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From the President........
June, and our "Through the Garden Gate" tour, are now
behind us. And what a great tour it was. There are a lot of
people who made it possible, starting at the top with our
co-chairs, Gloria McIntosh and Lois Slusarek, who did an
amazing job of finding gardens (and finding seven of
them!) and keeping up with and coordinating all of the
scads of details. I'm very impressed with their
organizational skills, not to mention their persuasiveness.
They also pulled together a great team of people to help
them. Libby Wheeler and Mary Bess Mulhollan found and
scheduled the FGNS volunteers who worked at the
gardens. Sue Kerst and Ann Engskov handled publicity
for the tour, and Martha Ward and Valerie Fletcher took
charge of refreshments. And of course there are all of you
who volunteered to base a garden, or to work a shift.
Thanks to all of you, because we needed all of you.
I should also thank the garden owners, several of whom are
or have been FGNS members, who allowed us to bring a
large number of people into their gardens, and who spent
countless hours all spring long preparing.
So how did we do? We know we had at least 374 visitors at
Lynnwood, Lynn Roger's garden. And we know that we
made somewhere around $4,700 this year (I say "around"
because there may still be a few minor expenses that are
still outstanding, but that's going to be pretty close). I think
both of those numbers are fantastic. Our highly efficient
treasurer, when she reported them, called it "an
extraordinary effort and an outstanding success", and I
completely agree. As always, half the profits will be
donated to the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, and the
other half will fund our FGNS activities and speakers for
2011.
Thanks again, everyone.
Steve
June 2010
Volume 15 Number 6
We come from the earth
we return to the earth
and in between
we garden.
THE FLOWER, GARDEN, AND NATURE SOCIETY OF NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS
FGNS Officers
Steve Marak
President
3460 Roma Drive
Springdale, AR 72762
H 479 271-5278
samarak@cox.net
Heather Cook
Vice-president
4436 Highland Knolls Rd
Rogers, AR 72758
H 479 366-9067
aacook@cox.net
Joyce Mendenhall
Secretary
689 Winbaugh Lane
Fayetteville, AR 72703
H 479 466-7265
mailto:joycemendenhall@
yahoo.com
Sharon Haley
Treasurer
11651 Red Bluff Road
Hindsville, AR 72738
H 479-789-2127
wareaglesharon@gmail
.com
Gail Pianalto
Past President
P.O. Box 444
Tontitown, AR 72770
H 479 361-2198
pgp31@cox.net
___________________
Paula Marinoni
Founder
617 W. Lafayette
Fayetteville, AR 72701
H 479 444-6170
pm@paulamarinoni.com
Garden Tour
Special Edition
Watch for the
July newsletter.
See you at the
July meeting
with Joyce
Mendenhall.
Inside
President's Message p. 1
Garden Tour Photos p. 2
Members Corner p. 5
Other Garden Events p. 5
Calender p. 6
What's On the Web p. 6
2010 Speaker List p. 7
Many people helped to make the “Through the Garden Gate” garden tour a success.
Special thanks to our co-chairs, Gloria McIntosh and Lois Slusarek and volunteers
committee, Libby Wheeler and Mary Bess Mulhollan.
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Garden tour co-chairs Gloria
McIntosh and Lois Slusarek
Libby Wheeler and Mary Bess
Mulhollan
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Members Corner
Don't forget to visit Lynn Roger's blog at:
http://fromlynnsgarden.wordpress.com/author/lynnfromthegarden/
Other Garden Events
aThe Tulsa Herb Society welcomes Crescent Dragonwagon to Tulsa, specifically to the
Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa, OK on July 12th from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.
Crescent Dragonwagon a.k.a. Ellen Zolotow is a writer, teacher, and performer who works
in the literary, culinary and dramatic arts and the author of more than fifty books. Her
presentation is titled, "Food, Shelter, Story: The World comes to us by Plate & Word".
aPlant Delights Plant Sale. We all enjoyed Tony Avent of Plant Delights and now he's having
a sale but it won't last long! See Below.
We need some space to propagate for spring, so instead of kicking these plants to the curb...a
little soccer lingo, we thought we'd give you a chance to purchase them for your own gardens
at 20% off. The 20% off only applies to orders placed by midnight July 5, 2010 and scheduled
to ship or be picked up no later than July 7, 2010. Quantities are limited on some items, so sale
prices are only valid while current stock lasts. Because our cost of doing business is less on
the website, this sale is available only for orders placed on the website. Thanks for
understanding and enjoy!
Click the soccer ball below to go to the website.
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All are welcome to join the Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas.
MEMBERSHIP—2010
For membership, clip and return to Sharon Haley, 11651 Red Bluff Road, Hindsville, AR 72738.
Name(s) __________________________________________________________phone_________________
Family Members__________________________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________City/Zip _____________________________
E-Mail __________________________________________________Fax ____________________________
Main Interests____________________________________________________________________________
Type of Membership: New____ Renew____ $15 Individual $20 Family # years in area ____
Please include names of family members, ages of child(ren), and * those who need cards and name tags.
Memberships are annual (January-December) and renewable in December.
Make checks payable to FGNS of NWA (The Flower, Garden and Nature Society of
Northwest Arkansas).
For more information regarding membership, call Jeanne Silvestri 479-587-1785
Calendar of Event
July
15
Joyce Mendenhall
Washington County
Master Gardener
Scenes of Monet’s
Garden in Giverny
Meetings start at 10:00
with social time at 9:30.
August
21
Renee Reed
Garden writer and
owner of Reed;s
Designs Landscaping
Herbs: Their
Folklore and What
To Do With Them
Meetings start at 10:00
with social time at 9:30.
September
18
Fred Spiegel
U of A Professor of
Mycology
What is That
Fungus
Meetings start at 10:00
with social time at 9:30.
Whats on the WEB?
FGNS.....
Contribute to the newsletter!
Tell us where you've been, what you've
grown, or what you have seen around
town. Ask us to help you solve a garden
problem or identify a plant. The newsletter
is better with your contributions.
Cathy Marak, FGNS Newsletter Editor
clmarak@cox.net
2010 Laurin Wheeler Program Series
Flower, Garden and Nature Society of NWAR
January 16 Round-table discussion, bring favorite garden tool for show and tell.
February 20 Jeb Leggett, Custom Landscape and Nursery, Mt. Vernon, AR “Unusual Landscape Trees and
Shrubs”
March 20 Tony Avent, owner Plant Delights Nursery, Raleigh, North Carolina, “Exploration to
Exploitation”
April 17 Berni Kurz, Washington County Extension Agent, “Care and Maintenance of Water Gardens”
May 15 Ricky Corder & Jon Zawislak, entomologist, UA Cooperative Extension, “Solitary Bees and
Syrphid Flies As Pollinators”
June 5 Through the Garden Gate tour at selected NWAR gardens
July 17 Joyce Mendenhall, Washington County Master Gardener, FGNS member, “Scenes of Monet’s
Garden in Giverny”
August 21 Renee Reed, garden writer and owner of Reed’s Designs Landscaping, “Herbs: Their Folklore
and What to do with Them”
September 18Fred Spiegel, UA Professor of Mycology, “What is that Fungus?”
October 16 Lynn Rogers, FGNS member, “Tree Identification Workshop”
November 20Steve Marak, FGNS member, “Botanical Latin”
Social time begins at 9:30 with the programs starting around 10:00 a.m. Contact: Lynn Rogers, 479-841-8759.
Meet in Student Center of NWAR Technical Institute, Ford Av. and Old Missouri Rd., Springdale, AR.
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