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.

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)