On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA October-November 2016 | Page 11

HOTOFF the press Ann McClellan Bonsai and Penjing: Ambassadors of Peace and Beauty Tuttle Publishing 128 pages, $24.95, Pub. Oct. 11, 2016 REGION VI LY D I A P LU N K Robert Kourik taught “Healthy Soils, Healthy Roots,” based on his newest book, Understanding Roots, at Santa Rosa (California) Junior College on Nov. 5. REGION VII TO N Y S P E N C E R Dan Cooper will speak on “Low-Maintenance Gardening” and his book Gardening from a Hammock to the Credit Forks Garden Club, Nov. 15 in Terra Cotta, Ontario, and also to the Bronte Horticultural Society in Oakville, Ontario, Nov. 22. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington, D.C., Ann McClellan’s exquisite book tells the awe-inspiring stories of bonsai and penjing trees in the renowned collection of the National Arboretum—their critical role in international diplomacy and as a vehicle for American presidential influence. Richard Tracy Troll Knoll: A Garden Like No Other Xlibris Corp 260 pages, $40, Pub. Oct. 5, 2016 GWA Fellow Dick Tracy teamed up with garden creator John Morris to tell the story of 20 acres in rural Penn Valley in Northern California. The garden combines a lush setting with thousands of roses, ornamentals and edibles with such things as a Roman ruin, maze vineyard, ant garden, dinosaurs, dragons, a 1950s-style trailer park and a historic western mining town named Annsville in honor of Morris’ wife. Incredible? So is the fact that the site is largely developed and maintained by the retired owners. Available at trollknoll Board moves membership to calendar year, increases recruitment incentive BY A S H L E Y H O DA K S U L L I VA N The GWA Board of Directors approved two important membership initiatives at its September 2016 meeting in Atlanta. The changes streamline financing and administrative paperwork and improve incentives for membership recruitment. GWA has moved to a calendar year dues structure, with membership running January through December. The current dues rate has not changed, but your next membership invoice may include adjustments to get you on track for the new renewal schedule. Look for specific details on your membership renewal invoice. As part of a key initiative to grow GWA membership, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the membership recruitment credit from $15 to $20. When you recruit new members, make sure to ask them to put your name as a referring member on their membership application. This change will be reflected for any new member recruited after January 1, 2017. As always, is you have any questions about your membership, please contact us at 212.297.2198 or [email protected] Helping Us Grow! Thanks to these GWA members for helping to grow the organization. ONE MEMBER Lyndy Broder Nancy Buley Joseph De Sciose Sandy Feather C.L. Fornari Charlotte Kidd Stephanie Lucas Eva Monheim Jenny Nybro Peterson Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Shane Smith Erin Weston Barbara Wise Colleen Zacharias TWO MEMBERS Kirk Brown Peter Calabrese Susan McCoy THREE MEMBERS Brienne Gluvna Arthur Maria Zampini 11