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A Publication of Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County Master Gardeners
CONTENTS P1/2 Plant Expo
P 2 Betcha Didn’t Know
P 3/4 Committee News
P 5 Critter Corner
P6 5000 Hours
P 7 Continuations of P5 & P6
P 8 Drumthwacket
P 8 Insectropolis
P 9 Yam or Sweet Potato?
P 10 Witch Hazel
P 11 School Garden
P 12 Events Calendar
P 13/14 Updated Exec Board
Ruth Tomlinson– Editor
Kathleen Yurwit– Layout
Sheryl Shupel– Proofreader
Mary Whitlock– Proofreader
Cooperating Agencies: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and County Boards of Chosen Freeholders. Rutgers Cooperative
Extension, a unit of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station, is an equal opportunity program provider and employer.
March 5 Meetings 10:00 Exec Board Meeting
11:00 General Meeting
12:30 Program
Ann Hansen of
Rare Finds Nursery: "Plants for Winter Interest"
The Newsletter March 2012
Volume 19, Number 2
2012 Spring Plant Expo—May 5, 10 am to 2 pm Mercer Educational Gardens
It’s time! Time to think about the plants in your garden beds and
all that stuff in your garages and sheds. Perennials from MG
home gardens are the backbone of the Expo and wildly popular
with our very loyal followers. Many plants are “confused” by the
mild temperatures of late, some already emerging, and you can
identify them as early as possible and make plans for the six or
more plants you’ll donate. That’s what we ask of every MG, but
please don’t think you have to give up all you have or buy them if
you don’t have them. We will be thrilled to take more than six
plants from each of you--yes, that’s a hint!
Popular plants: the spring ephemerals: trillium, wild ginger,
foam flower, blood root, and ferns, just to name a few. Customers
do love these plants. Also in demand are shade-loving and deer
resistant plants (can’t get enough), daylilies that are labeled with
the color and variety, and unusual or interesting perennials for
which you include a picture in bloom. Don’t overlook shrubs and
small trees--Dogwoods, Beauty Berries, Red Buds--customers
love those too. We will offer many varieties of tomato seedlings
grown by our own MG Bruce Young. He hopes to have over 500
plants available.
Big Dig Team: Are you planning a garden renovation? We’ll
gladly come to your place and help divide overgrown clumps and
take your throwaways. We will pot up and claim those extra
plants for the Expo. Get in touch with team leaders, Ann Calder
and Harri Nowrey, as soon as possible or contact one of the other
Expo Co-chairs to arrange a Big Dig.
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PLANT EXPO continued from page 1
The Second-Hand Garden Item Sale: Now let’s talk about your shed and garage (Oh, no). As
you do the early spring cleaning in your garden shed, basement, and garage, please set aside
unwanted garden-related goodies for this sale. We’ll come to your place and pick up large
items (now you’re talking). These enthusiastic and gifted salespeople are led by Suzanne
Keeler and Sandy Barron.
Next steps: Our April newsletter will offer tips on potting up perennials and ideas for dona-
tions to the second-hand sale. Come to Extension and look for the lime green sign-up note-
book in the Helpline Office. We need lots of help on the days leading up to the sale, especially
the three days immediately before the sale and, of course, on the BIG DAY itself. Do you
have a large vehicle to help with transporting plants? Let us know. We will need your help!
We guarantee that you will have fun as you learn more about plants, make new friends, and
work to promote responsible gardening to our public. All MGs, new class interns and old
hands, are more than welcome.
And…Thank You!! to more than 35 Master Gardeners--including 11 Interns--who joined us
for a very successful planning meeting on February 9.
Plant Expo Co-Chairs: Carol Bencivengo, Harri Nowrey, Ann Calder, and Susan Jellinek
It's that time of year again!!
Time to clean out your basement, garage, shed and closets. The 2nd Hand Sale Team needs your items (horticultural) for our sale.
This is a 4 day event during the plant sale, where we sell things to
MGs all week and to the public on Saturday only.
If your item is too large, we will make arrangements
the week of the sale to pick up your donation.
So start saving, piling and boxing for our fundraiser.
-Suzanne Keeler
Second Hand
Goods
In 1997, Susan Gange, Class of 1994, passed the Private Applica-
tors pesticide exam to become the first Master Gardener of Mercer
County to be a certified pest control operator. This achievement
pre-dated by several years the beginning of her professional orchid
business, Stony Brook Orchids, on Elm Ridge Road. But Susan
had been interested in insect and plant problems from way back,
and even was the first chair of the ID&D Committee.
BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW by Greenie Neuburg
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COMMITTEE NEWS BY Helen Logan
Annual Garden
The Annual Garden committee will meet on Tuesday, March 20 from 1pm - 3pm at Extension to
design the garden.
Cottage Garden
The Cottage Garden committee has a glass-paned window that we want to install on the shed to
enhance the look of a real cottage. Before that can happen, we are looking for an artist to paint a
simple scene (curtains, etc) on the window. Please let Andrea Rabitz or Rosanne Jacks know if you
can do that for us.
Our first workday at MEG is on Thursday, April 5 at 9:30, to clean up the garden and see what we
can pot up for the plant sale. All are welcome to join us for fun, work, and learning.
Andrea Rabitz and Rosanne Jacks, co chairs
ID&D
BULLETIN BOARD AND SPECIMEN HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS TO MG’S:
All samples received during the course of your helpline shift should be handled as described below,
or discarded once you have finished helping the client. The board is for showcasing interesting
samples that come in to the helpline, so that everyone can have the advantage of seeing them.
1. Post Samples
a. Insect samples – place in plastic bags (available in the file drawers). Make sure the
insect is not alive.
b. Plant material may be tacked on uncovered if it is too large to fit in the plastic bag.
2. Located on the bulletin board in a plastic bag are blank labels. Fill one in with specimen
name, date posted, factsheet/keyword, comments, and your name. Use these categories
somewhat flexibly, but be sure it is clear to the next person who wants to know about it.
3. Attach your completed label to the specimen bag and post on the board under the category
of insect, disease, or weed. If it doesn’t seem to belong to any category, make a best guess.
4. Date is very important, because we want to keep the bulletin board current, and so is your
name, so Barbara can contact you, if necessary.
5. Insects that are large and sturdy enough for children to handle or are in particularly good
condition may also be saved for Outreach or for Barbara. These should be put in a glass or
plastic container (available in the file drawers), labeled with specimen name and date
(sticky labels are in the file drawer with the baggies) and placed in a file drawer marked
‘Outreach’ (if large and sturdy); place all others in a drawer marked ‘Insect?’
6. Like a garden, the board will require weeding and pruning, and the ID&D committee will
take care of that.
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COMMITTEE NEWS BY Helen Logan
Information Resources
Rutgers has published a new guide, “Soil Considerations for Garden Tomato Production,” writ-
ten by Meredith Melendez, Senior Program Coordinator, Agriculture, Rutgers Cooperative Ex-
tension of Mercer County. This sheet will be available in the Fact Sheet Notebook, the file
drawers, and on the Rolodex.
The following Rutgers fact sheet is now available to download: FS1175 – Rain Gardens and
Mosquitoes
Three BJB Information Sheets have been reviewed by Barbara, and one revised. These are now
accessible on the “Members Only” website and in the file drawer and the MG Fact Sheet Note-
book on the Helpline Desk:
Vegetable Gardening – reviewed
Vegetable Planting Times / Seasons – revised
Vegetable Crop Rotation and Seed Viability – revised
Getting us ready for spring is a new Rutgers website, Growing Tomatoes Fact Sheets and Help,
that lists on one page all tomato- related articles: http://njfarmfresh.rutgers.edu/gardening-
factsheets.htm
Outreach
Outreach would like to remind everyone that the season starts the last weekend in April with
Communiversity in Princeton. Stay tuned for emails in March!
Perennial Garden
The Perennial Garden committee will meet on Wednesday March 7 at the extension office from
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to plan our season of meetings, gardening duties, plant discussions, and
garden bed tours. This will be a pot luck lunch meeting, and all are invited. Take advantage of
this opportunity to learn more about perennials, educate the public at MEG, and share camara-
derie with a delightful group of Master Gardeners.
Please RSVP to Kathleen Yurwit or Bruce Young, co-chairs
EMAIL CHANGES:
Nora Sirbaugh: [email protected]
Harri Nowrey: [email protected]
Fiona Tyndall: [email protected]
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CRITTER CORNER: Tree Destroyer #4 by Doris Petruska
Tree damaging insect number four of our list of five
is not a beetle but a woodwasp. A Hymenopteran of
the family Siricidae, Sirex noctilio is native to Eu-
rope, Asia, and northern Africa. It was first trapped
in the United States in the fall of 2004 in New York
state; now it is reported in New York, Pennsylvania,
and Ontario.
Sirex noctilio is a large horntail wasp measuring 1-1
½” long. The female has a spearshaped projection
pointing backward from the underside of the abdo-
men that protects the ovipositor when not in use. Coloring of females is a metallic blue-black
body with reddish-yellow legs, but the feet (tarsi) are black. Males have the blue-black body
coloring, but the middle segments of the abdomen are orange-yellow. Also different are the
thickened rear legs, which are almost wholly black. Adults do not feed, but live off their body
fat for up to 16 days.
Adult emergence peaks in August, but ranges from July through September. The males emerge
first and engage in a lekking behavior, whereby they swarm around the tops of trees. Individual
emerging females fly into the leks to mate. Mated females produce both male and female off-
spring. If a female does not mate, she still lays eggs, but the offspring will be all male. Only
one day after emergence, a female sirex woodwasp can begin to lay eggs. First she will land on
a tree and drill into the wood to check for suitability. If not to her liking, she will fly to another
tree. When she finds one she likes, she lays a single egg, continuing upward in a spiral pattern,
drilling up to four holes but depositing many eggs. She may repeat the process on another tree
as long as her energy and egg supply hold out. Depending on the wasp’s size, 20-500 eggs can
be deposited by one female.
After a minimum of nine days up through several months, the eggs hatch into creamy white,
legless larvae, possessing a distinctive dark spine at the rear of the abdomen. The larvae take 10
-11 months to mature, passing through 6-12 instars. Their wood tunnels are tightly packed with
fine sawdust. Mature larvae pupate close to the bark surface, emerging 16-21 days later. The
exit hole bored is round and varies from 1/8”-3/8” in diameter, depending on the size of the
wasp. When a female emerges, she takes up fungal spores from the tree, storing them in a spe-
cial organ in her abdomen. The life cycle of a Sirex noctilio ranges from 10 months to 2 years,
depending on temperatures.
While the tunneling of the larvae is not good for the tree, the major death threat comes from
both a toxic mucus injected by the female during drilling, and a disease fungus, Amylostereum
areolatum, passed along to feed emerging larvae. The mucus causes the foliage to wilt and yel-
low—perfect for the spread of the fungus. The fungus causes the wood to dry out, which pro-
vides more food for the larvae. All these effects together may kill the tree in only a few months.
(continued on page 7)
woodwasp
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CONGRATULATIONS TO GREENIE NEUBURG FOR 5000 HOURS
OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE!
Greenie Neuburg, class of 1995, has given more than 5,000 hours
of volunteer time to the MGofMC, and she has given much more
than time-- she has given of her intellect and wisdom, her leader-
ship and administrative skills. She cares deeply about our organi-
zation and its people, and is determined that our work is done as
well as it can be. (Perfect would be good.) Her incisive wit has
given us many great laughs during many long meetings. When I
asked her to comment on this 5,000 hour milestone, she said:
My Master Gardener years have simply flown by. What I wish for our gang is that they too live
long enough to accumulate 5,000 hours, that they experience the pleasure of continuing to
learn and discover wonderful things about their world, that they appreciate the companionship
and achievement of their fellow Master Gardeners who are an amazing lot, and that they enjoy
the fun of being part of the organization.
Other MGs have offered the following comments:
Greenie, the evergreen!
I have, over the years, been the recipient of many "Greenie-Grams," here's one that really
made me laugh at her singular sense of humor. I had thought during the Plant Sale day that
15 ferns were stolen from our inventory, but later found I had miscounted my tic marks and
written too high a number. In response to my "Mea Culpa" email she sent the following
response:
Hey there, we didn't "“hire” you because of your mathematical skills. Of course I'm sorry you
can't count, but I'm delighted that there was no thievery. You manage to balance all the com-
ings and goings, all the questions and problems, all the ignorance and mistakes with great
charm and positive attitude. Receiving and processing all those donations is a hard, confusing
job. Thanks for being willing to do it. And for answering all my questions. And for smiling po-
litely at all my impossible suggestions. Greenie
That delighted me and made me laugh at the ending of a long and very cold day!! She's the
best and I love her!
Small but Mighty.
I always look forward to what Greenie has to say, whether it's a tough practical reminder
about something, a gesture of the Devil's advocate, or just a reflection on the basic absurdi-
ty of life!
(continued on page 7)
Photo by Kathy Enquist
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In the U.S., Sirex noctilio prefers the white and red pines, but has also been recorded on larch,
fir, spruce, and Douglas fir. Foliage of infected trees initially wilts, then changes from dark
green to light green to yellow then red in three to six months. There may be resin beads or
dribbles at egg laying sites. While there are native horntail woodwasps in our area, the trees
they attack are already dead or dying. Sirex noctilio will attack healthy trees as well. Methods
currently being used in the United States for control of this wasp are nematodes (Deliadenus
siricidicola) and two parasitic wasps (Ibali leucospoides and Rhyssa persuasoria).
As with the three tree-destroying beetles, if you think you have Sirex noctlio, please confirm
with your county horticulturist.
Next month’s report will cover the last tree destroyer to make the list.
References:
~http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/pde/fsa-7071.pdf
~http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/sirex_woodwasp/sirex_woodwasp.pdf
CRITTER CORNER continued from page 5
5000 HOURS continued from page 6
When I first met Greenie in my MG class, I was
bowled over by her pithy remarks and dynamic pres-
ence. One day I put my arm around her and said,
"Greenie, I want to be just like you when I grow up,
only Taller!" I consider Greenie to be one of my
dearest friends and mentors. (member of the tribe of
Tall People)
Many years back, I spent (many fewer) MG
hours with you while you were working on your
5,000. Those were fun times -- congratulations to
you! (former MG, now a CA resident)
Greenie is definitely a friend who will challenge
you and keep you thinking and on your toes.
Viva! Brava! Cheers! Hooray!
And, Greenie, thank you.
This is why we all look up to Greene!
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INSECTROPOLIS TOUR by Joe Scarlata
2011 brought many changes to our Governor's mansion. The house has been completely re-
paired and re-painted. A major landscape transformation has also taken place . The rhododen-
drons and azaleas have been removed to reveal the architectural beauty of the house with its
brick/slate foundation. It looks quite different, like a mini White House. It's quite spectacular!
The rhododendrons and azaleas, along the front of the mansion, have been replaced with low
boxwood plantings on either side of the front entrance and Endless Summer Hydrangeas at the
mid front corners of the house. Two new beds on either side of the house running lengthwise
will contain tulips, daffodils, and various seasonal, colorful plantings. Dogwood trees and crepe
myrtles will grace the far ends of the house.
We are excited about the new changes and look forward to getting back to work in March. Our
schedule remains the same- workdays are on Monday and garden tours are on Wednesday.
Each year, aside from working in the gardens, we have beautiful urns full of tulips and daffodils
ready for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. When summer comes the containers are abloom with col-
orful annuals. At Christmas time the urns were full of seasonal greens and hollies. We also had
great fun decorating the window boxes and other areas of the mansion.
We welcome new helpers as there is much work to do to keep the gardens in good shape. The
Drumthwacket Foundation is very grateful for all the help by the Master Gardeners. Come join
us. It is a wonderful place to work !
NEW LOOK AT DRUMTHWACKET by Anna Marty
Insectropolis, the Bugseum of New Jersey, is an imaginary
city where insects and their cousins live. Whether you're a bug
expert of just a curious traveler, Insectropolis is an exciting
destination for everyone. Love them or hate them, insects are
here to stay!
Insectropolis pictures have been added to our MG photo gal-
leries at www.mgofmc.smugmug.com.
The Old Look: by now the large shrubs and the shutters have been removed.
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WHEN IS A YAM NOT A YAM? by Kathleen Yurwit
When it is a sweet potato. This riddle is no joke; the yams you eat may actually be sweet pota-
toes, which are not even potatoes. Eating is a mysterious business.
The yam and the sweet potato may look alike and taste alike, but they are not even distant cous-
ins. The yam, Dioscorea spp., is a tuber, which is an underground stem. It is a monocot and is
related to grasses and lilies in the family Dioscoreaceae. The sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas, is a
root. It is a dicot and is related to the morning glory in the family Convolvulaceae. Although
both plants grow as vines, the sweet potato averages under a pound, while the yam averages 4 to
8 pounds and can reach over 100 lbs. A yam my size is a tad scary.
Sweet potatoes, which appear to be of tropical America origin, are classified into 2 varieties,
firm and soft. When cooked the firm variety remains firm, and the soft variety becomes soft and
moist. It is the soft variety which resembles the yam and was called a yam by African slaves,
since it reminded them of yams from Africa where 95% of them are grown. In the United States
the government agreed that the soft sweet potato could be called a yam and labeled yam-sweet
potato. Nutritionally the two vegeta-
bles are similar in carbohydrates, but
the sweet potato packs in more sodi-
um, sugar, and significantly more vita-
mins A & C. See the chart at left.
So now that I botanically know the
difference between the yam and the
sweet potato, I have no idea if I have
even eaten a true yam or a firm sweet
potato. If you have, please let me
know what I am missing. If you need
to stock up on your Vitamin A or C,
stick with the sweet potato.
References: www.loc.gov; Science.howstuffworks; nutritiondata.self.com
1 CUP BAKED
NO SALT
SWEET POTATO YAM
Calories 180 158
Fat 0 0
Cholesterol 0 0
Sodium 72mg 11mg
Total carbs 41g 37g
Dietary fiber 7g 5g
Sugars 13g 1g
Protein 4g 2g
Vitamin A 769% 3%
Vitamin C 65% 27%
Calcium 8% 2%
YAM SWEET POTATO
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WITCH HAZEL IS WHICH? Part 1 by Denise Hansson
The Herb Committee recently discovered, due to a nursery
error, that the Witch Hazel currently in the Medicinal sec-
tion of the Herb Garden at MEG is not the correct species.
I have known for years that confusion about this plant
abounds. The Common Witch Hazel, Hamamelis virgini-
ana is the one used for those wonderful astringents found
on our pharmacy counters. The Mohegan Native Ameri-
cans are credited with introducing the Witch Hazel to the
colonists, a claim that draws credence as the first manufac-
turer of the astringent was and is located in Connecticut.
There are four to six species of this genus distributed in
eastern Asia and eastern North America. The nursery varieties offered are most often the
Asian, H. japonica and H. mollis, with many cultivars, some of which have been crossed with
the North American species. There are three known North American species, H. virginiana,
H. vernalis, or Ozark Witch Hazel (also known as H. macrophylla) found only in the Ozark
Plateau region, and a recently discovered one, H. ovalis, found only in Mississippi. Chemical
studies of H. vernalis, H. virginiana, and the Asian species have determined that while there is
a classical adjunct between the Asian and American species (which relates to the land bridge
during the ice age), H. virginiana, Common Witch Hazel, is distinctly different in genetic make
-up.
Common Witch Hazel grows from eastern Canada to Florida and from the coastal areas to the
edges of the grass lands of the Midwest. It grows 15 – 20 (to 30 feet) high and wide. It blooms
in October, sometimes while the leaves are still on the plant, which can obscure the bright yel-
low flowers. H. vernalis, which blooms in February (as do the Asian species), has petal color
ranging from yellow to orange to red, often with a darker center, and is shorter, 6 – 10 feet
high, and generally wider when mature. While a recent search for Witch Hazel found 39
matches for uses of H. virginiana by Native Americans, including Iroquois, Chippewa
(Ojibwa), and Cherokee, there is only an allegorical reference to the Osage using Witch Hazel,
and, as there is no historical documentation, it is assumed that H. vernalis was used. However,
closer research has shown that the Osage are members of the Souix nation, originating in the
Ohio Valley in modern day Kentucky and there is no knowledge of either plant or its use in the
tribal history. None the less, a close comparison of the astringent properties of the tannins
found in H. virginiana and H. vernalis has not yet been found, that subject will be further ex-
plored in part 2 of this article.
Although Hamamelis virginiana is distinct genetically and blooms at a radically different time
of the year than the other Witch Hazels, all the Hamamelis species make wonderful garden
plants. Generally the February bloomers are preferred and most common.
References: “A phylogenetic and biographic Study of Hamamelis, an eastern Asian and N.
American disjunct genus” Jun Wen, Suhua Shi.; Dirr’s Hearty Trees and Shrubs by Michael
A. Dirr; http://herb.umd.mich.edu/search.pl?searchstring=Hamamelis+ virginiana
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THIS MONTH IN THE SCHOOL GARDEN by Dorothy Mullen
The students shared the book Tops and Bottoms. During the reading, the real vegetables are
introduced. Following the reading, they are given napkins and pass a plate containing small
pieces of each vegetable (beets, carrots, radishes and broccoli, celery and lettuce). We set
the rule that they don’t have to try, and if they don’t like it they can spit it out but no com-
plaining or whining. Students then go to their desks to try bowls of Tops, Bottoms and
Middles Soup. Student food allergies and dietary needs are always considered.
Recipe for Tops, Bottoms and Middles Salad and Soup
Bottoms:
1 large beet, with greens, if available. Scrub and peel the beet. Shred the greens.
4 carrots, with tops, if available. Chop.
4 radishes. Slice thin.
1 onion, chopped
Tops:
4 stalks celery, sliced thin
3 broccoli trees, tops separated from stems. Chop stems.
half head lettuce
Middles:
one bag frozen corn, or kernels from 3 ears of corn
Olive oil or preferred fat
About 2 quarts chicken or vegetarian stock (we used Better than Bouillon at a little over half strength)
Soup
Put enough oil in the soup pot to coat the bottom.
Saute the onion, 2 stalks celery, 2 carrots, and broccoli stems until onion starts to get golden.
Add shredded beet greens and carrot tops, if available
Halve the beet and add to the pot with the stock.
Simmer until the beet is soft, remove the beet.
Add broth if needed to get the desired consistency and add the corn for the last couple minutes of simmering.
To learn more about eating right, check out Logical Miracles, which Dorothy edited. “This
book is a collection of stories by people in The Suppers Programs,
who found their personal solutions by experimenting with whole
food. In an environment of nonjudgment, we cook, taste, and feel
our way to health, and we forge new friendships based on healthy
living. For five years, pilot Suppers groups have been helping peo-
ple with a range of food-related challenges find their path, espe-
cially people with depression, anxiety, learning issues, obesity,
diabetes, and problems with alcohol. No special diets. No fees. No
commercial messages. The only requirement for membership is
the desire to lead a healthier life. Now we’d like to share our logi-
cal miracles, our road maps, our recipes, and especially our hard-
earned wisdom related as stories of hope and healing. Welcome to Suppers.”
(Butterfly photo by Kathy Enquist)
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REMEMBER TO
CONTACT COLLEEN
IN THE MAIN OFFICE
TO
SCHEDULE THE
CONFERENCE ROOM
FOR YOUR
MEETINGS
Address Changes
All changes of address must go
to the following:
Master List
Barbara J Bromley 989-6830
Email / OneList
Tom Miller 838-7443
NEWSLETTER
NOTES:
The April NL copy is due
March 15, 2012 to
Ruth Tomlinson,
Helen Logan,
EVENTS CALANDAR
Mar DAY START EVENT CE LOCATION
1 Thur 10:00AM MG Class of 2012: Urban Forestry, Nick Polanin 3.0 Extension
1 Thur 1:30PM Historical Committee Extension
5 Mon 10:00AM EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Extension
5 Mon 11:00AM MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING Extension
5 Mon 12:30PM Program: Anne Haines "Winter Blooming Plants" Extension
6 Tue 10:00AM Insect Fest Bee-Crafting Session Extension
7 Wed 11:00AM Perennial Garden Committee Meeting and Luncheon Extension
8 Thur 9:30AM MG Class of 2012: Helpline Training, Helpline Committee 1.0 Extension
8 Thur 1:00PM Helpline Training, Helpline Committee 1.0 Extension
10 Sat 10:00AM MG Class of 2012: COMPOST TRAINING
15 Thur 10:00AM MG Class of 2012: Makeup Class, if necessary 3.0 Extension
17 Sat 2012 Garden Symposium 4.0 Stuart
19 Mon 10:00AM Information Resources Committee Meeting Extension
20 Tue 10:00AM Herb Committee Meeting Extension
20 Tue 1:00PM Annual Garden Committee Meeting-Garden Design Extension
21 Wed 10:00AM ID&D Committee Meeting Extension
22 Thur 9:30AM Computer Training Class ? Extension
22 Thur 10:00AM Cmte TOURS: Pruning Woody Ormamentals, Colonial Park ? Somerset
23 Fri Noon Native Plant Garden Committee Meeting Extension
24 Sat 9:00AM MEG WORKDAY MEG
26 Mon 1:30PM Insect Fest Committee Meeting Extension
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OFFICERS:
PUBLIC INFORMATION ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
(Continued on page 13)
President
Marie Rickman
1st Vice President Catherine Horgan [email protected]
2nd Vice President Tina Leone [email protected]
Secretary Ann Calder [email protected]
Treasurer Louise Senior [email protected]
Immediate Past President Carol Bencivengo [email protected]
Children’s Bureau
Children’s Bureau
Trish Verbeyst
Jennifer Saltman
Community Education Program Barbara Anuzis [email protected]
Community Outreach Jeanne Mroczko [email protected]
Community Outreach Sheryl Shupel [email protected]
Mercer Educational Gardens (MEG) Nancy Putnam [email protected]
Mercer Educational Gardens (MEG)
Mercer Educational Gardens (MEG)
Mercer Educational Gardens (MEG)
John Piepszak
Denise Hansson
Robert Coyner
[email protected] Insect Festival Nancy Putnam [email protected]
Insect Festival Meg Rich [email protected]
Insect Festival Heidi Mass [email protected]
Plant Expo Carol Bencivengo [email protected]
Plant Expo Ann Calder [email protected]
Plant Expo
Plant Expo
Harri Lynn Nowrey
Susan Jellinek
Publicity Carol Bencivengo [email protected]
Publicity Janet Downey [email protected]
Publicity
Symposium
Symposium
Symposium
Marilyn Canterbury
Mary Lee Eldridge
Nora Sirbaugh
Marge Steinberg
Website Tom Miller [email protected]
MGofMC EXECUTIVE BOARD 2012
The Newsletter Page 14
MEG – Annual Garden
Linda Ward
MEG – Annual Garden Lorraine Mackersie [email protected]
MEG – Butterfly Garden Kathleen Smithgall [email protected]
MEG – Butterfly Garden Rich Coleman [email protected]
MEG – Cottage Garden Roseanne Jacks [email protected]
MEG – Cottage Garden Andrea Rabitz [email protected]
MEG – Herb Garden Jackie Johnson [email protected]
MEG – Herb Garden Jane Kraska [email protected]
MEG – Native Plant Garden Marie Rickman [email protected]
MEG – Native Plant Garden Carol Kleis [email protected]
MEG – Perennial Bench Garden Kathleen Yurwit [email protected]
MEG – Perennial Bench Garden Bruce Young [email protected]
MEG – Weed Garden Cindy Dixon [email protected]
Computer Betty Scarlata [email protected]
Computer Theodora Wang [email protected]
Extension Garden
Extension Garden
Stephanie Sloboda
Sally DeSantis
Helpline Suzanne Keeler [email protected]
Helpline Nora Sirbaugh [email protected]
Historical Greenie Neuburg [email protected]
Hospitality Don Vosburgh [email protected]
Hospitality Linda Turner-Rostron [email protected]
ID&D Susan Jellinek [email protected]
ID&D Mike Gliddon [email protected] Information Resources Alexandra Radbil [email protected]
Information Resources Sharon Ainsworth [email protected]
State Representative to MGANJ Betty Scarlata [email protected]
State Representative to MGANJ Bob Robinson [email protected]
State Representative to MGANJ
(Alt)
Maria Sinibaldi [email protected]
Membership Hours Carol Hoffman
Membership Hours May Papastephanou [email protected]
Newsletter Ruth Tomlinson [email protected] Programs
Programs
Christine Danser
Janet Sheppard
Sunshine Doris Arents [email protected]
Tours Mary Lee Eldridge [email protected]
Tours Pat Lagunas [email protected]
GARDEN COMMITTEE CHAIRS
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