2021 Home Tour Date is Dec. 11, 2021 for so mark your calendars! Stay tuned for additional information.
Established July 9, 2008
Latest "New" information added to our website:
* On "Resources" Page: * Nothing changed * On "Members" Page: * Added Latest Meeting Minutes * Updated Membership Roster * On "Home" Page: * Added our new member. * Updated Plant of the Month * On "Board Members" Page: * Added Latest Meeting Minutes
The Garden Club of
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Established in 2008, the Club provides an informal forum for local gardening education, friendship and beautification of the community of Chappell Hill. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, funded through membership fees, donations and annual fundraisers.
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Welcome to our newest members:
Kathi Kleiner
Antoinette Simon
Kathi Kleiner
Antoinette Simon
"If you've never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden."
--- Robert Brault
--- Robert Brault
“Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace”
--- (French proverb)
--- (French proverb)
“Never underestimate the healing power of a moment in the garden!”
---The Lazy Gardener Newsletter
---The Lazy Gardener Newsletter
"In almost every garden, the land is made better and so is the gardener."
--- Robert Rodale
--- Robert Rodale
MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES
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Regular meetings are usually held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon, at the Fellowship Hall of the Chappell Hill United Methodist Church, 5195 Church Street.
Monthly meetings include speakers, raffles, door prizes and refreshments. In addition o our meetings, we have different projects, sponsor scholarships, garden art, plant swap and field trips. Annual Club Fundraiser: Christmas Home Tour.
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One of the Club's most visible projects is maintaining the flower beds in front of the town's Post Office, also a few other areas along Main Street. We hold monthly work days to do the planting and weeding.
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We invite you to join us:
Instructions for Application Form - Click on the link to open the form with Adobe Reader. You can print the form to your printer and fill in all the information needed. The form can be 1) mailed to the The Chappell Hill Garden Club (PO Box 24, Chappell Hill, Tx 77426), or 2) dropped off at Bluebonnet House and Garden Center in Chappell Hill.
Note: Payment must be submitted with the application to become a CHGC member.
Note: Payment must be submitted with the application to become a CHGC member.
If you have questions, please use the contact form at the top of this page . . . or call club president, Dale Ramey, at 713-562-6191.
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Scholarship/Funding Request
If you are looking to request scholarship or general funding (due to an unfortunate circumstance), please submit the Scholarship/General Funding Form. All instructions for completion are on the form.
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Plant of the Month - Coral Bean
The fact that this plant is beautiful is unchallenged. Its attractiveness to hummingbirds and butterflies is well documented. However, its beans are very poisonous. The leaves and stems have prickles, and sharp, recurved spines arm the stems. Decide for yourself whether or not the coral bean would be a good addition to your landscape.
All of us have those places in our gardens-places where the soil is poor or where the irrigation system does not reach. It is for these places that we choose tough, native plants. If wisely chosen and given some modicum of care during the establishment period, such plants will flourish with little or no supplemental irrigation. They often need no fertilizer, and no chemicals will be needed to control insect pests.
The showy coral bean (Erythrina herbacea) is one example of a native plant that will survive in an out-of-the-way place in the landscape with very little effort on the gardener's part. Sometimes called Cherokee bean or cardinal spear, this native legume grows naturally in hardwood hammocks throughout the southern portions of the United States and on into Mexico. Most references place it in USDA Zones 8-10, but there is some evidence that it can be successfully grown somewhat beyond this range.
For more info: https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2174
All of us have those places in our gardens-places where the soil is poor or where the irrigation system does not reach. It is for these places that we choose tough, native plants. If wisely chosen and given some modicum of care during the establishment period, such plants will flourish with little or no supplemental irrigation. They often need no fertilizer, and no chemicals will be needed to control insect pests.
The showy coral bean (Erythrina herbacea) is one example of a native plant that will survive in an out-of-the-way place in the landscape with very little effort on the gardener's part. Sometimes called Cherokee bean or cardinal spear, this native legume grows naturally in hardwood hammocks throughout the southern portions of the United States and on into Mexico. Most references place it in USDA Zones 8-10, but there is some evidence that it can be successfully grown somewhat beyond this range.
For more info: https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2174
An important phone number:
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Calling a poison expert directly saves precious time. If the poison center determines that you need emergency transportation, it will bring in a 911 operator. Just have the number programmed into your cell phone for when there is no time to hunt through telephone books . . . on or off line.
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2019 Business of the Year - CHGC
TIMELY INFORMATION
Vegetable Garden
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Bluebird Season Kick-Off
The Texas Bluebird Society website.
Don't miss the Friday Evening Social. General Public and Members Invited!
Contact us below if you think you have a presentation that would be of interest.
Email Contact: eventplans@txblues.org
All of their events are listed on their online calendar. Note: Will update when details are available.
Don't miss the Friday Evening Social. General Public and Members Invited!
Contact us below if you think you have a presentation that would be of interest.
Email Contact: eventplans@txblues.org
All of their events are listed on their online calendar. Note: Will update when details are available.
Hummingbird Information
There are many hummingbird festivals and events throughout the United States. If you are out an about on vacation you might want to check out some of the festivals. List of Hummingbird Festivals and Events will show you a list of events and all kinds of interesting information on hummingbirds.
The 32th Annual Rockport-Fulton HummerBird Celebration is Sept. 17-20, 2020. 1801 Onohundro St., Rockport, Tx.
The 32th Annual Rockport-Fulton HummerBird Celebration is Sept. 17-20, 2020. 1801 Onohundro St., Rockport, Tx.
Texas Parks & Wildlife
Bulb Plant Mart - The Garden Club of Houston
The Garden Club of Houston - This year's bulb and plants can be viewed and ordered only online at www.gchouston.org.
Bellville Town & Country Garden Club - 2021 Programs/Activities
Stay tuned for more information.
Texas Superstar Plants
Having trouble deciding what to plant . . . what will work in a particular spot? Texas A&M has compiled a list of annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees that do exceptionally well in our hot, dry climate. See it here: Texas Superstars
Master Gardeners
The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association serves the Washington, Colorado, Fayette and Austin Counties area of Texas. Visit their website and Facebook page for online gardening resources and information about becoming a Master Gardener.
Washington County
Lunch-N-Learn Presentations
A monthly series of gardening-related presentations, free to the public, presented by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association. 1st Tuesday of each month (Feb.-May and Aug,-Nov.) More information coming soon.
The John Fairey Garden (was known as Peckerwood) Info
Link to Website: https://jfgarden.org
Sad News with the Passing of John G. Fairey. See website for details (www.jfgarden.org).
The Herb Society Annual Plant Sale
Stay tuned for additional information.
LOCATION: Festival Hill Institute at 248 Jaster Road, just north of Round Top off Hwy 237
CONTACT INFORMATION: Find us on Facebook at Pioneer Unit Herb Society of America
Website UL: www.herbsocietypioneer.org
LOCATION: Festival Hill Institute at 248 Jaster Road, just north of Round Top off Hwy 237
CONTACT INFORMATION: Find us on Facebook at Pioneer Unit Herb Society of America
Website UL: www.herbsocietypioneer.org
