On Monday, February 13, 2023 – Beat the winter blues with greens and gals! This Galentine’s Day invite a friend or make new ones in this hands-on floral workshop. Galentine’s Day is a “day for women to celebrate their friendships with their lady friends.” Each participant will learn how to create a garden-inspired floral arrangement … Continue reading Galentine’s Day Floral Workshop: At Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens
On Thursday, January 12, 2023 – Join the Thursday Garden Club of Sudbury for our January General Meeting on Zoom. Our speaker will be Joanne Pearson, a local landscape architect and professional photographer. In addition to a vibrant slideshow, Joanne will explore the fascinating ways plants use scent to attract pollinators and deter predators. She … Continue reading Fragrance in the Garden – Free Online Presentation by Joanne Pearson
For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, the Winter Solstice is around the corner. The days will start getting longer and the nights shorter. Many of us gardeners haven’t finished “getting ready for winter” and there’s still much to be done. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic affected many, especially in regard to getting … Continue reading Winter Solstice is Around The Corner
On Thursday, February 16, 2023 – At the Sudbury Valley Trustees’ (SVT’s) virtual Benefit Gala, our enthusiastic donors will gather virtually to celebrate our success, and as in the past, they will contribute much-needed funds for our work. The 2023 event will be a live-streamed broadcast, to be co-hosted by radio personality, David O’Leary, and … Continue reading For the Love of Nature – Sudbury Valley Trustees’ Virtual Benefit Gala
On Saturday, January 21, 2023 – Come learn how to plan and plant a productive veggie garden! Former Vegetable Garden Manager, Connie Ganely, will walk students through the steps choosing plants and companion plants, designing garden beds, and sustainably maintaining the garden. Can be used for Girl Scouts’ Junior Gardener Badge. Maximum of 10 students. … Continue reading Veggie Garden Design Class – Blithewold Arboretum
We’re halfway through the month of November and we’re still raking leaves. Although we try to keep them off our sidewalk, street gutters, front steps, and so-called lawn, many are left on our garden beds to benefit the wildlife. According to the Xerces Society, swallowtail butterflies disguise their cocoons and chrysalises as “dried leaves,” blending … Continue reading Much To Be Thankful For!
Incredibly, in our garden we are still being “gifted” by our three tomato plants, which I mentioned in my September 1st column “As Fall Approaches.” The rest of the veggie garden is a disaster, except for the chives, which are growing in a pot. Because of the drought, tree foliage began to turn colors early … Continue reading Growing Season Winding Down
This year’s abnormally high temperatures, along with the lack of rain, have affected all gardens in a negative way for sure. Although we don’t really care about our so-called lawn, it’s been sad to see long-established shrubs, such as rhododendrons and azaleas, with their drooping leaves and dead branches. Much time has been spent in … Continue reading As Fall Approaches
The recent sweltering days of extreme heat accompanied by a record-setting severe drought has made this year’s gardening a challenge for sure. Temperatures in the high 90s along with watering restrictions have resulted in sad-looking perennial plants, especially our daylilies, ferns, creeping phlox, and hostas. There were days when some of our rhododendrons, azaleas, and … Continue reading A Hot and Dry August Garden
