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Plant crocus (Crocus) for a classic herald of spring. These perennials prefer cooler weather and will even tolerate a light frost.

Easy-to-grow and available in a wide range of colors, snapdragons are old-fashioned cottage garden favorites. Calla lilies are an elegant option for glam wedding bouquets. Jacob’s Ladder gets its name not from its blooms but from the way the leaves grow up the stem in a hood-like shape.

President Karen Cook called the meeting to order at Charleston’s Restaurant in Carmel. After a delicious lunch in the warm, cozy atmosphere of the Charleston, 22 members celebrated three birthdays and enjoyed delicious cake for dessert.

Cook thanked the hostesses Janet Hook, Heidi Gobreski, Jan Carpenter and Jan Stout for the snack bags and water that were provided for our tour of the Coxhall Gardens after lunch and the meeting.

Cook introduced her guest Becky Kielau.

Terri Trinkle gave an update on the downtown flower pots. She recommended that the cannas be deadheaded and that the pots continue to be watered at least every other day.

The nominating committee gave an update. Chair Meribeth Kussmaul, Marty Heinold and Teresa Huxhold will be making calls to receive names to be nominated for officers for 2024.

Master Gardeners will be having a Plant Exchange from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 30 in the exhibit building at the fairgrounds.

The next meeting will be at 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at St. John’s. Hostesses are Priscilla Zachary, Carolyn Fisher, Huxhold and Myrna Slinker. We will have a garage sale/auction with club members. There will be sign up for the Christmas dinner and we will be organizing the Garden Walk information for 2025.

After the meeting we toured the Coxhall Gardens in Carmel.

Coxhall Gardens is a modern, 125-acre park that includes twin 90-feet bell towers, a recreation lake which is the centerpiece of the gardens and a children’s garden. The Coxhall Gardens have fishing, green space, a music pavilion, paved trails, prairie, playground and restrooms. Admission to the Coxhall Gardens is free. It is located on West 116th St. and Towne Road in Carmel. The property was donated by Jesse and Beulah Cox in 1999.

We were excited to learn that as the park continues to grow it will eventually include a conservatory, museum, reflecting pool and numerous specialty gardens.

It was a beautiful day to stroll through the gardens at Coxhall.