Arrival time is 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., and plan to work until approximately 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in this beautiful, historic and peaceful garden.
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Aldrich at ljaldrich@hotmail.com, Steve Kovack at z.kovack@comcast.net, or Glenda Thomas at glendathomas001@yahoo.com.
Saint John’s Episcopal Church
679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford.
(Directions to entrances to parking are in the front of the church from Farmington Avenue and South Highland Street.)
“How to Create a Balanced Ecosystem”
Speaker: Sarah Bailey, Master Gardener Coordinator at UConn
Learn how to understand and create a balanced ecosystem in your own suburban backyard or business to reduce your ecological footprint and enrich our planet.
OPEN MEETING, Guest donation $10.00
Meeting Presider: Susan Fellman
Program: Martha Keener
Floral Arrangement: Jo Ann Stevens
Tea sandwiches, cookies and beverages will be served.
You are invited to help with the clean-up at Hillcrest Avenue Neighborhood Outreach Center. Please bring your garden tools. Margaret and Becky will provide the brown bags.
Please email Margaret at mpulito@gmail.com or call at 860 521-1026 if you are available to help.
1. Shifts are scheduled from 8:30 am to 10:30 am.
2. At least 3 volunteers are needed for each shift.
3. If it is raining on your scheduled day, the rain date will be the next day.
4. Plan to bring the same items you take to work at Butler-McCook.
Any questions, please contact Marj Johnson at mejohnson3@outlook.com or Irene Clark at i.clark@sbcglobal.net.
Parks, Plants and People: Beautifying the Urban Landscape by Lynden B. Miller
Wednesday, May 10, 12 – 2 pm, Luncheon, Lecture and Book Signing $45, Parks, Plants and People Book $38, The Hartford Golf Club
Renowned public garden designer Lynden B. Miller will present an inspirational lecture—based on 30 years of experience designing urban green space in New York City—showing that public spaces with good year-round plantings can change city life by providing a connection with nature for neighborhoods rich and poor.
Public space must be designed for the needs of the people who will use them. She will show the “befores” and “afters” of various projects around the city, how they are funded, and what effects they have had on city life in New York. Well-designed and well-maintained parks also contribute to economic growth in surrounding neighborhoods, providing tax benefits, encouraging tourism, and reducing crime.
After restoring the Conservatory Garden in Central Park beginning in 1982, Mrs. Miller has designed many public gardens and parks in New York City as well as gardens at the New York Botanical Garden and several university campuses. As a painter and garden designer, Mrs. Miller brings an artistic perspective to garden design. She has written a book about all this, Parks, Plants and People: Beautifying the Urban Landscape, which will be available for purchase and which Mrs. Miller will be glad to sign.
May 10 date will be postponed to another date to be determined due to the chilly weather.
Arrival time is 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., and plan to work until approximately 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in this beautiful, historic and peaceful garden.
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Aldrich at ljaldrich@hotmail.com, Steve Kovack at z.kovack@comcast.net, or Glenda Thomas at glendathomas001@yahoo.com.
