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2008
The officers and committee members as of January 2008 were
as follows:
| President |
Jesse Terres |
|
1st V.P. , Programs |
Phyllis LaBorwit |
| 2nd V.P., Membership |
Tamah Sminkey |
|
3rd V.P., Plant Exchange |
Joan Walker |
| 4th V.P., Public Relations |
Dorothy Bice |
|
Treasurer |
Karin Banta |
| Secretary |
Kathy Leavitt |
|
Field Trips |
Ellen Brous |
| Historian |
Beatriz Soper |
|
Newsletter |
Donald Sminkey |
| Webmaster |
Donald Sminkey |
|
Hospitality |
Eleanor & Charles Leshinsky |
| Sunshine |
Harriet Feldman |
|
Garden Tours |
Kent Winterson |
Membership: In April, the BCGC and 103 families in good standing and
125 total members.
Donation to the Bowie Library: The BCGC received a thank you letter
from the Friends of the Bowie Library for the club's $1200 donation to assist
with the beautification projects at the library. The money was used to replace a
Yoshino cherry tree, geraniums in the seven planters down the center of the
parking lot, repair of one of the cement planters.
Scholarship Fund: In February, the club donated $2000 for the
scholarship to the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the
University of Maryland.
Field Trips:
March 3: Philadelphia
Flower Show -- "JAZZ IT UP".
May 31 & June 1: Hammond-Harwood House Secret Garden Tour in Annapolis.
24th Annual Plant Sale: The sale was held on April
26th in front of Bowie Library on Route 450, Bowie, MD.
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Annual Club Picnic: The picnic was held at Highbridge Park, Bowie, MD,
on June 7. The outgoing officers were presented nicely designed Certificates of
Appreciation that were designed by Kent Winterson. Below is the one presented to
Tamah Sminkey the outgoing 2nd V.P. for Membership. The new officers elected
were: Programs: George Cornwall; Membership: Lynne Snyder; Secretary: Kathleen
Beres; Historian: Francisco Román. There terms begin
in June, 2008.
Adopt-A-Highway Program: Cleanups of Route 197 continued during this
year.
Open Garden Tours:
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Ellen Brous Garden Tour:
Ellen’s official garden tour took place on Saturday, June 28. |
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Faith Bange Garden Tour:
Saturday, June 28. The Bange garden
contained over 1,100 daylily cultivars and assorted perennials and specimen
plantings. The Brous garden contained over 500 daylily cultivars -- Ellen
specializes in the beautiful double daylilies, along with other perennial
and specimen plantings. Both gardens are Official Display Gardens of
the American Hemerocallis Society and visitors are welcome anytime
during the growing season by appointment. Call Faith at 410-798-9207 and/or
Ellen at 410-798-8872. |
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Susan/Glenn Piatt Garden Tour:
Saturday, June 28. |
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Phyllis and Lou LaBorwit Garden Tour:
Sunday, August 3 |
Annual Holiday Party: The party this year was held on December 7th at
St. Matthew's Methodist Church.
Some of the speakers for 2008 were:
| 1/29: Joe Henson, Master Gardener and Brian Clark, PG County
Horticulturist spoke on care of houseplants. |
| 2/38: Kathy Jentz, editor of the bi-monthly Washington Gardener Magazine
presented the program "Getting Ready for the Growing Season." |
| 3/25: Barbara Hopkins, PG County Master Gardener, discussed composting. |
| 4/29: Beth Chaisson, senior planner in the Bowie Department of Planning
and Economic Development, focused on developing backyard habitats in Bowie.
She also outlined the requirements for getting certified by the National
Wildlife Federation. |
| 5/27: Question and Answer program. Selected BCGC members were the
experts. |
| 7/29: Gene Sumi, Educational Coordinator at Homestead Gardens, presented
the program, "Planting a Shade Garden." |
| 8/26: Howard Waterworth, retired plant pathologist from the USDA spoke
on "Plant Pests and Other Diseases." |
| 9/30: |
| 10/28: |
| 11/25: |
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2009
The officers and committee members as of January 2009 were
as follows:
| President |
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|
1st V.P. , Programs |
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| 3rd V.P., Membership |
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|
4th V.P., Plant Exchange |
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| 2nd V.P., Public Relations |
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|
Treasurer |
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| Secretary |
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|
Field Trips |
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| Historian |
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|
Newsletter & Webmaster |
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| Plant Sale |
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|
Hospitality |
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| Sunshine |
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|
Garden Tours |
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Membership: As of January, the club had members who have
paid their dues.
25rd Annual Plant Sale:
Adopt-A-Highway Program:
Field Trips:
Open Garden Tours:
Holiday Party:
The speakers for 2009 were:
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