Petal Pushers will have a special guest on August 22, 2023. Joan Karrie, who was the guest speaker at the State’s Garden Convention will give her talk on “Diamonds in the Desert”. It is educational and fun. Refreshments will be served. Location: Albuquerque Garden Center Time: 9:30 am. Guests Welcomed.
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- Jul 26, 2023
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At our May meeting we had a wonderful potluck and discussed plans for the future. The food was delicious and the conversation lively, as always. With our quorum we accepted nominations for officers and are excited to announce our officers for 2023-2024:
Co-Presidents: Donna Baremore and Judy Nickell
2nd Vice President: Jennifer Moreno
Treasurer: Gina Thoma
Secretary Michael Ann Tart
Officers were installed at the beginning of the June meeting with Mary Ann Moreno officiating.
What better way to begin the summer than filling June and July meetings with tree talks by arborist Bryan Suhr who discussed pruning and tree care. Bryan talked about having a pruning schedule for the tree beginning when it was planted to direct proper growth. He demonstrated correct tree pruning techniques and answered questions.
Bryan followed up in July with more information about tree care for various types of trees Toward the end of the meeting he led us on a tour of the Garden Center Gardens discussing the positives and negatives of different trees as well as pruning strategies for each.
After the June meeting, everyone had time to look at their own gardens and came with questions for Bryan. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to discuss issues we have with trees in our yards and to consider what species we might consider adding.
Valley Gardeners are better informed about care of our trees thanks to Bryan sharing his expertise with us.
Our August meeting will be at Los Griegos Community Center beginning at 6:30 pm. Guests are welcome. In August we will be discussing how to enter the State Fair Flower Show where many of us will also be volunteering.
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- Jun 29, 2023
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Since our first meeting in June
2019, this Council-approved
activity has filled a need for
those at the intersection of
gardening and reading.
Our motto is:
Gardening is good, more gardening is better, reading is best.
We meet on the first Monday of
the month (with a couple
exceptions) at 4:00 pm for
discussion and snacks. Our
meetings are generally hybrid,
with the in-person portion at the
Garden Center. Movie nights
(twice annually) are in-person
only.
Our meetings are free and open to the public.
Email us at: BotanicalBooksABQ@gmail.com to be put on our email list for regular updates and
reminders of upcoming discussions.
2023 Book Selections
January 9: The Sixteen Trees of the Somme, Lars Mytting
February 6: The Long, Long Life of Trees, Fiona Stafford
March 6: Elderflora, Jared Farmer
April 3: The Arbornaut, Meg Lowman
May 1: Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World, William Alexander
June 5: Plants and Crime, Alan Graham
July 10: movie and potluck - Rosemary and Thyme
August 7: Damsons - An ancient fruit in the modern kitchen, Sarah Conrad Gothie
September 11: The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak
October 2: The Book of Difficult Fruit, Kate Lebo
November 6: TBD
December 4: movie and potluck - TBD
For more information, email us at: BotanicalBooksABQ@gmail.com.
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