Gardening on the Rocks

JANUARY 2018

A beautiful table centrepiece created by Barb Ecker for the Christmas Show

Editor: Hermina Hubert Founded in 1911.

smathermi@gmail.com Dedicated to the

(705) 692-1442 beautification

Membership: Linda Hugli of the Greater

lhugli@hotmail.com Sudbury region

(705) 693-2476 and the

Website: www.SudburyHorticulturalSociety.ca preservation of our

environment

SUDBURY MASTER GARDENERS

Answering all your gardening questions! www.SudburyMasterGardeners.ca

Committee Chairs, Coordinators, and Members for 2018

Please contact these chairpersons if you have any questions, suggestions, information, or if you would like to volunteer in some way. As you can see, we have many areas where your help would be appreciated: Gardening Festival - Wayne Hugli (committee includes the entire board) Perennial Plant Sale - Pat O’Grady Flower Shows - Hermina Hubert Awards/Trophies - Lisa Robinson Open Garden Weekend - Theresa Cullum (with Lisa Robinson, Georgette Mitchell, and Jill Bennett) John Street Park - Barbara Knuff (Theresa Cullum) CNIB Gardens - Georgette Mitchell (Laura Foreshew, Frankie Vitone, Ada Petretti, and Jill Bennett) Ugliest Schoolyard Contest - Wayne Hugli Seedy Saturday – Diane Chapman (Hermina Hubert, Frankie Vitone, Tammy Cheguis, Colleen Zilio, and Stuart McCall) Ontario Gardening Week – Diane Chapman Community Gardens - Stuart McCall Yearbook - Hermina Hubert (Colette Ilnitski, Theresa Cullum, Lisa Robinson, and Shelby Woolnough) Photography – Lisa Robinson Newsletter - Hermina Hubert (Aline Dupont, Theresa Cullum, and Lisa Robinson) Membership - Linda Hugli Web Site - Linda Hugli Volunteer Hours – Pat O’Grady Library Book Donations – Diane Chapman Little Lending Library – Georgette Mitchell and Jill Bennett OHA District 13 Rep - Jill Bennett Membership Meetings: Speakers – Wayne Hugli Welcome Table – Laura Foreshew Door Prizes – Barbara Knuff Refreshments – Ada Petretti and Connie Dubois Raffle – Frankie Vitone White Elephant Table – Pat O’Grady (Uta Decker)

The Board of Directors wish all of you a very

HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR !

Our Presentation

Meaghan Delange will share information about

people that she is coordinating in Valley East.

The Cloverbud Program is a hands-on, activity

of topics, including agriculture, food, crafts, lifeskills, the environment and science. Cloverbuds get a

taste for the topics in 4-H projects and understanding of 4

opportunities to “Learn To Do By Doing”

For more information you may want to visit:

http://www.4hontario.ca/uploads/userfiles/files/Cloverbud%20Information%20Package%20CAM%202013.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/Valleyeastcloverbuds/

SOCIETY

Sunday, January 28

Refreshments

Guest Speaker:

Installation of

Door prizes

will share information about an interesting environmental program for young

people that she is coordinating in Valley East.

on, activity-based program for youth aged 6–8, covering a variety

of topics, including agriculture, food, crafts, lifeskills, the environment and science. Cloverbuds get a

H projects and understanding of 4-H values. The program provides many

opportunities to “Learn To Do By Doing” and introduces youth to all facets of 4-H Ontario projects

For more information you may want to visit:

http://www.4hontario.ca/uploads/userfiles/files/Cloverbud%20Information%20Package%20CAM%202013.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/Valleyeastcloverbuds/

SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING

Sunday, January 28… at the CNIB

Refreshments at 1:15 pm… Meeting begins at 2:00 pm

Guest Speaker: “Meaghan Delange ”

lation of new Board of Directors

Door prizes - 50/50 - White elephant table finds

interesting environmental program for young

8, covering a variety

of topics, including agriculture, food, crafts, lifeskills, the environment and science. Cloverbuds get a

lues. The program provides many

H Ontario projects

http://www.4hontario.ca/uploads/userfiles/files/Cloverbud%20Information%20Package%20CAM%202013.pdf

MEETING

at the CNIB

pm.

”

Board of Directors

White elephant table finds

Seedy Saturday …

Parkside Centre ….

This is an excellent opportunity to:

� get your green thumbs on some heirloom (heritage) seeds

� swap seeds that you have collected

� listen to excellent guest speakers share their knowledge

� learn from our not-for-

� visit the vendors …have lunch at the Harmony Café

� experience the Kids’ Corner

� support the ‘adopt-a-seed’ initiative through Seeds of Diversity

Happy Birthday

Congratulations to Helen Cotnam

her 98th

Birthday at the end of November

daughter, Jessie McIsaac, and friends

Nadia Snajdr.

This marvelous woman blew out

one breath and had a good appetite

sense of humour (and the revolving, musical cake

plate), great fun was had by all.

many more birthdays.

Seedy Saturday … March 3 Seed Exchange from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

This is an excellent opportunity to:

get your green thumbs on some heirloom (heritage) seeds

swap seeds that you have collected

listen to excellent guest speakers share their knowledge

-profit exhibitors

ave lunch at the Harmony Café

experience the Kids’ Corner

seed’ initiative through Seeds of Diversity

Happy Birthday

Helen Cotnam who celebrated

at the end of November with her

and friends at the home of

woman blew out all the candles in

etite. Due to Helen’s

and the revolving, musical cake

by all. We wish Helen

Hermina

Seed Exchange from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Dates to Remember!

January 28 – Society General Meeting at

CNIB, 2:00 pm, pick up your new

yearbook

February 2 – Board Meeting at CNIB, 1:30

pm, upstairs

February 19 – Family day

February 25 – Society General Meeting,

2:00 pm at CNIB

March 3 – Seed Saturday, Parkside Centre

Reminders !

1. ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS!

If you intend to enter any photo classes in the

Christmas Show this November, check the

class titles in the yearbook NOW and be

creative this month, while the snow is crisp

and clean.

2. VOLUNTEER HOURS – These are

important for our Society to qualify for

government funding. Please keep track of

your own volunteer hours (setting up at

meetings, clerking, weeding at John St. Park,

etc…any volunteer activity you do.)

An organizing sheet will be available at the

meeting to help you.

3. SEEDY SATURDAY – If you would like to

volunteer in some way at the Seedy event on

March 3, please contact Hermina Hubert.

Participants Showing Their Appreciation

Here are some comments that we received from

participants following the December 9, 2017

Floral Design Workshop.

* I enjoyed the class and the socializing with old

friends. I was so surprised at all the floral designs

we had the opportunity to do. It was a fun day,

and I look forward to your next class.

* Thank you for hosting this event – I feel so

fortunate that the Society hosts it and helps us so

much. I hope to join when I retire.

* I love the event and would be happy to help in

any way that I could to ensure you are able to

continue doing this for people like me who love

flowers, but do not have the creative talents to

independently create such arrangements.

* Thanks for the pictures. I really enjoyed the

workshop. You ladies always do a wonderful job.

* That workshop was so much fun.... and you

always work so hard ! You ladies do a great job.

Thanks again !

Photos of the workshop on the next page.

Foodshed Project – Sudbury Community

Garden Network

Are you interested in launching a new garden…

or increasing food production?

From January to June, our meetings will focus

on sharing garden plans, ideas and experiences.

Mark your calendars for the following meetings

to be held at the Sudbury District Health

Unit… 1300 Paris St. Sudbury.

5:00 pm January 15, 2018

5:00 pm February 12 2018

5:00 pm March 5, 2018

5:00 pm April 9, 2018

5:00 pm May 14, 2018

5:00 pm June 11, 2018

info@foodshedproject.ca

Floral Design Workshop

Our fourth Floral Design Workshop (two Christmas Table Centrepieces and a Wreath) was held on Dec. 9. A special thank you to Camilla Yahnke for coordinating the event for the 24 participants. Instruction and presentations were given by Rheo Courchesne, Shelby Woolnough, Christine Osmond and Hermina Hubert. Thank you to the committee

members and volunteers including Uta Decker, Connie Dubois, Michelle Courchesne, Theresa Cullum, Aline Dupont, Colette Ilnitski, Barbara Knuff, and Lisa Robinson.