A Publication of the Garden Club of Houston, established 1924
October 2021
Along The Path 2021 is rolling right along. It was great to see so many friends at the Armadillo Palace for the September General Meeting. Full steam ahead for our fabulous Club! Our 2021-2022 Provisional Class, the Sun owers, is diving right in and they are just as cheery and vivid a group as their name would suggest. It’ll brighten your day to stop and chat with them. Bulb Mart time of year is a busy one for us and I am so appreciative of all the physical, nancial, and mental effort that goes in to bringing this event to life. Jan Bres and Fiona Guinn have worked and continue to work non-stop to guide us in making BPM 2021 a success. Clayton Erikson has worked tirelessly on the Hort Guide – it is a masterpiece, to be sure. All while BPM is going on, The Community Contributions Committee, headed by Nancy Kelley, is working on the plan to get last year’s BPM money out to the Houston community. I looked up “well-oiled machine” and the de nition is: Something that operates capably through the effective coordination of many parts – yep, that is GCH, all right. Zone IX President’s Council was held last month. This annual conference is for the President and Vice President of all the (21!) Clubs in Zone IX to get together and learn from each other about what works and what can be improved within our individual Clubs. We spent a fair amount of time covering dues structures, admissions processes, membership classi cations, and volunteer requirements. GCH was very well represented, not only did Nancy Kelley and I attend as President and Vice-President, but Nancy Keely (Zone IX Judging Rep.), Margaret Pierce (Zone IX Photography Rep.), and Liz Wozencraft (Zone IX Flower Show Rep.) each spoke to the group. Thanks for reading The Garden Path. Editors Elisabeth Millard and Melissa Rabalais produce this fabulous publication which is chock full of information. This, plus the Members Area of our website, is where you should go to be in the loop about what is happening in our Club. The calendar on the website is updated as often as needed so know that is the nal word on any of our activities – there may have been a time change or venue change since the printing of the Green Book. To see the calendar, scroll to the bottom of the Members Area landing page. I’m looking forward to seeing you all in your aprons at the Mart!
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