The purpose of Green Tree Garden Club is to promote the knowledge and love of gardening by providing education
and activities in the areas of conservation, horticulture and civic improvement.
and activities in the areas of conservation, horticulture and civic improvement.
Cheers to Cato Schley!!
On Tuesday, September 28th, GTGC member, Cato Schley was honored with the Zone XI Judging Award for her exceptional guidance and mentorship in the GCA judging program. GCA, Zone XI Flower Show Committee Representative, Chace Wolf, presented Cato with the award and many of our members gathered to celebrate!
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Fall Fundraising
Last year GTGC members had the opportunity to support our club by purchasing cherry products from Country Ovens of Door County. It was most successful, and we are pleased to announce that we will offer those products again this fall. In addition, we are adding several Burke Candy items to our lineup and are grateful to Julia Burke for her support of the Garden Club. These beautiful boxes of tasty treats are perfect hostess gifts and stocking stuffers. Please check your email for details on both offerings or contact Linda Stolz at 414-708-4969. As always, thanks for your participation in this fall fundraiser as well as our monthly Sendik's card sale. |
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Meeting Topic: Sewerage District Water Treatment Plan “From Toilet to Tap” or “From Showers to Flowers”
Speaker: Meredith Wittmann
Meeting Location: MMSD Milwaukee, Veolia Water Milwaukee
Have you ever wondered how our wastewater is treated and returned to Lake Michigan so it can be then turned into delicious drinking water?
We will find out on GTGC's tour of the Jones Island Water Reclamation Plant on Tuesday October 12th at 10am. Our business meeting and lunch will follow. Here is a link to the specifics of the tour. https://www.veolianorthamerica.com/milwaukee/educational-programs/group-tours
Representatives of Veolia, the entity with which Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District contracts to operate and maintain the facility, are the guides.
**Note that the tour will be an hour and 1/2. Long pants and closed toed shoes are required. Dress for the weather as some portions of the tour will be outside. Safety hats and glasses will be provided. There is ample parking.**
**Veolia Water Milwaukee 700 E Jones St 43S to I-794 Keep on I-794 to Port of Milwaukee and then take exit 3 Turn R onto S Carferry Dr and then R onto E Bay Street Turn L onto S Harbor Drive**
Any Questions? Please email Conservation Committee Chair Anne Noyes at noyesanne6@gmail.com
Speaker: Meredith Wittmann
Meeting Location: MMSD Milwaukee, Veolia Water Milwaukee
Have you ever wondered how our wastewater is treated and returned to Lake Michigan so it can be then turned into delicious drinking water?
We will find out on GTGC's tour of the Jones Island Water Reclamation Plant on Tuesday October 12th at 10am. Our business meeting and lunch will follow. Here is a link to the specifics of the tour. https://www.veolianorthamerica.com/milwaukee/educational-programs/group-tours
Representatives of Veolia, the entity with which Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District contracts to operate and maintain the facility, are the guides.
**Note that the tour will be an hour and 1/2. Long pants and closed toed shoes are required. Dress for the weather as some portions of the tour will be outside. Safety hats and glasses will be provided. There is ample parking.**
**Veolia Water Milwaukee 700 E Jones St 43S to I-794 Keep on I-794 to Port of Milwaukee and then take exit 3 Turn R onto S Carferry Dr and then R onto E Bay Street Turn L onto S Harbor Drive**
Any Questions? Please email Conservation Committee Chair Anne Noyes at noyesanne6@gmail.com
IN-CLUB FLOWER SHOW – At the Movies - November 9, 2021
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Our November membership meeting will feature an At the Movies themed flower show presented by our Floral Design Chair, Susan Terris and her committee. (St. Christopher’s Church, River Hills 10:00am - 2:00pm)
Teams of all active members will be put together and announced at the October meeting, along with guidelines for your tablescapes. Let your imagination run wild as you choose a movie of any genre: mystery, romance, comedy, black and white, silent movie or current, and then create a tablescape reflecting your choice. Active associates and affiliates, please let me know if you are interested in joining in, we’d love to put you on a team. susanhterris@gmail.com |
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Gierach Orchards
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On Wednesday, September 22, a group of twenty GTGC members gathered at Gierach Orchards on Bonniwell Road in Mequon to pick apples, sunflowers, and zinnias. Special thanks to Kieth of Gierach Orchards and to our Visiting Gardens Chair, Kristin Sheehan, for organizing a fun event! |
A warm GTGC welcome to our newest members!
Molly Allen
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Maureen D'Sousa
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Candice Elser
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Beth Hoover
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Affiliates' Day 2021
On September 21, we celebrated our wonderful affiliate members with a special event in Belgium. Many of our long-time members were treated to a lecture and garden tour by Impatient Gardener, Erin Schanen, (www.impatientgardener.com) followed by a tour of Judy Moon's spectacular lakefront property and a delicious luncheon. Many thanks to our fabulous hostess Judy Moon, organizer extraordinare Cato Schley, and able assistants Sherry Bourgious, Buffy Duback, Sara Murphy, Sarah Starrett, and Mary Sullivan.
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All enjoyed a beautiful fall morning at Bourner Botanical Gardens for our September 2021 membership meeting. Special thanks to Cindy Bohlen, Leslie Collings, Sally Kubly, Kathy Palmer, and Monnine Parnitzke for coordinating our scavenger hunt activity - and to Paulie McKown and Sarah Starrett for providing us with a delicious and eco-friendly breakfast during our pre-meeting social time! |
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Happy winners of the very challenging scavenger hunt: Sherry Bourgious, Barbara Frank, Bonnie Rohmer, and Karen Savage. The floral arrangement "prizes" were courtesy of Flowers of Dreams, the featured speaker for our January 2022 membership meeting.
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The fabulous magic of nature: these magnificent orchids truly look like their names!
White Egret Orchid (Habenaria Radiata)
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Laughing Bumble Bee Orchid (Ophrysbbomyblifora)
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Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana Major)
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Swaddled Babies (AnguloaUniflora)
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(Thanks for sharing, Sarah Starrett!)
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Following our January 12th Green Tree Garden Club Membership Meeting, the GH&D Committee presented "REVOLUTIONARY GARDENERS: Gardening wisdom from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson." First of a new GCA web series, it is a spectacular trip through two extraordinary and historically important gardens in the United States. Dean Norton and Peter Hatch discuss the considerations of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson when working in the dirt at their homes. We hope you will be inspired to bring these ideas to your home. Revolutionary recipes will be included!
Dean Norton, Director of Horticulture at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, recipient of the GCA's Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Medal, 2020.
Peter Hatch, Emeritus Director of Gardens & Grounds at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello recipient of the GCA's Historic Preservation Medal, 2011. 
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To augment this GCA program, our Garden History & Design Committee has provided an excellent article about America's earliest gardeners, written by Alison Culver. Please click on the link below. Revolutionary recipes are included!
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If you enjoyed this movie, you may also enjoy these highly recommended books:
Peter Hatch, "A Rich Spot of Earth: Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Gardens at Monticello"
Andrea Wulf, "Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation" and
"The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession"
Peter Hatch, "A Rich Spot of Earth: Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Gardens at Monticello"
Andrea Wulf, "Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation" and
"The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession"
2021 NATIONAL AFFAIRS & LEGISLATION CONFERENCE (NAL)
Feb 23-25 The GCA Conservation Committee hosted the 2021 National Affairs & Legislation Conference virtually this year. If you had to miss it or would like to revisit the featured speakers, a link to GCA's Conservation page is provided below.
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Speakers included nationally renowned leaders in the fight against climate change including experts from industry and non-profits, as well as some of our best scientific minds. Also addressing conference attendees, will be sponsors of key climate legislation that can move our nation closer to a healthy future for all.
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April 26, 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, social reformer and founder of American landscape architecture. Olmsted championed public parks and open spaces, and understood their link to the physical and mental health of communities. The GCA has embraced his work and encourages member clubs to celebrate it as well. Stay tuned for more information about GCA's initiative to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. For additional information, click the link below to be directed to our Garden History and Design page.
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Click the link below to to be directed to the National Association of Olmsted Parks (NAOP) website. It is a beautiful and well constructed website, which contains a considerable amount of very interesting information about Frederick Law Olmsted and his work.
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The GCA is taking advantage of social distancing requirements by offering all club members a series of exciting opportunities to learn and grow.
Conferences that could only be offered to a few GCA club members in the past will be available to every club member at no cost. For these conferences, we are assembling a powerhouse of speakers who will share with you their lifelong accumulation of knowledge and wisdom. But, we don’t plan to just tell you or teach you; we plan to involve you in dynamic experiences that will offer you the opportunity to apply what you have heard. |
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
Over the course of the year, you will receive online registrations for each of these events via Constant Contact. This means that you will be getting many more communications from the GCA than you have gotten in the past.
Contact us by writing to: GTGC, 10936 N. Port Washington Rd., #276, Mequon, WI 53092