Member of
National Garden Clubs, Inc., South Central Region, Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., District II,
and Garden Club Council of Ft. Worth
In this issue — Page
President’s Message 2
Upcoming Events 3
Membership Update 3
Silver Circle Featured Members 4
Holiday Luncheon 5
Gardens on View & Open Gardens 6,7
Art Contest 8
Diary of a Monarch 9
FWGCC 10
Wall-Farrar Trail Tidy-Up 10
Plant Sale 11
Facebook 12
Bird Walks 12
Ways & Means 13
Veterans Day Parade 13
Gardeners on the Go 14
Scholarship 14
West Texas Workday 15,16
Larry will discuss basic garden, botani- cal and landscape photography concepts and how he has applied them to his photography. He will also demonstrate how a few simple
tweaks in post processing can im- prove an image.
Next meeting: November 23, 2021
Social 9:30 a.m.
Program 10:00 a.m.
Grapevine Convention Center 1209 S. Main Street Grapevine
Per CDC guidelines for groups, seating will be limited to 6 per well spaced table, no food
provided, and
MASKS ARE REQUIRED
My Photographic Journey ...
so far
Larry Waisanen
THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
November 2021
President’s Message
Sheri Jones, President
When we were thinking about moving to Grapevine, one of the most appealing things was the abundance of beautiful trees. I have always known I would not want to live on the plains...unless it was filled with corn and wheat fields since I’m a Nebraska girl. We like living in a city that celebrates the importance of trees, as they did on Texas Arbor Day Nov. 6th.
I am very proud of our garden club that is so supportive of programs and workshops that encourage the planting, care, education, and care of our trees.
Since 2002 (20 years ago!) we have partnered with PARD in our Red- bud Tree Program that reached out to 3rd grade students in the school district, educating them about trees and distributing tree saplings.
We’ve enjoyed watching several of these in our neighborhood grow over the years. The program is now transitioning in 2022 to be a Native Texas Tree program that will continue to provide education and the opportunity to plant trees.
I must admit, when we are cleaning up the mounds of leaves in the fall, I may wonder at times what it is like not having so many trees. However the shade, beauty, fall colors far outweigh the bags.
According to Ilan Shamir, trees have good advice to share:
Stand Tall and Proud
Sink Your Roots into the Earth
Be Content with Your Natural Beauty Drink Plenty of Water
Enjoy the View!
Upcoming Events
We have a total of 249 members. There are 150 individual memberships and 55 family memberships.
As the club continues to grow, we want to welcome our newest members :
Suzanne Gibbs Deanna Moore Sue Herrera Barbara Spencer Claudia Jenkins Kay Winn
Rachel Howe, Membership
Membership Update
Nov 9 10 a.m. Gardeners on the Go event Landscape Systems Nursery, Keller Nov 16 1:00 p.m. Flower Arranging Workshop GV Rec Classroom Nov 20 8:30 a.m. Bird Hike with Ray T.W. King Trail Nov 22 9:00 a.m. Wall-Farrar Trail Tidy up Wall-Farrar Nov 23 9:30 a.m. General Meeting GV Convention Center Nov 27 8:30 a.m. Bird Hike with Ray Bob Jones Nature Center Dec 14 11:00 a.m. GGC Holiday Event Lancaster Theater
Barb joined GGC in 1991 because she loved gardening. Two years later she also became a Master Gardener. She has been president as well as many other positions, but her longest running position has been organizing the club’s recipe book from 2002 to 2021. Barb is also involved in backyard wildlife habitats and butterfly habitats. She enjoys gardening, sewing, and traveling in her RV.
Sarah joined GGC in 1996 after she had just moved to Texas and loved gardening. She has held the position of president as well as and many other positions, but heading up the fundraising for the addition of a greenhouse to the botanical garden has been her most recent project. And what a project! She loves reading and gardening.
Barb and Sarah both love the friendships they have made in the club as well as the knowledge gained through the various pro- grams. Thank you both for the tremendous contributions you’ve made to Grapevine Garden Club.
Submitted by Annemarie Garlin and Cecilia Mitchell
SARAH ERICKSON BARBARA ATKINS
Silver Circle Club —Members for Over 25 Years
Holiday Luncheon
Tuesday, December 14 11 a.m.
Lancaster Theater 300 South Main, Grapevine
It will be a Holly, Jolly Holiday, so come jingle at our “ 2021 Holiday Picnic Luncheon”, and “mingle” safely with friends! We have room for you with 37 seats left!
You will have an opportunity to select your meal at the November meeting.
You will tingle with live entertainment by Grapevine’s own Police Officer Willie Lain who will sing and play the guitar.
Willie often sings at various local restaurants and at Grapevine Police events and those of other Police organizations. For his day job, Willie trades his cowboy hat and boots for a
motorcycle helmet and boots. You may see him around town on his police motorcycle.
Ho Ho Ho, let’s be Jolly and remember to “donate” to
GRACE. Remember last year we went above our amount of donations by 285%.
Let’s try to exceed our number once again!!!
This year BRING YOUR GRACE DONATIONS TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING, OR THE LUNCHEON. Checks or cash please.
Cost $18.00
Willie Lain
Coral Gates, Holiday Luncheon Chair Entertainment
GRACE Donations
Gardens on View and Open Gardens
115 members and guests took advantage of an opportunity to visit the 5 gardens in- cluded on Gardens on View (GOV) and Open Garden (OG) events this fall. Inspired by visiting with other gardeners, they came home with ideas for improving their land- scape and more knowledge about including plants that would survive our climate and nurture butterflies and bees. And hopefully became better acquainted with oth- er gardening enthusiasts!
In lieu of a speaker at the April 26, 2022 meeting, Jacqueline Weilmuenster is organiz- ing a select group of members’ gardens for you to tour. Plan on attending! With this opportunity available to you, GOV events will not be scheduled this spring. However, if your garden is of particular interest no matter what month, let me know and I will schedule an OG event to allow you to share the wonder of your garden with others.
Perhaps it is a seasonal event rather than your entire landscape when other garden- ers would enjoy viewing your wonderful vegetable garden, spring bulbs in bloom, or wildflowers flourishing in your garden. The advantage of an OG event is you choose the date and time based on your convenience.
September Gardens on View
Above: Mary Lou Brieger’s Garden Below: Debbie Boyle’s Garden
(continued)
Joetta King—Gardens on View and Open Gardens Coordinator
Gardens on View and Open Gardens, cont.
October Open Gardens—Rachel Howe above—Sandra Bowen below
October Gardens on View—Rene & Bruce Herndon
‘Diary of A Monarch’
Art Contest All-Around Winners
K—1st Grade 4—5th Grade
2—3rd Grade Susan Holley and Terry Curcio, Art Contest
11/5/21 Dear Diary,
So much to write. A few weeks ago I found myself
with lots of other monarchs in a cage. Hmm, wonder why? Someone gently put a sticky label on the underside of my wing, then we all had a nice cold nap. Next thing I knew I was back in the sun surrounded by lots of kids and adults and off I went in search of nectar. The watermelon was a nice sugary treat but then I moved on to hunt for flowers. Fortunately, kind gardeners in the area had planted just the flowers I needed to stoke up for the long trip south. I especially like the Blue Mist Flower, White Mist Flower, zinnias, Mexican sunflowers, lantana and the cosmos. Yum.
I need lots of fuel for the long trip ahead.
My buds in the cage chatted about the route to Mexico. None of us have ever been there so we worried a bit about how we would find our way.
When the nights got colder and the sun lower in the sky, I decided it was time to start the journey, heading south. There are loads of dangers on this trek. Fortunately, I steered clear of those darn birds, wasps and whizzing cars who all seemed to be after me. I’ve settled in for a short stay in what is called Central Texas. This place has lots to eat and that lady Jenny sure looks familiar from that monarch cage experience. She has lots of nice large trees on her property where I and my fellow travel- ing monarchs can roost at night in a large group for safety. And her native plants in the field – lots of liatris and goldenrod – what a beautiful sight!
Well I must be off again in the morning after finding a drink and be on my way. I still have to bulk up some more for the trip into Mexico and that rigorous flight over the mountain ranges.
Abbie - Tag # ABEN142
Submitted by Pam Braak and Karen Rice
Diary of A Monarch
Garden Club Council of Fort Worth
Next meeting: Wednesday, November 17th 9:30 a.m. Social/Networking
10 a.m. Meeting
Fort Worth Botanic Gardens—Rose Room Plan on attending
Live Auction to Benefit District II Scholarship Fund
Garden Council is gathering new or used children’s nature books to donate to young children. Please contact Sheri Jones if you have some books to donate.
Wall-Farrar Adopt-A-Trail
Trail Tidy-up – pre-Thanksgiving!
Monday Nov 22, 2021 – 9:00AM
Please join us in November as we conduct some bi-monthly community service by canvassing for litter on the Wall-Farrar Nature Trail. A pre-Thanksgiving easy pace allows for visiting with other GGC members. Don’t be a turkey – come join us! Loca- tion is the Wall-Farrar Nature Trail Grapevine. Parking is allowed courtesy of Church at the Cross at 3000 William D Tate Ave, Grapevine, TX 76051.
Karen Rice, Coordinator
Have You
Started Digging for
Gold?
Plants are one of our club’s most valuable resources.
Now is the perfect time to dig up many of the perennials that we need for our spring plant sale. Please take advantage of our recent rains, lift and pot some of the gold in your garden so that we can pro- vide scholarships for the next generation of horticulturists.
If you have grow lights, give growing baby plants a try. If the plants are by a window, light up their world for at least 6
hours each day. If in a dark area, plants need 10-12 hours of grow light daily. As an alternate method, use a “grow spectrum” light bulb in an existing lamp.
Remember, we are also propagating and selling house plants this year.
Questions or concerns? Please give us a call, text or shoot us an email!
We are counting on you!
Cecilia Mitchell and Annemarie Garlin, Plant Sale Chairs
Garden Club Facebook News
Miriam Ward, Facebook Chair During the month of November, Grapevine Garden Club members are being asked to send pictures of their own personally created floral arrangements. The Club is providing an opportunity this month to assist in this endeavor; the workshop is on Tues- day, November 16. Please send your pictures to Miriam Ward; her contact information is in the yearbook.
Two Bird Walks With Ray Chancellor
Ray is offering two hikes this month, These will be slow walks! As a result, they will be great for those wanting to get involved in birding as well as experienced birders. The hike on the 27th is after Thanksgiving and might be fun for your Thanksgiving guests wanting to get out and learn about Texas ecology and its birds.
Saturday, November 20, T. W. King Trail at 8:30 a.m.
Turn north on White Chapel Road from HWY 114 and continue north until you pass the Bob Jones Park and come to Bob Jones Rd. West. Turn left and proceed along Bob Jones Road W. and it will turn into T.W. King. Stay north on T.W. King until it dead- ends into a gravel parking area. We will leave from the parking lot. Difficulty: easy trail on flat surfaces but can be muddy in spots after a rain.
Saturday, November 27. Bob Jones Nature Center and Preserve at 8:30 a.m.
Turn north on White Chapel Road from HWY 114 and continue north until you come to Bob Jones Park on the right. Continue past the park and turn right on East Bob Jones Rd. Continue about a quarter of a mile and the Nature Center will be on the right. The entrance is marked with a small stone sign near the ground.
• The temperatures can vary significantly at this time of year—wear layers.
• If it is raining at the start time of a hike, the hike will be canceled.
• Binoculars are highly recommended to enjoy the hikes.
I look forward to seeing many of you again after a long layoff!
Go to Attracting_Winter_Birds.pdf (grapevinegardenclub.org) to read “Preparing for Winter Birds”
Submitted by Ray Chancellor
Ways & Means
Alex Evans, Ways & Means
We are very pleased to announce this year’s CRAFT FAIR was a huge success. All the vendors were happy with their sales, and having the extra time gave more opportuni- ties for them to show and talk about their products. Thank you to all the members who bought the vendors’ wonderful hand-made items. We look forward to another fine event next year.
The BRING AND BUY sale was a terrific success as well, despite this being the first year.
Members said it was a lot of fun and would like to see it offered again in the new year.
Gardeners’ Corner
Check out the new items from Lavender Ridge Farm including lavender bath salts, sachet bags , room spray and linen spray. The hand lotion and 4oz laven- der salve are still in stock. These are just the thing for stocking stuffers and Christ- mas gifts. Check them out before our November meeting.
Veterans Day Parade—November 6
Chuck Voelker, Veterans
Day Parade
Chair
Gardeners on The Go IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS !!
Gardeners on the Go (GOG) is looking for volunteers to host local trips in 2022. We are looking for members who will sign up to host/plan one trip for the 2022 calendar year (January – December). You pick the month and destination you would like to sponsor. You will be responsible to select the locations to visit and where to have lunch. You will need to make all arrangements with the locations selected and make all confirmations. Liz and Kathryn will assist with sign-ups, carpools and promotion for the trip.
We will have a sign-up sheet for volunteers at the November General Meeting. This is a great opportunity to get involved and meet other members!
Have ideas for future trips? Please share, we welcome all input.
Kathryn Armstrong & Liz Lovett, GOG co-chairs
Scholarship Update
Let us introduce one of our scholarship recipients, Otto Crouch. He sent this message complete with pictures. We thought you would enjoy seeing what the proceeds from our annual Plant Sale and the Butterfly Flutterby sales booth support. Otto receives scholarships from Grapevine Garden Club and District II of the Texas Garden Clubs.
From Otto:
“I wanted to let you know that I am having a wonderful semester. My classes are difficult but I love them all and I'm working hard! Here is a picture of my Ecology class at the top of Mount Mitchell, the highest point in the USA east of the Mississippi
River.” Karen Stephenson, GGC Scholarship Chair
Dinah Chancellor, District II Scholarship Chair
Suzi Guckel, West Texas Street (continued)
West Texas Workday— October 19, 2021 Thanks to all for a fun and successful workday
What a glorious day we had!! The day began in the low 60’s and slowly climbed to the upper 80’s, but by that time we were comfortably seated at Jakes hav- ing a well-earned lunch.
We did a lot of weeding, oh my good- ness, a lot of weeding. I’m guessing we had a lot of rain at just the right time be- cause I do believe that every seed that arrived on W. Texas Street germinated this past summer. We really got a
workout. We did a little pruning, getting ready for cooler weather, planted 15 flats of Lemonberry Violas, 4 Kaleidoscope Abelia (thanks to the HUD Housing Au- thority for providing these shrubs), and spread 40 bags of mulch in the hopes of smothering out all the seeds that were dropped in the beds over the summer.
I have the most wonderful Committee:
• Irene Binyon
• Laurie Evans,
• Bruce Herndon,
• Joe Krimm,
• Lefty Mitchell, and
• Robin Pond (who has been filling in for Paula Wilbank)
and I want to thank each of you from the bottom of my heart. You all help me so much in making this project the success that it is, because, you see, these are the folks that walk the property to see what needs to be done and decide what we need to remove and what to plant or transplant. And a big thanks goes out to Joe Krimm and Lefty Mitchell who picked up and distributed 40 bags of mulch, and that is no small chore.
A big thank you to Robin Pond, Judy Sutherland, Tina Brun, Rick Brun, Julie Paine, Peggy Harris, Barbara Atkins, Sharon Pignolet, Karen Stephenson, Diane Marley, Susan Holly, San- di Rosenstiel, Bruce Rosenstiel, Rachel Howe, Pam Braak, Greg Braak, Terry Curcio, Kris Botterman, Susan Bondy, Beverly Gill and Susan Sporl for helping us get these flowerbeds back in shape. A special thank you goes out to Brody, who was in charge of morale, and as he is just a puppy, I think we all felt he did a great job.
West Texas Street Workday—October 19, 2021, cont.
