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February 2020
Favorite Plants In January
While Roses Grace PBGGC February Meeting
Michael Pusin has been an
exceptional member of the Palm
Beach Gardens Garden Club (PBGGC)
because every year since he joined the
club, he has graciously given of his time
and expertise to share photographs from
his collection. This year’s PowerPoint
presentation was titled “Our Favorite
Plants,” and he included his wife,
Sharon, in the discussion. After all,
the plants chosen grow in the yards
of their homes in PGA National and
Maryland. To qualify for the honor of
growing in these locations, a plant must
be low cost, low maintenance, insect/
fungus resistant, have good growth Palm Beach Gardens Garden Club The red firespike cost the Pusins nothing
characteristics, and fit into the existing member, Michael Pusin, shares his since a neighbor gave them a piece of
landscape by colors, size, shape, and favorite plants from both his homes at the original plant, and in three years it
bloom time. Many of their plants were the January club meeting. grew with little human help.
“sticks” given by neighbors and were
simply stuck in the ground until they rooted. In a few years
the Pusins had large plants with very little effort or cost.
The audience asked questions as the photos were shown Society, for a pre-Valentine’s look and discussion about
making it an interactive presentation. roses. It was the perfect choice for the month of “Love and
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A flowering clematis plant grows in the Pusin’s yard in
Maryland.
Roses.” He brought
ros e bus hes to
show the best way
On Feb. 5 the Palm Beach Gardens Garden Club to prune and care
invited Bill Langford, from the Greater Palm Beach Rose for them along with
photos on his laptop
of the various types
of roses. Of course,
he explained which
ones are able to
survive the harsh
summer heat of
Florida and took
questions from the
attentive audience.
The Palm Beach
Gardens Garden This bright red flower is from the
Club is a member of scarlet red cloak plant in Michael
District X. PBGGC and Sharon Pusin’s Florida yard.
is also under the
umbrella of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
(FFGC) and the National Garden Clubs. In addition it
belongs to Mounts Botanical Gardens. While monthly
meetings are ways of educating its members and having
time to socialize, the club raises money through dues and
fundraising to donate money for scholarships such as
FFGC’s scholarship fund and the FFGC’s Wekiva camp.
The garden club is open to anyone wanting to learn
more about gardening, the environment, helpful insects,
flower arranging, etc. The monthly topics change but
are subjects that encourage a mixture of interests and
discussions. Meetings are the first Wednesday of the
month through May, and all are welcome to attend. Please
contact Carol Davis, president, by email: carolhd48@
gmail.com or by phone: (561) 319-0981 for more
information.
Season
Is Here!
Along with season comes the increased
temptation to utilize the golf courses as a park/
playground, but we must ask you to refrain
from any non-golf related access.
Maintenance is performed on all the courses
during the year, so there is equipment and work
being done. In addition, it is a time when there
are more golfers on the course enjoying our
beautiful weather.
Thank you