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McKenzie Garden Club March Meeting

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The McKenzie Garden Club met for its March meeting at McKenzie Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with members celebrating the 92nd anniversary of the organization with a lovely add-a-dish luncheon.
Following the luncheon, new President Myra Sasser welcomed all the members to a new year of gardening and fellowship and introduced new member Carolyn Moore. The devotional was given by Marsha French, who spoke on friendship. Marsha shared with the group scriptures on loving one another, weeping with those who weep and rejoicing with those who rejoice and living peacefully with all men.
Roll call was answered by the club members. Due to the absence of the secretary, minutes from the previous meeting were not read. New treasurer Donna Ward gave the financial report and also thanked the past Treasurer Cynthia Summers for the meticulous records she’d kept.
Under new business, funds to cover the cost of the new yearbooks were requested.

Sunshine Committee Chair Gladys Patterson reported on cards she’d sent and requested members call her when cards are needed to be sent. Several members then requested cards to be sent. Civic and Conservation Committee member Donna Hodge notified the group Triangle Park is in need of a work day and mulch needs to be spread. The members will be notified of the day selected.
Myra then introduced Ms. Thelma Traut, president of the Camden Garden Club, and past president of the former Iris and Day Lily Society in Paris, who gave an informative program on day lilies.
Day lilies originated in eastern Asia and were introduced to the U.S. in the 1920s. The most common lilies were those referred to as “ditch lilies,” but growers began to cultivate other colors. There are now over 80,000 cultivars, but no one has cultivated a blue lily. Day lilies grow in clumps, and the best way to plant them is to create a mound of soil, spread the tubers out over the mound, cover with soil and keep them moist. It is best to divide clumps every three years-lilies can die from lack of space. Tennessee Magazine suggests dividing them in September. Keep the new divisions watered well. Some will stay green over the winter.
Although toxic to cats, lilies are edible for humans and are ingredients in many Asian dishes such as Mushu Pork. Ms. Traut ended her program by showing pictures of some of her lilies, as well as her azaleas and peonies, and answered various questions posed by the club members.
The meeting then closed with the reading of the collect.

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