| Gardenettes Garden Club |
District
VI
Joint Tangipahoa Meeting - Feb 2013
submitted by A. Dunn -
Membership/Press Chairman
26Feb2012
|
Genesis Award - January and
February
Gardenettes
of Ponchatoula Member Maria Griener hands the Genesis Award to Dr.
David Cranford, Senior Pastor at the First Baptist Church of
Ponchatoula.
|
The
Gardenettes of Ponchatoula recently chose the First Baptist Church of
Ponchatoula, located at 325 E. Pine Street, to receive the Genesis
Award for the months of January and February. This award is
presented to businesses in the Ponchatoula area with exemplary
landscapes.
The new gardens at the church, installed by Prestige One Landscaping,
include variegated gingers, oak leaf hollies, spiral junipers,
loropetalums, Old Timey Snowball viburnums, and various under-story
groundcover plants in a sweeping curve design along the sides
and front of the church. The raised beds also accent the
office spaces, which used to be the original church, built in the
1920s. The First Baptist Church of Ponchatoula traces its
roots to 1900, but it did not officially organize until 1915.
There were thirty-five members at that time. Current
membership is about twelve hundred individuals.
Church members decided to funnel funds for the years 2012-2013 into a
Curb Appeal Project, and the Gardenettes of Ponchatoula applaud them
for what they have done thus far. Near-future plans are in
place to install more gardens around a new digital sign and also around
the Education Building along Fourth Street. Congratulations,
First Baptist Church of Ponchatoula for helping to beautify our lovely
town! |
| The Gardenettes is
a Ponchatoula garden club and is a member of
District VI of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation (LGCF) and the Deep
South Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC). submitted by M Griener |
Operation
We Care
Gardenettes member, Kathy Bedenbaugh, is shown holding the donations
the club and its members made to “Operation We Care”.
The funds go towards the purchase of king cakes and postage for the
shipments to our service men and women in Afghanistan.
For those who wish to donate, donate online at operationwecare.com.
God Bless America! |
|
Garden of the Month - Dec. 2012
In a home built in 1948 by her grandfather former Ponchatoula mayor and
fire chief John Dahmer, Jamene Dahmer has lived for the past three
years, tending the garden and earning the Gardenettes of Ponchatoula
Garden of the Month award for December. |
| A
former CEO of the Chamber of East St. Tammany and Hammond and currently
the vice-president of Resource Development for United Way, Jamene
researched plants, flowers, and layouts at the LSU Ag Center in Hammond
and with local citizen Kathy Welles. The end result is a
beautiful garden with a variety of color and texture. Bedding
plants of dianthus, pansies, snapdragons, ajuba, daylilies, agapanthus,
and lantana are thriving. Providing a backdrop and height are
ginger, crape myrtles, bottle brush, sweet olive, and
susanqua. Scattered among the full front garden are
frost-proof gardenias, hydrangeas, and knock-out roses.
Statuary and stepping stones further enhance this garden at 250 West
Magnolia. Along the driveway leading to a cottage in the back
are susanqua and azaleas. Pictured on the front porch are
Jamene, her mother, Sheila Reno, who helps with the gardening, and
friend John Fresina, who offers his gardening expertise. |
|
|
|
|
| The Gardenettes is
a Ponchatoula garden club and a member of District VI of the Louisiana
Garden Club Federation and the Deep South Region of the National Garden
Clubs, Inc. |
GARDENETTES
ENJOY PRESENTATION AT LSU AG CENTER
November 2012
>> article
& pics <<
Garden of the Month - Nov 2012
The
Gardenettes Garden Club of Ponchatoula recognized Sherry Klein of 454
East Oak as the November "Garden of the Month"
recipient.
The quaint cottage style garden is maintained by Sherry
herself.
She shared that her property was once an early brick yard on the east
side of down. Many of the bricks used to contain her flower beds were
dug from the property. Box wood shrubs are planted across the
front of the house and accented with a mixture of annuals of coleus,
periwinkle, pansy and blue liriope. Two oak trees accent the
side
flower beds with ornamental sweet potato vines of the "Blackie" and
"Margarita" variety used as ground covers. Three window boxes
in
front of the house have trailing sweet potato vines also. A
post
to the car port is wrapped with a jasmine vine, and a potted
poinsettia accents a circular flower bed in the center of the
yard. Sherry has a charming bench to sit and rest a while
that
holds an umbrella to shield you from the sun while you relax. |
|
Pictured
from left to right are Sherry Klein and Kathy Bruce, Gardenette member. |
| Gardenettes
are a Ponchatoula garden club and are members of District VI Louisiana
Garden Club Federation Inc. (LGCF) and members of the Deep South Region
of the National Garden Clubs Inc. (NGC). |
GARDENETTES ENJOY FALL DÉCOR AND FINE FOOD
View
Photo Page
The
Gardenettes of Ponchatoula held their October meeting at the home of
Gardenette member Lynda Byrd. Co-Hostesses for the meeting were Dale
Rieth, Diane Dufour and Cricket Ayala.
Lynda Byrd’s home was
beautifully decorated with colorful fall décor - autumn leaves,
pumpkins and colorful mums. The weather was cool and the members all
enjoyed the feeling of fall in the air and the beautiful fall designs.
Lynda and her daughter prepared a pot of delicious seafood gumbo and
the aroma filled the air. Many side dishes and desserts complemented
the main dish. After enjoying their meal and socializing, the members
got down to business.
Members present at the meeting were
hostess Lynda Byrd, President Dale Rieth, Diane Dufour, Cricket Ayala,
Margaret Bailey, Kathy Bruce, Diane Dufour, Adrienne Dunn, Vicky
Fannaly, Tonya Ferguson, Maria Griener, Sandra Haro, Debbie Henegan,
Cheryl Kuhn, Aimee Marcombe, Joan Morse, Cynthia Orgeron, Louise
Steadman and Pat Sweeney. The Gardenettes were also joined by several
members of the Community Garden Club - President Peggy Avery, Nell
Richards, Margaret Harding, Flora Nelson and Ellen Pusey.
After
reciting “The Collect” and the Pledge of Allegiance, President Rieth
called the meeting to order. The Treasurer’s Report and Minutes were
read and approved. Sandra Haro displayed a picture of the sewing
machine which she has donated to the club for a fund-raising raffle.
Long-time
member Vicky Fannaly gave a very informative presentation on applying
for the various awards offered by the Louisiana Garden Club Federation.
Members were given the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the
criteria for these awards. Margaret Bailey, Horticulture Chairman,
encouraged the members to vote for the members’ Floral Exhibits. Maria
Griener won First Place for her beautiful floral display. Members also
brought many beautiful horticulture specimens for display and
education. Margaret also gave the members some very useful information
on fall bulb planting.
President Rieth read the current
announcements about upcoming events, including a proposed plan for the
members to visit the Audubon Pilgrimage in St. Francisville in the
spring.
Each committee chairman gave a report on the activities
of their respective committees. Sandra Haro announced that the Garden
of the Month Award was given to Julie and Brian Desselles. The members
discussed options for maintaining the gardens at Collinswood and the
Butterfly Garden. Adrienne Dunn, Live Oak Chairman, gave information on
registering oak trees with the Live Oak Society. Joan Morse, who is a
long-time Ponchatoula resident, commented that the oak trees in
Ponchatoula mark an old Indian trail and are quite old. Joan has a
breathtaking oak tree in her front yard that has been registered with
the Live Oak Society for many years. All members of the community can
register their oak trees by obtaining the criteria and other
information at www.louisianagardenclubs.org then click on “Live Oak
Society”.
The Gardenettes then had fun drawing for door prizes. Door
prize winners were Cheryl Kuhn, Adrienne Dunn, Diane Dufour, Kathy
Bruce, Louise Steadman, Cricket Ayala, Debbie Henagan, Lynda Byrd and
Ellen Pusey. A fun and productive time was had by all!
Garden of the Month - Oct 2012
Pictured
from left to right are Julie Desselles and Barry Desselles.
|
|
|
The Gardenettes Garden Club of
Ponchatoula awarded "The Garden of the Month" for October to Barry and
Julie Desselles at 11511 Autumn Brook Dr., Ponchatoula, LA.
The Desselles' garden winds around the front of their home and is
filled with various flowers, shrubs, and bushes. Greeting you
at their front entrance is a beautiful flowing fountain which is
surrounded by Mexican heather, a gardenia tree, mums, liriope, bridal
wreath, hibiscus, cosmos, and magnolia. On each side of the
front entrance are sculpted juniper trees and on the lawn are Bradford
pear trees, crepe myrtles, Indian hawthorne, Japanese magnolia, and
flaming red maple. There are also accents in and around the
garden and lawn, an angel statue sits in front of a tree at the corner
of the house and a fall garden flag on the lawn. The
Desselles' take pride in their garden and lawn and the time
and effort they put into it is quite evident in its beauty.
Gardenettes are a Ponchatoula garden
club and are members of District VI Louisiana Garden Club Federation
Inc. (LGCF) and members of the Deep South Region of the National Garden
Clubs Inc. (NGC).
|
|
The GENESIS AWARD
has been presented to the Ponchatoula Area Recreation Department #1
(PARD) for July and August by the Gardenettes of Ponchatoula.
Receiving
the award from Gardenette member Kathy Bedenbaugh is Dr. William E.
Wheat, Chairman of the Board , and Cathy Brignac, Executive
Administrator and Board Secretary.
The recreation
facility offers a wide range of activities for the families in and
around Ponchatoula. The complex is located on 90 beautifully landscaped
acres on Hoover Road east of Ponchatoula. There are numerous baseball
and football fields that are used by recreational leagues and the
beautiful, double gymnasium features a walking track, a concession area
and a conference room used by many locals. A large pavilion, located
towards the entrance of the facility, is available for special
functions.
The grounds are immaculate and the landscaping is
first rate. A massive Live Oak tree hovers near a children’s playground
offering shade to all visitors. Cypress trees line most of the pathways
and pink, lavender, watermelon and white crepe myrtles, along with
Bradford pears, maples, pecans, Schumard oaks, sycamores are
meticulously placed around various fields and concession areas. Areas
near the gymnasium and the pavilion are landscaped with crepe myrtles,
azaleas, iris, hawthorne, “Little Gem” magnolias, red Knock-out roses,
ornamental grasses and bridal wreath.
As some of the young trees
mature, there will be more shaded areas for visitors to watch the
ballgames. A soon-to-be added fenced playground will be a welcomed
addition for our smaller playground visitors.
PARC is a special
place for all of those living in the southern part of Tangipahoa Parish
to be proud of and to enjoy. The Gardenettes are proud to present this
award to all of the employees that continue to maintain the parks
beauty.
The Gardenettes are members of District VI of the
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. and the Deep South Region of the
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
|
Garden of the Month
July
2012
The
Gardenettes Garden Club of Ponchatoula awarded "The Garden of the
Month" for July to George and Terry Traylor at 40448 Pumpkin
Center Road, Hammond LA. The driveway leading up to the
Traylor's
lovely home is lined with blooming Crepe Myrtle trees and the walkway
leading to the front door is lined with Firepower Mandinas.
The
garden is abundant with Knock-Out Roses, Mexican Heather, evergreen
trees and Blue Liriope. Hanging above the front porch are
four
flourishing Boston Fern. The Traylor's own and operate
Grocery
Salvage LLC on Punpkin Center Road.
Gardenettes
are a Ponchatoula garden club and are members of District VI Louisiana
Garden Club Federation Inc. (LGCF) and members of the Deep South Region
of the National Garden Clubs Inc. (NGC). |
Pictured from left to right are
George Traylor and Terry Traylor.
|
|
|
|
