Herb Gardening

February 5, 2023February 6, 2023 ~ Amherst Garden Club ~ Leave a comment

Side Shoots of the Amherst Garden Club and the Amherst Town Library invite you to attend a presentation on Herb Gardening by Sarah Marcoux from UNH from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Amherst Town Library. Register through the library.

This presentation is for those at any level of gardening who are interested in incorporating herbs into a new or established space as well as in containers. The presentation will address the propagation and growing habits of readily available herbs, as well as some which are harder to find. An overview of environmental conditions necessary to grow herbs will also be addressed and a list of culinary and historic medicinal herbs will be provided. The focus of this presentation will be on the use of culinary herbs.

Sarah Marcoux has been active as a NH Master Gardener since 2016. Her recent projects include planning and implementing school gardens. She also assists with the Free Seeds Project which provides seeds to New Hampshire schools, homeschool families, and education-based organizations.

Gardening for Habitat

January 21, 2022 ~ Amherst Garden Club ~ Leave a comment

Feb 2 @ 6:30PM Zoom Presentation

PASSING ALONG THE WORD. . .Gardens are habitats, but the degree to which they support local wildlife depends on how we plant and manage them. Our plant choices determine who visits, stays, or passes by as creatures look for food, shelter, to nest, and lay eggs. When and how we decide to clean up leaves or cut plants back affects life cycles of salamanders, bees, birds, moths, and butterflies. Learn how to create habitat in the garden year-round, while balancing your workload and garden aesthetics.This program is co sponsored by The Friends of Faneuil Library and the Brighton Garden Club. Email Friendsoffanueil@gmail.com to request the Zoom link to the program.

Follow-Up from Orchid Presentation

January 6, 2022 ~ Amherst Garden Club ~ Leave a comment

Thank you to all who attended our January 6 presentation about orchids. Our speaker, Jean Stefanik, was a wealth of information as well as an excellent teacher!

New Hampshire Orchid Society Meetings

For those looking for more orchid exposure, Jean suggests attending the New Hampshire Orchid Society meetings. The society meets at the Bedford, NH Town Hall the 2nd Saturday of every month.

On Saturday, January 8, the meeting will include judging and a mini auction. Judges will preside over the show table and to pull potentially awardable plants for judging. They will also be bringing a few plants to auction off.

Plants should be on the show table by 11 AM.

Lunch is pot luck; please bring a dish to share.

New Hampshire Orchid Society 29th Annual Show and Sale

And for even more orchids, don’t miss the orchid society’s annual show and sale on March 25, 26, and 27, 2022 at the Courtyard Marriot, Southwood Drive, Nashua.

Jumping Worms

January 1, 2022 ~ Amherst Garden Club ~ Leave a comment

UMass Ext. Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program has planned a JUMPING WORM CONFERENCE this month- January 26 & 27, 2022. If you are looking to learn more and are concerned about these worms, this is the conference for you. The live virtual presentations will give you the chance to get your questions answered following each speaker’s presentation.https://ag.umass.edu/lands…/events/jumping-worm-conference

An invitation from the Colonial Garden Club of Hollis

November 3, 2021November 2, 2021 ~ Amherst Garden Club ~ Leave a comment

The Colonial Garden Club of Hollis has invited us to a holiday container garden presentation by master gardener Kristen Ward on Nov. 5 at 10:00 am, Lawrence Barn, 28 Depot Road, Hollis.

Kristen is obsessed and has a passion for plants, art and design. She creates container gardens for every season. Owner and designer of her own firm; Kristen Ward Design located in Winchester Massachusetts. Kristen specializes in designing small gardens, container gardens and garden styling; @sisgrows.”

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An invitation from the Milford Garden Club

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 ~ Amherst Garden Club ~ Leave a comment

The Milford Garden Club has invited us to their November holiday program.

We’ll be at the Amherst Garden Center on May 15

May 12, 2021 ~ Amherst Garden Club ~ Leave a comment

Our first ever online Plant Sale starts tomorrow!

April 27, 2021 ~ Amherst Garden Club ~ 1 Comment

A spring tradition that was sadly missed in 2020 is back this year! Our club members have dug and potted our usual high quality, locally grown perennials. You will be able to purchase these plants through the online shop at AmherstGardenClub.org starting at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, April 28. Shop early for best selection! The sale will close on May 1 at 12:00 noon.

Payment will be made online during our sale hours. Plan to pick up your order curbside on Saturday, May 8 at Wilkins School. (You will be notified of your pick-up time prior to May 8.) Our plant sale helpers will be wearing masks and will load your car with your purchases — contact-free, no need to get out of your car. We do not deliver or ship.

Please check out our Garden Tools & Relics, Houseplants, Hanging Baskets, and Mother’s Day Baskets and consider a purchase. We missed our Plant Sale in 2020 and hope you might add one of these specialty items to your cart as a way of supporting our club. Proceeds from the Plant Sale go back to the community. The money we raise pays for town beautification projects and educational programs that are free and open to the public.

Important note: Please remember that the plants you are purchasing are in the beginning stages of growth and will not look like the colorful, flowery photos you see online. But their root systems are strong, and they have been cared for over the past few weeks while growing in the pots. They will eventually turn into plants that look like the photos on the site if you plant them within a week of picking up your order and water them daily.

Looking forward to seeing you online!

The Amherst Garden Club

Anniversary Kickoff in the Civic Gardens

February 22, 2021February 20, 2021 ~ Amherst Garden Club ~ Leave a comment

The AGC Civic Garden teams have been hard at work installing a variety of gold and silver ornaments, ribbons, lights, wreaths, wind sculptures and grapevine creatures in the gardens to highlight the beginning of the club’s 50th anniversary celebration. Check out these pictures, and then be sure to see them in person as you are driving about our town!