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Armstrong & District Garden Club Seeders and Weeders March 2019

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Armstrong & District Garden Club

Welcome!

Regular meetings of the Armstrong and District

Garden Club are held at 7 p.m. on the first Tues-

day of the month at the Odd Fellows Hall, 3005

Wood Avenue, Armstrong.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 2, 2019

p. 2– 4 Meeting Minutes

p. 4 Honorary Members

P. 5 Guest Speaker

P. 6-9 Preparation for Movement

Exercises

P. 9—11 Photo Contest Entries

P. 12 Garden Member Profile

P. 13 Recipe of the Month

P. 14 Zone 5 Garden Tasks

P. 15 Planting Schedule

P. 16 Announcements &

Events

Executive 2018

President:

Heather Hayes

Vice-President:

Glenn Gytenbeek

Secretary:

Ken Barr

Treasurer:

Judi Cogan

Membership:

Paul Peacock

Newsletter Editors:

Heather Hayes &

Mary Jackson

Directors:

Judi Cogan

Coralee Edstrom

Glenn Gytenbeek

Brenda Hobbs

Mary Jackson

Dianne Richards

Diane Lockton

Sue Rook

In this issue:

HEY! It’s time to renew your membership.

$10 a year is a great deal!

Please see Paul Peacock for payment.

Photo Contest Winner: Mary J


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Minutes from our March 5th Meeting:

ADGC FACEBOOK PAGE: Have you visited or “liked” our club’s Facebook page? Special

thanks to Ken Barr who regularly adds interesting information and events to the page!

Visit: https://www.facebook.com/ArmstrongandDistrictGardenClub/


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Thank you for the meeting goodies and for setting up our coffee and tea:

Gloria L. Janet S. Mary J.

Minutes from our March 5th Meeting contd.:


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Minutes from our March 5th Meeting contd.:

Honorary Members Announced:

Three Garden Club Members were recog-

nized with Honorary Garden Club Certifi-

cates in recognition of their years of sup-

port and service to the club.

The certificates were presented by

President Heather at the March 5

meeting.


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Guest Speaker— Dr. Kirk Lewis (Chiropractor), Okanagan Synergy Health & Wellness

How to Prevent Gardening Injuries

Gardening is more dangerous than you might think! In 2009, an article was

published entitled Gardening? It's just as risky as rugby says doctors. Gar-

deners attend clinics with ailments such as ‘gardener's back’, ‘weeder’s

wrist’ and ‘pruner's neck’ In 2010, an article was published entitled Gar-

dening riskier than skiing and stated, ”One in ten Britons has been injured

when gardening, four times as many as those hurt on the ski slopes.”

Gardeners are advised to:

Start with some gentle stretching to warm up muscles and joints.

Do no more than 1.5 hours per day initially.

Kneel down when planting with both knees on a pad.

Use a small spade when digging.

Switch tasks regularly.

When lifting, bend the knees and keep the back straight. Dr. Lewis also recommends a five to ten-minute walk as a warm-up prior

to gardening. A handout describing some simple stretching exercises to

be done as a warm-up or “preparation for movement”

is provided on pages 6—9.

Top 3 garden injuries:

1) lawnmowers—clearing chute, cutting on a

sidehill, backstrain from starting mowers,

blade-related cuts/injuries

2) Flower pots—Strains when lifting; sprains

when tripping.

3) Pruning—neck/shoulder/rotator cuff injuries

or strain. Wrist numbness, skin abrasions and

falls from ladders.

Dr. Kirk Lewis

Other garden safety tips:

Always make sure that you are wearing the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to avoid a seri-ous injury when working in the garden. This is partic-ularly important when operating machinery such as mowers, trimmers, chainsaws and hedge-trimmers. PPE can include steel-toe caped boots, goggles, ear-defenders, gloves etc. Always consult an expert if you are unsure what you should be wearing for a job.

Making your garden safer: You can help to avoid accidents

by following some simple guidelines:

Design a garden so that it reduces the need for high mainte-nance and lifting.

Avoid trip hazards such as loose paving slabs, hosepipes left unravelled or uneven surfaces.

Use surfaces that provide a good grip underfoot.

Avoid the garden if possible when conditions are icy and slip-pery.

Do not leave sharp tools lying around. Lock them away from children.

Empty paddling pools after children have finished playing in them.

Learn which plants are poisonous and ensure children and pets stay away from them.

Electrical equipment should never be used in wet weather.

Use an RCD (residual current device) to prevent electric shocks. It cuts out the flow of electricity when a cable or flex is cut through.

Lock away chemicals such as weedkillers and insecticides. Just because they have the words 'organic' or 'bio' on them, does not make them safe for children to touch.

Wear safety equipment - such as goggles, hard hats, gloves and steel toecapped boots - when using machinery. Tuck in loose items of clothing.

Never leave a barbecue unattended and make sure the flames are extinguished before going to bed.

If you are in the least bit unsure about the safety of tackling a job,

call in professionals.


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Speaker handouts on “Preparation for Movement” Exercises:

Note: These exercises

must be approached with

the individual’s physical

limitations in mind.

For example, some exer-

cises are not appropriate

for those who have had

knee surgery, or who have

mobility and balance chal-

lenges.

Consult your doctor be-

fore beginning an exercise

program.


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Garden Photo Contest Entries:

Note: These photos

have been modified

slightly to profile in

the newsletter.


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Photo Contest Entries:


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Note: These photos have been

modified slightly to profile in the

newsletter.


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Member Profile: Shirley Fowler aka Mrs. Flower

A bit about me: My lifetime passion of gardening began in our early married years, when our first neigh-bour Ralph Whipple, taught me how to garden!! The amazement of watching vegetables and flowers grow from a tiny inconspicuous seed, instilled a love of Mother Nature's work, and the value of tending the land. Having our own home grown vegetables, is great, and the beauty of being surrounded by flowers is a true stress reliever!! But there is something about creating beautiful spaces that adds such satisfaction to myself, and others, that as spring emerges each year, I can't wait to get outside again "get at it again". Gardening Interest: Those first few years of learning to garden, opened up so many opportunities. As a seasonal job while our boys were still in school, I working with John and Katrina Enoch, at Mariposa Green-houses. For 7 years, along with fellow staff members, we had great times, while learning tons of "stuff" about bedding plants, and growing hot house tomatoes and cucumbers. Then, with the formation of "Fowler Gardening", I went into the land-scape maintenance business, eventually being awarded the Land-scape Maintenance contract with the City of Armstrong for 12 years. From 2003-2006, my passion became Communities in Bloom. Working along side many dedicated volunteers, we man-aged to win both the Provincial and the National Titles!! Here we are 13 years later, with a desire to repeat history, once again be-ing registered in the program. With a background of being a Pro-vincial Judge and Board Member, I hope to share my knowledge with our energized volunteers, to improve the visual appearance of the City. Everyone is welcome to join in, as the difference we hope to make becomes obvious to all. Why I joined the Garden Club: After about 35 years, I felt it was time to re-join the Armstrong Garden Club. There was an oppor-tunity to liaison between the club and the City, so hopefully the residents would continue to benefit from the club's "30 year" Beautification commitment to purchase and plant the 41 concrete planters lining the rail tracks in the downtown area. That's a 30 year Anniversary coming up this year - 30 years of flower-ing annuals, from May til Sept, for all residents and visitors to enjoy. Now that's worth celebrating!! Gardening Tip: Keep it fun, and a labour of love. If getting out to tend the garden becomes more like a task, then cut it back in size, or utilize some labour saving techniques like more mulching, irrigation sys-tems, and lower maintenance plants. Or move towards container plantings, and group pots and planters around the areas where you enjoy the relaxing times. Being a slave to your garden, does not reap the true benefits of one of the world's most popular pastimes. My Favorite Plant(s): I love the long lasting colour of annuals, such as snapdragons, petunias, geraniums etc. But then again, I love the timing of perennials when one plant is just finishing up, while the next one is starting. I can't choose one favourite plant, sorry!! Just give me lots of colour, texture, shapes and sizes, that last from the spring bulbs to the fall mums!!!


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Recipe of the Month: Oma’s Boterkoek (Dutch Buttercake) (Courtesy of Mary J.)

2nd place photo contest winner: Please contact Heather for prize.


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Zone 5 Garden Tasks—January to March Source: http://gardening.albertarose.org/


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Armstrong is zone 5B according to Plant maps


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Sat., March 16 Seedy Saturday

Vernon Recreation Centre, 3310 37th Ave., Vernon, BC

10 am to 3 pm. Admission by Donation ($2 suggested).

Tues., April 2 ADGC Meeting at 7 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall, Armstrong

Sat., April 6 SIHA meeting, Parkinson Recreation Centre, 1800 Parkinson

Way, Kelowna (Spartan Room) 11 a.m. Speaker will be Rick

Euper from the City of Kelowna Fire Smart Program.

The Armstrong and District Garden Club was established in 1927 and is an

active, fun group.

The club’s main fundraiser is the annual plant sale held each May and we

tour our member's gardens and other nurseries during the summer. The

club supports the community garden and provides a bursary to a student in

post-secondary education in horticulture, landscaping or agriculture.

Dues are due for 2019. $10 per member for a year’s

membership. See Paul Peacock.

The Armstrong and District Garden Club has a Face-

book page! Go to the site and “Like” our page and

you’ll be in the loop when items are added! Thanks to

Ken Barr who adds new information on a regular basis!

Here’s a link to the page: https://www.facebook.com/

ArmstrongandDistrictGardenClub/

Idea for 2019: Offer a garden tour of your garden…

See Dianne Lockton if you are interested.

Ideas for other tours: If you know of a great garden

center or place to tour, Let Ken, Heather or Sue know.

2018 ADGC Executive: Back Row: Glenn, Sue R. Coralee, Sue W., Heather, Judi,

Dianne and Sue L. Front Row: Judy, Brenda, Diane and Mary.

Upcoming Events: Upcoming Events:

Club Announcements:

Don’t forget to

Lug a Mug to our

Meetings!

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