- Sep 9
- 2 min read
submitted by Pam Walker
Meeting Location: ABQ Garden Center, Grace Barnes room
Activity:
We made some cute flowerpot car fresheners to install in our car air conditioner vents. Ginny and Kathleen brought all the necessary parts, and we hot glued them together. Pam P. brought some essential oils to drop on them for a fresh scent as we drive around these hot days.
Business meeting:
We voted on accepting the new budget presented at the July meeting.
The club by-laws need to be reviewed and updated. So, please review them (in your 2024 yearbook) and send your ideas for changes to our president. We will discuss them at the September meeting.
We had an update on the 2025 Halloween Glow & Stroll activities. This year the event will have famous movies as the theme. Petal Pushers’ theme is the movie “Wicked” so we can think about having a witch and a princess and any other ideas you have. We are looking for an arch support that we can decorate in our section of the gardens, so if you know of one, please let us know. Also, we still have some pencils from last Halloween to give away to children again this year.
We will have a new format for our holiday luncheon – a cookie exchange! We’ll all bring a few dozen cookies and take home a few dozen. We’ll all bring some dishes to share for a light lunch. More on this later.
Susan officially resigned as president of Petal Pushers as she is moving out of state, and Viola resigned as treasurer due to many family matters, so we will be getting new officers soon.
Upcoming Events/Volunteer Opportunities:
September 3, 5, 8, and 11 – flower shows at the NM State Fair flower building
September 8 – Petal Pushers’ workday in the courtyard, 9:30. Bring your clippers!
September 26 and 27 – Harvest Fair, volunteer for a fun and interesting event.
October 13 – District One meeting at Garden Center. The new District 1 Director will be hosting the meeting. These are always fun and there’s an optional lunch.
October 24 – carving jack-o-lanterns for the Halloween Glow & Stroll
Next meeting: September 23, 2025 @ 9:30 at an off-site location.
The speaker will be Bill Shen talking about dahlias, wine, and the new open space.
