President’s Message from Stephanie HeeA big thank you to Sharon Fairbanks for chumming the waters, gently encouragingus to attend the Fish Auction and arranging for the lunch at Nico’s. Everyoneenjoyed the beautiful meeting space with the incredible view of the harbor.

Congratulations to Paulette Stone our newest Horticulture Judge. In Floral DesignKitty Wo has advanced to Prospective and Janice Lau Fergus and Gail Atwater willjoin the program as Candidates.

Barbara Kuljis, the Chairman of the Conservation Committee, and her membersJean Abbott, Melissa Benjamin, Emmy Seymour and PatWassel, delivered 35 Loulu palms to Oahu Cemetery.Heidi Bornhorst made the arrangements for the palms tobe planted there. The Loulu were propagated from seedand were exhibited at our Echoes of Rainbows FlowerShow earlier this year.

The Christmas Boutique is coming up on Dec. 5��. Wehave sold a record number of tickets. Please come andenjoy yourself. There will be garden inspired Christmasitems, baked goods and one of a kind handmade items.

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Trudie Taylor. Trudie’s kind,caring attitude and leadership will be missed by everyone.

As we enter the holiday season, I am thankful for the manyfriendships that the Garden Club has brought into my life. May thespirit of Christmas be with us every day and may there be peace andgoodwill among men.

Merry Christmas!

Wednesday December 5, 2012

9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The beautiful homes of:Priscilla & Jim Growney

3735 Diamond Head CircleElegant Contemporary

Christmas & Holiday Boutique

Leilani & Jack Maguire4556 Aukai AvenueHawaiiana Christmas

Cherye & Jim Pierce1527 Hoaaina Street

Christmas Tree Wonderland

Mariposa and Le Bistro will offerluncheon menus worthy of an

ovation

For our members and friends whomake their reservation

And as you and your guests enjoythe holiday spirit and treasures

You will also be helping our ClubProjects Fund in great measure

Home Tours travel tips:

Please carpool with your guests…

Wear comfortable walking shoes…

Bring cash and personal checks foryour Holiday Boutique shopping!

Loulu Palms at Oahu CemeteryPhotos by Heidi Bornhorst

Photo by Carole Chun

Christmas Home Tour&

Holiday Boutique

Volume XXVI No. 4 December 2012

THE MAILE VINEThe Garden Club of Honolulu

A Member of the Garden Club of America

GRE�N ���K CO�REC����S

Liz Keller: Email: lizkell96734@gmail.com

Pokey Richardson: Email: pokeywr@gmail.com

Jan George: 66 Queen Street #2303Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

(Same phone numbers)

Sharon Williams: 820 Mililani Street Ste. 701Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

(Just mailing address change)

Membership NewsTRUDIE TAYLOR

Past President of The Garden Club of Honolulu (2004-2006), Trudie Taylor passedaway November 17, 2012. She joined The Garden Club in 1986 and served theclub in nearly every way possible. She wrote for the Bulletin, chaired VisitingGardens and also Garden History and Design. She served as the Zone XIIRepresentative to the GCA Garden History and Design Committee for two yearsand then served as a Vice Chair of that GCA committee. She loved studying thedesign of a garden. She served as our Recording Secretary, Second VicePresident, Counselor and then President. She co-chaired several committees andserved on numerous others. Most recently she was Corresponding Secretary and brought us into thecomputer age with the first TGCH web site and electronic Maile Vine.

In the community Trudie was active at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. She ran thevery successful Garden Café at the Honolulu Academy of Arts for many years,worked in the Education Department and was a Docent. She was a member ofPEO. She served on the Board of the Lyon Arboretum Association for many yearsand was its Past President.

In 2009, we grew Kukui trees from seedlings for the horticulture challengeclass for our Flower Show. Trudie inspired our TGCH members to becomeinvolved at the Peace Garden on Diamond Head and to plant the Kukui treesthere as our GCA Centennial project. She continued to coordinate our plantingand maintenance of this garden with several other groups and members of thecommunity. Just a couple of weeks ago, Trudie gladly contributed two Loulupalms from our most recent challenge class to be planted at Oahu Cemetery.

She was always an enthusiastic participant, quick with a word of encouragement. In recognition of hermany activities, Trudie received the TGCH Marion Picher Continuing Service Award, the GCA ClubAppreciation Award in 2006 and the very special GCA Club Medal of Merit in 2011.

Trudie’s quiet sense of humor and leadership opened many doors and smoothed ruffled waters. She wasknown as a dedicated volunteer and devoted and loyal friend. We will miss her.

By Emmy Seymour & Mary Ann BellPhotos by Carole Chun & Jan George

GCA NAL-Conservation MeetingThe GCA NAL (National Affairs & Legislation) ConservationMeeting will be held in Washington D.C. in February 2013. TheNAL and Conservation committees work together to promotethe GCA mission to “restore, improve and protect the quality ofthe environment through educational programs and action inthe fields of conservation and civic improvement”. Phyllis Leewill represent The Garden Club of Honolulu at this meeting.

Visit- http://www2.gcamerica.org/what-we-do-NAL-Conservation.cfm for more information.

PROJECTS COMMITTEE

Through your hard work and support of ourfundraisers, the Garden Club of Honolulu will havesome funds available in 2013 to disburse tocommunity organizations for projects that help tofurther our club's mission.  Typically, we makeseveral grants in the $2,000 to $10,000 range, andwe do accept proposals for multi-year funding.We look for projects that make an impact, solve aproblem, have attainable goals, and aresustainable. The deadline to receive projectproposals is January 7, 2013.

If you know of a project that would be of interestto GCH, you may request a funding applicationfrom the Projects Committee.  Please contact JanGeorge, Projects Committee Chair,  for moreinformation: jmg@hawaii.rr.com

NOVEMBER MEETING SPOTLIGHT

General Membership Meeting at Harbor View CenterBy Muffin Riegels

Sharon Fairbanks was the star of the November meeting! Thanks to her generous nature and the help ofher great brother, Jim Cook, members were treated to an early morning tour of the Oahu Fish Auction,long-line fishing boats, and ice making factory. Participants witnessed large commercial life rafts being

inflated and inspected. We now have an expanded understanding of the goings on at Pier 38.Thank you Sharon!

Harbor View Center hosted our meeting in their new conference room. The room had a gorgeous viewof the harbor and the equipment for the speaker presentations was first rate. Rick Guinther and Ka'imiScudder updated members on issues related to the Kawainui Marsh in Kailua. Rick focused on the Na

Pohaku site and talked about the creating of a dry, lowland, native garden. A delicious lunch was cateredby Nico's and several members went home with the freshest of fish filets and Nico's secret sauce to share

with family for dinner. Each member received a Kale plant, a gift from Jean Abbott and Muffin Riegels,and a recipe for Kale Salad from Barb Masumoto.

Photos by CaroleChun, Jan Tucker,Debbie Bocken &

Jann Boxold

The January meeting will be held at the Doris Duke Theatre at the HonoluluMuseum of Art. The speaker is Scot D. Medbury, Director of the BrooklynBotanic Garden. His topic is “Not Part of the Problem, But Part of theSolution…. Ensuring that Garden and Horticulture Remain at the Vanguard ofSustainability.” Prior to his current position, Mr. Medbury was the director ofthe San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, and the Botanical Garden atStrybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park. He has been involved in the curation,cultivation and interpretation of botanical collections in gardens in California,Washington state, Great Britain, New Zealand and his home state of Hawaii.

If you would like to stay after the meeting and have lunch at the Museumplease make reservations at the Honolulu Museum Cafe at 532-8734.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN KAWAINUI MARSH?By Carole Chun

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started construction in June, 2012 to create a series of 11 shallowfresh-water ponds in upper Kawainui Marsh, below Castle Hospital. The ponds are being built to at-tract endangered Hawaiian water birds such as the 'Ae'o (Hawaiian Stilt) , 'Alae 'ula (Moorhen), and theAlae ke'oke'o (Hawaiian Coot). In the 1940's thousands of native water birds populated the marshes ofKailua. Today, only a few hundred of these endangered birds remain in the Kailua wetlands.

The entire area of the ponds will be fenced to keepout predators. The eleven ponds will have solar-pow-ered pumps connected to shallow wells. The StateDivision of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will takeover the ponds once constructed and maintain them.

Sources: http://ahahui.wordpress.com/corps-of-engineers-kawainui-marsh-restoration-project/http://www.kaelepuluwetland.com/birds/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Sep/20/ln/hawaii809200340.html

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT

January 9, 2013 General Membership MeetingScot D. Medbury, Director, Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Scot Medbury

“9/11 Survivor Tree” Still Stands After Hurricane SandyBy Priscilla Growney

During our recent 16 day trip to New York City, we experienced theaftermath of Hurricane Sandy and a five inch snow fall in Manhattan. Notonly did the “9/11 Survivor Tree” survive another fierce storm, but theHigh Line (a one mile linear park) opened the third extension just beforeHurricane Sandy and fortunately was not damaged. The Director of the9/11 Memorial emailed this report to friends: “The 9/11Memorial/Museum was hit with a 4 foot tidal surge. The Memorial itselfhad no damage. All the support areas like security screening, locker roomsand retail store were completely flooded. The Museum construction site,all below grade, had 8 feet of water at the lower levels. While pumpingout last week they caught a carp that was still alive. They carried the fishback to the Hudson. We reopened the Memorial yesterday with limitedhours and attendance, while we rebuild what was lost.”

Priscilla’s husband Jim &daughter Kate with the Survivor

Tree in NYC

Veterans Day at the Waikiki War Memorial NatatoriumBy Gerry Ching & Donna Ching

The Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium was built in 1927 as a living memorial dedicated to the men andwomen who served during the “Great War”or World War I. More than 10,000 served from Hawaii. GCHmembers were involved in creating a beautiful arrangement which graced the gates of the Memorial forthe observance event on November 11. Ele Potts was the floral designer. Joanne Shigekane and Phyllis

Guard donated plant material from their Nuuanu properties and Gerry and Philip Ching cut and tied.Gerry’s daughter Donna Ching was the photographer. It was a truly Hawaiian tribute to our veterans.

Members of VFW Post8616, American Legion

MU2 Megan Petrocelli ofthe Pacific Fleet Band

sounds Taps

American Legion Riders fromPost 17 pay their respects

Gerry Ching & Ele Pots withtheir stunning arrangement

October 31, 2012Executive Board Meeting

PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrima

Our spooktacularPresident Stephanie

Lili Meagher- RecordingSecretary, Stephanie Hee-President, Mary Ann Bell-Counselor, Jann Boxold-

Corresponding Secretary, JeanAbbott- 1st Vice President,Muffin Riegels- 2nd Vice

PresidentPhotos by Jann Boxold

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!

Now is the time for Photographers to grab your cameras, Floral Designers to pore overdesign books and Horticulturists to study what’s growing in your gardens, and then

come share your talents during our February/March 2013 Club Show.

The Schedule has all the information you’ll need. The cover page is below. The Showwill be small but the experience will be big! Grab a partner or go it alone - just join in

the fun!

Let the entry forms flow,Jan & Kitty

TGCH Trip to San Francisco!

THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT!By Sharon Fairbanks

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the houseNot a creature was stirring except for your spouseThe children were nestled all snug in their bedsAs hubby headed for the mall overwhelmed with dread

The mall was frenetic -- filled with people and clatterHe needed to find something that to you would matterHis eyes how they watered; his cheeks how they flushedHis hands they were empty and he felt overly rushed

This angst could be avoided if you would just say,“Give me the trip to San Francisco on Christmas Day”Your family will exclaim as you fly out of sightMany thanks to you for a calm Christmas night

GIVE SOMEONE SPECIAL THE ITINERARY AND THE CHECK BOOK

By Priscilla Growney

Please visit the GCA website, Committees G-Z, Visiting Gardens if you are interested in joining any of theGCA Visiting Garden Tours. In an effort to be fair to all members, the national committee has established“Interest Lists” which are detailed on the website. There is too much important information about theInterest Lists and how they work to detail in this report.

There is still space available for the North Carolina trip “The Beauty of the SouthernHighlands, the gardens of Cashiers and Highlands” on July 15-19, 2013.

Sicily and the Palm Beach trips are sold out but you are welcometo add your name to the waiting lists.

To put your name on an Interest List, send an email to:gcainterestlists@gmail.com

Be sure to indicate which trip you are interested in.

I am trying to assemble a file of GCH members who would be willing to share their gardens with gardenclub visitors. In the Visiting Gardens section of the GCA website on the right hand side is: Lists, Forms &Samples. By selecting this, the Share my Garden form will appear. Please fill it out, and either email it to

me as an attachment or send it to me. Forms will also be available at the next Membership Meeting.

REDUCE YOUR WASTELINE THIS HOLIDAY!

Household waste disposal increases by 25% from Thanksgiving to New Years. Materials such asplastic, cardboard, wrapping paper and food waste add millions of tons of mass to our landfills each

holiday season. The excess waste occupies space, squanders resources and produces greenhousegases, which are potentially hazardous to our environment.

The following tips will help you reduce your WASTELINE this holiday season.

WASTELINE REDUCING TIPS

Send e-cards or holiday cards made of recycled paperLook for gifts with limited packaging or packaging that is recyclableWrap presents creatively in fabric, artwork or recycled wrapping paperReuse and repurpose boxes, ribbon, gift bags, tins and bottlesFreeze leftovers or send home with your guests in reusable containers, don’t send to the landfill�Compost fruit and vegetable scraps or grind in garbage disposal unit, don’t send to the landfill

CONSERVATION CORNER by Barbara Kuljis

Gardening at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua can be a challenge. In September2008, ten micro-propagated Ma’afala ‘ulu plants were gifted to TGCH & WCCC by the Breadfruit Institute,Hawai’i National Botanical Garden, Kauai. Carefully nurtured by the inmates, the plants soon become largeand impressive enough to be exhibited during our 2009 Flower show. Today the trees stand 6-8” tall, andin the Spring of 2012, the ‘ulu trees began to bear fruit!

Then came summer and the leaves began to yellow and drop from the trees. Well meaning staff andinmates adjusted the irrigation system, increasing the length and frequency of watering. Yet leavescontinued to yellow and drop now from too much water. By October, the trees (which thrive in sandy soil)were sitting in mud. In October our dedicated Garden Club women, WCCC staff and inmates, andcommunity volunteers rallied to the rescue. Special thanks go to Nathan Miranda of Waiahole Botanicals,inmate Lillian, and Sergeant Nohea Kamelamela and her work-line. Nohea’s work-line and our GCH womendug in to weed, compost, fertilize and mulch the trees. Nathan volunteered his time and expertise tomodify the irrigation to a drip system so the trees will receive constant watering. Inmate Lillian developedan ‘ulu maintenance log and offered to oversee the health of the trees and ensure proper functioning ofthe irrigation system.

Nathan Miranda of WaiaholeBotanicals (his family’sbusiness) has joyfully

supported our efforts atWCCC for the last 5 years byvolunteering on his days offfrom work and never askingfor or expecting anything in

return. Mahalo nui loa Nathan!

WCCC GARDENING - ‘ULU TREES RESCUED!By Carole Chun

LillianLiz Keller & friend Nathan Miranda

Instructor Gail Hutchinsondemonstrates how to make abromeliad wreath as SteppingStones Co-Chair Janice Fergus

looks on. Photos by Margaret Mortz

Stepping StonesClass

Holiday Bromeliad Wreaths

Shirley Meneice HorticultureConference

October 22-24, 2012Austin, Texas

By Margaret Mortz

HOWDY Y’ALL!  I kicked up myheels at the annual horticultureconference in Austin, Texas,named after the celebratedCalifornia gardener and pastchairman of GCA’s HorticultureCommittee.  This conference was

established in 2001 by thatcommittee to give members anopportunity to study horticulturalsubjects in a sharply focused way.I was very honored to be TGCH'sdelegate for 2012.

This year’s theme was SustainableLandscapes.  The keynote speakerwas Robert Hammond, a visionarywho transformed a derelictelevated freight line into one ofthe most innovative reclamationprojects in history.  His book HighLine details in words and amazingphotographs his and his partner’sefforts to create a new mile-longexpanse of park on Manhattan’sWest Side.  The photographsspeak a thousand words.

From the river boat ride theevening before the conferencecommenced, to the closingspeeches, it was an incredibleand fun learning experience.

Our very own Phyllis Lee, GCA’sHorticulture CommitteeChairperson, and ShirleyMeneice HorticultureConference Committee ChairChris Caudill and theircommittees worked so very hardto inform and entertain themore than 200 attendees.

Holly Ann Marchant proudlydisplays her bromeliad

wreath.Provisional Leslie Almeida

shows off her beautiful wreath.

Holiday Bromeliad Wreaths is the first of a trio of Stepping Stones classes focusing on holiday decor.  OnFriday, November 9, a full class of 17 made wreaths of bromeliads, Pele's hair (hinahina), and wideribbons.  The wreath will last for a long time if watered, and the ribbon may be changed with the season.Thanks to Gail for showing us what we can do with a little wire and will!

By Margaret Mortz, Co-Chair Stepping Stones

December-January 2012/13 Calendar

5 Wed. Christmas Home Tour/Holiday Boutique 9:30-1:00 p.m. Growney, Maguire,& Pierce Homes

6 Thu. WCCC Gardening 7:45 - 10:30 a.m. WCCC7 Fri. Stepping Stones “Create a Christmas 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Lyon Arboretum

Tree Topiary” Register: 988-045612 Wed. WCCC Flower Class 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. WCCC18 Tues. WCCC Gardening 7:45 - 10:30 a.m. WCCC

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The Maile Vine is a monthly publication of The Garden Club of Honolulu.

Jann Boxold, Editor

Mahalo to contributors: Jean Abbott, , Mary Ann Bell, Heidi Bornhorst,Gerry Ching & her daughter Donna Ching, Carole Chun, Sharon Fairbanks,Jan George, Beverley Grimmer, Priscilla Growney, Stephanie Hee, BarbaraKuljis, Margaret Mortz, Tina Semenza, Emmy Seymour, Muffin Riegels,Jan Tucker & Kitty Wo.

January

December

3 Thu. WCCC Gardening 7:45 - 10:30 a.m. WCCC9 Wed. General Membership Meeting - “Not 9:30 a.m. Honolulu Museum of

Part of the Problem, But Part of the Art, Doris Duke TheaterSolution”

11 Fri. Horticulture Workshop “Pruning & 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Waialae Nui Rec CenterGrooming for Healthy Plants”

15 Tues. WCCC Gardening 7:45 - 10:30 a.m. WCCC16 Wed. WCCC Flower Class 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. WCCC18 Fri. Stepping Stones “Succulents in Your 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Lyon Arboretum

Vertical Garden” Register: 988-045625 Fri. Stepping Stones “Frolic in the Garden - 9:30 - 12:00 p.m. Lyon Arboretum

The Creative Armature” Register: 988-045630 Wed. Executive Comm./Board Meeting 9:00/9:30 a.m. Lyon Arboretum