Bev’s Irises

It was a cold, gray, rainy day but you wouldn’t know it if you were at our member garden tour at Bev’s house. The overcast sky and raindrops made the irises look even better and the number and variety were impressive! Many thanks for Bev for hosting and opening her gardens to us and to … Read more

Her Shirley Farm Landscape Project, Part One

By Juliet Silveri When I first saw the land, its farm-like beauty had a feeling that I wanted to keep. To me, a farm is a home that is comforting, peaceful, and is full of fields, meadows, stone walls, birds and beasts, and has plenty of land. Now that I have the land–my desire for … Read more

Starry Skies, Healthy Garden

Tim Brothers presented “Starry Skies, Healthy Garden” at our March meeting. This meeting was open to the public and you can watch it on video at the bottom of this article if you missed it or want to see it again. Tim urges us all to contact our Massachusetts State representatives to encourage them to … Read more

2023 Planning Moving Right Along

Sunflower backlit with sunlight.

The Gardeners Exchange Program and Dividend Teams are hard at work planning a great 2023 season for us. The Program Team has already planned enough presentations, member garden tours and other events to ensure a great year. The Dividend Team typically gets started in earnest in mid-Winter. They are already thinking about some interesting options … Read more

Member Garden Tour for September Meeting

On Saturday, September 17th, Juliet hosted Gardeners Exchange members for a guided tour and discussion at her home. Lela and her refreshment crew provided light refreshments. We also held our late-season plant swap. In early 2021, shortly after purchasing her new home, Juliet began an ambitious landscape renovation project with the goal of retaining and … Read more