Presidents Message

Maplewood Garden Club’s President Monthly Message

June 2026

HAPPY JUNE EVERYONE!!! This will be my last newsletter as president. I hope that you have enjoyed them. I had fun writing them and I have been privileged to be the president for these past two years. We have a great group of Committee Chairs and wonderful members. I have been honored to help with this produc- tive garden club. Get ready to celebrate our anniversary next year! There will be a committee for that, too, don’t worry..

OUR GARDENS ARE POPPING and we are all busy planting what we bought at the Plant Sale! What a sale it was! I believe that we broke a few records for sales. Well done Plant Sale Committee! Well done to the many volunteers that helped put it together! We couldn’t have done it without you. Unloading and setting up the plants is a really hard job but when you see everything done as you walk around, it is all worth it. I was euphoric seeing all the many plants, herbs, veggies, and cacti right before we opened. I had a happy “high” all day long. Again, I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who participated in the Plant Sale.

BE SURE TO RESPOND to Ginny Needham-Doyle in reference to our Awards dinner. She and Krystina need to know if you are coming and how you can help. They have planned a lovely dinner for us.

SPRING HAS BEEN rather cool this year. Good weather for gardening. I am looking forward to this year’s Members Garden Walk. It is always nice to walk around the gardens and see the interesting, beautiful things that you have done. I have included some photos of my spring garden. Be sure to take some pictures of your gardens over the summer so that you can share them in our terrific newsletter.

REMEMBER, GARDENS ARE NOT  SUPPOSED TO BE PERFECT.  We want some messy spots for the critters. I welcome the surprise flowers that pop up. Even the dandelions can be helpful. They tell us that our soil needs compost and loosening up. So most of all, enjoy your garden! Have a great summer everyone!

~ Virginia Nordberg

president@maplewoodgardenclub.org