Judy Erickson helped us welcome spring at our Arpil Gardeners Exchange meeting with a workshop on “Building Your Own Garden Structures” designed to inspire you to try something new in your garden this year. Judy provided a list of links to resources on garden structures which you can find on the Presenters Websites page or … Read more
Our March program focused on creating beautiful and productive edible landscapes. Adam talked about soil, the benefits of finish compost, sun, water, different types of edible fruits and plants and his approach to designing edible landscapes. Presented by Adam Gray Monroy. Adam has 17 years of experience in landscape design and building, and has worked … Read more
Cheryl Salatino gave us a comprehensive presentation on the basics of garden design emphasizing the need to check the view both in and out of the area, color, texture, noise, uses and more. Plant selection follows good analysis, not the other way around. We also had our seed sharing event and members had a choice … Read more
This year Shirley Williams and the gardeners from Brigham Hill Farm gave us a look at the late summer version of the gardens and the gardeners told us about how they ready the gardens for winter, when they prune different plants and more. It was another enjoyable visit to this special place. Click an image … Read more
Our ”Special Event: Tour of the Edible Garden at Tower Hill” tentatively scheduled for Sunday, August 7, has been moved to Sunday, August 28. Our tour guide will be Joann Vieira, Director of Horticulture at THBG. And yes, this is a Sunday meeting – meet at the Center Town Hall in Shirley for carpooling at … Read more