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Bien Venu, May 7, 1963

The May meeting of Horticulture was held May 7, with
Bea and Walter Wilson at Bien Venu. It was a delightful
May evening as we gathered around sunset, the
showers earlier in the day had freshened
laws and brightened our garden hopes.

It would be difficult to imagine a more propitious
time to see the wild flower garden at Bien Venue.
As we approached the striking millis azalea, apricot
colored, reflecting the sunset dominated this
lovely spot. There were masses of wild columbine, wild
geraniun, johnny jump ups; very special were the
specimens of trillium, in stages of white and pink
and even several red ones; Others were solomon's seal
wild azalea, -- well just name it, Bea has it.
And be very careful of her because with her generosity
and enthusiasm it may be that several embryo
wild gardens arein the making.

The appropriateness of the place name is seen
in the lower garden, with its charming lake view.
This garden, with its stone wall, colorful plantings
and the view across the water combines the best
of both an inlooking and outlooking garden.

After supper President Bentley called the meeting
to rder; the minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved with two corrections which your
secretary has noted on those minutes.

Pete Hutton, substituting for Rose, who was
in Boston, read an article on wild flowers. What
more appropriate subject could have been chosen for
this meeting; we saw wild flowers and we heard about
them. The article from the Wild Life magazine described
various wild flowers, gave their habitat, their
blooming period and whether they could be started
from seeds. Among these discussed were genetians, trilliums
lady slippers, lupines, cardinal flower, Indian
paint brush, iris, columbine, violets. This magazine
is published by the National Wild Life Federation, 1412
16th Street, Washington, and Pete passed it around
so the membership might see if they would like
to subscribe. Bea Wilson has in her garden all
the flowers mentioned except the cardinal flowerss
which so far has resisted herefforts.