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Sullivan Garden Club was privileged to have one of its members, Laura Friz, present
a most interesting and informative program centered around preserving the fruits and vegetables that we harvest. She demonstrated various aspects of canning, freezing, and dehydrating. Even the members who are seasoned in food preservation learned new information. Laura also teaches this class at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
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PRESIDENTS REPORT 2008
This was a busy year for us as we celebrated the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of our club.
JANUARY: This was a vacation month so no meeting was held.
FEBRUARY: As our theme for the month was “Conserving for the future”, a representative of the
Missouri Department of Conservation presented a program displaying different pelts of Missouri fur
bearing mammals.
MARCH: Norma Wilson and Ginny Branum (both Master Gardeners) demonstrated floral designs
based on our Anniversary theme “Past and Future”.
APRIL: Carol Eilerman a Master Flower Show Judge and State Horticulture Chairman, demonstrated
basic design of floral arrangements.
MAY: Becky Joseph (Master Gardener) held a workshop on the photography of flowers and birds.
Also this month eight of our members attended the State Convention in Jefferson City.
JUNE: We traveled to St. Albans, MO for our meeting and then on to St. Louis to visit the Baisch &
Skinner Floral Company.
JULY: We held our “Future Power Herb Luncheon” with each member bringing a dish prepared with
a different herb.
AUGUST: Joyce Oberle (Master Gardener) held the meeting at her home and presented information
on growing and propagating orchids.
SEPTEMBER: We held our meeting at Hillerman’s Nursery in Washington, MO. A floral designer
shared many ideas on fall arrangements.
OCTOBER: This was a very busy month as we had many special events to celebrate our Seventy
Fifth Anniversary. At our regular meeting our sister clubs from Cuba and Owensville were invited
to join us. Our speaker was Scott Woodbury, Horticulture Manager for the Shaw Nature Reserve.
He gave an informative program on the benefits of “Native Landscaping”.
On the tenth of the month officers of the club hosted a “ Member Appreciation breakfast".
On the seventeenth the public was invited to a “Tea” at the Sullivan Public Library. Many older
Yearbooks and pictures were on display for all to enjoy. Cake, cookies and punch were served.
As the final celebration of the month, several members of the club traveled to Sybil’s Restaurant
in St. James, MO for lunch.
WHAT A MONTH!!!!!!!!!!
NOVEMBER: The theme was “Decorating for the future”. Tracy Clayton was with us to demonstrate
making beautiful Christmas ornaments.
DECEMBER: This is the time we all shared our successes and failures in our gardening endeavors
this year and our plans for next year. The installation of the 2009 officers came at the conclusion
of our meeting.
Our club has grown and prospered this past year as we have added four new members.
It has been a wonderful experience for me these past two years serving as President. I am certain
with our new slate of officers we will continue to grow and learn much.
Judy Tiefenbrunn, President
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3 members attend the 2008 MCD Fall Meeting in St. Charles, Mo.
The 2008 meeting was held at First United Methodist Church in St. Charles, Mo. hosted by First
Capitol Garden Club members on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. 81 members and guests attended.
The main speaker was Derek Schrof, Ball See Co. Representative. He had a slide presentation of
new and underused plants for 2009.
Members of Sullivan Garden Club attended
"75th Diamond Jubilee" FGCM Convention on May 6-8, 2008
Click here to view the photos in the May 2008 album
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2007 Sullivan Garden Club
Sullivan Garden Club Members Attend Fall Meeting
Cuba Hills Garden Club Hosts 2007
Mid-Central District Fall Meeting October 23, 2007
"Growing Sunflowers"
The Cuba Hills Garden Club hosted the Mid-Central District Fall Meeting at the Wallace House on October
23, 2007. 56 members and guests were in attendance. The business meeting was followed by a lovely
luncheon and the installation of new district officers by 2007 - 2009 FGCM President, Maisie Keeser.
Richard Seidel, the guest presenter, told us about raising sunflowers on his 180 acre farm in Bourbon, Mo.
The sunflowers cover 2 acres and many visitors stop by to just stand in the sunflowers. He's hooked on them
and grows many "exotic" varieties. He displayed his Blue and Red Ribbons from the Crawford County Fair
of July 2006.
MCD will join with NED to create an Educational Display at the 75th Anniversary of FGCM in Jefferson City,
Mo. in 2008. The period for our display will be the 1930's & 1940's.
A silent auction as well as door prizes were the final activities of the day. $ 395 was raised by the silent
auction to benefit the district. A beautiful painted picture of a scenic view was also auctioned off by Cuba
Hills Garden Club.
Cuba Hills Garden Club Co-Pesidents, Bea Whiteside and Rosemary Gruver, welcomed club members
from each of the clubs in the district who all joined together to make the day a most enjoyable event.
Great job Cuba Hills for your gracious hospitality!
Click here to view the photos in the October 2007 album
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2006 Sullivan Garden Club Meetings and Events
Members attend MCD Fall Meeting
"Autumn Jewels"
October 24, 2006
Mid-Central District held it's fall meeting in New Melle, Mo. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at the New Melle
Lakes Golf Course. Sullivan Garden Club members attended. Boone Country Garden Club hosted this
year's meeting and did a fabulous job! The theme of the Annual Fall Meeting was "Autumn Jewels".
The guest speaker was Claudia Chopp, NGC Flower Show School Instructor & Accredited Master Judge,
provided a design program titled, "Designs with a Holiday Flair". 98 garden club members were in
attendance from the 10 clubs in our district. A silent auction raised $ 436 for the district treasury and
booths were set up to sell bulb baskets. A designer handbag booth, provided by Korki Kuhn, was used
as a raffle to raise funds to offset the expenses the host club incurred. Food donations were collected
for St. Vincent DePaul for the needy.
The menu included tossed salad, pork loin with cranberry chutney, scalloped potatoes, seasoned green
beans, sweet rolls and butter and of course a desert table that surpassed everyone's taste buds.
Homemade pies and the cooking of all the food was provided by this gracious club.
FGCM officers in attendance were Mary Ann Meador, President, Maisie Keeser, 1st Vice President and Jean
Roseman, 2nd Vice President. Sweatshirts were sold to benefit FGCM.
Awards for Club Yearbooks and Books of Evidence from the FGCM convention this summer were also
given out. It was a beautiful day filled with friendship!
Click here to view the photos in the October 2006 album
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2005 Sullivan Garden Club Meetings and Events
Sullivan Garden Club had a joint meeting on Aug. 2, 2005 with their sister clubs, Owensville Garden Club and Cuba Hills Garden Club at Peaceful Valley Lodge. The program was "Flower Stamping". This was a lively and noisy meeting. What a great time everyone had!
Click here to view the photos in the Aug. 2005 album
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Sullivan Garden Club Members attend Salad Luncheon April 21, 2005
Cuba Hills Garden Club Held it's Spring Luncheon at the Methodist Church on March 17, 2005.
Members from Sullivan Garden Club, Owensville and Steelville Garden Club attended. Elaine Fix,
Mid-Central District Director, spoke about the upcoming "Show Me" flower show to be held in Union,
Mo. on April 21.
Carol Eilermann, Flower Show Judge, designer and member of Owensville Garden Club gave a
presentation on "Flower Show Designs". Balance, dominance, contrast, rythum, scale, proportion
and repetition are all ellements of good design.
Click here to view the photos in the April 2005 album
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Updated 3/3/2011
