Perennials+

The Perennials+ group — which focuses on topics related to perennials — meets the 3rd Thursday of each month from September through May. Monthly programs are based on the group’s interests and include a combination of presentations, workshops, and field trips.

The group is open to all club members, however members interested in a specific meeting must sign up using Signup Genius since attendance may be limited.

HANDOUTS, VIDEOS, ETC.

Fantastic Ferns in Your Landscape (PowerPoint) plus list of ferns resources (Jeanne Nevard, Nov. 2025)

Jan 18, 2024 — Aromatherapy Essentials

Presented by Michelle Bresnahan. An additional resource shared by Gail Coffey: Wintergreen Botanicals.

- Using Moss in Your Garden PowerPoint presentation + Notes and Resources (Michelle Bresnahan, Jan. 2023)

- Natural Lawns (Kathie Breen, Nov. 2022)

- Best Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife (Gail Coffey, Nov. 2022)

- The Basics of Hydroponics (Kathie Breen, Feb. 2022)

- Fantastic Ferns in Your Landscape (video) plus list of ferns resources (Jeanne Nevard, Nov. 2021)

- Garden Books and Writers (January 2021)
  - - Celia Thaxter resources (from Jeanne Nevard)
      - Tour information
      - An Island Garden by Celia Thaxter
      - Articles: Celia Thaxter’s Appledore Island Garden Moves Temporarily to Prescott Park, Art and Science Collide at Appledore Island, The Science of the Historic Appledore Island Garden
  - - About Katherine White (from Barbara Williams)
  - - Sarah Orne Jewett resources (from Kathy Brundage)
      - To read:
        Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett
        Sarah Orne Jewett: Her World and Her Work by Paula Blanchar
      - To visit:
        Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum and Visitor Center (1774)
        Hamilton House (c. 1785)

- Creating a Cut Flower Garden (Jan Ward, Nov. 2020)

- Recipes from “Cooking with Herbs” Perennials+ meeting (September 2019): Kuku Sabzi (Baked Persian Herb Omelet), Lovage Dip, Salted Thyme Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Iced Tea, Herbed Breakfast, and Mint Potatoes.

- Medicinal and Edible Backyard Weeds and Energetics Quiz (Kat Kausch, My Little Apothecary, March 2019)

- Let’s Talk Catalogs! A selection of nursery plant and seed catalogs to inspire the gardener (Kathy Brundage, Jan. 2019)

- Growing Vines plus Vines Shopping Guide (Joan O’Brien, March 2015)