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The Spring Newsletter is out!
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Dear CFGC Members,
You may sometimes wonder what types of articles we want for the Connection. First of all, we want news about your club and news about upcoming events of interest to our members. Remember to tell us the who, what, when, where, why and how.
Next, anything about gardening. It needs to be informative and detailed. If you routinely get a bumper crop of tomatoes, what variety do you plant, what’s the pH of your soil, what do you do about cutworms, how much do you water, etc. Pretend a new neighbor from out of state who knows nothing about gardening is asking.
If you feel like you’re not an expert, get over it. We all learn from exchanging information, even if the information is “I tried this and it didn’t work.”
We can use reviews: book reviews, website reviews, video reviews, new product reviews. I don’t think the reviews have to be on the latest book out. I’d love to know which books are your favorite go-tos for information and why. Which videos on YouTube are the best on creating terrariums, planting iris or making bee hives?
As well as media reviews, descriptions of gardens and nature trails you’ve visited, here in Colorado and elsewhere. What do you think of Botanica in Wichita? Cross Orchards in Grand Junction? Why should a garden club member make a point of visiting? Pictures are good. (Check on permissions.)
What do you do with what you grow? Do you make bird houses from your gourds, potpourri from your herbs, salsa from your tomatoes and peppers? Right now, I’m wondering what to do with all the baby spider plants I’ve got.
Tips and tricks: have you figured out a good way to dig a deep hole without dislocating a hip or a knee? Share.
I do need to caution folks who want to submit something that we cannot use copyrighted works without permission. That poem that was read at your last garden club meeting may have been big hit, but unless you wrote it, we can’t use it, unfortunately.
Meanwhile, happy planting! It’s spring again!
Susan Pelto
Editor
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National Garden Clubs Newsletter
Check out the latest newsletter from the National Garden Clubs, Keeping in Touch.
In this issue you’ll find informative information and stories on:
• The President’s Greeting and Travel Schedule
• NGC Schools News
• Gardening Study
• Landscape Design
• Environmental Studies
• Bee a Wildlife Action Hero
– Habitat…Let There Be Life
• Environmental Concerns
• Blue Ribbon Pollinator Exhibit
• Nocturnal Pollinators
• Smokey Bear By the Numbers
• Plant It Pink!
• Membership Ideas
• “The POD”
• Leap Into Leadership!
• News from the Regions
• In Memoriam