GERMANTOWN PLANTATION IS SITE OF NOVEMBER MEETING

Our regular November meeting brought us back for a visit to Germantown Plantation Retirement Living facility, the location of our flower show last April.

We began with a hospitality time that gave everyone a chance to greet each other and have a "catching-up" chat.

Beth gave her report on getting our neighborhood front gates decorated for the Christmas holidays. It's time for the SGC Christmas elves to get busy!

We enjoyed having the Germantown Plantation residents join us for our business meeting and...

...the delightful Fall holiday floral designs demonstration by Gina Stowitzky from Holiday's Florist.

Afterward, SGC members stayed for a wonderful lunch and visit with the residents.

PLANTING PANSIES AT CHUCALISSA

The Fall planting of pansies at the Chucalissa Museum was recently done by the Chucalissa Projects Chairman, Marianne Parrs, and her committee.

Left to right: Judy, Linda, Mary Jo, Marianne and Sharon. Hard workers!

OCTOBER 2010 MEETING

Our Garden Club meeting for the month of October was held on Monday, October 18 at the lovely home of Gretchen Reaves. Other hostesses were Kim Cox, Sally Brenner and Gloria Marchant.


President Lila and Secretary Missy arrived early at Gretchen's door, on this beautiful Fall morning, to get set up for the meeting.

Here is Gretchen serving punch at her beautiful table to our two newest Garden Club members, Sharon Wassell (left) and Holly Hughes (center). We are so happy to have them in our group.

Diane Baskin, our Inspirational Chairman, always presents to us a delightful message at each meeting.

We even had a couple of nice horticulture entries brought for judging in spite of the very hot and extremely dry Fall that we have had this year.

We really had a great turn-out for this very productive and informative meeting. Looking forward to next month.

BACK TO BUSINESS WITH START OF NEW SWGC AUGUST MEETING

The first meeting of our new Garden Club year was held on Monday, August 16 at the home of Shirley Williams.



Phyllis, Lila, Mary Jo, and Sharon are already busy discussing plans for this year.

These ladies enjoyed the social time before the meeting began.

Pam Beasley, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Germantown, presented the program, "Everybody's Tree House: A Green Park for Children of All Abilities".

AUGUST YARD OF THE MONTH

Julie and Gary Sims, 3421 Lake Pointe, received the August Yard of the Month award.
Many thanks to Debbie Strelsin and her Awards Committee for a job well done this summer.

CHUCALISSA PROJECT

The planting project has been very successful this year, thanks to the hard work of Marianne Parrs and her committee.

The mixed plantings in these large pots are just beautiful and taking the heat of this summer very well.

Here, the "Three Sisters", corn, beans and squash, are planted together in much the same way that the native Americans did.

JULY 2010 YARD OF THE MONTH

The lovely yard around Ann Fruitt's home on Cheval Drive has been selected by our awards committee as the July Yard of the Month. If you drive by on any non-rainy day, you will be very likely to see Ann working away in her yard, keeping it perfectly groomed. Stop and chat with her when you do. She is a delightful lady and she deeply and lovingly cares for all of her neighbors.