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Calendar of Events
June 7----2PM Workshop for the Railroad Festival flower show. Also, we are having a bulb and root exchange. Please bring at least 12 bulbs/roots FROM YOUR GARDEN, so that everyone will get 1 of each item brought to the meeting. If you don’t have anything to bring, do not worry about it. If you have any questions, please call Sharron or Carla. Roll Call: Answer with your favorite perennial. Hosted by Mildred Ervin and Janet Bowers
June 2009 Clean up Cowen Day. Ask other organizations to help.
June 2009 Shrub for end of ditch at depot. Need fertilizer for gardens.
July 6---6PM Garden Club Picnic at Carla’s. This year, I would like to invite everyone to my back yard. I have a gazebo and some shade. I think it is a good alternative to the park. You can use the bank parking lot. Everyone bring something good to eat.
July, 2009 - finish final grading and lay top coat of mulch
July 2009 Paint/stain benches
July 25 Flower Show - Cowen Railroad Festival. Float for the RR Festival Parade
August 3---7PM Flower Show Workshop. Please bring cut flowers and greenery and a vase. Our experienced members will be showing how to arrange flowers for the County Fair Flower Show. Roll Call: Answer with favorite vacation spot
Hosted by: Betty Lashley and Shirley Williams
September 7 - 12, 2009 It is our turn to do the Flower Show! Flower Show - Webster County Fair. POSSIBLE THEME: Green Earth Fair. Learn about eco-friendly practices you can use at home and in the garden. A possible source for info is: http://www.greenearthinstitute.org. Other possible topics: water conservation, dangers of pesticides, invasive plants
October 5---7PM Fall Harvest Sale - Auction to raise money for the town beautification. All members bring Home-made items for auction and invite a guest! Roll Call: Answer with how many ribbons you won at the fair. Hosted by: Judy Wood, Clarice Taylor and Janet Bowers
October 2009 Fall Perennial plant exchange: Bring your extra plants and take home some from other gardens
October 2009 Re-poly Nativity at Sharron’s home. Make any other repairs and get other decoration ready to be put out. The Angel needs to be repaired.
November 2, 2009----7PM “A time to be thankful”
Bring a spiritual poem or memory to share. Also bring in contributions for Cowen Nursing Home. (Shampoos, lotions and other toiletries that may be used for residents). At this meeting, everyone bring a craft that you can work on. We will sell these hand-made crafts at our December 4th bake sale. At this meeting, we need to decide who is going to be in charge of our bake sale. Hosted by: Evelyn Boggs, Eulajean Gross and Judy Long
December 3 Carla will take orders for hotdogs. Take a munu.
December 4 - “Holiday Spirit” bake goods, craft sale and hotdog sale. Take orders for hotdogs. Let them know we have fudge and other items too.
December 7---6PM Christmas Dinner and gift exchange. Bring a covered dish, Also, bring one homemade item. Each item will be numbered. All numbers will be placed in a basket, each member will draw a number. The number you draw will decide which gift you get. Also, if you haven’t brought your items for the basket, please bring it to this meeting. Roll Call: Answer with a favorite Christmas memory.
Hosted by: Officers
OTHER IDEAS: These are for the future
Cowen-Town Plantings: Start a new project to “adopt” abandoned planters. We could have a competition and let everyone vote on their favorite planter. A cash prize could be given to the winner.
Garden Therapy: Monthly visits to the nursing home in Cowen will give us the opportunity to work with the residents, providing project that use fresh and dried materials. Refreshments and a sing-a-long are part of every Garden Therapy day.
Program: “Ornamental Grasses” Present a program on how to use ornamental grasses in the landscape and what grasses will grow best in our area.
Program: “Winter Sowing” Want to get a jump on the season? Show us how to sow outdoors using milk jugs.
Program: “Heirloom Plants” Learn how plants become an heirloom and a little about the history of heirloom plants. Learn about their origins and where they may have come from.
Program: “Going Native” Show you why and how native plants can be used in the landscape.
Wreath Workshop Learn how to make holiday wreaths. A club member would agree to host this workshop. That member would find patterns and decide what materials would be needed. Each interested member will provide $10 for materials. The club can provide the funds for any additional materials needed.
Work day at the Mini Garden: All garden club members and friends are invited to participate. Bring a few snacks. Bring your hat, gloves, favorite tools and join in the fun while helping to maintain our gardens! We could also involve the schools and Scouts in the project.
Library Arrangements: Each week, or every two weeks, throughout the year, members decorate Cowen’s Library with a floral design they have created for the enjoyment of the public.
Garden Therapy: Provide a group of senior women with an afternoon of gardening-related workshops, social interactions, and refreshments each month from June through October.
Fundraiser plant sale: Dig up and divide material from your gardens. Them pot them and grow them throughout the Spring. Then we can sell them to the public. Members of the club can be on hand to provide information on how best to grow the plants and information on earth-friendly gardening and composting is also available.
Donation Form: Donations in honor or appreciation of a special person may be made to the Cowen Garden Club as well as memorial donations to the Book of Remembrance
The donations are a lovely way to honor someone you love and support your local Garden Club. All donations will go toward the purchase of flowers and other garden materials needed to keep our town looking beautiful.
Mini Garden Additions: Install new solar lights, Plant shrubs, lay walkways, turn on water and begin paying monthly water bill
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