Garden of the Month
The Garden of the Month Committee promotes gardening by recognizing gardens of merit with a Garden of the Month sign for their yard, a $25 gift certificate, and writing an article about their garden including pictures.
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August 2022
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August 2022 Garden of the Month Award
by Joan Reed - Chairman
Rick and Birdie Colclasure of 9 Nottingham Court, are the proud recipients of the Garden of the Month award presented by the Fleur de Lis Garden Club. They have received a gift card from El Mel, a lawn and garden supply store and will also display our Garden of the Month sign in their front yard. The couple were thrilled to be acknowledged and eager to show us their flowers, shrubs and trees. They have lived at their current address for 32 years, and state that there was nothing growing around the house originally except the huge pin oak that dominates their front lawn. Birdie is completely self-taught and credits books and a helpful neighbor’s garden tips and tricks to guide her. She claims gardening has kept her active and stable during the pandemic. Birdie believes a garden should be an extension of your home and she particularly loves the color pink so has planted many pink flowers. On display are double impatiens, pink crepe myrtle, pachysandra, climbing hydrangea, clematis, rose bush, hostas, surprise lillies, rose of Sharon, lenten rose, foxgloves, itoh peony, blue moon phlox, Korean lilacs, yew, boxwood, astilbe, boston ferns, and ivy. If you are interested in gardening, and have or know of a garden in St. Charles County worthy of an award, please contact Joan, Garden of the Month Chairman at joanreed7@att.net or phone 636-373-2756 and leave a message. We meet on the third Thursday of the month at varied locations. Visit www.fleurdelisgardenclub.org for more information
by Joan Reed - Chairman
Rick and Birdie Colclasure of 9 Nottingham Court, are the proud recipients of the Garden of the Month award presented by the Fleur de Lis Garden Club. They have received a gift card from El Mel, a lawn and garden supply store and will also display our Garden of the Month sign in their front yard. The couple were thrilled to be acknowledged and eager to show us their flowers, shrubs and trees. They have lived at their current address for 32 years, and state that there was nothing growing around the house originally except the huge pin oak that dominates their front lawn. Birdie is completely self-taught and credits books and a helpful neighbor’s garden tips and tricks to guide her. She claims gardening has kept her active and stable during the pandemic. Birdie believes a garden should be an extension of your home and she particularly loves the color pink so has planted many pink flowers. On display are double impatiens, pink crepe myrtle, pachysandra, climbing hydrangea, clematis, rose bush, hostas, surprise lillies, rose of Sharon, lenten rose, foxgloves, itoh peony, blue moon phlox, Korean lilacs, yew, boxwood, astilbe, boston ferns, and ivy. If you are interested in gardening, and have or know of a garden in St. Charles County worthy of an award, please contact Joan, Garden of the Month Chairman at joanreed7@att.net or phone 636-373-2756 and leave a message. We meet on the third Thursday of the month at varied locations. Visit www.fleurdelisgardenclub.org for more information
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July 2022
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July 2022 Garden of the Month Award
by Joan Reed - Chairman
Fleur de Lis Garden Club Awards Garden of the Month for July 2022 Rita and Dwight Achord of 1013 Jefferson in St. Charles are proud recipients of The Garden of the Month award presented by the Fleur de Lis Garden Club. They have received a gift card from El Mel, a lawn and garden supply store and will also display our Garden of the Month sign in their yard for the month of July. The Achords have lived at their current address for 15 years and have always gardened. Rita claims she didn’t care for weeding their vegetable garden as a child, but now she enjoys weeding in her flower beds. The Achords have planted an array of eye-catching multicolored rose moss which borders their front and back gardens. Also on display are stargazer lilies, red hot poker, phlox, butterfly bush, shrub rose and yellow daisies. Azaleas, rose of Sharon, weigela, petunias, several varieties of ornamental grasses, cocks comb, pinks, shrubby cinquefoil, Indian pinks, hibiscus, crepe myrtle, and several kinds of milkweed surround their home with color and diversity as well as providing sustenance for many pollinators. If you are interested in gardening, and have or know of a garden in St. Charles worthy of an award, please contact Joan, Garden of the Month Chairman at joanreed7@att.net or phone 636-373-2756 and leave a message. We meet on the third Thursday of the month at varied locations. Visit www.fleurdelisgardenclub.org for more information
by Joan Reed - Chairman
Fleur de Lis Garden Club Awards Garden of the Month for July 2022 Rita and Dwight Achord of 1013 Jefferson in St. Charles are proud recipients of The Garden of the Month award presented by the Fleur de Lis Garden Club. They have received a gift card from El Mel, a lawn and garden supply store and will also display our Garden of the Month sign in their yard for the month of July. The Achords have lived at their current address for 15 years and have always gardened. Rita claims she didn’t care for weeding their vegetable garden as a child, but now she enjoys weeding in her flower beds. The Achords have planted an array of eye-catching multicolored rose moss which borders their front and back gardens. Also on display are stargazer lilies, red hot poker, phlox, butterfly bush, shrub rose and yellow daisies. Azaleas, rose of Sharon, weigela, petunias, several varieties of ornamental grasses, cocks comb, pinks, shrubby cinquefoil, Indian pinks, hibiscus, crepe myrtle, and several kinds of milkweed surround their home with color and diversity as well as providing sustenance for many pollinators. If you are interested in gardening, and have or know of a garden in St. Charles worthy of an award, please contact Joan, Garden of the Month Chairman at joanreed7@att.net or phone 636-373-2756 and leave a message. We meet on the third Thursday of the month at varied locations. Visit www.fleurdelisgardenclub.org for more information
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June 2022
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June 2022 Garden of the Month Award
by Joan Reed - Chairman
June Catherine and Jim Ebone of 2823 Sundowner are proud recipients of the Garden of the Month award for June presented by the Fleur de Lis Garden Club. They were presented with a gift card to El Mel which provides bedding plants and other garden supplies. They will also display our garden sign in their yard for the month of June. The Ebones have nourished annuals and perennials for almost 30 years in their beautiful flower beds. A tour around their gardens provides a dazzling variety of perennials and annuals such as pansies, sundrops, brown eyed Susans, butterfly bush, blue lobelia, columbine, chrysanthemums, Stokes aster, clamatis, salvia, blue flax, catmint, anemones, daylilies, sea oats, peonies, flocks, false indigo, beard tongue, crepe myrtle, vinca, bee balm, turtle head, daisies, Montauk daisy, gloriosa daisy, berbascum, bugleweed, Japanese painted fern, Jacob’s ladder, and hummingbird trumpet vine. This homogeneous variety of plants provides much needed nectar for pollinators such as bees and hummingbirds. No garden would be complete without the necessary vegetable garden and the Ebones have a healthy one sporting cucumbers, tomato plants and green beans. Catherine Ebone has been gardening for almost 30 years and was inspired by her father’s large vegetable garden when she was growing up. She is a master gardener and credits her husband Jim for his help in digging and weeding. If you are interested in gardening and have or know of a garden in St. Charles County worthy of our award, please contact Joan, Garden of the Month Chairman at joanreed7@att.net or phone 636-373-2756 and leave a message. The club meets on third Thursdays of the month at varied locations. More information is available at www.fleurdelisgardenclub.org. Come join us for a meeting
by Joan Reed - Chairman
June Catherine and Jim Ebone of 2823 Sundowner are proud recipients of the Garden of the Month award for June presented by the Fleur de Lis Garden Club. They were presented with a gift card to El Mel which provides bedding plants and other garden supplies. They will also display our garden sign in their yard for the month of June. The Ebones have nourished annuals and perennials for almost 30 years in their beautiful flower beds. A tour around their gardens provides a dazzling variety of perennials and annuals such as pansies, sundrops, brown eyed Susans, butterfly bush, blue lobelia, columbine, chrysanthemums, Stokes aster, clamatis, salvia, blue flax, catmint, anemones, daylilies, sea oats, peonies, flocks, false indigo, beard tongue, crepe myrtle, vinca, bee balm, turtle head, daisies, Montauk daisy, gloriosa daisy, berbascum, bugleweed, Japanese painted fern, Jacob’s ladder, and hummingbird trumpet vine. This homogeneous variety of plants provides much needed nectar for pollinators such as bees and hummingbirds. No garden would be complete without the necessary vegetable garden and the Ebones have a healthy one sporting cucumbers, tomato plants and green beans. Catherine Ebone has been gardening for almost 30 years and was inspired by her father’s large vegetable garden when she was growing up. She is a master gardener and credits her husband Jim for his help in digging and weeding. If you are interested in gardening and have or know of a garden in St. Charles County worthy of our award, please contact Joan, Garden of the Month Chairman at joanreed7@att.net or phone 636-373-2756 and leave a message. The club meets on third Thursdays of the month at varied locations. More information is available at www.fleurdelisgardenclub.org. Come join us for a meeting
