Warm Up with a Public Gardens Tour

We are pleased to have Brock and Ruth Ann Seney join us Tuesday night to share their presentation "Inserting Public Gardens into Your Travels Plans.  a visit through pictures to public gardens from Hawaii to the east coast and points in between.  Come and bring a friend to enjoy this little vacation to warm places in the midst of January!

 

Social time 6:45 pm

Short business meeting (budget vote) 7:00 pm

Presentation follows business meeting

 

Join us at the Batavia Public Library meeting room and ward off winter for just a little while! 

Volunteer to help JB Nelson 5th Graders Consider a Courtyard Garden Using Native Plants

The 5th Graders at J. B. Nelson need a volunteer or two to help them learn about native plants.  They are interested in potentially using native plants in their courtyard and looking for some basic information, help finding information and to think about how they might develop a plan for this at their school.  If you are interested in helping some motivated students, parents and teachers to explore ideas and learn more about native plants this semester, please contact Diana Sharp (630) 879-7578 for more information.  You do not need to be an expert, just someone who enjoys working with others and helping them discover information about native plants.  Spread the joy of native plants!  Volunteer.  You will be enriched more than you can even imagine!

Batavia Arboretum Rededication - Saturday Oct. 22 at 10:00 AM

The Batavia Arboretum Rededication will take place on Saturday, October 22 at 10:00 a.m. The Batavia Woman's Club has purchased a plaque commemorating all those for whom the trees were planted 50 years ago.  One of their donors also donated a park bench in memory of his sister, and Davey Trees donated tree ID tags which will be attached to each tree. The arboretum is on the Main Street side of BHS, and parking is available in the Main Street lot or at the church across the street.


For more information contact Rosemary Henders


rosemary.henders@comcast.net   

They are Tiny and They Bite!

Marge Clark did some research on the  tiny, biting, black bug showing up on our windows and screens (and able to come through those screens!) that we were discussing at our meeting last week.  The link below will take you to an article that may solve our mystery.  Thanks to super sleuth Marge for this good information!

http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/homeowners/021005.html

Saturday at the Wildflower Sanctuary - 8am!

Please join us at the Batavia Wildflower Sanctuary on Saturday, Aug. 6th at 8:00 am.  We will be meeting on the east (shady) side to clear the sidewalk where plants are hanging over it.  Gardening gloves, loppers, clippers, weed diggers and buckets or tarps for hauling will be handy if you have them. 

 

The weather forecast looks beautiful, so I hope to see you there!

Sarah 

Crock Pot Rhubabr and Strawberry Crisp

Yvonne brought this yummy crisp to the summer picnic.  In these "dog days of summer" what is better than a dessert that can be completed in a crock pot and not heat up the house.  Yvonne suggests plugging the crock pot in on your porch, versus in the kitchen, to make it even cooler!  Enjoy!

Crock Pot Rhubarb and Strawberry Crisp

Ingredients
- 3 cups rhubarb diced small
- 1 cup strawberries sliced
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- 2/3 cup quick cooking oats

Instructions:
1.  Combine rhubarb and strawberries in crock-pot
2.  Sprinkle fruit with cinnamon and sugar (mixed)
3.  In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients mixing butter in until you have smaller crumbs (this is the crisp portion)
4.  Sprinkle crisp mixture over fruit, spreading evenly
5.  Cook on low for 2 hours or until crisp begins to harden
6.  Serve warm or cooled - YUM!

Saturday - in the Wildflower Sanctuary!

Please join us at the Batavia Wildflower Sanctuary on Saturday, July 16 at 9:00 am.  We will be continuing our clean-up of the area between the sidewalk and Riverain's gravel drive, on the west end of the Wildflower Sanctuary, on the way to the gazebo.  Please wear long-sleeves, long pants, gardening gloves and perhaps sun or safety glasses.  If you have loppers, clippers, etc., they will come in handy too.

 

Thank you for your help!

Sarah