2012 Christmas Party

Wow! Can you believe it's already the end of the year? It's time for the SHGC Christmas party. It will be Saturday, December 8th at 10:00 a.m. Rose will be hosting it at her house. It will be potluck with the club providing the ham. We will be having Dirty Santa again this year. If you would like to participate, please bring a wrapped gift of $15 or less. As is our tradition of giving back to the community, we have chosen the Maury County Animal Shelter and The Hope House (Domestic Violence Shelter). Rose has sent out directions and items needed for the charities in her email. See you all there!!

2012 November 17th Meeting

Our next meeting will be Saturday, November 17th beginning at 9 am. We will be meeting at Riverbend Nursery on Hwy 431.  Carolyn George will have a presentation on "Winterizing your Garden".

2012 October 13th Meeting

Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful fall weather and a great opportunity for fall gardening. The next SHGC Meeting will be Saturday, October 13th at 9 am. We will be meeting at the Winchester Center. Our speaker will be Colleen Embry from Elite Physical Therapy helping us with our aches and pains from gardening and proper mechanics.

2012 September 15th Meeting

I am really excited about sending this message regarding our meeting on Saturday, Sept. 15^th, at 9:00am.  For this year's craft project, Dianne Hill and Mary Pogge will show us how to make garden “glass art” and “concrete leaves  with a face”.  They will be demonstrating the assembly process only because both projects require curing time and we wouldn’t be able to start/finish personal projects.  She will provide handouts with project instructions. 

The meeting will be at Dianne’s house (she had too many pieces to transport to the Center) and believes she will have enough seating for everyone but please bring a folding chair just in case it’s needed. Directions to Dianne's house have been sent out to the members.

The Evans Park Garden Bed

Take a look at the Evans Park Garden! The Evans Park garden is another garden tended by the Spring Hill Garden Club.  Nearby is the Winchester Center where we have our regular monthly meetings.

Here's a link to the City of Spring Hill's Website where you can find more information on our parks.

Jerry Erwin Park - Garden Beds

Congratulations to Onalee, the winner of the Spring Hill Garden Club Best Bed Award!  Her garden beds are at the entrance to Jerry Erwin park on Kedron Road in Spring Hill.

2012 August 18th Meeting

Now that your garden is in full production, learn how to preserve your harvest. Our next SHGC Meeting will be August 18th at 9 am at the Winchester Center. Our speaker will be Patsy Watkins from the Williamson Co Ag Extension. She will be lecturing on Canning and Preserving.

2012 July 21st Meeting

The next meeting of the Spring Hill Garden Club will be Saturday, July 21st beginning at 9 a.m. Our speaker will be Jonathan Black, Williamson Co. UT Ag Ext agent. He will be discussing "Fruits for the Home Gardener".   We will meet at the Winchester Center.

2012 June Meeting

Our next meeting will be June 9th beginning at 9 am at the Winchester Center. We will be having a Q&A Session.  This is an opportunity to get those gardening questions answered by our knowledgeable group of experienced gardeners.

2012 May 12th Meeting

Hope that everyone will join us for the May 12th meeting beginning at 9 am at the Winchester Center.
Our topic will be Vegetable Gardening 101. We will discuss getting your garden beds ready,  followed by presentations by three of our Master Gardeners about growing some of the most popular vegetables-tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash/zucchini.  We will have an open Q&A session and we are going to wrap it up by drawing for some great giveaways. Should be educational and fun!

April 2012 Meeting

Don't forget that this Saturday April 21st is our next Spring Hill Garden Club Meeting!  David Cook will be offering us some great ideas for planting with Native Plants.  It should be a great talk so don't miss it!  We'll be at the Winchester Center at 9 AM.

Also if you missed the Bloom 'N Garden Expo last weekend here are a few pictures.  It's not quite the same as seeing it in person though! 

Have an old wagon laying around?  Plant your sedums and succulents in it!

A couple display gardens.

 

You might recognize these folks!

Here's a peek at the Japanese maple I brought home if you're interested!

Bloom N Garden Expo!

Don't forget that this weekend is the Bloom N' Garden Expo at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park!  If you've volunteered to work the Spring Hill Garden Club table remember to bring your name tag.  Lots of good speakers to listen to and tons of plants to see.  It all starts on Friday!

Honey Bee Gardening Tips

I came across some tips to think about assisting one of nature's most productive and necessary insects: the honey bee. I would give credit where credit is due, but I'm not sure who gave these tips.
1. Choose flowers that produce nectar and pollen such as sunflowers, daisies, cosmos, zinnias, dahlias, foxglove, asters, marigolds, hyacinths, hollyhocks, corcuses, and geraniums. (My personal recommendation is Anise hyssop Agastache sp.)
2. Go easy on hybrid flowers. They are usually hybridized for certain characteristics such as color or flower form- not for nectar or pollen.
3. Blue, purple, orange and yellow flowers are most attractive to honey bees.
4. Provide successive blooming over the seasons.
5. Plant patches of flowers in close proximity to each other.
6. DON'T USE PESTICIDES! They are broad-spectrum and can kill the honey bee.
7. Don't water plants from above. It dilutes the pollen and nectar.
8. Bees are most active in the morning.
Happy Gardening!

2012 April Meeting

Our next meeting will be April 21st at 0900 at the Winchester Center. Our speaker will be David Cook from the Davidson County Ag Extension. He will be speaking about Native Plants for Tennessee.

March Meeting Reminder!

Our original speaker had a scheduling conflict. Please note we are having a date and location change. The meeting will be on March 17th at 9 a.m. We will be meeting at Leilani's home for a presentation on Landscape Design Principles followed by a garden tour.  It's St. Patrick's Day, so wear your green or you may get pinched!:) It'll be a fun themed meeting. See ya'll there!

From Rose: 

 

Since it’s St. Patrick’s Day let’s make it a fun meeting by wearing green (hats, vests, ties, etc.) and have Irish snacks to go along with the theme (if possible).  Scones, Irish soda bread, bit of Irish cheesecake, or Irish cream cheesecake, are some desserts that come to mind.  I will be happy to help with the snacks. 

Come this Saturday and of course BE GREEN!

2012 March 17th Meeting

Our original speaker had a scheduling conflict. Please note we are having a date and location change. The meeting will be on March 17th at 9 a.m. We will be meeting at Leilani's home for a presentation on Landscape Design Principles followed by a garden tour. Directions will be sent by Rose at a later date. It's St. Patrick's Day, so wear your green or you may get pinched!:) It'll be a fun themed meeting. See ya'll there!

2012 February Meeting and Survey

Our first meeting of 2012 will be this Saturday, February 11th at the Winchester Center.  We'll start at 9:00 AM and will discuss the club's 2012 schedule.  Dues will be payable at this time.  Spring Hill Garden Club dues are $10 for a single membership and $15 for couples - for the year. Very reasonable!

Also below is a link to a short survey to gather input from club members about 2012.  Please take a few minutes to fill it out before Friday so we can share the information with everyone on Saturday!

2012 Garden Club Survey