Accessing Hydrangea Damage

 Due to the severe cold we had this year, hydrangeas (along with many other plants) were damaged and instead of being full of leaves right now have a mass of leaves at the very bottom with dead looking sticks at the top. 

 First impulse is to trim these sticks off because they look so bad but with patience, some of these will leaf out.  To determine how much growth has been damaged, use your fingernail or a knife to scrape across the stems.  Move down from the tip towards the base of the plant until you find a location where the stem underneath the bark is still green and living.  Trim off the dead part and if the whole limb is brown underneath, trim at the base of the plant.

This branch looked completely dead but you can see new growth appearing on one side

even though the bud on the other side was killed by the cold.  The branch is still living.

Here is a hydrangea where the leaves are starting to fill in on those branches that were sticking out.

                             Here is a branch that has been scraped and you can see from the green 

                             underneath that it is still living.

A Garden Hop for the May Meeting

 For the May meeting, the Monroeville Garden Club had a "garden hop" on May 11, 2023, to tour the gardens of three members.

The first stop was at the home of Bev Colquett where members were served muffins, mini quiches, fruit kabobs, coffee and Breakfast Punch.  Ann Pridgen was co-hostess.

                              

                                                                Sedum favor for members

Next members went to the home of Jean Singleton where lunch was served after touring. Sharon Brewton and Brenda Gardner were co-hostesses.   Members enjoyed chicken salad croissants , chips, grapes, and cheese served in a flowerpot which was given as a favor.

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Our final stop was at the home of Jeanne Sewell where dessert was served after touring.  Nancy Ziebach and Holly Tennimon were co-hostesses.  Members were served a beautifully decorated cake and cookies, lemon squares which were decorated with edible butterflies, cream cheese stuffed strawberries, blonde brownies and punch.

In the back ground is a lovely potted plant presented to outgoing President, Bev Colquett