Holiday Luncheon Each December, the Garden Club members gather for the annual Holiday luncheon and meeting. This annual, festive event is always a crowd pleaser and brings together many members who may not otherwise attend monthly meetings on a regular basis. This year we are doing a potluck and cookie swap at the HHS Heritage Museum. […]
Patterson Webster: Design Ideas from British Gardens Presented over Zoom Join us for a virtual travel escape based on Patterson’s extensive experience visiting gardens and leading garden tours through England, Scotland, and Wales. Together we will identify key elements that make English gardens so successful and analyze why they work. Using Patterson’s garden and others […]
Presented over Zoom Gretel Anspach: Secrets to Composting We welcome Gretel Anspach, a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, to teach us about composting. Nothing is easier, cheaper, or better for your garden than compost. Composting can be as little or as much work […]
Meeting in the: Whiton Room Alexis Doshas: Right Plant, Right Place Alexis Doshas is the Nursery Manager of the Native Plant Trust, Nasami Farm Nursery in Whately. She will guide us through a workshop discussion of native plant selection, site assessment, and methods for choosing the right plant for the right place. Native plants offer […]
Meeting in the: Whiton Room Sarah Boynton and Ellen Garrow: Spring Floral Designs Our own talented Club members Sarah Boynton and Ellen Garrow will inspire us with creative floral designs fitting for the warmer months of spring and summer. They will share secrets of beautiful floral arranging including choosing material, conditioning flowers, and selecting tools […]
Meeting in the: Whiton Room Deborah Trickett: Chameleon Containers – Designs that Transition Through the Seasons We welcome back award-winning container garden designer Deborah Trickett to show us how to take our garden containers through the different seasons. She will show us how to transition our containers, swapping out plants throughout the year to keep […]