5/29/2011

Sign Planting, Plant Sale and ....

June is here and our garden club calendar starts out with a flurry of activity:

June 2, 2011 5:30 pm at the Grantsburg sign on Hwy 70, Annual Sign Planting. Bring gloves and shovels and any other cultivating tools you like. We will clean out the beds and plant annuals along the boarder. Refreshments to follow.

June 4, 2011 6:30 am Saturday in front of the Espresso Cabin. This is our Annual Plant Sale (8 am to noon). Rain or shine. Dress for the weather. We will be setting up, selling and tearing down. We need members to help set up and sell but if you can't get there that early, come when you can. This is a fun event and members usually go home with a lot of plants for their own gardens!!

June 16, 2011 Garden jaunt to Rush City to see Wanda Bjorn's garden as well as another private garden (possibly). We will also make a stop at Melon Vine Farm. Dessert at Grant House in Rush City (if you haven't been to the Grant House, this will be a treat!) 5:30 pm carpool from the High School.

Hope to see you all there!!

5/13/2011

May 2011, Meeting Minutes

Burnett Garden Club
Meeting Minutes
May, 2011

Ten members were present at the May 12, 2011 meeting of the Burnett Garden Club held at room 111, Grantsburg High School. They were: Kris H., Wanda, Pam, Georgianna, Gaye, Kelly, Lucille, Mary G, Linnea and Rick .

Kris called the meeting to order and read the minutes from the April 14, 2011, meeting. No corrections to the minutes were offered. The minutes were approved with a unanimous vote, after a motion by Linnea, seconded by Wanda. April 2011 minutes have been posted to the blog.

The Treasurer’s report was not made as the Treasurer was absent. Last month’s balance was $1909.38. Kris had funds from early sales of plants at the plant-potting event last week. She will hold those funds until the sale.

Old Business:

  • The weeding calendar for the Grantsburg sign was handed out so each member would have a copy.
  • Our Community Garden Tour still needs a 4th garden preferably in the Grantsburg area. Alma’s gardens may be a possibility if we do not get any other offers.
  • The potting party held ad Kris’s last week was a great success with over 350 perennials and 37 shrubs potted up for the sale. 13 shrubs/trees from last year survived. Any plants brought in for the sale should be nicely potted and labeled.
  • Tables are needed for the sale. Kris has 2 8-foot tables, Wanda will bring 1, Mary C will bring 2, Georgianna will bring 1. Linnea and Rick will bring saw horses if we need them for more tables. Kris will be providing a large and a small canopy for shelter.
  • Kris handed out Plant Sale flyers to be posted by members and will send a digital file to Pam to send out to the full membership to post where appropriate.
  • We need boxes and flats for the sale.
  • Bring lawn chairs to the sale
  • Linea to bring sign
  • Becky will have the cash box and seed money
  • 6:30 AM setup.
  • Our Circle nursery tour, while a fun idea, has been cancelled due to lack of member participants.
  • Dahlia bulbs came in along with Begonia bulbs. These were handed out. There are some still available.

New Business:
  • Funky Garden’s North of Marine on St. Croix sent our club a $10.00 off coupon. I anyone would like it, contact Kris. They have also offered our club a tour.
  • Grantsburg Sign Planting will be June 2 at 5:30.
  • There are a number of events this summer throughout the area. Check the printed booklet or the blog calendar for these events.

No other business. Meeting was adjourned with a unanimous vote after a motion by Wanda, seconded by Gaye.

These minutes will be posted to the blog for review and presented at the next official meeting in September for approval. Please direct any corrections to pameladavies@yahoo.com

Our presenter tonight will be plant pathologist and mushroom expert, John Menge, who will speak on Identification and Basic Science of Local Mushrooms. Refreshments will be provided by Gaye and Linnea.

These minutes are respectfully submitted by Pam Davies

5/05/2011

Potting Party a great success

We had a great time at the potting party! and got lots of plants potted!!





Meeting Reminder, Thursday, May 12, 7:00 PM

Our next meeting is on May 12, 2011 7:00 pm, at the Grantsburg High School, room 111.

Plant pathologist and mushroom expert, Dr. John Menge, (retired UC Riverside plant pathology professor and friend of Crex Meadows) will speak on Identification and Basic Science of Local Mushrooms.

Refreshments will be provided by Gaye and Linnea.

5/02/2011

Plant Potting Party at Kris's Thursday, May 5, 6:00

Wow, with this cold weather it is hard to think of getting out there and digging up those clumps that need separating but Thursday is our potting party at Kris's. We need to get those excess plants potted up for the plant sale next month. Don't forget any extra seedlings you may have. Kris will give plenty of TLC to these plants and by June they will be dazzling for our sale.

Bring your seedlings and your plant clumps, dirt clinging to the roots, and any extra larger size plastic plant pots to Kris's at 22163 Spirit Lake Road E. (70 to Little Wood Lake Road), (715) 689-3456

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