Greetings everyone!

I hope everyone’s summer is going well.  The Washington Post on August 31 reported that this August may be the driest in 150 years, which has posed a real challenge for mum growers in recent weeks.

Our meeting for September will be in-person instead of Zoom. It will be held on Sunday, September 7, at 1:30 pm, at the Charles Beatley Central Library of Alexandria, located at 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304 (tel: 703-746-1702).  There is plenty of parking at the library. We have reserved a spacious room. The library has a no food rule but bottled water is permitted. 

The primary focus of the meeting will be on organizing for this year’s Annual Show. As a volunteer organization, ODCS depends on member participation to make the show a success. Many of you participated in last year’s show and we hope you’re able to participate in the upcoming show. At the meeting we’ll go over the planned show schedule and the opportunities for participation.  

Members are also welcome to bring one or two of their plants (or photos) for show and tell or for evaluation. This is a forum for questions and answers. I believe this is the first in-person monthly meeting we’ve had in a while, and we hope as many of you as possible can attend!

Attached to this newsletter is the 2025 Show Flyer, as shown above.  Please circulate it to your circle of friends and family and invite them to come to our show.

As always, if you have a friend or family member who is interested in mums, consider providing them a copy of the ODCS Membership Form, which is attached to the email of this newsletter. Have them mail the completed form and dues to the address provided:  Galen Goss, 3128 Village Way, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.

President,
Andrew Sherman