Question: My neighbor uses the branches from her Christmas tree as a mulch on her tulip bed. Is this a good idea?
Answer: Yes, branches from the Christmas tree make a good mulch for the tulip bed. They keep the soil from warming up too early, resulting in too quick growth and loss of bloom. They are useful for mulching perennial beds, too.
Question: Could you give me the names of persons to contact about joining a garden club or plant society in our area?
Answer: The following is a list of persons to contact for the major garden groups:
Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs--Mrs. D. W. Viles, Durango; Mrs. C. C. Buckbee, 4190 Depew, Denver Men's Garden Club of Colorado--Arnold Perreten, 821 Adams, Denver Rose Society--Herbert C. Gundell, Westside Court Building, Denver Iris Society--Charles P. Gordon, 414 Eudora, Denver Gladiolus Society--W. H. Yarger, 12,500 Morrison Road, Denver Cactus Society--Mrs. A. L. Chambers, 850 Kearney, Denver Orchid Society--Gilman C. Daggett, 1260 Holly, Denver
MARSHALL NURSERIES _Better Built Trees--Landscaping with Personality_ 5825 W. 16th Avenue BElmont 7-0446
Mrs. Edmund Wallace, _Federated Garden Clubs_
The Regional Meeting of the National Council of Garden Clubs was held in Denver, October 16th, at the Shirley-Savoy Hotel. All seven states were represented. These included Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota. Mrs. George Card, Chairman of the event, was ably assisted by Mrs. F. S. Mattocks, Co-Chairman. One of the honors for Colorado was the election of Mrs. C. C. Buckbee as Auditor for the Region, a new post created at this meeting. Mrs. Daniel Mooney, past president of the National Council of State Garden Clubs, is now working on the support and endowment of the permanent home of the National Council of State Garden Clubs, in St. Louis, Missouri. She suggested, at this Annual Meeting, that each Garden Club donate one dollar ($1.00) a year to the home, so that in four, or five years, the interest from this fund would completely cover the maintenance costs of this worthy project. Let's do some serious thinking regarding this suggestion.
We are all delighted that Mrs. John Nickels was able to take a "few books" and go off to the northwest on a much deserved vacation at the conclusion of the Convention at Idaho Springs. The fact that she was elected president of Judges Council for the following year, means that she will soon be back on the job again with her own special brand of enthusiastic dedication to whatever task she undertakes. Mrs. Jeanette G. George of Boulder, is to be Secretary-Treasurer for the group.