NEXT MEETING:
Next Board meeting Monday, September 25th 6pm at
Suzanne Caron's 1633 Quail Hollow Rd, Ben Lomond
All are welcome.
Next General meeting: PLANT SALE & SWAP Thursday,
October 12th, 7PM Aptos Grange 2555 Mar Vista, Aptos
Stay safe and go Into the Garden!
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About the Board Meeting Minutes
All board meetings start at 6pm, ending between 7:30 and 8 PM. There are no
Board meetings in December and February, otherwise, the meeting date is
the 4th Monday in each month (note... not necessarily the LAST Monday).
Our main task as a Board is to have the 7-9 PM monthly Gardeners Club
meetings run smoothly.
We're somewhat informal, liking to spend time in gardens at meetings held
during Daylight Savings months. As further incentive for members to
host a board meeting, we showcase their gardens in the Featured Garden
section of our website.
During our meetings we try to stay on topic as much as possible, following an agenda. There
should always be time to introduce new topics, but it is often necessary
to put off decision making until something specific is
formulated/researched and put to the Board. The general membership needs
to be presented with information and have time to offer suggestions as
well. Often, when the Board meeting minutes are read, there is a mention
of a "discussion" on a topic, and that's a good time to have the topic
brought up to the membership. Another way for issues to be brought to the
attention of members is in the newsletter.
Gardeners’ Club Board meeting 7/24/2023
Hosted by Marge Gregory
Board Members:
(President) Cherry Thompson
(Vice President) Morgan Louis (not present)
(Secretary) April Barclay
(Treasurer) Dena Gonsalves
(Membership) Suzanne Caron (not present)
(Hospitality) Joanna Hall
(Newsletter) Lise Bixler (not present)
(Plant Table) Lupe Allen
(Plant Table) Evelyn and George Zhovreboff (not present)
(Refreshments) Marge Gregory
(Member at large) Debbie Kindle (not present)
Marge Gregory hosted the July board meeting. Marge’s large and colorful
garden was wonderful. She has expanded plantings and accented with great
garden art. We enjoyed a potluck meal before the meeting.
Per Dena Gonsalves: Our checking balance is currently $3247.. Rent of $75
was paid to the grange. The club paid $142 for our Santa Clara Valley
District dues. The July plant table income was $40.50. Our expenses for
the ice cream social were $29.96
We had 16 attendees at the last meeting, the ice cream social.
Suzanne reports that we currently have 84 paid members.
The August meeting will be a presentation by Lise Bixler on gardening with
an artist’s eye. September will be Trish Hildinger on Horticultural
Therapy.
Joanna Hall spoke about possible topics for future speakers. These
include:
Native plants
Watsonville wetlands
Rare fruit growers
Kitayama’s gerbera daisies
The board also discussed potting up bulbs with the membership at the
November meeting and having a garden oriented talk by chiropractor Lynn
Jackson at the January meeting.
The next board meeting will be held August 28th at the home of Lupe Allen.
A tour of her garden will begin at 6pm followed by a potluck dinner. All
are welcome to attend.
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