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GARDEN CLUB
By: Alice Vargas Relkin
Mark your Calendars for the Windcrest Garden Club’s (WGC) Spring Plant Sale to be held May 6 at the Windcrest United Methodist Church from 0830 until 2pm at the corner of Midcrown and Walzem roads. Flowering plants, trees and vegetables will be available for sale. Please buy your plants from us to support our Windcrest Elementary School winter coats for kids drive.
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The WGC election of the 2023-2224 club officers took place on April 3. Elected were: Kathleen Mulkey-President, Kathy Littlefield-Vice-President, Ruby Rosales- Treasurer, Rose Ward- Secretary. Congratulations.
The Winners:
Two Windcrest Garden Club (WGC) members participated in the annual San Antonio Garden Center’s juried, Flower Show with the theme of “The Wizard of Oz” and both received ribbons for their different categories. Congratulations to Elizabeth Castro for the first place Blue Ribbon in Division
1 Class 11 and a special award for her unique interpretation of The Wizard of Oz’s, “We’re Not in Kansas in Anymore.” And congratulations to Deb Huber, WGC and Sandra Land who submitted their “tablescape” in class 4, “Alfresco for Four”, dining outdoors and won Honorable Mention. Also, on April 3, WGC members were given a tour by Mark Lawson, Manager of the historical Japanese Sunken Gardens, nearby Brackenridge Park, which has a hardworking staff to keep and enhance the garden flora, waters and fish. The free park is managed by the City of San Antonio and opened to all to enjoy. After the tour, lunch was enjoyed by all at the nearby landmark, “Bombay Bicycle Shop.”
May Garden Hints: Choose native plants for less maintenance (once established) and to provide food for native butterflies and birds. Vines can include Improved Trumpet Vine, plant 12 feet apart-deciduous; Hall’s Honeysuckle, plant 6 feet apart; Passionflower, plant 4 feet apart. Don’t depend on a rain forecast to provide enough rainfall for your garden. Hand watering as needed for your landscape is always allowed during water restrictions.
Save the Date:
Installation/ Appreciation Luncheon
MONDAY, MAY 1, 2023 location and cost TBD. Reservations are required.
