River Falls Garden Club Minutes
November 3, 2003

President Anne K called the meeting to order.

There were no additions or corrections to the October minutes so they stand as printed.

Treasurer's Report
Net worth as of Oct 6, 2003 was $7508.20 consisting of the following:

There was a net decrease of $72 from September 9 through October 6.  Income was $12, half from guest fees and half from interest on the savings account.  Expenses of $84 consisted of $19 for newsletter postage, $15 for newsletter print and copy costs, and $50 speaker fees.

Not much activity from the last report.
Please try to remember to pay your 2004 dues at the December meeting.

Old Business
2004 Programs
Anne K has the programs for 2004 more or less set.

Officers for 2004
The club needs a nominating committee for 2004 officers. Members of the nominating committee can not be nominated. The nominating committee compiles a list of nominations for President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Susan R, Susan G and Anne K will be on the nominating committee. Mae W will continue to be the Treasurer and Kim K will continue to be the Secretary unless someone else is nominated. The nominating committee will need to have a slate of officers, including someone new for President and Vice-President, for the December meeting. It would also be a good idea to have job descriptions for the new officers.

Old Business
2004 Plant Sale
Ursula P will book the Armory for the plant sale. The first choice for a date is Saturday, May 15 and the second preference is Saturday, May 22.

Plant Suggestions for UWRF
Members of the club met at 6:30 before the meeting to create a list of plant suggestions. The suggestions included: More shade annuals, more grasses (the millet was a big hit), more plants that would be used in planters such as sweet potato vine, less tomatoes and other vegetables, more hot peppers or varieties of colored peppers, less common impatients but more unusual or double impatients, wave or tidal wave petunias, tomatillos, persian shields, tall red or mixed snapdragons, tall marigolds, annual rudebeckia, bacopa, mexican heather, million bells, geraniums (esp new varieties), and soleus.

Suggestions for plant sale plants from Proven Winners (which can be viewed at www.provenwinners.com). Proven Winner plants from the spring collection include:
Infinity varieties of New Guinea Impatients, Laguna Sky Blue Lobelli, Million Bells varieties of PinkCalibrachoa hybrid, Fireworks Collection of Pelargonium zonal, Superbell and Supertunia Mini varieties of Calibrachoa, Supertunia varieties of Petunia hybrid, and Temari varieties of Verbena hybrid. Other suggestions from Margaret include: Heaven Scent Nicotiana, Verbena Bonariensis, Matthiola Bicornis, Heliotropa, Baby's Breath (Red Cloud, Pink Fairy), Zebrina Mulva, Nigella Loveina Mist, Larkspur, Cosmos, and Star White Little Zinnia.

Last year the club sold 1478 UWRF plants. This year we should bring over only 1500 plant packs/items from UWRF for the sale so we do not have to bring back so many unsold UWRF plants.

Carolyn B made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Mae W. Move to close, motion carried and the meeting closed.