The Williamson Garden Club presents
Beginning Bonsai
Bonsai is an art form using miniature trees grown in containers. This is a wonderful gardening experience to use your creativity and ingenuity. Come to this lecture and learn the techniques to create your own bonsai tree.
The Williamson Garden Club is pleased to announce that a Master Gardener from the Wayne County Cornell Cooperative will present a talk detailing the facts about bonsai.
This free public presentation will take place Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Williamson Free Public Library.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
August Members Only Project - Hypertufa Class
Hello Gardeners!
I hope everyone is having a lovely August. Our vegetables are starting to come in (our first ripe tomato!) and the flowers are really enjoying the rain.
If you have a chance, drive down Route 104 and check out the new raised bed near Motts. We had a small but able group to help put the bed together -- a BIG THANK YOU to John Ferrante, Eric Herriman, Scott Utley, and Penny's husband and son, Bill Bishop and Evan Bishop. We have not yet planted flowers yet but plan to do that soon. If you have mums or stella d'oro daylilies to share, please let me know.
Also just a reminder about dues ($10/year). We've received some check and are happy to accept dues at our next event if you'd prefer not to send a check.
For our members only meeting, Betty Morley has generously offered to host a hypertufa class. It is a wonderful opportunity to create something wonderful for your gardens. Last year, she showed us how to make pots. This year, you can do pots or a leaf casting.
The event will be on Wednesday, August 17th, at 6:30. While Betty will provide the material to create the hypertufa, there are some things that it would help if you could bring
1. sand
2. if you want to do a leaf casting, please bring a hosta leaf (or let me know that you need one). Any leaf with good strong definite veins are good for this project.
3. you will need to bring a strong board to carry your project. It will take a few days to cure.
Please let me know if you can attend so that we have enough supplies.
In case of rain, we will meet on Wednesday, August 31st at 6:30.
Happy Gardening!
Subrata
I hope everyone is having a lovely August. Our vegetables are starting to come in (our first ripe tomato!) and the flowers are really enjoying the rain.
If you have a chance, drive down Route 104 and check out the new raised bed near Motts. We had a small but able group to help put the bed together -- a BIG THANK YOU to John Ferrante, Eric Herriman, Scott Utley, and Penny's husband and son, Bill Bishop and Evan Bishop. We have not yet planted flowers yet but plan to do that soon. If you have mums or stella d'oro daylilies to share, please let me know.
Also just a reminder about dues ($10/year). We've received some check and are happy to accept dues at our next event if you'd prefer not to send a check.
For our members only meeting, Betty Morley has generously offered to host a hypertufa class. It is a wonderful opportunity to create something wonderful for your gardens. Last year, she showed us how to make pots. This year, you can do pots or a leaf casting.
The event will be on Wednesday, August 17th, at 6:30. While Betty will provide the material to create the hypertufa, there are some things that it would help if you could bring
1. sand
2. if you want to do a leaf casting, please bring a hosta leaf (or let me know that you need one). Any leaf with good strong definite veins are good for this project.
3. you will need to bring a strong board to carry your project. It will take a few days to cure.
Please let me know if you can attend so that we have enough supplies.
In case of rain, we will meet on Wednesday, August 31st at 6:30.
Happy Gardening!
Subrata
2012 Project - Raised Bed on Route 104
Hello Gardeners -
For our 2011 project, we are continuing with raised beds around Williamson. We are planning putting up a raised bed nears Duffy-Motts on Route 104 and one on Rte 21, across the street from the school.
We are going to work on the one on Route 104 this week. John Ferrante needs 2-3 members to help him move the raised bed to the area and put it together. If you are free during the week, please contact him so he can make sure he has enough people to put it together.
On this coming Saturday, we will be meeting at 9 am at the Duffy Motts sign on Route 104. We will be unloading the truck and filling the raised bed. If you have any mums you can donate to the cause, please let me know. We are planning on putting in bulbs later in the year (fall time).
Please bring buckets, wheelbarrow and/or shovels if you have them.
We hope to see you on Saturday!
Happy Gardening!
Subrata
July Lecture - Moonlight Gardens
The Williamson Garden Club presents
Moonlight Gardening
By Master Gardener Mary Moss Sprague
Moonlight gardening -no, this is not something you do after your day job! But if you need a quiet garden to soothe the stresses after a long hard day, nothing brings the problems down to size better than a fragrant moonlight garden of white and pale colored flowers and foliage that literally glow in the dark.
Don't just think of flowers that shine at night. Foliage plants can do the same, or scent the air. Paths with thyme or mint growing between the stones or along the edges are scented as you bruise the leaves along the way. Variegated leaves with white predominating brighten up the area with their reflective glow.
The Williamson Garden Club is pleased to announce that Master Gardener Mary Moss Sprague will present a talk detailing the facts about moonlight gardens.
This free public presentation will take place Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Williamson Free Public Library.
Moonlight Gardening
By Master Gardener Mary Moss Sprague
Moonlight gardening -no, this is not something you do after your day job! But if you need a quiet garden to soothe the stresses after a long hard day, nothing brings the problems down to size better than a fragrant moonlight garden of white and pale colored flowers and foliage that literally glow in the dark.
Don't just think of flowers that shine at night. Foliage plants can do the same, or scent the air. Paths with thyme or mint growing between the stones or along the edges are scented as you bruise the leaves along the way. Variegated leaves with white predominating brighten up the area with their reflective glow.
The Williamson Garden Club is pleased to announce that Master Gardener Mary Moss Sprague will present a talk detailing the facts about moonlight gardens.
This free public presentation will take place Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Williamson Free Public Library.
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