The Garden Path A Publication of the Garden Club of Houston, established 1924
March 2021
Along The Path This year the spring equinox occurs on Saturday, March 20. I think we are all ready for spring and its promise of new beginnings! Covid will not stop the wondrous cycle of nature. This we can count on. I hope all of you got through the freeze without too much discomfort. The snow has melted, and now it is time to venture out to see what’s still alive in your gardens. Clayton Erikson was doing just that when she sent me this photo. I trust you will find survivors in your gardens, too! All the bulbs we purchased from BPM Pre-Order we so carefully planted and sowed for spring blooming will be peeking their heads out of the ground this month. It is my hope that we can also start peeking out of our homes and engaging with each other as the vaccination process begins. If you are looking for ideas, there are plenty of outdoor activities in this Garden Path. For weekly GCH updates be sure to read Quick Dirt. Check out the monthly Civic Notes for something new to do in Houston. This month will be a club focused virtual General Meeting on March 10th with no speaker. Happy gardening! Best, Julie
Garden Bouquets As we prepare for Graffiti, bouquets go to all the workshop leaders. Thank you for sharing your expertise Gay Estes, Liz Wozencraft, Mundi Elam, Meg Tapp, Adele Bentsen, Mimi Kerr Margaret Pierce, Cristi Harvey and Judy Lee. Two large bouquets go to our Graffiti Chairs, Nancy Keely and Estelle Lozmack, for their continued work and commitment to this flower show! Bouquets to Meg Murray for organizing a wonderful bulb planting at Rienzi and to all who participated! The GCH Standing Committees have been hard at work. Multiple bouquets to Meg Tapp for leading the Community Contributions Committee and to Ruthie Kelly for leading our Finance Committee meeting. Spring Flowers to Catherine Zdunkewicz for making sure we are informed and vote for our favorite Founders Fund Project at the March meeting. (Be sure to read the CCC report and the Founders Fund report in this Garden Path.) Bouquets to both of my President’s Assistants, Alix Nakfoor and Susan Cravens, for your continued amazing assistance, a big bouquet to Stephanie Shanks for her work with donations and to Sara Ledbetter for her much-appreciated contributions to anything having to do with technology. THE GARDEN PATH
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