FARMINGTON GARDEN CLUB NEWSLETTER

Member Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc.

July - August 2007

President –Dianne Szabla www.farmingtongardenclub.com Editor – Jan Dolan 248.626.6322 “Live With Beauty” 248.473.8545

It was good to be back at the newly renovated Longacre House for our lovely Past Presidents' Tea.  (I realized afterwards that I forgot to introduce the past presidents.  I promise to do better next year.)  Nan and her committee had the tables beautifully decorated with tablecloths loaned by Betti Pool's daughter Kelly and centerpieces done by Betti.

July 9 will be our annual picnic at 12:00 noon on the porch of the Warner Mansion.  Members with last names beginning A-L please bring a dessert, M-Z please bring a salad or main dish.  Also everyone should bring her own place setting.  Lemonade and iced tea will be provided.  Please park in the church parking lot next door since there is not enough parking spaces at the mansion.

Michele Spillane will be having another Holiday Tables planning meeting at the Spicer House on Tuesday, August 28, at 10:00 a.m.  We hope to see everyone who worked on the committee last year and anyone else who would like to help this year.  We have jobs both big and small.  Please join us.

As many of you know, Paul Paddon, whose gardens have been on our garden walk several times, passed away in January.  Marty Figley has an article in the June Michigan Gardener about Paul and his amazing gardens.  I drove past his house the other day, and it was sad to see weeds and empty beds where he used to plant the 10,000 annuals, which he grew from seed in his 2 greenhouses, and the many beautiful perennials.  Several pictures of his gardens are in the magazine.  

If you aren't familiar with the Michigan Gardener, it is available free at Steinkopf's, ACO, and many other stores around town.  In it you will find other garden walks than I am listing here as well as articles and advertising of interest to gardeners.

Upcoming garden events:

Trailwood Garden Club in Plymouth, Tuesday, June 28, noon-8:00 p.m., perennial sales, for info call Marilyn Detmer 734-454-4625

Taylor Garden Club, Saturday, June 30, 10:00-4:00, exciting raffle prizes, info Joan Teetzel 313-295-4299

Evenings at Tollgate (12 Mile & Meadowbrook) Call Linda 248-858-0887 for further details:

Gardening Made Easy, Wednesday, July 11
Herb Gardening, Wednesday, August 8
Gardening with Dwarf & Unusual Conifers, Wednesday, August 22
Cooking in the Garden, Wednesday, August 19
Creating Backyard Bird Habitats, Wed, Sept. 5
Dianne

  If you have friends or neighbors in Farmington or Farmington Hills with attractive gardens, please contact Betti Pool by June 30 to nominate them for the Good Neighbor Garden Contest.

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Researchers at the University of Arkansas recently found that gardening is good for your bones.  Women age 50 and over who gardened at least once a week had higher bone densities than did those who jogged, swam, walked or did aerobics.  It's probably the combination of hard work, -- digging, pulling and pushing -- and being outside in the sun.  Sunlight boosts vitamin D production, which helps the body absorb calcium.  So get out there and pull weeks -- it's good for you! – Betti Pool

Farmington Garden Club

22587 Gill Road

Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Meeting – July 9 2007 – noon

Warner Mansion – Grandriver

“Potluck Picnic” FIRST CLASS MAIL