Members brought delicious food. Some brought beautiful entries for the container contest. All enjoyed the tour of Judith and Scott’s new gardens that they developed over the last year or so at their new home.
Deb Fountain gave an informative presentation and led us on a tour of the gardens at the library and town hall. She has a great perspective on blending native plants into existing gardens and landscapes and evolving towards a higher percentage of natives. Some photos of the tour are below and a link to her … Read more
Members learned about making bog gardens from Chuck Andersen at Mason Hollow Nursery on June 29, 2024. We saw Chuck’s 1:1 mix of sand and peat moss, the bog garden he made next to the pond at the nursery, a variety of bog plants including some carnivorous plants, and, of course, all the plants in … Read more
Hope you all enjoyed our Fun with Fermentation workshop. Thanks to Judith, Bev, Anna, Natalie and Scott for making Sunday’s presentations and workshop. Depending on which vegetables you used for your fermentation it will take 1 to 2 weeks to mature. Recipes Fermented Vegetables: Fermented Vegetables Sauerkraut: sure-fire-sauerkraut-jar-recipe Knotweed Pickles: Fermented Knotweed Pickles – Forager … Read more
Karen has once again assembled an amazing list of many area plant sales. Because the list is comprehensive we are making it available in a PDF document instead of individual events on our calendar this year. Many of the garden club plant sales are around Mother’s Day in May but there are also sales and … Read more