Saline County Water Garden Club - Monthly Newsletter

Our May 20 meeting will be our annual plant exchange. We will have a pot-luck dinner starting at 6:30 pm at the home of Jeanne Wilson. (Click here to see a map of the location) The club and Jeanne will furnish the meat, bread, drink, desert, and plates, forks, glasses, etc. Please bring a covered dish of a vegetable or salad. Bring a lawn chair if you have one.

Bring any kind of plants to the plant exchange. Even if you do not bring plants, come to the meeting. Our program will be a tour of Jeanne’s hydroponics greenhouses.

There will be a brief meeting of the pond tour hosts following our regular meeting

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Blosser Home Community Service Project

All the necessary materials have arrived to start work on our project at the Blosser Ladies Home, 836 E. Eastwood in Marshall. We will work on weekdays after 5 pm. If you want to help, let Larry Arrowood know by calling 660-886-8191. Those members who signed up to help at the last meeting will be notified of the work schedule.

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Work Day at Jim the Wonder Dog Park

Fourteen members of the club worked on April 17 to open the water garden at the Jim the Wonder Dog Park. All the rocks in and around the pond were removed. New flat rocks were added to the bottom and sides of the pond. The original coping stones were replaced around the pond and concreted in to keep them in place. The plants on the waterfall mound and around the pond were trimmed and the area cleaned up. Our thanks to these people who worked that day: Martha Kisner, Kayte Elsea, Larry and LaDonna Arrowood, Leta Robb, Bill and Connie Rieth, Dewey and Sandy Hendrix, Fred and Arline Borchers, Rex and Denise Cantlin, and Sue Davis.

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Jim Garden Maintenance Schedule

The following members have agreed to maintain the water garden at the Jim the Wonder Dog Park. If you are unable to it on the weeks you signed up for, notify Arline Borchers at 886-2413. The box of materials is stored at Arline’s home, 730 E. Eastwood.

May 2-15 Ray Prichard

May 16-29 Rex and Denise Cantlin

May 30- June 12 Alden and Katye Elsea

June 13- 26 Jim and Sheila Ruff

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Recent New Club Members

Justin Kuhler

201 S. JFK Ave.

Keytesville, MO 65261

Mel Smith

808 S. Grant

Marshall, MO 65340

660-886-3833

J.B. Finlayson

1112 N. Jefferson

Carrollton, MO 64633

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June 27, 2004 - Public Water Garden Tour

By LaDonna Arrowood, Tour Co-Chair

Our big Show-Me Water Garden Tour will be Sunday, June 27. We need volunteers to work at least 1 to 2 hours or longer the day of the tour. If everyone works a few hours then we all can go on the tour. So please call me at 886-8191 to let me know when you can work. The tour runs from 10 am to 6 pm.

The tickets, posters and flyers will be handed out at the May meeting. If you are unable to attend, the tickets will be mailed to you. You will receive your free member ticket in the June newsletter.

Be sure to patronize the businesses buying ads in the tour ticket. This is a big help since it covers our printing and poster costs for the tour. Their support enables us to spend more on our service projects. The following businesses are this year’s sponsors:

Superior Gardens, Columbia

McConnell’s Plantland, Midway

Marcum’s Landscaping, Sedalia

Jim’s Garden Center, Sedalia

Greenspot Garden Center, Sedalia

Cadwell’s One Scoop or Two, Marshall

Blind Pony Nursery, Marshall

Natures Beauty Landscaping, Marshall

The Elsea’s Water Garden Products, Marshall

Green Printers, Marshall

Country Floral and Keepsakes, Marshall

Granddaddy’s Garden, Marshall

Springwater Nursery, Malta Bend

City of Blackwater

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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Liberty Center Association for the Arts

Garden Walk June 19, 2004 Sedalia, Missouri

Join the LCAA for a one-day event allowing local gardeners to share their gardens and their gardening secrets. After the Garden Walk, a reception is held to thank the gardeners and artists. Area artisans will sell their outdoor art such as blown glass, metal works and pottery to the public.

Time:1 p.m. to 6 p.m., reception 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tickets $10. Tickets on sale June 1. Information call 660-827-3228.

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Minutes of the April Club Meeting

Ø Larry Arrowood brought the April 15th meeting to order. He asked everyone to share what is new in their ponds.

Ø Grandaddy's Garden donated $100 worth of plants to use around the Jim Garden.

Ø Arrow Rock is having a garden tour on May 15th, 2004.

Ø There will be a work day at the Jim Garden, Sat April 17th, at 9AM. At this time the rocks will be set in concrete around the edge. Arlene is in charge of the Jim Garden cleaning schedule. Sign up sheet passed around. Each person will clean the garden for 2 weeks in a row.

Ø The golf course project may have some changes. Mel Smith that had been heading up the plans has resigned. We will have to wait for his replacement to decide how the garden will be designed.

Ø May 20th is the plant exchange at Jeanne Wilson's home. Pot luck dinner - everyone bring a covered dish. Dinner is at 6:30PM and the program will be a tour of Jeanne's greenhouses.

Ø The watergarden tour is June 27th and volunteers are needed to work at the homes.

Ø This year we will not have a member only tour in Aug. The program is not yet determined.

Ø Connie Rieth updated the club on the status of the library project. The books will be available very soon. The club will keep 100 books in the library. Club members can use their watergarden membership cards to check out books.

Ø The certificates for the center piece contest winners (in December) were handed out.

Ø Refreshments provided by Sandy Hendrix

Ø The program was presented by Gary Eck from Sedalia.

Ø Tom Boehner won the bird door prize

Ø Margurite Ellis won the flower garden stake

Ø Wendy Ragan won the dragon fly garden stake

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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!

Send your questions to:

Polly Ponder

Saline County Water Garden Club

PO Box 555

Marshall, MO 65340