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Join us Thursday! “Nibbling on Natives in your Back Yard and Beyond”
PLEASE NOTE: RUSS WILL JOIN US VIRTUALLY AT THE SYNAGOGUE, AS HE IS RECOVERING FROM COVID. Russ Cohen Thursday, April 20, at 7:30 pm on Zoom – or join us in person at the Emanuel Synagogue (160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford) at 7 pm FREE for members, $10 non member donation Join Russ Cohen, expert forager and author of Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten, for a 60-minute slide show featuring at least two dozen species of native edible wild plants suitable for adding to your own landscape, or nibbling on as you encounter them in other locales. Keys to the identification of each species will be provided, along with edible portions, seasons of availability and preparation methods, along with guidelines for safe and environmentally responsible foraging. Russ will also include a few details regarding some native edible plants he has grown successfully from seed, and the partnerships he has made with conservation groups and others to add edible native plants to their landscapes.
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This is a collaboration with the WH Garden Club. Time may change.
Collaboration with WH Garden Club. Taking place during morning/early afternoon hours.
Please see the attachment for more information:
The West Hartford Garden Club will have a table at the Earth Day Celebration this Saturday from 11 am – 1 pm at the Town Hall. Your Civic Projects team is coordinating our participation. Please plan to stop by at this event, which has been designed for all ages. If you would like to help, please email Beth Ann Loveland Sennett at whgccivicproj@gmail.com.
Heavy rain cancels.
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, April 23, 2023, from 9 am – 12 noon for an invasive plants removal party with your Civic Projects Committee. If you are interested, please text, email, or call Beth Ann so that she can plan accordingly. She will have handouts, and guided instruction will be provided. Many of you joined us last year, so you will need only a little review. More information will follow soon about best attire, gear to bring, and more.
As you know, invasive plants are non-native species that spread aggressively in natural areas. Invasive plants have replaced native species in many different habitats in Connecticut. When native plants are displaced in the landscape, the diversity of native birds, insects, other animals, and plants may be decreased and ecosystem functions may suffer.
We have two more invasive plants removal parties on the calendar for July 15, 2023 and November 4, 2023, from 9 am – 12 noon.
A collaboration with the WH Garden Club. Held rain or shine and correct time, locations TBD around town and information will be available soon.
Please plan to give us at least one hour of your time during the morning. Please bring your favorite tools for weeding and pruning. A co-chair will arrive at the garden by 8:30 a.m.
PARKING: Parking will be in the paved lot next to the Amos Bull House on South Prospect Street. We encourage you to carpool as space is limited.
We plan to work if the rain is light. If it is pouring, you will get a cancellation call by 8:00 a.m.
• If you are unable to work on your signup date, please let me know so that we can reschedule you and help you find a replacement for your shift.
• Kindly confirm that you have received this message, by replying to ljaldrich@hotmail.com or text 860-227-2730.
Thank you for helping to make the Butler McCook garden such a treasure for the greater Hartford region.
Best regards,
Linda Aldrich, Co-Chair, 860 227-2730
Steve Kovack, Co-Chair, 860 521-6563
Please remember to bring your gardening tools.
If you are unable to work on your signup date, please try to find a replacement and let us know so that we can reschedule you.
Susan Grew at srider56@comcast.net or Maureen Gould at mcgould89@comcast.net.
Seed Library’s seed packaging work group session in the Board Room (mezzanine level).
Bring potted spring bulbs, plants, baskets and other adornment for your creation.
Please RSVP to Eva Jakuba to sign up at 860-561-1160 or eva.jakuba@gmail.com
Happy Spring!
Eva, Nancy and Sharon – Floral Design Committee
Sharon Mulvey sjmulvey@gmail.com
This time we will be using small plants rather than cut flowers. This is a useful technique for arranging spring bulbs or other small potted flowers, or if you want a simple but pretty arrangement of foliage plants.
We will provide the moss to top the arrangements and ask that you provide the plants and container. Baskets or wooden containers lined with a plastic bag are ideal, but bring whatever you like!