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CHGC Newsletter, April, 2016
April 1, 2016 at 6:48 AM
Joseph Purdy heyjoe.here@verizon.net

Next Meeting: The Camera In Your Pocket

Election Of Officers!

Hill Garden News

April, 2016

Election Of Officers
At Our April Annual Meeting"
Per our bylaws, an annual meeting of the members of the Capitol Hill Garden Club is held on the
second Tuesday in April each year for the purpose of electing officers and transacting other Club
business. Our 2016 Annual Meeting will coincide with our regular meeting on April 12.
In preparation for the election, the Board of Directors appointed a nominating committee that
included 3 active members: Sandra Bruce, Mary Ann Sroufe and Joyce Jones. The resulting candidates
for the officer positions were presented to the Club by the nominating committee at the March
meeting where other Club members were allowed to offer additional nominations, including selfnominations.
Our final list of candidates is: Gail Martin Giuffrida - President; Ed Peterman Vice President;
Elizabeth McClure Treasurer; and Barbara Marks Secretary.
A quorum will be necessary at the April meeting, and according to our bylaws a quorum is thirty
percent of the active members of the Club. We currently have 90 members and so well need at least
27 members present for a quorum. The officers will be elected by a majority vote of those members
present at the meeting.

Be sure to attend the April meeting! It is important that we have a quorum and that every
members voice be heard!
Of interest, our Clubs elections occur every 2 years, in even-numbered years. Each officer serves for
a term of two years beginning on June 15 following the election. No officer can be elected to the
same office for more than two consecutive terms, and each officer holds office until his successor has
been elected and been qualified. Officers do not receive any salary or other compensation for their
service.

service.

Gail, Ed, Liz and Barbara

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Our Next Meeting:

That Camera In Your Pocket

Featuring: Patty Hankins

That camera in your pocket How to take great flower and
garden pictures using your smart phone with Patty Hankins.
Tips on shooting, editing and displaying garden and flower
photos whether you are using a phone, point and shoot or SLR
camera. Ms. Hankins has lead a number of photography
workshops and safaris.
Her book Wildflower Mediations will be on sale after her
presentation.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

7:30 p.m.
Northeast Library
330 Seventh Street NE
(7th St. and Maryland Ave.)

Our Last Meeting:

Growing Roses In An Urban Garden

Featuring: Jay Jensen, American Rose Society

Basics and beyond: In one of our most informative meetings, our speaker
introduced us to growing techniques and varieties suitable to our micro-climate,
energy levels and environmental concerns.
His photos were wonderful, and the details in his PowerPoint incredibly valuable to
novice and experienced rose gardeners alike.

novice and experienced rose gardeners alike.

Mr. Jensen on several occasions referred to our Past President, Carol Edwards, as a
great source for information on organic rose gardening.
We hope to have a copy of his presentation posted to our website soon, and will let
members know when they can review and download it.
Members who are particularly interested in roses will want to visit the website for
the American Rose Society, or maybe consider joining. The Society exists to
promote the culture and appreciation of the rose, through education and research
to members, to local rose societies and their members, and to the public. After
you have seen the sampling of photos here, taken from their website, you'll want
to click the link below to visit their site and see even more!
Additional information on growing roses can be found on the Member's Articles pages of the our
Club's website in articles written by Carol Edwards.

The American Rose Society

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Other News from the Club:

Busy Morning - Eastern Market & Turtle Park

Saturday, April 9 will be a busy morning at Eastern Market and nearby Turtle Park. A short
commitment of your time and expertise will be greatly appreciated.
At 8:00 AM cleaning and mulching the tree boxes at the Markets north plaza and the adjacent area in
front of the natatorium will begin. The job should take about one hour. If possible, please bring
garden gloves, weeding tools and rakes. Contact Leanna at 301-332-5557 or
leanna.fenske@gmail.com if you will be able to help or have any questions.
Also on April 9, the Garden Club will be conducting a cleanup and
spring planting at Turtle Park, the triangle park just north of
Eastern Market at the intersection of North Carolina and
Independence Avenues, SE. We will work from 9:00 AM to 1:00
PM, but if you can only give us an hour of your time, we will find
a task for you. As many of you know, longtime CHGC member
Muriel Martin-Wein has cared for this park and encouraged
neighbors and garden club members to help her. She can no
longer do the gardening work herself, but will be present to advise us as to the various tasks to be
done. Please bring gardening gloves and pruners. Contact Vira at 546-2534 if you have any
questions. Please note that in case of rain on the 9th, this cleanup will be held on Sunday the 10th.

May Walk, Mark Your Calendar

May Walk, Mark Your Calendar

The May Garden Walk is a tour of our Capitol Hill neighborhood with stops at several carefully
selected homes or other locations showcasing the beauty of our springtime gardens.
The tour will be held Tuesday, May 10 and begins at 6:30. Refreshments are served after the walk.
Mark your calendar now, and watch for more information on our website and in the next newsletter.
The location of this year's walk will be announced soon.

June Party, Mark Your Calendar

The June Garden Party is our final event of the season and will again be held at the National
Arboretum. You will receive more information in the May newsletter, but mark your calendars for June
4, now so you won't miss out. Donna Brandes is running the party for us again this year, and she can
use your help, so please reach out to her if you can be part of her team.

Wanted: Newsletter Editor!

For the past 3 years, Joe Purdy has been the editor of our newsletter. But he
will be unable to do so next year, which means that the June issue will be his
last. Unless we find a replacement, there will be no newsletters for the 2016 2017 season.
If you have ever wanted to create, write and produce a newsletter, now is
your chance. You could use the software Joe uses, or find something else. The
Club's Communications Plan will help to guide through each issue, and Joe will
still be somewhere in the universe if you have questions next year.
This would be a great opportunity for 2 or 3 people to work on together, or
one person can do it.
To find out more, contact Joe who can clue you in on what would be required, how much time you
will need, etc.

Gardener's Exchange!
Every gardner has something they no longer want, and every gardener has
something in mind that they need. From too many iris's to extra hoes and
hoses, our website has a forum that has been created to bring the givers and
takers together, so everybody wins! Visit our website today to learn more
about how you can 'exchange' with other Club members.
Gardener's Exchange!

Volunteer Opportunity On the Program Committee

The Club's Program Committee is growing! Please take a look at what this committee does to see if
you'd like to join. This is a good committee to be on if you want to influence what types of

you'd like to join. This is a good committee to be on if you want to influence what types of
presentations we'll have at next years meetings.
Planning And Organizing of Topics Be part of the Program Committee who meets once in the Spring
to plan and decide what topics would be of interest to our members at the coming season's monthly
meetings (SeptemberNovember and JanuaryApril). To ensure a successful presentation, each
member of this committee commits to overseeing one presentation which involves getting a
commitment from the suggested speaker(s) to present at a specific meeting, preparing a short written
biographical description of the speaker and topic for the website, ensuring that the audio-visual
arrangements are made in advance of the presentation, and, as appropriate, obtaining a copy of the
presentation as far in advance as possible. At the meeting, the designated member introduces the
speaker prior to their talk, and does a short write up for the website after the presentation. The Chair
of this committee serves as an appointed member of the Board of Directors.
Please contact Sonia Conly at sconly1@verizon.net if you are interested.

Volunteer Help Needed at

National Capitol Area Garden Clubs, Inc.
NCAGC President Jo Sellers is in desperate need of one volunteer this Sat. April
2, 2016, to staff a table selling books at the Lahr Symposium at the National
Arboretum from 8:30am-2:30pm. If you can assist please contact Jo,
josellers@cox.net. Thank you!

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Dear Problem Lady,

Feeling beset by gardening problems? Send them to the Problem
Lady c/o dearproblemlady@gmail.com.
Your problems might prove instructive to others, and help them
feel superior to you. Complete anonymity is assured.

I have already hardened off some kale and broccoli seedlings. I

planted them in pots and planters outside. They are thriving. But snow is forecast for the weekend.
Should I bring the pots inside?
I believe that kale and broccoli can survive through a lot of cold. If these seedlings were mine I
probably would cover them with a sheet or a wide strip of plastic fastened down somehow. If you
choose plastic, do remember to remove it before sun shines on it, so your seedlings will not cook.

We long to grow our own tomatoes. We have tons of sun, but almost no space. Can regular sized
tomatoes thrive in pots?
Yes! But you must plant so-called Dwarf tomato plants. Sturdy and small, dwarf tomato plants have
been developed over the past ten years. Dwarf tomatoes are NOT the cherry-sized ones. They are
regular size, with all the succulence and superb flavor of hybrid, heirloom tomatoes, but grown on

regular size, with all the succulence and superb flavor of hybrid, heirloom tomatoes, but grown on
much smaller plants, perfect for pots and small spaces. Some favorites among many well-tested
varieties are Rosella Purple, Dwarf Emerald Giant, Dwarf Blazing Beauty and Dwarf Sweet Sue. Always
buy in seedling form. Online sources include heritageseeedmarket.com, southernexposure.com,
victoryseeds.com/swarf-tomato-project.html.

Why has my flowering quince not flowered at all this year?

Could its buds have opened and gotten zapped after the hot weather we had around Christmas 2015?

Gardening on Capitol Hill is now my sole income source. Since our small startup went public on April 1
of 2013 Ive needed 23 Post Office boxes just to handle incoming stock sales. You may be familiar
with our designer teas, brand name Dandelux. They are both medicinal and psychotropic. Our
company stock zoomed from $2 to $999 mostly in Europe before falling to a firm floor price of
$9.99. I took early retirement from DEA to negotiate regulatory and export easements. Last year the
Dutch Bourse dubbed Dandelux its Growth Stock of the Year. A photo of me on my front lawn, which
consists of thousands of softly puffing dandelion seed heads, was featured in British Vogue. I need
ideas by April 1 on how to ward off women who are after my money.
I cannot locate your property, which you say is on J Street NE. Please call soonest with the name of
what you are smoking.

Click Here to send your problem to Dear Problem Lady,

Visit the Capitol Hill Garden Club's website to previous questions and answers to the Dear Problem
Lady.
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Upcoming Local Events

You Have No Idea What You're Missing!

If you are one of those gardeners who is always looking for gardening-related activities in the DC
area, the look no further than the Capitol Hill Gardens Club's Local Events & Opportunities page on
our website.
Plan to visit this page often to see what new items are posted, or just visit the page one time and
click Subscribe. When you subscribe, you'll receive automatic emails each time a new activity is
posted.

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Contact Information
Ed Peterman, Vice President
Joseph Purdy, Webmaster

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