June 2012

Hello Gardeners -

What a weekend! My poppies are blooming (and are almost as tall as I am!), my peonies are blooming, my false-blue indigo is blooming -- it feels like it's the middle of summer. I hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the sunshine.

This email is going to be a smorgasbord of different things but I think it will be easier than sending multiple emails.

1. A HUGE thank-you to our members who took care of the downtown, Town Hall and Come-Unity center planters. They look wonderful. I had stopped at the Come-Unity Center on Friday and they were so thrilled and happy with the planters.

With the planters, we need volunteers to water. This is especially important if we continue to have such warm days and lack of rain. For our new members, we do have water available downtown but you will need to bring containers to use to water. Even if you can do one week, that would be appreciated.
The weeks of
June 3-9
June 10-16
June 17-23
June 24-30

July 1-7
July 8-14
July 15-21
July 22-28
July 29-Aug 4

Aug 5-11
Aug 12-18
Aug 19-25
Aug 26-Sep 1

2. The Lettering Lounge put together two different designs for our Welcome to Williamson signs. Due to time, we are not going to do the contest for this raised bed although we may do it for our next raised bed. Please take a look at the signs and we will discuss it further at our meeting.

3. Reminder - we have a meeting on Monday, June 4th at 7pm.

4. Reminder - If you are free on Thursdays, the WPHS gardeners will be working on the gardens. Please join them and bring your tools.

5. Mark your calendars! -
June 6, 7pm Pultnyeville Peace Garden
Williamson-Pultneyville Historical Society will host its monthly program meeting at the Pultneyville Bicentennial Peace Garden which is located in the south lawn of the W-PHS’s Museum at 4130 Mill Street in Pultneyville.
The program will include a presentation by Joyce Lorraine of the Bicentennial Peace garden project, a description of the Pultneyville garden by Lynda Parmelee, master gardener, and the story of the local encounter with the British by Joan Carey, President of the W-PHS.
Refreshments will be served and as always the monthly meeting is free and open to the public.

Happy Gardening!
Subrata