| Including native plants in your garden is a great way to help pollinators. Expand your native plantings inexpensively by growing them yourself from seed. We will discover the germination requirements for different kinds of seeds. We’ll plant and bring home a plastic milk jug filled with a seed selection to stratify over the winter. Proper after care will be discussed. Bring a clear (translucent), one-gallon plastic milk or water jug; we will supply the soil and seeds.
Jim Sirch is a CT Hort Board member, master gardener, and the Education Coordinator at Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. |
JANUARY 18, 2024, Thursday, 12:00 noon
Winter Luncheon
Location: Pond House Cafe
CLOSED MEETING, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
LUNCHEON COST: $32
Program: Rachael Desmond
Flower arrangements: Floral Design Committee
FEBRUARY 13 SEED SORTING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE SNOW.
The Civic Projects Committee is gearing up for a mid-March Seed Library Launch. They will be sorting and packaging seeds at the Noah Webster Library from 12:30 pm to 3:15 pm on January 23, January 30, all Tuesday afternoons in February, and on March 5 and March 12.
We meet in the Children’s Story Room at the back of the Children’s area at the Noah Webster Library on Main Street. Free parking is available at the Isham Garage in Blue Back Square, which is across from the back entrance to the library. The librarian will put in for your free parking – up to 3 hours. Please let us know if you are able to come by emailing us at whgccivicproj@gmail.com.
FEBRUARY 13 SEED SORTING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE SNOW.
The Civic Projects Committee is gearing up for a mid-March Seed Library Launch. They will be sorting and packaging seeds at the Noah Webster Library from 12:30 pm to 3:15 pm on January 23, January 30, all Tuesday afternoons in February, and on March 5 and March 12.
We meet in the Children’s Story Room at the back of the Children’s area at the Noah Webster Library on Main Street. Free parking is available at the Isham Garage in Blue Back Square, which is across from the back entrance to the library. The librarian will put in for your free parking – up to 3 hours. Please let us know if you are able to come by emailing us at whgccivicproj@gmail.com.
| CT Horticultural Society presents
Gardening Matters: Our Future is Growing A Virtual Symposium on Saturday, February 3, 2024, from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Check out the day’s events and register here Register by January 9:
(After January 9, the cost will be $95 for members, $115 for non-members and $20 for students with valid ID.) As the symposium is virtual, you may enjoy it live from the comfort of your own home, and it will be recorded if you can’t watch it live. |
You are welcome to arrive at Margaret’s home at 10:00 am, find a seat and get settled as the Board meeting will begin promptly at 10:30 am. We plan to adjourn by noon.
FEBRUARY 13 SEED SORTING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE SNOW.
The Civic Projects Committee is gearing up for a mid-March Seed Library Launch. They will be sorting and packaging seeds at the Noah Webster Library from 12:30 pm to 3:15 pm on January 23, January 30, all Tuesday afternoons in February, and on March 5 and March 12.
We meet in the Children’s Story Room at the back of the Children’s area at the Noah Webster Library on Main Street. Free parking is available at the Isham Garage in Blue Back Square, which is across from the back entrance to the library. The librarian will put in for your free parking – up to 3 hours. Please let us know if you are able to come by emailing us at whgccivicproj@gmail.com.
FEBRUARY 8, Thursday, 12:30 pm
ZOOM MEETING
“New Perennials: A Love Story”
Speaker: Deborah Chad
Deborah will talk about some of the latest gardening trends.
ZOOM MEETING
Program: Joan Martin
The February 8th Garden Club meeting will be held on Zoom. There are two separate parts of this meeting and you will receive the two Zoom links the morning of the 8th. The first part of the meeting will start at 12:30 pm and will be our General Meeting led by Kathy Janis.
The second Zoom meeting will start at 1 pm and our speaker will be Deborah Chud. Deborah will talk to us about one of the hottest trends in garden design started by Piet Oudolf (including the design of New York’s Highline). Deborah will talk about the perennials featured in these gardens and how to combine them to create bold drifts of perennials and grasses. Deborah’s own garden based on Piet Oudolf’s design principles has become a “must see” for Massachusetts Garden Clubs.
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, February 10, 2024, 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.