New  England  Carnivorous  Plant  Society  (www.NECPS.org)  

 March,  2015  Newsletter  

This  month’s  meeting  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  March  14  at  12:30  PM,    at    

 Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

1000 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI

http://www.providenceri.com/botanical-­‐center/      

"The mission of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society shall be to share, to gain knowledge of, and to achieve expertise in all phases of growing, education, appreciation, and conservation of carnivorous plants in

both culture and in native habitats.”

New  Members    

A  warm  welcome  to  Ellen  Woods!  

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President’s  Message    

We  have  had  a  busy  couple  of  months  promoting  the  NECPS.  Last  month,  we  promoted  the  NECPS  in  three  states.  We  had  booths  at  the  RI  Flower  Show,  the  CT  Flower  Show  and  the  Wentworth  Greenhouses  Exotic  Plant  show  in  NH.  This  month  we  have  a  large  bay  window  display  and  10’  x  10’  booth  at  the  Boston  Flower  Show.    We  are  getting  tons  of  information  out  all  over  New  England  to  help  people  grow  our  plants.    I  would  like  to  thank  all  of  the  volunteers,  as  it  would  have  been  impossible  without  them.  There  is  still  time  to  help  out  at  the  Boston  Show  and  our  CP  vendor,  Native  Exotics,  has  a  booth  there  as  well.      We  have  just  been  invited  to  the  UNH  Open  House  in  Durham,  NH  again  at  the  end  of  this  month.  If  you  would  like  to  volunteer  for  this,  please  let  me  know.    It  was  a  really  fun  event  last  year.  

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Announcements  and  Upcoming  Events        

• The  Boston  flower  show  is  still  going  on!  If  you’d  like  to  volunteer  or  contribute  plants  to  the  display,  which  runs  through  March  15,  please  contact  Shaun  at  necps_membership@yahoo.com.      

• This  month’s  bog  building  workshop  at  the  Lake  Street  Garden  Center  has  been  postponed.  The  new  date  is  TBA.    

 • We  are  still  working  on  promoting  and  planning  for  the  Tower  Hill  show.  If  you  would  

like  to  contribute  images  of  your  plants  to  help  promote  the  show,  please  e-­‐mail  Dave  at  bid2win1@yahoo.com.    

 • As  of  now,  we  still  have  nothing  planned  for  November.  If  you  have  any  ideas  for  a  

meeting  program,  please  let  Dave  know.    

March  Meeting:  Bog  Building  and  Sarracenia  Dividing  Session  Saturday,  March  14,  12:30  PM,  Roger  Williams  Park  Botanical  Center  

    This  month,  our  own  John  Twomey  will  host  our  annual  bog  building  session.  We  will  also  do  some  Sarracenia  divisions;  if  you  have  large  rhizomes  with  multiple  growth  points,  feel  free  to  bring  them  for  division!      

We  are  also  setting  the  groundwork  for  our  annual  show  that  will  be  at  Tower  Hill  Botanic  Garden  in  Boylston,  MA.  Here  is  the  link  they  have  up:  http://www.towerhillbg.org/index.php?cID=417      We  have  a  great  opportunity  plan  an  amazing  show  that  is  different  from  the  rest.    I  will  be  giving  a  cp  lecture  in  the  theater  there  on  Sunday,  April  26th  to  help  promote  our  show.      We  need  to  decide  on  talks/presentations  to  add  to  their  calendar.  We  also  need  more  high  resolution  images  of  our  plants.  Please  send  me  an  e-­‐mail  (bid2win1@yahoo.com)  if  you  are  interested  in  having  images  of  your  plants  to  help  advertise  the  show.      If  your  plants  aren’t  still  buried  under  snow  piles,  you  may  be  taking  your  plants  out  of  dormancy.      John  T.  will  give  a  demonstration  on  bog  building  and  taking  Sarracenia  (North  American  Pitcher  Plant)  cuttings  and  divisions.  More  details  will  be  discussed  at  the  meeting  on  Saturday  at  RWBC  in  RI.    Do  not  forget  to  read  our  plant  care  sheets  on  www.necps.org  if  you  are  new  to  these  plants  or  want  to  refresh  your  knowledge.    I  just  bought  an  S.  leucophllya  “Hurricane  Creek  White”  that  I  can’t  wait  to  grow  out  this  season.  This  plant  was  on  my  want  list  for  some  time.    We  still  have  an  open  month  on  our  calendar  for  the  month  of  November.  If  you  have  some  ideas,  please  let  me  know.  Please  check  our  events  calendar  on  our  website  for  the  upcoming  meeting  locations  and  events.    

 

 

Recent  Events  of  Note    

   

• Both  the  Rhode  Island  and  the  Connecticut  flower  shows  went  well.  The  Providence  booth  attracted  many  visitors  (see  below),  and  at  the  Hartford  show  over  20  people  signed  up  for  more  information.  Thanks  to  all  who  contributed!  

NECPS  2015  Event  Calendar  Mar  11-­‐15   Boston  Flower  Show  Mar  14   “Bog  Building,”  John  Twomey;  Sarracenia  dividing  session,  

RWPBC  Mar  20   “Bog  Building,”  Shaun  Montminy,  Lake  Street  Garden  Center  Apr  11   Meeting  at  Kennedy’s  County  Gardens,  Scituate,  MA  Apr    22   Bog  Building  class  with  URI  master  gardeners,  RWPBC  Apr  18-­‐26   “Party  for  the  Planet,”  RWP  zoo  May  9     Meeting  at  Logee’s,  Danielson,  CT  (need  to  confirm)  Jun  13   Meeting  at  Fantastic  Umbrella  Factory,  Charlestown,  RI  (need  to  

confirm)  Jul   No  formal  meeting  Aug   Possible  bogwalk  TBA  

Sept.  5-­‐6   NECPS  Show,  Tower  Hill  Botanical  Gardens,  Boyleston  MA  Sept  12   Pre-­‐show  discussion  and  arrangements  Sept  TBA   Lake  Street  Garden  Center  Pre-­‐show  Oct  10   Post-­‐show  evaluation  Nov  14   TBA  Dec  12   Holiday  Social,  Yankee  Swap  

Meetings, unless otherwise noted, are held at Roger Williams Botanical Gardens, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI. from 12:30 - 2:30 PM. Regular program segments

include: Bog pruning, Speaker or workshop, silent auction, plant displays, refreshments, and informal social discussion.

John  Twomey  at  the  Providence  show  

 

 

NECPS  Officers  and  Contact  Information  President   Dave  Sackett   bid2win1@yahoo.com  

Vice  President   Emmi  Kurosawa   emi.kurosawa@gmail.com  Secretary   John  Twomey   Jtooms60@verizon.net  

Membership  Secretary   Shaun  Montminy   necps_membership@yahoo.com  Treasurer   Shaun  Montminy   necps_membership@yahoo.com  Librarian   Don  Gallant   d.gallant89@gmail.com  Webmaster   Ken  Matteson   packrat@ratters.com  Newsletter  Editor   Ben  DeMeo   30howland@gmail.com  

NECPS  Website:  www.necps.org  NECPS  Yahoo  group:  http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NECPS/  NECPS Forum: http://necps.proboards.com

Library  News    

A  copy  of  the  NECPS  Library  policy  is  appended  to  this  newsletter.  Please  contact  Don  Gallant  (d.gallant89@gmail.com)  to  suggest  books  that  should  be  purchased  or  if  you  have  

books  to  donate.        

On  the  following  page  is  the  complete  NECPS  library  listing.  

 

 

 

 

  NECPS Library Policy

The loan period for all items including: books, magazines, and videos are 1 month with one renewal period. No renewals are allowed for books, magazines and videos on reserve.

All material will be stored at a secure location deemed by the library committee and confirmed by the Executive board.

Failure to bring back books within 2 months will result in loss of borrowing privileges!

Any member wishing to check out any NECPS library materials must present a valid membership number. Cards are not transferable. You are responsible for any materials checked out in your name.

NECPS library patrons may take out one (1) item, as they are willing to be responsible for. NECPS library patrons may sign up for one (1) additional book such that at the end of the meeting if no one has already signed up for the item you will be allotted to take that item for the duration until the next meeting. When there is a high demand for a particular item, there will be a limit of one (1) item per person. The only exception to the above rules are for approved functions by the Executive board that are sponsored by the NECPS may reserve any and all material providing a months notice is given to guarantee that material will be available.

The NECPS Library reserves the right to determine charges for lost or damaged materials and the right to deny borrowing privileges to anyone who has library materials overdue for more than two (2) months to the NECPS library or owes fines amounting to more than ten dollars ($10.00) from the NECPS. The NECPS library also reserves the right to deny borrowing privileges to any parent or guardian whose child and/or children have the above delinquencies.

All material taken from the NECPS library is the responsibility of the NECPS library patrons. For one of a kind items NECPS library has the right to refrain from loaning the material and may keep it as a reference item to be viewed solely at meetings and functions.

Please be kind. Rewind the videos before returning them to the NECPS library. Patrons are responsible for damage to videos, so please be careful. Never leave the tape partially rewound as this can cause damage to the tape. Also, videocassettes and equipment are to be used at room temperature as extremes of heat and cold may damage the video or equipment. Also exposure to magnetic fields can cause erasure or distortion.

The NECPS library is not responsible for damage to patron's VCR that may result from damaged or defective videos.

The copyright proprietor has licensed the picture contained in these videocassettes for private home use only and prohibits other use, copying, reproduction, or performance in public, in whole or in part. (U.S. Code, Title 17, Sec. 501 & 506).