September 2001 EGC Newsletter


EGC/NRT Harvest Fair: This year our location for assembling wreaths, bouquets, and arrangements for our NRT sale booth will once again be the carriage house at the Sheep Pasture. The building will be open for us to work from 9am to 5pm, Monday, September 24 through Saturday, September 29. We need 100% participation of our active members to make this year a big success. No experience is necessary to pitch in and help. There is something for everyone to do. Please come down and give it a try. We have lots of fun learning how to make many things and getting to know each other. Please note: if you have saved and dried flowers, especially roses, or if you have hydrangeas in any color available please bring them with you to the carriage house this week. We are still in need of lunaria (money plant), silver king or silver queen artemesia, dusty miller, lambs ear, Chinese lanterns, any tall grass (such as miscanthus), sweet annie, yarrow, sumac, rose hips green or red, statis, pussy willows, sunflowers, grapevine, any gourds that we can put on wreaths, any dried or fresh herbs or anything that dries well. We need as much plant material as we can get. Even if you have a small amount of something, cut it, band it into a clump of five stems, and hang it upside down in a dry place. It should dry in a week or less. Bring the dried plant material to the September 12th meeting or plant material dried after our meeting should be brought to the horse stable at the Sheep Pasture. We are located at the door on the side of the carriage house that should have one of our wreaths on it. Please bring with you to the workshop meeting and to the carriage house: clippers and gloves.* If you don't have garden gloves, old leather gloves make great work gloves. Window Boxes: Did everyone notice our magnificent, blooming window boxes on Main Street this summer? Many thanks to all the members who did a wonderful job planting, watering, deadheading, and keeping them looking great! We have made a new arrangement to have the window boxes planted this year at Henderson's Nursery. Take a walk down Main Street and see the lovely chrysanthemums planted for fall.



Autumn Garden Tour & Plant Sale Date: September 8th, 2001 at 10 am Location: Norwood & Westwood, Norwood, MA Tour some of the most exciting & beautiful Fall gardens in Norwood & Westwood. Plant Sale--Purchase locally grown perennials at the club's popular plant sale. Boutique-Shop for unique garden items--Bid at the Silent Auction at the F. Holland Day House. House Tour- Tour the enchanting F. Holland Day House, see its restored Victorian Garden. Explore-An authentic Victorian Era Sunken Garden recently restored right here in Norwood. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission/Fees: Advanced tickets, $15.00; Day of Tour, $18.00 Type of Event: Plant Sale; Garden Tour For Further Information Contact: Barbara Sweeney Norwood Evening Garden Club Mailing Address: 20 Leyton Rd., Norwood, Ma 02062 Email: Barbswe@aol.com Phone: (781)762 5587 ABS and AGGS Annual Show and Sale Date: September 15th, 2001 at 12 pm Location: 240 Beaver Street, UMass Field Station, Waltham, MA Annual Show & Sale of the American Begonia Society (ABS) and American Gloxinia & Gesneriad Society (AGGS). Public Plant Sale 12-3:30pm A great group of people, and a very fun event! Some of the most well known growers & hybridizers of Begonias, Gloxinias and Gesneriads in the Northeast. Many African Violets too! Last year, a "tour" of the winning entries was given by a well-known grower. Very educational. Hours: 12 - 3:30pm Admission/Fees: None Type of Event: Show; Plant Sale For Further Information Contact: Jane Snellman American Begonia Society Email: j_snellman@mindspring.com


Fall Deals at the Nursery Most people visit their nursery or garden centers in the spring, but don't forget fall is a great time purchase plants for a great bargain, especially if you live in colder climates, because a lot of nurseries are trying to unload their stock before the first snow flakes fly. With perennials you can plant them in the fall as long as you give them a few weeks to get established. When you look at some of these you might say, "augh, this butterfly bush looks tired," but in fact, it's just passed bloom. What you really want to do is inspect the foliage. Make sure it is nice and healthy and that there are no insects that will cause a problem. You want to make sure the roots are creamy white and not mushy, and it is best if they are not root bound. When it comes to evergreens, you are better off to plant them in the spring because they need a longer time to get established. If it is near a frost, don't even think about planting them, because they won't make it through the winter season. As far as deciduous shrubs and trees are concerned, this is where the bargain really is. Because as long as the soil is workable you can get these planted and they'll do just fine. It's just really important that when you plant them, you don't fertilize them because we don't want to encourage any new growth before they harden off. Water them well once you get them planted. Add a thick layer of mulch after the ground freezes. Courtesy: www.rebeccasgarden.com

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September 2001	Editor: Robin Kallfelz email: robin@eastongardenclub.org

	Wednesday, September 12, 2001 - 7:30pm Oakes Ames Memorial Hall "NRT Fair Workshop Project" Members will assemble wreaths and bouquets for our NRT sale
	Exhibits: "She Sells Sea Shells" - a design using shells Novice and Intermediate Classes Horticulture: "The Bloom from a Perennial" Topic: "It's not over yet!" Refreshments: Jim Carlino, chair Joyce Melendy, Sharon O'Leary, Brenda Sullivan Table Arrangement: Gloria Freitas