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TROWEL PRINTS
Naples Garden Club
Don’t Forget
“Garden Party,”
Naples Flower
Show.
Friday, March
25th and Satur-
day March 26th
9-5 March 2011
Mark Peters, owner and propagator at Pe-
ters Croton Nursery, of Vero Beach, will present
his lecture and demonstrations on “The Fabu-
lous Crotons of Florida” on Monday, April 4. Mr.
Peters has spent 45 years as a professional Hor-
ticulturist and Director of Horticulture at vari-
ous Botanical Gardens, including New York Bo-
tanical Garden and McKee Botanical Garden. His
study and knowledge of landscape design, garden
history, tropical plants and their culture, com-
bined with his various work experiences over
the years, give him an excellent background. He
has been collecting, propagating and studying
Codaieum for many years and has been offering
his rare and unusual plants through Botanical
Garden Plant Sales to the public.
He will talk about early Florida hybridizers and the ‘Old World’ heirloom va-
rieties. His lecture tells the story of Crotons through history, how to grow them in
your garden and various propagation methods. Learn about the nine different leaf
forms, as well as Croton Trees and Crotons in containers. His passion for plants
makes this an event not to be missed. Many of his rare and unusual plants, seldom
offered to the public and starting at $7.00, will be offered for sale as well.
The Fabulous Crotons of Florida
By Mark Peters
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Membership Report
New provisionals:
Connie Marsocci has sponsored Joyce Colvario from Boston, MA. Joyce has not
only managed the graphic arts department for the Verizon yellow pages, but has
also owned an art studio in SOWA (Boston’s answer to SOHO in NY). This very tal-
ented lady also possesses advanced skills in Mac and Adobe software.
Arlette Bradley is sponsoring Bernadee Learn from St Catherine’s, Ontario, Can-
ada. Bernadee has run the gift shop and produced floral arrangements for Royal
Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario. Her hobbies include landscape design,
scuba diving, and water and snow skiing. Welcome, Bernadee.
Ellen Meister, the owner of the beautiful Casa De Pina on our House Tour, has
been sponsored by Sue Vernia. This talented lady has owned a nursery school and
restaurant; is a fitness instructor and realtor, and has worked as a manager/buyer
for Ralph Lauren, Polo. Thank you, Ellen, for sharing your beautiful home and gar-
dens with us.
New Actives: Lois Selfon, Marv Diamond, Ed Westwood, Sue Morrison, Sandy
Lasch, Carol McMenamy, Katie Ryan and Marie Heck Bentz.
Arlette Bradley, Membership Chair
Dues are Due It’s that time of year again to pay our annual
dues. Please stop by the Dues Table and pick
up your Dues Notice at either the March or
April membership meeting. Please take time
to “check and correct” your personal informa-
tion and return the Dues Notice with your
check made payable to Naples Garden
Club. Simply drop your check and Dues No-
tice in the addressed envelope that is pro-
vided and place a stamp on it. Dues are pay-
able no later than June 1, 2011.
What could be simpler?
Thank you,
Peggy Blackburn
Assistant Treasurer
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
The Nominating Committee for 2011 is pleased to put the following names into nomi-nation. The candidates have all been consulted and have agreed to serve in the po-sitions offered.
President Sondra Quinn 1st Vice President Linda La Rue Brown 2d Vice President Arleen Cluff Treasurer Margaret Blackburn 1 Assistant Treasurer Beverly Metcalf 2 1 will complete Beverly Metcalf’s term 2 will complete Margaret Blackburn’s term The following officers will be continuing for another year. 3rd Vice President for Flower Show Kathleen Hawryluk Recording Secretary Ann Westerfield Corresponding Secretary Paula Braida The Nominating Committee for 2011 Lydia Galton, Chair
June Kroeschell and Deb Black, members
The Membership will vote on this slate at the April 4th meeting. The elected officers will be installed at the Annual Meeting.
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Garden Party
Monday – Wednesday , Set-up; Thursday, March 24, Judging and Preview Party
Friday, March 25, Open 9 -5
Saturday, March 26, Open 9-5
The Flower Show is almost here! Please be sure to refer to your schedule for times and dates and other pertinent information regarding the show. It takes all of us working together to make it a success. If you have misplaced your schedule, please visit our website to download a copy. Tell your friends about the show and be sure to mention that guests are welcome to spend the entire day visiting the gardens and the show or just relaxing because there are plenty of places to sit and en-
joy the day.
See you at the Flower Show!
HORTICULTURE TIPS
IDENTIFYING YOUR ENTRY
Anyone needing help in identifying their entries for the show should seek out help now. Please contact the consultants that
are listed in the Flower Show schedule for their help. Remember that all entries must be properly identified in order to be
entered in the show.
WHERE TO BRING ENTRIES
All entries are to be brought thru the back door of the Garden Club office. Please park in the Kapnick Center parking lot, and
we will have wagons available to transport your horticulture to the office. No entries are to be placed on the tables without
first being approved by someone on the horticulture committee. Please make sure you bring your completed entry cards with
you.
REMINDERS
Make sure to refresh or replace your horticulture, if necessary, on Friday and Saturday before the show starts.
NO horticulture entries can be removed from the show until closing on Saturday at 5PM. If you can stay to dismantle the
show, we’d appreciate your help!
Flower Show Preview Cocktail Party
Thursday March 24th, 5:30-7:30 pm,
Husbands and guests are invited, too...$25.00 a person
(includes one drink), hot and cold hors d’oeuvres
Cash bar–beer and wine, water and soft drinks available
RSVP to Peggy Coniglio
121 Bristol Lane, Naples FL, 34112
Questions call Peggy at 330-323-7703
Checks made out to Naples Garden Club By Peggy Coniglio for the NGC House tour
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Annual Meeting Luncheon Installation of Officers
Friday, April 15, 2011, at 11:30 AM Ridgway Grill, 1300 Third Street South
Price $34, check made out to Naples Garden Club
Please RSVP to Peggy Coniglio 121 Bristol Lane, Naples, FLorida 34112
DON'T FORGET !!!!!
WHITE ELEPHANT SALE ON APRIL 4TH AT THE GENERAL MEETING
CHANGE OF TIME: WE WILL BEGIN OUR MEETING AND SALE AT NOON...
GO THROUGH ALL OF YOUR TREASURES AND DONATE A FEW TO THE NAPLES GARDEN CLUB FOR OUR ANNUAL SALE.
AUDREY HENNESSEY IS COLLECTING DONATIONS AND HOLDING THEM IN HER GARAGE OR BRING THEM WITH YOU BEFORE NOON, PLEASE.
CALL AUDREY AT 239-403-7662 OR HENNER97@AOL.COM TO SCHEDULE A DROP-OFF TIME.
AUDREY HENNESSEY - CHAIRMAN
JEANNIE BOWEN
SHARON HILTONEN
Don’t Miss the last Design Workshop
of the year Design Workshop : "Spring is Here"
Monday, April 11, 2011 1 to 3PM Designers Choice. Choose your favorite design (line, line-mass, mass, etc) for a spot in your home. Bring all components: container, mechanics (pin holder or oasis), and plant material-line, focal (flowers) and filler. Contact Mary Pulick if you have questions (239) -455-9807 or marypulick@gmail.com)
Horticulture Workshop
There will be a tour of Marv Diamond's garden on
Monday, April 11th . The tour will run from 10AM until
12 noon. His garden is quite large for downtown
Naples and is a work in progress. Contact Barbara
Ricci 348-1604 or visit the
Horticulture table at our next general meeting.
February Meeting
Hospitality
Lin Sprigman,
Head Hostess
Cathy Miner
Pat Scoville
Deb Black
Gail Barry
Jean Mohr
Diane Hansard
Carol McMenamy
Raynelle Perkins
Linda Crescenzi
March Meeting
Carol Maus,
Head Hostess
Ethel Graham
Linda Heacock
Janet Donald
Cathy Miner
Candi Child
Patt Kingham
Pam McDonnell
Audrey Hennessey
Beth Bacon
June Gibbs
Kay Cain
Coming up in April
Roberta Ross,
Head Hostess
Dusti Beaubien
Leslie Branda
Diane Green
Sandy Dimeo
Willie Gorke
Susie Estabrook
Lou Kennedy
Dianna Donnelly
Egle Pedini
Louise Friedlander
Joan LaRudda
Pam McDonnell
Please email dkbien@aol.com with
the month you are available to
bring food for our next season,
which is November, 2011 thru
April, 2012.
We also need a Head Hostess for
each month and a flower de-
signer. Please consider helping out
so that we can continue this great
tradition.
Dusti Beaubien and Mary Raymond
Thanks to all of you!!
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MELINDA, BRIAN AND LIZ AT OUR IDEA GARDEN
LYDIA, GAIL, HARRY, WENDY AND JEAN ENJOYING THE NAPLES
GARDEN CLUB OPEN HOUSE AT OUR IDEA GARDEN AT NBG
Marie Bentz, Ellie Klingbiel, Pat
McNamara and Katie Ryan are new
Active Naples Garden Club members
that have recently completed their Pro-
visional activities.
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Summary of the Naples Garden Club Meeting
March 7, 2011
Delightful, witty, and charming are just some of the words that could be used to describe Amy Stewart, the award-winning and best-selling author who spoke at the Garden Club's March meeting. Ms. Stewart, whose lecture was entitled “Wicked Plants—The Deliciously Dark Side of the Plant Kingdom,” regaled the audience with tales of plants that maim and kill as well as plants that are strange, exotic, illicit, and immoral.
She noted that the public is often unaware of the dangers lurking nearby in the guise of a quietly growing plant. Dangerous plants can be found in public places such as near the Chicago Public Library or in a child's play yard in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Without realizing it, we often live near plants that can cause allergic reactions, paralysis, breathing problems, cancer, or even death. To educate people about these wicked plants, she showed pictures of The Poison Garden found in Northumberland, Eng-land, which is used to teach school children and others about some of these dangers.
Humorously, Ms. Stewart said that if people work with plants long enough they will “go over to the dark side.” She even has a portion of her California garden devoted to these “dark plants.” For her books, Ms. Stewart delights in finding stories of the effects of some of these wicked plants and the misfortune that they have caused. She related tales of strychnine being used by a serial killer, Socrates being killed with hemlock, vampires being victims of pellagra (a corn induced disease), and Abraham Lincoln's mother dying after drinking milk from cows that had been poisoned by ingesting white snake root. She told of ergot which grows as a fungus on grain, can infect bread made from the grain, and causes LSD-like symptoms. Some think that in 1691 in Salem, Massachusetts, girls eating this poisoned bread be-came crazy (sick with ergot poisoning) and were thought to be bewitched!
The most painful plant in the world, Ms. Stewart noted, is the Australian Giant Stinging Tree, but the world's most wicked plant is tobacco which has killed millions. She said that individuals should realize that “most of what is in the garden is not breakfast, not food.” We must be aware that some plants are illegal such as marijuana, poisonous such as caster bean, and dangerous to humans and pets, but as a writer, she delights in the deliciously dark side of the plant world. Provided by Jane Corbly
A design by Diane
Green that was in
the House and Gar-
den Tour.
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NAPLES GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS AND GUESTS TOUR OUR IDEA GARDEN AT NBG
Naples Garden Club, Inc.
4820 Bayshore Drive #101
Naples, FL 34112
239-262-1272
WWW.NaplesGardenClub.org
June Kroeschell, Editor
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