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GARDEN CLUB OF LEXINGTON
BOARD MEETING
January 10, 2011

The Board of Garden Club of Lexington met Monday, January 10, 201 l, at the
home of Kathy Courtney. President Barbara Young called the meeting to order at
10:45 am. and thanked our hostess. Members present were Barbara Young, Kathy
Courtney, Luanne Milward, Janie Pappas, Mary Montague, Elizabeth Schnabel, Amy
Kessinger, Brenda Barrett, Jane Stilz, Nancy Bishop, Mott Nicol, Lauren Van Balen,
Jessica Nicholson, Kim DeCamp, Mimi Milward, Meg Sprow, Ellen Chapman, Anne
Kraus, Lucy Foster, and Katie Alford. The minutes of the December board meeting were
approved as emailed.

Barbara gave the following treasurer’s report of account balances: Bluegrass
Winners - $19,404.72; Garden - $5,283.35; Business (Dues) ~ $ 1,740.20. Ellen
Chapman reported the receipt of a donation in memory of Carolyn Caldwell.

Meg Sprow notified us that our $150 club dues should be paid by the March general
meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Admissions: Anne Kraus announced that later this month she will be having a luncheon
for the three new club members and several board members.

Conservation: Debra Korb, director of Ashland Estate, will meet with Mimi Milward to
discuss ideas for our involvement on the Ashland grounds. Brenda Barrett volunteered to
also share ideas with Debra. Kathy Courtney recommended we take the tour of trees at
Ashland. The Legacy Trail would appreciate us sharing plants with them but they are
hesitant to plant Kentucky Coffee Trees.

Mimi showed us the latest model of an LED light bulb and a beautiful book about
Kentucky conservation, Saving Kentucky.

Flower Show: Kathy Brooks thanked everyone for the “teacup” arrangements brought to
the December tea. Arrangements were taken to Anne Turner and Helen Breckinridge.

Program: Lauren Van Balen reminded us of the January meeting at Idle Hour Country
Club on January 20th. Knox Van Nagell, director of Fayette Alliance, will give a
presentation and we will watch a documentary on Sally Brown, a member of Garden
Club of America and a nationally recognized conservationist from Louisville.

There is no meeting in February and the annual meeting will be in March .

I n April we will have a joint meeting with Glenview Garden Club of Louisville at
Elmendorf Farm.

Horticulture: Lucy Foster reported on an email GCA members received from GCA
about the National Arboretum in Washington, DC. planning to eliminate the boxwood
and azalea gardens due to a cut in federal funding which helped provide for their

 

  

maintenance. GCA members were asked to email the Arboretum a message of
disapproval of this plan.

Special Projects: Kathy Courtney asked that if anyone has cookbooks that have not
been paid for, please contact Kim at the cookbook office.

Public Relations: Elizabeth Schnabel will send pictures to our Zone VII Chairman,
Mary Denny, for a presentation at the annual GCA meeting. Elizabeth will also begin
including a “GCA Minute” in The Bloomin’ News.

Scholarship: Luanne Milward read a nice thank-you note from our November speaker,
Tara Trammell. Tara’s research article will be sent as an attachment with The Bloomin’
News.

NEW BUSINESS:
Barbara led a discussion about the number of board meetings we have each year.
Possibly, it is not necessary to meet as often. No decisions were made.

The next board meeting will be held March 7th at Mimi Milward’s home.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,
km (’61sz

Katie Alford,

Recording Secretary

 

  

GARDEN CLUB OF LEXINGTON
GENERAL MEETING
January 20, 2011

Garden Club of Lexington met Thursday, January 20, 2010 at Idle Hour Country
Club. President Barbara Young called the meeting to order at 10:45 am. Barbara
thanked Mott Nicol and Ellen Chapman for hostessing the meeting with her.

The minutes were approved as emailed. Members were reminded that annual dues
of $150 should be paid to Meg Sprow by the March meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Awards: Mary Montague asked members to let her know any suggestions we might
have for GCA Awards.

Garden Project: Brenda Barrett asked that we continue to collect Kentucky Coffee Tree
seed pods. GCL will, again, provide an educational presentation for two or three
Lexington schools. Brenda also asked us to inform her or Jane Stilz if we would like to
change our Ashland Garden parterre assignment for this year.

Program: There will be no meeting in February and the annual meeting will be March
l7th at Idle Hour Country Club.

Nancy Bishop informed us that the March Board meeting will be at the home of
Mimi Milward.

Barbara turned the meeting over to Martie Mayer who introduced our speaker, Knox
Van Nagell, executive director of Fayette Alliance. Knox gave a presentation on the
purpose of this organization which is to promote sustainable growth in our community.

Following the presentation we viewed the video, “A Force of Nature”, about the life
of GCA member Sally Brown of Louisville. It is a very interesting narrative focusing
on the national scope of her conservation achievements. The meeting was adjourned
at 11:55.

A delicious lunch was served after the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,
m: MM

Katie Alford, Recording Secretary

 

 GARDEN CLUB OF LEXINGTON
GENERAL MEETING
April 12, 2011

Garden Club of Lexington held a joint general meeting with Glenview Garden Club
of Louisville on Tuesday, April 12, 201 1 at Elmendorf Farm. Nana Lampton of
Glenview Garden Club graciously invited the two clubs to her farm on Paris Pike in
Lexington for the conservation meeting entitled, “Saving Kentucky’s Treasures”.

The meeting was called to order by Mona Powell, president of Glenview Garden
Club, at 11:00 am. and the invocation was given by Ann Price Davis, Zone VII Director.
Mona thanked Jessica Bell for hosting the speakers for dinner at her home on Monday
night. She also thanked Nana Lampton for the wonderfiil opportunity to meet at her
beautiful farm.

Jana Dowds, Glenview GC conservation chair introduced our first speaker, Nana
Lampton, Constellation Energy Board Director. Nana gave a very informative talk on the
challenges and future of nuclear power in the United States.

Terry Cook, Kentucky State Director of the Nature Conservancy, presented the pros
and cons of coal as an energy source.

Don Barger, National Parks Conservation Association Senior Director for the
Southeast Region, spoke on mountaintop removal and our parks. He also shared his
vision of compromise on both sides of the issue as the way to move forward.

Jana Dowds informed us of the process of fracturing to obtain natural gas for future

energy supply.

GCA National Conservation Chair, F ayetta Weaver (Mill Mountain Garden Club,
Roanoke, VA), discussed climate change for gardners.

The meeting was very informative and inspirational in thinking about “Saving
Kentucky’ 3 Treasures”.

A delicious buffet lunch was served and the meeting was adj oumed.

Respectfully submitted,
KW 4%?4

Katie Alford, Recording Secretary

 

  

GARDEN CLUB OF LEXINGTON
BOARD MEETING
April 4, 2011

The Board of Garden Club of Lexington met Monday, April 4, 2011 at the home of
Barbara Young. The meeting was called to order at 9:45 am. by President Barbara
Young. Members present were: Brenda Barrett, Mott Nicol, Janie Pappas, Mary Louise
Fisher, Mary Montague, Margaret Cowgill, Luanne Milward, Kathy Courtney, Anne
Kraus, Nancy Bishop, Kathy Brooks, Mimi Milward, Jane Stilz, Barbara Young, and
Katie Alford. Minutes from the March board meeting were approved as emailed.

Barbara reported for the treasurer the following account balances:

Cookbook - $19,640.43; Garden - $3,483.53; Dues - $9,690.20.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Admissions: Anne Kraus said she will be reconsidering our policy for the admissions
voting process.

Awards: Barbara thanked Mary Montague for the Club Appreciation awards for Helen
Breckinridge and Anne Turner.

Flower Show: Kathy Brooks informed us that Jane Stilz will be in charge of entries for
the May in-club flower show. She also had schedules available.

Garden: Brenda Barrett thanked Lucy Foster for fertilizing the peony beds. She
reminded us of the Wednesday, April 6th meeting for border and 1parterre heads at the
garden at 9:30. The first work day in the garden will be April 13t . Members were asked
to avoid parking cars on the lawn beside the brick wall and a sign-up sheet for providing
garden refreshments was passed around. Barbara will pursue the idea of a water donation
for Ashland Garden from Ky —— American Water Company.

Horticulture: Barbara reported for Lucy Foster informing us of the Shirley Meneice
Horticultural Conference to be held in Pasadena, CA October 31-November 2, 2011.
Archives: Mary Louise Fisher informed us that Libby and Norman Brown’s garden will
be photographed on Easter Sunday.

Founder’s Fund: Barbara reported that due to an oversight, members voted for
Founder’s Fund projects by email rather than at the annual meeting. Our club voted for
the winner, “Beyond the Beetle:A Strategy of Diversity”, an arboretum of trees resistant
to the Asian Longhorn beetle, which was proposed by Green Hill Park, Worcester, MA.
Garden Party: Margaret Cowgill asked for volunteers to go over the invitation list. She
also needs a rain site for the party.

Visiting Gardens: Glenview Garden Club has invited us to their annual Garden Tour in
Louisville, June 4th - 5”].

OLD BUSINESS:

Barbara reminded us that in order for GCL to remain a charitable organization, we
need to keep a record of in-kind donations to the club. Members should email Kim Lake
(kimbcthlukc u unmitcom) with the amount of the donation and she will return a receipt.
If you do not email, a copy of your receipts can be mailed to Kim.

 

 

  

NEW BUSINESS:

Barbara shared a letter she received from Debra Korb with the following 4 requests
from Ashland Estate:
1. Sunday, May 1St — Gardens at Ashland and Ashwood 2-5 p.m.

Request to have the formal garden and peony garden on tour. A motion was passed to
allow touring in the garden with certain guidelines. There will be a sign noting that the
garden is maintained by Garden Club of Lexington. We will sell cookbooks with the
proceeds going to GCL.

2. Saturday, May 14th — Group Scout Event

Request to allow a group scout event activity to be held inside the formal garden. A
motion passed stating that this is not an appropriate activity to be held inside the garden.
3. Saturday, June l8t — Annual Ashland Estate Lawn Party - evening

(1). Request to have garden open during party hours. A motion passed to allow the
garden to be open during this event for guests.

(2). Request to allow Ashland to use the garden as the site of a “Dinner for 10”
auction item. A motion passed to allow Ashland to auction a dinner in the garden.

Barbara asked that we be considering an appropriate living memorial for Katie
Jackson Morrison and her two children, Hannah and Wyatt who died in March. Katie was
the daughter of former GCL member, Mrs. Laban P. (Carol) Jackson.

Margaret Cowgill suggested the possibility of our cookbook being made available
digitally. There was also a question of whether or not it is available through

Amazon.com.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15. The next
board meeting will be May 2nd at Kim DeCamp’s home.

Respectfully submitted,
Km; W‘A

Katie Alford, Recording Secretary

 

 GARDEN CLUB of LEXINGTON
GENERAL MEETING
May, 19, 2011

Garden Club of Lexington met Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the home of Melodye
Kinkead for an in-club flower show. Following the passing of entries, President Barbara
Young called the meeting to order at 10:30 am. She thanked Melodye along with
members Leslie Baldwin, Betsy Hillenmeyer, and Lauren Van Balen for hosting the
event. Barbara introduced our guest, Zone VII Chairman, Mary Denny. The April
meeting minutes were approved as emailed.

First Vice President: Mott Nicol reported on the GCA Annual meeting in
Indianapolis, Indiana which she and Jessica Nicholson attended. They enjoyed very
informative workshops and felt the meeting was well planned. Mott and Jessica won a
red ribbon for their entry in the flower show’s “Industry” class of functional table
settings.

Corresponding Secretary: Nancy Bishop wrote a letter of condolence to the
Glenview Garden Club upon the death of Sally Brown.

Treasurer: Ellen Chapman reported the following account balances: Bluegrass
Winners— $12,925.93; Garden— $2,125.93; Dues- $9,225.14.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Admissions: Anne Kraus reminded us of the June 1St deadline for membership status

changes. The 2011 admissions deadline is Friday, August 26th.

Conservation: Mimi Milward reported that members of the committee have each
“adopted” a particular tree in Mrs. Crutcher’s dogwood allee. The member will be
responsible for trimming, pruning, and cleaning the ground around the trunk.

Flower Show: Barbara thanked Kathy Brooks and her committee for planning the
wonderfial flower show.

Garden: Brenda Barrett asked that we watch for mold in the garden since we have had
an abundance of rain. She also passed around a sign-up sheet for garden refreshments.

Program: Lauren Van Balen reminded us that our June 16th meeting will be at Dede
McGehee’s farm and the July 21St meeting will be a trip to Daylily World in Salvisa,
Kentucky. Members may bring a friend to the July meeting.

Special Projects: Kathy Courtney informed us she helped Kim Lake move out of the
cookbook office. Kim will be working from her home. Please call Kathy when you need
more cookbooks.

Archives of American Gardens: Mary Louise Fisher is putting photographs of Libby
and Norman Brown’s McMeekin Place garden on discs and is working on the written
history.

 

 Assistant Treasurer: Meg Sprow reported that not every GCL member (active or
affiliate) has paid dues.

Publications: Elizabeth Schnabel reported there are two articles from GCL in the GCA
Bulletin. One is about our coffee tree project in schools and the other is on our peony
beds.

NEW BUSINESS/ OLD BUSINESS:

The Glenview Garden Club’s “Town and Country” Garden Tour will be June 4th & 5‘”.
There will be several rooftop gardens included and the tour is expected to be well worth
the effort to attend.

“Bouquets to Brighten Your Day”, our club’s new outreach project, was announced by
Melodye Kinkead. Once a month, after working in the garden, volunteers will assemble
and deliver small bouquets to nursing homes. Please bring flowers and greenery from
your garden at home and there will be a sign up sheet for participation.

The next meeting will be June 16th at Dede McGehee’s farm on Elkchester Road.

Barbara turned the meeting over to Lauren Van Balen who introduced our speaker, Tom
Barnes, a PhD extension professor in the University of Kentucky Forestry Department.
He has written several books and gave us a presentation on “How to Find and Photograph
Kentucky Wildflowers”. The program was very informative and timely, in light of
GCA’S encouragement to participate in photography classes at flower shows.

Our visiting Zone VII Chair, Mary Denny, made a few brief remarks and thanked us for
having her visit.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned and a delicious lunch was
served from the dining room. We gathered on the terrace to enjoy our lunch and the
following flower show class winners were announced:

Class 1 : London Flower Market

1St Place — Barbara Young

2nd Place — Mary Montague & Anne Kraus

3rd Place - Luanne Milward & Amy Kessinger

Class 2 : Opening Day at Ascot

1St Place — Kathy Courtney & Philippa Fogg

2n01 Place * Mimi Milward

3rd Place — Elizabeth Schnabel

Honorable Mention — Lauren Van Balen & Celeste Neuman

 

  

Class 3 : Wouldn’t It Be Loverly

lSt Place * Sheilagh Hammond & Leslie Baldwin
2nd Place — Jessica Bell & Betsy Bulleit

3rd Place — Elizabeth Schnabel & Pattie Broadbent
Honorable Mention — Cathy Snowden

Class 4: With a Little Bit Of Luck
3rd Place: Bettie Bos Haggin
3rd Place: Betty Kenan & Ellen Chapman

Class 5: Tea in Professor Higgins’ Library

181 Place: Katie Alford & Taylor Fister

2nd Place: Marcia Slabaugh & Janie Pappas

2nd Place: Mary Louise Fisher & Margaret Cowgill
2nd Place: Mott Nicol & Jane Stilz

Special Awards:

The Eliza Doolittle Award — Kathy Courtney & Philippa F ogg
The Professor Higgins’ Award — Katie Alford & Taylor Fister
The Colonel Pickering Award — Janie Pappas & Marcia Slabaugh

Judges’ Commendation for a Class of Exceptional Merit -
Class 5: Tea in Professor Higgins’ Library

The judges were very encouraging to the club with compliments and suggestions for

future entries. It was felt that the show was a big success.

Respectfully submitted,
Km détmd

Katie Alford, Recording Secretary

 

 GARDEN CLUB of LEXINGTON
BOARD MEETING
May 2, 2011

The Board of Garden Club of Lexington met Monday, May 2, 2011 at the home of
Kim DeCamp. President Barbara Young called the meeting to order at 9:45 am. and
thanked our hostess. Members present were: Barbara Young, Lauren Van Balen, Martie
Mayer, Elizabeth Schnabel, Brenda Barrett, Jane Stilz, Nancy Bishop, Kathy Brooks,
Jessica Nicholson, Mott Nicol, Kim DeCamp, Margaret Cowgill, Mimi Milward, Anne
Kraus, Mary Montague, Amy Kessinger, Luanne Milward, Ellen Chapman, and Katie
Alford. The minutes of the April board meeting were approved as emailed.

Treasurer Ellen Chapman gave the following account balances: Garden— $4,424.52;
Bluegrass Winners — $13,532.94; Business (Dues) - $10,400.20. Ellen also clarified the
process for documenting and receiving acknowledgement of “in kind” donations to the
garden and to the club. Please email Kim Lake at kimbcthlakc'u‘gmaiLeom with your
donation information and she will return an acknowledgement of donation letter. One
may also mail her a copy of the receipts (or just the amount, if receipts are not available)
at the cookbook office: 209 East High Street, Lexington, KY 40507. Records of the
original receipts are the responsibility of the one claiming the tax deduction, not the
organization, GCL.

Mott Nicol thanked the club for sending Jessica Nicholson and her to the GCA
Annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mott reported they attended very informative
workshops and the meeting was fun and well planned. Our delegates also won a red
ribbon for their entry in the flower show’s “Industry” class of functional table settings.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Admissions: Anne Kraus reported soliciting other garden clubs for information on their
admissions guidelines and proposal forms. She recommended a new proposal form for
our 2011 admissions process and all agreed. Our 2011 deadline for membership
proposals will be Friday, August 26th.

Conservation: Mimi Milward reported she has emailed the 18 members of the
conservation committee, asking each person to “adopt” one of the 18 kousa dogwoods
that comprise the dogwood allee which leads from the garden toward the peony beds. The
responsibilities are to prune and clean around the base of the dogwood.

Flower Show: Kathy Brooks noted that additional entries are needed for the May 19th
flower show. Jane Stilz will be accepting entries until Wednesday, May 11th.

Garden: Brenda Barrett reported that the hombeam hedge has reached the limit of its
lifespan. Annual maintenance is costly, about $1,000. She has received estimates for
removing them. Ellen Chapman made a motion that GCL cover the expense of removing
the hombeams. Martie Mayer seconded and the motion passed. A decision will be made
to replace them with either hombeams or something else.

 

 Brenda also noted that the yew hedges are overgrown and need to be severely pruned.
Anne Kraus made a motion to postpone pruning these hedges until after we host the 2013
Zone Meeting because of their appearance. Amy Kessinger seconded and the motion was

passed.
A landscape master plan of Ashland Garden was circulated and Barbara thanked Brenda

for her diligent work.

Horticulture: Barbara asked for an interested volunteer to attend the Shirley Menice
Horticulture workshop in September in California.

Program: Lauren Van Balen reported the May meeting hostesses are Melodye Kinkead,
Betsy Hillenmeyer, Lauren Van Balen, and Leslie Baldwin. The June meeting will be at
Dede McGehee’s, and the July meeting will be a trip to the “daylily guys”, Mort and
David, in Lawrenceburg, KY. Club members may invite a guest to join us.

NEW BUSINESS:

GCA Headquarters has asked individual GCA clubs to supply a needlepoint Christmas
tree ornament for a headquarters Christmas tree. Barbara asked Nancy Bishop to put her
talent on display by creating an ornament with our club’s logo on it.

Anne Kraus suggested we invite the Ashland Estate administrative staff to join us for
refreshments in the garden on Wednesdays.

OLD BUSINESS:

Barbara asked Mott Nicol to form a committee to make a recommendation to the board
on how many board meetings our club should have each year. It has been suggested that
with our club having ten general meetings a year and meeting weekly for work in the
garden, April through September, perhaps we do not need ten board meetings a year.

The next board meeting will be Monday, June 6th, 9:30a.m., at Ellen Chapman’s home.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,
Km W ’44

Katie Alford, Recording Secretary

 

  

GARDEN CLUB OF LEXINGTON
GENERAL MEETING
Thursday, Junel6, 201 1

Garden Club of Lexington met Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Dede McGehee’s
Heaven Trees Farm on Elkchester Road, Lexington. President Barbara Young called the
meeting to order at 10:50 am. and thanked Dede McGehee and our hostesses, Joan
Gaines and Jane Baugh. The minutes were approved as emailed.

Treasurer: Ellen Chapman reported the following account balances: Bluegrass
Winners - $14,954.60; Garden — $2,837.72; Dues - $10,725.14.

Corresponding Secretary: Nancy Bishop informed us that Ginny May and
Anne Gay have requested membership status changes from actives to affiliates. Both
requests were accepted.

Assistant Treasurer: Meg Sprow reported she has received additional dues and
funds for the Katie Jackson Morrison garden memorial.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Admissions: Anne Kraus reminded everyone of the Friday, August 26th deadline for
admission proposal forms to be submitted. She also stated that after reviewing admission
procedures of other GCA clubs, GC of Lexington will return to the format of having an
admissions committee. The members of this committee will consist of the admissions
chairman, past admissions chairman, president, first vice-president, and an at—large
member appointed by the admissions chairman. The committee will review the proposed
candidate forms and prepare a slate of candidates to present to the Board for voting. A
candidate may be held over for the next voting cycle or the committee may decline a
proposal if it does not meet the proposed candidate guidelines.

Conservation: Mimi Milward will provide information for The Bloomin’ News on
sunscreen products. This industry is not closely regulated and there are undesirable

ingredients in many products. Mott Nicol will provide the name of a dermatologist
recommended sunscreen for infants.

Flower Show: Barbara thanked Kathy Brooks and her committee for the wonderful
flower show at our May meeting.

Garden Project: Brenda Barrett informed us that the hombeams have been removed
now, in order that we can replant as soon as possible. The cost for the project was $1100
which included stump grinding. A discussion was held about placing signs at the hedge
sight but due to expense, this will not be done.

Program: Martie Mayer reminded us that the July 21St meeting will be a trip to Mort
and David’s “Daylily World” in Lawrenceburg, KY. Members may invite a friend to
attend. Hostesses are Ellen Chapman, Margaret Cowgill, and Kathy Dalton. Carpooling is
encouraged and walking shoes and a hat are suggested.

 

  

Publication: Kim DeCamp requested articles for the July Bloomin’ News be sent to her
as early as possible.

Public Relations: Elizabeth Schnabel will submit an article and pictures of our in—club
flower show to the GCA Bulletin.

Scholarship: Luanne Milward encouraged members to look at the scholarship recipients
information in the June/July GCA Bulletin and notice the reference to the Sally Brown
Scholarship.

Visiting Gardens: Barbara asked for a volunteer to chair this committee due to Ginny
May’s membership status change. Dottie Cordray graciously agreed to take the position.

Garden Party: Margaret Cowgill will supply sign-up sheets for party donations. She
also asked that we provide her the name and address of anyone we would like added to
the invitation list, particularly ones that are interested in Ashland Estate and the Garden.
The invitation list is very important for the response to the event. Again, everyone is
encouraged to participate in this club fundraiser in one way or another.

NEW BUSINESS:
Melodye Kinkead informed us of a very successful inaugural “Bouquets to Brighten the
Day” outreach project. Over 50 bouquets were prepared and delivered to Tanbark. The

recipients were very appreciative of the flowers.

Dottie Cordray shared with us the website to register to be removed from many bulk
mailing lists: catalogchoice.com

The next meeting will be July 21St at “Daylily World” in Lawrenceburg, KY.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:10 am.

Following the meeting we enjoyed strolling through Dede’s flower and vegetable gardens
which have been featured in Martha Stewart Living magazine. Of particular charm is the

pink Victorian chicken coup situated in the center of the garden. Our hostesses provided a
delicious lunch which we enjoyed eating outside on the porch on a beautiful day.

Respectfully submitted,

K012 [(1914

Katie Alford, Recording Secretary

 

  

Garden Club of Lexington
Board Meeting Minutes

June 6, 2011

The Board of Garden Club of Lexington met Monday June 6, 2011 at the home of
Ellen Chapman. President Barbara Young called the meeting to order at 9:50 am.

Members present were: Kim DeCamp, Amy Kessinger, Barbara Young, Ellen
Chapman, Jessica Nicholson, Kathy Courtney, Meg Sprow, Brenda Barrett, Mary
Montague, Nancy Bishop, Janie Pappas, Mary Louise Fisher, Anne Kraus, Mott
Nicol, Jane Stilz, Martie Mayer, Mimi Milward, Margaret Cowgill, Kathy Brooks and
Lucy Foster.

Approval of the minutes of the May meeting was postponed until the next meeting.

Treasurer’s Report: Ellen Chapman reported the following balances in the
accounts:

Blue Grass Winners: $12,534.14
Garden (Operating): $1,628.32

Dues: $10,425.14

Barbara announced that GCA now has a form for each club to fill out to report
yearly on how much each club has raised from various fund-raisers and how many
hours are volunteered by the members.

First VP: Mott Nicol has gathered data from other clubs in Zone Vll concerning
admissions, Board meetings, membership, etc. She will review this useful data
and come up with a plan that will work the best for us.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Corresponding Secretary: Nancy Bishop read two notes requesting membership
status change. Both Ginny May and Anne Gay have requested to change their
membership from active to affiliate. Nancy Bishop made the motion to accept their
requests and Brenda Barrett seconded the motion. The Board voted to accept their
requests. Nancy announced the next Board meeting will be July 11, 2011 (note
date change) at Martie Mayer’s house.

 

   
 

   

Conservation: Mimi Milward brought new light bulbs to show and tell. One actually
filters the dusty air around it. The other bulb was an LED chandelier—based bulb. She

thanked the people who worked on trimming up the Kousa dogwood walk. It resulted in
a great improvement.

 
   
    
 
 

  

Flower Show: Barbara thanked Kathy Brooks for heading up such a successful flower
show. Kathy in turn thanked everyone who participated.

  
 

Garden Project: Jane reported that there is a leak in the irrigation system that must be
located and fixed. Dick DeCamp has asked GC of Lexington on behalf of the Board at
Ashland to trim around the trees on the property at Ashland. We have declined the offer.
Brenda Barrett told Board members to go look at the hornbeam plantings at the Idle
Hour Country Club and at Louis and Betsy Hillenmeyer’s garden. They are new
plantings that look great. The variety is ‘Franz Fontaine’ which is more narrow that our
present hornbeams. They are very structural and can be limbed up. A columnar beech
would be another good choice with which to replace the existing hornbeams. The
Board voted and agreed to go forward with the removal of the hornbeams now. Maybe
we will be able to replace them in the fall.

    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
 
 

  

Horticulture: Lucy Foster will take orders for Felco #8 pruners. Kim DeCamp will
attend the Shirley Meneice workshop. Mott Nicol will also attend.

  
   

  

Program: Martie Mayer announced programs for the rest of the year which have been
scheduled: June 16 — Dede McGehee (Joan Gaines and Jane Baugh — Hostess); July
21 — Daylily World in Salvisa, KY; August — no meeting; October 20 — Daffodils;
December — Christmas Tea at Callie Keller’s.

 
   
    
   

  

Special projects (Cookbook): Kathy Courtney has moved the cookbook office out of
the Beck Building and into Kim Lake’s house. She found a large stash of “Winter
Bouquets” in the move. We have been looking for these. There was a discussion of
how to pay Kim and Mary with the new computer software. The finance committee will
discuss and set up a workable system.

 
     
    
    

Archives of American Gardens: Mary Louise Fisher is putting pictures of the garden
at Libby Brown’s McMeekin Place on discs to send off and also working on a written
history of the gardens.

    
    

Public Relations: Elizabeth Schnabel is writing an article with pictures about our
Flower Show for the Bulletin.

 
  

  

Admissions: Anne Kraus announced that the deadline for submitting applications is
Friday, August 26, 2011. GC of Lexington is going to go back to having the format of
. having an admissions committee. The members of this committee will consist of the

    

  

admissions chairman, club president, past admissions chairman, first vice-president and
an at-large member chosen by the admissions chairman. The committee would review
the proposals and prepare a slate of candidates to present to the Board for voting. The
committee may hold a candidate over for the next voting cycle or it may decline the
proposal if it does not fall within the previously—set guidelines.

Scholarship: Luanne Milward announced that the National Parks Conservation
Scholarship in honor of Sally Brown of the Glenview Club is mentioned in the latest
Bulletin.

Friends of the Garden Party: Margaret Cowgill announced that the party will be held
September 8, 2011. A committee will be formed to work on the guest list.

Old/New Business: Meg Sprow read a note from Carol Jackson regarding the “living
memorial” which will be installed in the garden in memory of Carol’s daughter and two
grandchildren.

Barbara announced that we need to add the position of “club administrator” to the
Board. It was suggested that this duty be added to an already—established position such
as corresponding secretary. Kim DeCamp has been handling this job (very well) and is
agreeable to continuing it.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 am.

Respectfully submitted,

Jessica Nicholson, Acting Recording Secretary

 

 GARDEN CLUB OF LEXINGTON
GENERAL MEETING
July 21, 2011

Garden Club of Lexington met Thursday, July 21St at Daylily World in
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Ellen Chapman introduced owners David Kirchhoff and Mort
Moross who gave a very informative talk on hybridizing daylilies and showed beautiful
examples of ones they have developed. They have been working with daylilies since the
1950’s and are recogni