Meadow Lakes Living

2010 Education Award Ceremony

New Students:

Carlos Alfonso, MCCC*

Vanessa Bello, Kean University

Johanna Cando; MCCC*;

Andres Escheverry, MCCC*

Thomas Fallon, Rider Univ. 

Jennifer Fernandez, MCCC;

Mario Sanchez, MCCC*;

Michelle Grote, St. John's Univ. 

Danny Guadalupe, MCCC*;

Kelly Guzman, MCCC*;

Bryan Rozo, MCCC*;

Kimberly Sandoval, Quinnipiac University

Kimberly Stout; MCCC*.

* Mercer County Community College

** Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey

Residents and awardees celebrated the occasion with a party in the Main Lounge. 

2010 Education Award Recipients Chat with Residents and Staff

  Photos by Andrea Kane Photography

 Additional PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ON THE EVENTS PAGE

GROUNDS COMMITTEE and

GARDENERS of MEADOW LAKES

Busy all year tending gardens, including the tree nursery and the wellness path, the Grounds Committee enjoys the benefits of an excellent  greenhouse. Plants are propagated there and, in growing season, a tiny tomato garden thrives near there.  During winter months residents plants can be stored in the greenhouse.  

Your Plants and the Greenhouse:

If you don't have space for potted plants that you raise outdoors, you may wish to store them for the winter in the greenhouse.  The greenhouse has been cleaned and sprayed and will be receiving your plants after October 15.  If you cannot deliver them yourself, a staff member will pick them up.  This service is offered at no charge. Please call extension 6811 for assiatance or questions.

Be sure to mark each plant with your name.  Any plants that are unmarked will be accepted as a donation.  If you deliver the plants yourself, please leave them on the first table to the right as you enter the greenhouse.  (If you drive, the greenhouse entrance faces parking lot 7.  If you come on foot, the nearest door is at the end of Hallway 47L.)

Here is the list of unacceptable plants:    

  Unhealthy plants:

     those with mealy bug - cottony bugs on stems at leaf joints and under leaves

     those with white fly - tiny insects that cluster under leaves and fly around when the plant is moved

     those with scale - recognizable by the sticky honeydew deposited on leaves by tiny insects

Preparing Plants for Winter Storage:

• Label each pot with your name and address

• Wash leaves and stems with a damp cloth, cleaning all surfaces thoroughly

• Use a houseplant spray if you have one

Be certain to reclaim your plants in the Spring!

Here is a list of plants that should NOT be taken to the greenhouse.

  Plants attractive to white fly, such as hibiscus and mandevilla

  Spathyphyllum which will not survive under the intense light in the greenhouse

  Annuals:

     to avoid over-crowding and conserve space. Annuals that look wonderful at the end of summer will not winter over; annuals are intended to flower and go to seed in one season.

Please note, however, that healthy geraniums can be donated as mother plants to provide cuttings to propagate new plants for display in sundshine Alley in the Healthcare facility.

 In the Spring

of 2009, gardeners planted specimen trees in the tree nursery where they will continue to grow until they are suitable for transplanting.

    Helen MacKenzie and Irwin Mreker working in the tree nursery

 Gloria Merker, Audrey Jasper, and Grounds Dept. Director, Joe Greipp, plant a dwarf persimmon as Irwin Merker looks on.

 BRIDGE TABLE LIGHTING

After more than five years of searching for bridge table lighting, the House Committee has its reward.  On the recommendation of Ron Cordes, Maintenance Director, we have had special flex lighting installed in several Day Rooms.  Bridge players' reactions have been positive. The new overhead fixtures have energy saving bulbs yet are especially bright.  They will permit removing floor lamps with cords that are tripping hazards.  Be sure to tell the House Committee what you think of the new lights.

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