Garden Club of Jackson Presents Pollinators in our Gardens

 

Harvey Cotten

 

The Garden Club of Jackson extends an invitation to you to join us on Thursday, March 10 at the Mississippi Children's Museum Education Building at 9:30AM to hear Harvey Cotten.  Mr. Cotten is a horticultural consultant and the former CEO of the Huntsville Botanical Garden.  He will discuss the importance of pollinators in our gardens and world.  Learn how your garden can attract and protect bees, butterflies and other essential pollinators.  His book, "Easy Gardens for the South" will be available for purchase and he will sign copies about the program.  

The Education Building is a separate building on the left as you drive toward the Museum.  The Garden Club of Jackson has made a commitment to fund the addition of pollinator gardens at the front entrance to the Children's Museum. We hope you will join us for our home and garden tours on May 5 and 6.  Check www.gardenclubofjackson.com for more information. 

Grenada Garden Club MS Offers Pruning Like a Pro

An invitation from the Grenada Garden Club inviting garden club

members to attend a FREE WORKSHOP in Grenada, MS on February 18th.

This program is open to the public.

 

 

The Gulf Hills Garden Club Presents The 2016 Gulf Coast Orchid Show

2016 Gulf Coast Orchid Show

The Gulf Coast Orchid Society presented the Gulf Coast Orchid Show, held on January 29-31, 2016 at the Gautier Convention Center in Gautier, MS.

I went to the show and I am so glad that I did.

2016 Gulf Coast Orchid Show

When I was a bit younger I was not overly thrilled with orchids.  I looked at them and said to myself, "OK, so whats the big deal about orchids".  It was not until I went to my first orchid show a number of years back that I was able to see first hand why there is such a romance about growing orchids.

Cattleya Maxima

The diversity! The Color! The spectacular beauty! And last but not least, the shear joy of getting them to bloom.  Some orchids are just flat out hard to get a bloom out of and others are a bit easier. All of these factors make these plants so interesting and desirable for me! Oh, I could gush on and on, but I will not. 

Cattlianthe Tutankamen "Pop"

Over the years I have had a few plants here and there.  Some did well, but most did not. I had a big Cattleya plant that bloomed like crazy for me in New Mexico in a windowless bathroom. Explain that one, Bloomed every six to eight weeks for almost two years.

The ones that I now have are  basically rescue plants, one of them has bloomed the last two years, but the others just stare at me and seemingly mumble things at me and nothing else. 

2016 Gulf Coast Orchid Show

At the 2016 Gulf Coast Orchid Show I was once again plummeted into the incredible, diversity of the orchid world.

Renanthera Storiei

This show was a small show, but was so well done that I have to give it five stars out of five. from the moment I walked into the door and was greeted by the lovely garden club women and all the wonderful free literature about orchids I knew that this was going to be a good one.

Rhynchomyrmeleya, "Dan O Neil"

 When I entered the main room I was over whelmed by the breathtaking color and splendor of all of the plants that had been so attractively arranged. All the plants were clearly identified with well written labels.

Rhynchostylis Gigatea

 There was so much good lighting that it made photography absolutely fool proof!
There were a number of really great vendors set up and I of course left with a fluorescent dark yellow Laeliocattleya "Gold Digger"!

Laeliocattleya "Gold Digger"

So, remember not to over look orchids as a bold source of interest for your home and garden!

Yours,
Michael W. Moses,
Gulf Hills Garden Club

Gulf Hills Garden Club Reminder Gulf Coast Orchid Show Event Schedule

Gulf Hills Garden Club, wants to remind  you of the Gulf Coast Orchid Show.

Below is Their Event Schedule

for 

January 29-31, 2016

Merry Christmas From Gulf Hills Garden Club

From all of us at the Gulf Hills Garden Club,

We wish you a very Merry Christmas!

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Gulf Hills Garden Club Christmas Lagniappe in Ocean Springs,Mississippi

Here's a Christmas wish from the Gulf Hills Garden Club to you and your family.

We wish you joy all through the Holidays.

We wish you good luck that forever stays.

We wish you the love of family and friends.

We wish you happy days the never end and a  Merry Christmas to you all.

Here we present a few pictures from our Club Christmas party.  I hope you enjoy them.  

  

It was very festive with 21 attending the party at the Lagniappe Restaurant in downtown Ocean Springs.  We, also, held our annual silent auction that benefits the many projects of our Club.  Thank you to all that contributed wonderful items and to those that purchased them.

Our club members Julie, Mary Ann and Michael created the display of the many silent auction items.  Thank you all for a great job.

 Molly was awarded a beautiful "Happy Holidays" work of yard art, for her work at the Memorial Garden for the Christmas tree lighting this year. The award was hand crafted by our own Pat!

Patsy, the owner of  "Lagniappe", was also recognized for her outstanding work  preparing the evening's food, drink and decor!

Gulf Hills Garden Club Christmas Tree Lighting in the Memorial Garden

On December 5, 2015, the Gulf Hills Garden Club held its annual Christmas Tree Lighting in the Memorial Garden.

The weather was perfect, the treats were great and the attendees totaled more than 100.  

Santa paid his first visit to the Memorial Garden with over 30 children climbing onto his lap for a photo opportunity and to whisper their Christmas desires to our Club Santa.  The group heard carols from the Scared Heart Elementary School choir and then the lights on our newly planted Louisiana Sapphire Christmas tree were turned on.

The featured magnificent Reindeer was loaned to the Club by Pat DeHaan.  And we thank her very much.  Many, many Gulf Hills Garden Club members worked many hours on the lights.  Thank you to Mary Ann, Marge, Jeanette,and Danny, also to
Sam, and Pat, who are not members, that put in many hours of labor as well.

Molly and her elves provided the Holiday table decorations and many of the treats.  Thank you to Fay, Beth, Marge, Mary Ann for also providing wonderful treats. Non- member elves were Lou and Ken who helped with the setting up and clean up.

 It was nice to see so many of our neighbors joining in the merriment of the evening.  The lights received an overwhelming round of “oohs and ahs” of approval from the group. 

The Gulf Hills Garden Club wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and much happiness in the New Year.