For late-summer color, it’s tough to beat daisies. While other flowers in your gar-

den may be on the wane, many cheerful, sunny-faced daisies are just getting

started. Most are fast-growing perennials that do well in full sun, are not fussy

about soil and thrive on surprisingly little water. They bloom in a range of colors

from hot pinks, reds, yellows and oranges to pastels and whites, and in sizes

varying from tiny buttons to saucers.

A sampling of the varieties of daisies found in northern Michigan include:

Marguerites (Argyranthemum frutescens or Chrysanthemum frutescens)

long-blooming, yellow and white, been around since forever

Shastas (Chrysanthemum paludosum) the most popular

Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora)

Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)

Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Blanket flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora)

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Transvaal daisy (Gerbera)

A daisy is made up of two types of flowers . . .

disk florets and petal-like ray florets.

The disk florets are at the center and the ray florets are

at the periphery. But these are arranged to give the im-

pression of being a single flower. Stems of daisies are

smooth and leafless and support a single flower. Leaf

textures vary and may be smooth or hairy. Flower stalks

are generally longer than the leaves.

Daisy Care Tip: Just before bloom time, use a fertilizer high in phosphorous

to promote big, bright blooms.

L a z y D a i s i e s o f S u m m e r

O F F I C E R S

President:

Cathy Hamilton

1st Vice President:

Sue Soderberg

2nd Vice President:

Linda Burkey

Recording Secretary:

Carol Brock

Corresponding Secretary:

Nancy Rhoadarmer

Treasurer:

Julia Wagner

Historian/Librarian:

Jean Spagnuolo

Parliamentarian:

Letha Cairns

T H E F R I E N D L Y G A R D E N C L U B O F T R A V E R S E C I T Y

A member of Michigan Garden Clubs Inc., National Garden Clubs Inc.,

and Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation

THE FRIENDLY NEWS

JULY 2011

The Nomination Committee has been faithfully engaged the past few months securing nominations

for the slate of 2012 Officers. Here is the listing of new officers for

your consideration. The election will take place at the President’s

Luncheon on August 16th.

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Soderberg

First Vice President

And Program Chair . . . . . . . . . Jill Stiltner

Second Vice President

And Hostess Chair . . . . . . . . . . Jean Spagnuolo

Recording Secretary . . . . . . . . . Letha Cairns

Corresponding Secretary. . . . . .Linda Burkey

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julia Wagner

Historian/Librarian . . . . . . . . . .Terry Harding

August schedule of weeders for the Logo Garden

August 4 : Stephanie Nelsen and Lisa Hill

August 11: Arlene Beall and Mary Melvin

August 18: Dorothy Cain and Bev Rennie

August 25: Jill Stiltner and Sue Mrowczynski

The Horticulture Committee is hosting a plant exchange at this month’s

meeting. Your participation is appreciated to make this an educational and

fun event. Please bring a plant to the July 26 meeting. Perhaps the birds or

the breezes presented you with a gift of a lovely plant you don’t recall plant-

ing . . . or a neighbor or friend shared some plants this spring and you have

one or several to share . . . or perhaps that plant you purchased at the gar-

den center last year has given you several off shoots or seedlings. Do you

have a plant you cannot identify? There is a good chance one of our garden

club members can assist in the identification.

I n t r o d u c i n g . . .

C i v i c B e a u t i f i c a t i o n B e t h M u l a c , C h a i r

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A t t e n t i o n :

Y o u r P l a n t s a r e R e q u e s t e d

Hope you enjoyed the Sunday, July 17th articles on this year’s Garden Walk in the Record-Eagle and

Grand Traverse Insider. Thanks to George Meredith, we had video coverage on YouTube and local TV

channels as well. The best publicity, though: your smiles and friendly selves during the Garden

Walk . . . in spite of 90+ degrees and high humidity!

July Statistics:

53 Active Members, 6 Life Members, 3 Associate Members, 19 Emeritus

We give a warm welcome this month to our newest member:

Beverly Rennie

3602 Village Circle Drive

Traverse City, MI 49686

231-938-1684

rensnest@charter.net

P u b l i c i t y J i l l S t i l t n e r , A r l e n e B e a l l , C h a i r s

M e m b e r s h i p B a r b a r a S t e i n / S u e L o n e y , C h a i r s

P r e s i d e n t ’ s L u n c h e o n P a t J e a n , S u e L o n e y

C h a i r s

Our annual recognition and celebration of past club Presidents and Life members will be held once

again at the Elks Club in Traverse City on Tuesday, August 16th. This luncheon is always a special

day for members and invited guests . . . with great culinary

delights and lots of “Friendly Chatter.” And you won’t want to

miss a very special program, “Our History, Our Heritage,”

presented in living color (well, maybe some black and white) by

Terry Harding and her cohorts.

Registration forms are attached to the e-mail version of this

newsletter. Pat Jean will also have registration forms available

at our July 26th club meeting, which happens to be the final,

“last chance” deadline for all reservations.

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Sue Mrowczynski, aka “The Energizer Bunny,” deserves a huge round of

applause for her fearless leadership of this year’s Walk. In addition to her

duties as Chair, her resume now includes traffic facilitator, van driver,

plant identifier extraordinaire, extra-friendly Friendly, and we must not

forget to mention her newest blue ribbon award:

WEED WARRIOR OF THE YEAR!

a n d s p e a k i n g o f t h e G a r d e n W a l k . . .

One more quick reminder from

Sue: “The Field Trip to Grass

River on Tuesday, September 13th

will be a great time to deepen

your friendships with fellow club

members. We will meet at Tom's

East Bay at 10:00 am and carpool

to Grass River. After our Field

Trip we’ll enjoy lunch together

and do some shopping in Alden.

And it is not too soon to begin work-

ing on that special 30th Garden

Walk. Sue Soderberg, our in-coming

President, states that we will start

looking at potential gardens the first

half of this August. The exact date

will be announced at the July meet-

ing. She is looking for 2 people to

come forward to be the Chair and

Vice-Chair, or even Co-Chairs, of our

30th annual Garden Walk. Yes, it is

a lot of work, but it is also “fun, very

satisfying and rewarding!” Don't be

shy . . . step up and volunteer this

month.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Friendly News is published monthly

April through November.

Lin Wright, Editor

LadyLin@charter.net or 943-3292

1. The Flower Arranging Committee will meet Monday,

August 8, 1:00 pm, at Judy Pohl’s home. It will be a fun-

filled afternoon creating arrangements for the President’s

Luncheon.

2. Next month’s Board Meeting will be held on Wednes-

day, August 10th, 11:00 am, at Sonja McGettrick’s home.

Lunch will be provided.

3. Remember to give your Business Landscape Award

nominees to Letha Cairns. Both large and small busi-

nesses are eligible.

4. Nancy Collard will be presenting a Horticulture Moment

on Landscape Design at the July Meeting.

NOTE ON YOUR CALENDAR:

July 22 Day of Rest & Recuperation

Another Garden Walk in our History!!!

August 10 FGC Board Meeting

Sept 8 Landscape Design School

Sept 13 Field Trip to Grass River

Oct 11-12 Environmental School

A garden is a friend you can visit anytime.

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G a r d e n W a l k 2 0 1 2 w i l l b e o u r 3 0 t h ! ! !