THE BAILEYAN
The Official Newsletter of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Garden Club of Ithaca, New York
 
The Liberty Hyde Bailey Garden Club of Ithaca meets each month, on the third Tuesday (second Tuesday in May and December) at the Horton Room in the Floriculture Greenhouse, Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, New York. 
The Club is open to all gardeners. Visitors are welcome.

 Volume 44 Number 9                                                                                                      September 2005

                 2005 Officers
 
President Debi Lampman
Past President and Treasurer Elke Schofield
First Vice President Ray Fox
Second Vice President  Elizabeth Owens-Roe
Recording Secretary  Helen Swank
Editor of the Baileyan and Webmaster Carla Hegeman Crim
Corresponding Secretary  Cliff Manchester
 Directors Ken Devine (2005)
Ruth Doll (2004)
Dave Farmer (2003)
 Regional President Debra Nero 



This month:


September 20th
Perennial Exchange, Seed List
 Meeting will be held in the Horton Room


 

Board of Directors: please meet at 7:00 pm.
Regular meeting: 7:30 pm - Perennial Exchange and Seed List 2005.  Bring divisions of plants to share, and your ideas for what seedlings you would like to grow next year. Refreshments will be provided by the Don Williams.

Next Meeting: October 18th, 2005 - Dish to Pass   


Dues Reminder!

Treasurer Elke Schofield will be collecting 2006 dues at the meeting,
so please remember to bring cash or check for $40 ($55 for a family membership).  
The deadline for payment is October 11th. 





Mycorrhizal Root Booster
Spurred by an article in the most recent American Gardener, Victor Lazar purchased a quantity of Chappy’s Power Organics Mycorrhizal Root Booster.  He is generously donating vials of the inoculum (5 with child-proof caps and 16 with regular caps) to benefit the club.  They will be available at the meeting for price of $3 a vial.  Here is a description of the product and  testimonials.
Rosemary LaPadula’s new mailing address is:

12706 Geist Cove Dr.
Indianapolis, Indiana
46234
New Photos !

Photos from the tour of Minns Gardens, 8/16/05 (courtesy of Ed Cobb): 

Albizia julibrissin  Silk Tree

Rudbeckia laciniata  Golden Glow

Eupatorium maculatum  Joe Pye weed

Club members viewing the garden


Opportunities

Upcoming Horticultural Events
 
Fall Family Weekend - Oct. 8th and 9th, on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake - On Saturday, Bakers' Acres holds it's Apple Fest with fresh cider donuts, chicken BBQ, cider tasting, horse-drawn wagon rides, and of course, Apples! - many unusual varieties as well as the old favorites. Also on Saturday, King Ferry Winery will host a live radio broadcast of Lite 97 to start their Harvest Festival, featuring free wine tastings. Indian Chimney Farm will be hosting a farm open house both days of the weekend with a gift for kids who come to visit and learn more about Alpacas. Indian Chimney Farm features alpacas, alpaca yarn, luxurious alpaca gift items, and an antique farm tools museum. King Ferry Winery's Harvest Fest also continues on Sunday, with a chicken BBQ, free tastings, and the chance to watch grape harvest activities.  Visit http://www.fallfamilyweekend.com/ for maps and more information.
 
Endless Mountain Fall View Tour - Oct. 11, 2005, Little Marsh, PA.  Join Lenny & Kim Storms on a wonderful tour of their mountain farm, where these perfect hosts make everyone feel like part of the family. The Storms share not only their private mountain vistas, but also a home-cooked feast.  Enjoy a covered wagon ride to an elevation of 2,350 feet reached by winding through meadows and beautiful mountain forests. On a clear day you can see for miles and miles and miles. An outdoor country feast is included and features a tender country-style roast beef and all the trimmings plus soup cooked over an open fire and a marshmallow roast.  Time is also included to stroll through Kim’s beautiful rock and flower gardens. After  lunch, reboard the motorcoach for a visit to the PA Grand Canyon Overlook. From here, you will enjoy more great views.  The price is $70, and there will be pick-up points in Ithaca, Dryden, and Cortlandville. For more information/reservations, call 1-800-772-7267, or visit Swarthout’s website at http://www.goswarthout.com/endlessmtn.html
 
MacDaniels Nut Grove Open House and Celebration of Agroforestry - Oct. 15, 1 to 4 p.m. The event will include guided tours, exhibits, displays, and samples of forest-grown food products. Forest farming at the MacDaniels site includes not only renovation of a decades-old hickory and walnut tree collection, but also growing edible mushrooms (shiitake), medicinal herbs (ginseng), small fruits, and native North American persimmon and pawpaw trees.  The MacDaniels Nut Grove is located in the Upper Cascadilla Natural Area of Cornell Plantations. Pre-registration is requested (cost is $5, but is free for Cornell students and Plantations members). You may pre-register by mail (Cornell Plantations, One Plantations Road, Ithaca, NY 14850), or in person at the Cornell Plantations Garden Gift Shop, or by phone at 607-255-2400. Make checks payable to Cornell Plantations—Education. As this site is located in a natural area, accessibility is limited. If you have special accessibility needs or concerns, please call (607) 254-7430. For additional information, visit: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/mng
                       
From Cornell Cooperative Extension
 
Finger Lakes Native Plant Society Meeting
Wed, Sept. 14, 7 pm.  Topic: Gardening with Native Terrestrial Orchids. For more information contact Rosemarie Parker at 257-4853.
 
Adirondack Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society
Sat, Sept. 17, 11 am & 1 pm.  Two talks by Harry Jans. 11 am: "My Own Rock Garden"; 1 pm: "Cream of the Alps." Free and open to the public. For information contact Carol Eichler at 387-5823.
 
Compost With Confidence - FREE Outdoor Workshop Series -Last Saturday of every month (through October), noon - 1 pm, Compost Demonstration Site at the Ithaca Community Gardens (near the Farmers Market). In this free workshop series, Master Composter volunteers will provide information and give hands-on demonstrations to help you set up and manage a composting system in any setting.
September 24 - "Stealth" (double-bin, indoor system)
October 29 - Winter Composting
 

Treasurer’s Report

July 2005, Submitted by Elke Schofield on 7/19/05

INCOME 

Family dues 2006 (new members E. Franco/J. Baese) $55.00
EXPENSES
Picnic July 19, 2005          
(Deb Nero)   
$64.01
Checking account as of 6/30/05 =
$2,224.40
Petty Cash: $71.00
             
Meeting Minutes
Liberty Hyde Bailey Garden Club
6:00 pm, 16 August 2005
Plant Science Building
 
Prior to our regular meeting, President Debi Lampman led a tour of the Minns Garden on Tower Road, with interesting comments on the various plants grown.  Ed Cobb guided members through the Hidden Garden across the street from Minns.
 
At 7:00 pm President Lampman opened the monthly meeting in the Plant Science building with a call for members to staff our booth at the NYS fair on 2 September, either 10:00 - 2:00 pm, or 2:00 - 6:00 pm.  She has 10 free tickets.  If available, please call Debi at (315) 364-8725 or e-mail her at bedlam@bluefrog.com .
 
Elke Schofield presented the Treasurer’s report: checking account balance of $2,224.40; petty cash balance of $71.00 as of 7/31/05.
 
Elke reminded members that the 2005-06 dues are payable by 11 October.  She also distributed a July 2005 paid membership list wheich totals 33 members, showing 10 new members in the past two years.
 
Debi called for suggestions regarding a memorial for member Tom Guihan, who passed away recently.  Ken Divine moved and Cliff Manchester seconded a motion that $125.00 be spent on spring bulbs for planting at Hospicare in Tom’s memory.  Ray Fox and Ed Cobb will purchase bulbs for planting in mid-October after making arrangements with Hospicare staff.
 
Debi Nero was unable to attend tonight’s meeting but will give a report on the Florida national conference of the Garden Clubs of America at our September meeting.
 
The President asked members to consider how we might provide scholarships to honor longterm LHBGC members.  The suggestion was made that perhaps these members would pay the $10 local dues only.  If approved, it would mean a by-laws change.
 
A further discussion ensued about our annual seedling sale.  Elke pointed out that due to the increased cost of seeds this year, the 2004 net profit was only $99.34 (includes the cost of 2005 seeds).  The $521.74 2005 gross from sales will pay for the 2006 seed order. 
 
Suggestions were made that seeds be spaced wider, buy less variety of larger plants, limit the varieties, sell seedlings in pots or six-packs for IHS sale, keep mass sown seedlings for member sale or berm use, start seeds later, raise prices.  Is purposed quality of plants or maximizing sale proceeds?  Further discussion is needed.
 
Our thanks to Carla and Delmar Crim for delicious light supper, to Ed Cobb for ice cream, and to Ray Fox for his gourmet fudge. 

                                                                                                                                      Helen E. Swank
                                                                                                                                      Recording Secretary
Articles:
Helen Swank provided this article about Rembrandt Tulips:
Plant a Tulip Tribute for Rembrandt's 400th Birthday

See http://www.bulb.com for even more information.

Elke Schofield contributed information about this publication:
The Adventurous Gardener: Where to buy the best plants in New York and New Jersey