GARDEN AS IF THE EARTH DEPENDS ON IT
Visit our Earth Day plans and activities pages, which shape this Garden Club year.
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020:
SEED SWAP & SHARE | EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS | SUPPORTING POLLINATORS | SOIL RESTORATION | PARTNERING WITH NATURE
Carlisle woodland garden in summer
photo by Elizabeth Acquaviva |
Trees in winter, Great Brook State Park
photo by Kay Hurley |
Autumn color, Great Brook State Park
photo by Debbie Bentley |
CHECK OUT OUR ENTIRE CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CURRENT SEASON.
SPRING 2020 IS NOT CANCELLED!
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WE DEEPLY REGRET OUR APRIL EVENTS ARE POSTPONED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SARS-COVID 19 EMERGENCY.
However, Nature has just no intention of cancelling spring this year. The snowdrops and winter aconite were undaunted, and the crocus and species iris are finishing their brave bloom on a sunny hillside in social isolation, visited only by intrepid oak leaves. |
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photo by Jack Searles
Heirloom seed packets available at https://www.monticelloshop.org/
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VIRTUAL SEED SWAPWE STILL HAVE SEEDS TO OFFER -- AND WE MAY HAVE answers to some of your gardening questions! Better yet, you may have new ideas and stories about how you're planning to Keep Calm and Garden as if the Earth Depends on It this year. We're working out some details for a lively two-way remote (Zoom online) event, and logistics for remote, hygienic transfer of seeds and/or seedlings, along with some super-sanitary email Q and A -- all still in the planning stages. Please stop by next week for more specific information and dates. We missed seeing you at the Seed Swap & Share, and plan to be in touch soon. We'll save the pot luck event until this social isolation period has passed!
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LOVE TO GARDEN? JOIN THE CLUB. If you'd like to be part of the Carlisle Garden Club or if you'd like to attend a meeting as our guest, click the button below to contact our member chair.
Some recent club highlights
Download the most recent member list (password required)
2019-2020 Officers and Committees
Celebrating our 2019 Debbie Wright Scholarship winner
Alison Saylor's Template for land stewardship
Judy Blaikie Lane's Flower arranging demo
2019-2020 Officers and Committees
Celebrating our 2019 Debbie Wright Scholarship winner
Alison Saylor's Template for land stewardship
Judy Blaikie Lane's Flower arranging demo
THANKS TO ALL OUR 2019 TOUR SPONSORS
Our deepest thanks to the sponsors who so generously supported the 2019 tour. It was the club's major fundraiser, which supports civic beautification, community events such as the spring seed swap, and college scholarships for Carlisle students. As you will see when you open our preliminary calendar, we're planning a banner series of outreach events in the coming year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original Earth Day in 1970.
Please patronize our sponsors whenever possible and spread the word among your friends.
Please patronize our sponsors whenever possible and spread the word among your friends.
(Click any sponsor's logo to visit their website.)
Community Garden Sponsors
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Wildflower Garden Sponsor
Herb Garden Sponsors
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Add habitat for native bumblebees to your landscape
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At a fascinating April, 2019 lecture sponsored by Grow Native Massachusetts in Cambridge, biologist Rob Gegear of Worcester Polytechnic Institute shared his research on the ecology of native bumblebees, and offered many evidence-based actions to help conserve these vital pollinators. A key component of Rob's guidelines for creating high-quality bumblebee habitat was plant selection, described later in this article.
His guidelines: first and foremost, avoid using non-native plants as much as possible. Exotic species disrupt the ecological systems within which bumblebees and native plants have evolved, and may actually contribute to bumblebee declines. Of the eleven bumblebee species native to Massachusetts, only a few have stable or expanding populations. Many of the species that are now rare have declined significantly from their historical abundance. Some non-native perennials might buzz with bees when in bloom, but they are often attracting only the most common, least threatened bumblebees. The true indicator of valuable habitat is seeing a diversity of bee species. |
Photo: Bombus impatiens, New England aster. © Janet Wilder
TO VIEW OTHER VIDEOS IN THE EVENINGS WITH EXPERTS SERIES VISIT THE GROW NATIVE WEBSITE . A list of upcoming 2020 topics is now available. |
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Native Plant Trust: a new name for a beloved New England institutionGarden visiting season begins April 15 at Native Plant Trust in Framingham. Sound unfamiliar? It's the organization formerly known as NEWFS -- the New England Wild Flower Society, still headquartered at Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Road -- open daily 10 AM to 5 PM. It's been renamed to reflect their important work in protecting native species. Take a look at the website, then plan a visit (or several) to watch the wondrous parade of NE native plants in bloom. You can even purchase natives, grown locally from seed, to grace your own property.
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RETHINKING YOUR GARDEN:
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OVER THE MOON ABOUT THE MOON?
If you're one of those wonderful "lunatic" gardeners who believes in planting or harvesting by the phases of the moon, you can click this link for a chart of the moon phases this month. |
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PLEASE SHARE THE RECIPE FOR YOUR FABULOUS DISH |
OUR POTLUCK PARTIES LEAVE US YEARNING FOR ONE MORE TASTE of that amazing salad or casserole, dessert or other special treat you brought to a party this year -- or any year. Though our version won't match your artful preparation, we'd love to share those tasty delights at our own family gatherings. And those who couldn't make it to the event will appreciate a vicarious bite, we're sure.
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THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
CHECK OUT THIS PAGE TO SEE A LIST OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR WORK. Many thanks to all our sponsors, donors and supporters. Please patronize them in return, whenever possible, and mention them to your friends.
What else is new?
LAST YEAR'S SEED SWAP/EXPO FEATURED SEED BOMBS, PEA SHOOTS, MILK-JUG MINI-GREENHOUSES, ORIGAMI ENVELOPES FROM RECYCLED PAPER, MASON BEE HOMES AND NEW COMPOSTING IDEAS for gardeners of all ages. Click here to visit recent Seed Swap documents.
KEEP MOVING, GARDENERS: TRY THE EGOSCUE STRETCHES FOR HEALTH AND REJUVENATION, available for all to download here.
A WORKOUT ROUTINE FOR GARDENERS WHO WANT TO GET IN SHAPE. Available to all site visitors.
MORE PUBLIC LINKS HAVE BEEN ADDED: Check out some exciting new addresses on our favorite links page describing permaculture resources, over-wintering tender fig trees, and new sources for obtaining native New England shrubs and perennials. These links are available to all site visitors.
MEMBER DOCUMENTS NOW AVAILABLE: Get a copy of our downloadable current member list, as well as recent newsletters, meeting minutes, financial reports, and member reimbursement form here. You'll be asked for the site password.
A WORKOUT ROUTINE FOR GARDENERS WHO WANT TO GET IN SHAPE. Available to all site visitors.
MORE PUBLIC LINKS HAVE BEEN ADDED: Check out some exciting new addresses on our favorite links page describing permaculture resources, over-wintering tender fig trees, and new sources for obtaining native New England shrubs and perennials. These links are available to all site visitors.
MEMBER DOCUMENTS NOW AVAILABLE: Get a copy of our downloadable current member list, as well as recent newsletters, meeting minutes, financial reports, and member reimbursement form here. You'll be asked for the site password.
HAVE A QUESTION OR SUGGESTION FOR THE CLUB?
OPEN OUR RESOURCES PAGE TO SEE WHAT'S NEW, ASK A QUESTION, OR SUGGEST A TOPIC. . .