April 2015 Gardengoerpdf PDF

32 Pages·2015·4.11 MB·English

by  Debora Litzenberger

THE GARDENGOER

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE
ST. TAMMANY PARISH MASTER GARDENERS ASSOCIATION
VOLUME 18 Issue 4 April, 2015
Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015
Garden Show and Plant 1
Sale 2015
Garden Show and Plant 2-13
Sale Pics
President’s Message 14
County Agent’s Corner 15
MG Programs 16
Spring Field Trip 17-18
Kinder Garden 19 What a great plant show and sale! Attendance was down slightly, but
sales were up for both the STMG booths and the vendors. Except for the
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Old Roses Thursday night downpour that flooded parts of the venue, the weather was
beautiful both days of the sale. The expanded barn gave us an excellent foot-
Planning Days and Work 21-22
print that allowed bigger booths and wider aisles. Next year we are looking for-
Days
ward to new restrooms and a cover over the rodeo arena.
Gardengoer Word of the 23-24

Month
We were anticipating a 10% increase in income over last year and actu-
March MG Meeting 25-26
ally achieved 9.6%. The raffle and backyard plants together earned $950 more
Minutes
than in 2014. We had some new plant vendors who were very successful and
March MG Meeting pics 27 plan to come back next year. Our food vendor, Sunrise Bistro from Slidell, and
the City Gelato cart were both very popular. The increased educational oppor-
March MG Board Meet- 28-29 tunities with more speakers, more table talks and the Lyons Elementary field
ing trips all contributed to making this a better show.
Board of Directors/ 30
Committee Chairs THANK YOU to all the St. Tammany Master Gardeners for your con-
tributions to this success. There are far too many people to thank by name. We
Calendar of Events 31
would have to print nearly the entire membership list. But special thanks go out
Editor’s Notes 32 to our County Agent, Will Afton, for stepping up at the last moment to be our
keynote speaker, to Karla Partridge who also filled in for an ailing speaker, and
to all the chairpersons who made the show run seamlessly.
Now it’s time to start planning for next year!

Pete & Kay Hanson
Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015 Continued

Before
Set Up

After
Set Up
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Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015 Continued

Find the Master Gardener
In the plants
Back Yard Plants
Plant Holding
Wes: Set-Up and
Takedown
Vegucators
Muscle Crew/On-going
Clean-up
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Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015 Continued

Children’s Activities
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Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015 Continued

Chair Pete Hanson going
over details
with
Christy Paulsell working
Legacy Gardens
Chair Kay Hanson
Double-checking details
Working Set Up
Painting Flower Pots
Table Talk
Watching the Money
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Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015 Continued

Refreshments Speakers Area

Happy Workers!
Table Talks
Legacy Schools
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Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015 Continued

Special Visitors

St. Tammany Parish President
Pat Brister
With
Peggy Goertz

Sheriff Rodney Jack Strain Jr
St. Tammany Par-
ish Sheriff Jack
Strain Jr.
with Abita Grows
representative
Old friend Rusty Batty
with Betty Rose and
Stacey Scott
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Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015 Continued

Composting
And
Magic Gardens
Table Talks
Gardening from
Scraps
Table Talks
Master Gardener Table
And
Stump the Experts
Legacy Gardens
(School Gardens)
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Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015 Continued

Parking

Hospitality
Information
First Aid

Raffles
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Garden Show and Plant Sale 2015 Continued

Gloves Evaluations

Volunteer Coordinator,
Information Table/MG
Sign-in Table

African Violets
Table Talk
Master Gardener Judy Wood with Master
Gardener President Ty Guidroz

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