Mill Bay Garden Club
Mill Bay Garden Club
General Meeting Minutes
Tuesday February 23, 2016
President – Pip Woodcock
7 p.m. Call to order.
Motion to accept minutes for January 2016 meeting.
Moved by Megan O’Hare
Seconded by Dianne
Passed
Shirley Walker, Community Policing announcement regarding recent robberies in Mill Bay area.
As Beth Lischeron is not present this evening, please give any seeds for Seedy Saturday to Heather or bring them to Seedy Saturday which is being held Saturday March 12th 10 – 3 at the Cobble Hill Community Hall.
Bobbie is pleased to accept donations from members for the raffle table. Please let her know who has given what.
Courtenay Garden Club member looking to rent in this area and become a member of MBGC.
Welcome to visitors attending tonight’s meeting.
Marie has made laminated badges for life members including Mary Gale, Ruby Armor, Gail McIntyre, Dot Garbut, Barb Kohlman, Bill Herring, Mary Herring, Ajay Oppelaar.
Vice President – Mary Vandenberg
January’s speaker, Tim Kulchyski, is willing to do a walk in the woods with interested members after Easter.
Treasurer – Marie Cooke
$1709.48 balance.
Name tags available for $10.
Annual membership runs from September to August.
Secretary – Janet Abbott
Is resigning after three years. Please talk to her if you are interested in this position.
Newsletter – Cori-Lee Fisher
Members who haven’t paid their membership dues have been removed from the list to receive the newsletter via email. When dues are paid, members will start receiving the newsletter again.
Membership – Arlene Dench
2 renewals from past members.
Bernie Juurlink – CFGS
CFGS committee members as mentioned at last meeting. Ed & Sharon Arnold have not confirmed with Bernie that they will handle the silent auction.
Need a workshop coordinator.
Need an assistant for Gail Bemrose who is taking care of signage etc.
Require an assistant to the 6 volunteer judges.
Rough proof for CFGS brochure being passed around for proofing. Dot has designed the brochure and Gail had it printed.
Theme is “Garden for Mind, Body & Soul”.
Library – Janice Rose
One month notice before embarrassing phone calls begin asking you to return your books.
New pruning and perennial books available, recommended by Dinter Nursery.
2 raised boxes are up and running for the Syrian family. Thank you for your donations. Looking for donation or loan of a lawn mower.
Plant Sales – Monika Morgan
Herbs and flowers available.
Bay leaves donated by Dot.
Historian – Mary Gale
Card to Nick Jenkins.
Card to Don McDowell.
Elaine Scott donated cards to MBGC for Mary to use.
Facebook – Pauline Dueck
Visit MBGC facebook page @
https://www.facebook.com/millbaygardenclub/
“friend” our page, click “like”.
Brag Table – Barb Kohlman
Theme – The Sap is Rising
Q & A – Bill Herring
Plant early so roots grow deep and require less water.
Coffee Break
Raffle – Cliff Stainsby
Raffle tickets 3 for $1.
$25 gift certificate from Tools 2 Go.
Books from Pat Spezowka
Hoe from Shar-Kare
Camellia bouquet
Salt Spring Soap Works
Enrico wine
2 Daphne plants from Dinter Nursery
Speaker – Bernie Dinter, Dinter Nursery, Xeriscaping
2015 – average year for rain, distribution of rain was different.
Organic matter – compost, rotted manure, work in deeply.
Deep watering, not frequent watering.
Meeting adjourned 9:00pm.
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