Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
It is what sunflowers do.
 - Helen Keller

 




Each flower is a soul
 opening out to nature.
 -Gerald De Nerval

 


Kewaunee County Garden Club

Kewaunee County, Wisconsin


“Gardening With Friends”

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 Mission Statement:

It is the mission of the Kewaunee County Garden club to support the horticulture efforts of the people and communities of the county with volunteer work, education, and example.

 

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Garden Club Annual Spring Plant Sale 

 

      SPRING PLANT SALE

Saturday May 24th
 9am-12 noon

Downtown Kewaunee, 1 block North of Ellis St at the gazebo in Harbor Park

 Many Many plants to choose from ~

false sunflower primrose bloodroot  mums
adjuga statice  bleeding heart lilly of the valley
english daisys  yellow iris hostas  goldmound spirea
dwarf iris pulmonaria woodruff  black eyed susans 
blue fescue bachelor buttons highbush cranberry sweet william 
english ivy (house plant)  purple coneflower Hollyhocks artemesia
autumn joy  white iris yarrow ice plant
lemon balm aster bell flower coreopsis
catnip sweet basil delphinium fox glove
lemon balm pepper plants dragon head blanket flower
day lily lavender shasta daisy salvia
stone crop painted daisy pincushion flower penstemon
cora bells viola pasque flower balloon flower
tomato plants 
(regular and heirloom)		 Deep Purple Japanese Iris, (medium height)

 

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May Club Meeting

When:  May 20, 2008  7:00p.m. 

Where:  Kewaunee Senior Center, 320 Harrison St.   ~ This is located above the Kewaunee fire station.

Program:  Club member Barbara Piechocki will give a presentation and update on the gypsy moth control program. This will include the work in Kewaunee County and in other areas of Northeast Wisconsin.  In addition to the presentation on gypsy moth control, we will go over the last minute details for the club’s spring plant sale. Note that the date for this meeting is one week early then normal. This is being done in order to get the meeting in before the plant sale.

 

June Club Meeting

When:  June 24, 2008  7:00p.m.

Where:  The home of Tom and Bonnie Schuller, 908 Milwaukee St. Kewaunee.  ~ This is located just a few blocks south of Ellis St.

Program:  This will be the first of our usual garden visits during the summer months. You’ve probably driven past the home many times and wished you could stop and have a closer look at the gardens and landscaping. Now is your chance to get a close up look along with a personal guided tour.

 

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Garden Club Notes

Club Dues for 2008 Should be Paid ASAP 

Club dues are due now.  Even though there has been high inflation, membership is still $10 for individual and $15 for a couple.

IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID BY JULY 1st YOU WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE MAILING LIST!

Send dues to Donna Hella, N4480 Cty "B" Kewaunee, WI 54216

 

Blahnik Heritage Park Update

The garden club is supporting the county in the development of a new park along the Ahnapee river and Washington road.  Since the park is being managed as a natural area, the garden club is providing native plant material.  In 2006 we planted about 100 native shrubs, mostly chokeberry and viburnum.  In addition, we planted about 100 wildflowers in the spring and about 400 in the fall.  The wildflowers were raised from seed and grown in 3 inch pots.  Most of the wildflowers were prairie flowers planted in an open area.  Some woodland flowers were also planted, however these are more difficult to grow from seed.  This year we hope to plant more shrubs and continue with the wildflower plantings.

 

Garden Club Officers

At the November 2007 meeting, garden club officers were elected to 2 year terms.

President – Barb Smith
Vice President – Jane Paplham
Secretary – Barbara Piechocki
Treasurer – Donna Hella 

 

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Wisconsin Master Gardeners


Kewaunee County UW Extension


Junior Master Gardeners

 

 

 

Weed Science

Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic

Insect Diagnostic Clinic