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September 26, 2017

In this issue— page

September Program 1

President’s Message 2

New Yearbooks 3

Calendar of Events 3

September Birthdays 4

Membership Update 4

New Member Welcome Event 4

Save the Dates! 5

Vegetables and Herbs / Fall 5

20th Annual Butterfly Flutterby 6

Kids Art Contest 6

Fall Plant Sale 7

Introducing Kristi Hayward 8

Adult Classes at the GBG 9

Native Landscape Classes 9

Rose Trial Update 10

Scholarship News 11

Proposed Honorary Life Membership 11

Holiday Luncheon Sign-Ups 12

Wall-Farrar Adopt-an-Area Trail Tidy 13

West Texas Street 13

Gardens on View 14

Remembering Adele Claeson 15

Outreach 16

District II Fall Convention 16

Happy 85th Birthday, GGC, Part 1 17

Ways and Means 19

Gardeners on the Go 20

Fall Planting Bulb Order Form 22

District II Convention Registration 23

Fall Plant Sale Flyer 24

Grapevine Garden Club

September Program:

Residential Landscape Design We all want gorgeous gardens that appeal to

both friends and wildlife. Yet, gardening in North

Central Texas certainly has its challenges: hot,

humid summers, drought conditions, clay

soil, occasional flooding, periodic hard freezes,

etc. Steve Huddleston, Senior Horticulturist for the

Fort Worth Botanic Garden, co-author of Easy

Gardens for North Central Texas, and president of

his own landscaping company, will share his ideas

for creating successful residential landscape

designs.

Steve will have copies of his book for sale in

the lobby before and after the meeting. Payment is

BY CHECK ONLY, made payable to Blooming

Concepts, Inc. The price is $41.08 which includes

tax and autograph.

Dinah Chancellor

Programs

Dinah Chancellor

THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

2011, 2014, 2015

Regular meeting site: Grapevine Convention Center 1209 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX 76051

Social 9:30 A.M. Meeting and Program 10:00 A.M.

THANK YOU TO OUR SEPTEMBER HOSTESSES: Coordinator: Lindle O’Neil Hostesses: Ella Barber, Tina Bruns, Marge Carpenter,

Kathy Clark, Maddie Fitzgerald, Ninfa Gonzalez, Elizabeth Jewett, Mary Ledeboer,

Cecilia Mitchell, Glenda Page, Eva Rhodes, Barbara Williams, and Laurie Williams

http://www.grapevinegardenclub.org/

September, 2017


President’s Message

The executive committee has been hard at work this summer planning

programs, workshops, trips, the fall plant sale, and Butterfly Flutterby. They have

created a calendar filled with activities designed to increase our gardening

knowledge, benefit our community, and provide opportunities for us to step out of

Grapevine and experience gardens in other parts of our state and beyond.

To our newest members, please plan to attend the New Member Coffee on

September 28th. This event is open to members who have joined the club since

January 2017, and showcases the various positions and committees that keep our

club running at full speed. Additional information can be found in this newsletter.

I’ll close by saying to all of you – enjoy your garden club membership! Attend

the monthly meetings, participate in our workshops, and sign up for tours, all of

which will expand your knowledge of gardening while you’re making new friends.

Happy 85th Year!

Candace Kyler

Fall is almost here! Although it’s been a mild

summer by north Texas standards, I’m sure we’re

all ready for cooler weather and the return of our

Grapevine Garden Club routine.

And please volunteer. Whatever your particular

interests, you will find a wealth of volunteer opportunities

available to you as a GGC member. And you’ll be

supporting our community, our future gardeners, and our

growing organization in the process!

This fall we will begin reflecting on the past 85

years as we celebrate the inception of our garden club

in 1932. Look for a history lesson in each month’s

newsletter as we remember the people who founded

and built our club. I want to be the first to thank Joetta

King for sharing her knowledge in such an

entertaining manner!


September, 2017


Yearbook is Ready for Pick-Up!The GGC 2017-2018 yearbook will be available at the check-in table at the

general meeting on Tuesday, September 26th. Please stop by and pick up your

copy. One per family, please.

Sheri Jones

Yearbook

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Date Event Location

September

14th–17th 31st Annual GRAPEFEST Grapevine, TX

September 19th What is Plant Propagation? GBG Greenhouse

7:00 - 8:30 P.M.

September 20th Garden Club Council of FW Mtg. Ft. Worth Botanic Garden

10:00 - 11:30 A.M.

September 25th Wall-Farrar Adopt-an-Area

Trail Tidy

Wall-Farrar Trail, Grapevine

9:00 A.M.

September 26th

Gardens on View /

Vegetables and Herbs Fall Sale

after the regular GGC Meeting

Watch your e-mail for directions

to these gardens

September

26th–27th

NGC Landscape Design School,

Course 3

George Bush Library

College Station, TX

September 28th New Member Coffee Mitchell House, GBG

9:30 A.M.

September 28th Ft. Worth Iris and North Texas

Daylily Society Plant Sales

Fort Worth Botanic Garden

9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

October 3rd Rose Trial Data Collection Dove Loop Road W. of Cross

Timbers Winery, 9:00 A.M.

October 10th District II Fall Convention TGC Headquarters

Ft. Worth, 9:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.

October 12th “The Marvelous Monarch”

Program

Grapevine Public Library

7:00 P.M.

October 14th

Butterfly Flutterby / Art Contest Grapevine Botanical Gardens

10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Fall Plant Sale Grapevine Botanical Gardens

8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

October 14th Introduction to Native Landscapes Bob Jones Nature Center,

Southlake, 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

October 18th Garden Club Council of FW Mtg. Ft. Worth Botanic Garden

10:00 - 11:30 A.M.

October 19th Fall Composting 101 GBG, Greenhouse

7:00 - 8:30 P.M.


September, 2017


September Birthdays

Membership Update Grapevine Garden Club is in full swing for fall! We currently have 240

members and we always look forward to having new people join us. Invite a guest

to our next meeting!

Every member of GGC is entitled to a free magazine subscription to either

Better Homes & Gardens or Martha Stewart Living. Just go to this website and

sign up: www.publicgardensmagoffer.com.

Candy Cawley

Membership Chair

Committee chairs and event coordinators will be on hand to acquaint you with

the many projects and activities of the club. This is a wonderful opportunity to

meet and get to know other members of the club. Refreshments will be served and

there will be a drawing for door prizes. Please contact Sarah Erickson if you would

like to attend.

Sarah Erickson

New Member Welcome Chair

Barbara Atkins

Ella Barber

Diane Cauwels

Kate Dohrer

Paul Ernst

Peggy Harris

Paula Jones

Ray Morrell

Karen Rice

Babs Sidorowicz

Shari Stanfield

Marty Swindell

Becky Underwood

Elayne Vick

Edie Williams

New Member Coffee If you joined the club since January 2017,

you are invited to the New Member Coffee on

Thursday, September 28th at 9:30 A.M. at the

Mitchell House in the Grapevine Botanical

Gardens (411 Ball Street).


September, 2017


Date Event Location October 23rd GOG Rose Festival Bus Trip Various locations in Tyler

October 28th Installation and Maintenance of

Native Landscapes

Bob Jones Nature Center,

Southlake, 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

November 7th West Texas Street Workday West Texas Street, Grapevine

9:30 A.M.

November 7th Rose Trial Data Collection Dove Loop Road W. of Cross


November 9th Rose Rosette Disease Discussion GBG, Mitchell House

7:00 - 8:30 P.M.

November 15th Garden Club Council of FW

Mtg.

Ft. Worth Botanic Garden

10:00 – 11:30 A.M.

November 16th GOG Backyard Florist

Demonstration

GBG, Mitchell House

10:30 A.M.

November 30th GOG Carpool Trip to Jackson’s

Home & Garden, etc. Various locations in Dallas

December 5th Rose Trial Data Collection Dove Loop Road W. of Cross


December 5th - 9th GOG Trip to Ft. Myers /

Sanibel Island Details TBA

December 12th Holiday Luncheon

Lancaster Theater, Grapevine

10:30 A.M. Social; 11:00 A.M.

Lunch

Vegetables and Herbs for Your Fall Garden Edible landscaping is a fun and tasty way to dress up your fall garden.

Intersperse your planting areas with a selection of colorful and aromatic edibles!

Swallowtail caterpillar

Fall vegetables and herbs such as

kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, dill

(Swallowtail butterfly caterpillars love

it!), parsley, and more will be offered for

sale during the “Gardens on View” tour

after the September general meeting.

These plants are appropriate for pots or

planted in flower beds. Look for us at the

home of Tina Bruns. Cash and checks

only, please.

Karen Rice

and the Plant Sale Team


September, 2017


20th Annual Butterfly Flutterby – Come Celebrate With Us!

Butterfly Flutterby kicks off at 10:00 A.M. with a costume parade down Main

Street, ending at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens. The day’s events include three

Monarch butterfly releases, Arts and Crafts organized by Jan Wall, a Science area

coordinated by Dinah Chancellor and Annemarie Garlin, and the Art Contest

headed up by Terry Curcio. Gloria Land will be selling butterfly items prior to the

parade (in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church), and at our booth

at the event. The city will be providing a clown, lawn games, and a scavenger hunt.

Look for sign-up sheets at the September general meeting, or call Cindy Miller

or Harriet Perrello to volunteer. Hope you can participate in this fun event!

Cindy Miller and Harriet Perrello

Co-Chairs Butterfly Flutterby

Butterfly Flutterby Art Contest

We will be displa

We will be displaying all of the entries plus the grand prize winners in each

grade category during Butterfly Flutterby at the GBG on Saturday, October 14th.

Please come on by and enjoy the artwork; it will be hanging in the pavilion behind

the plant sale.

Terry Curcio

Art Contest Chairperson

The 20th Annual Butterfly Flutterby will

take place on Saturday, October 14th. Our

theme this year is “The Miracle of

Metamorphosis.” Thanks to Dinah

Chancellor for this fabulous theme.

The Grapevine Garden Club works with

the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau

to make this free event possible each year.

Many thanks to everyone who volunteered to help

with the Art Contest. Like Butterfly Flutterby, this year’s

theme is “Metamorphosis of the Monarch.” We have

invited all 11 GCISD elementary schools to participate

in this contest. In previous years, we have had upwards

of 300 entries!


September, 2017


Plant Native…Plant Now – Annual Fall Plant Sale, October 14th

This sale will take place on Saturday, October 14th, starting at 8:00 A.M. at

the GBG. Our best publicity has always been our GGC members, so please tell

your friends, neighbors, and other gardeners. And don’t forget – GGC members

receive a 10% discount.

We need your help to make this sale a success. Please contact Ella Barber to

volunteer.

Ella Barber and Ginger Jones

Plant Sale Coordinators

Butterfly Weed

The sale features butterfly nectar and host

plants, native and adapted trees and shrubs, and

perennials appropriate for our area. The

following is a preliminary list of plants that will

be available at the plant sale. The full list and

varieties will be e-mailed a few days prior to the

sale.

Turk's Cap

American Beauty Berry, Anemone,

Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Vine,

Chrysanthemum, Coreopsis, Crepe

Myrtle – Pokomoke, Ferns – varieties,

Grasses – varieties, Gregg’s

Mistflower, Inland Sea Oats,

Heliopsis, Oak Trees – varieties, Oak

Leaf Hydrangea, Obedient Plant,

Passion Vine, Penstemon – varieties,

Redbud tree, Rough Leaf Dogwood,

Salvias – varieties, Sedums – varieties,

Turk’s Cap, Viburnum – varieties,

Winter Honeysuckle, and many more!

It’s almost time for the Fall Plant Sale and

we need your help! Please sign up to help with

set up, the holding area, cashier, or cashier’s

helper. Shifts will be from 7:30 - 11:00 A.M.

and 10:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.

WE NEED

YOU!


September, 2017


Introducing….Kristi Hayward

Kristi changed course in her late 30s, however, and enrolled at Texas A&M,

majoring in horticulture with a specialization in fruits and vegetables. She helped

finance her degree – and gained valuable experience – by working in the TAMU

greenhouses while in college.

Following graduation, Kristi accepted a position at the University of Texas in

Austin, where she worked in food purchasing for the University’s dorm cafeterias

and other food outlets on campus. One of her proudest achievements during her

two years at UT was the establishment of a farm stand on campus.

Kristi is busy planning educational programs for children to tie in with several

upcoming events at the GBG – Fossil Fest and Jurassic Garden in September and,

of course, Butterfly Flutterby in October! She also plans to offer several classes for

adults, including plant propagation. AND she would like to add a culinary garden

at the GBG to teach children and adults how to grow their own veggies. All those

hours spent in Grandma’s vegetable garden really paid off!

Kristi Hayward

On June 12th, the Grapevine Botanical

Gardens welcomed Kristi Hayward as their

Horticulturist. I met with Kristi over the summer

and wanted to share some of the highlights of her

career and her future plans for the GBG.

Like so many of us, Kristi’s earliest memories

of gardening involve working with her

grandmother in the vegetable garden. Kristi’s

family was in the restaurant business and so she

began her career working in restaurants in

various management positions. Eventually her

career path even included culinary school.

Pete and Jack

In her spare time, Kristi enjoys watching sports

of all kinds, especially Texas A&M football and

Atlanta Braves baseball (she was born in Atlanta

and spent her early childhood there). She also

enjoys hanging out with her very cute “furbabies” –

Pete the Papillon and Jack, the marble Bengal cat.

Julie Garza

Newsletter Editor


September, 2017


Adult Classes at the GBG

What is Plant Propagation?

In this class, students will learn how to propagate plants they may already have at

home in their own gardens and landscape. Several different propagation methods

will be discussed and demonstrated. Please pre-register by September 11th.

September 19th, 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. at the GBG Greenhouse

Fall Composting 101

In this class, students will be introduced to the basic principles of composting,

different composting methods, and learning what to include in the compost pile to

get the most nutrient-rich compost. Please pre-register by October 5th.

October 19th, 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. at the GBG Greenhouse

Rose Rosette Disease Discussion

Laura Miller, a Tarrant County Agrilife Extension agent, will discuss this lethal

disease and answer questions. Please pre-register by October 19th.

November 9th, 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. at the GBG Mitchell House

Kristi Hayward

GBG Horticulturist

Native Landscape Classes at Bob Jones Nature Center

Level 1, Introduction to Native Landscapes, will be taught on October 14th. The

registration fee for the Level 1 class is $37.00 for members or non-members of the

Native Plant Society of Texas.

Level 3, Installation and Maintenance of Native Landscapes, will be held on

October 28th. The registration fee for the Level 3 class is $37.00 for members and

$52.00 for non-members of the Native Plant Society of Texas.

Each of these classes will be held from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., and will include

examples from the new Pollinator Garden at the Nature Center.

The GBG is offering three classes for adults this fall. The

classes are free and pre-registration is necessary. Please

register online at gograpevine.com or in person at the Rec.

The Native Plant Society of Texas will offer two classes

at the Bob Jones Nature Center in Southlake in October.


September, 2017


To register, please contact Meg Inglis at the Native Plant Society of Texas, at

[email protected] or 512-589-1316.

submitted by Sandi Rosenstiel

Rose Trial Update

The goal of the Rose Trial is to find rose varieties that are resistant to Rose

Rosette disease (“RRD”). The 19 varieties that were planted two years ago were

considered to be potentially resistant by scientists and growers. At the September

data collection, we found three new roses that have contracted RRD.

So far nine of our 72 roses have contracted RRD. They are Wedding Bells,

Miracle on the Hudson, Betty Prior (2), Miranda Lambert (2), and Hot Cocoa.

They have been reported to the Texas AgriLife Extension and in some cases

samples have been sent. Many thanks to Laura Miller of the Extension for her

technical assistance.

Everyone is welcome to help with the next data collection on Tuesday, October

3rd at 9:00 A.M. at the intersection of Dove Loop & Shadybrook, next to Cross

Timbers Winery.

submitted by Pam Braak

Rose Trial

L to R: Kristi Hayward, Catriona Noble, and Sheri Stanfield with an

afflicted “Betty Prior” rose


mailto:[email protected]

September, 2017


Scholarship News!

The Board also agreed to change the application deadline from April 1st to

March 1st to allow the Scholarship Committee additional time to review the

scholarship applications before presenting them to the Board at the April meeting.

The general membership will have the opportunity to vote on the proposed change

to the amount of our scholarships at the general meeting on Tuesday, September

26th.

Three of our scholarship recipients were also awarded scholarships in the

amount of $1,000 from District II. Congratulations to Ashton, Joanna, and Amy for

their persistence in pursuing and being awarded available scholarship monies! Best

wishes to all of our scholarship winners for a wonderful 2017-18 school year!

Joan Kowalski

Scholarship Chairperson

Proposed Honorary Life Membership – Lou Milner

Many of you know Lou Milner well, but new members may not be familiar

with her service to GGC. Lou joined GGC in 2001 and served on the Executive

Committee as 3rd Vice President from 2007-2009 and as e-mail communication

chair from 2007-2016. While physically able, Lou participated in numerous events

— volunteering at plant sales, serving as general meeting hospitality hostess,

hosting a May luncheon and executive committee meeting at her home, serving on

the spring luncheon committee for numerous years, participating in Gardens on

View by allowing members to tour her garden numerous times, providing cut

The GGC Executive Committee recommends that Lou Milner receive

honorary life membership in the Grapevine Garden Club. This recommendation

will be presented at the September general meeting and may be approved by a

majority vote of the voting members present.

(See Bylaws 4.01 for definition of honorary life membership)

By now our scholarship recipients (Chris Wermuth, Ashton

Bisballe, Joanna Lambert, and Amy Lambert) have begun

their studies at their respective colleges and their bursars have

received their scholarship monies from our GGC. At the June

Board Meeting, the Board reviewed and accepted by vote the

motion to raise the scholarship amount from $2,500 to

$3,000. The scholarship amount was last raised in 2015 from

$2,000 to $2,500.


September, 2017


flowers from her garden for events and luncheon displays, and serving in many

ways that can’t be documented but remain in our memories.

With Wayne’s passing, Lou’s enthusiasm for hands-on home gardening projects

diminished, and difficulties with her vision limited participation in club events.

Despite these changes, she continued to serve faithfully as e-mail chair for many

years.

submitted by Joetta King

Holiday Luncheon Sign-Ups

If you would like to be part of the planning committee, there will be a sign-up

sheet at the September general meeting.

Robin Pond

Holiday Luncheon Chair

Lou and Wayne Milner preparing for spring luncheon,

May 2006

Participating in club events was

something that Lou shared with her

beloved husband Wayne. We were

accustomed to always seeing them

together. Every visit to their garden

was a delight as we viewed new garden

structures built by Wayne and Lou’s

latest plant additions. They were well-

known – and much appreciated! – for

sharing starts of plants with garden

visitors.

The GGC Holiday Luncheon will be held

Tuesday, December 12th at the Lancaster Theater,

300 South Main Street, Grapevine. The social will

begin at 10:30 A.M., with lunch served at 11:00

A.M. Clem Espinosa, who has catered our past two

events, will again be providing the food, and we will

be entertained by the combined Ovation and Di

Voce Jazz Choirs from Colleyville Heritage High

School. As in the past, we will accept cash or check

donations for GRACE at the door.


September, 2017


GGC “Adopts-An-Area” of Wall-Farrar Trail The GGC Wall-Farrar Trail Tidy-up is part of a larger program to pick up litter

and/or improve adopted sites. According to Cindy Harris, GGC member and

Grapevine PARD Volunteer Services Liaison, Grapevine currently has over 80

areas that have been adopted by individuals or groups. This program is facilitated

by Keep Grapevine Beautiful (“KGVB”), an affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful and

Keep America Beautiful. Both organizations require annual reporting and program

participation from KGVB in order to maintain affiliation status.

Please join us for our next “Tidy-up the Trail” event on Monday, September

25th at 9:00 A.M. and help GGC do our part for this large community service

program. For details and to volunteer, please contact Karen Rice.

submitted by Karen Rice

West Texas Street Workday

Tuesday, November 7th, 9:30 A.M.

As you can see, it’s time to start making plans for working in the flowerbeds on

West Texas Street. The residents just love it when we come and it’s such a fun

time for all of us to dig in the dirt together. We will be planting pansies, doing our

L to R: Chuck Voelker, Ella Barber, Sheri Jones, Karen Rice, Robin Pond,

Terry Curcio Not pictured: Roger Jones

Hi, kids! Welcome back to gardening after a

long, hot summer! Sure hope you had a terrific

summer no matter how you spent it.


September, 2017


usual weeding and general cleanup, and swapping stories about our own gardens.

Then we’ll go drink coffee someplace so we can continue visiting.

Please bring the tools you need to accomplish this work and, of course, dress

for the weather which could be anything from 32 to 90 degrees! We’ll have plenty

of water for you and maybe a little snack.

The Committee will be at the sign-up table at the September general meeting.

We always encourage our volunteers to sign up so if we need to change the date or

time, we know who to contact. We look forward to seeing you there!

Suzi Guckel, Chairman

Candy Cawley, Sandy Guthrie, Bruce Herndon, Joe Krimm,

Jamie Moser and Paula Wilbanks, Co-Chairmen

Gardens on View Come tour two gardens in south Grapevine after our September general

meeting. Fall vegetables and herbs will be available for purchase at the Bruns

home (see article in this newsletter for additional information). Checks or cash

only, please!

The Bruns Garden

The garden of Tina and Rick Bruns is home to 15 “free

range” box turtles! The backyard landscape of perennials

and paths was designed by Blooming Colors five years ago

and, according to Tina, they removed six large trees and

recently topped two 30-year-old Bradford Pears.

In the nine years they have lived in

their home, Tina and Rick have had

to adjust to both shade and sun – and

are now somewhere in between. Tina

says it’s the perfect garden for anyone

who loves to prune. She welcomes any

suggestions from GGC gardeners on

the tour, especially in the area near the

shed!


September, 2017


The King Garden

As we all know, there is a learning curve in any landscape and according to

Joetta, you may not see “thrivers” but you can definitely view survivors in sun,

shade, and sandy soil. The paths and patios are brimming with a wide variety of

plants, and Joetta says that while not every single plant has an ID tag, somewhere

in the garden each plant species is labeled. She and Ed invite you to bring a

brown-bag lunch and linger with friends!

Please watch for an e-mail with a brief survey about Gardens on View

(only three questions!). And please contact Tina Bruns if you’d like YOUR garden

to be on the tour in October, March, or April.

Tina Bruns

Gardens on View

Remembering Adele Claeson (9/2/56 – 8/23/17) I met Adele several years ago when I was designing a landscape for a client of

mine in Adele’s neighborhood. My client said, “You’ve just got to see my

neighbor’s yard!” So we walked down the street to meet Adele and tour her

beautiful shady garden in Grapevine. We were instant kindred gardening spirits.

Adele’s garden was featured on the Colleyville

Promenade Garden Tour in May, 2013 and the Southern

Regional Master Gardener Tour in November, 2016. She

became a Tarrant County Master Gardener in 2014 and later

served as a mentor for interns. She was voted “Intern of the

Year” among her 2014 Master Gardener Intern class. Adele

joined the Grapevine Garden Club in 2014. She put her love

of gardening and knack for landscape design to work as a

garden designer for Grow It Land Designs, a garden center

in Coppell.

Adele Claeson

Bluebonnets bloom in lava rock areas in spring

Joetta King says that she and her husband

Ed share gardening chores – Joetta says

“dig” and Ed responds, “how deep?” Hard

surface front and back patios and walks,

flagstone paths, and over 13 tons of small

lava rock (wear flat soled shoes!) along with

large areas of bedding plants fill the Kings’

landscape – and there is no lawn!


September, 2017


Adele was married to her husband, Craig Hopkins, for 36 years and has two

daughters, Amanda and Emily. She also had a couple of “furever friends,” bunnies

named Max and Binkley.

Adele planted kindness and harvested friendships. She loved people and

entertaining, and she loved gardening and sharing her knowledge of all things

plants. She will be greatly missed by her friends in the Grapevine Garden Club and

Tarrant County Master Gardener Association.

submitted by Toni Moorehead

Outreach

District II Fall Convention

You may not be aware that the club has

designated a person to send Get Well and

Sympathy cards to members as needed. We depend

on our members to inform us of illnesses or deaths

that pertain to someone in the GGC or their

immediate families. Please contact Terry Curcio so

that the appropriate card can be sent in a timely

manner.

Terry Curcio

Outreach Chairperson

The District II Fall Convention will be

held on Tuesday, October 10th from 9:00

A.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Texas Garden Club

Headquarters, 3111 Old Garden Road,

Fort Worth. Those who have attended

prior conventions (including the District II

Spring Convention which was held in our

own Barb Munn’s lovely garden) know

how much fun this event can be.

The registration form can be found on

page 23 of this newsletter. Please note that

the deadline for registration is October 1st.


September, 2017


Happy 85th Birthday, GGC, Part 1 Life in our area has definitely changed in the 85 years since the club was

organized. In 1932 there were 230 homes in Grapevine and the population was

about 936. Today Grapevine’s population is approximately 49,479 and the number

of housing units is over 16,000.

Who were the original members of The Grapevine Garden Club of Grapevine,

Texas and how are the members and organization different today? Well, for one

thing the name was changed to The Grapevine Garden Club, Inc. And although

most of us think individual dues of $25.00 a year are a bargain, the original yearly

dues of 50¢ were apparently too pricey because in 1933 the dues were reduced to

25¢ and remained that amount until 1943!

Membership consisted of both men and women in 1932, but social mores have

changed in how women are addressed in yearbooks, minutes, and newspaper

articles. In the early years, a married woman was always referred to by her

husband’s name (e.g., Mrs. Edward King). It wasn’t until 1972 that women were

listed in the yearbook for the first time under their married names with their given

names in parenthesis – Mrs. Edward King (Joetta). Finally in 1985-86 yearbooks

began listing female members and officers by their given names with their

spouses’ names appearing in parenthesis – Joetta King (Edward). And in the

current yearbook, each member is listed individually.


September, 2017


The professions of the charter members are not strikingly different from today –

teachers, librarians, postmaster, banker, farmers, merchants, and homemakers. Our

current members include architects, engineers, accountants, teachers, school

principals, librarians, landscape architects, interior decorators, doctors, and

homemakers. And we definitely have more retirees as members!

Today’s lifestyle is certainly different. As far as I know, we don’t have a

current member associated with the U.S. Postal Service, however in 1932, a

speaker at the organizational meeting, George Ellison (“Ell”) Hurst, carried the

mail on a route out of Grapevine to the Flower Mound area. He delivered mail by

horse and buggy in good weather, and by horseback when the roads were too

muddy. His daughter recalls, “I remember when we first got a phone. People would

call early in the morning and ask him to pick up a prescription and bring it to them

when he delivered the mail.” Current member Chuck Voelker provides a similar

service today by volunteering through the REC to assist aging residents with

transportation to doctor appointments and pharmacy shopping.

The current Grapevine librarian undoubtedly earns more than Eunice Davis,

GGC president in 1932, who served as librarian from 1932 to the 1940s, and

earned a whopping $8.00 a month. Of course, her job was enriched by the thrill of

having the library located at the front of the fire station!

Main Street in Grapevine, 1932


September, 2017


I can’t think of a current member to compare to John and Bessie Brock. The

Brocks had twelve children and farmed, raised cattle, kept milk cows, planted

sugar cane and made sorghum molasses, butchered hogs in the winter, shelled and

milled corn at the gristmill on the stream, and did custom threshing for other

farmers! However, there IS an interesting connection between the Brocks and

today’s GGC. Based on research by Sally Andrews, Historical Preservation, it

seems that when GGC members are working at the Rose Trial garden, they are

walking on the 44.5 acre Brock farmland. The Brock home is now the Cross

Timbers Winery.

The club was organized by men and women who were fiercely interested in

beautification of their community and had a passion for growing plants. That is

still true today!

submitted by Joetta King

Ways and Means

Spring Bulb Sales

It’s time to start planning your spring garden! At the

September general meeting, you will be able to reserve

your favorite spring-blooming bulbs from a selection of

seven varieties. Quantities will be limited to what we

already have on order, as these bulbs have to be ordered in

the summer. Bulbs will be available for pickup at the

October general meeting.

Bulb orders can be turned in at the Ways and Means table at the September

general meeting or you can e-mail or mail the order form to Sheri Jones. See page

22 for more details and the order form. Additional forms will be available at the

meeting.

Sheri Jones

Ways & Means

The Ways and Means committee offers a variety of

gardening items for sale each month. We have GGC t-shirts,

aprons, caps, tote bags, and various garden necessities and,

beginning in September, we will offer several items from

Lavender Ridge Farms, including Gardeners Salve, Bar Soap,

Hand Sanitizer, and Bug Spray, all with that delightful

lavender fragrance and ranging from $5.00 to $10.00 in price.

Daffodil "Sir Winston

Churchill"


September, 2017


Craft Bazaar in November

Gardeners on the Go Tyler Rose Festival Bus Trip – October 23rd

Join us on this bus trip to Tyler to tour the famous Rose Garden, the Rose

Museum, and the historic McClendon House and Goodman-LeGrand House. We’ll

have lunch at Stanley’s Famous BBQ.

Backyard Florist – November 16th

Calling all crafters! The GGC Holiday Craft Bazaar will

be held before and after the general meeting on November

28th. Sign-ups for tables will take place at the October

meeting. If you would like to sell your handcrafted items, a

$7.00 donation is requested to reserve your table. If you

plan to donate your proceeds to the GGC, there is no charge

for the table. For additional information, please contact

Alexandra Evans.

Alexandra Evans

Ways and Means

We will only travel as far as the Mitchell House at

the GBG for a demonstration called “Backyard

Florist.” C.A. Hiscock from the Dallas County Master

Gardener Association will show us how to use plants

from our yards to create a beautiful fall arrangement,

a wreath, and a garland.

Cost - $8.00; we also request that each attendee sign

up to bring refreshments

Demonstration starts at 10:30 A.M.

Please sign up and pay at the

September meeting as we are limited

to 38 participants on the bus.

Cost - $62.00 (includes all tours,

beverages, lunch, tip, and taxes)

Leave at 7:30 A.M. from the GBG

and return at approximately 5:30

P.M.


September, 2017


Jackson’s Home & Garden and Nasher Sculpture Center Carpool Trip --

November 30th

Ft. Myers and Sanibel Island Trip – December 5th – 9th

On Sanibel, we plan to visit the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge

for a tram tour and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Center and Bailey

Homestead Preserve for a docent talk about native plants. Additionally, travelers

can join a guided wildlife cruise or visit the Sanibel Historical Museum, the

Sanibel Island Lighthouse, and the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum. And,

of course, there’s the beach!

Each traveler is responsible for his/her own airfare and meals, and for booking

his/her own flights, hotels, and rental cars. We will collect money for the tours and

lunch at the Murphy-Burroughs House at the October general meeting. Travelers

will receive additional e-mails with more details.

Annemarie Garlin and Ginger Jones

Gardeners on the Go

We will carpool to Jackson’s Home and Garden

in Dallas to view their famous holiday decorations

and purchase greenery and poinsettias. We’ll lunch

at Breadwinners Café in Uptown and then visit the

Nasher Sculpture Center. Weather permitting, we

will walk to Klyde Warren Park.

Cost - $24.00 (includes lunch, tax, and gratuity,

and admission to the Nasher) Parking at the Dallas

Museum of Art parking garage is not included; the

cost is $16.00 per car.

We will travel to Ft.

Myers on Tuesday,

December 5th, arriving in

time to attend Holiday

Nights at the Edison & Ford

Winter Estates that evening.

On Wednesday, December

6th, we will tour and have

lunch at the Murphy-

Burroughs House, and then

drive to Sanibel Island.


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