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Save the Date -CHGC Christmas Home Tour - Dec. 14, 2019
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Established July 9, 2008
Latest "New" information added to our website:
* On "Resources" Page: * Added link to "How to Start a Vegetable Garden for Beginners" * On "Members" Page: * Updated Membership Roster * Added photos from Floral Arranging with Debbie Woltmann * On "Home" Page: * Updated Plant of the Month * Added info on The Garden Club of Houston Annual Bulb and Plant Mart Sale Info * On "Board Members" Page: * Added Latest Meeting Minutes Budget info and Fundraiser info.
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:
Barbara Morrish
Linda Woods
Barbara Morrish
Linda Woods
"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)
MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES
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Regular meetings are 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.
We also take field trips to places that are of interest to our members, have educational speakers, and create fountains, garden art other local projects.
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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 fill in your information on the form and then print the form to your printer. The form can be 1) mailed to the Garden Club (see address below), 2) dropped off at Bluebonnet House and Garden Center, or 3) scanned to your desktop and emailed to chappellhillgardenclubtx@gmail.com.
Note: Payment must be received to become a CHGC member.
Note: Payment must be received 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/General 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 - Drift Rose
Drift Roses are repeat-bloomers that are tough, disease resistant, winter and summer hardy and virtually maintenance-free. They are a cross between full-size groundcover roses and miniature roses. From the former they kept toughness, disease resistance and winter hardiness. From the miniatures, they inherited their well-managed size and repeat-blooming nature. They are winter hardy to zone 4 and thrive all the way down to zone 11!
Exposure: Drift Roses grow best in full sun to mostly sun, however will tolerate some afternoon shade. As with all other roses, the Drifts require morning sun to dry the morning dew from their leaves. The densest growth and best flowering occurs with at least 5 hours of direct sun per day from spring through early fall, when plants are actively growing.
Soil: Drift Roses aren't too finicky about soil type, provided it is well-drained, but not too dry, and definitely not constantly soggy. Moist, well-drained, somewhat fertile soil is best. If you're soil is heavy clay mix in some organic matter and/or soil conditioner to loosen the soil. If the planting area does not drain well take steps to improve drainage. To test drainage, dig the planting hole and fill it with water. If it drains within an hour or two this is sufficient.
Pruning: prune Drift Roses lightly between blooming cycles and heavy in late winter - to about 6 inches above the ground.
Fertilizing - Drift Roses are fast growers and heavy bloomers that will benefit from fertilization. I recommend feeding Drift Roses right after the late winter pruning and then every 6 weeks or so during the growing season with a rose food or an organic plant food. Cease fertilization 2 months prior to the average first-frost date in your area.
Info from Gardenality.com
Exposure: Drift Roses grow best in full sun to mostly sun, however will tolerate some afternoon shade. As with all other roses, the Drifts require morning sun to dry the morning dew from their leaves. The densest growth and best flowering occurs with at least 5 hours of direct sun per day from spring through early fall, when plants are actively growing.
Soil: Drift Roses aren't too finicky about soil type, provided it is well-drained, but not too dry, and definitely not constantly soggy. Moist, well-drained, somewhat fertile soil is best. If you're soil is heavy clay mix in some organic matter and/or soil conditioner to loosen the soil. If the planting area does not drain well take steps to improve drainage. To test drainage, dig the planting hole and fill it with water. If it drains within an hour or two this is sufficient.
Pruning: prune Drift Roses lightly between blooming cycles and heavy in late winter - to about 6 inches above the ground.
Fertilizing - Drift Roses are fast growers and heavy bloomers that will benefit from fertilization. I recommend feeding Drift Roses right after the late winter pruning and then every 6 weeks or so during the growing season with a rose food or an organic plant food. Cease fertilization 2 months prior to the average first-frost date in your area.
Info from Gardenality.com
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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TIMELY INFORMATION
Vegetable Garden
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2019 Bluebird Season Kick-Off
The Texas Bluebird Society will hold the 2019 Symposium on Saturday, August 3, 2019 in Midlothian for fun, education, and friendship!
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
Photos from the 2018 Kickoff and Friday Night Social. All of their events are listed on their online calendar.
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
Photos from the 2018 Kickoff and Friday Night Social. All of their events are listed on their online calendar.
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 31th Annual Rockport-Fulton Hummingbird Celebration is Sept. 19-22, 2019. 1801 Onohundro St., Rockport, Tx.
The 31th Annual Rockport-Fulton Hummingbird Celebration is Sept. 19-22, 2019. 1801 Onohundro St., Rockport, Tx.
Texas Parks & Wildlife
2019 Bulb Plant Mart - The Garden Club of Houston
The Garden Club of Houston is pleased to announce its 77th annual Bulb and Plant Mart, October 3-5 at Church of St. John the Divine, 2450 River Oaks Blvd., Houston, Texas. Mart hours are 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Friday and 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Saturday. Early Bird Shopping is available for $20 Thursday 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. All sales are tax-exempt. Admission and parking are free.
Featured speakers include: Heidi Sheesley of Treesearch Farms (Friday, 9:00 a.m.), Susie Marten of Katy Prairie Conservancy (Nine Natives presentation, Friday, 11:00 a.m.), Darla Harris with Fern Plantation Nursery (Friday, 1:00 p.m.) and Nicole Buergers with the Bee2Bee Honey Collective (Saturday, 10:00 a.m.).
For details of event, click here.
Featured speakers include: Heidi Sheesley of Treesearch Farms (Friday, 9:00 a.m.), Susie Marten of Katy Prairie Conservancy (Nine Natives presentation, Friday, 11:00 a.m.), Darla Harris with Fern Plantation Nursery (Friday, 1:00 p.m.) and Nicole Buergers with the Bee2Bee Honey Collective (Saturday, 10:00 a.m.).
For details of event, click here.
Washington County Wildlife Society
We will have another opportunity to represent our organization and show officials and city planners that the outdoors and green spaces are important to Brenham and Washington County by attending the come-and-go Open House at the Barnhill Center on Thursday, Februrary 28, 2019 from 5:15-7pm. We believe one of the best ways we can do that is through membership recruitment and going out to talk about our cause. This organization is nearly 500 members strong and if we could have only a tenth of our membership stop by and talk to someone about our organization and what we do we could have that many more members to share our message.
Also if anyone would like to be a part of the membership committee or help out with new member recruitment you can reply to this email or email Faith directly at faith.wcwildlife@gmail.com
Also if anyone would like to be a part of the membership committee or help out with new member recruitment you can reply to this email or email Faith directly at faith.wcwildlife@gmail.com
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. See the 2019 schedule.
Schedule:
Feb. 5 - Growing Tomatoes Successfully
Mar. 5 - Lawn Maintenance Calendar
Apr. 2 - Bokashi Compositing
May 7 - Top 10 Plant Diseases
Sept. 3 - Sustainable Landscape Principles
Oct 1 - Tree Facts from the Tree Experts
Nov. 5 - Hobby Greenhouse Fun
Schedule:
Feb. 5 - Growing Tomatoes Successfully
Mar. 5 - Lawn Maintenance Calendar
Apr. 2 - Bokashi Compositing
May 7 - Top 10 Plant Diseases
Sept. 3 - Sustainable Landscape Principles
Oct 1 - Tree Facts from the Tree Experts
Nov. 5 - Hobby Greenhouse Fun
2019 Peckerwood Calendar
The Herb Society Annual Plant Sale
DATES:
Friday, March 15, 2019 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday, March 16, 2019 8 am – 5 pm
Bring your wagons to Round Top on March 15 and 16 to the 24th Annual Plant and Gift Sale of the Herb Society of America – Pioneer Unit. Replace plants and refresh beds that were freeze-damaged from the great selection of bedding plants, herbs, shrubs, roses, succulents, and trees. You will find new varieties and old favorites in the Plant Sale, as well as lovely garden gifts and food items in the Thyme Well Spent Shop.
Credit cards, cash, and checks accepted. There is no admission free. Proceeds from the sale are used to provide support for the gardens at Festival Hill as well as the Sensory Garden at Brenham Elementary.
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
Friday, March 15, 2019 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday, March 16, 2019 8 am – 5 pm
Bring your wagons to Round Top on March 15 and 16 to the 24th Annual Plant and Gift Sale of the Herb Society of America – Pioneer Unit. Replace plants and refresh beds that were freeze-damaged from the great selection of bedding plants, herbs, shrubs, roses, succulents, and trees. You will find new varieties and old favorites in the Plant Sale, as well as lovely garden gifts and food items in the Thyme Well Spent Shop.
Credit cards, cash, and checks accepted. There is no admission free. Proceeds from the sale are used to provide support for the gardens at Festival Hill as well as the Sensory Garden at Brenham Elementary.
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
