2008
The officers and committee members as of January 2008 were
as follows:
President |
Jesse Terres |
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1st V.P. , Programs |
Phyllis LaBorwit |
2nd V.P., Membership |
Tamah Sminkey |
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3rd V.P., Plant Exchange |
Joan Walker |
4th V.P., Public Relations |
Dorothy Bice |
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Treasurer |
Karin Banta |
Secretary |
Kathy Leavitt |
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Field Trips |
Ellen Brous |
Historian |
Beatriz Soper |
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Newsletter |
Donald Sminkey |
Webmaster |
Donald Sminkey |
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Hospitality |
Eleanor & Charles Leshinsky |
Sunshine |
Harriet Feldman |
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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.
October 6: Tour of Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
20th Annual Plant Sale: The sale was held on April
26th in front of Bowie Library on Route 450, Bowie, MD.
Some New Officers were installed in May 2008.
President |
Jesse Terres |
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1st V.P. , Programs |
George Cornwall |
2nd V.P., Membership |
Lynne Snyder |
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3rd V.P., Plant Exchange |
Joan Walker |
4th V.P., Public Relations |
Dorothy Bice |
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Treasurer |
Karin Banta |
Secretary |
Kathleen Beres |
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Field Trips |
Ellen Brous |
Historian |
Francisco Román |
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Newsletter |
Donald Sminkey |
Webmaster |
Donald Sminkey |
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Hospitality |
Eleanor & Charles Leshinsky |
Sunshine |
Harriet Feldman |
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Garden Tours |
Kent Winterson |
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.
Rich Dodson set up Master Gardener training at St. Matthew's Church in Bowie,
MD, twice a week from September 3 and October 29, 2008.
Adopt-A-Highway Program: Cleanups of Route 197 continued during this
year. Here are some photos from the cleanup on November 1, 2008.
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
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Annual Holiday Party: The party this year was held on December 7th at
St. Matthew's Methodist Church, Route 450, Bowie, MD. See our Photo page
for an album of this party.
The meeting programs for 2008 were:
| - 01/29: Joe Henson, Master Gardener and Brian Clark, PG County
Horticulturist spoke on care of houseplants.
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| - 02/38: Kathy Jentz, editor of the bi-monthly Washington Gardener Magazine
presented the program "Getting Ready for the Growing Season."
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| - 03/25: Barbara Hopkins, PG County Master Gardener, discussed composting.
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| - 04/29: 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.
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| - 05/27: Question and Answer program. Selected BCGC members were the
experts.
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| - 07/29: Gene Sumi, Educational Coordinator at Homestead Gardens, presented
the program, "Planting a Shade Garden."
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| - 08/26: Howard Waterworth, retired plant pathologist from the USDA spoke
on "Plant Pests and Other Diseases."
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| - 09/30: Susan Wallis, a horticulturist at Patuxent Nurseries spoke on
"Fall Planting."
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| - 10/28: Q & A discussion of garden problems.
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| - 11/25: Esther Mitchell, President and Volunteer Coordinator of the PG
County Master Gardener program spoke about drought tolerant plants.
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2009
The officers and committee members as of January 2009 were
as follows:
President |
Jesse Terres |
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1st V.P. , Programs |
George Cornwall |
2nd V.P., Membership |
Lynne Snyder |
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3rd V.P., Plant Exchange |
Joan Walker |
4th V.P., Public Relations |
Dorothy Bice |
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Treasurer |
Karin Banta |
Secretary |
Kathleen Beres |
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Field Trips |
Ellen Brous |
Historian |
Francisco Román |
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Newsletter |
Donald Sminkey |
Webmaster |
Donald Sminkey |
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Hospitality |
Eleanor & Charles Leshinsky |
Sunshine |
Barbara Eberstein |
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Garden Tours |
Kent Winterson |
Membership: As of January, the club had 35 families and 72
individual members in good standing.
Field Trips:
Philadelphia Flower Show, March 2, 2009
Visit the Photo page of this website to see a nice photo
album of the Flower Show.
Bowie-Crofton Garden Club 25th Anniversary -- March 25, 2009. The Club
celebrated at the March 31st meeting.
21st Annual Plant Sale, May 2, 2009.
Adopt-A-Highway Program: Linda Snow and Rich Dodson are now
organizing the Route 197 Clean up. The first clean up this year was on April
4th.
Annual Club Picnic, June 13:
The officers and committee members installed in June 2009 were
as follows:
President |
Jesse Terres |
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1st V.P. , Programs |
Neil Potash |
2nd V.P., Membership |
Lynne Snyder |
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3rd V.P., Plant Exchange |
Joan Walker |
4th V.P., Public Relations |
Dorothy Bice |
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Treasurer |
Karin Banta |
Secretary |
Kathleen Beres |
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Field Trips |
Ellen Brous |
Historian |
Francisco Román |
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Newsletter |
Donald Sminkey |
Webmaster |
Donald Sminkey |
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Hospitality |
Vacant |
Sunshine |
Barbara Eberstein |
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Garden Tours |
Kent Winterson |
Open Garden Tours:
| - June 27: Ellen Brous, Beverly Beach, MD.
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| - June 27: Jerry and Faith Bange, Davidsonville, MD
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Holiday Party, December 7, 2009:
The speakers for 2009 were:
| - 01/27: Meeting cancelled due to inclement weather.
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| - 02/24: Bob Stewart, lecturer for the Maryland Master Gardener program --
"Tree Pruning"
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| - 03/31: Gene Sumi, Educational Coordinator at Homestead Gardens,
Davidsonville, MD. -- "New Plants for the 2009 Growing Season."
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| - 04/28: Hada Flowers, Master Gardener. Her topic was "The Selection,
Care & Feeding of House plants."
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| - 05/26: PG Master Gardener, May Greta spoke on "Growing and Cooking
with Herbs".
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| - 06/30: Joe and Nila Henson, Master and Intern Master Gardeners.
"Vegetable and Flower Gardening in Containers".
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| - 07/28: Question and Answer Session.
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| - 08/25: The speaker was Mr. Rakey Hung from Prince George's community
college, who spoke on the art of Bonzai.
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| - 09/29: Faith Jackson, a Master Gardener, spoke on taking care of potted
plants in the fall and winter.
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| - 10/27: Matthew Perry, author of "Churchill, Manitoba: Birds, Belugas,
and Bears. Matthew is a Marine Scientist at the Patuxent Wildlife Reserve,
and has traced the migration of ducks throughout his life.
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| - 11/24: Dr. Madison, a Master Gardener and Master Composter, from UMD.
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The officers and committee members at the end of 2009 were
as follows:
President |
Jesse Terres |
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1st V.P. , Programs |
Neil Potash |
2nd V.P., Membership |
vacant |
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3rd V.P., Plant Exchange |
Joan Walker |
4th V.P., Public Relations |
Dorothy Bice |
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Treasurer |
Karin Banta |
Secretary |
Kathleen Beres |
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Field Trips |
vacant |
Historian |
Francisco Román |
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Newsletter |
Donald Sminkey |
Webmaster |
Donald Sminkey |
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Hospitality |
Barbara Eberstein |
Sunshine |
Barbara Eberstein |
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Garden Tours |
Kent Winterson |
Plant Sale |
Gaye Williams |
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