Side Shoots Sep 2023

Posted on by admin in Side Shoots (Passed)

Sep 14, 2023

Composting Options and How-Tos

A Panel Presentation by:

Becky Stoughton
Mary Ann Kuhnert
Linda Thomas
Maureen Bourque
Erik Slosek (DPW)

Ever wondered how to use your kitchen scraps and yard “waste” to make compost that can be used to nurture your gardens while lessening your environmental impact? Or maybe you currently compost, but you’d like to learn how to improve your results.

Even if you live in an apartment or condo, this “Show and Tell” presentation is for you. This hands-on demonstration will show you how to do both traditional outdoor and the more recently developed indoor composting methods.

Starts at 7:00 pm
Amherst Town Library
14 Main Street
Amherst, NH 03031

The public is welcome. All must register through the library

Side Shoots Jan 2022

Posted on by admin in Side Shoots (Passed)

Jan 13, 2022

Kitchen Gardens

Presented by Karen Woodbury
Karen Woodbury will be doing a great presentation on New England Kitchen Gardens. What was growing in them? Why? What were the plants used for? Where did they originate? Were they native? How were they used? These are some of the questions answered in this colorful Power Point presentation. Photos help identify many of the plants found in colonial gardens, so you can chose to grow them too!

Starts at 7:00 pm
Amherst Town Library
14 Main Street
Amherst, NH 03031

Slide Show

Powered By EmbedPress

Side Shoots Feb 2023

Posted on by admin in Side Shoots (Passed)

Feb 9, 2023

Herb Gardening

Presented by Sarah Marcoux

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.

Starts at 7:00 pm
Amherst Town Library
14 Main Street
Amherst, NH 03031

Side Shoots Mar 2023

Posted on by admin in Side Shoots (Passed)

Mar 9, 2023

Celia Thaxter & Appledore Island

Presented by Marie Nickerson
Celia Thaxter was a poet and story writer who lived her life on Appledore, in the Isles of Shoals, serving as host for her father’s famous Appledore House hotel. She was also a gardener. Her book, An Island Garden, published in 1894, inspired the Shoals Marine Laboratory to restore the gardens she grew up with in front of the hotel.

Please join us as Marie tells us about the challenge of nurturing and adding to the collection of heirloom plants and flowers while preserving the history of the garden and island.

Starts at 7:00 pm
Amherst Town Library
14 Main Street
Amherst, NH 03031