Showtime!!!
EVERGREEN CHRYSANTHEMUM ASSOCIATION
Seattle, Washington
http://ecamumclub.org/
SHOWTIME!
MEETING OF THE ECA – is scheduled for THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 2019 at
7:00 PM at the Seattle Police Athletic Association Office (SPAA) site at 11030 East Marginal Way South, Tukwila. We are meeting in thermal south classroom the right as you come in the driveway. This is an important meeting as we develop plans for our annual mum show and confirm plans for our award banquet.
73rd Annual ECA show timeline
Tuesday October 29th – 10am VPC show set up – Volunteers needed
Wednesday, October 30th – 10am VPC show set up – Volunteers needed
Thursday, October 31st – 10am Chrysanthemum entry
Blooms can be taken to VPC earlier in the week if need be.
Friday, November 1st 8am – 12pm Show Judging – Judging assistant volunteers needed
Friday, November 1st 12pm – 4pm 73rd ECA Chrysanthemum show at VPC
Friday, November 1st 6pm – 8pm Friends of the conservatory reception
Saturday, November 2nd 10am – 4pm 73rd ECA Chrysanthemum show at VPC
Sunday, November 3rd 10am – 4pm 73rd ECA Chrysanthemum show at VPC
Sunday, November 4th 4 pm – 6 pm – show clean up – Volunteers needed
Thursday, November 14th Awards banquet at Angelos in Burien
ECA Volunteers are needed during the show to answer questions and represent our organization.
ECA volunteers are also needed for setup, cleanup and friends of conservatory reception
ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW The E.C.A. annual flower show will be held Friday November 1nd, from Noon – 4 PM and Saturday November 2nd 10 AM – 4 PM & Sunday, November 3rd from 10 AM- 4 PM at the Volunteer Park Conservatory, 1400 East Galer Street in Seattle.
At our October meeting we will discuss details for setting up our show, entering blooms/plants and handling the mechanics of judging and staffing our event. We need all members to attend and volunteer to help with the Show even if you don’t have any flowers to enter. In addition to show set up on Wednesday, we need Judge’s Helpers on Friday and Hosting on Saturday, and Sunday. The Show provides a great way to get to know Club members and learn more about Chrysanthemums. Sign up sheets for this work will be at the meeting.
If you have any questions about the show, please contact Ron Elliott our Show Steward. We’ll have copies of the show rules, entry form and name tags for the show at VPC (and hopefully at our October meeting.)
TROPHIES
Last year’s Trophy winners please bring your clean trophies and give them to Ron Elliot who will prepare them for this year’s Awards Banquet. If you have not given him your trophy yet, please contact Ron to make arrangements.
ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET:
Our Annual Banquet is at Angelo’s in Burien, Thursday November 14, 601 SW 153rd, Burien, WA. Come at 6:00 PM for the Social Hour, Dinner at 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to enjoy an evening with good friends, good conversation and an excellent dinner.
Put it on your calendar – THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14th 6-9 PM. Dinner choices this year are beef, Chicken Parmigiana, or a Vegetarian Lasagna. Dinner this year will cost $28.00/person and includes salad, bread, coffee or tea, and dessert. A sign-up sheet where you list your meal preference will be available at the October meeting as well as at VPC during the Flower Show. Please pay the $28.00/person dinner cost to Sydney Ogilvie at the October meeting (checks made out to ECA). Please sign up by the end of the show (November 3rd). If you have any questions regarding the Banquet, contact Steve. Also: PLEAES remember toBRING your late maturing blooms for display at the ECA awards dinner.
Plant culture The October meeting will be devoted to the care and how to prepare your mums for the show. Cultural recommendations are attached. With possible rain or showers, consider your sheltering options for your plants.
December Meeting – ELECTIONS OF NEXT YEAR’S CLUB OFFICERS:
We’re rapidly approaching the time once again to volunteer & vote for the 2020 ECA Board of Directors/Officers. Recent members are encouraged to fill positions and get involved; seasoned club members will provide assistance. Members will vote on new Officers during our Dec. 12th meeting.
October ECA Newsletter Inputs, To-Dos and others
Supplies:
We will have available the usual assortments of ties, 4’ 6” and 16” ties, and LATE Fertilizer. If you need any soil, and some soils for the all important top dressing.
You’ll need to continue supplementing you feed with sulphate of Potash.. It’s available in many garden stores in 1-2 lb bags so you can obtain the potash that way.
Show Materials:
Show materials will be available at the October meeting and at the show site. You will need: -Entry forms where you list all the entries you make at the show, -Bloom tags, and a -Show Rules book which guides you as to how and where you can enter your blooms. You might want to start with appendix 2 of the show rules as it is an overview of where you may enter your various blooms. i.e. It starts With Large Exhibitions (Class#1) and shows the various places you can enter #1 blooms. Then it shows the same for #2s, #3s etc. After you understand all the places available for entering your blooms, then you return to the show Catalogue page 7 and start filling out your entry forms and tags.
We will have several copies of the show rules book at the meeting. You should have received a copy of the show rule in the past couple of years, but in case you have misplaced it we will have replacements available.
Show vases are provided at the show site, but you must provide your own waterborne carrier system to get the blooms to the show.
An updated copy of “Chrysanthemum Judging For the ECA Show-2013” has been posted on the web site. You should study this to understand what the judges are looking for when they judge the blooms: hence for instance, if you have petal rot on a petal or two you should remove those petals.
Reclassification of varieties for 2012-2013 per the Ncs:
-Mt. Shasta has been Reclassified from section 1 to section 2–show this year as section 2.
-Keith Luxford has been reclassified from section 2 to section 1–Show this year as a section 1.
-All Fairweathers have been reclassified as section 5. –Show this year as a section 5. However per
published NCS rules, some #5s can be shown as #3S, but will be judged on the standards for #3s
-Connie Mayhew has been reclassified from a #5 to a #2. Since our ECA list of exceptions allows showing
Connies as #2s or #5s nothing changes.
-Lilly Gallon has been reclassified from #5 to #2.—Show this year as either a #5 or a #2.
Draft Minutes of ECA Meeting September 12, 2019:
In attendance: Rich Aldrich, Jill Aldrich, David Rynes, Heidi Garman, Sue Joyner, Erika Harris, Gerald, Quintua, Steve Joyner, Ron Elliott, Cathleen Williams, Sydney Ogilvie, June Kubo
Cultural Notes Care and feeding of chrysanthemums during bloom stage Water sparingly – don’t water until the leaves start to flag, feed lightly using the late season fertilizer (4/18/35) the club has available for this season. Top dress to promote root growth. Yellow foliage can be due to over watering, soil PH, lack of nutrients, disease
Discussed how to take the buds and how many laterals to carry on to the final bloom stage.
Business Meeting
Treasurers report: $8386.29
Sydney reported that she had paid the web host $120 for the web host to host our website for another year.
1) Old Business
a) ECA shirts –
Steve Joyner -shirts are on order will have them at next meeting
one time set up fee – $75
Polo Shirts $29+$6 embroidery fee =$35 total
Long Sleeved poly/cotton button up shirt $34+$6 embroidery fee =$39 total
ECA will cover the set-up fee. Members will pay for shirts and embroidery fee
Discussed using the clover credit card cube to make shirt purchases and practice using the machine. Those present expressed desire for hooded sweatshirts and a yellow Connie Mayhew on the embroidery
b) Trophies – Sue presented her ideas for the trophies listed below
Incurve Challenge
Garden Variety Challenge
Best vase of 3 incurves
c) Replating trophies –Heidi reported that she has contacted several replating companies but the work we need done is not a large enough order.
d) VPC greenhouse steps – Steve Joyner reported that the city of Seattle department of engineering is developing plans for the back steps at the conservatory. They are aware the FOS and ECA are willing to contribute funds for the stairs
e) Updating ECA Web page – Sue Joyner and her son Dan have administrative privileges and will start working on an updated web page
f) Volunteer park Friends of the conservatory is looking for gardeners that would like to teach a workshop or lead a lecture on a topic of their choice! FOC typically have lectures / workshops the first Tuesday of the month for up to twenty students in one of their potting sheds behind the conservatory for members and the general public to attend for about 1-2 hours. Rachel Bennett, FOC vice president [email protected] is the contact. She wants to know if ECA has any interest in participating as a workshop presenter.
ECA consensus is that we would be able to provide several presentations throughout the year. But not present every month throughout the year. Sue Joyner to report back to Rachel.
Fall Show preparations
Filling out the entry forms – Mark Ross shared how to compete the bloom entry forms for the show
Advertising:
a) Erika Harris brought 1000 ½ page show flyers for distribution to nurseries and garden centers throughout the pacific northwest
b) periodical/newspaper advertising – Jill and Rich to reach out to publications and media for show advertisement
c) Media (TV) coverage for ECA fall show – would like to see TV coverage at the show – Ron Elliott to make this contact
Pictures & ID’s for spring plant sale: Heidi Garman will take pictures
Sign-up sheets for show tasks – show task sign-up sheets were distributed so people could sign up for show tasks
Show entry numbers – Sydney and Mark will have show entry number available for next meeting
April 192020 was proposed as the spring public plant sale date – need to verify that date with VPC. Want to put the spring plant sale date on the plant sale interest cards that will be distributed during the show.
ECA members were asked to return their trophies at the October meeting so they can be cleaned and updated for the show awards banquet
New Business
Please welcome new member – Cathleen Williams [email protected] 408-838-6857. She is enthusiastic about gardening and growing mums!
Bob Ewing passed away on Friday, Aug 30, 2019 due to an aggressive bladder or prostate cancer that was identified mid August 2019. At the point it was identified the cancer had metastasized throughout his internal organs. At the time of his death he was staying with his daughter Linda and on Hospice care. His memorial service is scheduled for Saturday September 21, 2019 at 11 am St Columbas Episcopal church 26715 Military Rd S, Kent, WA 98032
Flowers from ECA will be ordered for the service.ECA 2019 Calendar
Meeting Dates: All
Thursday, January 10, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm Thursday, July 11, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm
Thursday, February 14, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm Thursday, August 8, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm
Thursday March 14, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm Thursday, September 12, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm
Thursday, April 11, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm Thursday, October 10, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm
Thursday, May 9, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm Thursday, November 14, 2019 – Banquet
Thursday, June 13, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm Thursday, December 12, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm
Trustees Meeting:
Saturday, January 5, 2019 10 AM – NOON
Cutting University (VPC):
Saturday, February 16, 2019 10:00 am -1 pm Confirmed with VPC
Club Plant Sales:
Thursday, March 14, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm
Thursday, April 11, 2019 7 pm – 9 pm
Public Plant Sale:
Saturday, April 13, 2019 10:00 am – 2 pm Confirmed with VPC
2019 Evergreen Chrysanthemum Show: Confirmed with VPC
Set up: Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Judging: Friday, November 1, 2019 8 am – Noon
Friends of the conservatory open house: Friday, November 1, 2019 6 pm to 8 pm
Public Show: Friday, November 1, 2019 Noon to 4 pm
Saturday, November 2, 2019 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday, November 3, 2019 10 am – 4 pm
Clean up: Sunday, November 3, 2019 4 pm – 6 pm
Banquet:
Thursday, November 14, 2019 6 pm Location to be determined
