Dear Members:

Happy New Year to all of you.

Now is the time when we all reflect on the past

and look to the future and make all those “good

resolutions” to do better or be better in all areas

of our live. I am wishing for each of you a

healthy, happy 2018 and the perseverance and

patience to stick by all those things you plan to

do better. I know I am going to try and make

better use of my time and resources and be sure

that I continue to support and encourage all who

are placed in my path this year. If I do the best

that I can with my talents and resources, I truly

believe I will be a better person and make the

world a better place at the end of 2018. See you

at the Board meeting on January 10 and the

General Meeting on January 17.

Fondly, Peggy

The Bl ming Bulletin January 2018 A monthly publication of the Plantation Garden Club

Website:

http://plantationgardenclub.com/

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Executive Board President: Peggy Tingle 1st Vice President: Diana Little 2nd Vice President: Jeannette Smith 3rd Vice President: Sheryl Melson Treasurer: Cindy Bates Recording Secretary: Paulette Kandel Corresponding Secretary: Mimi Sakal

Committees & Chairs: Auditing Committee: TBA Budget: Sheryl Melson By-Laws: Sheryl Melson Chamber Representative: Donna Faul Cuttings Table: Nancy Widmer Commemorative Trees: Peggy Tingle Education: Georgia Brown Greeter/Monthly Opportunities: Judy Malloy High Tea: Jeannette Smith Historian: Flossie Fisher Hospitality: Jan Kolenda Inspirational: Lorraine Timmes Membership: Jeannette Smith Newsletter: Liane Hess Not-For-Profit: Peggy Tingle Publicity/Website: Liane Hess Telephone: Addie Travers & Phyllis Kowal

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Gardening Wisdom from Roxie Pelliccia

954-370-2872 /954-370-2802

(Reprinted from January 2017 Newsletter)

Happy New Year, everyone! Start your new year off by cleaning up some areas in your garden that need some attention. You’ll accomplish a lot while the weather is cool and nice. You can prune back rose bushes, take off about 1/3 of growth. Most woody shrubs and trees can be planted now, if you have good sprinklers, if not wait until the rainy season is here. We still can enjoy some months of color, if you plant right away. Geraniums are great for winter and spring and don’t require much water, as do our Vinca. Constant bloomers are petunias, begonias, beach daisies, and New Guinea Impatiens. January is a quit time for insects. The one to watch for is spider mites. They like avocados, crotons, mango, cooper leaf, and other large leaf plants. We use neem oil and organicide. Try not to plant under the eaves where these insects proliferate with no rain to wash them off. You can still plant your favorite vegetables, they are tomato, cauliflower, beans, squash, spinach, corn, collards, parsley, eggplant, broccoli, and peppers. Enjoy the New Year in your garden!

Plantation Garden Club News Hope everyone had fun at Jan Kolenda’s Annual Holiday Party!

Thanks to all who donated toys and thanks to Jan for delivering

them to the fire department!

2017/18 Monthly Schedule All regular meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month from 9:30 a.m. until 12 Noon at

the El Dorado clubhouse, 1 El Dorado Clubhouse Parkway (1 SW

75th Ave.), Plantation, FL 33317 (954) 583-0940.

Meeting schedule is as follows:

January 17, 2018 - “Making Clay Pots” with Jan Kolenda, Local Sculptor and Artist. Participants will complete a project.

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Happy Birthday!

Loretta Richard 2nd

Carol Wright 9th

Robert Smith 11th

Rose Facey 15th

Joe Terry 27th

March Event!

Garden Fest at

Volunteer Park

March 17-18, 2018