The Coconut Grove Garden Club

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1 EST The Coconut Grove Garden Club Our mission is one of Community Outreach and Involvement through Fraternity and Gardening. We support Sustainable Lifestyles through Education and Participation in the defense against waste of our country s natural resources, its soil, minerals, flora, waters and wildlife. Welcome Back Gardeners! Bienvenidos de vuelta; Bon retour, Willkommen zuruck, Ben tornado! After a long, hot summer and many miles traveled, the welcomes back all its beloved members. After the hiccup of September, we want to jump right in with the spirit of community involvement, pursuit of knowledge and mastery of our cultivation skills. We hope to discuss ways to assist in the Post Irma denuding of many areas of town, as there is so much work to be done to help our neighbors and iconic civic areas. Members and Associates: Please consider chairing a Post Irma committee to investigate ways we might be of increased service to our beautiful community. *Photos: Custard Apple.

2 Message From The President EST Dear Gardeners, We re off to a great start to our 66 th year! The word for this year is Involvement. The more you commit to the club, the greater benefits you ll find in your membership. There are so many opportunities to deepen your involvement. The Labyrinth at St. Stephen s church will require on-going maintenance and support. Please make yourself known to Margaret Hoeveler if you can support this effort. Our Inquisitive Gardeners Group beautifies the world, one garden at a time, sharing the art and science of gardening to support our amazing habitat. Andrea Clement is the liaison to the board representing this group. She will be the person you should contact for additional information. Opportunities for fellowship abound in the teams that work so diligently to bring us the Holiday Party and the Kampong Luncheon. Reach out to our new members: Jocelyn Tennille, Pippa Milne, Vilma Pesciallo, Julie Kelley, Roberta Schultz, Emily Hector Clemente and Norma May Isakow. Our bylaws require that all active members participate in at least one committee. If you missed our first meeting, please me your first and second choice of committees. We are most fortunate to live in this beautiful paradise and to have found one another. Let s pay it forward and enthusiastically support one another and the town we all love so well. Warmest regards, Jean Anne Davis

3 EST Look For These New Members! Roberta Schultz Julie Kelly Vilma Pesciallo Jocelyn Tennille Pippa Milne Emily Hector Clemente Norma May Isakow (Frank) (Behrooz Garabaghi) (Henk) (Abraham) Many Thanks! Many thanks to Dr. Carl Lewis of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for his wonderful lecture on the vertical gardens of Singapore. In an era of urban sprawl and crowded accommodations on a global scale, vertical gardening is evolving not only as a beautification technique, but as an integrated lifestyle of urban vegetable gardens and cooperative food sources. Singapore exhibits great innovation in its approach to integrating flora into expanding urban development. In addition, Dr. Lewis brought the up to speed on the state of FTBG, post hurricane Irma. The Garden has certainly suffered setbacks, but is recovering nicely under the watchful eye of staff and volunteers. VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED, so please consider donating a few hours of your time to this worthy effort. Financial contributions are always appreciated and perpetually needed.

4 EST Sandra Farwell s Garden Now that we re all back from vacation and have gardens that are more or less cleaned up from the hurricane, I thought I would offer some tips that are specific to this time of year and to posthurricane conditions. You may have noticed that in the wake of the stress put on our trees and shrubs from the heavy winds of the hurricane, most of these same trees and shrubs are responding by putting on a rapid flush of growth. This is a great time to prune our shrubs to allow for their best uniform growth and most attractive shapes. You will be rewarded by a beautiful shrub in the spring and a flush of flowers in their next bloom cycle. Some of our more fragile shade loving plants are getting a bit too much sun. To protect them you could put a taller potted shrub or tree next to them to give them some temporary shade or plant something that grows quickly (like a papaya. See picture). This can be taken out once the surrounding trees have grown large enough to provide the needed shade. If you have orchids, be on the lookout for fungus or leaf burn. Both show up as black spots on the leaves. You can tell the difference by noticing that the sunburn is typically on the top of the leaf where the sun hits it. Black spot fungus usually starts on new or tender growth and spreads rapidly. Sunburn is not a big problem for your orchid, just move it into a shadier spot. Black spot needs to be addressed immediately. With a sterile tool (sharp clippers or a razor blade) cut off every

5 EST bit of black spot going into the healthy tissue to make sure every bit has been removed. Once the infected parts have been removed apply a fungicide to protect the remaining healthy tissue. Cinnamon is an excellent fungicide. Apply it directly to the parts of the plant that have been cut. I also recommend drenching all of the plants in the vicinity of the affected plant with a fungicide. A prophylactic fungicide such as Truban or Terrazole can be used if the disease is detected early. For more advanced cases use a systemic fungicide like Aliette or Subdue. Captan, Dithane M-45 and Physan 20 have also been recommended by some growers for the control of black rot. This is also a great time to pick up free mulch which is great for fertilizing your hungry trees. I haven t seen mulch available through Miami Dade but many of the tree trimming companies and landscaping companies will either bring it to your house or have it available for you to pick up with your truck. Let me know if you have any questions regarding your gardens or specific plants. I will be happy to try to help. Happy gardening!

6 EST Upcoming Events -

7 EST The Holiday Party 2017

8 EST Next Meeting: November 9, 2017 Speaker Craig Morell Director of The Kampong Topic: Tropical Resilience After Irma Where: The Kampong 9:30 am Social. 10:00 am Meeting and Program 4013 Douglas Road, Coconut Grove, FL 33133

9 The Inquisitive Gardeners EST The Inquisitive Gardeners is made up of Coconut Grove Garden Club members with varied gardening experience who love digging around the garden and learning about plants. The best part of the group is that they enjoy sharing their knowledge with other members. If you re not sure how to plant an area of your garden, one of the Inquisitive Gardeners will probably know how, or be able to point you in the right direction to figure it out. The Inquisitive Gardeners, a branch of the Club, meets on the first Monday after each regular monthly meeting. To join the group, Andrea Clement at andreaclement@bellsouth.net and ask her to add you to the group's mailing list. This is the main way the group communicates. Join us for some extra special consultation and camaraderie! RSVP TO ALL EVENTS As a matter of courtesy and efficiency, the will expect an RSVP from each member who plans to attend a meeting or an event. It s a tremendous effort for each gathering to be hosted without a snag and we owe it to our committees and hosts to respect this effort and keep them in sync with the needs of the day. 2pollyedwards@gmail.com. Thanks ever so much 2017 Coconut Grove Garden Club. For submissions to the newsletter contact: myhoeveler@tropigraphics.com