November Gardens Of The Month

Martha Smith - Member

Belle Chasse Primary School - Civic

106 Sunflower - Community

All Hail The Chief! - Installation Party

Congratulations to our new President! Mrs. Josette Siefert!

Josette's Sister Paula
Our Treasurer Mrs. Pat Buras.

Members and Guests having a good time.

Mrs. Carol Becnel

The Cook and the tasters. Mr. Patti and Mr. Becnel

Mr. Patti serving as Installation Officer

Mrs. Nancy Fridge, Secretary and Mrs. Pat Buras, Treasurer. Nancy, resist the urge to run with those scissors!

Mrs. Hilda Lott, First Vice President and Mrs. Josette Siefert, President.

Don't break the thread Ladies!
Mrs. Alice Ivy and Mrs. Kristi Rivero, Outgoing President.
Thanks to Nancy and all the ladies and gentlemen who helped to make this a wonderful Installation Party!

2009 Garden Show Inspiration

Happy New Year Everyone!!!
Jane, Claire and Kristi. It was a perfectly beautiful day to enjoy Council's Christmas flower show and tea.

One of the beautiful specimens winning one of the larger ribbons.

A lyrical design featuring broken shards of mirror.

This arrangement makes me wanna say, "get down boogie woogie". I think it was titled "Colors of Peace" or something like that.

Elegant candlestick arrangements in silver and gold!

A frame arrangement. Really nice. Unfortunately some of the blossoms had wilted by the time I took the pic.

Here are three magnificent variegated ginger leaf specimens. Yours truly won first. You didn't expect me to post a pic of my third place arrangement did you?

Breath taking orchids!

....and breath taking scenery in the botanical gardens on a crisp December day.

The majestic giants of the garden! Oh how beautiful.

Don't Forget The Christmas Party!

Don't forget the Christmas Party at Alice Ivy's home. It begins at 7:00 pm. Please call Mary Ann and let her know what you'll be bringing if you haven't already done so!

We will be collecting $20.00 for a needy family in our area.

See you there!

Gardens of the Month

Member Award

Mary Beth's garden is beautiful this fall with seasonal bedding plants and fall pumpkins and wreaths! The colors really pop, and I'm certain her neighbors appreciate the view when driving by or taking a stroll.

Civic Award
The Belle Chasse Methodist Church really outdid themselves with their new bed in the front garden. The new palms make a nice focal point and the brick path replacing the grass strip will keep the front bed looking tidy and improve maintenance time. Thanks to the Belle Chasse Methodist Church family for helping Plaquemine's Parish look it's best!

The residential community award will be posted soon.

October Meeting Highlights

Thanks to all who attended the October meeting. Special thanks to Misty and Pat for the most delicious food!!! Please see the end of the post to get Misty's yummy Confetti Dip.
Martha Smith's Fall Colors arrangement.
Martha explaining the correct way to groom a bird of paradise.
Yona Serpas telling us about her pitcher plant and the correct way to grow one.
Hilda sharing her walking iris, and explaining how they grow and how to plant them.

Kristi shared loofah sponge vine seeds with everyone.

Thanks to Carol Becnel for potting up enough orange amaryllis bulbs for everyone. Everyone left with their arms full!!!

Don't forget....Council meeting October 31, 2008 at 9:30 am at the New Orleans Botanical Gardens. Dan Gill will be the guest speaker. Call Kristi if you would like to carpool.

Please check your yearbook and highlight your responsibilities for the 2008-09 year.

Confetti Dip

2 cups grated Cheddar

2 cups crushed pecans

2 cups of Mayo

1 cup chopped green onions

Pepper jelly

Mix Cheddar, pecans, mayo and green onions together. Top with pepper jelly.

Hurricane Lilies

Everything you need to know to grow these beautiful flowers can be found here. Hurricane Lilies pop up to surprise and delight us in the fall. They do wonderful in our area and multiply profusely. This is a picture is from Kristi Rivero's garden this fall.