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President’sMessage
December Calendar:
2 Festival of Trees Fieldtrip to Elm Bank, Wellesley. Lunch at Collins Cafe, Wellesley College. Carpool from Feng Shui. Contact Kelly Conetta. Her email is [email protected] or call 781-923-1526.14 Garden Therapy: Harborview Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 2:00-3:00 p.m. “I Hear the Bells”15 ***Senior Center: Wilcutt Commons, 91 Sohier St., 1:30-2:30 p.m.
***Please note: Thursday, the 15th, is correct. Disregard yearbook.19 Junior Gardeners: Deer Hill School Cafeteria, 2:40-2:40 p.m. “Winter Bulbs” (Kate Farrington & Marlene Tabor)No December General MeetingGarden Club Federation of Massachusetts Schools offer courses on Flower Shows, Gardening Study, Landscape Design & Environmental Study during the year. Go to GCFM.org
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Newsletter Editor: Barbara Canney [email protected]
December 2016 Edition
The Holiday Season is here and our gardens have been tucked away for the winter. Now we have the time to work on our own inside projects. Wreaths and garlands and swags and door decorations all call for our attention. We are pulling out all the signs of Yuletide. However, this is our “off year” for our House Tour. All our members have more time to appreciate their own creations in their own homes. Bring in some rosemary and lavender plants to add to the fragrance of the pine and cedar. Remember to enjoy the hot chocolate, the warm cider, the cookies and cakes that are all special to this holiday season. Take time to note any garden tools or equipment you might want to put on your gift list
December leaves us wishing for more light. Since we are experiencing colder weather, we are spending longer hours indoors.This would be a fine time to take advantage of the many indoor gardens that are available to us.The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is lovely at Christmas time and also offers lunch. The Tropical Forest at the Franklin Park Zoo has plants and animals that children might love to see. The Margaret C. Fergus Greenhouses at Wellesley College offers tours. Then there is the Tower Hill Botanical Garden. Check also on the Federation website to see whether any of our surrounding garden clubs are doing something special for the holiday.
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. See you in 2017!Maureen Adams
Barbara Canney & Kelly Conetta sell raffle tickets for Thelma Showman’s arrangements.
DoloresRoy, Barbara Dillon, and Mary McLaughlin welcome guests.
Barbie Bowman always brings sunshine to an event!
The President’s Tea at Glastonbury Abbey
Guest speaker, Thelma Shoneman, creates arrangements from gardens she has visited
through years of
Pam Kelly, Chairman Hospitality, and Cynthia Chace set the theme for The President’s Tea.
Claire Tinory, Ann Pompeo, Pat Bogan & Sue Grant enjoy the Tea.
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Garden Therapy at Harborview Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
This month's team members included Back row L to R: Jennifer Stockbridge, Sue Reagan, Diane Herth, President, Maureen Adams, Ann Helbock (Chair), Barbara Canney; Front Row L to R: Sheila Toomey, Jeanne Boutross, Dolores Roy (Adrienne DuBois not
pictured)
Horticulture Workshop: preparing Amaryllis for the holidays.
Dana Roberts (far right pic) showed us how to prepare an attractive, long lasting potted Amaryllis for Christmas and the holidays.
Junior Gardeners Create Edible Centerpieces
Tanya McCann, pictured below, taught the children how to make an edible centerpiece out of kale, carrots, cranberries, radishes & cabbage in clay pots.
Bottom left: Marlene Tabor & Kate Farrington work with the childrenAbove: Leila Weinstein & Marlene Tabor help prepare the vegetables.
Bee Lazy - Reason #1 why you should NOT clean up the garden in the fall Leaf-Cutter Bee (Megachile)Social Behavior: Solitary Nesting Habitat: Built in hollow twigs and other natural cavities lined with
chewed leaves or petals.Known to forage on: Sunflower and Coneflower speciesThe garden is an amazing place for you to enjoy all of your plants, but this habitat is not only your space! It is also for all of the flora and fauna that’s in your yard. By not cleaning up your garden this fall, you can help with the loss of plant and wildlife habitat from continuous clearcutting. This change may scare you, but you can learn to find the beauty in it. This is your opportunity to change attitudes on what looks aesthetically pleasing so that future generations can enjoy the benefits and beauty our environment has to offer.
There are about 200 species of native bees in New England that need a habitat that’s protected from the cold and predators to overwinter in. We need these pollinating bees and our gardens can help to provide them with their protective habitat. Bees can be tucked away in the hollow stems of Bee Balms, raspberry canes and Ornamental grasses. Other species of bees burrow their eggs or larvae into the
ground. When we clean up the leaves and twigs, we are removing that protection and next year’s bees. Let’s be part of a solution and leave a protective environment in your yard!
Submitted by Laura Horky, Conservation
November - December in the Garden
1. Remove weeds or other unwanted plants2. Divide perennials3. Spread mulch. This is especially important for newly planted perennials that haven’t had time
to develop an extensive root system.4. Water evergreens. Deep soaks in the fall are important if autumn has been dry.5. Save shrubs from wind and snow. Tender shrubs can be wrapped in burlap agricultural fabric
when hard or prolonged freezes are forecast. Remove fabric when temperatures warm up so plants get fresh air.
November Monthly Meeting Winter Boxes and Holiday Containers
Deborah Trickett, owner of the Captured Garden, presented a variety of ways to create Holiday beauty throughout your home. She was funny, creative, and so enjoyable! “Have a theme in mind” like Williamsburg or Whimsical.
Consider where the the container will go and the background color for contrast. Gather greens that will stay fresh through to March. Make your design stand out using texture and bunches of greens, branches, cones etc. Deborah suggested using the following greens: noble fir, silver fir, balsam, pine, cedar, arborvitae, magnolia, boxwood. Find pinecones, holly, sticks, and branches to add dimension. Add unusual ornaments and lastly, add a bow.
Deborah used sweater ornaments on a stick to decorate her J. Crew container.
L to R: Lee Jenkins, Laura Horky, Deb Jenks, and Marie Sullivan are absorbed in Deborahs demonstration.
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Following up on her previous lectures to us in June 2015, Ms. Mitsue Matsumura, Certified Aroma Therapist of New Zealand, instructed us this month on some practical exercises for us to gain physical immune strength.This snap was taken while we were exercising as she demonstrated to us at Nagoya International Center.
Recording Secretary Takako Kohri
Our Sister ClubThe Garden Club of Nagoya