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May
13
Sat
Invasive Plants Removal Work Party @ Wolcott's Park Children's Forest
May 13 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Please come out to help!

May
16
Tue
Junior Gardeners – Yard Clean Up @ Hillcrest Avenue Neighborhood Outreach Center
May 16 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

We will meet to clean up the flower and bush beds at the center.  Please bring your garden tools, garden gloves and water to drink. We will provide the large brown lawn bags.

Please RSVP to Margaret at mpulito@gmail.com or call her at 860 521-1026.

May
18
Thu
Elizabeth Park Conservancy – Park History Tour @ Elizabeth Park Flagpole in front of the green Cottage
May 18 @ 10:00 am

Join Kathy Kraczkowsky and Lisa Silvestri for a history tour through Elizabeth Park.

Connecticut Horticultural Society – Healthy Plants, Indoor and Out @ Emanuel Synagogue
May 18 @ 7:00 pm

Nick Goltz

Thurs., May 18 at 7:30 pm on Zoom –  us in person at the Emanuel Synagogue 

(160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford) at 7 pm

FREE for members, $10 non member donation

Dr. Goltz will introduce the fundamental techniques of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for the home gardener as well as tips and tricks on how to help any plants—from hardy CT natives to delicate tropical houseplants—live their best lives.

Dr. Goltz is the director of UConn’s Plant Diagnostic Laboratory. He moved to Connecticut shortly after graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Plant Medicine. In addition to the plant health experience gained through his degree, Dr. Goltz worked for the UF Plant Diagnostic Center since 2019, and has worked at state and federal regulatory laboratories since 2016, performing research to develop biological control options for the management of invasive snails and insects.

Click here to join us via Zoom

When you link to the meeting, please choose to not appear on screen. Also, please mute your phone/computer microphone. Nick’s presentation is what will be visible and heard. His talk will be followed by a question & answer session. Questions must be typed in and the moderator will present the question to Nick for all to hear. Log in anytime between 7:15 and 7:30, and you will be let in from the Zoom ‘waiting room’ when the presentation is about to start, at about 7:30 pm.

 

May
19
Fri
WHGC Spring Plant Sale Setup @ Noah Webster House
May 19 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Volunteers are needed to help with setup on Friday, May 19, and to assist at the actual sale the next day. We
look forward to everyone’s participation!

For more information, contact Julia Sauter at 860 310-2279 or Susan Grew 860 995-5925.

May
20
Sat
WHGC Spring Plant Sale @ Noah Webster House
May 20 @ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Our Spring 2023 Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 20, at the Noah Webster House. The Plant Sale has
traditionally been a profitable event for our Club. We ask all members to consider donating plants from their
own gardens.

For more information, contact Julia Sauter at 860 310-2279 or Susan Grew at 860 995-5925.

May
22
Mon
Garden Therapy – Clean Up Day @ Alfred E. Plant Housing
May 22 @ 10:00 am

Park in back of Jimmy’s Pizza (Farmington Avenue) walk around back of building.

May
24
Wed
Gardening @ Noah Webster House
May 24 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am

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.

Signup Sheet

Junior Gardeners – Planting Flowers with the Children @ Hillcrest Avenue Neighborhood Outreach Center
May 24 @ 4:00 pm

We will meet with the students and assist them in planting flowers.  The children will help with the watering.  Garden club members will provide the tools for planting.  Please bring a watering container if possible.

Please RSVP to Margaret at mpulito@gmail.com or call her at 860 521-1026.

May
30
Tue
Elizabeth Park Conservancy – Perennial Garden Tour @ Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden
May 30 @ 10:00 am
Perennial Garden Tour with Horticulturist Rosemary Aldridge

Join us for a tour of the Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden led by Horticulturist Rosemary Aldridge.

Tour is FREE and begins at the flagpole outside the green Cottage.