MARCH, APRIL, MAY COMING EVENTS

• March 20 1:00 pm Garden Therapy   Epiphany Lutheran Church

• March 26 10:00 am Joint Board Meeting, Elmhurst Library

• April 10 11:30 am Annual Spring Luncheon  Waterleaf Cafe, College of DuPage*
• 12:00 pm Lunch served   1:00 pm Program

• April 16 TBA Board Training

• April 30 10:00 am 2013/14 Board Meeting, Elmhurst Library

• May 6 10:30 am Member Plant Sale, Horticulture 
• 11:20 am Lunch  12:00 pm Meeting 
• 1:00 pm Program: “It’s More than NPK: It’s Sex in the Soil” Lynn Bement  

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• Our annual spring luncheon is on Wednesday, April 10, beginning at 11:30 at the Waterleaf Cafe located at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.  Come early, find a table,greet your gardening friends, and welcome new members in this tranquil setting. We will be served promptly at noon. Menu choices are included on the reservation form, which is printed in the March newsletter.  Please RSVP by April 1.This is an opportune event to bring a guest.  Cost is $35 per person.  Menu includes:
  Green Salad; Choice of Roast Chicken with Dauphinois Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables or Pan Seared Whitefish with Potato Puree, Ratatouille; Cheesecake with Berry Compote Coffee, Tea
  
  
  
  
  If you need a vegetarian meal or a ride to the event, please indicate on the form, or contact Penny O’Neill at penny10251@gmail.com.  Please note Spring Luncheon in the subject bar.

HERB GARDEN - 2013 WORK SCHEDULE

Wilder Park – Elmhurst Park District

Wed. May 15, 2013 Planting Day 8:30 am

Wed. May 22, 2013 Planting Day rain date 8:30 am

Wed. June 19, 2013 Work Day 8:30 am

Wed. July 10, 2013 Work Day before the EGC Garden Walk 8:30 am

Wed. Aug 21, 3013 Work Day 8:30 am

Wed. Sept 18, 2013 Harvesting, clean-up

and evaluation 8:30 am

EGC Members: Join the Herb Garden work team, enjoy new

friendships, learn about growing, harvesting, cooking with and

displaying many different herbs and spices. Bring favorite

garden working tools gloves, kneeling pad etc. . . for the work

day. Elaine’s lemonade and wonderful homemade cookies will

be served at break time.

CALENDAR EVENTS FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2013

February 20  1pm 

• Garden Therapy Epiphany Lutheran Church, Elmhurst

February 21 11:30am -1:00 pm

• Horticulture Meeting at Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL

The Arboretum will provide us with a lunch buffet, while explaining the Latin & Greek

root words that are used in our botanic language. Sign up directly at

mortonarb.org. under education, for adults, lunch & learn programs.

$22 members, $29 non-members. Or call the Arboretum directly.

Make your reservation soon, as seating is limited.

February 26 10:00am  

Board Meeting Elmhurst Public Library  

March 4  Wilder Mansion

• 10:00am:  Film: "Bringing Nature Home" by Douglas Tallamy 
• 11:30am:  Lunch 
• 12:00       Regular Meeting 
• 1:00pm  Program: "Night:The Overlooked Environment",   Drew Carhart, Illinois Coalition for Responsible Lighting

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

January 16 
1:00 pm Garden Therapy - Epiphany Lutheran Church
 
January 17 
10:00 am Horticulture Meeting: Book Discussion - “One Writer’s Garden Endora Welty’s
Home Place
 
January 29  
10:00 am Board Meeting,  Elmhurst Library

February 4 11:30 am Lunch
                              12:00 pm Regular Meeting
                                1:00 pm Program: “Lunar New Year” Celebration
 
    Speaker: Kevin Goss,    “Going for the Green at Sugar Creek”

January 2013 Meeting Reminder and Note from Norma

Hello and Happy New Year to Each of You!

It’s that time of the year again- calendar time after the holidays!
 

• I would like to remind you that the EGC Board will not be meeting before the Monday, January 7th General meeting as indicated in the directory.  

• Our next board meeting will be Tuesday, January 29th at 10:00 at the Elmhurst Public Library (Please note this meeting date was accidently omitted in the directory.)  

 

• At the scheduled January 7th general meeting, the eulogy for Vi Dawson  we will be immediately after lunch is served.  A number of Vi’s family members have indicated they will be in attendance.  We will reserve a table for them.   We have also extended an invitation to the members of Treetown Garden Club who knew Vi to join us for lunch and the eulogy.  Please, join me in welcoming our guests.

In addition, at the January 7th meeting, the following specific activities are planned that I would like to remind you of:
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1. Election of the 2013-2114 officers and committee chairs (slate approved at December board meeting.) 
2. Presentations by  recent scholarship recipients.

 The program indicated in the directory for January has been re-scheduled for our February meeting.

Then one more date for you while you have your calendars out…..

• The club’s annual book discussion will be Thursday, January 17th at 10:00AM at Marilyn Arado’s home. The book to be discussed is “One Writer’s Garden Endora Welty’s Home Place” by Susan Halton and Jane Ray.  If you have a chance between now and the 17th pick the book up, you will enjoy the read!  If you have not read the book, I think you will find the discussion interesting and informative and hope you can come.

I am looking  forward to seeing everyone on Monday, January 7 at our first meeting of 2013 as well as  the other Elmhurst Garden Club activities planned for the year.

My best to each of you in the year ahead!
Norma