GARDEN CLUB OF LEXINGTON
BOARD MEETING
January 10, 2011

The Board of Garden Club of Lexington met Monday, January 10, 201 l, at the
home of Kathy Courtney. President Barbara Young called the meeting to order at
10:45 am. and thanked our hostess. Members present were Barbara Young, Kathy
Courtney, Luanne Milward, Janie Pappas, Mary Montague, Elizabeth Schnabel, Amy
Kessinger, Brenda Barrett, Jane Stilz, Nancy Bishop, Mott Nicol, Lauren Van Balen,
Jessica Nicholson, Kim DeCamp, Mimi Milward, Meg Sprow, Ellen Chapman, Anne
Kraus, Lucy Foster, and Katie Alford. The minutes of the December board meeting were
approved as emailed.

Barbara gave the following treasurer’s report of account balances: Bluegrass
Winners - $19,404.72; Garden - $5,283.35; Business (Dues) ~ $ 1,740.20. Ellen
Chapman reported the receipt of a donation in memory of Carolyn Caldwell.

Meg Sprow notified us that our $150 club dues should be paid by the March general
meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Admissions: Anne Kraus announced that later this month she will be having a luncheon
for the three new club members and several board members.

Conservation: Debra Korb, director of Ashland Estate, will meet with Mimi Milward to
discuss ideas for our involvement on the Ashland grounds. Brenda Barrett volunteered to
also share ideas with Debra. Kathy Courtney recommended we take the tour of trees at
Ashland. The Legacy Trail would appreciate us sharing plants with them but they are
hesitant to plant Kentucky Coffee Trees.

Mimi showed us the latest model of an LED light bulb and a beautiful book about
Kentucky conservation, Saving Kentucky.

Flower Show: Kathy Brooks thanked everyone for the “teacup” arrangements brought to
the December tea. Arrangements were taken to Anne Turner and Helen Breckinridge.

Program: Lauren Van Balen reminded us of the January meeting at Idle Hour Country
Club on January 20th. Knox Van Nagell, director of Fayette Alliance, will give a
presentation and we will watch a documentary on Sally Brown, a member of Garden
Club of America and a nationally recognized conservationist from Louisville.

There is no meeting in February and the annual meeting will be in March .

I n April we will have a joint meeting with Glenview Garden Club of Louisville at
Elmendorf Farm.

Horticulture: Lucy Foster reported on an email GCA members received from GCA
about the National Arboretum in Washington, DC. planning to eliminate the boxwood
and azalea gardens due to a cut in federal funding which helped provide for their