The Garden Path, May 2023

The Garden Path

ALONG THE PATH

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. - Audrey Hepburn

What a year! It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as your President. When Margaret Pierce called to offer me this opportunity in November 2020, I recalled the words of friend and GCH member the late Alice Thomas saying “Always say yes to any GCH job that you are offered. You will never regret it”. She was 100% correct. I will treasure my time spent with all of you. I believe we had a wonderful year together making a difference, learning new things, and having fun along the path.

I could write pages of thanks and praise for every member of our club, but space will not allow. I give special thanks to the terrific GCH Board of Directors - Estelle Lozmack, Renee Davis, Lynn Swanson, Patty Porter, Harriet Leavell, and Meg Tapp Not only did they support me, but they gave above and beyond to our club with their hearts and minds all year long.

I want to thank some ladies that worked behind the scenes, never taking the podium at a meeting, or leading us on the many adventures we had this year in Houston and beyond. Fiona Guinn was truly my right-hand lady, cheerfully getting out all the electronic correspondence to our membership. The Garden Path would not have landed in your inbox each month without the skills and patience of Wendy Dalton and Christine Underwood. We would not have had such lovely Advisory Board meetings without Farley Erikson and Wendy Fatjo. A huge thank you to Alix Nakfoor and Melissa Schnitzer who cheerfully ensured our General Meetings were held in beautiful locations with great audio-visual support and tasty treats. Our meeting speakers were graciously hosted by Karen Ytterberg and Melissa Grobmyer and our loving Hospitality team of Adele Bentsen, Susan Cravens and Mary Jornayvaz ensured the speakers were treated to small dinners in their honor the evening before their presentations. Janet Cravens and Cristi Harvey have captured our year in pictures which are featured in The Garden Path and on screen at our meetings. Civic Notes magically appears in your inbox due to the diligence of Katherine Lucke Judy Lee and Shirley Rouse have kept our fabulous website in great shape. Sheila Mayfield keeps our website calendar and ensures we can sign up for our events. These are just a few of the ladies who make all things possible for all of us.

Special thanks to my mentors comprised of Past-Presidents and long-time friends. Your unwavering support and sage advice has been invaluable to me. You know who you are.

Deadlines prevent me from writing this letter after what I know will be a successful Florescence- Metamorphosis Mundi Elam and Harriet Alexander have worked tirelessly since well before the originally scheduled date of April 2021. A huge round of applause to all who worked with them to ensure that we once again co-hosted one of the largest, most successful GCA Major Flower Shows in the country.

To borrow from Audrey Hepburn - I believe in tomorrow. As my year as your President ends, I will pass the “gavel” with great confidence to Estelle Lozmack She will be an outstanding leader as we kick off the celebration of our Centennial year. It has been a pleasure to work with her this year and quite a bit of fun to boot. The Garden Club of Houston will be in good hands.

With loving gratitude for all of you,

A Publication of the Garden Club of Houston, established 1924 May 2023

Save the Dates for 2 Important Meetings

Advisory Board Meeting – Changing of the Guard

This meeting includes the Outgoing and Incoming Chairs of GCH Activities, Committees and the GCH Boards.

Wednesday, May 3RD - 9:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.

Elisa Pye’s home, address in Green Book. Complimentary lunch to follow

Advisory Board 2022 – 2023

PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR REPORTS AND BRING A COPY TO SHARE

A template to download is available on our website on the member’s opening page. Scroll down and choose “Chairman’s Report Template”. You can download this report and “fill it in” from your computer. Please email you completed report to Lucy Chambers – lucychambers@comcast.net

The Garden Club of Houston Annual Meeting “The Changing of the Guard”

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

9:00 a.m. coffee, 9:30 a.m. meeting (outside)

complimentary lunch will follow (inside)

The Bayou Club 8550 Memorial Drive, 77024

A Paperless Post will has been sent to you with an RSVP. Please be sure to respond. Thank you!

Think of all the fabulous ladies reading this newsletter… now think about who is missing.

Who are the dedicated volunteers and plant lovers we need in our club? We are looking for friends who are passionate about conservation, photography, horticulture and floral design, but more importantly, we are looking for friends who can roll up their sleeves, who can show up, and who are full of curiosity and enthusiasm. Those are the best candidates for membership!

If you know of women who fit the bill and are considering sponsoring, please attend this year's sponsor meeting: Thursday, May 11 at the home of Winifred Riser (yes, Winnie works too — I love all my names!)

Address in Green Book

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

A lead sponsor or second sponsor must be present at this initial meeting where we will go over the process and hand out Membership packets. Our club depends on our membership — let’s keep it growing!

GCH Fall Trip - San Miguel de Allende

October 23 - 26, 2023

For details about the trip, please visit the GCH website or email Trip Chair Vivie O’Sullivan – vivieos@yahoo.com

Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3rd via email nancydaviskeely@mac.com

The trip is limited to 25 travelers

Horticulture-Conservation Planning Meeting for the GCH 2023-2024 Year

Thursday, May 11th at 4:00 p.m.

Home of Cabrina Owsley, address in Green Book

Mark your calendars to attend!

Bring your ideas for field trips for Hort and Conservation for the new GCH year.

Corresponding Secretary’s Report

March, 2023

Submitted by Lynn Swanson

Letters of Condolence

Marianna Brewster for the loss of her father, James Harris Hawley

Sarah Dameris for the loss of her father, Larry Gunn

Elizabeth Boss for the loss of her sister, Catherine Trent Klingel

Michelle Frazier for the loss of her father, Joe Tarride

Status Changes

Anne Frischkorn from Active to Affiliate

Contact Updates

Anne Frischkorn’s address has changed to 6103 Riverview Way, Houston, 77057-1209

Conservation Co-Chairs, Cabrina Owsley and Michelle Williams attended the National Affairs and Legislation Conference in mid-March in Washington D.C. For those who may not know, it is a GCA conference attended by delegates representing many clubs across the nation who come together to hear speakers, U.S. Representatives and Senators discuss conservation and other topics relating to current and upcoming bills. This year was the 40th NAL. At the end of the conference delegates meet in person or by phone/zoom with their State Senators and Representatives or their aids to express the GCA's legislative priorities.

The GCA's Legislative Priorities for Congress 2023 include the following:

• The Farm Bill - The GCA supports a strong, well-funded conservation title in the Farm Bill in order to provide the technical and financial resources for farmers to improve their soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on or surrounding their operations. We are asking Congress to guard against any siphoning off of funding for non-conservation priorities and to ensure that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds be protected for conservation and climate goals.

• Recovering America's Wildlife Act - RAWA has been recently reintroduced and has received broad bipartisan support in the last session of Congress. It provides $1.3 billion annually to support wildlife conservation strategies and prioritizes innovative recovery efforts for endangered or threatened species. The GCA is particularly interested in ensuring that the funds be used for on-the-ground conservation efforts such as conserving and restoring habitats, fighting invasive plant species and diseases and reintroducing native species. We are asking our legislators to continue to support RAWA and to advocate for its principles of protecting biodiversity to support life and the balance of our ecosystems.

• Save Our Sequoias Act - This past summer another forest fire burned more than 4,800 acres in California near Yosemite National Park. The Sequoias (Redwoods) are among the hardest working natural carbon sequesters in the plant world. We are asking our legislators to encourage the reintroduction of this Act.

• Native Plant Month - The GCA has launched a nationwide initiative to promote native plants by formally establishing a Native Plant Month in all 50 states. Govenor Abbott has already signed off to make April 2023 Native Plant Month.

• Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems Act - Our oceans, wetlands and coastlines are critical components in our fight to stop climate change. The RISEE Act will be reintroduced to Congress and establishes several dedicated streams of funding for coastal infrastructure and resiliency in order to protect vulnerable communities and businesses most impacted by sea level rise and coastal erosion. Additionally, the Save our Seas 2.0 Amendment Act will enhance U.S. domestic and international programs to address marine debris. We are asking our legislators to support these 2 bills protecting our oceans and coastlines.

• Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act - Is set for reintroduction and makes certain producers fiscally responsible for collecting, managing and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. We are asking legislators to support this legislation as we strive to hold plastic producers accountable for the pollution they create.

• Per - And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Exposure to PFAS may lead to adverse health outcomes. They are chemical compounds that can be found in many household items. We are encouraging legislative efforts to prevent PFAS from being released into the air, drinking systems and food supply and want to expand cleanup efforts to remediate the impacts of these harmful pollutants. We, along with our other Zone IX delegates, were able to meet briefly with Senator John Cornyn and we spent some time discussing the GCA's priorities with his Environmental aid. We also met with Senator Ted Cruz's interns and hope to schedule a zoom meeting with his aids in the near future.

We made many new GCA and Zone IX friends during our visit and got to hear about their club's conservation activities. The last evening we had a Zone IX, Zone XIII and XI dinner at the lovely Sulgrave Club in Georgetown which was great fun.

We encourage you to look at the GCA's 9 Position Papers on the GCA website and write letters to our Senators and Representatives regarding any of your areas of interest if you feel so inclined.

We were proud to represent the GCH and thank you for this opportunity!

WELCOME SOIL SISTERS!

Brenda Atkins

Lead Sponsor: Dianna Patterson

“I was born in El Paso , grew up in Oklahoma, and got back to Texas as soon as I could! What interests me most about gardening? Watching a plant grow, prosper, and bloom or bear fruit is like seeing a miracle. Like seeing a sunset, it is God’s gift to us every day. I am looking forward to the gardening, speakers, information, field trips, and making new friends at this stage of my life. What a fun adventure and opportunity!”

Kelli Blanton

Lead Sponsor: Cabrina Owsley

I am a native Texan, born in Dallas in 1963 and living in Houston since 1976. My garden passions are beautification, conservation, and nurturing my mind, body, and soul. All three components are equally important and, in my opinion, coexist with one another to make our world a better place to live. During my Provisional year, I am looking forward to learning new things, making new lasting friendships, and deepening those that already exist. I am very excited to “rock it” with my Soil Sisters!

Lucy Carter

Lead Sponsor: Sidney Fay

My name is Lucy Carter and I grew up in both Albany and Austin, Texas. I love all aspects of gardening, specifically succulents and growing my own herbs and vegetables. For this Provisional year, I am excited to learn more about our native plants, flower arranging, and meeting and learning from the members of The Garden Club of Houston.

Mary Jane Gallagher

Lead Sponsor: Susan Solcher

I was born in Lampasas, Texas, and have lived in Houston for the last thirty years. Everything interests me about gardening and I have so much to learn and I cannot wait! I am looking forward to getting to know and teaming up with the members of The Garden Club of Houston and my “Soil Sisters”, to make a difference in our community.

Hollis Grace

Lead Sponsor: Katherine Lucke

I am a native Houstonian. I grew up in Hunters Creek Village and spent a ton of time outside as a kid. I loved growing up amongst many trees and green spaces. I am thrilled to learn more about native plants and all aspects about gardening. While my yard/garden at home could use some love, I enjoy spending time trying to maintain it. In my Provisional year, I look forward to learning about different aspects of the plant world. The group seems fun and I am always game to meet new people while sharing in our love of nature.

Charlotte Hickey

Lead Sponsor: Sally Giammalva

I am from Houston. What interests me most about gardening is learning about all different kinds of flowers and plants and how to care for them. In my Provisional year, I am looking forward to the new friendships to be made and all there is to learn!

Sydney Jelinek

Lead Sponsor: Julie Griffin

I was born in Michigan and raised in South Carolina, graduated from the University of Georgia, then moved to Connecticut. My husband and I moved to Houston ten years ago. Everything about gardening interests me. It is exciting to have the opportunity to learn from such a talented group. In my Provisional year, I look forward to understanding the GCH history and impact on the city of Houston and all of the wonderful projects the GCH does today. Also I am thrilled to be getting to know The Soil Sisters.

Julie Price

Lead Sponsor: Fiona Guinn

Hi! I’m Julie Ringold Price. I am a native Houstonian. I enjoy being outdoors, getting some Vitamin D, and getting my hands dirty. I like the trial and error aspect of gardening and figuring out what works. I am really looking forward to this coming year and getting to know my fellow Provisional members and learning about all aspects of The Garden Club of Houston.

Lacy Price

Lead Sponsor: Alix Nakfoor

I grew up in Houston and am looking forward to sharing this experience with my mother, Susan Miclette. I am interested in gardening as a way to slow down and connect with nature. I am also excited to learn from and continue to build crossgenerational relationships with the wide array of women in The Garden Club of Houston.

Hilary Smith

Lead Sponsor: Laura Kelsey

I am from Houston-born, raised, ran away for college, and then happily came back! I think what interests me most about gardening is that with every gardening day, I get a chance to learn something new. I may have huge successes and epic failures, but I learn from them all and then I happily get to try again. Provisional year I cannot wait to meet my fellow Soil Sisters and get to know what their gardening favorite things are. Maybe they have a secret for perfect hydrangeas that I have never heard of? Such discoveries await!

Kriste Sullivan

Lead Sponsor: Kate Gibson

I am from wonderful Houston in the great state of Texas. I am most interested in growing in knowledge about all things blooming. I enjoy arranging flowers and look forward to learning about new aspects of gardening and beautification of our city. I am thrilled to be a part of the GCH and look forward to blooming friendships with The Soil Sisters and the GCH members. I also hope to gain knowledge about flowers, plants, and gardening from this group of experts.

Alexandra Tennant

Lead Sponsor: Melinda Nickens

I am from Houston. I enjoy relaxing in greenspace and incorporating seasonal color from my garden to add to my floral arrangements. This coming year I look forward to meeting fabulous ladies with a shared passion for learning about gardening and arranging florals!

Katherine Tower

Lead Sponsor: Margaret Rotan

I am a Ft. Worth girl, born and raised. My interest in gardening accelerated two years ago when I lost my mom and started an organic farming class. Besides it being fun, it was therapeutic and healing to connect with nature in such a simple and basic way. After raising three boys I am finally ready to stop and smell the roses! Not only smell them but learn everything I can about them and gardening, while getting to know my Soil Sisters and making more new friends within the Garden Club of Houston.

WE CAN’T WAIT TO GET TO KNOW YOU!

Let The Good Times Roll – New Orleans

Spring Trip April 28-30

We certainly rolled…

What a wonderful time we had in New Orleans. And what happens in New Orleans stays in New Orleans! We can tell you that 38 GCH ladies had a full schedule from the moment we landed and we were so lucky that the weather turned for the better on our first stop to the New Orleans Botanical Gardens that offers 10 acres of beautiful gardens located at City Park. A quick stop at Café Du Monde for their well-known beignets for our afternoon treat before touring three lovely homes and gardens in Metairie and three more in Uptown. We had very gracious ladies from both garden clubs in New Orleans helping with the tours. We ended our afternoon at New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute with specialty cocktails & treats made especially for GCH. Our busy day finale was dinner at Calcasieu in the warehouse district. The next morning, we toured the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 which is New Orleans’ most famous above-ground tombs and learned about the burial practices dating back 300 years. We shopped and lunched on Magazine Street and then were dropped off in the garden district. We toured four private homes and gardens that were stunning inside and out. At our fifth and final home we were treated to an amazing cocktail party with several members of both New Orleans clubs attending. It was fun making new friends and we all enjoyed their hospitality. Our dinner was at Arnauds’s in the French Quarter. Early Thursday morning we headed to Oak Alley Plantation, named for its distinguishing alley of southern live oak trees. We toured the Main house, the gardens and had a fabulous Cajun lunch. By the time we departed from NOLA , everyone had “pass a good time” or left with a little “Lagniappe”.

A Day in Brenham

On a breezy April day, about 30 members carpooled to the country. First stop was The John Fairey Garden, where Randy Twaddle met us and showed us the new and improved entry gardens, courtesy of our CCC. We had a wonderful tour of the property and the new bridge over the creek, and later shopped the greenhouses.

Next stop was lunch at Sharon and Chip Bryan’s beautiful home on bucolic rolling grounds. The property has been in the family since the 1800s! We were met there by Bill Welch and his wife Lucille. Appropriately, Sharon had a blooming Peggy Martin rose covering a part of her porch!

We left Sharon’s for a short trip to Independence and the Seward Plantation, now lovingly restored by Houstonians Cynthia and Wiley George. It is known to be one of the best restored pre-Civil War plantations in Texas. It is no longer open to the public, so we were very honored to see it!

Literally around the corner was the Rose Emporium, which had recently changed ownership. We were pleased to see that it was still cared for as it had been by the previous owners and many of us came home with roses to plant in our own gardens.

A great day in the country!

Horticulture Field Trip to Nature’s Way Resources and the Randall Family Farm

On one of those rare perfect spring weather days in Houston, GCH ladies ventured to Conroe and Montgomery for a fun and informative field trip. Our first stop was Nature’s Way Resources, where owner and founder John Ferguson gave us a tour of the facilities. We all know that Nature’s Way is the best resource for the highest quality compost, mulches and soil mixes. But we also learned that the operation includes environmentally friendly methods of organic waste disposal, grinding of land clearing vegetation and recycling of grass and leaves, diverting from the waste stream and saving valuable landfill space. John’s tip for the best looking lawn in town: spread ¼ to ½ inch of leaf mold compost on your yard each spring along with a natural fertilizer like MicroLife. If you do that year after year, the roots will grow deeper and will require much less water, and your lawn will be resistant to diseases like brown patch.

Our next stop was the beautiful Randall family farm in Montgomery, where we met Joe Icet, known as “Farmer Joe”. Joe has been working with Alice and Risher Randall to develop the Home Place garden on the farm to grow food for The Beacon, a center for the homeless in downtown Houston. Joe talked with us about how mushroom compost, wood chip mulch and mycelium make up his secret sauce to enrich the soil and produce an abundant harvest of vegetables for the Beacon. Many thanks to Alice and Risher for sharing their love of gardening and their lovely family farm with us!

Garden Club of America Appointments

Congratulations to these ladies who have been selected to serve in Garden Club of America positions for the coming year. The Garden Club of Houston is well represented.

Sara Ledbetter -GCA Vice Chair -Floral Design

Nellen Roland – GCA Vice Chair - Scholarship

Meg Tapp – GCA Treasurer – Visiting Gardens

Nancy Etheridge – Zone IX Representative - Garden History & Design

Liz Wozencraft – Zone IX Representative - Floral Design

The Garden Club of America

2023 Zone IX Meeting and Flower Show

The Annual Zone IX meeting hosted by The Garden Club of Jackson was held in Jackson, Mississippi from April 11-14, 2023. The city of Jackson was the lifelong home to literary icon and Pulitzer Prize winning author Eudora Welty. The theme for the week was “Flora & Eudora”. President-elect Estelle Lozmack, Floral Design delegate Tara Caldwell and I were honored to attend this meeting to represent The Garden Club of Houston. GCA Zone IX Representatives Nancy Keely (Judging), Margaret Pierce (Photography) and Liz Wozencraft (Flower Show) rounded out our group.

We arrived on Tuesday afternoon and were treated to a lovely dinner at the Old Capitol Museum. Wednesday morning, we arose early to arrange our required “Hort Challenge” entry and to enter the required 7 Horticulture entries that had carefully flown with us from Houston. The Hort Challenge was aptly named as each club was required to only use plants from the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s from a plant list provided of plants that would have grown in Eudora Welty’s garden during that time. Mary Sommers Pyne and Margaret Pierce’s fabulous cutting gardens came to our rescue for these special flowers as they had many on the list. Estelle brought a beautiful container representative of the 1920’s and expertly arranged our challenge entry. I am pleased to report that we took home 2nd place among the 21 clubs that entered. Among our Hort entries, we had 1sts, 2nds, and 3rds. Not bad considering that all were cut in Houston on Monday and judged on Wednesday. On behalf of our club, Tara Caldwell entered the Floral Design Class “A Parade in Bloom” and prepared a stunning arrangement capturing a 2nd place ribbon. Margaret Pierce showed off her photography skills entering a class entitled “Ladies in Spring”. Her beautiful photograph captured a close up of a flower grown from a bulb. Kelly Moneyhan created our required Botanical Arts entry for the class titled “Peering Intently” which required embellishment of a magnifying glass. Kelly not only won a blue ribbon but was awarded “Best in Show” for her amazing magnifying glass that featured plant crafted replicas of the famous Tiffany bee pin to “peer” at. This flower show was judged by members of our club that included Ruthie Kelly, Jenny Kempner, Laura Levenson, and Stephanie Shanks.

The business meetings featured fabulous speakers following the theme of Past, Present and Future. On Wednesday, the first presentation by One Writers’ Garden author Susan Haltom was about “Preserving the Past: The Welty Garden”. On Thursday, we had two presentations. In the morning Nicole Burke, author, podcaster, and owner of The Rooted Garden gave a fabulous talk “Planting in the Present: Kitchen Gardens”. The afternoon featured author and retired Chief Horticulturist of the Huntsville (Alabama) Botanical Garden who spoke on “Focusing on the Future: Native Plants”. Mr. Cotton drew upon many of the GCA Freedman Medal winners and extolled their virtues. It was exciting to see the 2014 winner Asclepias Tuberosa, Butterfly Weed proposed by GCH member Doris Heard and the 2021 Honorable Mention Prunus Mexicana, Mexican Plum Tree proposed by GCH Member Carol Price were among the plants he highlighted.

GCA President Debbie Oliver gave a lovely speech about GCA and thanked our Zone for all of our contributions acknowledging our affectionate nickname “The Divine Zone IX”. Our fabulous Zone IX leaders Nancy Montgomery (Chair, Club Committees) and Beth Whitney (Chair, Club Presidents) expertly facilitated our meetings. All of the Zone IX representatives, which included our own Nancy Keely, Margaret Pierce, and Liz Wozencraft, gave reports on their specific committees. The 21 Zone IX Presidents gave reports highlighting their clubs activities and accomplishments complete with pictures. Of note, the President’s reports were given in order of the year the club joined GCA. Only 2 clubs in our Zone were invited before GCH. Our club became a member of GCA in 1932 following Lookout Mountain (1923) and Memphis Garden Club (1925). We have a long and valued history with the Garden Club of America.

Mississippi is known as the “Hospitality State” and this meeting did not disappoint. In addition to dining at the Old Capital Museum, we visited Eudora Welty’s home and Garden, had small dinners in the Jackson club member’s homes, visited the Governor’s Mansion, and wrapped up the week with an Award’s Dinner at The Faulkner, a historic building in downtown Jackson that had sweeping views of the Old Capital, and the Pearl River basin. The Garden Club of Jackson extended to all attendees “Southern Hospitality” at its best.

Thank you for sending Estelle, Tara, and I to represent you at the “Divine Zone IX” meeting. It was an incredibly worthwhile event.

Nancy Kelley, President

February through April 2023 Donors

Major Gift Fund

In honor of Nancy W. Kelley from 2022-2023 GCH Advisory Board

In honor of The Garden Club of Houston from Nancy W. Kelley

In memory of Ann Johnson Gunn from Meg Tapp

In memory of Twyla Mae Tribble from Marianna Brewster

Community Fund

In honor of The Garden Club of Houston from Mary and Robert Trainer, Jr

In memory of Mr. John H. Lollar from Sara Ledbetter

In memory of Twyla Mae Tribble from Anne French

In memory of James Harris Hawley from Dallas McNamara and Stephanie Shanks

Endowment Fund

In memory of Twyla Mae Tribble from Judy and Charles Tate

In memory of Ellen Wayne Ormond Parkey from MariBen Ramsey & Karen Kahan

In memory of Larry Judson Gunn from Meg Tapp

Bulb and Plant Mart Fund

In honor of Julie Griffin from Meg Tapp

Spencer Workshop Fund

In memory of Carolyn Lupton from Marianna Brewster

REMINDER – Membership dues will be billed electronically by May 15th and payment must be received by May 31st. If a member has not paid by June 15th, she will not be included in the Green Book. If not paid by July 15th, a member forfeits her membership in the club. There is a pathway for reinstatement in the By-laws.

MARVELOUS MARIPOSAS

The Mariposas proved their Marvelousness at Florescence Metamorphosis! Each of our talented 2022-23 Provisionals submitted gorgeous and amazing Floral Designs in Class 5, representing insightful interpretations of the four "Seasons." Theirs has been a spring filled with creativity, diligence and frenetic energy as they worked on their designs. In Horticulture, they also entered one of three types of ferns they lovingly cared for throughout their Provisional year. Despite experiencing some "butterflies" about exhibiting in a Major GCA Flower Show at the MFAH, they all made a fantastic and impressive showing. A special thank you to the many members of our Club that have supported and encouraged our Mariposas in their migratory journey to becoming GCH Actives. How lucky we are to have such an enthusiastic, hard-working and talented group of new members!

Bulb & Plant Mart

Please join us to sign Underwriter letters Monday, May 15th, 10am-4pm and Tuesday May 16th 10am-6pm (Wine & Sign 4-6pm) at the home of Courtnay Elias, 818 Briar Ridge Dr., 77057. Also, many thanks to Elisabeth Bickham for her assistance. Don’t miss the fun!

Wed. 3 Advisory Board Meeting

Includes Outgoing and Incoming Chairs

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Followed by complimentary lunch

Home of Elisa Pye

Address in Green Book

Wed. 10 Annual Meeting

9:00 a.m. Coffee, 9:30 a.m. Meeting

“Changing of the Guard”

Followed by complimentary lunch The Bayou Club 8550 Memorial Dr., 77024

Thurs. 11 Membership AdmissionsSponsors Interest Meeting

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Home of Winifred Riser

Address in Green Book

Thurs. 11 Conservation & Horticulture Planning Meeting

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Home of Cabrina Owlsley

Address in Green Book

Mon. 15 BPM Underwriter Letters Signing

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Wine & Sign 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Home of Courtnay Elias

Address in Green Book

Tues. 16 Rienzi Garden Subcommittee Meeting

9:30 a.m. 1406 Kirby Dr., 77019

Sun. 24- GCA Annual Meeting

Wed. 24 Columbus, Ohio