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March 18, 2004 – Meeting – for more information click here.

April 15, 2004 – Meeting – for more information click here.

May 20, 2004 – Annual Plant Exchange – for more information click here.

June 27, 2004 – Public Pond Tour – for more information click here.

 

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March 18, 2004 Meeting

 

Where - Butterfield Youth Services, 1180 Highway WW in Marshall, MO.

When - Thursday, March 18, 7 PM

 

    Spring is here and it is time for our club to get going again.

    The program will be March Makeovers. 

    We will be looking at ways to give that tired looking garden a facelift.

    Information will be provided on improving old flowerbeds, trees, and shrubs, and water gardens that are in need of a makeover.

 

    We will also discuss our up coming projects at the Blosser Ladies Home and the Indian Foothills Golf Course.

 

 

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April 15, 2004 Meeting

 

    Linda Siler, President of the Springfield Water Garden Society, was selected for jury duty and had to cancel out for our program scheduled for the April meeting.  She has been re-scheduled for the September meeting.

    Our program will be presented by Gary Eck of Marcum Landscaping in Sedalia.  His will discuss ideas for landscaping around a water garden and will have examples of plants that can be used. 

 

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Annual Plant Exchange

 

Our annual plant exchange will be held at the home of Jeanne Wilson on May 20, 2004

We will have a potluck dinner and will see Jeanne’s hydroponics garden.

 

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June 27, 2004 Public Pond Tour

 

Final arrangements are being made for the June 27, 2004 public pond tour. 

Posters will be given out at the May club meeting. 

 

Ponds on this year’s tour are:

Don and Myra Switala

Ron and Joan Sanders

Barbara Thiel, Malta Bend

Donna Chevalier, Malta Bend

Springwater Nursery, Malta Bend

Roger and Lil Blakely

Doug and Mica Newman-Koehn

Bruce and Linda Brock

Fred and Arline Borchers

Blosser Ladies Home

 

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Club Memberships

 

    Since we did not have a newsletter in January or February, no reminders were sent for membership renewal.  Please check the address section of your March newsletter to see if your membership is past due.  March renewals and past due memberships should be paid this month.  If you don’t have a current card, contact Becci Baker at 886-8667.

 

    If you are not a member and would like to join click here to access a printer friendly membership form.

 

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Gardening Library

 

    A gardening library is being established at the Marshall Public Library, 214 N. Lafayette Street in Marshall, MO.  Several club members worked in January to paint the back room of the library to be used for community meetings.  You can learn more about the library at our March meeting.

 

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Photo Contest Winners

 

    We had 44 pictures entered in the photo contest at the November meeting.  Here are the winners:

 

Best over all ----Fred Borchers

Pond Views----Fred Borchers

Fish and Frogs---Fred Geisler

People in the garden----

Dewey Hendrix, Ladonna Arrowood (tie)

Garden Features----Fred Geisler

Flowers----Fred Geisler

Most Unusual----Katye Elsea

 

The winners received gift certificates from Springwater Nursery of Malta Bend, MO.

Click here to see the winning photos !!!

 

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Polly Ponders

 

If you have any gardening problems you need help with, write Polly.  With years of experience with both flower gardening and water gardening, she possesses a wealth of information and wisdom!

 

To read other Polly Ponders columns click here

 

 

Send your questions to:

Polly Ponder

Saline County Water Garden Club

PO Box 555

Marshall, MO  65340

 or e-mail Polly at:  Polly@finsandfriends.com 

 

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