Saturday, November 19, 2011

Annual Greens Meeting and Holiday Luncheon

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Firehouse Wreath made at last year's Greens Meeting!
           
            Please join fellow gardeners
            for a festive and creative morning of holiday greens-making
            to enliven the
            Town of Ipswich and
            a delicious holiday buffet.
           
            Date: Friday, December 2nd
            Time: Wreath decorating begins at 9:30am followed by greens
                        deliveries and lunch.
            Location:   Barbara Ostberg's house,
                                 21 Nabby's Point Road, Ipswich


                        http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
           
                Coordinators: Paula Jones and Grace Hanson
                Luncheon: Diane Fischbach and Carol Williams
                Market Street Island Greens: Susie Glessner and
                                                                             Laura Larson

            We will have wreaths, ribbons, ornaments and wire to create the
           decorations for the Ascension Church, the Hall Haskell House,
           the Library, the Schools' Administrative Building, the Fire House,
           Police Station, Town Hall, Train Station and a couple for
           special friends.

            Bring clippers and your creative genius.
            PLEASE bring additional material from YOUR
            OWN GARDENS to fill planters and decorate wreaths.
            Bring what you have, such as:
           
            Branches of greens- arborvitae, balsam, yew, boxwood,
            juniper, pine, rhododendron and leucothoe.

            Berries- bayberry, winterberry, and rosehips

            Dried Material- Artemisia, grasses, seed heads, pods and
                                          pine cones.


            Mark your calendars. This meeting is always the highpoint
            of our Garden Club year.
            We look forward to seeing all of you and celebrating the beginning
            of the holiday season of 2011.

            PLEASE, PLEASE RSVP by November 25th so that we can plan 
            for greens work and  the buffet luncheon.
            
            RSVP to Janet. (978) 356-0334 or jtcraft@comcast.net
           


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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Tulips Planting

Dear IGC members-

I am extending an invitation to anyone in the Garden Club who wants to help plant tulip bulbs this year.

I recently went to Messelaars http://www.tulipbulbs.com and got 450 bulbs consisting of varieties of carmine rose with thin gold edge, canary yellow with flannel red, deep scarlet, and then Hyacinths which Pieter recommended, to plant amongst the tulips and down at the Getty station. The Garden Club purchased 150 of the bulbs and Messelaars donated the rest. Pieter is so gracious and generous every time I come to his store.

I am hoping we can plant next Saturday morning, the 12th. If the weather isn't good--rain only, we would plant the following weekend.

Anyone who is interested, I am starting early around 7am.

Thank you.
Ann

Ann Wright -  Town Beautification Chair