Poplar Bluff Garden Club

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Poplar Bluff Garden Club is the "Garden Club of the Year" in the Southeast District 2011! Jane Hansmann is Garden Club Member of the Year for 2011! Jane was chairperson of the City Hall Landscaping (petunia project) and helped begin a new flower garden at the Butler County Health Clinic. Jane did a tremendous job as corresponding secretary. She worked and was an asset to many other activities including the Yard and Garden Tour held in June. This next year Jane will be the president of the Master Gardeners Association.

Please Do Not Plant Bradford Pear Trees. Save Missouri Forests The invasion of the Bradford Pear and its take over throughout the state was once believed to be sterile plant is now reproducing and spreading causing numerous problems. The plant with its early blooming flowers in the spring does not fair well in the state's winds and ice storms. When planted close together, they can repolluniate themselves and the small fruit seeds spread by birds. For years the Poplar Bluff Garden Club has spoken against the planting of this invading tree and has suggested the planting of crepe myrtles instead. A crepe myrtle can be a bush or a tree. It is very conducive to the southeast Missouri weather. It blooms in mid summer until late fall. Poplar Bluff Garden Club would like to encourage all home owners and businesses to plant crepe myrtles and try to promote Poplar Bluff as the Crepe Myrtle Capital of Missouri as other towns promote azaleas.

Save our Historic Railroad Staircase The Poplar Bluff, MO Historic Train Depot is in desparate need of repair. The committee members are hopeful the 1910 depot will become a transportation hub. In addition to being used as a station for passengers riding Amtrak trains, It could be used by Greyhound Bus Service, the local transit service and taxicabs. The Poplar Bluff Depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information click here. ) (In memory of Dennis Glaze, thank you for all that you have contributed to this project)

DAR NEWSRELEASE from the Poplar Bluff Garden Club Nov 2010 O HIGHWAY ROADSIDE WILDFLOWERS DESTROYED The Poplar Bluff Garden Club planted a wildflower garden along O Highway over ten years ago. During the past years the area has reproduced and reseeded itself, making a lovely display thorough out all seasons. This summer the area was destroyed. The garden club is asking for help in reestablishing the roadside plants. The Missouri Department of Transportation under the direction of Mark Aufdenberg and Lindell Huskey have offered to help the ladies of the club replant an area to replace the destroyed plants. If anyone is interested in helping with this project or have seeds or flowers please contact Meg LaPlante at 776-1401 or Sherry Wilson at 785-1032.

Congratulations to the Poplar Bluff Garden Club for winning the award for Most New Members for 2009!


Member of: National Garden Clubs, Inc. Central Region Southeast District of Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri Poplar Bluff Council of Federated Garden Clubs Federated 1946

Meetings are held in members homes on the Second Wednesdays of the Month at 9:30 a.m.

Poplar Bluff Garden Club Officers Connie Warren -Secretary, Jane Arnold-Treasurer, Judy Duncan-Corresponding Secretary, Vice-President-, President-Cindy Boyers

New members welcome. Life and Honorary Members Mrs. Raymond Nelson Mrs. Rolin Duncan-1994 Mrs. Bruce Ploetze-1997 Ms. Fannie Fuqua-1998 Ms. Ilaha Bunn and Mrs. Nellie Olson-1999 Mrs. Katie Findlay-2001 Mrs. Sherry Wilson-2002 Mrs. Nancy Segall-2005 Mrs. Alana DeBord 2008 Students from Mr. Tom Allen's junior high class plant Poplar trees and Crepe Myrtles at Poplar Bluff Junior High. Citation Award was presented to Mr. Ray Weber for his work in building blue bird houses and establishing blue bird trails. Presented by Sherry and Jane. Garden Club Week Proclaimation June 2009 Rose, Fannie, Judy, Mayor Matthews, Sherry, Nancy and Katie (in front) Garden Tour June 2009 Becky's Home Arbor Day Planting at the Poplar Bluff Manor New Officer Installation for 2011 Left to Right Cindy Boyers, President, Connie Warren, Vice President, Jane Arnold, Treasurer, Jane Hansmann,Corresponding Secretary, and Katie Findlay, Historian, and Sherry Wilson past president. Not present for picture is Becky Paxton, secretary. Daytrip to Big Springs, Van Buren, MO Daytrip to the Riverview Winery, Commerce MO Here are the two Smokey Bear/Woodsey Owl contest winning posters from Oak Grove school. There were 2 winning posters out of 57 entries. All participants were in the 4th grade and received $1.00 and a certificate. The winners (left to right), Kimberly Scott and Baylee Mae Valenzuela, will receive $5.00, a ribbon and certificate and their posters will be submitted to the Federated Garden Clubs for a Regional competition.
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Poplar Bluff Garden Club

Please Do Not Plant Bradford Pear Trees. Save Missouri Forests

Save our Historic Railroad Staircase