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 7/22/2024
Hosted by Lise Bixler

Board Members: 
(President) Cherry Thompson
(Vice President) vacant
(Secretary) April Barclay
(Treasurer) vacant
(Membership) Suzanne Caron (not present)
(Hospitality) Joanna Hall (not present)
(Newsletter) Lise Bixler
(Plant Table) Lupe Allen
(Plant Table) Evelyn Zhovreboff
(Refreshments) Marge Gregory
(Member at large) Debbie Kindle (not present)

Lise and Cliff Bixler hosted the July meeting of the board. We had an extensive tour of her ever enlarging garden. This was followed by a pot luck dinner.

Per Cherry: Our checking balance is currently $3960.57. Rent of $88 was paid to the grange. The July plant exchange income was $33.50. We received $15 from memberships.

We had 22 attendees at the last meeting.

Suzanne reports that we currently have 88 paid members. We have dropped the unpaid from the newsletter circulation list.

There was discussion around the reaction to our increased plant table prices. Several members expressed concern about the increases. It was decided to watch the sales at the plant table and how the increases affect the amount sold. Further action may be required.

A grad student from UCSC has requested help from the garden club in her research on powdery mildew. The student is requesting samples and information.

The board also discussed starting a monthly gardening question for the meetings. More to follow.

We will be doing a succulent dish garden planting for the August meeting. We will provide potting mix and starts. We are encouraged to bring small decorative items to embellish the succulent dishes. Lise has volunteered to speak for the September meeting.
She will cover what worked and what didn’t in her garden with similar input from the board members for their gardens. Nice idea!

The next board meeting to be held August 26th will be held at the home of Suzanne Caron, Boulder Creek. The meeting will start at 6pm with a garden tour.. All are welcome to attend.