Thursday, September 27, 2007

Williamson Garden Club Update

Hi Fellow Gardeners -

The weather has been great for taking care of our gardens and it looks like this weekend is going to be wonderful to be outside. It's hard to believe that it's the end of September, with all the greenery and growing flowers!

A couple of items:

1. If anyone has annuals that are actually "hardy perennials" (they would survive in warmer climates) such as geraniums, gerbera daisies, dahlias, etc. and are planning on getting rid of them, please consider donating them to the Garden Club. We can overwinter them and use them in the public areas next year. You can contact myself or John.

If you have perennials that you are thinking of getting rid of (or "shovel pruning" as my husband likes to say), again please consider contacting the Garden Club as we may be able to use them.

2. Just a reminder that there is going to be an Informational Meeting on the NYS Route 104/21 Gateway study. The meeting is tonight - Thursday, September 27 - at the First United Methodist Church, 4146 East Main Street from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. The evening will consist of a formal presentation followed by an informal gathering. The consultant team will provide an overview of the project and its timeline, a summary of what they have learned to date, and discuss some of the preliminary ideas that have been generated by the process. During the informal session, residents and business owners will have an opportunity to exchange ideas directly with engineers, planners, and designers that are here to help us achieve our vision.

As many of you know, the Williamson Garden Club grew out of the first Charrette meeting (thanks to the hard work of John Ferrante) and it is exciting to see the progress that has been made since that first meeting!

Happy Gardening!
Subrata

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Update on Plant Sale/September Meeting

Hello Fellow Gardeners!

1. The September sale was a huge success! We raised over $80 for the Garden Club and are looking forward to using that money towards beautifying Williamson.

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to Perry Howland and his wife, Dorothy. They provided a spot for us to set up and generously paid the garage sale fee for us to set up.

Plants, shrubs, fruits and vegetables were donated by John Ferrante, Carol Hopkins, Ed and Kris Jorolemon, Scott Utley, Penny Higgins and Eric Herriman. Without those items and their hard work, the sale would have not succeeded as well as it did. We had two big tables overflowing with items to tempt people into buying items and learning about the Garden Club.

2. We will be having our September meeting on Monday, September 24 at 7pm at Penny Higgins' house. Come early as we will have a plant give-away of the remaining plants from the sale (and possibly some new ones depending on how energetic I am over the weekend). After the plant giveaway, we will meet to vote on new officers for the coming year and discuss Garden Club activities for the coming year, including the Fall Plantings.

If you are not yet a member, I encourage you to come and check us out. Dues are only $10 and children join free is a parent is a member.

If you are a new member, we would love to have new ideas and new energy involved in moving the Garden Club forward in 2008.

Happy Gardening!
Subrata

Friday, September 14, 2007

September Garden Sale - September 15th

Hi Fellow Gardeners!

We will be having a Fall Garden Sale on September 15th. We will be setting up on Jay Street as part of the Pultneyville Historical Society Annual Community Flea Market and Garage Sale.

Bring your plants, veggies and whatever else garden-related that you would like to donate to the Garden Club for sale!

see you there
Subrata