JANUARY 2024 GARDENETTE NEWSLETTER
Gardenettes are members of District VI, Louisiana Garden Club Federation Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs Inc., National Garden Clubs Inc.
Mark Your Calendars:
2024 –
January 10 Monthly Meeting
January 15 Arbor Day Tree Planting TBA
January 18 FIELD TRIP to Camellia Heaven/ House of Seafood
February 7 Joint Tangi Garden Clubs - Oak Knoll Cty. Club
March 11-12 Environmental School 2 - Via Zoom
MONTHLY MEETING 11AM January 10 – Speaker is John Grimm, owner of Camellia Heaven and Master Gardener. He will present a program on Camellias in Australia. A member of many horticulture societies, John’s program will be very interesting. Sandy Cusick, Cynthia Cummer and Jamie LeBlanc are hostesses for the event.
FIELD TRIP! Camellia Heaven & House of Seafood - Thursday January 18 – Sandy and John Grimm have invited us to join Belle Oaks at their Camellia Heaven retreat in Folsom. Camellia Heaven: Thursday, January 18, 2024. John is our guest speaker in January and can give us a time to arrive. INVITATION READS: Many members of Belle Oaks Garden Club have wanted to visit John Grimm’s Camellia Heaven. Now is a good time as the Camellias are in bloom. Your friends and family are also welcomed to come. Camellia Heaven is about one hour from Hammond. The address is 83381 House Creek Road, Bush, La. 79431. John says that Thursday, January 18TH is a good day for both he and Sandy to have us come. John reminds us to wear long pants and tennis shoes. WALKING IS REQUIRED. Sandy says there is one bathroom in the trailer. Pergola with chairs to rest: we must bring our own beverages and food. John and Sandy have water, but if anyone wants other food or beverages, they should brown bag. Sandy says she and John will go up early or maybe stay the night before to set up. The plan is to possibly eat afterwards. For those interested, we will leave Camellia Heaven about 4:00 PM and go to House of Seafood for food. House of Seafood address is 81790 La-21, Bush, La. 70431 Phone 985-886-2231. (this restaurant is open only on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.) You may order from menu or get the buffet. Of course, we will cancel/postpone if heavy rain or freeze. Please let Sandy or Maude know if you are planning on making this trip to Camellia Heaven on Thursday, January 18.
ARBOR DAY: Save the date January 15 to celebrate Arbor Day! Chairman Susan Pizani is coordinating with the Mayor's office to see where they would like a tree planted. Arbor Day is celebrated on the third Friday each January which is an optimum time to plant in Louisiana. Hope you can all help honor the environment with us!
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JOINT TANGIPAHOA GARDEN CLUBS, February 7 - Oak Knoll Country Club, Hammond - Rejoice! Remember how hard last February was when we hosted this event - now we can go and just enjoy! Must RSVP by the January meeting to be included. This is a no cost, no work just enjoy occasion. Theme is Mardi Gras and everyone is requested to dress in costume/ theme. Try to make this a "to-do" meeting.
Remembering December...
CHRISTMAS PARTY! Kathy Bruce again made our holidays bright! Members appreciated the nice touches she added to make our Christmas start on a festive note. Her decorations were amazing!
DECEMBER GARDEN OF THE MONTH: Vicky Fannaly received December Garden of the Month for the first time. Receiving the award stirred her to do some renovations – so it was a good thing!
DECEMBER GARDEN OF THE MONTH: Vicky Fannaly received December Garden of the Month for the first time. Receiving the award stirred her to do some renovations – so it was a good thing!
The More You Know...
ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOL Course 2 March 11-12: Care to learn about the environment and issues that impact our lives and our descendants’ welfare? Take Course 2 via Zoom. Finish the series and become an Environmental Consultant with the state federation or audit the lectures just for fun, no test. See registration for this and other courses on Flower Shows, Gardening Study and Landscaping available through National Garden Club Inc. website (gardenclub.org).
FLOWER SHOW PROCEDURE Course 1 - Flower Show Procedure (FSP) :Barbara MayVirtual via ZOOM on 4/6/2024
GARDENING SCHOOL: Course 2 - Jan 06 - Jan 27, 2024 Cushing, OK (Virtual)
Register: Judy Grotts Course is Jan 6th AND Jan 27th (2 Days)
FLOWER SHOW PROCEDURE Course 1 - Flower Show Procedure (FSP) :Barbara MayVirtual via ZOOM on 4/6/2024
GARDENING SCHOOL: Course 2 - Jan 06 - Jan 27, 2024 Cushing, OK (Virtual)
Register: Judy Grotts Course is Jan 6th AND Jan 27th (2 Days)
And Away We Go! Deep South Convention - Gatlinburg
The DSGC Convention is three months away and We want to encourage ladies to register before the December 31st Early Bird Deadline. Early Birds will receive a free convention tee shirt.
The registration link is below...
https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/A8SB6A87WC/displayForm.pl?dir=1S73FWO4_2023
The fee for full registration is $245.00.
The Tri Refresher classes are $5.00 each.
The hotel is the Hilton DoubleTree Park Vista Gatlinburg
Here are the instructions for hotel registration.You must make your own hotel reservation at the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg TN. Below are 4 different ways to make your reservation:
1. Call 865-436-9211. Please let them know that you are attending the Deep South Garden Club 2024 Convention.
2. You can also make your reservation at www.parkvista.com. Click on Book Now. Click on Special Rates. Under Group Code enter DSG. Close the box and enter your dates of arrival and departure. Click Check Rooms and Rates. Choose the Group Rate option and proceed as prompted.
3. You can also copy this direct link into your browser: https://hilton.com/en/book/reservations/rooms/?ctyhocn=GKTPVDT&arrivalDate= 2024-03-17&departureDate=2024-03-22&groupCode=dsg&room1NumAdults=1
4. or you can call Hilton Booking at 1-800-421-7275 and give them the DSG group code.
The 2 night total is $347.27 and the 3 night total is $520.81.
The registration link is below...
https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/A8SB6A87WC/displayForm.pl?dir=1S73FWO4_2023
The fee for full registration is $245.00.
The Tri Refresher classes are $5.00 each.
The hotel is the Hilton DoubleTree Park Vista Gatlinburg
Here are the instructions for hotel registration.You must make your own hotel reservation at the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg TN. Below are 4 different ways to make your reservation:
1. Call 865-436-9211. Please let them know that you are attending the Deep South Garden Club 2024 Convention.
2. You can also make your reservation at www.parkvista.com. Click on Book Now. Click on Special Rates. Under Group Code enter DSG. Close the box and enter your dates of arrival and departure. Click Check Rooms and Rates. Choose the Group Rate option and proceed as prompted.
3. You can also copy this direct link into your browser: https://hilton.com/en/book/reservations/rooms/?ctyhocn=GKTPVDT&arrivalDate= 2024-03-17&departureDate=2024-03-22&groupCode=dsg&room1NumAdults=1
4. or you can call Hilton Booking at 1-800-421-7275 and give them the DSG group code.
The 2 night total is $347.27 and the 3 night total is $520.81.