Rainbow Garden Club of North Texas Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 11, November 1997 Page: 2 of 4
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President's Message
by Jim Garnsey
Hello Rainbow Gardeners. Here is is in
late October and we're facing our first
freeze (if you believe the weather
reports). I'm sitting here trying to decide
whether to bring the tropical plants in or
whether to just bring them onto the patio
by the house. Gene is in Buffalo for
several weeks, so I have to take care of
his plants while he's gone.
We had a nice turnout at our home for
the October meeting. Thanks to all of
you who came in spite of the bad
weather. Sorry we couldn't hold back the
rain. I noticed it didn't keep you from
going outside to "smell" the roses.
Fortunately, we keep a lot of umbrellas
on hand so that helped keep the
sightseers dry.
Before the meeting, Gene hung our new
club banner from the molding over the
bookshelves in the den. Everyone was
enthusiastic about it. It does look classy.
Thanks to the attending club members
who voted to reimburse Gene for the
entire cost of the banner. It ended up
costing slightly more than $120, some-
what over budget, but worth the extra
cost considering how nice it looks.
The other main item of business covered
at the meeting was setting a date for the
work at the community center. Work
was scheduled to be done on Saturday,
October 25th. Because of threatening
weather, the project coordinators decided
to postpone the work until Saturday,
November 15th, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Please volunteer to help on this project.
It shouldn't take more than 2 or 3 hours
of your time.
Jesse Rocha and the other members of
the nominating committee have been
canvassing the members for candidates
for office in 1998. If they approach you,
please consider running for office. I can
vouch that is is a richly rewarding
experience and you will get plenty of
help. I have been pleasantly surprised at
how many of you have pitched in to help
get things done this year. This is one
club where more than just a few do the
work.
Our next meeting will be held at David
Walker's home in historic Winnetka
Heights. It's always a pleasure to see
what changes he has made in his home
and garden. The meeting will1 be
accompanied by a Mexican Pot luck, so
please start thinking of something you
can bring to tickle our taste buds.
See va there.
Page 2Basic Black!
"Next spring, many of the best gardens
will be sporting basic black. Tulips that
is.
Just like the fashion business, gardening
has its fads, and gardeners who are
planting next year's bulbs right now say
stark and avant-garde will be the look for
1998.
At the Berkeley Horticultural Nursery in
Berkeley, California, bulbs of the purple-
black 'Queen of the Night' tulip, and
deep-purple 'Negrita' tulip, both which
appear black at first glance, are going
fast. Keeyla Meadows, a landscape
designer in California's Bay Area, recom-
mends planting black and white tulips
together.
But whatever the color palette, now is the
time to get next year's garden showstop-
pers in the ground. Experts recommend
planting most bulb plants in early October
to mid-November; in warmer climates,
gardeners can delay till December."
Peggy Edersheim Kalb
Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 1997.
Faith
'It is a greater act of faith to plant a bulb
than to plant a tree ...It needs a
great fling of imagination to
see in ;,. these wizened,
colour- less shapes the
subte t curves of the
iris re- ~.ticulata or the
tight leeks of the hyacinth.
At the time L of bulb planting one
most nearly approaches the state
of mind of the mystic." Claire
LeightonOklahoma Tour
by Stan Aten
It was a cool morning as the sun rose on
Sat. morning the 27th. The drive to OK
City on I-35 is about the same as when
driving to Austin; however, the scenery
is much more varied. There are hills,
waterfalls, lakes and lots of trees as soon
as you cross the Red River. I had lunch
at Gushers inside the Habana Inn,
located at 1-44 at the Pennsylvania exit.
They serve tasty food at reasonable
prices.
After lunch, I took 1-44 south to Chikasa
and then headed west to Carnegie, a
small farming community in Western
OK. The Horn Canna Farm is 8 miles
north of town and then 1.5 miles east on
a narrow road. It was a long drive from
OK City, 1 1/2 hours; but, well worth it
to see the entire horizon filled with
cannas in bloom. The Horn's have been
growing cannas since 1928 and now have
over 100 acres devoted to their cultiva-
tion. There were a variety of colors and
sizes in the field to view and to order for
next spring.
On Sunday morning, I visited the Martin
Nature Center in NW OK City. This 140
acre nature preserve is managed by the
city park and recreation dept. This
nature center has a small lake, a creek,
turtles, catfish, a prairie dog town, wild
birds and a view of the OK countryside
before humans settled the area.
After the nature center, I went downtown
to tour Crystal Bridge and Myriad
Botanical Gardens. This incredible
garden complex includes a 3 story high
glass cylinder housing the tropical plants
and spans a pit filled with water features,
an amphitheater and a veritable forest.
The Crystal Bridge contains bright and
colorful tropical plants and butterflies.
Outside, the perennial gardens were
bright and colorful. Their color was
enhanced by the numerous monarch
butterflies and other butterflies who were
visiting OK City on their way South.
For those who did not make the trip, I
will have photos at the next meeting.
"I HAVE A GARDEN OF MY
OWN, SHINING WITH FLOWERS
OF EVERY HUE;
I LOVED IT DEARLY WHILE
ALONE, BUT I SHALL LOVE IT
MORE WITH YOU."
-THOMAS MORE-
November
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