[From nobody Sat May 19 13:33:14 2012 Received: from mail-qc0-f171.google.com ([209.85.216.171]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v9.4.0) with ESMTP id DHH98438 for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Fri, 18 May 2012 19:14:38 -0700 Received: by qcsp15 with SMTP id p15so3030494qcs.30 for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Fri, 18 May 2012 19:14:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=hUlU5zpLpi7sbeXWlvWvKnKJcf/p5xAWQqYmQ6w95Z8=; b=XyNBXPiwmQFfE4/i16td43tu2b4hX8/f/uFNQz8SMRRioimgamTHe9VqDyIW+aR1DX FCRwOA1kshloAeFrGIUyd+d8/a7YFyqZxiffgA6c/36RPkfWDiNEbbWF6fj8W8Vl9uVC 9+3FZ7sihG2Q1yTaf2JF1LZx1/xHbK4B7rNisfB3Wrs7RfGkBMaTLDRCwMjkj5XCzW+c FHm6Iis3hQv6TwIus0Ry3jphaOcPfmh16oZWCiI9+AIvEQToURXfRO/D+yvaN49oYuY5 eII7lvaQVqLEYdN/hudqDXs/6cpx94ypXHJk/cl2n+2Wahi9BKOVjLazs4AEyHxRw0Wm Tmrw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.114.203 with SMTP id f11mr6775661qcq.10.1337393677779; Fri, 18 May 2012 19:14:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.134.206 with HTTP; Fri, 18 May 2012 19:14:37 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 19:14:37 -0700 Message-ID: <CAC9wMKqW_-5+avxVTFGk0CooFCvV_=qR_XeAHdT6wh7A5pivuw@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Plant Sale Specifics! For volunteers, growers, buyers! From: Whitepine chapter INPS <whitepine.chapter@gmail.com> To: White Pine Chapter contacts <whitepine.chapter@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00235429db9016cfd404c05a3b74 Bcc: lfalen@turbonet.com --00235429db9016cfd404c05a3b74 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Plant Sale Specifics! - *Plant sale will be **Saturday, May 26 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Arts Room of the 1912 Center*. The early hour is because we want to get some people through the sale before the rug sale in the Great Room begins at 10 and because previous plant sales we've attended started at 8. - Plant sale *setup will be Friday, May 25, 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.* however some of us will be there by *5*. Enter through the door on the southwest corner (come up flight of stairs). If you need to come in from the parking lot level then enter the Southeast corner door and walk across the balcony above the Great Room. There should be folks to help carry if you park in front or in the parking lot. At this point we don't have any wagons. - Plant sale take-down will be immediately after the sale. - We would still like *a few more volunteers* so that those who have volunteered to work do not have to work non-stop. People to answer questions, checkout organizers, cashiers, carriers - there's a role for any level of expertise. - A new *plant list* has been uploaded to the website http://whitepineinps.org/pub/2012PlantSalePublicity.pdf. The numbers are approximate and change daily. The list will probably be uploaded again mid-week. - Please *promote* the plant sale to those who may be interested in native plants for gardens, butterfly gardens, rock gardens, etc. A * poster* is available at http://whitepineinps.org/pub/Plantsalesign_a.pdfif you can post it for us somewhere. - We already have made* labels* for almost all plants we have been told about. Let us know if you are bringing some plants we don't know about! - We would like more* boxes* although our poster requests that people have a box if possible. If you have some to spare or know a good source, let us know. - At this point we have *52 different types of plants* and over *775 garden ready plants*. 400 of these come from *Pleasant Hill Farms*. Others have come from members and contacts. Almost all are perennials or annuals - we wish we had shrubs but this was not the year! - *Cricket's Wildflower Gardens* will bring an additional set of plants from her business to complement our selection. - The *Arts Room*, if you have not been in it, is at least twice as big as the Fiske Room maybe larger. It is designed for projects like this sale with concrete floors, washable tables, sinks, etc. It will be set up with 6 foot metal tables. - We are still working on pricing. There is great variety in the growth of the plants and how garden-ready they are so except for the plants from Pleasant Hill Farms the price will be based on garden readiness, size of plant and not size of pot. Our goal is not to make a huge profit, it is primarily to get more people interested in growing native plants. So we will probably be pricing lower than some might want. This is advice we have gotten from other native plant sales in Idaho. - We will sell a few *books - donated or otherwise*. We do not plan to have food or drink for the buyers at this point. The volunteers welcome any munchies! - Regarding the plants which are left after the sale: We've made arrangements to sell at the *MFC Tuesday grower's market* immediately after the sale. Volunteers for that would be most welcome. We only have a temporary nursery permit for 1 week. We have several options in mind for anything left but no firm decision on that - if you donated and you want something back if it isn't sold you must be specific in your request! - Although one person has suggested holding over plants for another sale we do not have a designated nursery space, potting space, or any persons who will accept the responsibility of maintaining them at this time. It's a great idea and some cities have a Botanical Gardens, an Arboretum, or some such facility which has space and encourages workshops for seeding, preparing cuttings, potting, educational programs, etc throughout the year. If anyone knows of such a possibility please let the chapter know. Fall is a nice time to plant natives, but spring plants would have to be potted up to the next level of pot. - *Pots* may be brought to any chapter meeting in the future for use again. The black tall 36 cu in pots used by Pleasant Hill Farms will hopefully be returned. A sign will be at the sale letting people know where else they can bring these pots besides chapter meetings. - *Trays* will be retained at the sale as most belong to individuals not the chapter. - We will have posters around town and hope many of you will post a poster. The URL is listed above. - A number of organizations such as Audubon, the Garden Club, the Arboretum, etc were asked to send Plant Sale notifications to their contact lists. This will mean we will do the same for them in the future if asked. - We will be accepting *new memberships* and hopefully some *renewals*. - The *committee* for this has been very small - mostly consisting of the officers and a few people who have been very helpful. Much was done by email. We have appreciated advice from others. We would have liked to have more planning meetings but this has come together too quickly this spring because of everyone's commitments. It started out being small but the folks who have grown plants have been great. - Any* income* realized from the sale will be used for educational programs and grants determined by the chapter membership. THANKS EVERYONE! Come *buy* and *bring a friend*! If you have other questions reply to this email and we'll try to get an answer out. James, Pat, Elisabeth, Nancy and others who are appreciated and will be recognized for their help! --00235429db9016cfd404c05a3b74 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Plant Sale Specifics!<br><ul><li><b>Plant sale will be </b><b>Saturday, May= 26 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Arts Room of the 1912 Center</b>. The early hou= r is because we want to get some people through the sale before the rug sal= e in the Great Room begins at 10 and because previous plant sales we've= attended started at 8. <br> </li><li>Plant sale <b>setup will be Friday, May 25, 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.</b= > however some of us will be there by <b>5</b>. Enter through the door on t= he southwest corner (come up flight of stairs). If you need to come in from= the parking lot level then enter the Southeast corner door and walk across= the balcony above the Great Room. There should be folks to help carry if y= ou park in front or in the parking lot. At this point we don't have any= wagons.<br> </li><li>Plant sale take-down will be immediately after the sale.<br></li><= li>We would still like <b>a few more volunteers</b> so that those who have = volunteered to work do not have to work non-stop. People to answer question= s, checkout organizers, cashiers, carriers - there's a role for any lev= el of expertise.<br> </li><li>A new <b>plant list</b> has been uploaded to the website=A0 <a hre= f=3D"http://whitepineinps.org/pub/2012PlantSalePublicity.pdf">http://whitep= ineinps.org/pub/2012PlantSalePublicity.pdf</a>. The numbers are approximate= and change daily. The list will probably be uploaded again mid-week.<br> </li><li>Please <b>promote</b> the plant sale to those who may be intereste= d in native plants for gardens, butterfly gardens, rock gardens, etc. A <b>= poster</b> is available at <a href=3D"http://whitepineinps.org/pub/Plantsal= esign_a.pdf">http://whitepineinps.org/pub/Plantsalesign_a.pdf</a> if you ca= n post it for us somewhere.<br> </li><li>We already have made<b> labels</b> for almost all plants we have b= een told about. Let us know if you are bringing some plants we don't kn= ow about!</li><li>We would like more<b> boxes</b> although our poster reque= sts that people have a box if possible. If you have some to spare or know a= good source, let us know.<br> </li><li>At this point we have <b>52 different types of plants</b> and over= <b>775 garden ready plants</b>. 400 of these come from <b>Pleasant Hill Fa= rms</b>. Others have come from members and contacts. Almost all are perenni= als or annuals - we wish we had shrubs but this was not the year!</li> <li><b>Cricket's Wildflower Gardens</b> will bring an additional set of= plants from her business to complement our selection.<br></li><li>The <b>A= rts Room</b>, if you have not been in it, is at least twice as big as the F= iske Room maybe larger. It is designed for projects like this sale with con= crete floors, washable tables, sinks, etc. It will be set up with 6 foot me= tal tables.<br> </li><li>We are still working on pricing. There is great variety in the gro= wth of the plants and how garden-ready they are so except for the plants fr= om Pleasant Hill Farms the price will be based on garden readiness, size of= plant and not size of pot. Our goal is not to make a huge profit, it is pr= imarily to get more people interested in growing native plants. So we will = probably be pricing lower than some might want. This is advice we have gott= en from other native plant sales in Idaho. <br> </li><li>We will sell a few <b>books - donated or otherwise</b>. We do not = plan to have food or drink for the buyers at this point. The volunteers wel= come any munchies!<br></li><li>Regarding the plants which are left after th= e sale: We've made arrangements to sell at the <b>MFC Tuesday grower&#3= 9;s market</b> immediately after the sale. Volunteers for that would be mos= t welcome. We only have a temporary nursery permit for 1 week. We have seve= ral options in mind for anything left but no firm decision on that - if you= donated and you want something back if it isn't sold you must be speci= fic in your request!<br> </li><li>Although one person has suggested holding over plants for another = sale we do not have a designated nursery space, potting space, or any perso= ns who will accept the responsibility of maintaining them at this time. It&= #39;s a great idea and some cities have a Botanical Gardens, an Arboretum, = or some such facility which has space and encourages workshops for seeding,= preparing cuttings, potting, educational programs, etc throughout the year= If anyone knows of such a possibility please let the chapter know.=A0 Fal= l is a nice time to plant natives, but spring plants would have to be potte= d up to the next level of pot.<br> </li><li><b>Pots</b> may be brought to any chapter meeting in the future fo= r use again. The black tall 36 cu in pots used by Pleasant Hill Farms will = hopefully be returned. A sign will be at the sale letting people know where= else they can bring these pots besides chapter meetings.</li> <li><b>Trays</b> will be retained at the sale as most belong to individuals= not the chapter.=A0</li><li>We will have posters around town and hope many= of you will post a poster. The URL is listed above.</li><li>A number of or= ganizations such as Audubon, the Garden Club, the Arboretum, etc were asked= to send Plant Sale notifications to their contact lists. This will mean we= will do the same for them in the future if asked.<br> </li><li>We will be accepting <b>new memberships</b> and hopefully some <b>= renewals</b>.<br> </li><li>The <b>committee</b> for this has been very small - mostly=20 consisting of the officers and a few people who have been very helpful.=20 Much was done by email. We have appreciated advice from others. We would have liked to have more planning meetings but this has come together=20 too quickly this spring because of everyone's commitments. It started o= ut being small but the folks who have grown plants have been great.<br> </li><li>Any<b> income</b> realized from the sale will be used for educatio= nal programs and grants determined by the chapter membership.=A0</li></ul><= p>THANKS EVERYONE!=A0=A0=A0 Come <b>buy</b> and <b>bring a friend</b>! If y= ou have other questions reply to this email and we'll try to get an ans= wer out.</p> <p>James, Pat, Elisabeth, Nancy and others who are appreciated and will be = recognized for their help!<br></p> --00235429db9016cfd404c05a3b74--]