School (College Station) will be held this August and
September, respectively. Flower Show Judges—head for Texas Design Seminars
(College Station) in late July, early August. Many thanks to Charlie Marr & Crew for
the great job at Landscape Design School in February. I can hardly wait for the next
schools this summer & fall.
To all the groups that invited me to attend their Spring meetings in March—
thanks so much! I had a great time in Fort Worth with District II; in Nacogdoches
with District III; Houston, with District IV; Dallas, with District X. I am so sorry I
could not attend the District VIII meeting in Del Rio. Texas is just too big to make it
from Nacogdoches to Del Rio in the same day! Please invite me again during the next
year. I hope to have met with every District before I leave office (hint, hint!).
Fondly,
President’s Travel Schedule
March 28-29
April 4
April 6-9
April 26-29
SCR Convention Little Rock, AR
District IV Convention, Harlingen, TX
TGC State Convention, Killeen. TX
NGC Convention, Memphis, TN
LET’S
GET
GROWING!
Spring 2008 3
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS INC.
BARBARA D. MAY, PRESIDENT
WOW! That was a great program at the garden club meeting!
My guest enjoyed it so much that she said she wanted to join!
National Garden Clubs, Inc. is looking for imaginative programs that inspire, educate, and
entertain (even all three at once!) and receive responses like the above. Programs such as these are
needed to help our garden clubs stimulate their current members as well as attract new ones.
With the encouragement of Barbara May, NGC President, a manual of garden club programs is
being designed to gather together the most innovative programs that our garden club members
have produced.
Has your garden club had a program that “fits the bill”? Please share it with NGC and other garden
clubs! Fill out the submission form below and send it in by January 1, 2008. All submissions will
be acknowledged with a NGC certificate of appreciation. A panel of NGC members will select the
24 to 30 most creative and imaginative programs to be compiled in the manual.
(Qualifying programs should be deliverable at any meeting; specific speakers and site-specific
materials are not eligible for submission. A lecture may be a “script” that could be presented by a
garden club member. Skits should have a script attached with submission.)
**********************************************************************************
Program type: __ hands-on workshop __demonstration __ field trip/tour
__ lecture __ skit __ panel discussion __ other
Name of program ____________________________________________________________________
Supplies required (if any) ______________________________________________________________
Description of program (please continue on back if necessary) (include photos if needed for clarification
or if a specific item is produced during the program)
Garden Club_______________________________________________________________
State Garden Club _______________________________________
Region_________________________ President of Garden Club_________________________
Address_________________________________________City______________________State_____
Zip _________Telephone _______________________Email _____________________________
Send to: Poss Tarpley, NGC Garden Club Program Manual Chairman, 1705 Belle Haven Road,
Alexandria, VA 22307. For further information, call (703) 660-8661 or email [email protected]
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
LINDA WHETSELL, SCR DIRECTOR
Many members of Texas Garden Clubs attended the convention in Hot Springs Arkansas and supported
Linda Whetsell former TGC President. At the convention “Nature to Nostalgia”, a lunch was held honoring
the four State Presidents, including Judy Keillor, the current President of Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
Judy Keillor, TGC President
Charlotte Harrell, District VIII Director
Charlotte was not able to make the installation
of officers for Texas Garden Clubs and therefore
she was not in the group state pictures. Charlotte
has been very active in the Cross Plains Tree
Rescue Project as well as being a great asset to
District VIII. Charlotte and her district will host the
2008 Fall Convention in San Angelo, Oct.15-17, 2008
ATTENTION CLUB TREASURER
State dues for the year June 1, 2008 - May 31, 2009 are now due and payable (April
1 - May 31, 2008). Dues rosters have been mailed to all club treasurers as of February
25, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact Janice Croarkin, Office Manager at
Headquarters, 817.332.6602.
4 Lone Star Gardener
Wise Water Use
Artist: JoAnn Hinchliffe
As our season moves into summer there are things that we can do
to save water in our landscapes. Even if you live in an area where
you think you have an unending supply of water we need to do our
landscaping in such a way that we use our water wisely.
Planting plants together that need like amounts of water is a good
way to group plants in the landscape just as you do sun loving and
shade loving plants.
Using mulch in planting beds not only helps regulate the
temperature of the soil but conserves the water in the soil. Using
soaker hoses in as many areas of the landscape as possible
is a good idea and cuts down on the amount of water lost to
evaporation during the watering process.
Applying water early in the morning or late in the evening also
cuts down on the water lost to evaporation.
Make sure sprinklers are adjusted so vegetation areas are
watered not streets, driveways and side walks. When you create
your planting beds consider the shape of the area in relation to
where your sprinkler will cover.
Collecting rain water runoff from roof is another way to save
on water use. That water can be used for pot plants on flower bed
areas as needed.
Xeroscape landscape is a term used for low water use
landscaping. This as we know is not a cactus garden but choosing
plants that are native or adapted to the area where we live as well
as using good landscape practices.
In some areas grey water, that water from the washing machine
and shower can be directed into the landscape rather than the
sewer for watering some areas.
These are just reminders of the little things we can do. As time goes
by our water supply becomes more of a problem as the population
grows and demand for water increases. Home landscapes in urban
areas use a large percent of the water.
Often too much that is applied runs off. Lawn areas as a rule
need one inch of water a week. In doing this if you notice too much
runoff try watering twice a week one half inch at a time. Your lawn
needs water if a foot print remains after you walk on it.
Judith Schafer, Contributing Editor
Thank you
Frances Anderson
District IX director 2007-2009
Desert Hills Garden Club
Spring 2008 5
Planting a Small Native Meadow Garden
Early Americans used most plants that grew around them
for food or medicine or both. These people knew the uses of all
the plants that grew around them. They passed much of this
information on to early settlers who came to Texas. Late winter if not planted
in the fall is a good time to plant many of the native plants they would have
used. These plants can add interest and color to our present landscapes.
Bee Balm Monarda grows in most of our state. There is more than one
kind that was used for healing as well as an insect repellent. There is purple
horsemint and spotted bee balm. Asclepia or butterfly milkweed is perennial
that grows over most of our state. There is sure to be a variety that will
thrive in your area. Flowers are orange or orange and yellow, sometimes pink
in some areas. The green Antelope Horn is also interesting. Blanket Flower,
Gaillardia is annual that comes in yellow and red and grows over most of
the state, an easy plant to grow and available as seed or bedding plants.
Coreopsis is another native useful landscape flower that is yellow and easy
to grow from seed. The lavender perennial Laitris that we get from the florist
is a native that we can grow from seed or root cuttings. Datura is another
plant that provides lovely trumpet shaped flowers that is night blooming.
Most of you can grow purple cone flower, Echinacea. This also comes in pink
and yellow. Golden Rod is a tall plant that will bloom in the late summer,
early fall. We get this plant from the florist for flower arranging also. JoePye-Weed is another tall plant with purple flowers that is available for
home landscapes but native and was used for medicinal purposes by early
people who lived here. Most of you have grown Salvia and Verbena in your
landscapes.
All of these plants were valuable as healing plants to the early people who
lived in our state that would add color to our present landscapes. Many are
available from local markets or from the two wildflower seed providers in our
state.
Judith Schafer, Contributing Editor
In Loving Memory
Laverne Hood
Former
District Director
District VIII
From her friends in
District VIII
6 Lone Star Gardener
In Loving Memory
Of Our Friend
Linda Carpenter
Former President Bridgeport Garden
Club & Treasurer Dist. II
Many Thanks
Barbara Wagner &
Flora Garden Club
For
Great District III Convention
Shirley Haley
Seeds For Life Resolution
Many of your clubs have various projects for collecting the seeds. Plan at your meeting for
Seeds For Life projects for the 2008 year with the thought of applying for a World Gardening
Award. Awards applications are a great way of sharing information and inspiring other clubs.
The world gardening award is N46 in both the Texas Awards Brochure and the National
Garden Club brochure. One can find the information on line at www.texasgardenclub.org .
Feel free to call me Ann Nette Pearce 713-432-1260 or email at [email protected] . I hope
we have many applications so an national World Gardening award can be awarded in Houston
at the 2009 national convention.
Many of you have had great suggestions for Seeds For Life. Here are some of the
suggestions that could be developed as a club project.
• Contact seed companies about their policy for donations of last year’s seeds.
(Documentation of the policies of all the companies, both positive and negative responses)
• Contact local merchants and report on their policy about the donation of this years seeds at
the end of the season.
• Another club can take the project of communicating this information to HFGC members
so they can approach the various merchants in our large Greater Houston area.
• Developing a program to communicate the seed sales of various merchants. Walgreens
offers seeds a great price for one week, we need to inform our members rapidly during
these sales.
• Here is an idea for the districts that want to participate, but mailing cost would take up so
much of the expense.
Collect the seed packets with the same guidelines (number of seeds, district number,
and name of garden club placed in a plastic bag) and have someone bring them to the state
convention. Place in the Seeds For Life container.
Seeds of Change (www.seedsofchange.com) an organic seed company has a seed donation
program. You just pay for the postage and have the seeds sent directly to the TGC, Inc.
headquarters. Send me the information at [email protected] or call me at Ann Nette Pearce
713-432-1260.
Please join us; we are helping the World through gardening.
Cross Plains Garden Club and the Citizens of Cross Plains, Texas
Appreciate and thank the Members of Texas Garden Clubs
for the Generous Donations to the Cross Plains Tree Rescue
You are helping to beautify our small town
after a horrific wild fire in December 2005.
THANK YOU
DISTRICT V
For all your help and support in making the
2008 TGC, Inc. 80th Spring Convention
A GREAT SUCCESS
Convention Co-Chairmen
Charlotte Elrod
Evelyn Knox
Spring 2008 7
Flower Power in your Pocket
Including plants with a history of traditional medicinal use or those still used
today as dietary supplements can expand the dimensions of your pocket garden
beyond its physical borders.
An obvious native choice for a sunny spot is Echinacea or Purple Cone
Flower. Echinacea is a popular dietary supplement, perhaps best known for
its use in preventing and shortening the duration of the common cold. Prickly
Pear Cactus is another good native choice that can be enjoyed for its history
of medicinal use, as well as its history of use for food, tea, and dye made from
insects that live on it. Many of the plants traditionally used by Native Americans
were imported plants with European origins, so just because a plant has been
used medicinally for a long time in North American, doesn’t necessarily mean it
is native. So if you want to be a purist and keep your pocket garden medicinal
plants native, you might consider doing some research at www.wildflower.org,
which is the website for the Lady Bird Johnson (LBJ) Wildflower Center. Or
consider an in person visit at the LBJ Wildflower Center in Austin.
The American Botanical Council (ABC) has a virtual garden tour of their
medicinal plant garden online at http://content.herbalgram.org/abc/virtualtour/,
which may also give you some ideas for adding medicinal plants to your pocket
garden. The ABC gardens have plants from around the world, but since they are
located in Texas, you might get some good ideas for your garden or discover
some things you did not know about plants you already have growing in your yard.
Medicinal plants can add interest during visits from friends to your pocket
garden or during times of quiet contemplation of what you have accomplished.
Author info: Deana Dossey, Contributing Editor
Congratulations
60 Years
Polk County Garden Club
Livingston
District III
8 Lone Star Gardener
San Antonio Garden Center Second Flower Show For the Year
The San Antonio Garden Center held it’s second flower show for the year in October.
Pat Griffith chairman chose the theme “Flowers for Mother Goose.” Pat is President of the
Terrell Heights Garden Club, member of the Advanced Floral Design Guild and the San
Antonio Council of Nationally Accredited Flower Show Judges. She and Sue Staglik, member
of Gardeners at Large, and an artist in her own right, helped Pat construct a large Humpty
Dumpty stage decoration and building blocks to help carry out the nursery rhyme theme of
the show—a humongous papier-mache task! Entrees of the show were members of local San
Antonio Garden Clubs, Societies and the Advanced Floral Design Guild.
Awards in Design:
Tricolor, Liz Ressmann
Designer’s Choice, Francis Keller
Table Artistry, Charlotte Kellogg
Club Competition, Prickley Pear Garden Club
Special Exhibits:
Artistic Crafts Award, Jean Peffer
Award of Appreciation, Cal Eichler
Awards of Merit in Horticulture:
L-R Pat the Chairman and Sue the Artist
Francis Keller, Liz O’Toole (2), and Charlotte Kellogg (Arboreal Award)
San Antonio Garden Center Local Awards:
Henrietta L. Kilpatrick Award for Best Exhibit in Design,Liz Ressmann
Ruth Jenks Horticulture Award for Best Horticulture Exhibit, Liz O’Toole
Horticulture Sweepstakes Award for Most Blue Ribbons, Cal Eichler
Design Blue Ribbon Winners:
Judie Boeckner, Jack Be Nimble, Dee Sanders, Mary, Mary, Liz Ressmann, Old Women in a
Shoe, Francis Keller, Rain, Rain,Joyce Rogers, Hush A Bye, Baby, Norma Sackett, Jack and
Jill, Charlotte Kellogg, Jack Sprat, Carole Fenton, Hey Diddle, Diddle, Liz Ressmann, Pat a
Cake, and Prickley Pear Garden Club, Little Jack Horner.
Artistic Craft Blue Ribbons Winners were Jean Peffer, Little Miss Muffet, Colleen Walheim,
Mary Had a Little Lamb, and Sue Staglik, Peter Piper.
Horticulture Blue Ribbon Winners were Cal Eichler, Pat Schultze, Dee Sanders, Jo Anna
Wheeler, Charlotte Kellogg, Joann Neal, Frances Keller, Georgia Wise, Liz O’Toole, Joyce
Breene, Rochelle Whitmore, Colleen Walheim, Boyd Farar, Carolyn Fuentes, Isabelle Siepker,
and Ginger Hodges.
Our thanks to Pat Griffith for a lovely show and to all who worked behind the scenes, those
that entered in the show to make it a success, and to the general public for attending!
Dee Sanders, Editor
Multi -Rhythmic Design,
“Houston At Night”, by Virginia Woods,
Houston, District IV OOPS!
This Design was incorrectly labeled in the last issue of
The Lone Star Gardener, the Editor.
Spring 2008 9
The Garden Conservancy Saves More Than Gardens
Cold Spring, New York --- With a growing awareness of the limitations of natural resources and
the impact of our activities on global sustainability, the Garden Conservancy, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting exceptional American gardens for public education
and enjoyment, will change the way it prints its national Open Days directory.
The Directory reaches nearly 20,000 persons each year, generating 75,000 garden visits.
The new printing process includes the use of Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper,
vegetable dye-based inks, and 100% wind power. The environmental benefits of this
commitment to renewable resources are equal to planting 577 trees and a savings of almost
11,000 pounds of CO2 emissions.
“We hope to send a message to our national audience that there are alternatives to how we
use our natural resources every day and to give them a positive example through our Open
Days Directory,” says Laura Mumaw Palmer, director of the Open Days program. “We think we
have made a meaningful first step and plan to continue to find ways to conserve our natural
resources as we bring Open Days and our preservation projects to the public.”
The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program has been the catalyst in sharing America’s
best private gardens since 1995. The Open Days Directory ($21.95 including shipping and
handling) provides descriptions of gardens, visiting dates and hours, as well as driving
directions to private gardens from coast to coast. The Directory also includes one free
admission ticket to any Open Days private garden, a $5 value. To purchase a Directory or to
join the Garden Conservancy as a member and receive a free copy, call 1-888-842-2442 or
visit www.opendaysprogram.org. The 2008 Open Days Program is generously sponsored by
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., including Burpee, America’s most trusted name in gardening for 132
years, providing seeds, plants, gardening supplies and accessories for the home gardener,
Heronswood Nursery, a purveyor of unusually great plants and by The Cook’s Garden, seeds
and plants for gourmet vegetables.
In Loving Memory
Lela Midkiff
Member of Reagan Garden
Thank You Fall Convention
To the members of the Convention Committee,
Houston Federation of Garden Clubs
and Far Corners Garden club.
Also thanks to the large attendance
from across the state.
SUE DURRETT
10 Lone Star Gardener
Landscape Design School winter 2008
Dr. Bill Welch and Charli Marr
at Landscape Design School, held Feb. 18-19
Landscape design schools resumed at College Station February 18 and 19. Charli Marr from
Texas Garden Clubs Inc and Dr. Bill Welch from Texas AgriLife Extension are the chairmen for
these schools. Anna Archer, also a member of Texas Garden Club, assisted. Hazel McCoy and
Dorothy Miller sold books to help fund the two Dr. William Welsh landscape scholarships given
each year. President of Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., Judy Keillor, attended. The A&M Garden
Club assisted in the kitchen. Garden club members attend these schools for Landscape Design
Consultants rating, as well as master gardeners and nurserymen from all over Texas. There
were 189 attending this year for credit. Speakers were Nancy Volkman on history of landscape
and Doug Slack on the environment. Dr. Welch showed pictures from the Atlanta flower show
where he had judged the garden section to illustrate private gardens. Tom Woodfin discussed
planning for public spaces in the landscape while Barron Rector covered the history of changes
in the natural landscape of Texas and our native grasses. The second day was spent on planning
home and public landscapes with Barbara Thornton, Michael Teal, Michael Murphy and Alan
King. Students learned about the tools needed, things to avoid and why planning is necessary
for a successful landscape.
Judy Schafer, Contributing Editor & Landscape Design Consultant
In Honor of
Kris Brown
District I wishes you love, comfort
and happiness in your new environment.
[email protected] ;
19445 David Memorial Drive #1408,
Shenandoah, TX 77385
DISTRICT I
Spring 2008 11
Supporting
Children
Inspired by a school shoebox garden project in Georgia, Garden Club Council
of Fort Worth President, Barbara Baker, contacted her county extension office for
suggestions. Barbara was referred to Mary Margaret Halleck, a Tarrant County
Master Gardener and founder of Victory Boxes. Victory Boxes are flat-rate postal
boxes that one fills with goods such as personal care items, toys and snacks; the
boxes are mailed to selected troops for distribution to Iraqi and Afghan citizens,
schools, orphanages and hospitals.
Mary Margaret liked Barbara’s idea of sending gardening supplies and so did the
troops. Garden clubs began shipping boxes and bringing donations to GC Council
and TCMG meetings. Needed items are: crop and flower seeds, hand tools, nature
picture books in addition to school supplies, personal care products, first aid supplies,
sewing supplies, toys, snacks.
A marine major asked for supplies for one whole school in Ramadi, Iraq, so TCMG
members sewed 200 tote bags and aprons; the bags were filled with seeds, tools
and school supplies and shipped November 2007. Two hundred totebags for Kabul,
Afghanistan and 200 more for Iraq are being assembled. Gardeners are also great
shoppers and have fun digging up bargains for the totebags.
For a local project, the extension office suggested Morningside Elementary, a
Fort Worth inner city school. The school has an outstanding gardening program and
enthusiastic teachers, but there were so few tools that children took turns using them.
District II Director, Marty Swindell, adopted this local project. Shoeboxes filled with
gardening supplies were distributed to the fourth grade students. Larger tools and
bags of potting soil were given to the teacher for all to share. More supplies are being
gathered for next year’s students.
To find out more about Victory Boxes, check www.victoryboxes.com (a 501(c)3
organization or for more info on Victory Boxes and Shoebox Gardens write Barbara
Baker, 4104 Harlanwood Drive, Fort Worth 76109 [email protected]
12 Lone Star Gardener
Make The Most of Your Garden
Your garden can have many purposes.
Don’t miss out on any of them. Plan ahead for filling many needs.
1. Vegetables and fruit home grown taste so much better than those from the store. They are fresher.
2. Many things grown in the garden can be used for floral designs. These can be both fresh or dried.
Vegetables can be grown in large pots too.
3. Don’t pass on herbs for seasoning and decorating serving dishes for mealtime for both family
and friends. They can add a lot of interest and fragrance in the garden. Many attract butterflies
also.
4. Remember the value of craft work with things from the garden. Fresh wreaths are easy to make.
A few pressed flowers and leaves make a special card for a very special person. There can be
an unending list of things to make from what is grown in a garden. Petals and herb bits
can be added to homemade paper. Herb bits, pressed flowers. Twigs can be used to decorate
candles. Lovely wreaths can be made from herbs or evergreens from the garden.
5. Extra flowers and plant material from the landscape can be shared with hospice clients and
nursing home residents to cheer up their day. Hospice nurses like to have a paint or vase of
flowers to take when they visit clients. If you have a bit of time rather than a service do a little
garden therapy by helping residents make their own floral arrangement or a tussie mussie.
They also enjoy the fragrance of herbs as much as everyone does.
6. Grow some things for wildlife and enjoy watching the results. Birds and squirrels like bushes and
trees with nuts and berries. Butterflies and bees like fragrant flowers. Don’t use pesticides, think
organic when choosing what to grow and how to grow it.
7. Friends and neighbors will be happy if you share from your garden. This can be flowers or
plants as well as fruits and vegetables. Who wouldn’t like home made relish or jelly or baked
goods as well as fresh produce.
Judith Schafer, Contributing Editor
50th Anniversary
Congratulations
Park Foothill Garden Club
District IX
Flower Show
Mexia Garden Club
“Texas Travels”
May 3 , 2008
Mexia Civic Center
1pm-4pm
rd
Spring 2008 13
“Doomsday” Report: A Frozen Garden Of Eden
A SEED STASH - “NOAH’S ARK” @ zero degrees temperature, is the perfect place
for a final, world seed bank backup, to keep seeds safe for centuries. Together with
Rome- based Global Crop Diversity Trust, Norway blasted the Svalbard Global Seed
Vault, some 300 miles north of the mainland which will house and protect 4.5 million
of the world’s agricultural seeds from global catastrophe such as climate change,
plant epidemics, natural disasters or war. While Norway owns the vault, countries
sending seeds will own the materials they deposit. Even if forces, such as global
warming, raise temperatures, the design of the facility will ensure that the seeds stay
well preserved. This remote doomsday vault dug into the frigid Arctic mountainside,
has evolved from a bold concept, to what is now an impressive facility, containing
everything needed to protect crop biodiversity. The vault serves as a backup of
the world’s 1,400 other seed banks and can store up to 4.5 million samples.
Experts say many seeds could last for 1,000 years. The location, especially
selected for its cold climate and natural, mountain permafrost, lies in a secret, remote
archipelago.
Susan Sher, Contributing Editor
Red Palm Mite Threat
Are we checking agriculture and nursery loads coming from Florida for the Red Palm Mite yet? Maybe
we should. Texas Palm Tree Growers are concerned that if we let the Red Palm Mite “slide by” we could be facing
severe infestations here in the Rio Grande Valley as well as the rest of the Texas Gulf Coast. So far there
is no real known preventative pesticide measures that can be taken.
This little critter would devastate the palm tree growing industry along the Texas Gulf Coast .
This is a similar situation that has occurred over the last several years with the Sago Palm. A small pest
called the Asian Cycad Scale was found in Florida a few years back. It quickly spread here into Texas
through shipments of nursery stock. This small pest drifts in the wind and once it arrived in no time at all it
spread pretty much state wide. Take a close look at Sago Palms in you area and you will see that most of
them are infected with the Asian Cycad Scale. The small Asian Cycad Scale has decimated the Sago Palm
growing business in Texas. It is very serious.
Maybe the Texas Dept. of Agriculture should have taken early preventative measures By allowing the
Florida Nursery Industry to ship palm trees and plants into Texas, we are seriously threatened by the
newest pest – the Red Palm Mite. Now with the Red Palm Mite found in Florida Nurseries, we stand a
very good chance of infecting Texas. This particular Mite will completely destroy the Palm Tree Growing
Business in Texas. It is VERY SERIOUS.
On behalf of all the palm tree growing businesses as well as individuals growing trees in their yards,
there needs to be a quarantine of all shipments of nursery and palm stock originating from Florida, and
there needs to be further investigation on the impact the Red Palm Mite if Texas becomes infected.
Stan Crockett, Bayview Farms, Los Fresnos, TX
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Dispose of Old Computers &
Donate Old Cell Phones For
Soldiers
Think twice before you throw away your old computer or TV. Electronic refuse thrown in the trash
is sometimes incinerated at your dump sending dioxins from the burned plastic into the atmosphere
and leaving behind toxic ash.
Old-style computers or TV monitors can contain at least four pounds of lead, and flat-panels have
mercury bulbs. According to the advocacy group Texas Campaign for the Environment, Texans alone
will discard about 50 million TVs and personal computers by 2009, amounting to more than 200
million pounds of lead.
It is now against the law for business or institutional computer owners to discard their old machines
in the trash. But consumers have no such restrictions, and with the new type high definition TV we are
all supposed to buy in 2009 in order to get reception, there will be many, many more TV’s discarded.
As for your old computer, if it is not upgradeable, it can be recycled. In the last legislative session,
House Bill 2714 was passed, mandating that by September 1, 2008, computer makers must have a
program in place to collect and recycle or reuse all computer equipment, including monitors, they sell in
the state. This does not, however, include television sets.
A few companies specializing in recycling electronic waste will guarantee that your personal
information will be erased from your old computer in a way that is unrecoverable. Some will even
travel to your location to pick it up.
To find a company in your area, contact the Environmental Protection Agency regional office at
1-800-887-6063 or visit the agency’s e-cycling website at www.epa.gov/epaoswer/ hazwaste/recycle/
ecycling.
Another company started a “Cell Phones Recycling Program”.
Money raised from recycled phones is used to purchase calling cards for our troops.
www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
The company’s mission is to “Help Our Troops Call Home”.
They will provide postage pre-paid envelopes to mail the phones. Phones can be in any
condition or brand and do not need to have batteries.
The Editor
In Loving Memory
of an outstanding gardener and expert floral designer
Beckey Strickland
Past President of the Oklahoma State Garden Club
Past President of the Garden Club of Flower Lovers
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A&M Garden Club
Dedicates Blue Star Memorial Marker
Seated, L-R: Sally Koestler 2001-02 President, Pat Haberstroh 1993-94 President,
Mary Ann Taylor, 2004-06 & 1993-94 President
Standing, L-R: Jane Cohen, Eugenia Williams, Joyce Menefee, Norma Jean Stokes, Ellen Pullen.
T
he A&M Garden Club dedicated a Blue Star Memorial Marker, on Sunday, Nov. 11, in honor
of all men and women who have served, are serving or will serve in the United States Armed
Services. President Idalia Aguilar and Blue Star Marker Chair Mary Ann Taylor coordinated the
memorial marker, placed at the Veteran’s Park, 3101 Harvey Road (Hwy 30), College Station. The
marker, mounted on a red granite stone, is in the Veteran’s Memorial area, near the garden plaza
by the wall of names and sculpture.
The A&M Garden Club honors our Armed Forces who defend the United States of America,
recognizing how fortunate we are to have our servicemen and women helping us and guarding our
country, yesterday, today and tomorrow. The A&M Garden Club members stand unified behind
our military who are called to serve their country, with our prayers for their safe return.
The Blue Star memorial’s name was chosen for the star on World War II service flags and
banners displayed as a tribute in homes for a family member, sons and daughters serving away
at war, as well as in churches and businesses. A uniform marker was designed to identify the
Highways. This program has been active all through the years to the present, a fitting tribute always
and especially now. The men and women in our Armed Forces fly our skies, sail our seas and guard
our shores ensuring our safety. They stand ready at a moment’s notice to defend our country.
L-R: Mary Ann Taylor, Blue Star Memorial Marker Committee Chair, Millie Parrack, Jane Cohen, Ellen Pullen.
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Jane Cohen, Reporter A & M Garden Club
Proclamation
Arbor Day
WHEREAS: In 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that
a day be set aside for the planting of trees, and this holiday, called ARBOR DAY, was first
observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska.
WHEREAS: In Texas in 1889, the citizens of Temple conceived an Arbor Day
Resolution, which the Texas Legislature passed into law.
WHEREAS: Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world.
WHEREAS: Trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by the wind and water,
cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen and
provide habitat for wildlife.
WHEREAS: Trees are a renewable resource giving us paper and wood for our homes, fuels
for our fires and countless other wood products.
WHEREAS: Trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of
business areas, and beautify our community.
WHEREAS: Trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
RESOLVED THAT_______________________________________ BE DESIGNATED
ARBOR DAY __________________, Texas
Proclaimed on this______________________day of_ _______________________
MAYOR
Seasonal Recipe
GOOD TURNIP GREENS
Enough turnip greens to fill clothes wash machine
2 Turnips diced
1 lb. salt pork, sliced
2 cups water
Wash the greens in the clothes washer in plain water on the regular cycle. Cut them up
and put them in a 4-6 qt. slow cooker-crockpot, add water, sliced pork & turnips. Force
the lid on and cook 12-14 hours very slow. Add salt if needed.
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YOU ARE A WINNER...
Clubs are electing their new boards as this is being written. One “lucky”
person will be selected, drafted or coerced into being the Yearbook chair.
The YEARBOOK CHAIR can make a big impact on the club. Think about it...
the yearbook is the written” bible” for the club during the year. It is referred
and relied upon by all the members. The programs chair gives the agenda
for the year to the yearbook chair, now the chair can work the magic. For
instance, when reading about a program on “Daffodils”, what would entice
a member to come to the meeting instead of going to buy bulbs and plant
them? Would just the title “Daffodils” or short description “Daffodils... learn
about all the different varieties and companion bulbs and plants that will
make your garden have the look of those well-done garden catalogues.”...
which is a better job? The speaker’s credentials then follow. Would a simple
remark…John Smith, horticulturist do it? Or reel them in with “John
Smith, horticulturist at the City Zoo, who is transforming the grounds into
a botanical sanctuary for our city. He has studied garden design at State
University and has degree in water management.” Have doubts about how
enticing the description is, have a neighbor read it. IF the neighbor asks if
she/he can come…BINGO…YOU HAVE A WINNER.
By adding more information to each program as well as the extra activities,
the yearbook will be used frequently by all members. A job well done. But
don’t stop there; let the world know what your club is doing. Apply for a
YEARBOOK AWARD! Of course the book has all the required information
stated in the Yearbook Brochure. All the T’s have to be crossed and I’s
dotted…(the great majority of the submitted yearbooks have that). What will
set your yearbook apart from the group is all the added information about
each month’s program. The hard work has been done, so just apply and reap
the rewards. NOW YOU ARE A WINNER FOR YOUR CLUB!
Kathy Cox, VP Awards
In Loving Memory
E laine B ryant
District VIII Treasurer
From her friends in District VIII
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CALENDAR 2008
Calendar Chairman, Jean Snodgrass, 500 Palm Valley Dr E. Harlingen, TX 78552
Phone: 956-428-4590 E-mail: [email protected]
National Events
April 26-29, 2008, NGC Convention,
Memphis, TN
SCR Events
March 28-29, 2008, SCR Convention
Hot Springs, AR
State Events
April 6-9, 2008 Spring Convention,
Killeen, TX
Co-Chairs:
Charlotte Elrod (254-771-2407)
Evelyn Knox (979) 542-0656 (register p. 14)
October 15-17, 2008 Fall Convention,
San Angelo, TX
Texas Design Seminars
Renewal XVII Design Seminar:
July 29-31, 2008
Design Seminar School I:
July 31-Aug. 2, 2008
Contact: Joyce Cochran, [email protected]
(214) 357-1147
Landscape Design Schools
School II Sept. 18-19, College Station
Contact: Charlie Marr [email protected]
(281) 367-7363
Environmental Study School
August 13-15, 2008 Course II Camp Tyler
Contact: [email protected]
(903) 561-2081
Flower Shows Symposiums
March 18-19, 2008 FSS I, Dallas
Contact: Dana Serafine [email protected]
(972) 781-6630
March 25-27, 2008 FSS II, Houston
Contact: Betty Schoolar
July 24-26, 2008 FSS II, Tyler
August 8-10, 2008 FSS II, El Paso
Contact Kathy Cox (915) 581-2550
For all schools, Contact Andrea Story
[email protected]
Symposiums
June 13-15, 2008, Houston, Holiday Inn
Astrodome Contact: Mary Jo Busse
[email protected] (713) 723-0311
Flower Shows
Stamford Garden Club April 12
Stamford Country Club 2-5
Ozona Garden Club April 15
Crockett Civic Center 4-6
Ft. Worth Council April 26-27
Ft. Worth Botanic Garden
Corpus Christi G County
April 26
West Brownsville G C
April 29-30
Mexia Garden Club May 3
Mexia Civic Center 1-4
The Woodlands
Garden Club
Flower Show
CIRQUE L’IMAGINATION
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
1:00 – 4: 00 p.m.
Forum
5055 W. Panther Creek Dr.
Betty Gerber 261-370-8498
50 Years of Gardening
Congratulations
Park Foothill Garden Club
el paso
Visit the website www.texasgardenclub.org for more information on calendar and dates
Spring 2008 19
BOOK REVIEWS
HUMAN SUSTAINABILITY
Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls – it tolls for thee, and for me …
We don’t have the option of a squeaky clean planet. Living in a way that is less damaging to
the Earth is not easy, but it is vital, because pollution is pervasive and often life-threatening.
Cutting waste costs money. Yet, time and again, the quest for wealth increases global stress
and generates chronic tradeoffs such as widespread trans-boundary air pollution problems,
excessive consumption and harvesting of water from our rivers and aquifers, emerging
infectious diseases, displacement and irreversible changes in ecosystems …
From the dawn of time extinction has progressed at a natural rate. Today the tempo is much
faster. Our pillage of the natural world continues to tug at the loose end of the unraveling web
of life. In reality, extinction is forever.
Today, Governments try to ensure that their policies, programs and budgets encourage
sustainable development. Environmental protection and population growth are inextricably
linked. Conscientiously addressing problems will hold the key to a better future for
humankind and the natural world. Not intended as a book review BUT with these thoughts
in mind, Read a captivating, amazing and highly sensory new book: “THE WORLD
WITHOUT US” – By: Alan Weisman, St. Martins Press/2007
You’ll be so glad you did!
The Sea gives up its secrets in the form of Flotsam and Jetsam.
According to international marine law, whoever finds flotsam on the high seas or “Treasures”
washed up on beaches stranded by the ebbing tide, may take rightful ownership, unless it is
clearly marked as property of a government, or unless its previous owner can prove rightful
possession.
A viscous, “synthetic broth” is found in plastic, a petroleum based substance which does not
bio-degrade, but rather photo-degrades by breaking down gradually into smaller and smaller
bits, translating into billions of tons of non-biodegradable refuse.
“WASHED UP – THE CURIOUS JOURNEYS of FLOTSAM and Moody - Paperback /
SASQUATCH BOOKS, SEATTLE, 2006
Amusing, engaging and worldly “Paperback” about the science and romance of the ocean &
the mystery and magic of flotsam, will certainly entertain you!
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BOOK REVIEWS
THE WILD TREES A STORY OF PASSION AND DARING” is a nonfiction narrative.
“Canopy voyagers” dangerously explores the world’s most splendid forests.
Climb into the amazing leafy labyrinths in a vertical Eden with Richard Preston. Experience
the hauntingly beautiful crown jewels of nature on earth.
Share a great passion for tall trees and our imperiled biosphere.
RANDOM HOUSE / NEW YORK, 2007
“CITRUS A HISTORY” – BY PIERRE LASZLO – The University of Chicago Press, 2007
This intriguing book traces a fascinating path through natural and social history, exploring the
drama and discovery of citrus. Evoking the sensuous beauty of their colors, shapes, textures
and taste, every profile of these botanic masterpieces, their blooms and flesh, their aerial
and leafy habitats as well as their extensive culinary use, is a breathtaking celebration of
delectable preserves!
BOOK REVIEWS by Susan Sher, Contributing Editor
Thank s to all the people who have helped me with
The Lone Star Gardener. A special thanks to Roger
Hodge and his family at Hodge Printing, Janice
Croarkin at Headquarters and all my Editors and
Advertising Staff. Thank s to Carol Russell, Brooke
Lively and Kathy Cox for showing me the ropes and
all my friends in District V that had faith in me to do
this job. Thanks to Mexia Garden Club for allowing
me to pursue this endeavor and most of all thanks to
all the members of Texas Garden Clubs Inc. who have
worked hard so that I will have something to write
and a special thanks to my family and God for
allowing me to complete the first year of my job as
Lone Star Gardener Editor.
Sarah McReynolds
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FROM YOUR HEADQUARTERS
WE GRATEFULLY ACCEPT your contributions received from November 1, 2007 through January 31,
2008.
ENDOWOMENT FUND: Mt Pleasant GC; Lake Jackson GC; Retama GC; Portland GC; Spade & Hoe
GC; Poise N Ivy GC; in memory of Adeline Cawlfield by Jan Wilder; in memory of Charlene McCarty
by Grandview GC; in memory of Rete Parker and Elaine Bryant by Joan Stansfield;
DURRETT ENDOWMENT FUND: Kermit GC; Seminole GC;
SCHOLARSHIP FUND: Seminole GC; Colleyville GC; Everman GC; Grace GC; Past Presidents GC;
Civic GC; Grapeland GC; Mt Pleasant GC; Weed N Wish GC; Lake Jackson GC; Bouquettes GC; Newport
GC; Memorial Northwest Ladybugs GC; Olde Tower Oaks GC; Georgetown GC; Driftwood GC; Poise N
Ivy GC; Fleur de Lis GC; in memory of Rete Parker and Joyce Griese’s mother by Kay Warmerdam; in
memory of Lorraine Hayes by Oak Cliff Garden Forum and Gwen Hood;
INA BRUNDRETT SCHOLARSHIP: Grapeland GC;
WILLIAM & LUCY HENDY SCHOLARSHIP: Jacki Simmers;
HEADQUARTERS GIFTS: Lubbock Council of GC’s; Dallas North Garden Forum; Poise N Ivy GC;
LANDSCAPE FUND: Lake Worth GC; Grapeland GC; Mt Pleasant GC; Poise N Ivy GC;
POCKET GARDENS: District II; Tri-County Diggers GC; District VI; Ovilla GC; TNT Study GC;
HEADQUARTERS BUILDING MAINTENANCE: Everman GC; Newport GC; Georgetown GC;
Linwood Acres GC; Poise N Ivy GC;
BLASCHKE LANDSCAPE FUND: Kermit GC; Mt Pleasant GC;
SILVER BOOK: Ina Brundrett by Azalea GC, Tyler;
FRIENDSHIP BOOK: Past Presidents GC;
PRESIDENTS BOOK:
DISTRICT II: Beverly Nabors by Everman GC; Florence Barron by Grace GC; Marion Badey by Past
Presidents GC;
DISTRICT IV: Weed N Wish GC; Etta Guillot by Newport GC;
WORLD GARDENING:
BROOKWOOD GARDEN THERAPY: Kermit GC; Newton GC; Lake Jackson GC; Georgetown GC;
Sweeny GC; Pine Village GC; Newport GC; Memorial Northwest Ladybugs GC; Dallas North Garden
Forum; Poise N Ivy GC; in memory of Treva Cruse, Jessie Walters and Marian Lunson by Merlene
Cain; in memory of Rete Parker and Adeline Cawlfield by Carol Smith
CAMP TYLER: Kermit GC; Seminole GC; Newton GC; Grapeland GC; Sweeny GC; in memory of
Gene Morehead, brother of Margaret David, by Rhoda Berry;
MARBRIDGE FARMS: Seminole GC; Newton GC; Poise N Ivy GC; in honor of Carol Moore by
Newton GC and Jacksonville GC;
SEEDS FOR LIFE: Seminole GC; Colleyville GC; Grace GC; Grapeland GC; Newport GC; Driftwood
GC; Portland GC; San Angelo GC; in honor of Ann Nette Pearce by Campus GC; Abilene GC, 16 pkts;
NATIONAL LAND TRUST:
ANIMAL REHABILITATION KEEP (ARK): Portland GC; Poise N Ivy GC;
CROSS PLAINS TREE RESCUE: Kermit GC; Lake Jackson GC;
KEYSTONE HERITAGE PARK: Seminole GC; Georgetown GC; Newport GC; Dessert Hills GC;
NATURE CONSERVANCY OF TEXAS: Kermit GC; Seminole GC; Colleyville GC; Sweeny GC;
Bouquettes GC; Newport GC; Memorial Northwest Ladybugs GC; Sunbonnet Lou GC; Poise N Ivy GC;
NATURAL DISASTER: Kermit GC; Seminole GC; Colleyville GC; Grace GC; Grapeland GC; Lake
Jackson GC; Portland GC; Sunbonnet Lou GC;
PENNY PINES: Seminole GC; Grapeland GC; Mt Pleasant GC;
RIVERSIDE NATURE CENTER: Kermit GC; Seminole GC;
RIO GRANDE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR: Seminole GC; Sweeny GC; Driftwood GC; Poise N Ivy
GC;
STATE LIBRARY FUND: Seminole GC; Grapeland GC;
BIRDSEED FUND: Seminole GC; Colleyville GC; Newton GC; Grapeland GC;
STATE ARBOR DAY FUND: Seminole GC; Colleyville GC; Newton GC; Grapeland GC; Newport GC;
Brookhaven GC; Sunbonnet Lou GC
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Dear Editor of the Lone Star Gardener,
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Gardening is a lifestyle filled with patience, beauty, logic and best of all joy.
As gardeners we are called obsessed, addicted and even compulsive, but we’re infused with confidence
because we understand that the very best place for a garden, is as close to humanity as possible!
I urge your readers to try “SPLENDOR IN GRASS” as a new and passionate trend in naturescaping. In order to conserve energy, create wildlife habitat, food and cover for birds, butterflies and small
animals, planting grasses presents a passion for real time gardening. Grass is primal, raw – it’s a way to
connect with the earth. Grasses add new dimension to the structural elements of a garden. Native grasses
will do well because they don’t need much water. Imagine the bronze tones of sedges and sculptured
tufts of blue flax for instance, adding a sense of splendid abandonment. Native grasses are the way of the
future, especially where time is a precious commodity.
Climate is an area where humanity is virtually helpless when it tries to effect change. Actually, the
jury is still out on this one and experts are still squabbling!
The work of Mother Nature is not our prerogative.
Ethanol, is the new word on the Block, and can easily be described as “The Good, The Bad & The
Ugly” in terms of its emergence as a definite energy alternate. Shunned by the oil industry as a burdensome new addition to gasoline blends because of its caustic properties, it’s charged with the ultimate
demise of the human race. Food (corn) prices are ever increasing around the globe! We simply need to
keep in perspective, that our heavy reliance on oil, impacts the real dollar.
Share rides to garden club events.
Grow support for “Flower Giving Projects” for abused moms and their children!
Thank you for caring enough to print these humble thoughts.
Sincerely,
Susan Sher. (Trustee, District VI)
ADDRESS CORRECTIONS:
Freda (Carpenter) Martin, VP Membership, 6891 CR 378, Caldwell TX 77836, [email protected]
Kris Brown,Former President, 19445 David Memorial Dr. # 1408 Shenandoah, TX 77385,
[email protected]
Janis Speights, Forestry Posters, [email protected]
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Sandee Walters,
Scholarship
23703 FM 2767E
Kilgore, TX 75662
Wilma Smith,
Organization Study
198 Keith St.
Allen, TX 75002
Freda Martin,
Membership
6891 CR 378
Caldwell, TX 77836
Sarah McReynolds,
Lone Star Gardener
1722 Hwy 14N
Groesbeck, TX 76642
Kathy Cox, Awards
817 Camino De Paz Ct.
El Paso, TX 79922
Jacki Simmers, Finance
President-Elect
5004 Sherwood Dr.
Midland, TX 79707
Judy Keillor, President
3205 Banyan Circle
Harlingen, TX 78550
Pat Graber, Parl.
2618 Talina Way
Houston, TX 77080
Idalia Aguilar, Historian
3071 Thurman Rd.
Bryan, TX 77808
Jean Snodgrass,
Corresponding Secretary
500 Palm Valley Dr. E
Harlingen, TX 78552
Jo Ann Denson, Treas.
1201 Park Drive
Stamford, TX 79553
Marion Badey,
Secretary
3801 Trailwood
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Ruby Brigman,
Youth Activities
P.O. Box 1611
Uvalde, TX 78802
Mary Louise Michie,
Honorary Life President
3740 Bellaire Circle
Fort Worth, TX 76109
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Officers
3111 Old Garden Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76107-3498
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