- Troy Garden Club is located in Troy, Mo.
- Organized May 10, 1934
- Federated September 5, 1938
- 2011 membership is 21 and is limited to 30
- Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month in member's homes at 7 pm
CONTACT: Virginia Holloway, 2011 President, at (573) 898-5301
or mamaholloway@hotmail.com to attend a meeting
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2010 NEWS & MEETINGS
2010 Holiday House Tour
175 members from the community toured the homes of Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Bishop, Mr. & Mrs. Brand Wommack, Mr. & Mrs. Gary Luck, Mr. & Mrs. Martin Meyer and the Lincoln County Historical Society museum on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010.
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YARD OF THE MONTH - SEPTEMBER
The Troy Garden Club awarded the September Yard of the Month to the George Scott family at 544 Bridgeway Dr, Troy, Mo. Louise Peterson, garden club member, with Betty Judd, along with her husband Daniel, reside in the lower level of the residence with her daughter and son in-law (the Scotts). Betty is the gardener for the family. She has had a passion for flower gardening for over 20 years and states her hobby is part of God's work. The garage is her work space where she also does flower arranging for her church and friends. There is a special plot by the garage where she tests new perennials and annuals to see where they will thrive best.
Click here to view the photo in the Sept. 2010 album
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YARD OF THE MONTH - AUGUST
Troy Garden Club has awarded the Yard of the Month for August to Jim and Harriet Zuroweste at 120 Monroe St. in Troy. The Zurowestes have lived in this 1926 Craftsman bungalow built by Dee Thurman since 1985 and are only the second owners. They are both avid gardeners and many winter evenings are spent planning their vegetable and flower gardens for the spring. They are consistently making new additions. Each year, people and friends will see some new designs with their flowers that complement their home.
Click here to view the photo in the Aug. 2010 album
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YARD OF THE MONTH - JULY
Louise Peterson and Maggie Harrell presented the Yard of the Month award for July to Gene and Helen Dwyer who live at 11 Graystone Drive in Troy, Mo.
Click here to view the photo in the July 2010 album
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YARD OF THE MONTH - JUNE
Maggie Harrell presented Linda Dude with the Troy Garden Club Yard of the Month Award for June. Ron and Linda Dude's home is at # 16 Woods Fort.
Click here to view the photo in the June 2010 album
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2009 Troy Garden Club Holiday Home Tour
The Troy Garden Club is pleased to announce that the Annual Holiday Home Tour plans are underway. This year's tour will be on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, from 1-4 pm. A holiday tea will begin at noon at the banquet facility at the Mc Coy-Blossom Funeral Home.
This year's participants are:
Hawk Point Community Church - 322 Maple St., Hawk Point. Having been in existence for over 155 years, this lovely church will be full of traditional holicay decor.
Jack and Janie Haley - Many Christmas trees, including a 7.5 foot noble fir grace this home. Family heirlooms and antiques will be lovingly displayed on every level.
Harry and Carla Jones - Nestled in the trees this modern day two story home is a mix of modern and antique architectural elements including a pre-Civil War era stair railing leading to the second story and a 19th century fireplace mantle.
Gene and Ruth Goodsen - This home was built for love and marriage and it certainly goes together like a horse and carriage. There are many holiday traditions in this comfy home.
The Rev. Darrell and Laura Alley - Darrell and Laura love to share a warm cozy traditional Christmas wrapped in the love of their new friends.
Click here to view the photos in the Dec. 2009 album
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August Yard of the Month
Kevin and Kathy Flynn at 81 Southgate Drive in Troy, Mo. were presented with the Yard of the Month award for August, sponsored by the Troy Garden Club. They received a $ 25.00 gift certificate from the Mercantile Outlet from Faye Pavelka, Yard of the Month Chairman.
Click here to view the photo in the August 2009 album
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July Yard of the Month
John and Fran Tienter were presented with the July Yard of the Month award. The Teinters live at 405 Bluff Dr, Troy, Mo. Faye Pavelka, Yard of the Month Chairman presented them with a $ 25.00 gift certificate from Troy Flower Show. The sign, which is normally in the yard, was damaged in the recent storms and is being repaired.
Click here to view the photo in the July 2009 album
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June Yard of the Month
Patty Schroer accepts the Yard of the Month award for June from Faye Pavelka. The gift certificate is from Tory Flower and Gift. The Schroers reside at 423 Estates Drive in Troy, Mo.
Click here to view the photo in the June 2009 album
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Troy Garden Club Share Arbor Day Celebration With Sacred Heart Students
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Each year, the Troy Garden Club celebrates Arbor Day by planting trees throughout the area. This year, they held this event at the Sacred Heart School in Troy on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 10 a.m. Students and teachers gathered outside for the ceremony.
Mari Blossom, of the Arbor Day Committee, opened the Arbor Day celebration with an introduction and dedication. The Honor Guard (Lincoln County Sheriff's Department) was also present. Younger students watched the Honor Guard with wide-eyes as they marched down the school's soccer field.
After Sister Jeannette Fennewald led the Pledge of Allegiance, Troy Mayor Charles "Pheeze" Kemper explained how many of the trees around the community had been planted by the Troy Garden Club. The trees not only beautified the city, but also provide oxygen and help clean the air.
Rev. Darrell Alley gave prayers of dedication, which reminded all those in attendance of the importance of creation and all living things.
Arbor Day Committee Member Louise Clark Peterson shared with the students a brief history of Arbor Day. "The first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska," said Peterson. "It was the brainchild of Julius Sterling Morton."
Throughout his career, he worked to improve agricultural techniques throughout the United States during his term as Secretary of Agriculture, under President Grover Cleveland.
On Nebraska's first Arbor Day, more than one million trees were planted. In 1885, Nebraska made Arbor Day a legal holiday, choosing the date April 22 because it coincided with Morton's birthday. In 1970, President Richard Nixon proclaimed the last Friday in April as National Arbor Day.
"Julius Morton would be proud," said Peterson in the closing of her speech.
After the speakers, the students gathered around to learn how to plant a seedling. Steve Holloway, members of the committee, chose a volunteer from the students, Michael Larson. Holloway went through the steps to properly plant a seedling with Michael demonstrating the steps.
Snow Hill Nursery planted the trees, both at Sacred Heart School and Troy Manor, taking place later that day. Each fourth-grade student in Sacred Heart, Troy, Hawk Point and Moscow Mills schools received a Flowering Dogwood seedling to plant.
Click here to view the photos in the April 2009 album
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Members Attend Mid-Central District Spring Meeting
The Mid-Central District Spring meeting was held in Union, Mo. at the Culinary School at East Central College on Thursday, April 16, 2009 from 9 am till 1 pm. The speaker was Jean Morris, Secretary of the St. Louis Iris Society. She gave a great slide presentation on "Irises All Through the Year". 73 members registered.
The Treasurer reported we have a total of over $10,000 in our account. The Nominating Committee made up of Sharon Parson, Pat Schnarr and Jan Wolf reported that the slate of officers for 2009 - 2011 will be Kris Corey, District Director, Nan McCabe, Assistant District Director, Joyce Wiley, Secretary and Mary Niemann as Treasurer.
Kris Corey gave a report of the upcoming 2010 FGCM Convention that MCD will be hosting. The theme is "Swing into Spring" and will be held on April 22 - 24, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield. Room rates are $ 85.00 per night
Nan McCabe, President of Jardin du Lac, invited everyone to the MCD Fall Meeting at the Community Association building at Lake St. Louis on Oct. 20, 2009.
A silent auction was held and $ 408 was raised for the district.
The meeting adjourned and the 2010 FGCM Convention committee met with representatives from the district to be assigned duties at the convention.
Click here to view the photos in the April 2009 album
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2008 Troy Garden Club Dec. 2008
Mary Jane Helmich, a life long member of our garden club passed away. Everyone will miss her presence and her chocolate meringue pies she brought to the annual picnic. Our thoughts are with her family. Her name has been placed in the FGCM Honor Book.
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Oct. 2008
We are saddened to learn that Sara Moxley, a long time member of the Troy Garden Club, passed away a few weeks ago. She was a past Mid-Central District Director and was very active until a few years ago. Are thoughts are with her family. Her name has been placed in the FGCM Honor Book.
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6 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.
Click here to view the photos in the Oct. 2008 album
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June 2008 Yard of the Month
Click here to view the photo in the June 2008 album
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2007 Troy Garden Club
Troy Garden Club Celebrates Arbor Day, April 7, 2007
Click here to view the photos in the April 2007 album
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"Looking Up" Flower Show hosted by O'Fallon Iris Society
Troy Garden Club member, Elaine Fix, entered 4 designs in the O'Fallon Iris Society flower show, "Looking Up". It was held on Sunday, June 10, 2007 at the Holiday Inn in Wentzville, Mo. from 1 pm to 4 pm. Beve Creely also assisting with the show set up. Duane Cookson and Gene Fink attended.
"Even with the Spring freeze, we still had a Horticulture Class!", said club President, Ginni Hill.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Click here to view the photos in the June 2007 album
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Troy Garden Club - 2007 Yard of the Month Honorees
Troy Garden Club awards a "Yard of the Month" award during April through September to honor members of our community that beautify their property with excellent plant material and landscape design. Congratulations to this year's winners!
Click here to view the winners in the Sept. 2007 album
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2007 CITATION GIVEN TO BODINE ALUMINUM
The Troy Garden Club recently presented a Federated Garden Club of Missouri, Inc. Citation to Bodine Aluminum. Citations are given by Federated Garden Clubs to businesses in communities that beautify their grounds. This creates a pleasant place for employees to work. Presenting the Citation is Virginia Holloway, President. Randy Nekula, Facility Manager accepts the award.
Bodine Aluminum, Inc. has over 700 Team members and has been in Lincoln County since 1991. In addition to the Troy, Mo plant, additional locations include St. Louis, MO and Jackson, TN. Bodine is a subsidiary of Toyota and manufactures aluminum castings for Toyota's North American produced vehicles.
Congratulations, Bodine Aluminum!
Troy Garden Club January Meeting
The January 22, 2007 Troy Garden Club meeting was held at the home of Elaine Fix. The program was, "Wild Mushrooms of Missouri" given by Shannon Stevens, President of the Missouri Mycological Society. A power point presentation went into details of each species of mushrooms found in the state. Everyone enjoyed the presentation very much. 22 members were in attendance and 4 guests. A desert of Elaine's famous "Chocolate Torte" was served.
Click here to view the photos in the Nov. 2007 album
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2006 Troy Garden Club
"Art in Bloom", February 24 - 26, 2006
The Saint Louis Art Museum played host to this years "Art in Bloom". Floral arrangements inspired by works of art were done by area florists and Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc. members. If you missed this show, you missed a good one!
Members from the Troy Garden Club had a great day!
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Arbor Day, April 7, 2006
The Troy Garden Club, a member of Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc, Central Region and National Garden Clubs, Inc. held it's annual Arbor Day celebration on April 7, 2006 at the Lincoln County Council on Aging in Troy, Mo. Mayor Charles Kemper gave a welcoming speech to the approximately 40 attendees. Four Emerald Arborvitae trees were dedicated to commemorate Arbor Day. Presenters from the Troy Garden Club were President of the club, Virginia Holloway, and members Emily Ball, Mari Blossom, Joe Feldmann, Donna Feldmann, Gene Fink, Elaine Fix, Sara Moxley and Glenna Udre. Also present were the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department who presented the colors, Joyce Gillispie who sang the National Anthem and God Bless America and Youth Minister, Zachary Hufty from Troy First Baptist Church who gave a prayer of dedication.
Troy Garden Club Member Tour June 3, 2006
Troy Garden Club held it's member tour on Saturday, June 3, 2006. 15 members attended with the following gardens toured:
Vern and Beve Creely; Linda Bickel; Janice Dickmeyer; Faye Pavelka; Elaine Fix
Each garden was unique and a great day was had by all!
"Down the Garden Path" 2006 - A Public Garden Tour
Troy Garden Club held it's second annual public garden tour on June 24, 2006 from 9 am till 2 pm. 5 gardens were featured. Gardens on the tour were Stephen and Agnes Flyzik, Robin Gosnell, Paul and Sandra Weiland, Rob and Tonya McDaniel and Jerry and Marleen Sutterfield. It was a beautiful day and guests really enjoyed themselves with refreshments and gifts.
Troy Garden Club - Flower Stamping August 2006
The Troy Garden Club held it's August meeting "Flower Stamping" on dish towels, shirts and napkins. The original dye plants worked best.
Click here to view the photos in the Aug. 2006 album
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Members Attend Landscape Design School II
The 2006 Landscape Design Class sponsored by National Garden Clubs, Inc. was held on Oct. 10 - 12, 2006. Approximately 35 Federated garden club members and others interested in landscape design attended the class.
Topics covered were:
Site Design and Landform - Randal Mardis, ASLA Landscape Architect, Owner Landscape Technologies, St Charles, Mo.; Development of Landscape - Design in Early America; Landscape as a Learning Experience
Landscape Design Process - John Bell, ASLA - Private Practice; Structures in the Garden
Community Landscape Management - Hunter Beckhan ASLA; Preservation of Historic Sites
Plants Selection - William Rupert, National Nursery Products; Plants in the Landscape.
Members attending the class were Elaine Fix and Sandra Weiland.
Troy Garden Club Members attend MCD Fall Meeting
Mid-Central District held it's fall meeting in New Melle, Mo. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at the New Melle Lakes Golf Course. 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 money for the district treasury and booths were set up to sell bulb baskets and 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. Boone Country won a $25.00 prize for having the most members (32) at the meeting. Troy Garden Club sent 11 members to the meeting.
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!
"PLANTS OF MERIT"
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MARY ANN FINK, COORDINATOR, MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Troy Garden Club had their monthly program on November 27, 2006 and invited Mary Ann Fink, Coordinator of the Plants of Merit program, from the Missouri Botanical Garden to give a presentation. 23 members were in attendance. 8 guests from the Lewis & Clark Garden Club attended and 2 guest from our "Yard of the Month" recipients.
The Plants of Merit program was formed in 1998 from an idea to research and promote underutilized and outstanding plants that are dependable growers for the lower Midwest region. In the current brochure, 55 plants receive recognition. Emeritus Plants of Merit include 59 varieties of annuals, perennials, shrubs & vines and trees. Emeritus plants represent those plants that have been in the program for two or more years. Even though they are "graduates" from the active list, Emeritis plants remain reliable choices for our area.
In the experience of the horticulture staff at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Center for Home Gardening, there are many plant selections among the annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees that are underutilized in the home landscape. Their low popularity is not because of poor performance or unusual characteristics in growth, form or function, but simply for the lack of being well known. Horticulturists recognize good plants by their ability to perform in a specific climate for a series of years. Growth characteristics, maintenance requirements, pest and disease tolerance and adaptive usefulness are a few factors that distinguish plants from one another.
Some of the plants chosen for display at the Center for Home Gardening are not well known to residential gardeners and homeowners, but should be acknowledged for their outstanding qualities and dependable performance. These plants have been singled out as Plants of Merit. We would like to encourage gardeners to consider purchasing these plants to increase the diversity of plants in the landscape and extend the pleasure of growing good plants. More information about each of the Plants of Merit can be obtained at the Center for Home Gardening.
Click here to view the photos in the Nov. 2006 album
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2005 Troy Garden Club
Troy Garden Club Installs 2006 Officers
The Troy Garden Club held their Christmas Party at the home of Sandy Coons, President. A lavish assortment of goodies were enjoyed and gifts distributed. The 2006 Officers were installed by Glenna Udre. The Poinsettia cake was given to Bob Simmons, Editor, of the Lincoln County Journal newspaper in thanks for all the publicity the club has received in the past year.
Troy Garden Club hosts 22nd Holiday House Tour Dec. 11, 2005
Four beautiful homes were on this year's 22nd Holiday House Tour, sponsored by the Troy Garden Club. Joe and Shelly Orf's renovated home, David and Brenda Thornhill's renovated farm house, Darrell and Michele Gutermuth's new home and Tom Anderson's renovated home. Friedens United Church of Christ celebrated their German heritage. This church congregation is 134 years old. Tour tickets sold out! Many thanks to everyone who made this a great house tour!
2005 Mid-Central District Fall Meeting
The 2005 Mid-Central District Annual Fall Meeting was hosted by Twin Chimney's Garden Club was held at Christy's Banquet Center in O'Fallon, Mo. on October 18, 2005. The theme was "A Victorian Tea".
Members attend Landscape Design School at National Headquarters
Series 8, Course 1 of the Landscape Design School was offered through NGC on October 4-6, 2005 at NGC headquarters at Missouri Botanical Gardens. Members attending learned the basics of Landscape Design to further their interests in gardening. Course 2 - 4 will be offered in the future to obtain a Landscape Design Study Program Consultant Certification.
Hosta Leaf Casting meeting held Sept. 26, 2005
The Troy Garden Club held it's Sept. meeting at the home of Elaine Fix. The program was a workshop and members made cement leaf castings using Hosta leaves, cement, sand and water. What a great time we all had!
July 25, 2005 Cuiver River State Park Picnic
Troy Garden Club held it's July meeting at Cuiver River State Park in Troy, Mo. Park Naturalist, Bruce Schuette, spoke to the group about "Natural Communities" of plant and animal cultures at the park. The "chefs" of the club cooked up a wonderful meal of fried chicken, biscuits and sweet potato wedges. Everyone brought a covered dish to share. Mary Jane Helmich brought her "famous chocolate pie". We had a great evening and even had a little breeze. 21 members and their husbands attended the feast!
“Down the Garden Path”
A Garden Tour sponsored by Troy Garden Club
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Tickets $10 (children under age 12, free)
Gardens are open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Start of Tour
Guides and maps may be picked up at
Lincoln County Council on Aging
1380 Boone Street
Troy, Mo.
from
9 am to 10:30 am
Tickets on sale at USBank, Peoples Bank, Community State Bank, Troy Flower Shop, Hair Design Team, Sugar Grove Growers and Troy Garden Center. Tickets are limited.
GARDENS:
Troy - Gene Fink and Duane Cookson feature a vast array of sun and shade plants in about two acres space. Featured are the region’s largest collect of registered daylilies and a shade house filled with hostas. This garden was on the Hemerocallis National Tour in 2004, as well as the Regional Hemerocallis Tour of 2002.
Winfield - Elaine and Tom Fix are primarily shade gardeners with a collection of 212 varieties of hostas, 16 varieties of coral bells and numerous other shade-loving plants. A system of paths and plantings invites visitors into the woods behind their home. The garden has been on tour for the St. Louis Hosta Society.
Hawk Point - Jerry Brown maintains a wildflower garden featuring native plants. Nine acres of fields have been converted to tall grass prairie and six acres of indigenous oak and hickory woodland are under improvement. Walking trails wind throughout. Native flowering plants are replacing the structured English garden as the temperamental roses die out.
Truxton - Bill and Sharron Canelos garden atop a hill outside of Truxton. The garden is a series of theme mini-gardens, including a meditation garden featuring shade plants, a whimsical elfdom, and an operational garden railroad landscaped with miniature plants. One-fourth scale versions of New Truxton buildings from the World’s Fair era highlight the garden structures.
The size and landscape features of these gardens would present difficulty for persons of limited mobility and are not suited to strollers or wheelchairs. To help alleviate parking, it is suggested that visitors car-pool to these gardens from LCCOA in Troy, Mo. Children are welcome to share in this experience, but must remain with a parent at all times. Rain or Shine Event - Tickets are non-refundable
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2005 Member's Gardens
Troy Garden Club Receives Grant for $ 200 for America-A-Bloom
FGCM awarded Mid-Central District $1,000.00 to be used toward their "America A-Bloom" project. Five clubs in the district applied for the award. The Troy Garden Club planted a Thunderchild Crabapple at Community Opportunities on April 8, 2005. Community Opportunities provides services to people in the community with developmental disabilities. Congratulations!
Member attends 2005 FGCM Convention
On April 26 - 28, 2005 Central District of FGCM hosted the 72nd FGCM Annual Convention at Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Mo. 340 members from around the state attended the convention. All districts submitted Educational exhibits on flowering trees that will be taken to the Sedalia State Fair in the fall.
Claudia Chopp presented the Artistic Design Program, 'Designs by the Book' after the barbecue which was followed by a 'Moonlight Cruise' on Lake of the Ozarks.
Three seminars featured Jim Rathert, Nature Photographer, "In Focus", Karen "Mimo" Davis, Cut Flower Specialist, "Wild Thangs" and Terry Gordon, Resource Forester and Mark Grueber, Urban Forester from the Mo Dept of Conservation held, "A Splash of Color" program.
What fun we all had!
2005 Home & Garden Show Winner
Elaine Fix, member of Troy Garden Club, entered the Horticulture Division, Class 5, at the 2005 Home & Garden Show "Create a Garden Palette" and took Best of Show - Horticulture Division. She was presented with the NGC Special Recognition Award by Sue Reed, Co-Chairman of the Flower Show Committee. Congratulations, Elaine, for a beautiful Amaryllis!
TROY GARDEN CLUB RECYCLES - DO YOU?
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Elaine Fix
The Troy Garden Club, Conservation Committee, has taken on a new project by making the community aware of the need to recycle.
In the City of Troy, Christian Disposal provides recycling containers to the public for curbside recycling of glass, colored or clear, 1-8# plastic containers, newspaper, cardboard, including cereal boxes and office paper and aluminum/tin cans. As of Feb. 2005, only 30% of the residents of Troy recycle and only 15% of the residents of Moscow Mills do. This service is included in your trash pickup service for no extra charge. Give them a call to have a red recycling container provided to you for next Wednesday's pickup at 1-866-522-3781.
Another source for recycling in Lincoln County is:
Earthwise Industries
1386 S. Main St
Troy, Mo.
From January through March 20, 2005, Earthwise Industries processed 80 tons - 160,050 lbs - of newspapers and expects to recycle 200 tons by the end of the year.
The average individual produces 4 lbs of waste a day, and the average home produces 4,000 lbs of waste a year. One 3-foot stack of newspaper equals one 30-foot tree. (In 2004 about 70% of the Post Dispatch was made from recycled paper). In 1990, Missouri had 72 landfills that would accept solid waste from municipalities. By 1998, there were only 27 such landfills and in 2001 fewer than 25.
Each quarter in 2005 the club will feature an article in the Lincoln County Journal relating to a different material to be recycled.
Sources: Missouri Recycling Association, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Chesterfield Citizens Committee for the Environment, Earth Day Canada, Waste Age magazine and the Clean Air Council.
Click here to view the photos in the March 2005 album
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2004 Troy Garden Club
21st Holiday House Tour Held
The Troy Garden Club held its 21st Holiday House Tour on December 12, 2004. There were three homes, a bed & breakfast and a church on the tour. 387 tickets were sold at $ 7.00 each. Members helped at the tea that was held at the Troy Elks Lodge by providing punch and homemade cookies. What a day of fun it was!
Click here to view the photos in the December 2004 album
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Dahlia Tour Oct. 28, 2004
Troy Garden Club members visited the Dahlia garden of Hank Solterman on Oct. 28, 2004. It was the end of the season but Dahlia's were doing their best to put on a final showing. They were lovely!
He can be contacted for tours at:
Hank Solterman
10415 Canter Way Dr
St Louis, Mo 63114
(314) 427-3247
Click here to view the photos in the Oct. 2004 album
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Member's Garden on 2004 Regional Day Lily Tour
Duane Cookson and Gene Fink's garden was featured on the 2004 Regional Day Lily Tour on July 1 - 2, 2004. Over 600 convention attendees toured their garden that featured over 1800 daylily varieties, several iris, hosta plants, annuals and perennials. Troy Garden Club members dead headed the daylilies the day before the tour. It was a great way for the National Daylily Society to see a Midwest garden at it's peak. The photos say it all.
Congratulations, Duane and Gene!
Click here to view the photos in the July 2004 album
