A Taste of Spring for So. Region IEAFCS

Southern Region IEAFCS Members and Friends enjoyed a brief taste of spring on March 23rd--before it turned cold and rainy again!

We enjoyed a very informative presentation by Loretta Meyer from Meyer's Greenhouse and Nursery in Nashville, IL.

She told about the 50 year history of her family's involvement in various types of horticulture enterprises--from strawberries, to shrubs and landscaping, to the Greenhouse.





Ruby Lingle, Martha Speir, Mrs. Meyer, and Carol  Schlitt are  pictured above as they inspected some of the many plants and seedlings that will be ready when warm weather is here.

The photo at right is a 50 year old Jade Plant that has a permanent home in the nursery!

One of the things that was pointed out to us is that everyone gets in too much of a hurry to purchase plants in the spring and remove them from the Greenhouse environment. Then the plants don't do well, and the Greenhouse gets the blame.

Another point emphasized by Mrs. Meyer and her daughter was how much work there is in a Greenhouse!

Can you imagine transplanting all these seedlings in to single plant containers! And this was only part of what we saw. I believe they said they had nine Greenhouses.

Others who enjoyed the day were Patti Faughn, Joyce Pyatt, Milly Kaiser, Rusti Grogan, and Joy Richey.  Connie Frederking joined us for lunch at Buretta's Bar and Grill.

Some members of the group also discovered a local bakery shop and variety store that they couldn't pass up.

Happy Spring everyone. It will get here eventually!