February 2016 GROW Tulsa Garden Center News Gardening by the Book Houseplants 2435 S. Peoria Ave Tulsa, OK 74114 918-746-5125 www.tulsagardencenter.com Gardening InfoFair February 20, 2016 9:00 3:00pm Like Tulsa Garden Center on Facebook Millions of people love to garden, and many are finding creative and inspiring ways to bring those gardens indoors. Warmweather gardeners welcome the change to extend their hobby indoors over the entire year when plants decorate homes, purify the air and generally boost the spirits. Beginning and experienced gardeners are looking for new species of plants to try for both indoor and outdoor gardening. With more than 500 color photographs, Better Homes and Gardens Indoor Gardening (Wiley, 2012) covers all the basics of the topic. Simple directions and diagrams are given for more than 40 projects including basket gardens, living walls, topiaries, and water gardens. An encyclopedia of nearly 200 houseplants has descriptions and growing tips. This comprehensive guide will help create beautifully completed projects. Growing Healthy Houseplants: Choose the Right Plant, Water Wisely and Control Pests (Storey Publishing, 2014) can offer friendly guidance making you a confident grower in no time. This concise guide with its black and white drawings emphasizes the basics. Whether learning of the essentials needed for plant growth or daily care, this book helps the reader keep their plants alive and healthy. The Indestructible Houseplant: 200 Beautiful Plants That Everyone Can Grow (Timber Press, 2015) highlights some of those that are the easiest to grow. The key is in the selection. With color photographs, boxed summaries and details of combination plants, author Tovah Martin details how anyone can grow houseplants. Some ideas for fun containers further demonstrate that houseplants can perk up a room. The variety of plant bouquets, centerpieces, tabletop containers and terrariums are highlighted in The Plant Recipe Book (Artisan, 2014). Each of the 100 recipes has a plant and material ingredient list with easy to follow step-by-step assembly instructions. Its organization is based alphabetically by the plant, chosen for availability and ease of care. Rooted in Design (Ten Speed Press, 2015) offers advice for choosing plant varieties and pairing them with unique design ideas. From small containers to tabletop designs, the emphasis is on modern interior design including wall bricks and planters. The clear photography and instructions aid this stylish and innovative book. The Unexpected Houseplant (Timber Press, 2012) is divided by the seasons. Over 220 plants, from exotic to conventional are highlighted. The unusual plantcontainer pairings give all an artsy flavor. A lengthy discussion of each plant, with its foliage, size, water requirements and rate of growth, are for both the beginner and the practiced green thumb gardeners. Mary Moore Tulsa City-County Library
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In Memoriam CONTRIBUTIONS November 8, 2015 Jan 7, 2016 Tulsa Garden Center Jill Dawson Rose Garden Meeting Group Janet Graham Arthur P. Martin Kellie Malloy Dave Shirley Monarch Initiative Pearl Garrison Linnaeus Teaching Garden Class 12 Linnaeus Teaching Garden graduates Anita J. Greiner Jo and Alan Ratliff Bernard and Marcy Robinowitz Barbara and Richard Wollmershauser John King, Class 9, served in all areas of the Linnaeus Teaching Garden, but is best remembered for establishing Grandparent s Day. In Memoriam In Memory of Les Matthies: Charlotte Burton R. E. Burlingame Deborah J. Wells Chere Ricker Barbara and Richard Wollmershauser Viola and Barry Lazzer Jane Tillman and Mark Lyon David and Betsy Johnston James Oakley Margaret Morhart Jack and Jackie Moore Mona C. Phipps Beth Rooney Janice S. Goetzinger Susan Jones Kathleen V. Humphries Robert and Patricia Melgaard Lucy and Kenneth Piper In Memory of Chuck Gibson Nancy Portteur Chere Ricker Guthrie High School Class of 1958 H. Robert Froning Evelyn McPherson Paula and Lynn Moore Ann L. Culver Orman Landers is remembered as Curator of the Linnaeus Teaching Garden Greenhouse, always a favorite of garden visitors. In Memory of Yetta Ashworth Jill Dawson Matching Grants YourCause, LLC Trustee for Chevron Matching Employee Funds in partnership with Vince Zardus Tulsa Garden Center News 5
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Affiliate News Tulsa Garden Club The Tulsa Garden Club will meet on February 1st at 10:30am in the TGC auditorium for its regular monthly meeting. A program Lighting Your Landscape will be presented by Bart Boewe of Moonlit Gallery Outdoor Lighting. Coffee will be served at 10:00am. After the program and business meeting, a horticulture study program will meet. Contact: Judith M. Carter 918-355-8020 judithmcarter@valornet.com Tulsa Area Daylily Society The Tulsa Area Daylily Society will hold its first meeting of 2016 on Thursday, March 3rd. Refreshments will be served at 6:30pm. The program and business meeting will occur at 7:00pm. Attendance is free and the public is encouraged to attend. Contact: Regina Jones 918-260-1855 Cacti & Succulent Society The Cacti & Succulent Society will resume its regular meetings at 7:00pm on February 4, 2016. Contact: John Keeth 918-241-3252 jwkeeth@gmail.com Tulsa Herb Society The Tulsa Herb Society will meet on Tuesday, February 9th, at 9:00am. The program will be a book review by member Sue Stees on the book Our Founding Fathers. Contact: Patsy Wynn 918-496-8019 patsywynn@cox.net The Tulsa Rose Society The Tulsa Rose Society will meet in the Tulsa Garden Center Ballroom on Sunday, February 14th, at 2:00pm. Member Mark Stelljes will present a program on Planting Roses. The club hopes the public will include roses in their spring plantings and attendees are encouraged to bring their growing questions to these consulting rosarians. The public is welcome to attend these meetings and refreshments will be served. Contact : Gordon Beck 918-409-9033 gordonleebeck@yahoo.com African Violet Society of Greater Tulsa The club will meet on Monday, February 15th, at 7:00pm in the Tulsa Garden Center ballroom. The meeting will be devoted to reviewing the plans for the annual show which will be held on February 27, 2016. Please see the flyer on page 7. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome. Contact: John Carter 918-355-8020 JohnTCarter@valornet.com The Oklahoma Sustainable Garden and Butterfly and Pollinator Conservation Association The Association will present a Seed Swap and Plant Sale on February 27, 2016, from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Contact: Jalene Riley 918-698-0468 utopiagardenstulsa@gmail.com The Hosta Connection The Hosta Connection will not meet in the month of February, 2016. Contact: Carol Puckett 918-355-4281 osu295@cox.net Tulsa Area Iris Society The Tulsa Area Iris Society will not meet in the month of February, 2016. The club invites the public to attend a special program on Aril and Arilbred Iris at its March 10, 2016 meeting. The program will be presented by Dell Perry of Seandel Iris Gardens in Plano, Texas. The meeting will start at 7:00pm and there is no charge to attend. On March 12, 2016, Dell Perry will conduct a Judge s Training program on judging Arils and Arilbred Iris. The cost to attend this Judge s Training is $15 per person, payable at the door. Contact: Paul W. Gossett at (918) 853-6204 pwgossett@juno.com Northeast Chapter of Oklahoma Native Plant Society The Northeast Chapter of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society will NOT meet in the month of February 2016. Contact : Sue Amstutz d-s-amstutz@cox.net Oil Capital Unit of National Association of Parliamentarians The Oil Capital Unit of National Association of Parliamentarians announces that their meetings are NOW open to the public. Please check their website at meetingprocedures.org or contact any member of the Unit for further information. The Tulsa Council of Federated Garden Clubs The Tulsa Council will present its annual Book Review and Style Show on February 18, 2016, at 10:00am in the Tulsa Garden Center auditorium. Please see the flyer on page 6. Contact: Marillyn Lay 918-246-9656 mnhlay@cox.net Tulsa Garden Center News 11
February 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 10:00am Tulsa Garden Club 7:00pm Green Country Bonsai 2 9:00am Tulsa Herb Soc. Member Activities 12:00pm Let s Talk Gardening 7 8 9 Election Day 9:00am Tulsa Herb Society 12:00pm Let s Talk Gardening 3 4 7:00pm Cacti Society Regular Meeting 5 10:00am Tulsa Council of Federated Garden Clubs Meeting 10 11 12 13 10:00am 12:00pm TGC Photography Class The Art and Science of Flower Photography 6 6:30pm Green Country Water Garden Soc. Regular Meeting 14 1:30pm Tulsa Orchid Society 2:00pm Tulsa Rose Society 15 7:00pm African Violet Society 16 9:00am Tulsa Herb Society Member Activities 11:00am Anne Hathaway Herb Soc. 12:00pm Book Discussion The Welcoming Garden 17 18 10:00am Tulsa Council of Federated Garden Clubs Book Review and Style Show 7:00pm Tulsa Perennial Club 19 1:00pm Nat l. Assoc. of Parliamentarians 20 9:00am 3:00pm Gardening InfoFair 9:30 11:30am Pollinators and Monarch Butterflies Lecture 21 22 6:00pm Calligraphy Guild 23 9:00am Tulsa Herb Society Member Activities 24 25 12:00pm Tulsa Garden Center Board Meeting 26 27 9:00am 3:00pm African Violet Show and Sale 12:00pm Let s Talk Gardening 7:00pm Sierra Club Regular Meeting 9:00am 12:00pm Oklahoma Sustainable and Butterfly And Pollinator Conservation Association Seed Swap 10:00am 12:00pm TGC Photography Class The Art and Science of Flower Photography 28 29