Freshly cut dahlias from the Connecticut Dahlia Society’s Display Garden will be available for purchase at the Garmany Visitor Center. CASH ONLY
The Housing Authority has finished planting the shrubs our club donated, and now it is our turn to step up and plant the perennial flower gardens we promised.
We will meet this Saturday, October 28, at 10 am at Elm Grove Housing on Grove Street in Elmwood. We will plant flowers and bulbs—no shrubs.
Please share some of the flowers from your garden.
Suggestions:
Daylilies, Blackeyed Susans, Sedum, Lily of the Valley, Evening Primrose, Astilbe, Daisies
If you can’t attend the planting on Saturday, you can leave your plants on the side lawn of my house, 25 Craigmoor Road anytime.
Please let me know who is coming and what plants you are donating so I can plan accordingly. Thank you for your support.
This is a property of Traprock Ridge Land Trust (which West Hartford Land Trust joined). WHGC and the Land Trust work together on TREX Community soft plastic recycling program and other local initiatives such as Spicebush.
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
Invasive Plant Removal Party
Spicebush Swamp Park, Mountain Rd.
West Hartford
November 4, 2023
9 am – 12 pm
Message from:
Beth Ann Loveland Sennett
Co-Chair, Civic Projects
West Hartford Garden Club
860-729-4150
whgccivicproj@gmail.com
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, November 23, 2023, 9 am to 12 noon for our fall invasive plant removal party at Spicebush Swamp Park, Mountain Road in West Hartford, CT. HEAVY RAIN and/or WIND cancels.
If you are interested, please text, email, or call me at 860-729-4150/ whgccivicproj@gmail.com, so that I can plan accordingly. I will have handouts, and guided instruction will be provided.
Warning: the terrain is uneven and soggy in places, making it a poor choice for individuals who have mobility difficulties.
Plan to park in the small lot on Mountain Road, or across Mountain Road on Glocester Lane. Plan to arrive at 9 am for instructions. Please apply sun block and insect repellent. If possible, bring snippers, clippers, or long-handled loppers, and a water bottle. Please wear a hat, long pants with socks pulled up over them (ticks are about), and a long-sleeved shirt. Wear boots on spring, fall, and winter workdays. You may want to wear them in summer as well – we’ll likely be removing invasives from the banks of streams and pond. We hope to have a weed wrench for stumps. I will bring a hand saw, wheelbarrow, and tarp. Gloves that resist thorns are best (there’s lots of multiflora rose). If you are also able to bring a wheelbarrow or tarp along, it might come in handy – we have to cart the debris back to the parking lot. I’ll also bring a trash bag for garbage, if any.
This Saturday, we will focus on the invasives along the streams – mostly pulling small specimens and cutting large specimens of Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), pull or cut Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora), and pull or cut Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii).
NOTE: This project has been approved for CT Master
See link below:
NOVEMBER 9, Thursday, 12:00 noon
“Holiday Decorations from Nature’s Bounty”
Speaker: Carol King Platt
Former editor at House & Garden Magazine
Carol, who has written prolifically about gardening over the years, will show us how to create beautiful holiday decor without breaking the bank.
OPEN MEETING, Guest donation $10.00
Program: Heidi Goldstein
Flower arrangement: Pat Duncan
Tea sandwiches, cookies and beverages will be served.
Join us this Fall at Westmoor Park and learn how to transform your backyard into a living, sustainable habitat! Bring the whole family!
When: November 12, Sunday, 2:00-3:30pm
Where: Westmoor Park, 119 Flagg Rd.
How to create a backyard habitat:
- What is a sustainable backyard habitat and why is it important?
- Play pollinator BINGO and learn about all the plants and insects we need for a healthy food web
- Learn planting and growing tips for a healthy backyard habitat. Hint: leave the leaves and save ‘clean-up’ for indoors!
- Dress for weather as our learning will take us outside for hands-on exploration
Hosted by: The Sustainable Land Care Working Group (SLCWG), part of the new Sustainable West Hartford Commission, offering many combined years of experience in gardening with native plants, habitat restoration, organic lawn care and more.
Board members are welcome to join us if interested or have ideas for programs in 2024-2025.