President s Message. Cynthia Lyssy. The Guadalupe Gardener August 2017

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1 The Guadalupe Gardener August 2017 Photo by Marvin T Taylor Extension Service Inside this issue: A monthly publication of the Guadalupe County Master Gardeners in cooperation with the Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension, Guadalupe County President s Message Upcoming Speakers, Something to Think About Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities Native Plant, County Fair Garden & Craft Fair 5 July Meeting Photos 6 Facebook Update 7 Wandering Gardener 8 International Master Gardener Convention Christian Cupboard Polley Mansion Update 12 Member photos 13 This Fantastic Beautiful 14 Master Naturalist flyer 15 Continuing Education Volunteer Recognition 19 Calendar of Events I hope our Master Gardeners are staying cool in the shade, as we see triple digit heat with no rain in the forecast. It is a great time to solarize your garden. Make plans to start your seeds for your cruciferous vegetables and others going into your fall garden. There is no need to pay for a gym membership; we have several worthy projects ongoing year round. Our approved garden list can be found on VMS. With area schools starting soon, volunteers are needed to mentor teachers with the Jr. Master Garden program Learn, Grow, Eat & Go in the La Vernia and Seguin ISD. Check with our leaders of the community gardens and Red Barn to see how you can help plant and maintain these gardens. Plans are underway for the Guadalupe County Fair to be held October th. Sign up soon. The Veterans Memorial Park is seeing progress. Our Class 30 starts August 8 th, and members can attend for continuing education. Our board election is around the corner too. Ask yourself, Is it time for me to step up to the plate and be an officer? Can I dedicate one year of my time to Master Gardeners? Cynthia Lyssy Events Continued/ KWED Radio 21 Members in Service 22 1

2 Upcoming Meeting Speakers Thursday, August 17 th - Brian and Shirley Loflin will speak to us on native grasses. He and his wife, Shirley, have published 3 books and will have them on sale after the talk. They will talk about the importance of grasses on the carbon and water cycles, itsimportance to wildlife, and its use in soil stabilization and land restoration. Thursday, September 21 st - Minnette Marr from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will speak to us on seed collecting and seed banks. Minnette is a plant conservationist and curates the herbarium and the seed bank at the Wildflower Center. This will be great information for all of us who got excited about seed collecting after watching the Seed movie. Thursday, October 19th - Our own Jerry McNulty will speak to us on plant propagation in preparation of our March/April 2018 plant sales. Thursday, November 16th Speaker TBA, election of officers Friday, December 1st Christmas social Something to think about At our August membership meeting, a nominating committee was elected to help find members to fill our open Board positions for next year. Please consider running for one of the following positions: President elect (1 year term) Vice President (1 year term) Secretary (1 year term) Education chair Volunteer chair Please contact Cynthia Lyssy at cmlyssy@prodigy.net if you are interested in a position. 2

3 Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities Every Monday the MG office/library is open from 8:30am-noon except for holidays. Volunteers are always needed. Contact Betty Hughes at or Join GCMG volunteers at the Veteran s Memorial Park in Marion every Monday from 8:00 am - 11:00 am. The park is located next to the Schulz Nursery parking lot. Contact Joyce Friesenhahn at or omaannie2@gmail.com. Every Tuesday and Friday are work days at the Guadalupe County Community Garden. Check with Ann Odvody at odvodyd@swbell.net or for start hour and access at other times. Master Gardeners meet every Thursday, and every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to around noon until further notice at the Gutierrez Xeriscape Park, 1231 Borgfeld Rd, Schertz for tree pruning, weeding, mulching, superstar plant bed creation, and general plant/park maintenance etc. Bring water, sun protection, gloves, tools, and a team attitude. Points of contact are: Kim kimdarr70855@yahoo.com or ; or Judy Stanley at jstanley20@satx.rr.com Please Kim to be added to the notification list in case of changes in the schedule. Every Friday at 9am is a workday in the gardens at the Big Red Barn. Check with Janice Knobles at or jmknobles@yahoo.com for details. If Saturdays are your thing, The KWED Master Gardener Lawn and Garden Show is always looking for volunteers. Contact Beth Zies at , or to cactusmargarita@sbcglobal.net On Friday, August 11 th at 8am, Master Gardener volunteers are needed at La Vernia Primary to help prep the school gardens for the new year. Located at 249 S FM 1346 south of Hwy 87. The gardens are in the back of the school. Turn on Alexandria Place just before the school. Bring your tools. Water provided. Contact is Iris Seale Photo by Marvin T Taylor 3

4 Native Plant Society Offers Ideas for a Mail Box Garden Every Texas gardener has a dry, sunny, empty spot - sometimes out by the mail box or a lamp post. What will grow there? To give a home curbside appeal, the Guadalupe chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas has recommendations for a Mail Box Garden. These colorful and hardy native plants are suited to our region, easy to maintain and very drought-tolerant. Just be sure to leave the mail box approach clear for the mail carrier. Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) is a tough Texas shrub with tall red blooms like flying flags. Barbados Cherry (Maipighia glabra) is a native that sounds exotic but grows wild from Texas to the Caribbean. Its pink flowers and red berries will cheer up any entrance. Bright yellow Zexmenia (Wedelia hispida) will add summerlong blooms. Mexican Feathergrass (Nassella tenuissima) is a bunch grass that doesn't need mowing. It makes silvery-green mounds and feathery stalks in any hot, sun-filled location. Free brochures depicting the Mail Box Garden, its spacing and care, are now available at Maldonado Nursery and The Green Gate in Seguin and at Schulz Nursery in Marion. These nurseries participate in the Native Plant Society's NICE program promoting native plants instead of common exotics. The Native Plant Society of Texas is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to promoting native plant research, preservation and use through local chapters around the state. For more information on local meetings, visit npsot.org/wp/guadalupe. Please save for the Guadalupe County Fair The Guadalupe County Fair will be held October 12-15, We are collecting supplies for the arts and craft projects. We need: toilet paper rolls for binoculars, tin cans for fire flies, and red caps for lady bugs. Tin cans (15 oz. or smaller) must have the label removed and washed clean. Red caps from milk (such as Oak Farms or WalMart brand) must be washed clean. These caps must be the screw on type. Toilet paper rolls and red caps can be dropped off with Carol Calentine or left at the MG office. Tin cans be left at the storage shed in the tub. Thanks so much for your assistance. For questions, you can Cynthia Lyssy at cmlyssy@prodigy.net. 4

5 GARDEN & CRAFT FAIR SEPTEMBER 30, :00 a.m. -2:00 p.m ELBEL ROAD, SCHERTZ, TX 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Tour of Garden 10:15 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. Building an Elevated Garden Dale Odvody & Bill Nodine 11:30 a.m. Cooking What You Grow Denise Bonds FREE HOT DOGS RAFFLE ARTS AND CRAFTS For info: Mary Terri Crafter Spaces: $25 Sponsored by: Guadalupe County Master Gardeners, Guadalupe County Community Garden, & Texas A & M AgriLife 5

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7 We re really having fun in The Guadalupe Master Gardeners Facebook Group. So many photos of beautiful flowers, garden critters, helpful ideas, and inspirational projects. We re up to 108 members and we ve got lots of room for more! This month Peggy Jones wowed us with some great pictures from the IMGC she attended in Portland, OR. It sure looked nice and cool there and all the beautiful flowers! Speaking of flowers, Jerry McNulty had some great photos this last month and you should see his produce and cute garden toads! Another visiting critter was a beautiful Swallowtail Butterfly that Kim Tessanne shared. Mary Miller continues to give us uplifting messages to inspire us. We ve had lots of plant and tree problem questions come in. We really need more Master Gardeners to help with the public s problem plants, hint, hint... A new feature we ve been playing with for the Guadalupe Master Gardeners Facebook Group is videos of live streaming at the Seguin Farmer s Market on Saturday mornings at the Silver Center on Court Street. You can watch it live at 7:55 am to see the fresh produce available that day, or sleep in and take a peek at the video later, but don t wait too long, the produce and farm fresh eggs are usually gone by 11:00 am. We d love to see your photos too, it s very easy to join. All you need to do is log into Facebook and in the search box type Guadalupe County Master Gardeners, the Group will show up, click on it and request to join, you re guaranteed to be approved. Still need help joining? Just give me a call at (830) or me at adrippel@gmail.com and I d be happy to walk you through the procedure for joining the group or even how to create your new account for Facebook, all questions are welcome. To all the members, keep those photos, questions, links, and advice coming. We all enjoy the posts. Thank you everyone for sharing! April Rippel Class 27 7

8 Botanical Cactus Garden, Henderson, Nevada The Wandering Gardener Marilyn Moltz I became aware of this garden in 2009 when I attended the IMGC in Las Vegas. This is part of Ethel M Chocolate Factory. It is a 3 acre garden which is half cacti and succulents and half desert trees and shrubs. It is well laid out with almost everything labeled. It has wide paved walkways and is easy for any level of mobility. There are benches to sit and enjoy your surroundings throughout the garden. The garden has over 350 species, from the large Sonora Desert Saguaro to small desert floor cacti species. They have names like Beaver Tail, Hedgehog and Teddy Bear. There are the colorful shrubs Baja Fairy Duster and Pride of Barbados. We were there two weeks after the cacti had bloomed but the garden still had color with the pink and purple prickly pear and barrel cactus with its colorful thorns. If you are in Las Vegas and want a peaceful walk, this is the place to go. The address says Henderson, but it is only 20 minutes from the strip. I saw pictures of it during the holidays and they wrap the trees and plants in lights for the city to come and see (people wrapping thorny plants with lights that would be something to see). This is a free garden and don t forget that it is next door to the Ethel M Chocolate factory. There is a free tour of the chocolate factory and a store which sells some very tasty souvenirs. 8

9 International Master Gardener Conference 2017 The Wandering Gardener Marilyn Moltz The International Master Gardener Conference was held July in Portland Oregon. This was my fifth (and possibly my last) conference. As with any 5 day conference there will be things you like and those you don t. By Friday it was really a long week for a retired person not used to sitting all day in seminars. If you have not been to a conference, either state, regional or international, I wholly encourage you to attend one. These conferences offer much to see and do and you get to meet gardeners from all over the country and see what their clubs are doing, which I find very interesting. Portland is a city with much to offer. There were pre, during and post conference tours. They offered tours to go west to the Pacific Ocean, Astoria, lighthouses, east to the Columbia Gorge area, or you could do half or full day tours around Portland. The tours gave you the chance to visit home gardens that you otherwise would not have access to, local nurseries and their behind the scene work, or public areas around Portland. These include the International Rose Test Garden, Lan SU Chinese Garden, brewery blocks, the Eco district, waterfront district and more. The seminars covered many subjects with 3 seminar times offered each day with 5 subjects you could pick from each time. The seminars were 1-1 3/4 hours long. Most of the ones I attended were very informative. The speakers were local and from across the country. The IMGC is only held every 2 years will be held in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania on June I understand they will be going to Longwood Gardens which is one of my favorites! 9

10 Christian Cupboard Community Garden Update Kay McElveen We are making great progress at the Cupboard Community Garden. I wish I had taken some before pictures so you could see the jungle that was most of the garden. We removed a bunch of wild 15 ft. tall sunflowers, moved and reduced a compost pile that was too deep to turn and had huge pieces of material that was probably going to take a decade to compost, laid out some new beds and moved soil into them. I need to clarify who we is. There are 3 or 4 Master Gardeners who have been working on this but a huge thanks goes to a group of high school kids on a mission trip. The parents of Mike Ceyanes, the Youth Director of the Abiding Faith Lutheran Church in San Antonio, volunteer at the Cupboard. Each year when he takes them his young people on a mission trip they spend a day helping at the Cupboard. This year about half of the 22 young people worked with us in the garden. It would have taken us weeks to get done what they were able to accomplish in a morning. As a result of their efforts, except for some tilling, we are ready to plant the beds for the fall. The Master Gardeners working at the Cupboard Community Garden have also donated a hose reel and a shed in which to store the tools. Our next steps are to till and plant the beds. Also to start some container gardens. There is a concrete area (once a foundation for a garage) that gets great sun, so we plan to use it for container gardens/ demonstrations. We are not scheduling a work day. This is a perfect project for people whose schedule doesn t allow them to work with the other MG projects. If you would like to come claim a section to plant & maintain either bed or containers or would like to just come weed, etc. feel free to do so. If you have questions about what is going on you can contact Kay McElveen, hkaymcelveen@gmail.com, C:

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12 Polley Mansion Update Back in March of 2017, the following ladies had a work day at Polley Mansion. Sylvia Skorupa, Kay Cover, Penny Gonzalez, Barbara Heuerman, Dixie Bradbury, Iris Seale and Murphy the dog. They planted along the fence behind them. Look at that fence line now! The fruits of your labor are beautiful. 12

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14 This Fantastic Beautiful A garden movie review Cathy Kirk This Fantastic Beautiful is an enchanting English movie starring a lovely young actress, Jessica Brown Findlay, in the title role of Bella Brown. The movie opens with baby Bella being raised by a family of geese. Yes, some of the story is a bit odd, but the themes are universal. Where does the garden part come in? About a third of the way into the story, we discover that, while budding writer Bella keeps a perfect home, her garden has fallen into ruin. The landlord pays a visit and informs Bella that she is in violation of her lease agreement due to the condition of her garden. She must restore it or face eviction in 30 days. Bella is afraid of nature (maybe because of her early upbringing), but she wants to keep her home. Thus, we follow her as she rejuvenates her garden and her lonely life. Bella acquires a male housekeeper following his dispute with her grumpy, meddling next door neighbor. Because the housekeeper is a fabulous cook, the neighbor becomes Bella's garden mentor in exchange for meals. I won't divulge more of the plot, but it has several interesting characters and two beautiful gardens. If you watch PBS or Harry Potter movies, some of the actors will be familiar to you. The movie has a five star Amazon rating. I rented it on Dish TV, but you can find it on other streaming outlets or get the DVD. Next month, another review. If you have a favorite garden movie, let me know. I will watch it and write up the review so we can share it in the newsletter. 14

15 Guadalupe Master Naturalist Training Class Texas Master Naturalists are volunteers possessing a desire to learn about the natural world around them and give back to their community. If you have an interest in: Conservation of Texas natural resources Learning from experts in all areas of the natural sciences Sharing nature-related information with others Building new friendships and working with people sharing your same interests YOU are a perfect candidate to join the Texas Master Naturalist program! CLASS SCHEDULE Every other Tuesday September 5 November 28, 2017 Plus educational Saturday field trips! LOCATION Schertz Community Center North 3501 Morning Dr., Schertz, TX Carpooling from Seguin will be an option Sponsored by Texas Parks & Wildlife and Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension, the Master Naturalist program has three components students commit to: 1] Initial Training 2] Volunteer service 3] Continued Advanced Training TIME 6:00 9:00 p.m. COST $ Includes curriculum book, nametags, t-shirt Applications available: On our website AgriLife Extension, 210 E. Live Oak, Seguin, TX Schertz Parks & Recreation, 10 Commercial Place, Building 10, Schertz, TX Sandy Bryant, sbryant@schertz.com or For more information contact class coordinators: Tom Hardaway Marilyn Anderson tehardaway@yahoo.com MarilynA@access4less.net Interested? Take a picture with your phone 15

16 Continuing Education Opportunities Fall Garden Training for School Gardens Hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service And Comal Master Gardeners Guadalupe County Master Gardeners are invited to participate in the following classes. Registration is on their website. There is no charge for the August 9 th class. The other 3 are $10.00 as stated. August 9, 2017, Tye Preston Library, South Access Rd. Canyon Lake, JMG Elementary leadership training. 9:00 am 1:00 pm. Register on txmg.org/comal under Training or by e- mailing maryhelenphillips@usa.net. This training is appropriate for elementary school teachers, parents and staff. Master Gardeners are also encouraged to attend. Participants will learn hands on lessons and activities to implement concepts of instruction that emphasize Science, Math, Language Arts/Reading, Writing, Social Studies, Physical Education, Health, Horticulture, and Nutrition; all with a solid correlation to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards. Lunch is provided at no charge. August 10, 2017, Mountain Valley Middle School, 1165 Sattler Rd. Canyon Lake, JMG Secondary leadership training. 9:00 am 1:00 pm. Register on txmg.org/comal under Training or by e- mailing maryhelenphillips@usa.net. This training is appropriate for secondary teachers, parents and staff. Master Gardeners are also encouraged to attend. Participants will learn hands on lessons and activities and collaborate to explore project based learning to implement science concepts including soil, composting, water conservation, aquifers, watersheds and wetlands all with a solid correlation to the Texas Essential Knowledge and skills (TEKS) standards. Participants will learn about rain water harvesting and drip irrigation. A $10.00 registration fee will cover the cost of a boxed lunch. 16

17 September 23, 2017 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 325 Resource Dr., New Braunfels, General horticultural training. 8:30 am 1:00 pm. Register on txmg.org/comal under Training or by e- mailing This training is appropriate for both elementary and secondary teachers, parents, and staff. Master Gardeners are also encouraged to attend. Topics will cover planning, and planting, maintaining a Fall vegetable garden, herbs, pest management, and composting. Registered participants will receive seeds, fall vegetable transplants, and herbs for their school garden. JMG Teacher/Leader guides given as a chance drawing. A compost bin to be built at a selected school will be given as a chance drawing. A $10.00 registration fee will cover the cost of a boxed lunch. October 27, 2017 Westside Community Center 2932 Interstate Frontage Rd Wildscapes and Butterfly Gardens. 8:30 am 1:00 pm. Register on txmg.org/comal under Training or by ing maryhelenphillips@usa.net. This training is appropriate for both elementary and secondary teachers, parents, and staff. Master Gardeners are also encouraged to attend. Topics will cover gardening for wildlife, planning your butterfly garden, and establishing meadows and wildflowers. Registered participants will receive seeds for wildflowers, butterfly and pollinator gardens. A $10.00 registration fee will cover the cost of a boxed lunch. Contact Mary Helen Phillips, Master Gardener for additional information or questions maryhelenphillips@usa.net

18 Continuing Education Opportunities for 2018 Recertification 2017 is flying by. It s hard to believe we are more than halfway through the year. In order to recertify as a Master Gardener for 2018 you must 1) complete a minimum of twelve (12) hours of volunteer service and six (6) hours of continuing education earned in 2017, 2) report your completed hours in our online Volunteer Management System (VMS) and 3) pay your $20 dues not later than 31 Dec We will begin collecting dues at the October membership meeting for members who have met the 2018 requirement. For several of us, completing 6 hours of Continuing Education is a challenge due to work requirements, family concerns and health issues impacting our available time. If you fall into this category, now is the perfect time to start thinking about how you will fulfill your Continuing Education Requirement. As of August, we have 4 membership meetings left in which you can earn 1 Continuing Education hour per monthly membership meeting by attending the speaker portion of the program. August 17 - Native Grasses by Brian and Shirley Loflin September 21 - Seed Banks & Seed Collecting by Minette Marr October 19 - Propagation by Jerry McNulty November 16 To be announced Upcoming Lunch N Learns are as follows: August 14 - Seguin Lunch & Learn Propagating Cacti & Succulents by Jerry McNulty September 11 - Schertz Lunch & Learn Xeriscapes by Deedy Wright October 4 - Seguin Lunch & Learn Garden Photography FUNdamentals by MG Bob Cox Master Gardener Class #30 begins 8 August and runs through 5 December. Classes are held on Tuesdays from 12:45 to 4:45 PM at the Seguin AgriLife Extension Office. In August, GCMG membership is invited to join the following classes for Continuing Education Hours. August 15 - How Plants Grow by Liz Palfini August 22 - Soil, Water, and Plant Nutrients by Dr. Jake Mowrer You can also check the monthly edition of the Guadalupe Gardener Newsletter for the monthly list of upcoming CE opportunities. If you have earned hours, but have not reported them, please report them as soon as possible in VMS. You can also contact any Board member if we can be of assistance. 18

19 Iris Seale Wins July Volunteer Recognition Drawing 19 Certified Master Gardeners qualified for the July Volunteer Recognition Program Drawing. Congratulations to Iris Seale who won a $20 gift certificate to Maldonado s Nursery. July 2017 Volunteer Recognition Drawing Hours Reported 1-30 June 2017 Name Name 1 Bonds, Denise 11 Miller, Mary 2 Bowe, Mary 12 Nodine, William 3 Burton, Rodney 13 Odvody, Ann 4 Carhart, Carolyn 14 Odvody, Dale 5 Darrough, Kim 15 Patterson, Karen 6 DeLong, Judy 16 Schultze, Pat 7 Friesenhahn, Joyce 17 Seale, Iris 8 Gilmore, Holly 18 Watkins, John 9 Knobles, Janice 19 Zies, Beth 10 Meade, Connie All 19 also qualify for one entry into the $150 Annual Recognition Drawing. To qualify for the Monthly Volunteer Recognition Program drawing, Certified Guadalupe County Master Gardeners must report a minimum of 5 volunteer hours earned during the month in VMS by the last calendar day of the month. Hours earned for attendance at the monthly GCMG Membership Meeting are not included in the minimum 5 hours, except those earned for meeting setup. Board members do not participate in the Volunteer Recognition Program. Don t forget to earn and report your hours by 31 August 2017 to be eligible for the September Membership Drawing. June 2017 Volunteer Recognition Corner GCMG volunteers reported volunteer hours in June. Volunteers have reported almost 700 more hours in 2017 than in % of our membership have reported hours for Keep up the good work! Mary Bowe, Kim Darrough, Ann Odvody and Dale Odvody reported 25 or more volunteer hours in June Rodney Burton joins Liliana Beaudoin Mary Bowe, Kim Darrough, Peggy Jones, Cynthia Lyssy, Kay McElveen, William Nodine, Ann Odvody, Dale Odvody, Iris Seale and Carol Suchanin the Volunteer Hour Club. Thank you volunteers! 53 (42%) Master Gardeners have met hours requirement for 2018 recertification 19

20 Guadalupe County Master Gardeners 2017 Calendar of Events August 8 First Day Class Board Meeting 12 TMG Directors Meeting 14 Seguin Lunch & Learn Seguin Lunch & Learn Propagating Cacti & Succulents by Jerry McNulty 17 Membership Meeting Native Grasses by Brian and Shirley Loflin September 11 Schertz Lunch & Learn Xeriscapes by Deedy Wright 14 Board Meeting 21 Membership Meeting Seed Banks & Seed Collecting by Minette Marr Ag Fair at Big Red Barn 30 Guadalupe County Community Garden Garden and Craft Fair October 4 Seguin Lunch & Learn Garden Photography FUNdamentals by MG Bob Cox 12 Board Meeting Guadalupe County Fair 19 Membership Meeting Propagation by Jerry McNulty Cibolo Ag Days 28 Pecan Fest 10:00 am 4:00 pm November 9 Board Meeting 16 Membership Meeting Speaker TBA; Election of Officers TBA Water Fairs December 1 Christmas Social, Faith Lutheran Church, Seguin, TX 6:00-9:00 pm 2 TMG Directors Meeting 5 Last Day Class 30 6 TMGA Meeting Texas A & M, College Station 14 Board Meeting 20

21 Calendar of Events continued Every Monday the MG office/library is open from 8:30AM-noon except for holidays. Every Monday is a workday at the Veteran s Memorial Park in Marion from 8-11AM Every Tuesday and Friday mornings are workdays at the GC Community Garden. Thursday and Saturday are workdays at the Gutierrez Xeriscape Park in Schertz Every Friday morning is a workday in the gardens at the Big Red Barn. Every Saturday is an opportunity to be On the Air in the KWED Master Gardener Lawn & Garden Show Please see page #3 for point on contact information on the above volunteer opportunities. KWED 1580 Seguin Radio The program can be heard on Saturdays at 9:05 a.m. The following are the scheduled speakers for August. August 5 th Bob and Gail Johnson August 12 th Ryla and Carol Calentine August 19 th Bob and Cathy Kirk talk about Master Gardener Library August 26 th Bob and Larry Taylor get yard ready for next month A thank-you goes out for all of the July speakers. Please contact Beth Zies for further information , or to cactusmargarita@sbcglobal.net 21

22 REMINDER If anyone needs a card from the organization for an illness or loss of a family member, contact: Janice Jadwin, Secretary, , or jmjadwin@yahoo.com Newsletter Staff Editor - Mary Miller Photographer - Marvin T Taylor Distribution - Doug Biggs Proof Readers- Bob Teweles & Cynthia Lyssy Wandering Gardener - Marilyn Moltz IT Guru Greg Miller GCMG Outreach Virginia Biggs is GCMG s Outreach Chairman. If anyone knows of a GCMG who needs a meal, please let her know Members in Service Texas Master Gardener Board of Directors Two Year Term - Dave Elder - Alternate - Marvin Borth One Year Term - Peggy Jones - Bob Teweles, Alternate Membership Outreach Committee - Virginia Biggs Speakers Bureau - Treva Hicks Guadalupe Co. Community Garden - Dale & Ann Odvody Master Gardener Office/Library - Betty Hughes Refreshment Coordinator - Treva Hicks Big Red Barn - Janice Knobles Gutierrez Xeriscape Park - Kim Darrough Historian - Sandy Foss 2017 County Fair - April Rippel Fall 2017 Class Coordinator in Seguin - Kay McElveen Christmas Tree Decorating - Betty Hughes Newsletter Editor - Mary Miller Web Master - Bob Teweles 22

23 Guadalupe County Master Gardeners, Inc. 210 East Live Oak St. Seguin, TX Guadalupe County Master Gardeners Ext 210 Guadalupe County Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension Texas Master Gardeners GCMG Officers & Board of Directors Cynthia Lyssy - President Marvin Borth-Past President Kay McElveen -President Elect Cyndy Winkelman-Vice President Janice Jadwin -Secretary Kat Taylor-Treasurer Peggy Jones -Publication Chairman Cindy Waechter -Membership Chair Travis Franke -AgriLIFE Agent Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination by the Master Gardeners is implied, and no endorsement by the Master Gardeners is implied. The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife. Mary Miller, Editor marymcmmiller@gmail.com 23