December 2011 Meeting

Our Spring Hill Garden Club Christmas Party will be 9:00 A.M. at the Winchester Center on December 10th. Ann is bringing the ham.  Everyone else should bring a delicious food item for our potluck brunch!

 

There will also be a dirty Santa gift exchange. Please keep gifts somewhere between $10 to $15 and gender neutral! (Bill, John, Alan and Dave don't want pink garden gloves!) 

 

The club will be donating to The Well this year for our charity.  Please make all checks out to the Well. 

 

Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas Party

Wow- I can't believe we are rapidly approaching the end of the year! Our annual Christmas Party will be Saturday, December 10th at the Winchester Center, time TBA. We will wrap up another great year with food and festivities. We will have Dirty Santa and pick a charitable organization for the holidays. Details will follow!

November Meeting

The next SHGC Meeting will be Saturday, November 12 at the Winchester Center beginning at 9 a.m. Our speaker will be Dave Townsend discussing winter sowing and pruning basics.

We will also have our business meeting to wrap up the year. Look forward to seeing everyone there!

September Meeting

Our next SHGC meeting will be Saturday, September 10th beginning at 9 am at the Winchester Center. Our speakers will be Leigh and Olin Funderburk from Stoney Creek Farm in Franklin, Tn. The topic will be fall vegetable gardening. Look forward to seeing everyone there!

Invitation to Rose Meeting

Nashville Rose Society member Jim Harding has invited members of the SHGC to the NRS August meeting. It will be a demonstration of flower arranging. For any interested members it will be next Tuesday, August 2nd at Cheekwood at 7 p.m.

Attracting Beneficial Insects to your Garden

I attended a very informative meeting on how to attract beneficial insects to your garden. Thanks to David Cook, Entomologist at UT Ag Ext and Stoney Creek Farm. After the meeting, I'm inspired to put in my garden the recommended plants to attract beneficial insects.

1. Plant yellow and/or white flowers with very small blossoms and relatively open such as plants from the aster, carrot, and buckwheat families.

2. Recommended plants: Buckwheat, Dill, Cosmos, Coreospsis, Crimson Clover, and Goldenrod.

Putting these plants in your garden have a multitude of advantages aside from attracting beneficials.

Happy Gardening!

August Meeting, Q&A session

The next SHGC meeting will be Thursday, August 11 at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at Onalee's house. Ann will send out directions to members at a later date. This is a question and answer session. So get your gardening questions answered by our seasoned and knowledgeable members! This will be our last evening, weekday meeting. We will resume our Saturday meetings in September for the rest of the year.

July Meeting

Our next meeting will be Thursday, July 14 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Our speaker will be Don Hover on the topic of "Lasagne Gardening". It will be hosted at Rose's house. Ann will send out directions club members.

See you there!

Upcoming UT Agricultural Events

Here are a couple of UT events that are coming up very soon!

In Jackson:

UT Jackson: Summer Celebration June 14th, 2011  

Locally:

June 14 is the Fruits of the Backyard in Spring Hill

June 14th is a busy day! It's also Flag Day as well as my wife's birthday! ;)

Cancellation of Huntsville trip

Due to the extreme heat, the trip to the Huntsville Botanical Garden set for June 11th has been cancelled. We will meet again July 14th.

June Meeting

The June meeting will be a road trip to the Huntsville Botanical Garden. If interested in attending, please contact Ann for the information.

New Farmer's Market in Spring Hill/Thompsons Stn

Heather has provided this information:

This Wednesday, May 18th, from 2 to 7 pm is a new market for Thompson Station. The market will be located next to the BP on Columbia Pike/Highway 31.

This Saturday, May 21, from 3:30 to 6 is the new market for Spring Hill. It'll be located at the Tennessee Children's Home.

Finally - fresh food, locally available! Come on out to shop, to sell, or just to support the new markets:)

May meeting

Thank you Bill and Ann for hosting the May potluck meeting in your garden. Luckily, the weather held up although a bit chilly. Thanks to everyone who came and shared food and friendship.

Middle Tennessee Hosta Society Events 2011

Here are some upcoming events of the Middle Tennessee Hosta Society:

Annual Hosta Sale
May 7th ... 8:30am until 2 pm
Parking Lot of Maryland Farms YMCA
Brentwood, TN
Over 250 varieties of hostas available. 
See www.mths-hosta.com for list and prices

Hosta Show
Featuring Cut Leaves, Container Grown Hostas and Artistic Design
June 4th & 5th
Cheekwood Botanic Gardens
Nashville, TN
See www.mths-hosta.com for show schedule. 
Entries accepted June 3rd

Hosta Speaker
Bob Solberg
Owner of Green Hill Farm in Chaple Hill, NC
Introducer of H. 'Guacamole' and noted hybridizer of fragrant hostas and hostas with substance for withstanding the heat of the south.
August 25th @ 6:30p
Cheekwood Botanic Gardens
Nashville, TN

Open Garden
Cornelia Holland
801 Hillsboro Road
Franklin, TN
10a - 4p
Parking at Franklin High School
Donations accepted to benefit the Janice Keck Fund of Friends of the Williamson County Library

2012 American Hosta Society National Convention
Hosted by the Middle Tennessee Hosta Society
June 13-16, 2012
Nashville Airport Marriott
Hosta Show and Vendor Sales Room will be open to the public during scheduled hours. 
Full Registration required for seminars and garden tours  
See www.hosta2012.org in late fall of this year for convention information.

Dave's Front Garden

I thought I might share a picture of my front walkway in April. If you'd like to share some pictures of your garden please email me and I'll post them for all the garden club members to see!

Now Blooming: Tulips 'Negrita' and 'Shirley', Creeping Phlox

Here are a few more pictures of my front garden.

The Spring Hill Garden Club Work Day - Jerry Erwin Park

If you were unable to attend the workday this past weekend at Jerry Erwin park here are some photos of our members in action! I drove by today and it looks great!

Our thanks go to Glenda for the pictures!

Perennial Plant Society Plant Sale!

The Perennial Plant Society of Middle Tennessee will hold their 20th annual plant sale at the Al Menah Shriner Center, 1354 Brick Church Pike, on April 9 from 9 a.m to 2 p.m
 
Website:
The Perennial Plant Society Plant Sale

April Meeting: Jim Harding - Roses

Our April Garden Club Meeting (April 16th) will be at the Spring Hill Library at 9:00 AM.  Our Speaker will be Jim Harding who will be discussing ...ROSES! So stop by the library for our meeting, I'm not sure if you'll be able to stop and smell the roses but we'll at least be talking about them! ;)

Rose Society Newsletter for March 2011

A member of the Rose Society just forwarded a link to Leilani for their newsletter. I've embedded it below - enjoy!

Open publication - Free publishing - More weeks roses

March 2011 Garden Club Meeting

Reminder, our next meeting for Spring Hill Garden Club is March 12 at 9:00 am at the Winchester Center. Our meeting will be a question and answer program. Please come with garden questions and hopefully some of our club members can answer them. I will share some new things I have recently learned about gardening in this part of TN. We will have a sign up sheet for the Williamson Garden Expo in April. We also be discusing a May pot luck supper and trip to Huntsville (Botanical Garden) in Jun.

Thanks,

Ann

Spring Hill Rain Garden Volunteer Opportunity - Rain Garden

There's an upcoming work day for those who need Master Gardener volunteer hours or who may just want to help. It's a good way to learn about rain gardens too!

From the Tennessee Environmental Council:

PLEASE REGISTER so we can let you know of any unanticipated changes in schedule or plans.  To register or for more information, please email with "2/26 VOLUNTEER" in subject line to: tec(at symbol)tectn.org.

LOCATION:   We will meet at the Peter Jenkins Trailhead (corner of Bern Road and Port Royal) in Wyngate Estates.  Please bring gloves, wear work boots and bring water to drink.   Directions from Nashville
Take  I-65 South to Exit 53 Saturn Parkway
To the next off ramp Port Royal exit turn right and go past Kroger
Port Royal turns a hard left after about one mile, keep following it around about a mile when it takes a hard right.  Go across Duplex Road into Wyngate subdivision and follow down to bottom of hill.
Trailhead is on the right hand side of the road.  Follow the paved trail (approx. ¼ mile) to the storm water basin on the right. 

February 2010 Garden Club Meeting

Speaker: Barbara Wise
Topic: Container Planting and Combinations
Her Blog: BWiseGardening - Cultivating a Culture of Gardening 
When: Saturday - February 12th, 9 AM
Where: Winchester Center

Winter Sowing

From Evelyn:

Winter sowing is a method of starting seeds by using used milk cartons and other recycled plastic containers to plant them up in winter and set them outside to sprout. This cuts down on room in the house taken up by seed containers (handy if your spouse isn't a gardener) and helps some seeds germinate by going through the freeze/thaw cycle.

A friend had a lot of success with this last year so I was potting up a few things and checking out YouTube and thought I would pass this on for inspiration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHBKJOeOcyM&feature=related

There is also a forum at Gardenweb:

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/wtrsow/msg011546511664.html?9

and a website dedicated to it:

http://wintersown.org/

This is a nice way to start the gardening season before we can do much outside.

Free Admission at Cheekwood

Dear Fellow Gardeners,

I hope you've all had a wonderful holiday, and enjoyed our lovely snowy landscapes;) Just thought I would pass this news along:

Tomorrow in honor of Bill Haslam being elected, numerous places in Nashville like the Frist are offering discounted or even free admission. I was planning on going to Cheekwood anyway to see everything in its snowy splendor (before it all melts next week). I just called their offices to confirm that tomorrow the admission is free and they are open 9:30 to 4:30, with a tour of the mansion at 1PM.

Can't wait to see everyone at the Feb meeting:)
~Heather

Williamson Master Gardener Classes

The Williamson Master Gardeners are starting their classes next Tuesday, the 18th,  at 6pm at the Ag Center on I-65.  Most, if not all, of the classes will be Tuesdays at 6pm.  Even though they have filled their 100 students, they still have room so they are allowing more in.  If you are interested, please contact them for details:

https://utextension.tennessee.edu/williamson/Pages/default.aspx


The schedule is at:

https://utextension.tennessee.edu/williamson/horticulture/Documents/Master%20Gardener/2011%20Master%20Gardener%20schedule.pdf


The first class was snowed out so you haven't missed any yet.  If you are already a Master Gardener you may attend any of the classes for free.

Evelyn