Mark Your 2024 Calendars!

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The Gardeners Exchange program committee has put together a phenomenal 2024 calendar based on members’ suggestions! It all begins with our first meeting on Saturday, February 17, with “Gardening in a Changing Climate,” presented by UNH Master Gardener Mike Koutelis. At this event we will also have our seed share and seed catalog swap. On … Read more

Her Shirley Farm Landscape Project, Part Two

May 31, 2022 By Gardeners Exchange member Juliet Silveri “Your work clearing out your backyard landscape has been exemplary,” said my landscape designer at the beginning of April, as she surveyed the back yard. Last season I had had masses of invasive bushes, weeds, and forsythia cleared out, then had the areas either rototilled or … Read more

July 2023 Greene Acres Tour

In July we had the pleasure of having our summer potluck and container contest at Greene Acres in Sudbury, MA where Steve Greene gave us a tour of his hostas and day lilies. Steve told us some great stories and educated us on day lilies and hostas. Enjoy these photos of Steve’s day lilies, hostas … Read more

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