Amherst Garden Club Meets Tomorrow (March 2)

Daytime Program: Ornamental Grasses

9:00-11:30 am at the Messiah Lutheran Church (303 Route 101, Amherst, NH). Bill Holt, owner of WillowMist®, will talk about which ornamental grasses are best suited for New England and provide tips on growing and maintaining grasses. Open to the public at no fee.

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Evening Program: Feng Shui for Your Home and Garden

7:00-8:30 pm at Parkhurst Place (11 Veterans Road, Amherst). Certified Feng Shui Practitioner Lisa Law of Lisa Law Design Services will present “Feng Shui for Your Home and Garden.” Lisa will talk about the importance of living in harmony with our surroundings and how simple changes in your home and landscape can have a huge impact on how you feel. Open to the public at no fee.

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March Evening Program: Feng Shui for Your Home and Garden

The Amherst Garden Club’s first evening program of the spring is Thurs., March 2, at Parkhurst Place (11 Veterans Road, Amherst) 7:00-8:30 pm. Certified Feng Shui Practitioner Lisa Law of Lisa Law Design Services will present “Feng Shui for Your Home and Garden.” Lisa will talk about the importance of living in harmony with our surroundings and how simple changes in your home and landscape can have a huge impact on how you feel. Open to the public at no fee.

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Come Learn about Rock Gardening!

The Amherst Garden Club meets tomorrow, Thurs., February 2, at the Messiah Lutheran Church (303 Route 101, Amherst, NH) 9:00-11:30 am. Peter George, past president of the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS), will talk about his extensive rock garden in Petersham, MA. His talk is a humorous look at how a novice gardener with only a small starter plot can become an expert gardener with an extensive collection of plants — all without ever having a plan.

Following the business meeting and refreshments, the program will begin at 10:30. The public is welcome to attend. (Note: There is NO EVENING program in February.)

Peter George
Peter George

February Program: Rock Gardening

The Amherst Garden Club’s next meeting is Thurs., February 2 at the Messiah Lutheran Church (303 Route 101, Amherst, NH) 9:00-11:30 am. Peter George, past president of the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS), will talk about his extensive rock garden in Petersham, MA. His talk is a humorous look at how a novice gardener with only a small starter plot can become an expert gardener with an extensive collection of plants — all without ever having a plan.

Open to the public at no fee. (Note: There is NO EVENING program in February.)

Peter George
Peter George

January Daytime Program: “The Secrets of Color”

The Amherst Garden Club’s January meeting is Thurs., January 5 at the Messiah Lutheran Church (303 Route 101, Amherst, NH) 9:00-11:30 am. The program will be “The Secrets of Color,” presented by Master Gardener and artist Mary Salmon. Mary will talk about and illustrate through her photos how color appears and can be manipulated in the outside world. Come find out why certain color combinations in our gardens draw our attention more than others. Open to the public at no fee. (Note: There is NO EVENING program in January.)

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Mary Salmon

Civic Gardens Decorated for the Season

Pam Newhouse sent along two artistic photos that her son took at the Brick School garden.

Brick School Garden (photo credit: Dustin Newhouse)
Brick School Garden (photo credit: Dustin Newhouse)
Brick School Garden (photo credit: Dustin Newhouse)
Brick School Garden (photo credit: Dustin Newhouse)

Spurred on, Joan O’Brien took some photos in the other civic gardens. (Joan’s photos are more documentary than artistic. Date stamp is a quaint touch.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Triangle Team Puts Garden to Bed

On the morning of Dec. 9, a few hardy garden club members braved the cold temperatures to cut back perennials. Gardening with snow on the ground is not recommended, but extenuating circumstances caused us to delay the task.

Job complete (well, good enough), team members decorated the monument with holiday greens and a vintage ice skate. (Look for the matching ice skate on the Bertha Rogers monument at the North Triangle.)

Pat Legere and Marge McAdams (not pictured, Jeanne Nevard and Joan O'Brien)
Pat Legere and Marge McAdams (not pictured, Jeanne Nevard and Joan O’Brien)