1998
Membership: As of May 1998 the club had 121 members; in July, 133.
Workshops: Workshops on "Care and Division of Perennials' were
held on March 21 at Harold Moline's and March 28 at Gloria Kingsly's home.
At each session, volunteers were also requested to help with the potting plants
in preparation for the annual plant sale.
Adopt-A-Highway Program: Cleanups of Route 197 were completed in
March, June and November. Many bags of trash were collected.
Annual Plant Sale: April 25th at the parking lot between the Bowie
High School and the Bowie Public Library.
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Annual Club Picnic: The picnic was held on June 20th at the home of
Phyllis LaBorwit. About 50 people attended. Shown in the picture (L to R)
are: Barbara Perkins & Granddaughter Rose, Phyllis & Lou LaBorwit.
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The officers and committee members as of June were as
follows:
| President |
Kent Winterson |
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1st V.P. , Programs |
Jesse Terres |
| 2nd V.P., Membership |
Phyllis LaBorwit |
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3rd V.P., Plant Exchange |
Scott Felter |
| 4th V.P., Public Relations |
Pat Benson |
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Treasurer |
Marianne Klatt |
| Secretary |
Beverly M. Landymore |
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Field Trips |
John McKenna |
| Historian / Library |
Eleanor Leshinsky |
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Newsletter |
Harold Moline |
| Gardening Information Services |
Jonas Bassen |
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Sunshine |
Jessie Smith |
| Social Activities |
Richard & Betty Dodson |
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V.P. Special Projects |
Kent Winterson |
Garden Tours for June 27--28, 1998: The following members opened their
gardens for tours -- Pat Cone, Gloria & Don Kinsley, Marianne Klatt, Kent
Winterson, Phyllis LaBorwit, Pat Benson, Harold Moline.
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| Pat Cone in her Garden |
Pat's Pond |
B-CGC Scholarship: In October 1998, Club President Kent Winterson
received a nice thank-you letter from Iris Mars, a Horticultural Science student
and the University of Maryland, and current member of the club. She
thanked the club for awarding her the club scholarship for 1998 and 1999. Iris
graduated in 1999 with a degree in Horticultural
Science. After graduating, she worked for a time as an intern at Longwood
Gardens.
Holiday Party: The annual holiday party was held on December 13th at
the St. Matthews United Methodist Church on Route 450, Bowie, MD.
Some of the speakers during 1998 were:
| - 1/27: Mr. Bob Carr, Owner of TLC, a custom lawn sprinkler and landscape
lighting company.
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| - 2/24: Dr. Matthew Perry, Patuxent Wild Life Center -- "Projects Being
Conducted at the Patuxent Wild Life Center to Protect Endangered
Species"
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| - 3/30: Frank Reger -- "Spring Vegetable Gardening" and a video he
and Jesse Terres made regarding cold frame gardening.
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| - 4/28: Bob Stewart, Prince Georges County Extension Agent --
"Succulents"
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| - 5/26: Charles Curtis; Anne Hariston-Strang, MD Dept. of Natural Resources;
Bob Bunge, International Dark Sky Association -- "Introduction to Permaculture".
Permaculture is a method of gardening that places less stress on our
environment.
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| - 8/25: Paul Jung, Bowie's resident ornithologist -- "Birds in our
Gardens"
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| - 9/29: Carol Barth -- slide lecture on "Bay Scapes"
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| - 10/27: Jesse Terres and Frank Reger conducted a question and answer
session.
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| - 11/24: Tony Rodriquez, owner of the Great American Photo Lab. --
"Flower Photography"
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1999
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BRAVA Donation: On January 26, 1999, the BCGC voted to donate $2,500
to the Bowie Regional Arts Vision Association (BRAVA) for construction of an
auditorium next to the Bowie High School. The money was in support of the
courtyard landscape, rather than to the general fund. The club voted to hold
this donation in escrow until construction proceeded to the landscape stage. The
groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 12, 1999. Shown here are Jessie Smith,
Donna Hayward, and Al Golato.
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Annual Plant Sale: The sale was held in April 24 at Belair Drive and
Route 450 in front of the Bowie
High School.
Christmas In April: 1999 marked the first year for the garden club to
participate in the C.I.A. program. Mary Kucharski was the Executive Director of
the C.I. A. program in Prince George's County, MD. The program uses all
volunteers who work together on the last Saturday in April to repair and
renovate the homes of those who, due to age, disability and financial hardship
cannot do the work themselves. The goal of the BCGC was to present each
homeowner with a container planter. The recipients this year were Mrs. Diana
Ramnarine and Mrs. Lillian Kidd of Bowie.
| Christmas in April
Program of Prince George's County, 1999. |
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| Kent Winterson makes presentation to Mrs.
Diana Ramnarine as Bowie Councilman, Bill Aleshire, looks on. |
Kent Winterson presents a potted plant to
Mrs. Lillian Kidd. |
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Birds & Blooms Daffodil
Campaign: In response to an article in Birds & Blooms magazine in the
fall of 1997, Harold Moline collected bulbs to donate to the Daffodil Garden
which was being established in the Birds & Blooms visitor center. About 104
bulbs were donated to the garden. In May 1999, a letter was received from the
director of Reiman Publications, thanking the club for their donation, and he
enclosed this picture of one of the gardens as it appeared in 1999.
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Birds & Blooms Subscriptions: On June 8th the club donated
subscriptions for the magazine to three assisted living facilities in the
Bowie/Crofton area.
The Bowie-Crofton Garden Club Memorial Award:
The Gene Fox Memorial Scholarship was revised and renamed on June 30, 1999. The
revision states that the recipient was to be a resident of Prince George's or
Anne Arundel Counties. Failing that possibility, the choice was to be made from
in-state candidates only. The college was to be responsible for reporting the
name and qualifications of the student recipient to the BCGC. The student award
was supported through annual contributions made by the BCGC. The initial
contribution was $500. The award was increased in 2001.
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Annual Picnic: The club's annual picnic was held July 17th at
Allen Pond Park in Bowie, MD. About 50 people attended.
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The officers and committee members as of June 1999 were
as follows:
| President |
Harold Moline |
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1st V.P. , Programs |
Jesse Terres |
| 2nd V.P., Membership |
Evelyn Svaboda |
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3rd V.P., Plant Exchange |
Scott Felter |
| 4th V.P., Public Relations |
Kent Winterson |
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Treasurer |
Pat Dumais |
| Secretary |
Beverly M. Landymore |
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Field Trips |
Barbara Eberstein |
| Historian / Library |
Neil Potash |
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Newsletter |
Kris Gasteiger & Pat Clunies |
| Gardening Information Services |
Jonas Bassen |
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Hospitality |
Ginny Krenning |
| Social Activities |
Frances Moyer |
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V.P. Special Projects |
Kent Winterson |
Memorial Bench: Money raised from the sale of books belonging to the
late Joyce Pelletier was use to purchase a memorial bench for Acorn Hill Park.
The bench was installed in September.
Adopt-A-Highway Program: Cleanups of Route 197 were completed on
June 21, September 11 and November 6th. Many bags of trash were collected. A picnic to
recognize volunteers was held on October 23, 1999 at the SHA site in Laurel.
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Garden Tours: Tours of members gardens were held on October 2. These
members showed their gardens: Dorothy Campbell, Jesse Terres, Hans
Hirschman, Kent Winterson, Marianne Klatt, and Harold Moline. Beverly Landymore
volunteered to make signs for each of those yards.
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| A section of Kent Winterson's Garden. |
Jesse Terres and garden. |
Membership: The membership in November was 89.
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Holiday Party: The annual club holiday party was held on December 5th
at St. Matthews Methodist Churchl, Bowie, MD.
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| Here's the hostess of the party, Pat
Cone. |
Wow, even Santa Claus made an appearance in
civilian clothes. No, seriously it's only Glen Piatt with wife Susan. |
Some of the speakers for 1999 were:
| - 3/30: Roger Cole, Arbeck's Orchids -- "Orchids"
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| - 4/27: Bart Smith -- "BeeKeeping"
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| - 5/25: Bob Stewart -- "Pesticides"
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| - 6/29: Jim Walker, Bowie-Crofton Camera Club -- "Photographing Flowers
in the Garden"
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| - 8/31: Jessie Smith and Donna Hayward -- "Pruning"
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| - 9/28: Kris Gasteiger, Gardener for the City of Bowie -- "Maintaining
the City of Bowie Gardens"
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| - 10/26: Jesse Terres -- "The Tender Loving Care of Exhibition
Chrysanthemums"
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| - 11/30: Pat Durkin -- "Butterfly Gardens"
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