Mark Your Calendars for May!

Hi Fellow Gardeners -

Due to problems with the yahoo e-mail account, we've switched email addresses. Our new address is grow14589@gmail.com
Also, we have started a blog where we keep updated information on events. You can check us out at http://grow-thewilliamsongardenclub.blogspot.com/.

We had an amazing April event. Lorraine and Doug Mason, of Mason Farms, shared their secrets of creating a fast and easy planter as well as other tips to keeping gardening simple and easy (while still getting great results). We followed the discussion up with a walk through their new gorgeous greenhouse. It definitely made me want to rush home and dig in the dirt!

As many of you know, May is the time for Apple Blossom Festival. There are a number of things going on and we hope you can join us for some of them.

1. Saturday, May 12th.
We will be planting the town planters on Saturday, May 12th at 9am. We will definitely need some volunteers to help out as we have 18+ planters to plant. If you can help out, please email or call (524-4204). With the new techniques learned from Lorraine and enough volunteers, we should be able to get them done in no time.

In addition, Williamson is hosting its first "Clean Sweep" to get downtown ready for the Apple Blossom Festival. If you have time, after we are done planting the planters, please consider staying to clean up (pick up litter, pull weeds, painting, etc.) until 12:00 so we can get the Main Street Business area to look amazing for the festival!

2. Saturday, May 19th
Like we did last year, the garden club is planning on having a table to sell plants, generate some publicity and get some new members.

We could use any extra plants that you are willing to donate. You can either drop them off at the table on Saturday morning or you can call and someone from the Garden club will stop by and pick them up from you. (John Ferrante at 589-9557 or Eric/Subrata at 524-4204). If you know ahead of time that you will be donating, please let me know so we can plan the table space.

In addition, we could also use some volunteers to man the table. Last year we had a small but hardy bunch who manned the table the entire time but a few more bodies would help spread out the work.

Please let other interested gardeners know of these opportunities.

3. Finally, we are hoping to arrange a garden walk-through for May. It is still in the works but another message will be sent if we are able to arrange it.

In the meantime, Happy Gardening!thanksSubrataPS: If you need information about Garden Club activities, membership, or have suggestions for upcoming lectures, feel free to email. Additionally, you can check out the calendar at http://www.town.williamson.ny.us/ or at http://grow-thewilliamsongardenclub.blogspot.com/ to see when we are holding our meetings and upcoming events

Mark Your Calendars for April Event

Hello Fellow Gardeners!

Well after last week's snowstorm, I am ready to see some green, growing plants. Luckily we are going to have an excellent opportunity to get a sneak peek at what's going on at Mason Farms in Williamson.

Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 24th at 7pm. Mason Farms is located at 3135 Ridge Road. For more information or directions, please check out their website at http://www.masonfarmsny.com/.

We are looking forward to the opportunity to learn about their facilities and see how things are planted and grown.

Please let other interested gardeners know of this opportunity.

thanks
Subrata

PS: If you need information about Garden Club activities, membership, or have suggestions for upcoming lectures, feel free to email. Additionally, you can check out the calendar at http://www.town.williamson.ny.us/ to see when we are holding our meetings and upcoming events

Williamson's Clean Sweep

The garden club will be participating in a 'Clean Sweep' of downtown Williamson the weekend before the Apple Blossom Festival. This will occur on May 12th. We'll keep you posted as specifics develop.

Also, the garden club hopes to have a table that Saturday of the Apple Blossom parade (May 19th). We hope to raise funds by selling plants, either extras from our own gardens, or seedlings that we started earlier in the spring. Let us know if you're willing to volunteer at the table or can donate some plants!

~WGC

Spring is in the air

That is if you use 'spring' as a euphemism for 'snow!'

The weather looks as if it may finally turn for us, and that makes me happy. I have four flats of seedlings and a tray of plants purchased on-line that eagerly await getting plugged into the ground.

All I need is one warm weekend!

Happy Digging!

~Penny

Welcome

We've decided to start a blog. It seemed like a good idea.

This is where we'll keep all the important information about club events and our thoughts on current, garden-related matters.

Enjoy