Members present were: Wanda B., Pam D., Kris H., Mary G., Mary C., Lucille D., Janet B., Georgianne K., Linnea S., Becky and Tim T., Sue A., and Cindy K.
Pam called the meeting to order at 6:35.
The minutes from the January meeting are on the blog for all to view.
The treasurer had no report, but we do have money in our account.
Committee reports: None
Old Business:
At the January meeting, Nicole Peterson, from the Grantsburg Chamber of Commerce spoke to us about the Chamber, what they do and all of the benefits that they provide for their members. Tonight, we discussed the idea of the garden club joining the Chamber of Commerce. Do we want to take advantage of the advertising that it would provide? If we join, do we need someone to go to the meetings? Pam D. agreed to be our contact person, if we join. We discussed the cost of $50 for our club, which is a non-profit. Do we want to pay out $50, would we get enough out of it to make it worthwhile?? We agreed to table the discussion and pick it up again at the March meeting.
New Business:
We discussed starting up an email account for the Garden Club so people may contact us by computer.Who would monitor it?
Dean at Wood River Garden Store gave Mary G. a copy of an awesome new magazine "Wisconsin Gardener". Mary passed the copy around for all to view. Dean will offer the magazine at his store. If you subscribe for 1 year through Wood River Garden Store, Dean will offer a 10% discount on items at the store. 1 year = 6 issues for $20.00.
Go to www.wisconsingardeningmag.com to view the magazine.
Kristie H. reported that she mailed out the Club booklets to those who did not attend the January meeting, when the booklets were passed out.
Dean has invited the Garden Club to come to his store for an early preview of items he has available. He would like us to come in April. He opens the store on April 21, but we get a sneak peek! We discussed a few different dates in April and voted. It was decided, by the majority, to go on Saturday April 7th at Noon. We can look through the store and go somewhere afterwards for refreshments and our April Meeting.
The treasurer spoke for a short while about the money in our account. Do we want the Club to be on a budget? Do we want to have a spending plan? Do we want to be accountable with our money? Do we want to have some money that we Save, some for Expenses, and some to Give Away?? Our plant sale in June is true income. Do we want to discuss the possibility of scholarships for Master Gardeners, spend on advertising, etc? How do we want to categorize our income and expenses?
Mary G., current Treasurer, and Becky T., former Treasurer, will get together before the next meeting to go over the past reports and provide a spreadsheet of income and expenses so see where the Club stands.
Motion was made to adjourn by Kristie and seconded by Mary C.
Refreshments were provided by Becky T. and Georgianne K. Thanks for the wonderful treats.
Joann Gray, from Sunshine Gardens, was our featured speaker for the meeting.
She had a beautiful slide show presentation on Heucheras, Heucherellas, and Tiarellas.
There are at least 150 different varieties of Heucheras. Heucheras prefer humus rich, well drained soil and some shade. Some of the Heucheras can tolerate full sun. All of the plants she mentioned need shelter from the hot afternoon sun. Heuchera "Villosa" will take heat and humidity. The darker leafed plants can tolerate more heat than the lighter ones.
Joann was a delightful speaker and had a very informative and lovely presentation. Thank you very much Joann.
Submitted by Janet Byers
Secretary
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