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Hostesses for Bayou Vista Garden Club’s April meeting were Jeannie Lawrence, left, and Verdie Laws. They created the floral design, “Basket of Spring Friendship.”
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Presenting the upcycling project for the April Bayou Vista Garden Club meeting was Kim Alcina, club environmental awareness chairman. She repurposed old window frames to display planters.

Herbs topic of BVGC meeting

“All About Herbs” was the theme for the Bayou Vista Garden Club April meeting.
Club members preselected herbs at the March meeting and then made food dishes using the selected herb for the April meeting. Horticulture information and a specimen were provided by each member. The variety of dishes included entrees, salads, desserts, tea and baked goods.
Environmental Awareness Chairman Kim Alcina repurposed old window frames to display planters filled with parsley, lemon thyme, basil, hot spicy oregano, cilantro and sweet pepper.
Horticulture Chairman Jean Chauvin exhibited the bee balm (Monarda) plant. Bee balm flowers are brilliant additions to late-summer herb gardens and flower borders, she said. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and other nectar-seeking creatures covet the tubular flowers on the plant’s rounded flower heads. Leaves and flowers from the plant can also be made into tea.
Wildlife Chairman Annita Blanco reported on the Chinese tallow tree’s (Triadica sebifera) positive and negative aspects. This species is documented as a noxious invader in the southern United States. In eastern Asia, the waxy coating of the seeds is used for candle and soap making, and the leaves are used as herbal medicine to treat boils.
Hostesses for the meeting were Jeannie Lawrence and Verdie Laws. They created the floral design, “Basket of Spring Friendship.”
The door prize winner was Jo Ann Ryan.

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