June 2018 Volume 1, Issue 11
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Entayant Garden,
Rainbow Lake
Katherine Houseal - Photographer
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IN THIS ISSUE
June Meeting Recap and Photos
Pruning Workshop at East Branch Organics
July 17 Meeting Details
RSVP: Lynne Perry - click
HERE
by Tuesday, July 6
Archives Visit to Adirondack History Museum
RSVP to Barbara Hail - click
HERE
by
Sunday, July 29
Press Release: Our 90th Anniversary!
Visiting Gardens Recap and Photos
Trip to Entayant Garden and tour
Did you know....?
Crab Spider & Peony (and fun facts)
2018 Program Schedule
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Musings from our President
Greetings of July,
“And pray, who are you?”
Said the violet blue
To the bee with surprise
At his wonderful size
"I’m a publican bee
Collecting the tax
Of honey and wax,
Have you nothing for me?”
My grandmother would often repeat this ditty when wafting long-skirted along the stone path that skirted her beloved rows of petunias. I just looked it up and found the poet, John B. Tabb. Today, I am the publican bee, recipient of a delicious dose of pages from so many of you for our 90th Anniversary Scrapbook. Consideration of these writings may well set a tone as we wend our way down the “Road to 100.” If you’ve not already participated, please do be party to this timely effort which has been in your hands since April. “Have you nothing for me?” I doubt it. Meanwhile, many thanks to those who have let me know their page(s) are forthcoming and again, thank you to those who’ve participated,
Happy to be signing off with the good news - that “we" are reading eNews! According to Jennifer’s records, 85% of us at last count.
Cheers!
Nancy
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Pruning Workshop at East Branch Organics in Keene
The meeting at
East Branch Organics
featured owner Heather Coffin presenting on the importance of pruning.
Heather has been a professional for nearly 20 years and her experience was apparent as she patiently lectured and demonstrated the value in pruning as an essential gardening skill. When you prune correctly, you encourage healthy growth and flowering (in the case of flowering plants), as well as good looks. For most shrubs and trees, it helps to prune at the right time. Some are best pruned in late winter or early spring; some right after flowering, and others in the fall. Heather also reminded us that plants are very
resilient and
forgiving so pruning them at the wrong time or the wrong place is not critical.
CLICK HERE
to read more about the June meeting and see more photos.
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Nancy Howard, Airlie Lennon
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Nancy Lindquist, Carol Blakeslee Collins, Lynne Perry
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Heather Coffin and our group
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A view of East Branch Organics
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JULY MEETING - RSVP BY JULY 6
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“Gardens, Weather or Not!”
Tuesday, July 17 at 1:30 PM
RSVP: Lynne Perry - click
HERE
by Friday,
July 6.
Please respond to Lynne and let her know whether or not you will attend the first celebration of our 90th anniversary.
This meeting begins our celebration of AGC’s 90
th
Anniversary and it is also our Conservation Meeting. It is open to the public and guests are welcome! We are fortunate to welcome Curt Stager as our guest speaker.
Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Place: Grandview Room, Crowne Plaza
Lake Placid, NY
Program: Curt Stager, Professor Paul Smith’s College
“Gardens, Weather or Not!”
Conservation Display and 90
th
Anniversary Display
Time: 1:30 pm Business Meeting
1:45 pm Gathering for program
2:00 pm Introduction: Caroline Lussi
Presentation: Curt Stager
3:00 pm Refreshments
RSVP: Lynne Perry by clicking
HERE
or call her: 518-359-2630
by July 6, 2018
Please note the early RSVP date. In order to prepare for the correct number of attendees, we need to confirm with the Crowne Plaza earlier than usual.
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ARCHIVES VISIT MEETING - JULY 31
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Archives Workshop at the Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown
July 31, 2018
10:00 -11:00 AM
AGC Archives review
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Museum Tour, led by director, Aurora McCraffrey
12:00 PM
Lunch at the Arsenal Inn
Aurora will be our guest
- Please send RSVP to Barbara Hail by July 29th
- Indicate if you will attend the workshop and whether you will be staying for lunch.
- This will be a special opportunity to see many of our past records. Hope that you will be able to attend.
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PRESS RELEASE:
ADIRONDACK GARDEN CLUB CELEBRATES 90th YEAR WITH PUBLIC MEETING
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ADIRONDACK GARDEN CLUB CELEBRATES 90th YEAR WITH PUBLIC MEETING
The Adirondack Garden Club, a member of the Garden Club of America, invites the public to its meeting at the Crowne Plaza Resort, 101 Olympic Drive in Lake Placid, NY on July 17
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at 2 pm. Professor Curt Stager, PhD, the Draper-Lussi endowed Chair of Paleoecology and Lake Ecology at Paul Smith’s College, and as well a research associate with the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, will give a lecture entitled “Gardens: Weather or Not” followed by a question and answer session and light refreshments. Copies of his books will be available for sale. Reservations are required. To obtain reservations or for further information, please phone 518-359-2630.
Curt Stager is a climate scientist, educator, and author whose research deals with the ecological histories of lakes in Africa and the Adirondacks. He has published in journals including Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, in periodicals such as National Geographic and The New York Times, and he co-hosts Natural Selections, a weekly science program on North Country Public Radio. He is the author of four books, most recently “Still Waters: The Secret World of Lakes”. In 2013, the Carnegie-Case Foundation named him Science Professor of the Year for New York State.
The Adirondack Garden Club was founded in 1928 as the Essex County Adirondack Garden Club. It became a member of the Garden Club of America in 1933. As the club expanded into other counties, its name was shortened in 2015 to Adirondack Garden Club. Its mission is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to aid in the protection of native plants and birds and to encourage civic planting and the conservation of our natural resources. One of its monthly meetings each year is open to the public.
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VISITING GARDENS TRIP TO ENTAYANT GARDEN
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Visiting Gardens chairs, Katherine Houseal and Audrey Desjardins, planned a wonderful trip to
Entayant Garden
in Rainbow Lake on Saturday, June 23. Rain or shine was the directive and rain it did, but that did not prevent an enjoyable day in a unique setting. Our small group ventured to Rainbow Lake to be hosted by property owner Don Busch who gave a tour of his whimsical Entayant Garden. "Funny Farm," several unusual fountains, and a gargoyle spitting into Rainbow Lake grace Don's garden. The driveway is bordered by peonies and daisies that fill the air with a sweet smell. With the rain falling on us as we walked the carefully laid wooden planks, we realized we had entered a different world.
For more information and photos from the trip visit the
AGC WEBSITE.
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Flamingos in Rainbow Lake!
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Cornelia Forrence - Photographer
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Can you see the white crab spider? Look closely at the upper left pedals.
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Did you know the white crab spider (Misumena vatia) is a very small spider but what it lacks in size it makes up for in cunning, courage and ferocity! Although the 'white' crab spider it can also be cream, tinged with green and I have also seen them yellow. It chooses a flower of a matching color (it is thought that this spider can actually change color to match the plant it is on) and sits on the petal so it can hardly be seen by the human eye and certainly not by the flying insect eye. An unsuspecting insect flies on to the flower to collect the nectar or pollen and that's it, the spider pounces. It can tackle quite big prey which it stuns with its digestive juices and then it just sits and dissolves it prey.
For more information about crab spiders
click here
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PEST ALERT: SPOTTED LANTERNFLY
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The GCA has issued a warning about the spotted lanternfly although the bug has only been detected on Long Island and the High Peaks is not mentioned.
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The spotted lanternfly is an invasive pest, primarily known to affect tree of heaven
(Ailanthus altissima). It has been detected on many host plants, including apples, plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, almonds, and pine. It also feeds on oak, walnut, poplar, and grapes. The insect will change hosts as it goes through its developmental stages. Nymphs feed on a wide range of plant species, while adults prefer to feed and lay eggs on tree of heaven
(A. altissima).
1 If allowed to spread in the United States, this pest could seriously harm the country’s grape, orchard, and logging industries.
For more information about the Spotted Lanternfly
click here.
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2018 AGC Program Schedule
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The Program Committee has updated the calendar for 2018. Additional details will be included in future newsletters.
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Tuesday, July 17
90
th
Anniversary Open Meeting at the Crowne Plaza, Grandview Room in Lake Placid
Community Invited Conservation Meeting
1:30 PM - Conservation Meeting
2:00 PM - Curt Stager – “Gardens, Weather or Not”
3:00 PM - Refreshments.
Details to follow
Tuesday, July 31
Archives Workshop at the Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown
10:00 -11:00 AM - AGC Archives review
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Museum Tour led by the museum director
12:00 PM - Aurora will be our guest at lunch at the Arsenal Grill
Indicate if you will attend the workshop and whether you will be staying for lunch.
This will be a special opportunity to see many of our past records. Hope that you will be able to attend.
Tuesday, August 7
Please add this date to your calendar!
Visiting Garden Committee has scheduled a visit to
The Kent-Delord House Museum and Garden in Plattsburgh
Details to follow
Tuesday, August 14*
*Note: 2
nd
Tuesday
90
th
Anniversary
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American Native Plants at the Ausable Club in St. Hubert’s
Frisky Hickey – Botanical Drawings
Lois Barrett - RSVP
Lunch catered
9:30 AM
Tuesday, September 11*
*Note: 2
nd
Tuesday
Annual Meeting at Lyn Flynn’s Home in Westport
Garden Tour and Lunch
Brown Bag
9:30 AM
Sunday, September 30
Pot Luck at Liz Jaques’ Home in Keene
Liz Jaques - RSVP
11:30 AM
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AGC eNews
eNews is a monthly publication
produced by the Communications/Website Committee
of the Adirondack Garden Club
Editor, Jennifer Lagor
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