- Good afternoon, the next meting of the Ajax Garden Club will be on Thursday, September 15th. We will be in person at the Legion as usual with the doors opening approx. 6:45 for show setup. The meeting will start at 7:30.
Our speaker this month is Molly Shannon with a presentation on Succulent Gardening for Beginners.
She will discuss:
- Why Succulents?
- Indoor Container Gardening (caring for succulents indoors, best soil to use, common pests) \
- Outdoor Hardy Succulents (caring for outdoor/hardy succulents)
- Propagating Your Own Plants (multiple techniques to propagate succulents)
- Accepting Imperfections (how to prune succulents to keep them looking their best)
* Best places to buy succulent plants and how to purchase our arrangements
There will also be a judged flower show (please have all your items in place before 7:30). The show schedule is below.
SEPTEMBER
Division I – Horticultural
Section A – Specimens Annual and Perennials
Class: #
1. Zinnia – 3 blooms, any cultivar under 4”-1 stem, any cultivar over 4″.
2. Any other Annual (excluding the above named).
3. Aster, perennial – 1 stem or spray, any cultivar.
4. Chrysanthemum – 1 spray.
5. Ornamental Grass – 3 stems of 1 cultivar, under 15″.
6. Rudbeckia – 3 stems or sprays, any cultivar.
7. Sedum – 1 stem, any cultivar.
8. Vines – 1 stem or branch not to exceed 24″.
9. Any other Flowering Perennial. (Excluding the above named)
Section B – Shrubs
Class:
10. Rose of Sharon – 1 branch not to exceed 24″.
11 .Butterfly Bush – 1 branch not to exceed 24″.
12. Barberry Bush – 1 branch not to exceed 24″.
13. Any Other Flowering Shrub – 1 branch not to exceed 24″.
Section C – Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
Class:
14. Beet – 2˗3 specimens.
15. Tomato – 1 truss cherry tomatoes, 1 large specimen, 3-5 small specimens.
16. Any variety of fruit or berry.
17. Any other variety of vegetable (excluding named above).
Section D – Houseplants
Class:
18. Any flowering houseplant.
19. Houseplant grown for foliage.
Division II – DESIGN THEME: “Country Living”
Class:
20. “Wine Time” – design using a wine glass.
21. “Pick & Plunk” – plant material picked and plunked into a container of choice. Keep it simple.
Division III – CULINARY
Class:
22. Jam/Jelly
23. Chutney/Salsa/Pickles