{"id":116,"date":"2021-08-18T03:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hpgc.org\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-08-31T21:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T02:41:01","slug":"minutes-of-the-historic-pullman-garden-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/?page_id=116","title":{"rendered":"Minutes of the Historic Pullman Garden Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historic Pullman Garden Club &nbsp;&nbsp;August 5, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Present: Megan Baldeshwiler, Lorraine Brochu, Andrew Bullen, Arlene Echols, Anna Fillmore, Susan James, Brent LaRowe, Melinda Moore, Debbie Newman, Harriet Watson, Norma Zarris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Brent LaRowe called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motion to approve the minutes as read. m\/s\/p (AB\/MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treasurer report (DN): Final fiscal report for Garden Walk: $2,280.07 profit (vs. $1,639.74 profit in 2025) plus approx.. $1118 in-kind donations. Debbie has been reimbursed for her expenses now that checks have arrived. Our membership is at 62.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garden Club Conservancy tour: 7 members went and had a great time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ball Seed tour: Andy will check on available dates for the week of August 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussion: We decided not to have a table at IDNR\u2019s Wildwood Party on 8\/29. Lorraine suggested we consider a table at the next Pullman Railroad Days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussion: Lorraine suggested we consider a visit to one of the nearby tallgrass prairies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussion: We decided not to participate in the Labor Day Parade on the East Side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fall planning: 1. For clover-overseeding at Gateway, we\u2019ll wait to consult with Mike McMahon. 2. Work days have been effective.&nbsp;<strong>3. Motion to move our September meeting to Norma\u2019s garage at 6 p.m. to inventory, label, and edit tool collection<\/strong>. m\/s\/p (AB\/MM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Workspace (BL): tabled for near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brent noted that he will be away for Sept, Oct, and Nov. meetings as he has a class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To Plan: 1. Dec. holiday party. 2. Winter lecture series (some ideas: pruning roses (Anna knows a CPD rose gardener), plants to heal the earth, tallgrass prairies 3. PawPaw and Service Berry planting, TBD (the Christies have offered to supply water and possibly water).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lemonade and Lawn Games \u2013 Anna and Lorraine volunteered to plan this event in Gateway, possibly on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motion to adjourn at 8:07 pm. m\/s\/p AB\/DN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historic Pullman Garden Club &nbsp;&nbsp;August 5, 2026 Present: Megan Baldeshwiler, Lorraine Brochu, Andrew Bullen, Arlene Echols, Anna Fillmore, Susan James, Brent LaRowe, Melinda Moore, Debbie Newman, Harriet Watson, Norma Zarris&#8230; <span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/?page_id=116\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":304,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions\/304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpgc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}