Duluth Garden tour, Saturday, August 7th, RSVP by August 4

We need to have at least 5 confirmed participants for the garden tour to Duluth, Saturday August 7.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, Aug. 4^th call Kris at 715-689-2333 to sign up for the trip.

Tour details:

We will be visiting the Enger Tower gardens, the Duluth Rose Garden, Edelweiss Nursery, and possibly another greenhouse on the way home if there’s time. We will stop somewhere in Duluth for lunch on our own.

Carpool from the Grantsburg High School parking lot at 8 AM, and return sometime late afternoon. If we have more than 5 confirmed, we will need another volunteer to drive a second vehicle. Let Chris know if you can take some in your car if need be.

Thanks. We hope to get a good turnout for this event!

Kris Henning, tour leader

Lucille's Eclair Dessert

Lucille treated us to her Eclair Dessert at the 2010 Community Garden Tour. Very rich and delicious! Thanks Lucille! Look for links to tried and true member recipes on the left column.

1 cup water
1 stick butter
1 cup flour
4 eggs
1 pkg cream cheese [8oz.]
3 cups cold milk
2 packages instant pudding. [vanilla]

Crust
Bring one cup water to a boil. Remove from heat add 1 stick butter and stir until melted, add eggs one at a time stirring well. Next add the flour and stir until it forms a ball. Pour in 9x13 inch pan. Bake in 400 degree oven about 15 Minutes. Watch very carefully, bake only until light brown. Let cool completely.

Filling
Beat 1 cup milk, 1 pkg cream cheese, add remaining milk slowly with pudding mix . Let this thicken a little and pour on top of crust. Top with whipped cream or whipped topping. Add fresh fruit or sprinkle melted Chocolate on top.

Enjoy!

Kim's Pecan Pie Bars

Kim treated us to these wonderful bars at the 2010 Garden Club Community Garden town. They are so yummy!! Thanks Kim. And thanks to Lucille, Janet, Gaye and Wanda for bringing the refreshments for the tour.

Check out the link to Recipes on the left column, scroll down about half way.

Pecan Pie Bars

Pre-heat oven to 350

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup packed brown sugar ( I used Dark)
1/2 cup light colored corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla

1. For crust, in a medium bowl combine flour, powdered sugar & salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in the 1/2 butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pat crumb mixture into an ungreased 11 x 7 x 1-1/2 inch baking pan ( I used a 9 x 13)

Bake about 20 minutes or until light brown.

2. Meanwhile, for filling, in a medium bowl stir together eggs,pecans,brown sugar,corn syrup, melted butter and the vanilla. Pour over the baked crust, spreading evenly

3. Bake about 20 minutes more or until the filling is set. Cool in pan.

I lined my pan with foil with the foil extending a couple inches beyond the pan edge for easier removal - also I cut back on the baking time because of the larger pan I used - approx 16 minutes.

Busy Garden Clubbers

Members have lots going on this weekend that may interest other Garden Clubbers.

Kris Henning's annual Daylilie sale is this Saturday, July 17 at her gardens on Spirit Lake.

Spirit Lake Daylilies
22163 Spirit Lake Road E.
Frederic, WI. 54837
(715) 689-3456

Friday and Saturday, July 16 and 17, is Janet Byer's Huge Perennials Sale, Friday 10 to 5, Saturday 8 to 5

13017 Solness Road (2 miles south of Grantsburg on 48/87, 1.5 miles east on Solness
715 463-2008 or 715-222-2009

Saturday, July 17 Mary Griesbach's Log Cabin Soaps at Pine CityArts & Crafts Fest
9AM - 4PM
Robinson Park, Pine City, MN

If you are a Burnett Garden Clubber with an event coming up that might be of interest to members, let me know and I will post it for the club.

Sign up for Edelweiss Nursery Garden Tour, Duluth, Saturday August 7th

Please let Kris Henning know if you will be making the trip to Duluth with us for the fabulous Edelweiss Nursery Garden Tour. Details to follow regarding carpool. Email or phone if you wish to attend but have not put your name in:

715.689.2333
henning@grantsburgtelcom.net

Great time at the Garden Club Community Garden Tour

Tessman, Seume and Nelson gardens.

Daylily Society of Minnesota garden tour Sunday, July 18

The Daylily Society of Minnesota garden tour is this Sunday, July 18. If anyone would like to attend and ride with Kristie, she would love to have company on the drive to meet the bus!

From Kristie:

The tour costs $10 for members, $15 for non-members, and DSM membership only costs $5/year. We travel on a deluxe motorcoach bus, the trip includes lunch and refreshments, and we will be seeing 4 very nice gardens for the day. We are touring the northwest quadrant of the Twin Cities this year in the Buffalo and Monticello area. We will meet the bus in the Wayzata area, and would probably have to leave our area around 6-6:30 AM; the tour probably gets done around 3-3:30 PM, so we would be back before supper.

I personally toured the gardens this spring and they include Gary Schaben (a well-known MN. Hybridizer with lots of interesting seedlings), Darrell Johnson (former Board member and budding hybridizer with a beautiful rock/water garden, vegetables, & apples in a former apple orchard property), and Mick Raeker (budding hybridizer and maniacal gardener of five acres), plus Mick’s neighbor, who has a large water garden, pretty garden beds, and fun ‘antique-filled playhouses’ in her back yard.

Please let me know asap if you’d like to come with me; I will work out the arrangements with you later this week.

I know there was still room on the bus as of last Friday. You will have to email President & Tour Leader Amanda Engstrom at: amandaengstrom@netscape.net to register and find out how she would like you to pay (mail or bring check?).

Hope you can make it!

As of yesterday there were ten seats on the bus. Email Kristie at khenning@barronmutual.com or call her at 715-689-2333

Reminder: pick up your rhubarb leaf project at Mary's

Some projects still need to be picked up at Mary's. One piece of Cynthia's is in the garage. Theresa and Janet have pieces to pick up and there is a rhubarb leaf in the gazebo--not sure who that one belongs to. No need to call ahead to pickup except for Cynthia.

Pictures of your rhubarb leaf birdbath and hyper-tufa pots wanted!

Our first picture of a completed rhubarb leaf project was sent in by Kimberly McDonald.

She used diluted acrylic paint in numerous coats and a spray-on sealer that seemed to work fine on the concrete.

Send me your snaps at pameladavies@yahoo.com and I will post them!!

Community Garden Tour, Thursday, July 15, 5:30 PM

The annual Community Garden Tour will take place on Thursday, July 15, beginning at 5:30 PM. Our first stop will be Becky and Tim Tessman's gardens. Then we can go to Linnea and Rick Seume’s and Shirley Nelson, Linnea's mom next door. And finally, refreshments will be served at Pam Davies's.

Becky says Tim has a lot of new hostas since we were last there. Shirley Nelson no longer has a woods behind her-- she now has sun gardens. Linnea also now has more sun gardens, so things are different at her place, also.

Tessman's are at 369 W Olson Dr

Seume's and Shirley are at 415 E Madison Ave

Pam Davies is at 216 N Pine Street

Members and anyone interested in the Burnett Garden Club are invited to attend. Hope to see you all there!!