Cherokee Rose Starts Off Year with a Field Trip

Cherokee Rose Circle began its new year in June with a special home visit to Jeanne and Gale Hendricks.  “A beautiful Mandarin Home Where Butterflies Play.”

BUTTERFLIES:  The morning began with viewing of a Monarch butterfly which had emerged from its cocoon which was released as we began our tour.  One bit of advice we received from Jeanne our Butterfly Expert, “When you think you have enough Milkweed--Plant More.”

GARDEN DESIGN:  Jeanne inspired us with creating an ideal peaceful outdoor retreat.  It was not just about choosing attractive flowers and plants, but creating a serene landscape where you can commune with nature.  One might best describe her back yard as an outdoor space which has been turned into a relaxing haven.

 

GREENHOUSE:  The Hendricks built an incredible Greenhouse mostly from Craig's List and re-purposed/hand-made items which included a cat door.  

GARAGE/MUSEUM:  Jeanne’s talented husband, Gale built his garage/museum last year with lots of fun things to view including automotive collectibles, an antique barber chair, race cars and collector cars.  One project we saw was an antique truck on blocks with a custom-made engine waiting to be installed.

MANDARIN GARDEN CLUB - JUNE YARD OF THE MONTH:  Cherokee Rose congratulates the Hendricks for an eye-catching serene backyard. 

Mandarin Garden Club's Annual Plant Sale

The Plant Sale at Mandarin Garden Club is an annual event the community looks forward to. It is time to make your plans to attend on April 30th from 8:00 to 2:00. As you step into the main hall on the 30th, there will be a room filled with vegetable plants, trees, bushes, annuals, perennials, roses, succulents, native plants, and a whole host of surprises. All of the plants are grown by the club's members and Master Gardeners will be on site to answer your questions.

This will be a special day at the garden club. So gather up your friends and family and stop by for a fun time. There will be a BBQ lunch, baked goods will be sold in the Garden Cafe, free water and coffee will be served, baskets and other gardening tools will be for sale. The Mandarin Garden Club Cookbook will be sold for $5.00. The ladies at the garden club are some of the best cooks in Jacksonville. So you will want to pick up several copies for friends and family.

The Mandarin Garden Club is located at 2892 Loretto Road. There will be plenty of parking available. The beautiful gardens and grounds of the club will be open for your enjoyment. So please stop by and join us on April 30th for this annual event.

Betty Waldrep
President

Mandarin Garden Club Clothing Sale

MANDARIN GARDEN CLUB

ANNUAL CLOTHING SALE

MARCH 4 & 5, 2016

Spring is in the air and Mandarin Garden Club, 2892 Loretto Road,

 will host their annual $1 Clothing Sale on March 4, & 5 from 9:00

 am to 2:00 pm.

 This is a sale that is held each year for the community. Gently used

 clothing for men , women, and children will be on display in the

 main hall of the garden club. Please mark your calendars to stop by the club and browse through the stacks of clothing.

Spring calls for new outfits! The boutique will be filled with fine clothing, purses, hats, belts, jewelry and other treasures. The boutique items will be $10.00 or less. Spring brings proms and parties so stop by and search for that special dress or outfit.

All clothing not sold at the sale will be donated to local charities.

Happy Spring! 

Betty Waldrep

President

Mark Your Calendars

Mandarin Community Club is hosting a We Love Our Community Open House.  The event will honor several of the Mandarin organizations that got there start at the Mandarin Community Club.  The Mandarin Garden Club is one such organization and we will be hosting a table at this event. The invitation to the event is shown below.

                                 


It looks to be a fun event.

Karen Rowe

November Memories - Magnolia Circle

Magnolia’s November meeting was a tour of the St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral and lunch at the Clara White Culinary School Café at the Cathedral…the tour was given by Reed M. Dearing, Senior Docent…he not only gave us the history of the cathedral and the stain glass windows…the windows were beautiful…one of them is a priceless original Tiffany…he also added interesting antidotes…the organist was there…told us all about the organ and gave us our own “concert”…the lunch was good and the cafe serves as a way to help people gain the skills to assimilate back into society…everyone enjoyed the tour…the lunch...and the day.

Submitted by Stacia Snuggs

Magnolia Circle's October Field Trip

Magnolia Circle's October meeting was a field trip to Earth Works Nursery...Mathew Barlow gave a very informative talk on planting produce in Jacksonville and gave us our own "Seasonal Planting Calendar"...the nursery can help you with all of your gardening needs and even has different sizes of Koi to stock your Koi ponds.

In November, Magnolia will be touring St. John's Episcopal Cathedral downtown...the Clara White Mission has a program that serves lunch on Friday's which we will attend...that means our meeting for November will be on Friday, November 13th...please let Stacia Snuggs know if you plan to attend.

Stacia Snuggs

Our Newest Master Gardener

Congratulations to Joy Breitung on becoming a Master Gardener.  Not only has Joy found the time to attend the Master Gardener program she also serves as our Secretary on the Mandarin Garden Club Board.  She is truly a busy lady.