SAVE THE DATES: THE "WILDLY" POPULAR CARLISLE COUNTRY GARDENS TOUR IS RETURNING. It's a two-day event, slated for Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8. Gardens are open from 10 am to 4 pm each day. Our 2019 theme is "Come to your senses." We'll highlight details at each property that encourage you to sharpen your senses and bathe in the healing power of nature. So pack a small notebook to jot down ideas and plan a leisurely one- or two-day tour of six private gardens in a rural setting, just a few miles from Boston. Watch for the opening of reduced-price ticket sales in April.
THANKS TO OUR 2019 SPONSORS
We're proud to announce our first sponsor for the 2019 Country Gardens Tour, Carlisle Insurance Brokerage - a sponsor at the Wildflower level.
Our deepest thanks for sponsoring this major fundraiser, which the Garden Club offers each odd-numbered year to support civic beautification, community events such as the annual Seed Swap, and college scholarships for Carlisle residents.
Sponsored by First Religious Society Environmental Action Committee and the Carlisle Garden Club |
SEE YOU AT THE 2019 CARLISLE SEED SWAPCOME CHAT WITH YOUR LOCAL GROWERS! Our third annual community seed swap and expo on Saturday, March 16 is a great opportunity to grow your seeding-starting and gardening skills, even as you help promote environmental restoration.
The event has two parts: from 3-6 PM there's a free-to-all agricultural drop-in to meet with leading local growers and gardeners. From 6-7 PM there's a friendly sit-down potluck supper for those who reserve. All we ask for the potluck is a head count, a buffet contribution, and a desire to enjoy the conversation with your neighbors. To request an invitation, use the button at left. |
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Our expo is more resourceful than ever. In addition to piles of interesting seeds to try (contributed by members of the expo as well as non-profit seed organizations) we'll have seed-planting dates tailored to the Carlisle climate, live talks from local growers, hands-on demos, links to great materials on the internet, video demos, ideas for special purpose gardens, help with basic -- and sometimes confusing -- terms like hybrid, open-pollinated, sustainability and permaculture, and even the edible forest. We'll have helpful info about pollinators and beneficial predators, reading lists of some great new books and articles, as well as helpful techniques that can minimize your use of chemical pertilizers and pesticides.
There will be greeters to help you get started, and seed whisperers to answer your questions or schmooze with you at the free-seed tables. We'd welcome any seeds you'd like to share, but it's definitely not required.
There will be greeters to help you get started, and seed whisperers to answer your questions or schmooze with you at the free-seed tables. We'd welcome any seeds you'd like to share, but it's definitely not required.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 - A pop-up event for the vernal equinox
GARDEN CLUB MOVIE NIGHT
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YOU'RE INVITED TO A FREE SHOWING OF "The Call of the Forest: The forgotten wisdom of trees." It's an indie film written and narrated by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, a visionary bioscientist who is celebrated as "one of the last of the Druids" for her love and lore of native forests. She describes the vital role of trees on our planet and the many fascinating benefits of the stress therapy known as "forest bathing." Travel with her as she crosses the globe -- from the forest shrine in the center of Tokyo to the Boreal forest at the top of the world -- to meet with experts and activists who reveal how trees enable life as we know it. Finally, she proposes that each of us can plant "at least one native tree in each of the next six years, and we'll all have fun."
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Recent club highlights
Proud winners of Carlisle Old Home Day parade trophy
Alison Saylor's Template for land stewardship
Judy Blaikie Lane's Flower arranging demo
2018-2019 Program listing
See our 2018 Debbie Wright Scholarship winner
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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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ANNOUNCING THEIR 2019 LECTURE SCHEDULE
EVENINGS WITH THE EXPERTS @ GROW NATIVE MASSACHUSETTS
Grow Native Massachusetts (www.grownativemass.org) is an excellent local resource for expert lectures -- free and open to all -- on the latest horticultural thinking. They recently announced their upcoming lecture schedule: first Wednesday of each month, from February through May at Cambridge Public Library from 7:00 — 8:30 pm. Click here for details. Garden club members may want to arrange a carpool.
- February 6: The Challenge and Promise of Restoring Urban Landscapes by Steven Handel, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Rutgers University
- March 6: Sugar, Sex, and Poison: Understanding the Vital Powers of Plants by William Cullina, Executive Director, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
- April 3: More than Just the Buzz: Finding Real Solutions to Native Pollinator Decline by Robert Gegear, Assistant Professor of Biology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- May 1: A Grassland Restoration Tale of Weeds, Wildlife, and Renewal by Jenna Webster, Senior Designer, Larry Weaner Landscape Associates
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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2018-2019 PROGRAM SCHEDULE AVAILABLE
SAVE THE DATES for upcoming garden club programs and member/public events.
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THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
CHECK OUT THIS NEW PAGE TO SEE A LIST OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR WORK. Many thanks to all our sponsors, donors and supporters. Please support them in return, whenever possible.
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. Stop back in February to learn more about this year's event on March 16, 2019.
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 an exciting succulent nursery, 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 2017-18 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 an exciting succulent nursery, 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 2017-18 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. . .
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