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.
Several Civic Projects members will be sorting and packaging seeds for the Seed Library in the Story Room on the Children’s Level of the Noah Webster Library. Please let me know if you would like to join us for all or part of the time.
Many thanks.
Beth Ann Loveland Sennett
Nature’s Best Hope: book discussion
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Join us for a discussion of Nature’s Best Hope, with special guest appearances by industry experts, as well as time to share your personal Homegrown National Park success stories.
Please join the Floral Design Committee’s
Fall Arranging Workshop
Thursday, November 16, 2023 – 2pm – 3:30
Noah Webster House, 227 S Main St, West Hartford
Please bring your own container, greens or other fall add in’s. FD committee will supply flowers.
Sign-up sheet will be passed around at the General Meeting on
Thursday, November 8th
If you want to reserve your space before hand
Email Sharon to be put on the list – sjmulvey@gmail.com
Hope to see many of you soon, Eva, Nancy and Sharon