March and April Meetings of Mercer Garden Club

Marchand April meetings to be held at 7PM, at the Mercer United Methodist Church.


 March 10th:   
Gary Church will be returning  to speak for the evening  subject will be a surprise  I left it up to him : will be speaker’s choice  topic.

April 14th: 
Kathy Taylor a Master Gardener from Lawrence County  will join us to speak on planting an Easy Garden Bed.

These are pictures of the tulips blooming around the courthouse that were planted by our members.
Members of the Mercer Garden Club planted hundreds of tulips again last fall and we are anticipation a spectacular spring bloom this year.  Thank you Pat and Gary Whiting and others for this planting.

Flower Arranging Program

Monday February 10, 7 p.m. Mercer United Methodist Church. We will resume our regular meetings with a program by Debbie Thompson of Nelson's Flowers;   arranging flowers with a Valentine's Day Theme.


We wait for spring after this long cold winter. This is a picture of the tulips Gary and Pat planted in the fall of 2012. Members of our garden club planted hundreds of tulips in the fall of 2013 so spring 2014 shouls be spectacular.





Mantis visits my new porch

Spring of 2012 I bought mantis egg case of 200 eggs and let them hatch in my garden, this summer I am still seeing these wonderful creatures working in my garden.   Have you sighted them in your Mercer Garden?  I took this photo at 8 pm on Aug. 30, 2013

Nancy 
Logan Drive near the High School.  

July and August Meetings

Our July 8 meeting will be garden tours of out members Betty Graham and Sheila Craig. We will drive to Betty's on 380 Vogan Drive and walk from there to Sheila's Garden. There will be refreshments at both gardens. It is always a pleasure when our members open up their own gardens for us to enjoy.

August 12, 2013 Garden Club annual Summer Picnic
We will return to DJ's Garden. 
Members and their guests are invited to join us for good food, great fun and the delightful gardens that Dennis always has for us to view.  We will be eating at 6:00 p.m.
Check your newsletter details and please do not forget to call Pat and Gary Whiting or Jack and Nancy Theis to RSVP and let them know what category of food you plan to bring to share.