News : National Garden Week Recognized

Vinton Garden Club marks another year beautifying the town. Pictured is Eileen Loan lending a hand.

Last week June 7-13, 2020 was proclaimed National Garden week by National Garden Clubs, Inc. This is a special week in which garden clubs are in the spotlight with activities focusing on public attention of the role which garden club members play in all phases of gardening.

The Vinton Garden Club, one of the first charter members of the National Garden Clubs Inc. In a normal year, the garden club places designs or bouquets of flowers in banks, libraries, hospitals, and other businesses they choose during the week. The club continually maintain the perennial bed in the Tilford Elementary Outdoor Classroom working with the students, The Blue Star Marker, Scherbring flower garden as well as the fairground containers at the grandstands. It is very rewarding to see the beautiful color against the grandstand.

Members of the Vinton Garden Club include Edwon Yedlick, Lori Ferguson, Eileen Loan, Connie McClintock, and Fran Stueck. We lost a dedicated member Ted Stueck in February he kept an eye on our projects in Vinton.

The club would like to invite anyone interested in gardening to join the club.

The Vinton Garden Club would like to extend special recognition to the residents of Vinton and surrounding areas for beautifying their properties with landscaping and flowers.

The club encourages the planting of prairies with wildflowers. Plant host plants to attract birds, butterflies, bees and wildlife for pollination.

Any questions please contact Fran Stueck at 319-350-9238.

Members of the club were unable to meet with Vinton Mayor, Bud Maynard due to the pandemic for the annual reading of the Proclamation.

National Garden Week Proclamation

Whereas, Gardeners have a passion for nurturing the beauty and resources of the earth through the planting of seeds, the care of all plants and the riches of their efforts; and

Whereas, Gardeners seek to add beauty, splendor, fragrance, and nutrition to our lives through the growing of herbs, vegetables, foliage and flowers; and

Whereas, Gardeners work to preserve our country's traditional spirit of independence and initiative through innovation and hard work; and

Whereas, Gardeners advocate the importance of all creatures, large and small, that share our world and their roles in a balanced and productive ecology; and

Whereas, Gardening furnishes a challenging and productive activity for our citizens, for those just learning as well as those having years of experience; and

Whereas, Gardening promotes a healthy lifestyle that lasts a lifetime, helps reduce stress from other areas of our life teach that rewards can come from diligent efforts; and

Whereas, Gardening enables members of Garden Clubs across the nation and the world to make a difference in the communities where they reside and work;

Now, therefore, be it resolved that in an effort to acknowledge the importance of Gardening and the numerous contributions of Gardeners, National Garden Clubs, Inc. designates the week of June 7-13, 2020 as National Garden Week.

Photos courtesy of Lori Ferguson via Fran Stueck