January 2020 Vol. 2020, Issue 5

Member of CGCI Valley Lode District – Pacific RegionA Publication of Modesto Garden Club, Inc.

January Speaker… Linda Reavley Talks All About Bees

Born in Montana, Linda Reavley earned a BA in both Physical Anthropology and Semi-Conductor Technology. During her life she has been a medical researcher, an animal control officer, a semi-conductor manufacturing technician, and an English teacher. She is an avid volunteer since retiring and became a UCCE Master Gardener

in Tuolumne County in 2012. Linda is the chief phone contact for Sierra Foothill Beekeepers Association. Many calls involve the removal of hives and swarms. Usually the gathered bees are given to new beekeepers in the club to get them started in this interesting hobby. Linda and Ken maintain ten hives at their home.

Seven Scholarships To Be Awarded by MGC

By Judy Spencer

We will once again be awarding 7 scholarships of $1,500 each to students who reside in or go to school in Stanislaus County. Applicants must have a major and career goal that is somehow related to plant life, which could include everything from floral design, urban planning, forestry, agriculture, viniculture, and so much more. Since we are a garden club there must be a connection to plant life.

Please pass this information on to anyone you know who might qualify and wish to apply. To get a copy of the application please send an e-mail to:

gardenscholarship@gmail.comGoodbye to the Teens and Welcome

2020 -- Happy New Year!

President’s MessageWith 2020 Vision, We Carry Forward Our Legacy and Add New BeginningsThis January starts not just another new year, but a new decade! What will it

bring? What traditions will continue to mean so much to us? What new traditions will we start?

The founders of our club would be so pleased to see that what they started is still thriving, still bringing gardeners together to beautify not just our own gardens but our community as well. Over the years we have nurtured partnership with our City and County, with schools and assisted living facilities. We’ve supported and promoted good practices for gardening, horticulture and floral design. Children and adults of all ages enthusiastically participate in our programs. Our events bring members together to have fun, learn something new and meet new people. We’ve planted dozens of trees and contributed to local forest preservation through the Penny Pines Program and our Tree Fund. We continue to encourage students, through gardening and our scholarship awards, to learn more and carry forward their interests in many interrelated fields of horticulture science.

Did you realize that in a few short years Modesto Garden Club will celebrate 100 years of service? Yes, in 2024 we will be a centenarian! We will look back with much pride and look forward to new events, new members, new plant varieties and a probably things we can’t even imagine today. The last century began with horses and buggies, a few automobiles, followed by radios, televisions, talking technicolor movies, then the space age, computers, wireless phones and now self-driving autos. We and our children and grandchildren will be the visionaries for this decade and the remainder of this century. Let’s do this with the same interest and passion of our founders!

“Suddenly, you just know it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” – Meister Eckhart

Happy New Year and New Decade to all of our members!Mary McNicholas

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• January 2 – MGC Dec. Board Meeting, MGC Office, 9:00 a.m.

• January 7 – Planters and Groomers, MGC Office, 9:00 a.m.

• January 9 – MGCI General Meeting, Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road; Hospitality: 10 a.m.–11:20 a.m.; Learn and Grow: 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m., Kelly Frederick, Flexibility and Fitness; Meeting: 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Linda Reavley, Making Your Garden A Pollinator Haven

• January 13 – Pruning at Briggsmore/College Avenue Rose Garden 9:00 a.m.

• January 14 – Hackers and Whackers, Senior Center, 9:00 a.m.

• January 14 – Multimedia, MGC Office, 9:30 a.m.• January 21 – Planters and Groomers, MGC

Office, 9:00 a.m.• January 20 – Pruning at Virginia Corridor/

Orangeburg Avenue Rose Garden (1st session) 9:00 a.m.

• January 27 – Pruning at Virginia Corridor/Orangeburg Avenue Rose Garden (2nd session) 9:00 a.m.

• January 28 – Hackers and Whackers, Senior Center, 9:00 a.m.

• January 30 – January Board Meeting, MGC Office, 9:00 a.m.

• February 11 – Valley Lode District Meeting. Speaker: Julie Morehouse, “Inspirational & Healing Gardening” – (See signup form at MGC January General Meeting)

• March 18 – New Member Tea

Calendar of Upcoming Events

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Holiday Home Tour

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Elaborate Tables at the Holiday Luncheon

Annual Pruning of Rose GardensBy Pat Williams, Rose Garden Chairwoman

It’s time for the annual pruning of our two rose gardens. We’d love to have as many volunteers as possible. You can learn the proper way to prune rose bushes while having fun with fellow garden club members. Bring the following tools: large and small pruning shears, rake, broom, dustpan or drop cloth, and gloves. Dress warmly with long sleeves.

Meet from 9:00 am to about 11:00 am at the following locations (rain cancels):

Monday, January 13: Briggsmore and College Avenue Rose GardenMonday, January 20: Virginia Corridor at Orangeburg Avenue Memorial

Rose Garden (1st session)Monday, January 27: Virginia Corridor at Orangeburg Avenue (2nd session

to finish up) Hope to see you there!

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Budding Gardener’s TeaFor all new Budding Gardeners

February 6, 2020. 1:30 PM1412 River Oaks Dr., Modesto.

Home of Ginger RattoPlease RSVP 545-3243

Save These Dates!

Start the New Year Right!

Learn and Grow ~ Kelly Frederick Kelly Frederick offers our community specialized exercise programs tailored for the 50+ population. She is

a true believer that exercise is the best medicine for both the BODY and MIND. She will share with you some tips of how you can get yourself motivated to MOVE MORE, ACHE LESS and AGE LESS! you will receive tips on correct Warm-ups, Stretches and exercises to keep your Gardening SAFE, ENJOYABLE and PAIN FREE.

Kelly teaches body awareness and has the TOOLS to help you to Pain-free movement. With 17 years of Personal Training experience she specializes in Pre- and post-rehab. She has 15 Years working experience in Pulmonary rehab helping many people increase their strength with corrective exercises when they are at their weakest.

• ISSA Certified Personal Trainer / Health Coach• Gray Institute Certified• FLS Certified;• Intro to Alzheimer’s Disease• Exercise Prescription for Alzheimer’s Prevention & Intervention

Over the Garden Gate Published 10 times a year, September-June, by the Modesto Garden Club, Inc.

President: Mary McNicholas Contributing Writers this month: Cheryl Koff, Mary McNicholas, Mary Lou Rice, Pat Williams

Copy/Text Editor: Mary Lou Rice • newsletter@modestogardenclub.org Advertisements, Fliers, Photos: Mary Lou Rice (209) 869-3584 • mlour@msn.com

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