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Streetsville Blooms Streetsville Horticultural Society
Proud to be a member of the Ontario Horticultural Association Volume26,Issue2 www.streetsvillehort.ca October2018
NEXTMEETING:October9,2018
StreetsvilleUnitedChurchOpenHouse
274QueenStreetSouth
Doorsopen7p.m.Meetingstarts7:30p.m.
TheVice-President’sMessage
October! One ofmy favouritemonths! Gardeningwithout theintenseheat,enjoyingthisyear’sbigsuccesses,andnotingwhatdidn’tdowellwhileputtingthingstobedforthewinter.Whatagreatwaytospendaday!AndIconfess,I’mlookingforwardtoalittlerestfromallthework,andtimetositbackandplannewideastotrynextyear.Iheardaweatherforecastforaslowslideintowinterthisyear,sohopefully,thatmeanslotsoftimeyettoenjoyourautumngardens.
TheOctobermeetingisalsoourfallOpenHouse.Bringafriendto the meeting and introduce them to our community ofgardening enthusiasts. There are still some exotic bulbs thatwereavailableat the lastmeeting for sale.And, if youhaven’trenewed yourmembership yet, please see Viviannewhen yousigninonTuesday.
TheOctobermeetingisalsoourlastmeetingofthisfiscalyear;NovemberwillbetheAnnualGeneralMeeting.AttheAGM,weelectourBoardofDirectorstooverseerunningtheactivitiesfortheSocietyoverthecomingyear.IfyouareinterestedinperhapsjoiningtheBOD,orjustcurious,pleasetalktomeoranyoneoftheexistingmembersatanymeeting.BeingaBoardmemberrequiresacommitmenttoattendourmonthlymeetings,thefirstTuesdayofthemonth,andprovideinput
IndexVice-President’sMessage …1Speaker’sCorner …2RefreshmentTable …2MembershipDesk …3FromtheRaffleTable …3FlowerShowResults …4LeslieLogHouse …5PhotographyContest …6AroungtheCity …7BulbSale …7FlowerShowSchedule …87FallGardeningJobs …9
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fromyourownpersonalbackgroundintothesuccessfuloperationofthemeetingsandrelatedSHSactivities.EachofusbringsdifferentexperiencesandideasthatcombinetomakeourSocietytheinterestingandwelcomingcommunitythatitis.Weareavolunteerorganization,andsuccessdependsonthevolunteereffortsofeachoneofus.Ó
MargRowan,Vice-President
Speaker’sCorner
TrishSymonsentertainsDebbieLemire,DeanandDebbieScullywithgardeninginformationonXeriscaping:FadorNecessityattheSeptemebrmeeting.
October’sTopic:PlantingaspectacularSpringGardenbyDugaldCameron.
MygardeningcareerbeganatanearlyageinmyEnglishGrandmother'sgardenwhereI'doccasionallyhelpoutwithweedinganddigging.Imusthave"caughtthebug"then,becauseI'vebeeninterestedinplantsandgardenseversince.LynnPashleigh,myFatherandIstartedGardenimport,amailordernurseryin1983becausewecouldn'tfindthequalityorselectionofplantswewantedforourgardens.ThebusinesswasclosedinDecember2014after32yearsofbusiness.
DugaldwasontheboardofdirectorsatTheTorontoBotanicalGardenfrom1996to2009.HespeaksonmanysubjectstomanyHorticulturalSocietiesinSouthernOntario,occasionallysatinforEdLawrenceonCBC’sOntarioToday,wasthefirstpresidentoftheGreaterTorontoBulbSocietyandisamemberofnumeroushorticulturalsocieties(TorontoBotanicalGarden,OntarioRockGardenandHardyPlantSociety,InternationalClematisSociety).HiscurrentgardeningpassionsaretuberousBegoniasandClematis,Daffodils,SummerBulbsandTulips.Ó
JanetShaw,SpeakerChair
FromtheRefreshmentCoordinatorIwanttothankthememberswhocontributedtreatstoourSeptembermeeting.ThankyoutoMahasenIbrahim,LouayQashaandChristinaAnonychukwhosignedupforSeptembermeeting.Therefreshmenttableisouropportunitytomeetandmingleandenjoygreatfood.GoodiesappearlikemagicandI’moften
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notawareofthedonorandIgreatlyappreciatethedonations.Iwillremindthemembersbyphoneore-mailwhohavesignedupforOctober.(MaureenDodd,KathleenHayward,SuePalummieriandLizMenard).IfyoudonatedtotherefreshmenttablepleasesubmityourvolunteerhourstoEleonoraRobertsgattescohouse@rogers.com.Ó
SeeyouinOct.
HeatherWalker,RefreshmentCoordinator
FromtheMembershipTableWelcomebackeveryone!!!
Fiftymembers,twoguestsandtwonewmembersenjoyedanexcitingpresentationonXeriscapingbyTrishSymons.
Wewelcomeournewmembers,BobSmale
andDonPitson.Wehopeyouenjoyedourspeaker,andfoundthemeetinginformativeandourcompanypleasant.
AgreatbigthankyoutoMarthaWitneyfor
helpingat“membershiptable”-Itistrulyappreciated.
September/Octoberisthetimeforyour
membershiprenewalintheSHS.Pleasefillouttheattachedmembership/renewalformthatcamewithyournewsletterandbringitalongtoourmeetinginOctober.Or,mailitintotheaddressontheform.
Everymemberisencouragedtocomplete
thesurveysectiononthebackoftheform.Theexecutiveusesthisvaluableinformationtomakedecisionsaboutthefuturedirectionofallaspectsofthesociety.Alsosituationschangeandyoumaywishtovolunteerfordifferentactivitiesthisyear.
Pleasemakesurewehaveyourmostup-to-datee-mailaddresswhichisonlyusedtocommunicateSHSinformation.
Pleaseremembertowearyournametagatalltimeswhileatourmeeting…itwillmakeitmucheasierforustogettoknowoneanother.Pickupyournametagwhensigninginatthedesk,andreturnitattheendofthemeeting.
LookingforwardtoseeingyouatOctober’smeeting! Ó VivHolmes,MembershipChair
NewfromtheRaffleTableThankstoallwhohavedonateditemsfortheraffletable.I'mrunningoutofstorageroominmylittleofficeathome.Agoodreasontoincreasetheprizeseachmonth.MorechancestoWIN!
Ireceivedmanycommentsontheadditionofperennials;socomeandvisitusattheraffletableandseewhatwe'veadded.
We'relookingforwardtomeetingeveryone,sopleasejoinusattheRaffleTableandbuyaticketortwo!
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AsmaIftikharandFrancaAmbrozic,RaffleChairs
FlowerShowResults
First,secondandthirdplaceofClass17,anyannualnotlisted,1branchorstem.
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FirstplacegoestoDebbieLemireforherentryClass10Hydrangea.
HenrySchoutenreceivedasecondplacefinishforhisClass24,GoneFishing,an
underwaterdesign.
MonikaSchoutenwonJudge’sChoiceandFirstplaceforherClass22,MoonlightBay,
afloraldesign.BobSmale,newmember,wonBestinShowforhisbeautifulrose.
LeslieLogHouse
Thankyougoesouttothisweek’svolunteers,GraceNelham,DebbieLemireandCarolAshford.TheLeslieLoghouselooksstunning.Manypeoplestopbytophotographthegardens.
Love-lies-bleedinglookextraordinaryagainstthesplit-railfence.
CarolAshford,LeslieLogHouseChair
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PhotoContest2018
Hopeyouallhadawonderfulsummerandwereabletocapturesomepicturesofthisbeautifulworldofours.
Herearethenewcategoriesfor2018/19:
Class1 “FallGlory”
Class2 “WinterintheWoods”
Class3 “Betweenarockandahardplace”-aplantgrowingamongrocks
Class4 “SpringFinery”
Class5 “Comeflywithme”-bugs,birds,orbutterflies
Class6 “BloomsintheCity”
Class7 “Wildflowers”
Class8 “BlackandWhite”-ablackandwhitephoto
Thesearethecategories–NATURERELATED
PhotoContestRules:
•ClosingDatetocoincidewithSeptember10,2019meeting.
•Allpicturesmusthavebeentakenbythecompetitorandshouldbenaturerelated.
•Colouredphotos,nolargerthan4”x6”.
•Oneentryperclasspersinglemembership.
•Twoentriesperclassperfamilymembership.
•Ifphotodoesnotmeetcategoryitwillberejected.
•Previouslysubmittedphotosnotallowed.
•Picturestobetakenthisfiscalyear.
WewillbesubmittingourentriesattheSHSSeptember10meeting.
Writethenumberofthephotocategoryonthebackofthepictureapplyingtothatparticularcategory.Thiswaythejudge,orjudgescan’tseewhothephotobelongsto.Pleaseputyourphotosinanenvelope,withyournameontheoutside.
PhotographyChair____________________________________
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AroundtheCity
MargRowandiscoversherneighboursamaranthusthatismorethandoubleherheight.BesuretoharvestsomeseedsfornextyearMarg.
Somefall-bloomingcrocusesfromthebulbslastyearhavecomebackandlookbeautifulinMargRowan’sgarden.Besuretopickupsomemorebulbsfromthisyear’sfundraiser.
REMEMBERTO
LUGYOURMUG
BulbSaleTherearestillsomeexoticbulbsavailableasafundraiser.Bulbsarepricedfrom$5to$8.Lastmonthweordereddaffodils,tulips,camassia,Leucojum,andbothspring-andfall-bloomingcrocus.Fall-bloomingcrocusmustbeplantedimmediatelyinfullsunandwell-drainedsoil.Waterafterplantingifsoilisdry.
TahitiDaffodil
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OctoberFlowerShowScheduleIencourageallmemberstobringatleastoneflowerfromtheirgardentoenterintheshow.Allittakesisasinglevaseofwater,andselectionandcuttingofyourfreshestbloominanyoftheshowcategories.Wehaveallwaitedsolongtoseeflowersthisspring,takeprideandshowothermemberswhatyouaregrowing!Let’smakethisthebiggestSeptembershowyet.
Class October9,2018
Horticultural
1 Aconitum(Monkshood)-1stem
2 Aster–perennial–2sprays
3 Branchshowingfallcolour–notover36”fromtopofcontainer
4 Branchshowingfruit-notover36”fromtopofcontainer5 CactusorSucculent–anyvariety,1pot
6 Chrysanthemum–double–1spray
7 Chrysanthemum–single–1spray
8 Coleus–1cultivar,3stems
9 Collectionofgardenflowers,mayincludebranchesandgrasses–minimum5differentcultivars,1entryperexhibitor
10 Hydrangea–1bloom
11 Herbs–3stems,oneeachof3differentcultivars
12 Ornamentalgrass–1cultivar–3stems
13 Rudbeckia–1stem
14 Sedum–anycultivar–3stems
15 Zinnia–1bloom
16 Anyotherperennialnotlisted–1bloomorstem
17 Anyotherannualnotlisted–1bloomorstem
18 Anyvegetable–1largespecimen,or3smallspecimenssamecultivar,onaplate.
19 Anyfruit–3specimens,samecultivar
DESIGNTheme:Harvest
22 PrairieMoon–adesign
23MEMBERSCHOICE!!ACarvedorDecoratedPumpkinofanytheme.Showyourcreativity!EntrieswillbeviewedthroughouttheeveningandjudgedbyMembers.1st,2ndand3rdprizesawarded.
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SevenFallGardeningJobsPreppingyourgardenbedsnowcanhelpenrichandhydratethesoil,meaningyouwon’thaveasmuchworktodointhespring.Plus,thesoilwillbeconditionedtoencouragehealthyspringplantgrowth.
1. Hydratethesoilbeforetheweatherchanges.Manyregionssufferedfromdroughtconditionsthissummer,andsoilneedsmoisturebeforewinter.Sobesuretowaterwell–especiallyanythingplantedinthelastthreeyears–beforetheygodormant,whichstartstohappenwhenthetemperaturestartstodip.
However,becarefulnottoover-saturateplantssotheyareleftinaconstantpoolofstandingwaterwhichcancauserootdamage.Wateruntilthesoilisdampbutdoesn’thavepoolsofwateronthesurface.
2. Applymulch.Theregionofthecountrywhereyouliveshoulddeterminewhentoapplymulch.Landscapingexpertsrecommendmulching(afteritisweeded)oncethegroundfreezes.Ifyoumulchtoosoon,rainandwatering
maynotreachtheroots,andtheplantsmaynotgodormant.
3. Addcompost.Mixinorganicmaterialintothetopsoil.Whateverisavailableinyourareawillwork.
4. Fertilizeonlyaftertheplantsaredormant.Don’tassumethatyouhavetofertilizeyourgardenassoonastheleaveschangecolourbecausethelastthingyouneedtodoisencouragenewgrowthwhentheyshouldbebusygrowningroots,shuttingdownandhardeningofftopgrowth.Aftertheplantsaredormant,perhapsOctoberorNovember,it’sfinetostirinsomefertiliersaroundyourwoodyplants.Applyingfertilizerintheearlyspringhasmorevalueforperennials.
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5. Waittoprune.Resistthetemptationtobreakouttheprunersbeforethesnowstartsflying.Don’tprunemostwoodyplantsinthefall,forthesamereasonasnotfertilizing–itstimulatesnewgrowth.Avoidingpruninginthefallalsohelpsprotecttheplantsastheyheadintowinter."Inreallycoldareas,somemarginallyhardysub-shrubsorwoodyperennialssuchasbuddleiasandcaryopterisaremuchbetteroffifyouleavethetopgrowthstandingtoprovidealittleprotectionforthecrown,"shesays.Cuttingbackthoseplantsisbestdoneinthespring.
6.Plantatreeorshrubs.Ifyou'relookingtoincreaseyourplantortreepopulation,nowisthetimetodoit:beforethegroundfreezes,whenrootscanexpandintothesoil.Lookattheplantsinthegardencenter.Thereisstilltimetoplantatreeorshrubifyoudoitproperlyandcommittowateringitinwellandkeepinganeyethatitdoesn'tgodryduringaJanuarythaworwarm-upperiodinlatewinter.
7.Talktotheexperts.Autumnistheperfectseasontotalktotheprosandlearnmoreaboutgardening.Gardenstorestaffaremuchlessbusyheadingintothewinterthantheyareinthespringandsummer."Nowtheyhavetimetotalkandcanthinkstraight.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/lawn-garden/how-to/g1301/7-fall-gardening-jobs-that-will-make-your-life-easier/
Streetsville Blooms
President:MonicaRoss
Vicepresident:MargRowan
Secretary:MargRowan
Treasurer:MarthaWitney
Editor:DebraLemire
Webmaster:NigelRoberts
FlowerShowChair:[email protected]
Questions,concerns,ideas,orwouldyouliketovolunteerforapositionontheBoard?
Articlesuggestions;[email protected].
URL:www.streetsvillehort.ca
E-mail:[email protected]
OHAWebsite:www.gardenontario.org
P.O.Box42048,128QueenSt.S.Mississauga,ONL4M4Z4
