Year End Luncheon

    The Monroeville Garden Club held their last yearly meeting May 8th, 2025, at the Monroeville Presbyterian Church.  This meeting was a delightful luncheon of delicious dishes provided by several gracious club members along with beautiful floral table arrangements.

     In honor of the theme “You Are My Sunshine” , each participating member provided their own table setting of wonderfully creative plates, cutlery, and chargers/placemats.  Each place setting gave testimony to the creative imaginations and artistic ability of our members!  Thank you, Charlotte, for such an inspirational idea and fun project!

     Business for the meeting was the payment of yearly dues and the announcement of next year’s officers:  President -Charlotte Lambert, Vice President- Laura York, Secretary-Sammye Long, and Treasurer - Faye Estes.  Thanks so much to these ladies for their time and desire to serve.

     After a wonderful hour of dining and fellowship, we adjourned collecting bags of daffodil bulbs donated by Bev Colquett.  We look forward to another year of great fellowship and gardening inspiration.

All About Butterflies

     On April 10, 2025, the Monroeville Garden Club met at the Presbyterian Church.  Hostesses were Jeanne Sewell, Dianne Bond, and Scarlet Strom.

     

Charlotte Lambert, President, opened the meeting by reminding members of the re-opening of the Bird’s Nest at the Courthouse Museum, the Bounty and Grace Banquet on June 12th (we will decorate the tables), and the May 8th Garden Club luncheon.  The theme for the luncheon is “You Are My Sunshine “.  Each member is to prepare a place setting of their choice and a favor.  Different members will provide food.  Club members were also encouraged to volunteer to be officers for the next year.

    

 Jill Boyles, Baldwin County Master Gardener, gave a very informative program for establishing and promoting butterfly gardens.   One main example of plants to use was milkweed, a host plant for butterflies.  We learned that the butterfly has a 2 week life span and somehow migrates to Mexico.  Ms. Boyles described the different attributes and markings of the Monarch Butterfly and others.  She also described the way the butterflies use their cocoons and how they emerge.

    

 The use of different plants was discussed.  Ms. Boyles recommended Kim’s Nursery in Citronelle as a good place to buy plants.  She said that the Alabama Butterfly Atlas and Youtube Lady in Daphne were great resources of information.

     

After an array of delicious refreshments which carried out the butterfly theme, the meeting adjourned.

Hostesses:  (L to R) Jeanne Sewell, Scarlet Strom, and Dianne Bond

Speaker Jill Boyles