From Mary Ellen Vincent, President Lancaster Garden Club-

GCFM would like to thank you for your participation in the Jumping Worms Lecture the other night.

The lecture "An Open can of Worms;  What Gardeners need to know about Asian Jumping Worms.

Speaker was Blake Dinius

The Link to the Recording:  https://youtu.be/WPhUrAlJyno

Please pass the link on to your clubs and friends.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

SPRINGFIELD GARDEN CLUB INVITES THE PUBLIC ON A 

BUS TRIP TO THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN

 

 

SPRINGFIELD, MA — The Springfield Garden Club will host a bus trip to the New York Botanical Garden on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The bus will leave Forest Park at 7:30 AM and will leave the NY Botanical Garden at 3:30 PM. Ticket prices are $63 for SGC members and $75 for non-members. The cost of the trip includes the bus trip and admission to the garden. 

 

At that time in the spring, ephemerals and early blooming trees will make a breathtaking show amid and along the garden paths, waterfalls, and wetlands. The 1890s-vintage Haupt Conservatory will be filled with rare plants and orchids. The "greening up" will have begun at the Rose, Alpine Rock, and Herb Gardens. And, the always lovely 37-acre Conifer Collection is not to be missed. Of course, walking among the trunks of hundreds of century old trees in the Old-Growth Forest among the massive American beech, cherry, birch, tulip, and white ash evokes a sense of history and reverence. Spring delights will fill the Ladies' Border, The Irwin Perennial Garden, the Home Gardening Center, the Maureen K. Chilton Azalea Garden, and the Native Plant Garden.

 

The tour is self-guided and lunch is the responsibility of the attendee. Registration is on a first come first served basis and complete payment is due at time of registration.

 

For more information on this and other Springfield Garden Club events go to

www.springfieldgardenclubma.org or visit them on Facebook.

 

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Organized in 1917 and a member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts since 1928, The Springfield Garden Club works to create interest in the art of gardening, stimulate the promotion of civic beauty through horticulture and conservation, and encourage the appreciation of the visual art of designing with plant material.

Join us at Thayer Memorial Library for a three-day workshop on reoccurring Saturdays. Dates and details on each workshop below. All workshops are led by Kate Donovan, “Garden Coach” from Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens. Registration is required. Masks are required. We hope to see you there!

Saturday, February 26, at 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Sustainable Gardening

Become a more efficient gardener by learning how to elongate your growing season and maximize your output, all while preserving resources. 

Saturday, March 5, at 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Pollinator Garden

Pollinators are the life blood for good production.  We will explore ways to attract bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other beneficials to your garden.

Saturday, March 12, at 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Organic Approach

Bugs taking over your life?  Weary of spraying the wrong stuff on your food?  We’ll help take all the guess work out of everything

You are invited to the Groton Garden Club Annual Lecture.

This year we welcome Garden Coach and Designer Daphne Minner. 

She will discuss habitat gardening, and the benefits of using a native plant palette in our gardens. 

Save the Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time 

Topic: Nurturing Native Plants and Pollinators

Use this link to register for the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W9I4JW7tTq-RkikbB8DH6A

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar. Feel free to share the lecture information with friends and Garden Club members. You are receiving this message because you were registered for the 2021 Annual Lecture. This year’s topic is a follow up to 2021’s Lecture “Natural Control of Pesky Invasive Plants." Now that your invasive plants have been removed, learn what to do next.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there.

The Groton Garden Club

Groton, MA

www.grotongardenclub.org

Jumping Worm Conference SAVE THE DATE! January 26 & 27, 2022 - 9:00 to 11:45 am Do you have questions about jumping/snake worms? If you immediately answered yes, this conference is for you! Join UMass Extension as we welcome scientists who specialize in jumping/snake worm research to discuss the latest understanding of these earthworms. How to identify these worms, what their potential impacts are, and the latest research into how we might manage them to be discussed.    These LIVE virtual presentations will also give you the chance to get your questions answered following each speaker's presentation. So bring your questions!   AGENDA Day 1: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Earthworms in Managed and Urban Landscapes: Impacts and Solutions - Dr. Olga Kostromytska, UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture Invasive Amynthas and Metaphire Earthworms in New England Forests, Their Damage to Soils and Alteration of Nutrients - Dr. Justin Richardson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Day 2: Thursday, January 27, 2022  Jumping Worms - Why Care & What To Do?  Dr. Josef Görres, University of Vermont Understanding and Preventing Jumping Worm Invasion - Dr. Annise Dobson, Yale School of the Environment Cost: $25/pp for one day; $40/pp for both days Credits Pesticide credit (valid for all New England states for applicable categories):1/2 contact hour PER DAY for categories 29, 35, 36, 37, and Applicator’s (core) License. Association credits:  1 MCA, 1 MCLP, 1 MCH, 1 CFE,  2 ISA, and 2 SAF (cat 1) credits PER DAY.

New England Dahlia Society Show & Sale

Saturday, September 25, 2021, 1-5PM
Show and Sale: 1-5PM
Award Ceremony: 3-4PM

Sunday, September 26, 2021, 10AM-3PM
Show and Sale: 10AM-3PM
Lecture: “How to Grow Beautiful Dahlias in Your Home Garden” | 1-2PM

There are few flowers that have the unique genetics of dahlias, which accounts for their amazing variability of forms, colors, and sizes. From dime-sized minion singles to giant decorative blooms, open-faced forms, honeycomb balls, waterlilies, and cactus types, you will be amazed at the variety of this flower family. Come and see for yourself! The annual Dahlia Show will feature displays of diverse and beautiful specimens entered into the Dahlia competition. Only the best of the best blooms are entered by growers joining us from all over New England.

The New England Dahlia Society is a horticultural organization devoted to the study, growth, exhibition, and enjoyment of dahlias. We are a young society, founded in 2016, with over 100 members of both seasoned and beginning growers from all over New England (MA, RI, CT, ME, NH, VT) as well as NY and NJ.