More information will be available closer to the date.
Meeting will be via Zoom if we cannot meet in person.
“All About Hydrangeas”
Speaker: Lorraine Ballato, instructor at the New YorkBotanical Garden and in the Connecticut Master Gardener Program as well as for the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut.
Lorraine will draw on her vast expertise to teach us everything we need to know about hydrangeas including when and how to prune.
OPEN MEETING, Guest donation $10.00
Program: Beth Ann L. Sennett
Flower Arrangement: Madeleine Hexter
Tea sandwiches, cookies and beverages will be served.
Kyle Vann Hoeven is scheduled to help out.
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.
Arborist John Kehoe will lead a Tree Tour through Elizabeth Park (a Level I Arboretum) on May 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon. Jphn Kehoe is the former City Forester for the City of Hartford, and his experience with tree care and maintenance spans more than 40 years.
Learn about the many different species and notable trees throughout the Park, some of which date back over 100 years. The tour is FREE and begins at the flagpole outside the green Cottage.
For more information about trees in Elizabeth Park, as well as the Kim Arboretum at Elizabeth Park visit: elizabethparkct.org/gardens/trees-of-elizabeth-park.
Billie Reese and Charlotte Massie are planning a field trip to the Bronx New York Botanical Gardens (Bronx, NY), rain date will be determined by May 9 for the next week, May 18. Cost is $109 per person for bus drive and entrance fee (lunch is on your own on the premises).
Please see the attachment for New York Trip details.
2023 R.A.M. Race and Children’s Forest Clean Up Day on SatURDAY, May 13
Wolcott Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization
Please join us on May 13 from 8:00 am -10:00 am to clean up the Wolcott Forest in preparation for Run-A-Muck AND to ensure Wolcott Park Children’s Forest is healthy and looking its best! The RAM Committee will be leading the forest cleanup, and we will have community organization members helping to lead the effort to rid the Children’s Forest of invasive plant species as well – so we need your help and the help of many others!! Adults are welcome to bring their children and work together. No child drop off please. Mark the time on your calendar. We welcome any help you can give during this window of time – even if you can only dedicate a portion of the time!
We will be picking up garbage, trimming back the trails, raking leaves, pulling out invasive species and more. This is a great opportunity for our kids and families to give back to their school community.
Wear long pants and long sleeved shirts and bring some work/gardening gloves, a rake or two, garden shears/clippers, a shovel, a garden hoe, and a gas or battery powered weed wacker and whatever you have to help us clean up the designated areas for our RAM race in-forest obstacles set up day being held on May 21 (see the separate Sign Up Genius to assist on that day) AND our Children’s Forest.
We will meet in the Children’s Forest amphitheater area – park (on street) and enter at the Wolcott Park entrance where Elmfield Street and Wolcott Road meet.
Questions about the event
Contact Mary Lestini at marylpto@gmail.com
Date
05/13/2023 (Sat.)
Time
8:00AM – 10:00AM EDT
Please come out to help!