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The Lincolnshire Garden Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible. For more information, contact Treasurer@LincolnshireGardenClub.com. |
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Next LGC General Meeting Thurs. March 21, 2019 9:30 am
-  Devin Murray, SavATree, Northbrook” Learn to employ best
practices for sustainability and resource conservation that provides benefits -
for all of us - for years to come. Devin earned his BS degree from the University of Wisconsin -
Steven's Point and is a member of the Wisconsin Arborist Association and the
International Society of Arboriculture.
He has worked for SavATree for the past six years. "Garden Book Exchange" Share your used gardening books with fellow members. Agenda: 9:30 am Continental Breakfast & Book Exchange 10:00 am Business Meeting 10:30 am Speaker Where: Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Station #53 671 Woodlands Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 (at Milwaukee Ave & Corp. Woods Pkwy, across from Half Day Woods entrance) Parking: In front or back of the fire station or at Extended Stay America. Beverages: Bring your own drink; cups & tap-water are available.
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Proceeds have benefited these community organizations: Village of Lincolnshire U of I Master Gardeners Vernon Area Library Lake Co. Forest Preserve Riverside Foundation Green Youth Farms Random Acts of Flowers Women's Residential Services Lake Forest Open Lands Dist. 103 Schools The Plant Sale Committee is gearing up for our only fundraiser of the year. Start thinking now about what your contribution will be: whether perennials from your own garden or purchased perennials; purchased flowering annuals for the committee to use; or container plantings whether they be blooming flowers, perennials, herbs or lettuce bowls. Remember...keep those hands dirty!
As you might already know, Latin can be quite useful to gardeners. Plants have two Latin names, called Botanical Nomenclature, even though many gardeners use the common names for their plants…The first part of the name is the genus to which it belongs. An example, the genus of Coneflower is Echinacea. The second name is the “specific epithet” which modifies the first name…in other words, it might tell the color, the location where it was found , the size, or sometimes the person who discovered it, etc. So Echinacea purpura will be the genus Echinacea and the color of the native plant was purple. The first name is always capitalized and the second is always small letters. The name is either underlined or italicized. Together they form the species. The name of the variety /or cultivar will be in single quotes ie. Achillea millefolium ‘Summerwine’. ’The common name Yarrow may be in enclosed in brackets. When you go into a nursery to buy your plants, almost all nurseries will stock the plant according to the Latin name…not the common name. So under the letter “A”, will be Achillea, even though you call it Yarrow. It helps to know the Latin names so that you can go straight to the section where your plant is, instead of searching thru all the aisles. The catalogues will also list according to the Latin name. A few specific epithets (modifiers) you might see are: alba (white), coccineus (red), aureus (gold), niger (black), cyanea (blue), humilis (low), sinensis (Chinese), mollis (soft hairs), pumulis (drawf), vulgaris (common)and repens (creeping), folius (leaves), florus (flowers), cautis (stem) This amazing standardization called Binomial Nomenclature for plants, animals and minerals, was created by Carl Linnaeus in the 1750’s, and has been used by scientists and gardeners ever since. Reference:” Gardener’s Latin” by Bill Neal
Repel with Smell Popular plant choices for repelling or masking fragrances include the following: Marigolds – Strongly scented cultivars such as French marigold (Tagetes patula) are helpful when planted thickly in a vegetable garden. Mints – Cabbage pests and aphids dislike peppermint and other members of this family. Since mints are aggressive growers, set potted mints around your garden. Sweet Basil – Interplant in vegetable or flower gardens, or chop and scatter the leaves to repel aphids, mosquitoes, and mites. Top Ten Tips The following tips on deterring pests were gleaned from several lectures on best practices in the vegetable garden and from Rodale’s Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening.
If you have been challenged by pests this summer, you may want to try one or more of these tips when planning next year’s vegetable garden. Happy growing!
Nancy Slatin and her husband Alan reside on Fox Trail and have been Lincolnshire residents since 2006. She is a Master Gardener, active golfer, aspiring pastry chef and former Private Club General Manager. As a new Lincolnshire Garden Club member, she looks forward to learning from other gardeners and making new friends.
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