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Garland County
Hi Master Gardeners,
Well, another very successful
plant sale is over and congrats to
all for a fine job. And special thanks
to all those extraordinary folks who
went above and beyond the call of
duty to ensure our success! We can
now enjoy LAPS (life after plant sale)
and resume our normal chores.
I especially enjoyed working (?) – My
job was to run off squatters - but my
reputation preceded me - no one tried.....
So I got to visit with many of you - which is something I rarely get to
do nowadays.
Many thanks to the Awards committee for a well organized
presentation of awards and congratulations to all who received
awards. Best of luck to those who will go on to compete for the state
awards. Hope all the rest of you were able to get signed up for our
June MG Convention in Benton - it will be fun.
Gotta go, need to get all those plants I got at the sale into the
ground. I know I should have a plan before I buy, but so far, that has
never happened....... See you at the May meeting!
Linda
Weed
‘em and
Reap…
May 2015
ALLEN’S CORNER
Mary Ann Jarvis May 5
Pat Conine May 9
Sharon Farley May 11
Barbara Gaunt May 12
Barbara Smith May 12
Karen Geiger May 13
Ellen Majestic May 14
Don Sluyter May 14
Sue Hale May 19
Dee Offerman May 19
Beverly Merritt May 25
Nick Spencer May 25
Sherry Asbell May 26
Barbara Mueller May 30
SUNSHINE COMMITTEE
Get well cards were sent to:
Elizabeth McAnally
3/30/15
Janie Turner
4/3/15
Jim Moore
4/16/15
Rain, Rain, Rain. I still have not been able to put in my vegetable
garden due to all the rain we have had. This July we will probably be
wishing it would rain, but for now I wish it would dry out. Thanks to
everyone who helped with the annual plant sell. Lots of hours are spent
each year on this project and it is truly amazing to see the turnout of
people each year. I am enjoying the Monday afternoons with our new
Master Gardeners, both getting to know them and showing them around
our office. I’ve been getting several calls about lawn weed problems
recently, but no major insect or disease problems are prevalent at this
time. Warm sunny days are not far down the road, so make plans to get
out and enjoy them.
-- Allen
AWARDS 20 Years of Service
Julie Dickson
15 Years of Service
Carmen Felton Janie Turner
10 Years of Service
Katie Gibson Karen K. Johnson Ken Johnson
Rita Monsen Ann Pegus Shirley Williams
5 Years of Service
Charlotte Anthony Sherry Asbell Janice Boyes
Max Carter Diane Daniel Carolyn Davis
Linda Davis Kay Ford Nelson Ford
Leslie Goff Dianne Hardin Joy Harms
Linda Hermani Mary Ann Jarvis Sam Mullins
Pat Murphree Valerie Nuckels Jennetta Sanders
Mary Tom Taylor
Master Gardener of the Year James Moore, Jr.
Rookie of the Year Carol Scrivner
AWARDS
Yellow shirt for first year to contribute 200 Hours work
Kay Adams Kahig Alesch Jeff Finney
Barbara Gaunt Carol Scrivner Mary Tom Taylor
Blue Shirt for 200 Hours work for the 5th time
Diane Daniel Sharon Dent Ellie Elsenheimer
Trowel Pin for 200 hrs work in 2014
Kay Adams Kahig Alesch Yvonne Becker
Claudette Cooper Diane Daniel Carolyn Davis
Sharon Dent Linda Doherty Ellie Elsenheimer
Jeff Finney Barbara Gaunt Gaye Harper
Heidi Haskins Carmon Hayes Mary Ann Jarvis
Lin Johnson Gene Lichliter James Moore, Jr.
Jim Moore Valerie Nuckels Carol Scrivner
Hilde Simmons Barbara Smith Mary Tom Taylor
Friend of Garland County Master Gardeners Fountain Lake Schools
Darren Beckwith
Extension Agent of the Year Allen Bates
AWARDS
Certificate of Completion of Intern Year
Kay Adams James R. Arce Mandy Arce
Carol Blecha Keith Blecha Pat Conine
Susan Deimel Carrie Ditzig Gail Eckard
Annette Enderlin Nancy Eyre Sharon Farley
Karen Geiger Conley Henderson Arlene Hodgson
Sue Jacobs Louise Lee Laurie Lovett
Nancy Morris Darlene Schreckengost Edward Schwass
Carol Scrivner Terry Shepperd Deb Skelton
Don Sluyter Gwen Southard Jody Sprague
Certificate of Appreciation for Mentoring
Suzie Both Sue Bristow Max Carter
Claudette Cooper Diane Daniel Sharon Dent
Julie Dickson Joyce Field Jeff Finney
Karin Grisham Rosemary Hany Margie Herrin
Jan Hodges Lin Johnson John Long
Susan Marinick Julia Milano James Moore, Jr.
Jim Moore Valerie Nuckels Sharon Seals
Ross Sedler Hilde Simmons Carolyn Sinderson
Kay Skoog Barbara Smith Mary Tom Taylor
Greg Watts
Newsletter of the Year-Crystal Clear Reflections
Carolyn Davis
Project of the Year-Education
Anne Flueckiger
Entergy Park Committee Sixteen energetic Garland County Master Gardeners met recently at Entergy Park where they prepared the flower beds for a late spring planting. They trimmed around the beds so the flowers would be visible. They weeded the beds, and relocated some of the plants. The weeds were bagged to be hauled to the city compost facility. Many compliments were given to the workers by the visitors and walkers in the park. Pictured left to right on the first row: Karin Grisham, Paula Wallace, Lin Johnson, Carol Scrivner, and Sheila McLarty. Second row: Jan Hodges, John Long, Kay Shearer, Michael Carr, Mary Ann Schnipper, Ellen Majestic. Third row: Jeff Finney, Larry Hardin, Don Sluyter, & James Moore Jr. Not in the picture, but who also worked is Anne Fulbright.
Community Education
The next Brown Bag Lunch program will be Saturday, May 9, from 10:30-12:00 at the Garland Co
library. The topic is GARDEN ART YOU CAN CREATE. Please call the
library at 501-623-4161 to register.
A new event this year is the HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE SPRING INTO BLOOM GARDEN EXPO on Fri May 15 from
10:00-2:00 at the Balboa Pavilion in Hot Springs Village. The Education Committee will
participate with a booth. There will be garden information, displays, speakers and free
giveaways.
Anne Flueckiger
Ouachita Children’s Center Committee
The GCMG Ouachita Children’s Center Committee had their first workday of the year. We cleaned flower beds and spread mulch in the serenity garden. The
serenity garden is in the back of the building and is a fenced in area for the children to retreat
outdoors. It is in its beginning stages. Those present were Laura Young, Becky Pawelczak, Anne
Fulbright, Diane Murdock, Dorelle Hogan, Jan Hodges, Charlotte Anthony, and Cathy Dresel. The committee
will meet on the 1st Thursday of each month.
Triangle/Farmer's Market Committee
The Garland County Master Gardener’s Triangle/Farmer’s Market Committee finally got a
sunny day to meet and plant our summer annuals. When we arrived we were surprised to find that the city workers had already removed the old plants for us. We did a little
weeding and were ready when the new plants arrived. With 16 of our great committee working together we made quick work of the planting and then moved on to the
Farmer's Market. There we found lots of weeds, so while we weeded all 7 beds Daryl returned to the greenhouse and brought more plants. We planted the 4 beds there with
summer annuals. After we finished, 4 of us returned to the Triangle and added more plants. We hope you will drive by and see our work. Michael, Gene & Lin
City Greenhouse The Garland County Master Gardeners finally got to meet at the City Greenhouse. The weather has been a
deterrent to our regular work days. Since we had not been able to work there for some time, we had several
areas to clean up. In addition, we repotted the liriope that was removed from the COMO Square as well as
propagating coleus and Chicken Gizzard plants. A big thank you to all the members who assisted us.
Left to right- Back: Paula Wallace, Cindy Bright, Loretta West, Sallye Waddell, Charlotte Anthony, Michael Carr, Kay Skoog, Barbara Smith, Gail Eckard, Front: Lin Johnson, Henryetta Norman, Carol Scrivner, Betty Fortner, Mary Ann Schnipper, not shown: Shelly Sims & Katie Gibson
GCMG Education Trip This year we will be going on Aug. 11-13 to St Louis. We will travel by bus, staying at the Drury Hotel at the Railroad Station in downtown St Louis. You can explore St. Louis on your own that evening. We will go to the Botanical Gardens on the morning of the 12th then we will come back to hotel around 3 and then return to the gardens for the Chinese Lantern festival that evening. This is free to GWG members; if not a member it will cost $26. We will return to HS on the 13th. To sign up while there are still spots contact Diane Daniel or Claudette Cooper.
Court Houses/Police Memorial
Committee
The GCMG Court Houses/Police Memorial
Committee met recently to pull and weed
the beds of pansies and replace with
lantana and impatiens. The weather was a
bit tricky so we worked quickly to beat the
rain. The 16 loyal members that showed up
to work and make the magic happen
were: Carol Stone, Ruth Osborn, Charlotte
Anthony, Jim Moore, Sue Jacobs, Kay
Adams, Carol Scrivner, Wayne Patterson,
Jeff Finney, James Moore, Jr., Mary Ann
Schnipper, Anne Fulbright, Linda Doherty,
Gail Eckert, Michael Carr, and Kay Skoog.
The beds are ready to spring up and bloom
out for all to enjoy. Thank you members for
braving the rain drops and making more
public property look great. Michael Carr
and Kay Skoog, Chairs
GEMS COMMITTEE These fabulous GEMS gave much needed help at Garvan Gardens after the recent hail storm. They worked pulling up the Tulips and then raked a lot of debris from this area of the Garden. Workers from to left: Bev Merritt, Doris Jones, Carol Scrivner, Kay Adams, Sheila McLarty, Kathleen Cardinal, and Wayne Patterson. Not pictured is Loretta West.
COMO Committee
Today the COMO committee met to weed and replace the Fall plants with lovely new Spring plants. Thirteen MGs were there to plant lantana, marigolds, geraniums, and begonias. Even the Mayor drove by and applauded our work! Those present and working were Sue Bristow, Sharon Dent, Susan Deimel, Judy Fields, Jeff Finney, Burley Freeman, Karen Grisham, Rosemary Hany, Sue Jacobs, James Moore, Jr., Vicki Scheddel, Mary Ann Schnipper and Laura Young.
4H Banquet
I had the honor of attending the 67th Annual 4H Achievement Banquet on April 2nd at 6:00 PM. One hundred and eight meals were served so it was a rather large gathering. I have been to these meetings before but strictly as kitchen help rather than a banquet guest. So it was a new experience, however, I still had to help in the kitchen. I did have the privilege of presenting the first ever Garland County Master Gardener Scholarship Award. The recipient was Hannah Caple. Hannah attended Lakeside High School before transferring and graduating from The Gospel Light School. She was a cheerleader at Lakeside and class photographer at Gospel Light. Hannah is currently attending NPCC where she is on the Dean’s list with a current 3.58 GPA. She indicated a possible transfer to Henderson to continue her degree program in Wildlife Biology. Hannah lives with her parents and an older sister - also attending college - just south of Hot Springs off Highway 270. She currently has two part-time jobs. Her 4H project was in poultry. On a personal note: In my discussion with Hannah and her parents after the banquet it became quite obvious to me that Mom and Dad were footing the college bill as they were falling all over themselves thanking us for the scholarship. I think we really scored a home run with our first scholarship. Wayne
Garland County Cooperative Extension Office The Garland County Master Gardeners recently met
and carried out regular maintenance work on the
Garland County Cooperative Extension Office
landscape which included weeding, trimming and
removing diseased hedges. Pictured are James
Moore, Jr., Jeff Finney, Larry Hardin, Jan Hodge, Doc
Sedler, Kumar Maruthur, and Susan Deimel.
Southern Inspiration Garden Loretta West, first year Master Gardener, is one of
the 6 to 10 committee members who gather each
Monday morning at the Southern Inspiration
Garden located in Garvan Gardens to prune,
weed, and care for the plants. As noted in the
photo, this was a foggy work day; however, the
white tulips were in bloom and made a beautiful
contrast to the purple pansies.
Spring Social
The Master Gardener Spring Social will be held at the Elks Lodge on Saturday, June 20. Cocktail hour with beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres will begin at 5:00 p.m. Dinner, catered by Smokin' in Style will be served at 6:00 p.m. The entertainment for the evening will be music by Vince Duke, singer and Elvis impersonator. This event is free for all Master Gardeners. Guests will be $10.00, paid in advance. The sign up will begin at the Master Gardener meeting on May 21, 2015. If you are not able to attend that meeting, you may make reservations with either Barb Bradstreet (844-4475) [email protected] or Jane Oliver (760-3884) [email protected] ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE OR CANCELLED BY JUNE 10. If you make a reservation and do not come to the event you will be expected to pay for the meal.
GCMG said, "Goodbye..." GCMG said goodbye and best wishes to Bob Byers at
a reception held for him at Garvan on April 13. Bob is
leaving Garvan to become the Director of the Fort
Worth Botanic Garden - a huge promotion and one
that is richly deserved. We are all sad to see him go,
and am sure many of us recall many wonderful walks
and talks with him and all the knowledge he shared
with us. GCMG presented him with this acrylic
paperweight to remember us by.
Xeriscape Committee
The Hot Springs Xeriscape met on a beautiful Saturday amidst projections of rain to clean up the flower beds and plant for summer color. Already the project is beginning to show beautiful spring blossoms! Members of MG present were Stephanie Ballard, Tricia Freeman, Burley Freeman, Karin Grisham, Anne Fulbright and Sunshine Spielvogle. Members of the Whitfield Garden Club also present to lend a helping hand were Pat Herring, Jennifer Jennings, Janis Carrigan, and Cass Adams.
GCMG 2015 OFFICERS
Left to right:
Bev Merritt, Secretary;
Diane Daniel,
1st Vice President;
Dianne Hardin, Treasurer;
Linda Doherty, President;
Carmon Hayes, Outgoing President;
Claudette Cooper, 2nd
Vice President.
Langston Legacy Garden Committee
Garland County Master Gardeners, Jeff Finney, Jan Hodges, Susan Deimel, and James Moore are seen cleaning up the Langston Legacy
Garden. It is ready for some spring planting!
Hot Springs April Yard of Month Article
The Garland County Master Gardeners chose the home of Katie and Hoot Gibson for April Yard of the Month. The rock home has a shaded front yard that features a large Dogwood tree and Crape Myrtles under-planted with Azaleas. This gives the curved brick lined flowerbed a backdrop for the pink tulips and white pansies planted along side native fern.(Katie loves her tulips and plants hundreds of them every year) Several red Japanese Maples are scattered around the yard to add depth and a focal point once the tulips have faded. At the corner of the driveway Grape Hyacinth surrounds a Red Maple while Purple iris and daffodils are showcased along one side with more native fern. As the season changes, Katie will fill in with annuals to keep the plantings lush and full. The Gibson's back yard mimics the plantings in the front with a brick seating area complete with a double swing and a trellis for added privacy. This is a lovely area to enjoy your evening and reflect on the day’s activity.
Photo left to right – Master Gardeners Carolyn Davis, Gaye Harper, and homeowner Katie Gibson.
Thank You!!!
Thank you, Mrs. Dalena Mourton, for the bulbs you
have donated to the Garland County Master Gardeners
both last fall for our members and this spring for our
plant sale. Your Apple Blossom Amaryllis are
beautiful, and anyone who buys the bulbs you donated
for our sale will be able to enjoy these beautiful plants
next year.
Calendar of Events
GCMG= Garland County Master Gardeners
**GCL= Garland County Library Brown Bags
register for classes by calling 501-623-4161 or online
at gclibrary.com
GWG = Garvan Woodland Gardens
*(You can now sign-up for GWG classes on the web-
site go to garvangardens.org or call 262-9300.
Date/Day & Time
Name & Location
MAY 8 - AUGUST 31 2015
9:30 – 6:00
“Mystic Creatures: Topiary Art Takes Flight”
Members Free | $15 adults | $5 ages 6-12 | Free ages
0-5
May 2 Saturday
1-4 p.m.
Hot Springs Annual Iris Society at Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church, 109 Hobson, Hot Springs
May 8, Friday
All day
GWG is offering a 25% discount off all purchases in
the Garden Shop for Nation Public Garden Days
May 9 Sat. 10:30-noon
Counts as education for GCMG
** GCL Brown bag “Garden Art You Can Create”
demonstrations/displays by Master Gardeners
May 14-23
Counts as education for GCMG
France Garden Tour
May 14 Thursday 9:30-2p.m.
Counts as education for GCMG
*GWG Pruning Workshop with John Powell
$40 members $55 non-members
May 17 Sunday
1:30 -3:30
Pinch & Smell, Touch & Feel, Debbie Tripp shows
the world of herbs. Plants for sale. Members Free:
Non-members $15. Reserve on line or 800-366-4664.
May 18 Monday
Executive 10:30 Extension office
Board 1 p.m. First United Methodist Church
Executive 10:30 Extension office
Board 1 p.m. First United Methodist Church
May 21 Thursday
Counts as education for GCMG
GCMG meeting lunch served 11:15 – 12:30
Meeting 1:00Program: Shelley Todd from National
Parks: Invasive Plants in AR
May 28, Thursday 9:30 to 10:30 AM Docent training
Counts as education for GCMG
GWG 101 Early Summer Interest walk
June 4 -6 Thurs. – Saturday
Counts as education/work for GCMG
State Master Gardener Meeting Saline County
Benton, AR Full
June 4,Thursday 9:30 to 11 AM Docent training
Counts as education for GCMG
GWG 101 Flowering Border + walk
June 12 Friday
9:30 - noon
GWG 101 Gardening in the Hen House, MG Dayna
Carter & others will talk on chickens in the Garden.
Members Free: Non-members $15. Reserve on line
or 800-366-4664.
June 18 Thursday
Counts as education for GCMG
GCMG Garden tours of private gardens
more information later
June 20 Saturday
5 p.m. cocktails 6p.m dinner entertainment to follow
Master Gardener Social-Elks Club free for MG
Guest $10 must sign up by June 10th
June 25
9:30 -noon
GWG 101 So What’s All the Buzz About? Amazing
Pollinators. Jon Zawuskaj all about bees. Members
Free: Non-members $15. Reserve on line or 800-
366-4664.
July 13
Counts as education for GCMG
Garvan Gardens Heirloom Plants Workshop
$45 members, $60 non-members, Order lunch $10.
Reserve on line or 800-366-4664.
July 16 Thursday
Counts as education for GCMG
GCMG meeting lunch served 11:15 – 12:30
Meeting 1:00 Program: Mary Ann Jarvis/MG -
Photo Tour of Japan's Gardens
If you have any items to add please e-mail Lin Johnson at [email protected]