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 FRIENDSHIP'S GARDEN

There's a very special garden
where the flowers of friendship grow...
It's nurtured by the kindness
and concern that good friends show...


The seedlings are the helpful deeds
that friends so gladly do...
And love and laughter are the showers
that strengthen and renew...

The roots are cherished memories
of good times in the past...
And the buds are tender promises
that friendship's joys will last...

It’s a place of peace and beauty,
where bright new dreams can start...
It's friendship's lovely garden,
and it blossoms in the heart.

AMANDA BRADLEY

 

President’s Message

My Dear Friends,

     Looking back over the year we really accomplished so much in both community service and community beautification while having fun in the process.
     We won numerous ribbons in the floral category at the Medina County Fair…helped out the delightful High School Life Skills Class planting dianthus, bluebonnets, and pansies in the Fall and also the Spring ...our Golden Age Teas were as rewarding as always…Arbor Day ceremonies were more exciting than usual as we honored our special senior members… the City Pool project has been completed…we have spruced up Barry Field and the High School Guard Shack “pocket garden projects” as well as our Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker… the “Star” flower beds at each end of the parkway have been replanted with drought tolerant plants…our Nature Trail is now underway and we are anxious to make our mark here.
     This year, let’s concentrate on working together to achieve our goals.  We are a family of souls who enjoy not only digging in the dirt together but also helping those less fortunate than ourselves.  Our continued success at the Thrift Shop will enable us to do even more for our community in the coming year.
     We will be hosting the District VII Spring Convention in Hondo March 18-19, 2008.  This will be both challenging and rewarding for our Club.
     In order to ensure our future within our community, we must increase our membership.  Let’s concentrate on bringing potential members to our meetings and sharing our ideas and goals with them. In order to keep progressing the way we are now, we need to welcome new members into our Club.
     Keep an eye out for little nooks, or pocket gardens, to dress up.  Nothing puts a song in our hearts and makes us smile like flowers.  Also, all our ongoing projects need to be kept looking beautiful year round with seasonal plants.
    
T
he need to emphasize water conservation, also, and more extensive use of native plants requiring less water and care.  We want to strive to be green ...or environmentally friendly…and get the word out to the community...

     It’s good to be green!!

                                                                                                Lee Taylor

 
 

We are proud members of:

National Garden Clubs, Inc.; South Central Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc.;

Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., Club #399, District VII

Our meetings are the 2nd Friday of each month at 1 p.m.,

September through May at the Hondo Community Center, 1018 18th St., Hondo, Texas.

 

The Hondo Garden Club was organized in November 16, 1948 and Federated in 1950.

Our Club colors are green and white and our Club Flower is the Rose.

We would love to have you come join us at one of our meetings.