Hi All,
Our next meeting will be Saturday April 13th at 10 am at Volunteer Park conservatory. We will be meeting at the lower greenhouse. We will have plant starts available for club members. Hope to see you all there!
SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
1) If you have not yet done so, Please pay your annual ECA dues.
ECA Single Membership -$15.00 ECA Couples membership $20.00
In order to purchase plants at the April 13th plant sale your 2024 ECA membership dues must be paid
We now have two ways to pay membership dues:
- a) send a check made out to Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association c/o Erika Harris PO Box 66155 Burien, WA 98166
- b) pay at the monthly meeting
2) Supplies:
The following supplies will be available at the April meeting:
M&R soil less mix
Plant tags
Twist ems
Early Season Fertilizer
B9
2 inch starting pots
If you need clay pots we have a wholesale clay pot resource – Washington Pottery. Contact Sue Joyner at [email protected] to get our wholesale access information.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Saturday, April, 13th at 10:00 AM – ECA Member Plant Sale – Volunteer Park Conservatory
Plant starts will be available exclusively to ECA members at April meetings
Active (attended at least 2 meetings in the past 12 months or participated in the 2023 ECA show) ECA club members can purchase plant starts at $2.00 per start.
ECA members who have attended less than 2 meetings in the past year can purchase plant starts at $4 each or 3 starts for $10
Please plan to leave public plant sale starts at the conservatory at our April 13th meeting.
Friday April 19th – 9 am – 2 pm – set up for Public Plant Sale – Volunteer Park Conservatory – Lower Greenhouse
Volunteer sign-up sheet at the April 13th meeting or contact Sue Joyner
Saturday April 20th – 9 am – 2 pm – Public Plant Sale – Volunteer Park Conservatory – Lower Greenhouse
Preparations for our April 20th Public plant sale are well under way and we look forward to a healthy turn out. I believe we will have over 1200 plant starts available for sale.
Our public plant sale is the only club fundraiser we have throughout the year. There are lots of ways to help with the public plant sale.
Please sign up at the April 13th meeting or contact Sue Joyner
ECA CALENDAR:
Saturday, May 11, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Bonsai and Cascades
Saturday, June 8, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Hybridization; propagating from seed
Saturday, July 13, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Soil composition/ fertilizers
Saturday, August 10, 2024 10 am – Noon – Annual picnic
Saturday, September 14, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Show challenge opportunities and entry process Saturday, October 12, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Show preparations
2024 SHOW DATES Thursday, October 31, 2024 – Show set up and flower entry
November 1st – 3rd, 2024 – Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association 78th annual chrysanthemum show at Volunteer Park
Saturday, November 16, 2024 ECA annual appreciation dinner and banquet – time and location to be announced later
Saturday, December 14, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Caring for your plant stools
