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Associate member, was favorably voted upon and she was elected an Associate Member.
A valuable paper on "Trees for Screening" by Mrs. R. B. Terry was presented. Variety in height & avoidance of stiff lines was advocated except in case of Lombardy poplars. When an undesirable view is to be screened, it should be so done that the fact of screening is not obvious. Planting to emphasize or frame a lovely view was mentioned.
Mrs. F. R. Taylor opened a discussion on Shade Trees, and Mrs. King and Mrs. J. E. Cox both participated. Mrs. King said it was impossible to grow roses successfully near a hickory tree, and Mrs Cox spoke of the value
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of magnolias because of their quick growth and beauty.
Mrs. Caldwell's paper on Evergreens was quite comprehensive. Her descriptions of Gingko trees made us all long to have some. Particularly pleasing was what she told us of the quick growth, longevity and size of cedars of Lebanon.
Mrs. C. E. Siceloff was asked to see to having digests of our papers printed in the Enterprise, in the absence from the city, of Mrs. R. B. Terry.
Adjourned to meet with Mrs. F. R. Taylor.
Mrs. S. H. Tomlinson Acting Pres. Mrs. H. A. White Sec.
The Garden Club met on Feb. 23 with Mrs. S. H. Tomlinson with 23 members present and 17 guests.
The program for the day
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was an address by Mr. T. A. Sykes on "The Hardy Herbaceous Border". Some of the points he emphasized were: Beware of the common type of landscape gardener. Don't try to do it all in one season. Don't try to be formal but utilize the value of rocks & irregularity of land. It is not necessary to spend a lot of money to get artistic results. Blend the whole into one harmonious unit. Need of love and thought but don't be afraid to make changes.
A liberal dressing of soot and bone meal is valuable. Wood ashes and woods mold will help to mix into a clayey soil.
Plant to have a series of blooms so that there will always be some color in your border.
Work out plan beforehand on
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paper.
Avoid novelties. Rarely satisfactory besides being unduly expensive.
The speaker closed with a list of standard perennials, giving period of bloom of each.
Meeting then adjourned. Mrs. S. H. Tomlinson Acting Pres. Mrs. H. A. White Sec.
The Garden Club met March 9 at the home of Mrs. F. R. Taylor with fourteen members and one guest present. Minutes of last two meetings were read and approved.
The Treasurer's report showed $88.12 on hand.
Letters of acknowledgement of our year books were read from Mrs. Busbee of the Raleigh Garden Club & Mrs. Lay of the Beaufort Community Club.
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The editorial from The Enterprise written as a result of our suggestions was read, concerning the chicken nuisance.
Mrs. C. E. Siceloff gave a very helpful and interesting talk on annuals.
Mrs. C. F. Tomlinson discussed a number of the Hardy Perennials, in a practical way which will doubtless prove useful to many of us.
Considerable discussion interspersed and followed these talks.
Adjourned to meet with Mrs. Diffee.
Mrs. S. H. Tomlinson Acting Pres. Mrs. H. A. White. Sec'y