ENDRICKS GARDENER

Published By:

Hendricks County Master Gardeners, Inc.

Hendricks County Extension Office 1900 E. Main Street P.O. Box 7

Danville, IN 46122-0007

317.745.9260 www.HendricksGardeners.com

Jim Trocha, President [email protected]

Jackie Rosales, Vice President [email protected]

Linda Rogers, Treasurer [email protected]

Dan & Cathy Dunn, Secretary [email protected]

Deborah Ashby, Editor [email protected]

Ed Freeman, Webmaster [email protected]

Jon Cain, AG and Natural

Resources Educator [email protected]

Becky Troutman

HENDRICKS GARDENER THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER

OF THE HENDRICKS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS

WWW.HENDRICKSGARDENERS.COM

Mission statement:

The mission of the Master Gardener Program is to provide

current, research-based, home horticulture information and

education to the citizens of Indiana through

Purdue University Extension programs and projects.

JANUARY 2013

SIT BACK, RELAX AND ENJOY JANUARY 15TH

OUR OWN COLLETTA KOSIBA

PRESENTS A MONTH BY MONTH

PHOTO REVIEW OF OUR

2012 MASTER GARDENER EVENTS

AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.

PLUS PAT GEER & DEB SHEPHERD SHARE

THEIR 2012 GARDENING ADVENTURES.

THIS IS ALWAYS A FUN EVENING OF

FELLOWSHIP. DON’T MISS IT!

JOIN US AT 6:30 TO MINGLE AND MUNCH

MEETING BEGINS AT 7 PM AT THE

HENDRICKS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

"Winter is the ‘time of promise ’

because there is so little to do

or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury

of thinking so." - Stanley Crawford

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JIM TROCHA

President;

Hendricks County

Master Gardeners

Association

Please contact the president at

least 5 days prior to the meetings about business or committee

reports so that information can

be put on the agenda for the

meeting

Thank You

A Letter From Our President… Year End 2012

I look out my window at what has now been declared “the blizzard of 2012” and think, why should this year end any different? It certainly has been a year of ex-tremes. If our mission as Master Gardeners is education, Mother Nature sure taught us a lot. Man plans and God laughs could have been our mission statement. As we come to the close of the year nestled indoors I look at nature’s resiliency and am always in awe. From drought to blizzard, the birds are at the feeder and look no worse for wear.

As an organization we had a good year financially. Through your hard work and support, in 2013 we will be able to expand our reach into educating Hendricks County on best gardening practices.

I want to thank everyone in the Hendricks County Master Gardeners who gave so freely of their time and energy to make this year a success. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be growing the way we are. I want to thank our board for their energy, pa-tience and humor in working with me (especially patience). You’re great! We had a great class of interns who jumped in and quickly got involved with our many pro-grams. I look forward to working with our incoming 2013 class. We were able to restart the scholarship program.

As I’ve said in the past, it’s great working and getting together with people of like minds. Let’s get together and get the New Year off to a great start by attending our January meeting. We will be celebrating 2012. We’re looking for ideas to expand our reach to the public. Bring those ideas to this meeting.

Thanks for all you do. I may not say it enough, but you all are appreciated! Enjoy the New Year and I’m looking forward to working with you in 2013. – God Bless

Dear Master Gardeners – Thanks so much for the generous Christmas gift. It is really appreciated. You know, my real gift is the pleasure I get from

being able to work with such a great group as you. Happy Holidays!!Sincerely, Jon

I’m Back! Thank you for your vote of confidence. As before, I will

try to make the newsletter a source of information for our Master Gardeners

and a tool to share the events and activities that we have planned for the

year, as well as report on completed ones. If you would like to submit

information and articles for the newsletter, please contact me with written

copy and/or digital files with your images. You don’t have to be a “great”

writer to submit articles...just have great thoughts and ideas that you want

to share with others. We can learn a lot from each other. Submissions need to be in my hands

no later than the 21st of each month. Thanks. ~Debbie Ashby

A Christmas Present

Master Gardeners Celebrate the Season

It was a bit of a nippy night, as our group of

Master Gardeners entered the auditorium anticipat-

ing a celebration filled with smiles, laughter and ex-

citement. Several members moved up the ladder of

achievement receiving their Master Gardener

Certification after many months of serving others in

the community. Advancement to a higher level isn’t

a monetary gain like the ‘world’ seeks, but an internal

reward, a feeling of joy in doing something special to

help another who may be in need. As many of you

have, I’ve come to know the benefit of the words, “it

is more blessed to give, than receive. And so it

should be as we celebrate the season.

Greeted by Father Christmas,

members and their guests received a can-

dy treat, then wandered about meeting

and greeting each other and chose their

seats at one of the “12” round tables.

The Christmas tree was beautifully and

‘naturally’ decorated by Becky Troutman.

Poinsettias gracefully took the stage as we

oo’d and ahh’d at the ‘Angels’ that graced our tables,

handmade by Janet Brown, and the toy filled Santa bags

made by Jill Clouser, that were the center of attention.

In addition to these, we also found a songbook and this

incredibly long list of questions about “Christmas” that

boggled many minds! Though the answers to a few

were fairly easy, many were impossible to answer un-

less you had your phone connected online to search the

answers. IF we were required to participate in this

“trivia” quest again next year....I would say.... to keep it

“fair” you understand, all cell phones must remain OFF

for the evening! Just sayin’. Anyway, following the

quest for success, we sang carols and ended with our

presidents favorite group sing–a-long, the “12” days of

Christmas where each table was to “act out” the song.

Keith and Janet Brown, Party Hosts

Father Christmas

aka Mike Young

Santa Bags were the

centerpiece of each table

Angels graced each

place setting

A Delightful meal was provided by

Mayberry Cafe

Advancement and Achievement

On behalf of the Hendricks County Master Gardeners, I would like to thank Keith and Janet Brown for the wonderful job they did planning and coordinating our Christmas party on December 11th. Wow! Santa was there (aka the Browns’ acquaintance, Mike Young), sweet little angels adorned each place setting, and poinsettias and brightly-lighted deer decorated our holiday celebration. Becky Troutman and her committee had earlier decorated the beautiful Christmas tree in the auditorium with natural botanical ornaments. Jill Clouser made gor-geous embroidered bags which served as table centerpieces, as well as party prizes, and Janet filled the bags with toys for the children that we know. There was a Christmas trivia game for all and Christmas songbooks to guide our combined chorus. Brad Born of Mayberry Cafe catered a great dinner --both main course and desserts were sa-vored. In conclusion, I would definitely say that a good time was had by all! Jackie Rosales

Master Gardener Level

Joseph Ashby

Debbie Baker

Dennis Cranmer

Karen Chapman-Smith,

(no photo)

Judy Kenninger

Betty Leverett

Richard McKinney

Michael Olenjack

Advanced Master Gardener

Jill Clouser

Roxanne McGlone

Susan Wood

Congratulations to our Interns and Master Gardeners for their latest advancement.

Certificates and badges were awarded at the Master Gardener Christmas Dinner.

Joseph Ashby Debbie Baker Dennis Cranmer Judy Kenninger

Betty Leverett Richard McKinney Michael Olenjack

Advanced Master Gardener Bronze

Level

Kerry Cates

Becky Troutman

Jill Clouser Roxanne McGlone Susan Wood Kerry Cates Nancy Rice Becky Troutman

After we acted out the song, ‘laughing all the way’, numbers were drawn to give to the members or their

guests, the poinsettias that decorated the hall, and the Santa bags which adorned the tables. It was a fun

night for all and many compliments to the Mayberry Cafe, and Brad Born, for a fabulous dinner! The

room was quickly cleared and there upon was said, Merry Christmas to all and to All, a Good Night!

Gold 2000 Master Gardener

Purdue has added some new additions to advancement to accommodate those Master Gardeners who

have gone above and beyond the standard. New Gold Badges Advancements include:

Gold 1000 (requires 1000 volunteer hours plus 100 Educational Hours,

(Badge will read Gold 1000 across the bottom.)


Badge will read Gold 2000 across the bottom.)







Master Gardeners will also be recognized at the following levels 1500, 2500, etc. with a certificate only.

Additional Master Gardener Badge news: All Advanced MG badges will include additional wording at the bottom to clarify level:

Advanced Master Gardener 60

Bronze Master Gardener 200

Silver Master Gardener 500

Magnetic backs are available upon request

Badge sizes will be slightly larger than previously (2 1/8 x 3 3/8")

NEWS CONCERNING PURDUE VOLUNTEER HOUR AWARDS

Master Gardener Silver Level

Rhonda Legan

2011 Class Year

500 Volunteer Hours

75 Training hours

Gold 1500 Master Gardener

Beverly Russell

1997 Class Year

1500 Volunteer Hours

75 Training Hours

Colletta Kosiba

1995 Class Year

2000 Volunteer Hours

200 Training Hours

Congratulations to ALL!!!

It is the policy of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service that all persons

have equal opportunity and access to its educational programs, services, activities, and

facilities without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, National origin or ancestry,

marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran. Pur-

due University is an Affirmative Action institution. This material may be available in

alternative formats.

What’s Next....? Besides staying inside and keeping warm, we should start

to think about what we will be doing with our gardens come spring...which when

you think about it, isn’t that far away. It’s time to start spending time looking

through our garden catalogs and all, but I wanted to give you all a book to ponder.

Attending the Master Gardener State Conference, we were privileged to learn a

great deal from Janet Macunovich, an outstanding speaker and experienced gar-

dener. She has written a ‘workbook’ entitled “Designing Your Gardens and Landscapes”. This is

an awesome spiral bound, paperback workbook that contains ALL the information that you need to

start a new garden landscape or remedy an old one including: Setting Your Goals, Assessing the

Site, Making Plant Lists, Garden Focal Points, Considering Maintenance and Establishing a Budget

and so much more. There are lined spaces on many pages so you can make your own notes as well

as several graphed pages to create your own designs. This author has made it so much less intimi-

dating creating your own garden spaces. I highly recommend putting this book in your garden

library and using it to plan your special garden spaces!

The book is available from Storey.com and is priced at $18.95 -Debbie Ashby—

BOOK REVIEW

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 20th, 2013 Gardening For ALL Ages

Put this date on your calendar. It’s not too early to be thinking about the many ways to

volunteer your time at this event. It is always a great time... and lots of fun! Also be thinking

about what you might have, either new or gently used, to put in the Gardener’s Closet for

resale.

September 28th Adventures In Gardening

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