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District
II
2011-2013
Officers
Acres of Green Garden Club was founded
in 1957 in Metairie, Louisiana.
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seated from left,
Millie Quick, co-president;
Jane Bodet, installing officer, and
Lynne Ryan, co-president.
Standing from left,
Coleen Landry, 2nd vice-president;
Mary Ann Joiner, 1st co-vice-president;
Lynn Courrege, 1st co-vice-president;
Kaye Allen, co-recording secretary;
Carolyn Deynoodt, co-recording secretary;
Rosalie Edwards, corresponding secretary and
Barbara Sandemann, treasurer.
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ACRES OF GREEN FEBRUARY 2012 MEETING
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The
meeting was held at the home of Barbara Richard with co-hostesses
Barbara Sandeman and Gwen Maniscalco. Co-president Lynne
Ryan presided. Business included discussion of the successful
Celebration in the Oaks with a letter from JPCGC President Mary Ellen
Miller thanking Coleen Landry for helping decorate the Park, submitting
a wreath and furnishing numerous photographs for the history display of
25 years of Celebration. The club participated in Arbor Day at
Lafreniere Park with a tree dedicated to Coleen for her years of
involvement with the live oaks.
Jeanne Garman, horticulture
chairman, discussed the upcoming Bromelliad show and told members where
they could buy bromeliads at an inexpensive price.
Garden of the Month winners were Daisy DiMaggio, Rosalie Edwards, Lynn Courrege and Coleen Landry.
A program about Street and Neighborhood Beautification was presented by Mr. Wayne Nocito, director of Jefferson Parish Parkways.
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Acres of Green January 2012 Meeting Click Here for Photos
Members met at the home of Lynn Courrege with co-hostesses being Sara Junot, Mickey Eppling, and Lynn Ryan.
The
program was “A Tree is Nice” presented by member Mary Ann Joyner.
A horticulture program about camellias was given by Jeanne Garman who
displayed some of the blooms from her garden.
Coleen Landry
showed her wreath that was part of the “Mr. Bingle” display at
Celebration in the Oaks in City Park. She also discussed awards
for which the club may apply.
Christmas Doorway winners were
Phyllis Stacy, Coleen Landry, Betty Wild, Yvette Gagnet and Daisy
DiMaggio. Garden of the Month winners for January are Barbara
Richard, Lynne Courrege, Coleen Landry, Rosalie Edwards and Daisy
DiMaggio.
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NOVEMBER 2011 CLUB MEETING
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Members
of Acres of Green Garden Club held its November 2011 meeting at the
home of Madeline Polizzi, with Charlotte D'Angelo, Mary Ann Joiner and
Daisy DiMaggio as co-hostesses. Co-President Lynne Ryan presided.
Deputy Ken Wolkart of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office's Community
Relations Division presented a program on Landscaping Safety and
explained how placing trees and shrubs around the house in the proper
places can prevent burglars and intruders from getting the upper hand.
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Lynne Ryan and Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy Ken Wolkart |
Members were reminded
of their philanthropic project for December for
the Metropolitan Center for Women and Children. Jeanne Garman,
horticulture chairman, gave a report on bulbs, poppies and sweet peas.
Following the meeting a delicious Italian lunch was served.
Yvette Gagnet, Carolyn Deynoodt, and Betty Wild
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DEDICATION
OF BLUE STAR MEMORIAL MARKER
Coleen Perilloux Landry, member of Acres of Green Garden Club and
LGCF's Live Oak Society Chairman, participated in the dedication of a
Blue Star Memorial Marker on November 10 at Causeway Boulevard and
Veterans Boulevard in Metairie. She gave the history of Memorial Park
beginning with its inception on June 14, 1981 when a flagpole and
garrison-size flag was dedicated to all policemen and firefighters.
Pictured are, from left, Command Chief Master Leslie Burl of Naval Air
Station in Belle Chasse; Joe Baucum, immediate past president of the
Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs and Memorial Marker chairman
for this project; Mary Jacobs, Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
president; Jefferson Parish Councilwoman Cynthia Lee-Sheng, mistress of
ceremonies; Captain Peter Gautier, USCG Sector Commander and Captain of
the Port of New Orleans, and Coleen Perilloux Landry.
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Acres
of Green's entry in City Park Botanical Garden's Scarecrow Trail was
done by Pat Smith.
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Shown with the floral arrangements
they created in the Great Hall at the New Orleans Museum of Art are,
from left, Rosalie Edwards, Coleen Landry and Gwen Maniscalco.
submitted
July 2011 by Coleen Landry
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Members of Acres of Green Garden Club
visit the newly installed Blue Star Marker in Lafitte.
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JOE BAUCUM, president of the Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs
and chairman of this Blue Star Marker project, later gave the members a
walking tour on the boardwalk over the Lafitte wetlands in keeping with
their theme for 2010-2011 "Preserve Our Wetlands". |
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