September 2014 Weeders’ Digest — 1

Weeders’ Digest A PUBLICATION OF THE KELOWNA GARDEN CLUB

SEPTEMBER 2014 www.kelownagardenclub.ca

Meeting Day

First Wednesday of the month

Meeting Place 4091 Lakeshore Road link to map

(corner Lequime)

Doors open 6:30

Meeting 7.30

September 3: Ken Salvail

Vertical Gardens and Living Walls

October 1:

Harold Baumbrough Regrowth after Okanagan Mountain Park Fire 2003

Door Prizes, Parlour Show Refreshments

Out of courtesy to our speakers and fellow garden club members, please silence cell phones and pagers during

garden club meetings. Thank you.

Photo C

ourtesy Darlene C

ross

KELOWNA GARDEN CLUB MEMBER

FALL BULB SALE—

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1st

The Fall Bulb Sale will be held before and after our

regular meeting on October 1st

Please donate BULBS only . Bring your offerings before the meeting please (from 6:30 on) Extra helpers welcome at 6.30 for pricing and set up.

Errattum: The Yellow Peace Rose

Trophy donor was incorrectly named in

July/August newsletter and should read

NIXON not Dixon.

Apologies. Ed

COME TO OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING TO FIND OUT!

Living Walls, Green Walls, Green over Grey… Who

hasn’t seen these self-sufficient vertical gardens, using a

multitude of different plants to turn a drab vertical surface

into a lush green and textured mosaic and wondered

“How did they do that?”

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Do you have garden related items you

would like to sell or trade? Are you looking for a specific

item? Please contact our newsletter editor to place an ad. Rosemary Botner rosemarybotner@gmail.com or 250-215-5322

Variety of plants, Donations

much appreciated. For Sale: Outdoor planters, over-whelmingly blue. Working water

fountain and garden related items. The price is right.

Marianna. 250-769-5632

I'm looking for the Monch summer aster

(Frikartii) . If anyone has plant they are dividing I would be happy to take a specimen.

Chris Casey 250-450-9263

September 3rd: Ken Salvail

Ken Salvail, owner and general manager of Ken's Horti-

cultural Services, will be speaking to us on vertical

gardening and living walls. Ken has over 30 years'

experience in landscape horticulture and is known as an

industry leader in the Okanagan and in BC. His expert

opinion is relied on by many when it comes to plants and

plant health, pest and disease management, and

landscape construction. With his business, appearances

at Garden Tours, conducting seminars, and--of course--

with Don Burnett, conducting the Saturday morning

‘The Garden Show’ on AM1150, Ken's a very busy man

and we're fortunate that he still has time to speak at our

meetings. You can find out much more about Ken and

KHS at http://kelownagardens.com

October 1st: Harold Baumbrough

Harold Baumbrough is a retired biology teacher who taught at Penticton Secondary School and whose passion for the subject inspired many of his students to become biologists. Harold is a photographer, botanist and gardener. He is a member of the Southern Interior Rare Plants Recovery team and is a volunteer steward of the Trust Creek property near his home in Naramata. He and his wife Lydia have travelled to a number of countries to view and photo-graph the flora of those areas. Since the 2003 fire, Harold has been photographing and tracking the regrowth of a five hectare plot just outside the eastern edge of the park. He has now visited this area over 150 times.

OPEN GARDENS 2014 Two more chances for this

year!!

Sunday August 24th, 1-4pm Palisades Apartments 3195 Walnut, Kelowna (corner of Watt and Walnut- close to Gyro Park)

Our club member Victor Good is the gardener for the entire

complex. PLEASE PARK ON WALNUT STREET

Barbara and Dennis Hicks 2023 Derrickson Place West

Kelowna

Paulina Ferweda 20 Alameda Court, Kelowna

Sylvia Rufli 1495 Nelson Place Kelowna Sunday September 14, 1-4pm Faithe and Rodger Prodanuk 2007 Parkwood Drive Coldstream

Make a day of it and visit Swan Lake Nursery, Planet Bee, Davison Orchards, all in Vernon

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE…

Welcome back everyone! After experiencing our very hot, intense Okanagan summer, enjoying the colors and plants of our gardens, eating the delicious summer veggies , swimming in the lake, and visiting family and friends, we can now get ready for a lovely Fall. There are some exciting Fall ac-tivities planned for our enjoyment and interest. Just to give you a few examples, a very popular speaker Ken Salvail, will be speaking on Vertical Gardens and we will be able to enjoy a Bulb Sale in October. Please keep this in mind, as you divide your bulbs from this year’s growth. Our Flower show was a huge success, and many thanks go out to Judy Runzer and the large group of volunteers who worked hard to make it a success. Also, it was very enjoyable to visit the Open Gardens, de-spite the precarious weather conditions, which were threatening to thunder, rain and drench us all. Our annual picnic was wonderful and all who attended enjoyed the centerpieces on the tables, the camaraderie and the delicious food. Many really nice raffle prizes were given out to the member-ship and the rain held off until the very end. Our fun hat contest was won by Bev Akerlund, who showed us that a few roses from her garden, arranged in a simplistic classy design, captivated the judges. Next year, let’s put our creativity to the test and create a competitive hat for this competi-tion. I understand that someone even won by using a sprig of rhubarb in a dashing hat! It is sup-posed to be a “fun” event, so let’s get creative! I look forward to seeing you at the Sept. 3rd meeting……Doreen Morash Photos: Doreen Morash

September 3rd. Aster Competition--

win a one-time keepsake gift!

Please do not forget to bring in your annual China Asters.

Three stems please On September 3rd. we shall invite one of the members present judge the entries.

There will be a separate table for these, as this is not part of the regular parlor show.

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GUISACHAN FLOWER SHOW 2014 report submitted by J. Runzer

It can be a little hectic first thing Saturday morning but with great teamwork, we did it! An event like this cannot be a success without a good planning committee, many volunteers (at last count about 30), and of course, those who entered their lovely exhibits. Our entries were down a little from last year, but the quality remains very good. My thanks go to Rosemary Botner, Dorothy Robison, Pat Zander, Jean Dangerfield, and Alicja Paradzik who assisted not only in planning, but happily carried out their responsibilities. Once again the indefatigable team of Rosemary and Dorothy orchestrated the “other events” which included paintings by Ruth Kristensen and Emmie Baumer; lovely orchids from the Orchid Society; an invasive plant display; floral art display; and the special treat of having, the lovely young lady, Sarah Mainland playing the harp for us. We had the use of 4 tents supplied by the City of Kelowna, Re/Max Kelowna, Okanagan Xeriscape and KGC . The demonstration tent in its new location was indeed a busy place. This year featured a floral demo presentation by Diane Vargo and Etta Scotter using identical vases and identical flowers and a demonstration by Vic Goode on how to make a hanging moss basket that would last from summer through fall, Evan Rafuse did a talk on Invasive Plants. We have found that having chairs available for visitors in the shade at the demo tent encourages many to stay and participate in the events. All volunteer names were entered into a draw for Vic Good’s basket, and was won by Chris Casey The Heritage Society again set up tables and had coffee and carrot cake available for sale and a garden and plant sale as well. Another added feature was the Walk and Talk by Janice Henry from the Heritage Society who gave the history of the buildings at the gardens. Matt and Alicja Paradzik had the advertising signs out early and Hugh Phillip and Matt set up the tents from OXA and KGC. This year we had a large tent donated by REMAX Kelowna and of course the “big” tent from the City of Kelowna. These tents are just wonderful for our flower show. Don Burnett once again gave us great radio coverage and his popular Walk and Talk in the park always draws a good crowd. The Okanagan Floral Art and Horticultural Judging Association had a nice floral display of their interpretation of “Summer Fun”. Thank you ladies. The winner of the 2014 aggregate award and Interior Savings Trophy was Judy Runzer with Sue Shanks a close sec-ond. A complete list of winners is published in the newsletter as well as on our website.

Thank you everyone for all your

hard work and thank you to all

who came to visit the show.

Judy Runzer, Coordinator

2014 KGC Flower Show

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CATEGORY ONE – BENCH CUT FLOWERS Class 1: One Red Hybrid Tea Rose Judy Runzer, Helen Repole, Bill Runzer Class 2: One Pink Hybrid Tea Rose Judy Runzer, Dianna Behrner, Lois Bennett Class 3: One Yellow Hybrid Tea Rose Judy Runzer, ……, Dianna Behrner Class 4: One Hybrid Tea Rose any other Color **Judy Runzer rosemary Botner, Sue Shanks, HM Bill Runzer Class 5: One Stem English Rose (David Austin) Lois Bennett, Sue Shanks, HM Doreen Morash Class 6: Floribunda Rose, 1 spray Judy Runzer. Alicja Paradzik, Sue Shanks Class 7: Most Fragrant Rose Judy Runzer Class 8: One stem Miniature Rose Pat Zander, Verne Smythe, Barbara Bowmar HM Dianna Behrner, Michael Hunter Class 9: Five pansies floating in a dish …….Alicja Paradzik, Etta Scotter Class 10: Sweet William (three) ……..Beverly Ackerlund, Sue Shanks Class 11: Delphinium (one spike) Doreen Morash, Lois Bennett, Michael Hunter Class 12: One Begonia on a plate Judy Runzer, HM Dianna Behrner Class 13: Clematis one single bloom …….Barbara Bowmar Class 14: Lilium , 1 stem ……Beveley Ackerlund, Denise Richter Class 15: Shasta Daisies 5 stems Lois Bennett, Judy Runzer, Beverley Ackerlund Class 16: Perennials 3 stems Sue Shanks, Pat Zander, Beverley Ackerlund, HM Paulina Ferweda Class 17: Annuals, 3 stems Sue Shanks, Rosemary Botner Class 18: Flowering Branch No entries Class 19: Lavender, 10 stems Rosemary Botner, Beverley Ackerlund, Dianna Behrner, HM Judy Runzer Class 20: Any unusual flower not included in above Beverley Ackerlund, Lois Bennett, Barbara Bowmar, HM Paulina Ferweda, Don Burnett, Doreen Morash CATEGORY 2 – FLORAL ART (ARRANGEMENTS) Class 21 Summer Sunshine Lois Bennett, …., Doreen Morash Class 22: Time for Tea Judy Runzer, Sue Shanks, Beverly Ackerlund Class 23: Double Delight Beverley Ackerlund, Wilf Ackerlund Class 24: Sweet Harmony Uli Schmidt, Wilf Ackerlund, Doreen Morash Class 25 Trip to the Orient Sue Shanks, Etta Scotter, Alicja Paradzik Class 26: Simply Roses Judy Runzer, Sue Shanks, Lois Bennett Class 27: Leafing Out Sue Shanks, Etta Scotter, Doreen Morash

WINNERS OF THE 2014 gUISACHAN FLOWER SHOW

Class 28: Second Time Around Sue Shanks, Pat Zander, Uli Schmidt Class 29 Name That Song Sue Shanks, Michael Hunter Class 30: Blowing in the Wind No entries Class 31: Celebrating Canada Day Sue Shanks Class 32 Mix and Match Judy Runzer Class 33: A Tisket a Tasket- Daisies in a Basket **Uli Schmidt, Bev Ackerlund, Judy Runzer CATEGORY 3 – POTTED PLANTS/PLANTERS Class 34: Look What I Found Denise Richter, Doreen Morash Class 35: No Place Like Gnome Alicja Paradzik, Judy Runzer, Pat Zander Class 36: Love Those Herbs Denise Richter, Bev Ackerlund, Pat Zander, HM Alicja Paradzik Class 37: Patio Party **Pat Zander, Uli Schmidt, Paulina Ferweda Class 38: Its Prickly Bev Ackerlund, Sue Shanks, Rosemary Botner Class 39: Home Sweet Home Paulina Ferweda, Doreen Morash, Sue Shanks CATEGORY 4 CHILDREN’S CHOICE Erica Zander ROSETTE WINNERS – BEST IN CATEGORY Category 1 (Bench) Judy Runzer Category 2 (Floral Art) Uli Schmidt Category 3 (Planters) Pat Zander Category 4 (Children’s) Erica Zander AGGREGATE WINNER -

1st Judy Runzer (35 points)

2nd Sue Shanks (33 points)) 3rd Bev Ackerlund (22 points ) 4th Lois Bennett (15 points)

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June Parlour Show Photos courtesy M Boda

Annual Potluck Picnic

Photos courtesy J Runzer

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Some of you have some books outstanding. The return of books will be highly appreciated! We all appreciate gaining knowledge form the written material. Thank you. See you in September! Marianna Boda

JUST A REMINDER…

Please bring these trophies to the September meeting (polished please):

Dahlia Cup, Lillian Jeffries (Rose) Trophy, Metke Gladiolus Trophy and Aster Cup.

Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Seattle 11-15 February 2015.

Early days to be thinking Spring? Perhaps; except Sun West's tour to this fabulous show is something to think about as Summer slides into Fall and the year slips into Winter.

Don Burnett is always on the bus; this year, so was Ken Salvail. Sun West will soon be publishing details. Watch this space in the October and Novem-ber newsletters for dates (and a possible discount for KGC members)

www.gardenshow.com

Increasing Your Rose Blooms

Do you want larger rose blooms this fall, then checkout this side pruning technique;

I have used this method on dahlias as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=no5tXerLVMU&feature=related

from Darlene Cross

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June Open Gardens

Photos courtesy Paulina Ferweda and Judy Runzer

Botner garden

Gates garden

Lawrence Garden

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July 2014 parlour SHOW & picnic winners Class 1: No entries (Lily Trophy) Class 2: No entries (Sweet Pea Challenge Cup) Class 3: No Entries Class 4: No entries (Gillian Reid Delphinium Cup) Class 5: No entries (Yellow Peace Rose Trophy)

WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE???? Table Centrpiece winners:1)W. Schellenberger 2)G.Barany 3) D. Richter Hat competition: Bev Akerlund

September 2014 Parlour Show Class 1: “Queen of the Autumn Garden” One large Dahlia bloom any color with own foliage for the DAHLIA CUP donated by Kelowna and District Horticultural Society. Class 2: “Natural Grace” One spike of Gladioli any color for the HENRY AND ELLA METKE GLADIOLI TROPHY donated by Henry and Ella Metke. Class 3: “Goddess of Love” One rose stem any color one half to three quarter open with own foliage for the LILLIAN JEFFRIES ROSE TROPHY - Best Rose in Show, donated by Frank Jeffries.

Class 4: “Exotically Beautiful” Three stems of Asters, mixed colors, same height, for the ASTER CHALLENGE CUP donated by Kelowna and District Horticultural Society by K.MacLaren. This is not the China Aster competition on page 3

Class 5: “Fourth Anniversary” A single stem of Hydrangea any color Class 6: “Garden Harvest” Create an attractive display of any fruit and/or vegetables from your garden.

The man who has planted a garden

feels that

he has done something for the good

of the world. - Charles Dudley Warner

Rosemary Botner

This Madeiran gardener certainly seems to think so, despite his meager tools. He was rather bemused by me wanting to photograph him! The gardens were magnificent and the flowers adorned our hotel room.

Photos of Madeira courtesy of

Rosemary Botner

More photos of Madeira

on page 10

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KGC Board and Assistants 2014

Executive Doreen Morash President 250 868-2753 Linda Edser Past President/coChair Plant Sale 250 769-6893 Dorothy Robison Vice President/Tour Coordinator/Excursions 778 484-4704 Mary Wegner Secretary/Record of Inventory 250 317-9166 Lynda Macdonald Treasurer 250 763-0733 Sue Bannerman Director/Publicity 250 764-2218 Rosemary Botner Director/Newsletter Editor 250 215-5322 Alicja Paradzik Director/Advertizing/CoChair Plant Sale 250 717-0570 Judy Runzer Director/Coordinator Guisachan Flower Show 250 861-5010 Pat Zander Director/CoChair Plant Sale 250 769-4174 Assistants Community Liaison Wilma Schellenberger 250 764-5378 Greeters: Pat and Gerry Leishman 250 765 8918 Donna Buch 250 860-0788 Joyce Drury 250 762-4221 Hospitality: Ethel Valiant 250 764-2471 Denise Richter 250 764-3640 Sylvia Rufli 250 862-5091 Library/Photographer Marianna Boda 250 769-5632 Membership Rosie Lawrence 250 807-2626 Nature's Gold Carol Taylor 250 764-9046 Open Gardens Carol Sharplin 250 763-2414 Parlour Show: Brenda Smith 250 763-6460 Sherrell Davidson 250 491-8146 Alice Hargreaves 250 769-5812 Diane Vargo 250 768-3246 Technical John Waddington 250 769-7848 Hugh Philip 250 764-8032 Webmaster Darlene Cross 250 491-0018 50/50 Ruth Kristensen 250 862-3542 Door prizes/Photographer Jean Dangerfield 250 764-0620 UBCO Liaison Jane Gates 250 764-8844

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Table Centrepieces

Again this year the Canadian

Institute for the Blind is holding

a fundraising dinner and has

asked if our club is willing to

provide centerpieces for their

dinner tables. Several of our

members have volunteered to

arrange flowers. However we

need some-one to coordinate.

With a budget of $500 you would

need to provide vases, flowers

and any others sundries needed

to produce about 20 centre-

pieces on the afternoon of

October 30th.

Please let me know if you are

willing to participate and more

importantly coordinate, thanks in

advance

R o semar y 25 0 - 21 5 - 532 2

rosemarybotner@gmail.com

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Armstrong IPE

Flower Show

KGC meeting

Vertical Gardens & Living Walls Ken Salvail

Salmon Arm Fair

Peachland Fall Fair - Community

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Peachland Fall Fair - Community Centre

Salmon Arm Fair

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At a Glance

September 2014

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