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1 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE I just spent the last week of September with my husband, his sister and her husband in Arizona, Nevada and California. We flew to Arizona, rented a car in Phoenix and drove through much of Arizona to hike the south rim of the Grand Canyon, ogle the Red Rock Formaons of Sedona Arizona, and see the Hoover dam and what Las Vegas was all about. We chased sunsets and sunrises with our paparazzi cameras, dodged rain and employed sunscreen as we gazed at clear skies and fabulous clouds, enjoying the indoor and outdoor accomplishments of nature and man. Aſter circling three laps around Grand Canyon Village, we gratefully parked our car in the first available spot at Bright Angel Lodge and never moved it for three days as we walked and shuled our way around the park. Thus began our trip of contrasts. We ate marvelous food, including some Prickly Pear Syrup at the historic El Tovar Hotel overlooking the Grand Canyon. We didnt eat ralesnake in the Cowboy Club in Sedona because a storm threatened the Maitre Ds outdoor seang customers. We moved on and enjoyed overpriced food elsewhere. We accomplished our plan but also serendipitously went to Lake Havasu City, Arizona to eat supper next to the London Bridge, and then, for the same accidental reason, drove through a secon of California to have our car inspected for veggies and whatnot on the way to Las Vegas, Nevada. We didnt see anything on the curvy, California road - as it was night me but we went through California. We saw stars and the Milky Way in the chilly, clear skies of the Grand Canyon, oncoming headlights in California ,and bright lights in Las Vegas. We changed elevaons dramacally on our airplane, road and hiking trips: took a 70 second trip down 530 feet under the Hoover Dam and and a quick elevator up 46 stories in the half/scale Eiffel Towerat the Las Vegas Paris Hotel. We explored natural structures in Arizona, a bridge deconstructed in London, England and rebuilt over a lake in Arizona, and architecture in Las Vegas including the new Art Deco Smith Center building where we took in a show. We experienced an actress sing the life-songs of Carol King and watched an outdoor chorus line of water dance in Las Vegas to the music of Celine Dion and Michael Jackson - in day and night - surrounded by so many people from all over the world. Among the many tourists from everywhere vising Las Vegas, I met a Venean statue who winked at me when I asked him why there was money on the wall in front of him. I smiled. He did not. I leſt some money for him and took his picture. In the Bellagio Hotel we met a tree that rolled his eyes and looked leſt and right. We merely photographed him. So much fun! We studied plants and rocks and formaons and the art of flowing water, wind and rain. We saw plants, rocks, ground squirrels, chipmunks, mule deer, elk, assorted birds of many different climate zones and remains from unbelievably long geologic periods. (The earth is very old and we should take beer care of it! ) Newsleer of The Sugar Land Garden Club, Est. 1932 Sep GREENLEAF Oct www.sugarlandgardenclub.com. 2016-2017 Club Officers President: Jo Beth Moore 1st Vice President: Paula Reiger 2nd Vice Presidents: Donna Romaine Diane Meyer Arleen Harbin Recording Secretary: Kimberly Farou Treasurer: Robin Reew Parliamentarian: Deborah Birge Editor Kathleen Louviere

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I just spent the last week of September with my husband, his sister and her husband in Arizona, Nevada and California. We flew to Arizona, rented a car in Phoenix and drove through much of Arizona to hike the south rim of the Grand Canyon, ogle the Red Rock Formations of Sedona Arizona, and see the Hoover dam and what Las Vegas was all about. We chased sunsets and sunrises with our paparazzi cameras, dodged rain and employed sunscreen as we gazed at clear skies and fabulous clouds, enjoying the indoor and outdoor accomplishments of nature and man. After circling three laps around Grand Canyon Village, we gratefully parked our car in the first available spot at Bright Angel Lodge and never moved it for three days as we walked and shuttled our way around the park. Thus began our trip of contrasts. We ate marvelous food, including some Prickly Pear Syrup at the historic El Tovar Hotel overlooking the Grand Canyon. We didn’t eat rattlesnake in the Cowboy Club in Sedona because a storm threatened the Maitre D’s outdoor seating customers. We moved on and enjoyed overpriced food elsewhere. We accomplished our plan but also serendipitously went to Lake Havasu City, Arizona to eat supper next to the London Bridge, and then, for the same accidental reason, drove through a section of California to have our car inspected for veggies and whatnot on the way to Las Vegas, Nevada. We didn’t see anything on the curvy, California road - as it was night time but we went through California. We saw stars and the Milky Way in the chilly, clear skies of the Grand Canyon, oncoming headlights in California ,and bright lights in Las Vegas. We changed elevations dramatically on our airplane, road and hiking trips: took a 70 second trip down 530 feet under the Hoover Dam and and a quick elevator up 46 stories in the half/scale “Eiffel Tower” at the Las Vegas Paris Hotel. We explored natural structures in Arizona, a bridge deconstructed in London, England and rebuilt over a lake in Arizona, and architecture in Las Vegas including the new Art Deco Smith Center building where we took in a show. We experienced an actress sing the life-songs of Carol King and watched an outdoor chorus line of water dance in Las Vegas to the music of Celine Dion and Michael Jackson - in day and night - surrounded by so many people from all over the world. Among the many tourists from everywhere visiting Las Vegas, I met a Venetian statue who winked at me when I asked him why there was money on the wall in front of him. I smiled. He did not. I left some money for him and took his picture. In the Bellagio Hotel we met a tree that rolled his eyes and looked left and right. We merely photographed him. So much fun! We studied plants and rocks and formations and the art of flowing water, wind and rain. We saw plants, rocks, ground squirrels, chipmunks, mule deer, elk, assorted birds of many different climate zones and remains from unbelievably long geologic periods. (The earth is very old and we should take better care of it! )

Newsletter of The Sugar Land Garden Club, Est. 1932

Sep GREENLEAF Oct

www.sugarlandgardenclub.com.

2016-2017

Club Officers

President:

Jo Beth Moore

1st Vice President:

Paula Reiger

2nd Vice

Presidents:

Donna Romaine

Diane Meyer

Arleen Harbin

Recording

Secretary:

Kimberly Farou

Treasurer:

Robin Rettew

Parliamentarian:

Deborah Birge

Editor Kathleen Louviere

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

We were awed and inspired by the natural history of the Grand Canyon and equally awed by the human history being made in Las Vegas and Boulder City both proclaiming man’s ability to manage natural forces like water and desert. We observed the ubiquitous, well-lit and stereophonic landscapes of gambling machines in gorgeous hotels surrounded by manicured landscap-ing, the workings of a huge water management system, and moments of astounding quiet in the a near pristine Grand Canyon where people felt the urge to whisper in nature’s cathedrals. We took pictures…..so many pictures….thousands between the four of us. We certainly weren’t in Sugar Land any more. We enjoyed the surprises as much as the planned activities. It was a Grand Trip. It’s Fall, Y’all. Get out and enjoy it! For starters, Come to the meeting, October 18th and DO ATTEND and bring friends with you to our GARDEN TOUR, October 22. The Lake Livingston GETAWAY field trip is going to be so much fun. I happen to know the TREE HOUSE builder - and you know his wife, Marilyn Zieg/Scanlin. October! Get out. See the sights and enjoy the surprises around you. Jo Beth Moore

Newsletter of The Sugar Land Garden Club, Est. 1932

Sep GREENLEAF Oct

www.sugarlandgardenclub.com.

Carnations and Chrysanthemums, in fall

Display at Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Newsletter of The Sugar Land Garden Club, Est. 1932

Sep GREENLEAF Oct

www.sugarlandgardenclub.com.

Hoary Aster, Machaeranthera canescens

H 4-16”, South Rim,

Grand Canyon, September

Eye-Rolling Tree, Fall Display, Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, September

Blinking Statue, Venetian Hotel,

Las Vegas

Hairy Gold-Aster (Chrysopsis villas,

H 4-20” and lichen on sedimentary

rocks, South Rim,

Grand Canyon

Gammbel Oak, Quercus gambeli, H to 30’ , (and Col-

orado Pinyon) Sunrise on South Rim, Grand Canyon

Yellow Rabbit Brush, Grand Canyon, Bright

Angel, South Rim

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Colony Park (First Colony) 3010 W. Hickory Park Cir. Sugar Land, TX 77479

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

"Cultivating Farm Centered Communities" While eating food is at the center of being human, agriculture has often been pushed to the margins of communities and is often considered an inefficient use of developable land. Farms continue to be pushed further and further from city centers. Today there is an awakening within communities as to the im-portance of the practice of agriculture. This urban trend spans the continuum from the smallest pocket communities (even with tiny homes!) to the largest master-planned developments. This talk will describe the current trend and outline ways that it can be converted into a new paradigm for the development and re-development of communities.

Speaker Scott Snodgrass

Scott Snodgrass is Co-Owner of The Edible Group, a family of companies span-ning all forms of the production and consumption of sustainable food. He is at least a 4th generation Texan and is a native Houstonian. Scott's time in the garden center, restaurant, and landscaping, certified organic farming and edu-cation industries has led him to be passionate about local food systems. He be-lieves that local food production on both residential and agricultural scales are critical to the health of our city.

By Paula Rieger

Guest Speaker Scott Snodgrass

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September

Host Chairs

Lynette McQueen

Hosts

Sue Jordan, Diane Schomberg, Rose Ann Acosta, Eulalia Nichols, Gloria Mikulenka, Sherrie Strickland, Mary Ellen Twiss, Ginger Ekstrom, Linda Holder, Jean Trevino, Paula Rieger, Carol Freeman,, Stella Pearson, Jaye

Talus, Janis Vasut

Thank you ladies and gents

Hospitality

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Sugar Land Garden Club Keepers of the Earth

We are sowers, growers and reapers

Diggers, planters and seekers We are the keepers

We are mothers, daughters and sisters Fathers, sons and brothers

We are the keepers We are your neighbor

Your friend Without end

We are the keepers

Ode To Our Membership

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Dragons Patrol our Garden

For the past twenty-eight years the city of Rockport Texas has held a Hummingbird Festival in the middle of Sep-

tember. Attending for several years, we have enjoyed visiting the homes with feeders, watching the banding of

the birds, and listening to lectures. The programs vary each year with lectures on hummers, hawks, butterflies

or dragonflies. This year’s speaker on dragonflies is from New Jersey and we found her program quite fasci-

nating.

Dragonflies and damselflies are insects with six legs and three body segments, head,

thorax and abdomen. Our speaker stated that there are 244 species of Odonatan

(dragonflies and damselflies) in Texas. The females of both insects lay their eggs in

fresh water, although some lay their eggs in plants near the water. They spend most

of their life in the water as egg and nymph and are one of the top predators of mos-

quito larvae in the pond. While living under water, dragonflies and damselflies

breathe through gills located at the end of their abdomen. When they are ready to

become an adult they climb up a water plant and break out of their last exoskeleton.

At this point the young adult pumps fluids into the

veins of the wings, dries and flies off. They are very

vulnerable to predation in the drying stage. Like

the cicada, they leave behind the last exoskeleton

called an exuvia.

Dragonflies are larger than damselflies and perch

with their wings out to the side, while damselflies

perch with their wings over their backs. The drag-

onfly’s large eyes take up most of the head and

give it 360 degrees vision. Like butterflies, dragon-

flies need to warm up to 65 degrees before they fly. If the temperature gets too hot

they will perch with their tails pointing toward the sun in order to reduce their ex-

posed surface area. This is called the obelisk posture. As adults the dragonflies have

an insatiable appetite for flying insects, including mosquitoes.

Although we have attended lectures on the same topics many times, we have found

that we learn something new each time or we hear something that we had forgotten.

This year we attended lectures on hawks, hummingbirds and dragonflies and we look

forward to observing the dragons in our garden.

DON’S CORNER By Don Johnson

The dragonfly perches with

its wings out to the side

The damselfly perches with

its wings over its back

Dragonfly larvae live most

of their life in water and

breathe through gills in

their abdomen

A dragonfly has emerged from its last

exoskeleton ( exuvia) trying to

pump fluid into its wings

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Enchanted Forest Nursery November 18, 2015

(This is the Friday after the general meeting)

We will have someone from Enchanted Forest discuss succulents with us. We will then be free to view, browse and

buy! Lunch will follow at El Rancho on

Hwy 59 & 99.

Carrie Sample, Chairman

FIELD TRIPS

A Tree House Treat

Oct. 25, 2016

We will meet at 9:00 a.m. at St. Basil's Hall

We will journey to Marilyn Zieg/Scanlin's house on Lake Livingston. We can enjoy sitting on her deck where we will have a

catered sandwich lunch. Marilyn has 2 tree-houses and also a 'Captain's Lookout'. Who

will be brave enough to climb to this lookout… We will pick up Jason's box lunches that

morning. You have four choices of meat: Turkey, Beef, Ham, and Chicken Salad with

almonds and Pineapple. The cost will be $11 each. You are also welcome to bring your own

sack lunch. After lunch, we can visit a nursery/antique

store in Livingston or any of the other numerous gift and antique shops. Then we

will head back home. You will make your choice for lunch and pay when you sign up at the General Meeting on

Oct. 18th!

Carrie Sample, Chairman

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Tropical Sod Webworms

Recovery of St. Augustine is especially slow espe-cially when damage occurs in the fall. If three to four sod webworm larvae are found within a 6-inch-square section of dying sod, then chemical treat-ment is recommended. There are several products including synthetic pyrethroids and the organic product Spinosad that are effective in controlling tropical sod webworms. Check Ace Hardware! KLouviere

Members

Several of us volunteered at Monarch Madness on Sept. 25

at Brazos Bend State Park. Here is Barbara Willy with

Catalina Trail. I enjoyed an educational craft at

another table. By Kimberly Farou Centerpiece September SLGC meeting

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To Share or not to Share

That is the question. Of course the other creatures inhabiting my garden try their best not to give me a choice. Through it all, I tried to work with nature and avoid pesticides as much as possible. The guiding principle was that if something was being eaten, it would usually recover, pests and predators would eventually reach a balance, and there was always so much else to look at that it really didn’t matter in the short run. Of course there were exceptions. Plants front and center would get assistance from hose jets or insecticidal soap from time to time. Mealy bugs on favorite speci-mens would be victims of alcohol swabs. Snails attacking annual bedding plants were also cruelly dealt with. I spend plen-ty on bird seed and try as I might, I can’t seem to stop free-loading squirrels, but I draw the line at paying a buck and a half a piece for a snail buffet (aka 4” bedding plant) which they go through in one night.

Interesting side note: When we first moved into New Territory, we never saw a single squirrel, despite all the live oaks planted everywhere and the presence of mature pecan trees throughout the neighborhood. After about ten years, they started appearing and now the place is teeming with them. “Build it and they will come.” Squirrels do have their own way of sharing. They eat the bird seed and in return plant dozens of pecan trees in my flower pots and throughout the garden. I wonder how many pecans my next door neighbor actually gets from his tree? Live and let live attitude or not, there have been times when action was necessary. Do you remember the year of the mealy bug? They seemed to be on everything, even plants that had never attracted them before. I spent a lot of time with my alcohol swabs that summer and even so, I cut off and disposed of so much infested plant material, that I was a little worried about some of the plants making it back, but more and more mealy bug lions started appearing and by next spring everything was good again.

Then there were a couple of years when some little worms were eating the inside of hibiscus flower buds. I spent a lot of time a disposing of yellow buds and any others that dropped on their own in order to prevent the multiplication of the midges responsible. After all, no matter how healthy a hibiscus plant is, what is the point if it won’t bloom? That too has passed and I have had years of trouble free bloom.

Last summer whiteflies focused on my Salvia coccinea (which I have way too much of, thanks to its remarkable reseeding powers) to that point where the plants were practically white from being sucked dry. Spraying was out of the question because of the shear number of plants. In desperation, I cut the plants back several times in an effort to eliminate the larva on the back of all the leaves, but the whiteflies kept coming back. I even took the Shopvac out and tried to suck them up. (saw that idea on the web) That made a mess and did no good, just left me with a Shopvac full of shredded leaves, dirt and whiteflies. Now what was I supposed to do with that? I don’t recommend that as a course of action. Over the winter I cut them down to 4 inches twice, but the Savia and the whiteflies kept coming back together thanks to no freezes. I thinned the plants out this spring before they got too big (not nearly enough as it turns out) and for whatever reason, they seem OK now. The whiteflies did not spread to my hibiscus, which they adored in previous years, as I feared. In fact I have seen little evidence of them this summer. Go figure. I have no answer.

Cont.

Horticulture By Joan Pritchard

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Roses

This year’s big problem is chili thrips. No, we do not have rose rosette disease in the Houston

area as yet. The badly deformed new growth is caused by chili thrips. This will not go away on its own. You must act now to save your plants. This advice is from Arbor Gate Nursery. Check their website at this link:

http://arborgate.com/blog/pictorial-guide-to-identifying-treating-chilli-thrips/ for pictures to help identify them. 1. Cut off all damaged parts of the plants. Bag and dispose of damaged plant material to reduce breeding populations. Do not compost infected plant material. 2. Start chemical treatment with products rated for chilli thrips (e.g. Spinosad, Dinotefuran, Abamectin). Nursery professional also report Monterrey Horticultural Oil is effective as a suffocant. Only a few pesticides work on chilli thrips. Spray when pests are not swarming (best times are 10:00am and 2:00pm). 3. Biological controls are important in chilli thrips management. Some are Beauveria bassi-ana (pathogenic fungus on insects),Amblyseius swirskii (predatory mite), and Orius insidiosus (insidious flower bug). 4. Continue Treatment until symptoms disappear. Chilli thrips are problematic in Houston from May to September.

Further information is available at: http://www.houstonrose.org/ctindex.htm which will link you to an Agilife extension document. By the way, just to make your day better (not) chili thrips feed on about 100 other host plants, includ-ing many common vegetables and ornamentals. See a partial list at the above link. Good luck to us all.

Joan Pritchard

Horticulture By Joan Pritchard

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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: A Sugar Land Garden Club Continuing Project

By Linda Holder Habitat for Humanity Chair

For the past fifteen years, the Sugar Land Garden Club has donated garden tools, supplies and helpful pamphlets to the new owners of homes built by Habitat for Humanity volunteers in Fort Bend Coun-ty. Two homes were presented this past summer at dedication ceremonies held on Sunday, June 5th and Sunday, July 11th. The Sugar Land Garden Club was there to present our contributions to their new homes and lives. The dedication ceremony was attended by over 40 volunteers, donors, family members and city lead-ers. Our selection of garden tools was warmly received by the homeowners. Two pamphlets were included as part of our gifts. The first was a colorful brochure that described each of the ‘Texas Super-star’ plants, the best plants that new homeowners could plant in their gardens. These plants have been determined by Texas A & M AgriLife Research to be surefire win-ners for easy care and beautiful flowers and to grow extremely well in our area. The second brochure provided reliable step by step instruc-tions on how to care for St. Augustine lawns. Digital copies of these two brochures can be downloaded from the following internet sites: Texas Superstar: Strong and Stunning Plants for Texans http://www.texassuperstar.com/press/Superstar_13_rev2.pdf Maintaining St. Augustine Lawns http://publications.tamu.edu/TURF_LANDSCAPE/PUB_turf_Maintaining%20St.%20Augustine%20Grass%20Lawns.pdf While we all agree that the inside of a house is the heart of the home, the Sugar Land Garden Club, through our generous donations, will be able to help these new homeowners spread that love to the outside of the home by creating a beautiful garden.

Habitat

Sierra Dorn & Linda Holder

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Plant Swaps The plant swap takes place after the business meeting. It is not necessary to bring a plant in order to take a plant. Please keep the following 3 rules in mind: 1. Label any plants you bring 2. Take home any plants that do not get adopted. 3. Wait until plant swap begins before removing plants Please be generous and allow others to have the opportunity to choose plants. Please bring any magazines you are finished with to share!

Thank you!

Your Plant Swap Committee: Debe Fannin, Cookie Peeler, Gay Keys and

Latheefa Ashraf

Help Fort Bend Women's Center

Please Donate

The Fort Bend Women's Center is an organization that SLGC sup-ports. Fort Bend Women's Center provides shelter and program support to abused women and their children. You can shop and make donations to their Penny Wise stores and donation centers at the following locations:

Richmond 501 Hwy 90 A East, Richmond 77469 Stafford 13645 Murphy, Stafford, 77477

This is a large store! Missouri City Drop- off only, 4737 Hwy 6 at Dulles Mo. City 77459 Hours of business are: Mon. - Sat. 9-6, donations accepted 9-5:30 Sunday 12 noon---5 pm, donations accepted 12 noon--4:30 pm Telephone number for all stores: 281- 344- 5777.

By Debe Fannin

Announcements

The first Brookwood work day for SLGC will be on November 9. The hours have

changed this year and will be from 9:00 am to 12. That means we will be able to order

from the cafe which is always a treat. Please let me know if you are interested.

Beverly Williams

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Announcements

2017 Annual Fruit & Citrus Tree Sale

Please Note: All citrus trees available at our 2017 Fruit Tree Sale are certified to be disease free. Citrus sold at the 2017 Fruit Tree Sale must not be taken outside the Fort Bend, Harris or Mont-gomery County boundaries. The Fort Bend County Master Gardeners hold an annual fruit tree sale to raise funds to support the programs throughout the year. This, along with the Vegetable-Herb Sale, helps us pur-chase materials for our training and educational efforts, demon-stration garden plants and materials, and other miscellaneous items. No funds are used to pay volunteers nor are these funds used for anything not related to our mission. We would like to invite you to visit our sales and help support horticultural education efforts in Fort Bend County. Fruit and Citrus Preview Program

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017

Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

New Location: Fort Bend County Fairgrounds Building B, Rosenberg, TX 77471 Fruit and Citrus Tree Sale Day

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2017

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or until sold out.

Location: Fort Bend County Fairground Barn H, Rosenberg, TX 77471 Spring Vegetable and Herb Plant Sale

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2017

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon unless sold out

Location: In front of the Master Gardener Greenhouse located behind the Fort County AgriLife Extension Office, 1402 Band Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471. All sale attendees will be di-rected to available parking. By Deborah Birge

Fort Bend Master Gardeners Master Gardeners provide volunteer service through the Texas

A&M AgriLife Extension Service for Fort Bend County. These volun-

teers offer their skills and knowledge of horticulture and environ-

mental issues to Fort Bend residents supporting the goals of

AgriLife Extension Service.

The Fort Bend County Master Gardeners promote conservation

and sustainable horticultural practices to residents of the county

by:

providing research-based gardening information,

presenting educational programs for the both adults and chil-

dren,

communicating gardening information using articles, newsletters,

phone and digital media, and

maintaining demonstration gardens to determine the best plants

for the local area.

FBMG programs, demonstration gardens and operations are sup-

ported through our annual plant sales.

If you would like to become a member of this organization, the

Fall Training Class begins October 6, 2016. Visit

www.fbmg.org to fill out an application and learn more

about classes.

2016 Fall Vegetable and Herb Plant Sale

Vegetable-Herb Plant Sale

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2016

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon unless sold out

Location: In front of the Master Gardener Greenhouse located

behind the Fort County AgriLife Extension Office, 1402 Band

Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471. All sale attendees will be directed

to available parking.

By Deborah Birge

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PLACE

YOUR

AD

HERE

SLGC EVENT PHOTOS

Photos of our past events are needed in order

to document our club

history.

Photo credit for your contributions will be

given. Please email your photo files in high

resolution jpg format to

Terri Hurley or Carrie Sample.

CALENDER OF EVENTS

October 2016 11 SLGC board meeting at Kat Louviere’s home, Charline Russell co-host; 9:30 a.m. social, 10:00 a.m. business meeting 13-15 Garden Club of Houston Bulb and Plant Mart St. John the Divine Church 2450 River Oaks Blvd. Houston, TX 77019 www.gchouston.org Thursday, October 13th, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 14th, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, October 15th, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 18 SLGC monthly meeting 21-22 American Rose Society District Fall Rose Show Pasadena Convention Center www.houstonrose.org 22 18th Annual Sugar Land Garden Club Garden Tour

Saturday October 22, 2016 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

(Rain date - October 29, 2016) Chair: Carrie Sample Co-Chair: Emilie Wilson

25 SLGC field trip 29 SLGC Annual Garden Tour RAIN DATE

www.houstonfederationgardenclubs.org

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The Christmas Luncheon is coming!

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, December 13

11:00am till 1:00pm

St Basil’s Hall 702 Burney Road Sugar Land

No Charge for Members or Guests

How does it work?

Please bring a contribution to our Lunch - a salad, veg, meat, dessert or beverage - sign

up to help us plan

Bring a small gift - something fun or funny - garden related - new or a White Elephant

- your choice!

What will we do?

We will enjoy great food, a chance to Socialize, hear the Sweet Adelines Chorus as

they Ring in the Holiday Season in Song, and exchange gifts as we surprise each other

when we open our packages.

Questions:

Roseanne Mayer

[email protected]

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Sugar Land Garden Club Membership Form 2016-2017 PLEASE ENTER INFORMATION AS YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO APPEAR IN THE YEARBOOK’S DIRECTORY:

Name ______________________________ Spouse Name_______________________________

◻ SAME INFORMATION AS LAST YEAR’S YEARBOOK DIRECTORY

Address_____________________________City _______________________Zip Code ___________

Subdivision_____________________Home Phone _______________Cell Phone _______________

Email______________________________________________________________________________

It takes lots of volunteers to make our club fun, educational, and an asset to the community. Please check the committee(s) you are willing to serve on.

If you would like more information, please indicate by writing “Info”

beside the activity

___ Hospitality Committee

____Sponsors

____Publicity

____Greenleaf Newsletter

____Horticulture Article

____Personality of the Month Article

____Website ____Facebook ____Scrapbook

____Yearbook

____Planning Field trips

____Taking pictures at various events & meetings

____Telephone Committee

NOTE: Our annual fundraiser provides monies to fund our scholarships, community projects, and general

operation of the club. Please check if you can help with the fundraisers.

_____ Garden Tour _____Plant Sale _____Garden Advice

NOTE: Every member is required to provide a food dish or supplies to help with hospitality during the year. Please indicate with a “1”

and “2” your first and second choices of month you will participate in hospitality. The hospitality chair for your chosen month will con-

tact you and tell you what to bring. If you are not able to fulfill this obligation, a fee of $15 will be payable to the Hospitality Chair.

___September 2016 ___October 2016 ___ November 2016 ___ December 2016

___January 2017 ___February 2017 ___March 2017 ___April 2017

◻ I am willing to serve as a monthly hospitality chair for the month of_________________________.

Club year is June 1 – May 31. Dues of $30.00 are payable beginning Mar 1 – May 31 for the following club year.

Please make your check payable to "Sugar Land Garden Club".

Dues & membership form may be mailed to this Membership Committee

member until May 30th. After that, a new Membership Committee will take

Arleen Harbin 1315 Camelot Place Sugar Land, TX 77478

____Social Activities (Christmas & May)

____Community Service (circle all that apply): Brookwood Habitat

for Humanity Food Pantry Women’s Center

____Planning Programs

____Helping with Sound & Video Equipment

____I can lead a craft workshop, Workshop Committee

____I can use a computer and I’m familiar with these programs

(circle all that apply): QuickBooks

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