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| 02 Apr 2009 | The Green Meadow Point Garden Club is pleased to have won many awards at both the Portsmouth Area Council of Garden Clubs and the Tidewater District.
At the Council level we won First Place for Scrapbook, Second Place for Yearbook, and First Place for sponsoring students in the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest.
At the District Level we won First Place for Chucky Chipmunk Promotion, Club Brochure, Club Newsletter, Litter/Recycling, Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Sponsor, Yearbook, District Attendance, and Youth Activities; and Third Place for Scrapbook |
| 08 Dec 2009 | The December meeting of the Green Meadow Point Garden Club will be at 7 PM December 15 at the home of Mary Sue Floyd, 2824 E. Meadowwood Dr. Our main program will be "Volunteer Service", making Christmas table favors for the residents of West Haven Home for Adults. We will also take a basket of fruit when we deliver the favors.
We will have a mini-program, "Displaying Horticulture for Flower Shows", in preparation for the Tidewater District Flower Show in February.
Our design title is "Christmas Gift", a package decorated using fresh plant material.
Visitors and guests are welcomed at our meetings. Contact Club President Barbara Ohmsen at 484-1753 for further information. |
| 23 Apr 2009 | The Green Meadow Point Garden Club has elected the following officers for the 2009-2011 Club Year: President, Barbara Ohmsen; Vice-President, Carol Bernard; Secretary, Alice Fticsar; Treasurer, Clemae Smith; Historian, Mary Dixon. They will be installed at the Annual Luncheon June 9. |
| 11 Feb 2010 | The Green Meadow Point Garden Club was pleased to receive a Red Ribbon (Second Place) on their Educational Display "Reuse, Recycle, Reduce" at the recent Tidewater District Flower Show in Virginia Beach.
We would like to encourage everyone to Reuse and Recycle to Reduce waste and protect our land. For interesting ways to reuse or recycle, contact any Green Meadow Point Garden Club member. |
| 11 Jan 2010 | The Green Meadow Point Garden Club will resume judging Yard-of-the-Month in March through June. Summer months will depend on the weather conditions.
We look for lawns mowed (15 points), and edged (15 points); shrubs trimmed (15 points); lawns and beds free of weeds (15 points); mailbox in good conditioned (10 points); and general appearance (30 points) for a possible total of 100 points. We do try to take into consideration the recent weather conditions when judging. Every home is eligible, so let's get the competition goping strong! |
| 11 Feb 2010 | The Green Meadow Point Garden Club will meet at 7 PM February 16, 2010 at the home of Alice Fticsar, 4208 McKenna Close. The program will be "Off With Their Heads" (deadheading plants) and "Attractive Annuals", both taken from the National Garden Clubs Program Resources and facilitated by Alice Fticsar.
The design title is "Presidents' Day" with the designer's choice of plant material.
Visitors and/or new members are invited to attend. Contact Club President Barbara Ohmsen at 484-1753 |
| 11 Jan 2010 | The January Meeting of the Green Meadow Point Garden CLub will be at 7 PM January 19 at the home of Fran Mueller, 4256 Meadow Wood Dr.. The program will be "Growing and Enjoying Houseplants", presented by Fan Mueller from the National Garden Clubs Program Resources.
We are preparing to enter the Tidewater District Flower Show February 5-7. We will be working with the Lab Keepers Junior Garden Club during the spring semester. And we help the residents of West Haven Home for Adults in plantings around the front of the residence.
We would welcome new members at any meeting. Contact Club President Barbara Ohmsen at 484-1753. |
| 28 Feb 2010 | The Green Meadow Point Garden Club will meet at 7 PM Tuesday March 16 at the home of Ruth Pryor, 2737 E. Meadow Dr. The program will be "Delightful Daffodils", a National Garden Clubs program facilitated by Clemae Smith.
We are back to working with the Lab Keepers Junior Garden Club at Western Branch Intermediate School. We would welcome visitors/new members at any time. For club information contact Club President Barbara Ohmsen at 484-1753. |
| 07 Jun 2010 | The Green Meadow Point Garden Club is pleased to announce that the winner for Yard-of-the-Month for June is Mr. & Mrs. Brickhouse on Greenview Rd. in Section 3. |
| 07 Jun 2010 | The Green Meadow Point Garden Club would like to thank all the residents who have contributed to the Entrance Fund the past several years. As you have noticed, recently the planters have gotten quite overgrown and way beyond just maintenance. We have contracted with Eric Newman to remove the large shrubs at the front of each of the four planters, prune the nandina at the rear of the planters, prune the shrubs at each side, add planting soil to bring the level of the planting area up. All this is work beyond the abilities of the garden club members at this time. The walls containing the entrance signs will be repainted.
Pink begonias will then be planted in each raised bed (about 10 per bed), and mulch will be added to control weeds. Pink was chosen to carry out the National Garden Clubs project "Plant it Pink" for breast cancer awareness.
We will have daffodil bulbs for next spring for the "Golden Days" project. And we plant to plant liriope in the space in front of each raised bed.
During the delivery of the neighborhood directories this summer, we will again be asking for you tax-deductible contributions for this continuing project. |
