President Nancy Madeoy welcomed LACG members to the May meeting. She posed the question of what’s blooming in our gardens? Members have Peonies, Iris, Columbine, Larkspur and weeds😊.
Nancy reminded members that LAGC will need all new officers for next year. Please consider becoming the president, vice-president, treasurer or recording secretary. The descriptions of the officer’s duties can be found on page 18 of the handbook.
Mary Anne Kurtz, Plant Sale Coordinator presented
an overview of our successful annual plant sale. The weather was perfect and
members worked together to make it a great fundraiser for LAGC. Thank you to
Mary Anne for her leadership and for organizing all the details for the event.
We will discuss any areas for improvement at our June annual club picnic.
Here are some of the highlights of the plant sale:
- 1100 plants to sell
- Profit of $4723
- Perfect weather
- 194 customers
- 826 plants sold in the first 80
minutes of the sale
- 53% returning customers
- 34 of our 40 members participated
- Members brought an average of 32
plants
- Donated 54 leftover plants
- The specialty irises which we purchased from Larry Grundler netted a profit of $467. Many thanks to Denny and Linda for potting up the irises. You did an excellent Job!
- Members brought irises from their own gardens to sell that were not marked with the color of the flower and customers had questions. It was suggested to take a picture now of your irises so that you know what color of iris you have.
Vice President Marlow Madeoy spoke to members about the planning of this year’s holiday luncheon. It was suggested to tour the National Aviary and find a restaurant within the vicinity. Marlow will do some research to see if the Aviary can accommodate us. Notify Marlow with any tour or restaurant suggestions.
** LAGC Annual Picnic **
Our June 23rd meeting will be our annual club picnic and will be held at Chris Kerin's house. The picnic starts at 6:30pm. Please bring a potluck food item to share such as an appetizer, salad, dessert or side dish. She will provide the beverages, plates, napkins and cutlery. We will need some members to bring a chair. Look for the upcoming e-mail for all the details.
Mary Jo Benedetti is still looking to fill a
few open slots on the sign up sheet to volunteer to maintain the White Garden
at UPMC Passavant Hospital. Please
consider helping out with this community service project.
Hostesses
Rose Kiselica brought pound cake, fruit tray and chocolate treats.
Sue Brozick provided the beautiful arrangement
for the table.
Program - "Tomatoes!" presented by Barb Kline, PSMG
