Meeting Minutes, April 2013

Burnett Garden Club
Meeting Minutes
Date:  April 13, 2013

The meeting was called to order at 10:05 am at the Wood River Garden Center.

Eight members and one guest attended: Pam, Mary G., Cindy K., Cynthia, Alma, Leah, Lori, Kim and new member Barb Blume of Grantsburg

Secretary’s Report : Janet was not present, March meeting minutes posted on the blog were approves after motion (Cynthia) and second (Alma)

Treasurer’s Report: Georgianne was not present, no report.

Announcements: How many will be attending the Tea on May 5? Please RSVP by April 26. To prepay you can drop off payments to Mary G. on Monday and Wednesday at the Village office (Water Dept) or Tuesday and Thursday at the Fitness Center. Or you can RSVP to Teresa and pay at the door.

We would like to know how many are interested in attending the Como Park trip?  Register through Community Ed by June 10 with payment. Please let Pam know if you are planning to attend. So far we have Pam and Barb who have said they are planning to attend.

Standing Committee Reports

a. Potting party on Thursday, May 2nd @ 6 PM

• Should this be pushed back one week to May 9th because of the late season? Check with Kris.
• Everyone pretty much knows the drill for this—they can call Kris or Pam if they have any questions.
• If people are bringing miscellaneous iris or plain orange daylilies, we will be stuffing more of them into each pot so we don’t have so many. Use gallon pots for these.  
• Kris is out of business for daylilies this year, and will not have any more white plant sticks. She will see if the Flower Shop will donate some. Alma suggested white plastic knives. If anyone has any to donate, bring them to the potting party or give them so someone who is going to the potting party.
• We need plastic gallon pots and quart pots for the potting party. 
• Kris wants to know what people are able to bring this year. Let her know. Mary is bringing 8 (hopefully) fern type bleeding heart plants she wintered over indoors (small).
• Can we push the potting party up a week

b. Plant Sale is on June 8th (not on the first as we thought previously)

• Kris needs more tables for plants—she only has two 6’ tables; we need 4-5 more. Mary C not present but she usually brings tables—check with her. Pam can bring saw horses and a 4’ X 6’ piece of plywood.
• Kris has a card table for checkout. Georgianne has the cash box and will need to get 150.00 in change (1s, 5s and 10s) 
• We need another canopy—Kris has one 9 x 9 square and will need help setting it up; Mary Charmoli may be bringing another small one; we could maybe use a third.  Pam has a small one that has one bad pole but we can probably make it work. Anyone else?
• We need pop/can flats or small boxes for carry-out. Dean has about 100 hard sided plastic flats that he needs to get rid of. Let him know a few days before we want them and he will bring them from home.
• Kris can bring card stock and markers for signs, any one have other sign making supplies like paint or other sticks for holders? We discussed the importance of proper labeling and signage last year. People want to know what they are buying.
• Have folks be sure their stuff is labeled if they are bringing it directly to the sale or that they know what it is so it can be labeled.
• We need to print up signs to be distributed locally. We can bring some to the May Tea Party for folks to put up around town. Pam has the sign for this year, with the new date on it and may have some full color printed at CrexTechs and will hand them out at the Tea Party.
• Chris will get in touch with the Sentinel and Village Office about getting on the lists for Big Gust events and for advertising. Suggestion from Alma (it think it was Alma, my memory is terrible) to get on the events calendar at the Sentinel a month early.
• We will discuss the sale more at the May Tea Party. 

c. Sign Planting:

• Plants ordered from Wood River Garden Center: 16 large zinneas, 12 small. Dean has them growing already!! 
• Should we push this back a week due to the late spring?
• Need to find out about the soaker hose and will Tim be handling watering and about mulching, who has provided the mulch and done the mulching in the past.
• Weeding schedule posted on blog. Pam explained the sign planting project to new member Barb, will add her to the weeding schedule. 

Old Business: already discussed.

New Business: none

Any Other Business: none

The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 with a motion and second from Alma and Kim

Wonderful scones were provided by Cindy K. and Kim brought delicious raspberry and lemon bars.  Thanks so much. And thank you Kim for stepping in with treats for Sue who could not make the meeting.  The annual Pre-season tour of the Wood River Garden Center was conducted superbly by Dean. Thank you so much to Dean for sharing his expertise with us.

Meeting minutes respectfully submitted by Pam Davies. Please advise if corrections are needed.