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President, Karen Long, opened the meeting and introduced the evening’s educational speaker, Jerome Shapiro, who gave a very interesting presentation on Japanese flower arranging. Jerome started off with two statements written on the board – in Japanese. Although he explained that translation was difficult, his attempt at the first was “even fools and scissors can be useful”. The second roughly means “here and now – this very moment”. Additionally, Jerome debunked a couple of myths about Japanese flower arranging. No, it is not an art form – this makes it sound too pretentious. And no, it is not an expression of a special Japanese love of nature – flower arranging is actually a very urban leisure craft. Japanese arranging is basically a “subtractive” art as opposed to typical Western arranging. This basically means that less is more; you take away things until you achieve the right look to reveal the plant’s inner nature. Jerome explained the four basic types of arranging: formal/symbolic style; free-style; “piled up”; and various specialized styles. In each arrangement there are three basic elements. The secondary will be roughly 2/3 the height of the primary and the third element would be 2/3 of the secondary. The number of items used in an arrangement will be in odd numbers, not even. Materials should be seasonal. Pebbles are often used as ballast and wire can be used inside the stem to achieve the desired look. Jerome displayed a variety of vases and completed an arrangement for everyone to enjoy.
Treasurer:
Becky gave the Treasurer’s Report. Numbers for the tour itself are as follows: income of $3,774; expenses of $1,217.41; leaving a net gain of $2,556.59. Detailed statements are on file.
Timekeeper:
Phil Jackson reported that he has met with Mary Ann Haynes and will be taking over responsibilities as timekeeper. If you have questions or are having difficulty entering your hours, please contact Phil.
Old Business:
McCloud Park:
Jerome stated that fall clean up will
begin at the
September workday. He stated that they
have received many nice donations from merchants and he is looking into
the
possibility of placing a “thank you” notice in the local paper.
Miriam Carson stated that she has agreed to co-chair next year’s tour along with Marsha Kiss and Karen Mikols. Miriam proclaimed the tour a great success with lots of smiles and happy people.She thanked everyone involved. A follow-up meeting of the committee was held to discuss details that could be improved.
Garden Party/Plant Sale
Kathy Altizer and the Committee met just prior to the regular full MG meeting this evening. Kathy reminded everyone to drop off their plants at the fairgrounds this Friday between 4 - 6 pm. Plastic grocery bags are also needed. There has been a slight change in the location – we will be located in merchant building #1. This is the building closest to Route 31. Additional volunteers to work the day of the sale will be greatly appreciated.
Adopt-A-Pot
George McVey reported that they would be replacing the plantings with ornamental kale in September. Watering seems to have been a problem this year as the summer was extremely dry. The merchants are responsible for maintenance, but most have not been taking appropriate care of the pots. A suggestion was made to ask the 4-H groups who assisted in the plantings to assume watering duties as needed.
Historical Society
No Report
Puppet Show:Jill
Ricker asked those who
were involved last year to let her know if they wanted to participate
again. A new show, Suga’ Magnolia
(dealing with pollination) will be ready to
be presented to local schools. Jill
reported that we had success last year at Marysville, Trinity and
Field Trip
Mary
McDonald reported that
the trip to Rothschild was a success. A
visit to
Leaping Frog Award
Coordinator’s Report
George stated that the Master Gardener Open House is scheduled for October 12. A sign up sheet was passed around for volunteers. The Marysville Public Library is looking for a Master Gardener volunteer to attend their composting seminar this Saturday. A plant diagnostic clinic will be held on September 14 in
The flower boxes (as painted by several members) for the MRDD project were displayed.
Other
Business
Members in attendance:
| Audrey Hall |
Hank Edwards |
| Marsha Kiss |
Jennifer Ardrey |
| Mary McDonald |
Roberta Gordon |
| John Miller |
Nancy Mead |
| Nancy Wells |
Kathy Altizer |
| Dorothy Coleman |
Beverly Mackey |
| George McVey |
Becky Rowe |
| Patsy Bushdorf |
Dilu Juvarkar |
| Karen Long |
Sheila Sands |
| Carolyn Gibeaut |
Barb Matteson |
| Kim Main |
Terri Farley |
| Barb Jackson |
Debbie Brown |
| Barbara Ramm |
Phil Jackson |
| Chris Burnard |
Al Burnard |
| John Cheroki |
Jill Ricker |
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