Upcoming Meetings

Get Ready! The Spring Garden

Hazen Library, Shirley MA

Speaker Cheryl Monroe will help us prepare for a productive and creative gardening season. Topics include: what to prune now and why, tool sharpening (demonstration and bring yours too!), flower bed cleanup and evaluation, transplanting, lawn care, pest control (voles, winter moth, and scale), houseplant basics, bulb care and bare root plants. Get through this busy season informed, prepared, and ready for whatever Mother Nature throws your way.

Cheryl Monroe is a self-taught gardener for 20 plus years, a graduated Master Gardener specializing in clematis and garden design.

Seed share and seed catalog swap.

Tools of the Trade

Hazen Library, Shirley MA

Member Diane Kazanjian will present on gardening tools. Details coming soon.

Houseplant swap and book / magazine swap.

Special Program: Creating the Edible Garden

Ben Barkan of Home Harvest returns for “Creating the Edible Garden”. Learn how to design and create attractive gardens filled with ornamental plants and nutrient-dense edibles. This event is open to the public.

This workshop will discuss soil health, site preparation, sustainable land-use techniques, and how to maximize garden productivity while harmonizing with the landscape. With a home garden you can grow sweeter and more nutritious produce than anything you can buy in a store, but it’s essential that you start with healthy soil and learn the basics of garden design. This workshop will help those interested in growing edibles, ornamentals or both to create an inviting garden using sustainable and organic practices.

Location TBD

Mount Auburn Cemetery Guided Horticultural Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge MA

Time and carpooling info TBD

Details coming soon.

Guided Tour of Lyman Greenhouses & Gardens, Smith College

Smith College, North Hampton MA

Join us for a special field trip to North Hampton. In addition to the guided tour, members can enjoy lunch and shopping in North Hampton.

Time, carpooling info and details coming soon.

Early Summer Garden Tour

Tour of member Diane Kazanjian’s gardens. Location will come in member email for June.

Summer Garden Tour and Potluck

Tour Lucy’s amazing daylily collection and John and Lucy’s vegetable garden. Enjoy a summer potluck with fellow members.

Location will be sent in July member email.

Vegetable Garden and Heirloom Apples at Tower Hill Botanic Garden

Tower Hill Botanic Garden, West Boylston MA

This event will be either August 24th or 25th with carpooling info and exact time to be announced soon.

Crafting with Dried Flowers from the Garden

Hazen Library, Shirley MA

Members will present craft ideas and techniques to use dried flowers and other materials from the garden. If you have skills to share or materials such as antique rose petals, grape vines, potpourri contents, etc. Please contact member Celeste Huber to collaborate.

Potluck Supper and Planning for 2020

Center Town Hall, Shirley MA

Enjoy socializing with fellow members, sharing potluck dishes and brainstorming our 2020 season together at the Center Town Hall in Shirley.

Note that this is on a Sunday!