February Meeting: Harmony in the Garden
- The Rutland Garden Club
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min read
A lively meeting on a brisk February day! 30 members and a guest attended, lovely refreshments and neighborly conversations enjoyed. Thank you as always to the Refreshment Committee! Sue asked us to check the Yearbook to see when we have signed up to be on the Hospitality committee for each meeting - also, please check the Yearbook to see if your name and address are correct!
Members are reminded they are always invited as guests to attend the Board meetings (which precede the monthly meetings); the Board meets just across the street, at the Rutland Historical Society.
Esther thanked the hard-working Bow Makers who crafted the lovely red ribbons for this year's Wreath Sale: Valerie, Michele, Charlotte, Betsy M and Jan - couldn't do it without you! Many thanks from all.
Horticulture: Becky and the Bulb Potters met (twice now!) - now we are up to 2200 bulbs planted - and more were brought to the meeting to take home to try for ourselves.
Workshops:
* Dish Garden workshop upcoming on Feb 23, 10 am at the Courcelle Building - just bring your dish. Soil and plants provided - small cost - see minutes in your email.
* Winter Sowing workshop upcoming on Feb 26, 10 am at the Courcelle Building. Bring a translucent container (plastic is best, as it will need to be cut). Soil, seeds and tape provided. Winter sowing is very successful in our zone for lupines, bachelor buttons and poppies. - Create your own mini-greenhouse!
Our inspiring presenter, Rebecca Sweet, engaged us in a dynamic ZOOM presentation. Please look at your handout (attached below) on her counsel for creating harmony in our gardens: "The simultaneous use of color, texture and form to create a pleasing combination of elements as a whole". Rebecca focused our attention on many great points:
"Look with fresh eyes and Declutter" [use a camera, set to black and white to find lackluster forms]
"Edit" - identify unsuccessful plants and remove them
"One-of-each-itis" - use color to tie different plants together- look for bits of color to enhance, as well as complimentary colors
Use FOLIAGE as well as hard elements
Repeat and CONTRAST the color and shape of plants
Look for repeating shapes of leaves, as well as the overall forms: globular, weeping, angular, comical, and spiral shapes. Rebecca gave us a fun demonstration of what to look for and what to see! (Click on the photos below for full screen views).
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