Dates to Remember, ODCS

Dates to Remember

	All general meetings are held at: Falls Church Community Center 233 Little Falls Street Falls Church, VA 22046-4304 Phone: 703-248-5077 Fax: 703-536-8150 Call Jim Dunne (703-560-8776) for more information Or email: jedd_sr@verizon.net Free Refreshments All are welcome to attend (Please note: ODCS meetings are cancelled if the Falls Church schools are closed or there is inclement weather in the Falls Church area. Members can call the Falls Church Community Center at 703-248-5077 Option 2 for information on inclement weather closings. The Community Center is open noon to 6:00 pm January through March, and 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm April to December.)
	Meetings and Lectures for 2010
	January 10th, at 2.00 PM In place of our regular January meeting we will be having a “Send Off Party” for Bonnie at the home of Galen and Amy Goss. All Old Dominion members are invited to the send off on Sunday, January 10, 2010. We will get started at 2:00 p.m. and finish up around 5:00 p.m. Bonnie Mirmak has been a member of ODCS for 27 years. During that time she has held and/or done just about every job there is in Old Dominion. She has been President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Show Chair, and Supply Chair. She has written more articles for our newsletter than anyone can count, has distributed the newsletter, worked on plant selection, potting, and the plant sale. She has entered and won awards for many, many plants and has been our leader in the design area – as an entrant and organizer. It is difficult to identify what she has not done. On top of that, she has always done whatever task it was in an excellent fashion. Bonnie has received the ODCS “Member of the Year” Award twice, the “Nels and Ginny Johnson Award for Outstanding Service,” and an NCS Outstanding Service Award for her service to Old Dominion. We hope that all those members who have worked with Bonnie over the years will be able to attend. If you are new to Old Dominion and have not gotten to know Bonnie, come also and meet the many members of the chapter. Please join us in wishing Bonnie all of the best as she starts her new adventure in North Carolina. The slides of new introductions and 2009 show winners that would have been shown at the January meeting will be shown at the February meeting. Please let Galen and Amy know if you will be attending by phone at 703-978-7981 or e-mail at gossg@verizon.net. Responses should be made by Wednesday, January 6, 2010.
	February 7th, at 2.30 PM (Meeting cancelled due to inclement weather) March 14th, at 2.30PM Presentation: 2009 Show Winners and New Exhibition Mums by King's Mums Please join us for a one hour slide program, with Q & A, reviewing ’09 ODCS Mum Show winners and introducing the new Exhibition Mums offered by King’s Mums. April 11th, at 2 PM Presentation: We are very pleased and honored to have Carmen Keister, former President of The National Chrysanthemum Society, Master Chrysanthemum Judge, and a member of the Potomac Chrysanthemum Society to present our program. She has grown mums for many years and has gained a wealth of knowledge on the subject so, bring you questions. Get your garden off to a great start and be ready to enter the Garden Competition this fall. May 16th at 2:30 PM Presentation: "Tips and Techniques for Pinching and Shading = Bigger Mum Blooms” Please join us for a one-hour descriptive program with Q & A, by award winning grower, David Eigenbrode, on how to grow bigger Mums. June 13th, 2:30 PM Presentation: "How to Grow Four Styles of Bonsai Mums” Please join us for a brand new video program narrated by award winning Bonsai grower, John Capobianco, on “Styling Your Chrysanthemum Bonsai”. John has been growing bonsai for over 20 years. He is a member and president of the Long Island Chrysanthemum Society and is past president of the Bonsai Society of Greater New York. He has been the bonsai instructor at the NY Botanic Garden for the past 10 years. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Chrysanthemum Society and is chair of both the International Relations Committee and the Publicity Committee.

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	Mums Potting Activity: POTTING AND PLANT PICK-UP DATE CHANGES POTTING APRIL 29^th to 30^th AND MAY 6^th to 7^th PLANT PICK-UP: MAY 8th Contact: Normandie Atkins, Potting Chairman Note: More potting information in April's newsletter Plant and Supply Order Pick-Up: May 8th 2010 Group Order List (non-members) All plant orders must be postmarked by March 2nd. Supply order must be postmarked by . Plant and supply order pick up is on May 8th, between 1 PM to 4PM and Saturday, between 10 AM to 3 PM at ODCS member's house (same location of potting activity). Please see detailed information in the newsletter or contact potting chairperson. If you missed our plant order deadline, please come to our plant sale at Green Springs Garden. See info below. Plant Sale Location: Green Springs Garden 4603 Green Springs Road Alexandria, VA 22312 Phone: 703-642-5173 Fax: 703-642-8095 Click for Directions Date: Time: 9 AM to 3 PM ______________________________________________________________
	ODCS Annual Show Merrifield Garden Center, Fairfax, VA 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Va. (near Costco Plaza & Fairfax County Pkwy.) Saturday, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday , from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Sign up for free door prizes to be awarded at the Show. Winners do not have to be present !
	National Show and Conference 2009 National Chrysanthemum Society’s Convention and Show will be held in See below for more details
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	Other Annual Chrysanthemums Show (East Coast) *Maryland:* Potomac C.S. TBA Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD New Jersey: New Jersey State C.S. TBA Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ New York: Long Island State C.S. TBA Hicks Nursery 100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, NY New York: New York Botanical Garden TBA North Carolina: *Details about the convention and show are located on the NCS website (www.mums.org). The details have also been in the June and September issues of The Chrysanthemum.* North Carolinas Chrysanthemum Society www.ncmums.org Show date: North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC Current year's show info is at: http://www.ncmums.org/NCCSpage5.html#topofpage If you know of other shows or would like to include yours on our website, please contact our webmaster.