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Easter Ladies Night in Tiverton By Liz Dadson |
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 Linda Robertson (L) and her daughter, Lisa Robertson-Taylor, hold up a "Poppy" quilt, one of several in Robertson's trunk show presentation Thursday night at the Tiverton Baptist Church  Linda Robertson of the Atwood area, displays her beautiful "Hydrangea" full-size quilt | ||||
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About 20 women learned about quilting and gardening and enjoyed a touching devotional, and some delectable treats, at the Easter Ladies Night held Thursday at the Tiverton Baptist Church. Linda Robertson of the Atwood area, did a trunk show of her quilted creations, including full-sized quilts, wall-hangings, and a tablecloth. She uses a long-arm machine to do the intricate stitching on the quilts, and is preparing to attend the Canadian Machine Quilters Association in London. The retired banker said her mother was not a quilter, but her grandmother was. Once she retired, Robertson took up the craft and is now part of the Huron-Perth Quilters' Guild in Kirkton. Pastor Lynda Janzen brought the devotional, which was the Easter story, told from the viewpoint of Mary Magdalene. Betty Lamont of Inverhuron, a national judge with Communities in Bloom and a Master Gardener, talked about how to get ready for spring planting.
Betty Lamont demonstrates how to create a beautiful container out of spring flowers She said she spends her winters in the south and enjoys coming home to find about 12 species of flowers already blooming. Among these are snowdrops, Chiondoxia, Helleborus (Lenten Rose), Heather, and Corydalis. Lamont gave away a Corydalis plant to five draw winners, as well as a container filled with spring flowers, and another fancy plant. She said one of the major jobs in the spring is clean-up. She cuts back the ornamental grasses and eradicates the garlic mustard weed which grows everywhere. Lamont trims her curly willow tree and uses the trimmings for the centrepiece in her summer containers. She noted that if you put the trims in water until they root, you can use the water as a rooting compound.
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 Pastor Lynda Janzen tells the Easter story from the viewpoint of Mary Magdalene Another job is to get the pots ready for spring planting. Lamont also suggested taking regular household ammonia (mixed one part ammonia with nine parts water) and sprinkling it around the hostas to keep the slugs and snails away. Her other important gardening task is to edge the flower beds, add compost, and put mulched wood chips on top to keep moisture in and the weeds out. The evening ended with some delicious refreshments by Louise McFadden. The next Ladies Night is scheduled for Nov. 17. Scrolling stops when you move your mouse inside the scroll area. You can click on the ads for more
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