I hope you are all safe and healthy. With all the uncertainty, I find communicating via telephone and computer with you a comforting pleasure. It is important that we maintain our ties and friendships while keeping a safe physical distance.
Thanks to Cynthia Druckenbrod, SLGC has re-instituted its Facebook group, hoping we can use the site for garden-related ideas and inspiration. The group is private, so only members and friends can post. Please, no political posts, and only positive comments (unless a cherished plant has died and you need consolation.)
Thank you for your very generous support of SLGC’s Charitable Projects. Eight proposals were received by the CP Committee in application for our approximately $20,000 in contributions for funding from virtually all of our members.
Fellow Gardeners: Along with planting gardens, it’s time to provide the funds for the wonderful SGLC activities and programs planned for the 2020-21 year.
Along with your Spring Cleaning, GCA has asked that we update our profiles on the GCA website. It is very easy, and a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the GCA website if you have not had a chance to visit it before. Here are the steps:
Enthusiasm and a sense of fun were the hallmarks of the propagation workshop held on March 10. With nine happy propagators, we started by learning about proper methods of propagation for succulents and then went to work.
Twelve SLGC members enjoyed a lively winter evening with Zone X Floral Design Chair Margaret Wilson. Margaret gave expert tips on design, color and resources.
Jane Ellison, First Vice Chairman of NAL for GCA, and I traveled to Washington, DC to participate in GCA’s outstanding advocacy leadership that began 37 years ago.
It might seem early, but April 15 is a good rule of thumb for putting your hummingbird feeders out. My personal experience over the last 12 years has been that they arrive within the first two weeks of May.
Despite what is happening the world over, spring is still coming to our gardens, providing us with much needed color and joy during this stressful time. Right now, you can see the blooms of crocus, snowdrops (Galanthus), Lenten roses (Helleborus), and late winter-blooming witch hazels (Hamamelis x intermedia).
Being housebound is hard. Not having a schedule is even harder. Missing out on SLGC meetings is the hardest of all. (Just kidding!) But let’s look at the bright side, focusing on all the helpful things we can do while in social isolation.
What's the news? What did you hear over the garden gate? Has your contact information changed since the new Directory was published? Who heard what? Who has learned something to share with us? Who has a great new idea? Who loves to share the miracles of nature? It's all here!