"Save your flower pots for next year" from Gail A.

Massachusetts Agricultural Tourism Map

From Alicia...

 The Massachusetts Dept. of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has published an excellent "Massachusetts Agricultural Tourism Map ... your guide to activities for the whole family". You can view it at http://www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/docs/ag-tourism-map-2-side.pdf or send for the map by calling 877-627-7476 or
emailing the MDAR at MDAR.brochure@state.ma.us

"Beautiful Flowers"- a note from Rebecca Kucera NE BioLabs

Photo courtesy of Susan Stone

Forwarded by Maureen Leonard

Old Roses Sale - Saturday, June 22nd

Dear Garden Club Members,
   "The Rose Gardens at the Whipple House are in bloom for the next couple weeks - don't miss this annual display of perfume, history and sensuous color. The Gardens are always open and always free.
   The income from the sale of Old Roses is the only source of funds to maintain the gardens here at the museum. Plus we have some varieties that aren't easily available elsewhere."    Judy Hallberg

Annual June "ROMP" REVISED

Friday, June 7, 2013 at 10:00 - 12:30  Giant Vegetables (To Be Rescheduled)

We visit the gardens of George and Mary Hoomis located at 348 Linebrook Road Ipswich, MA.

 

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Rescheduled because of inclement weather:

New Date: Saturday, June 15th, 2013 10:00 - 12:30 Meet Ditty Mulry

 

Meet Ditty Mulry of Landscape Planners, Inc. We meet at New England Bio Labs located at 240 County Road Ipswich, MA for a guided tour of the stunning NE Biolabs gardens with expert landscaper, Ditty Mulry.

Bring a bag lunch; lunch is on our own.  We can picnic on the grounds depending on the weather. The afternoon includes a visit to Nancy Howard's beautiful garden at 17 Lakemans Lane Ipswich, MA at 1:00pm.

Please RSVP to one or both days to Maureen at nicknicknana@yahoo.com

                  

Identifying Invasive Plants Film and Discussion- Wed. June 26th, at Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Identifying Invasive Plants  

On Wednesday, June 26, 2013 the Ipswich Conservation Commission will be premiering their latest educational video. The title of this video is ‘Invasive Plants: Identification and Eradication’. It will be shown at the Ipswich Town Hall in Room A at 7 p.m..  Invasive plant species are non-native plants that are aggressive in growth and are quickly replacing our native plants. They are destructive to a variety of environmental habitats and pose an enormous threat to our native plant biodiversity. They also jeopardize our native insects, birds and animals that have evolved with our native plants and depend on them for food, shelter and habitat. This event is open to the general public and is free of charge.

This video will be focusing on five specific invasive plants that are commonly found in our local environment: Oriental Bittersweet, Multiflora Rose, Autumn Olive, Japanese Knotweed and Glossy Buckthorn. The goal of this video is to enable the landowner to identify these invasive plants, learn how to remove them and properly dispose of them. In other words, ‘Know them and don’t grow them’.

This is the latest in the series of five educational videos dealing with pertinent environmental issues concerning Ipswich and the North Shore. All five videos have been produced by Conservation Commissioner, Catherine Carney-Feldman as part of the Ipswich Conservation Commission’s educational initiative. Well known wetlands/environmental specialist, Mike DeRosa of Derosa Environmental Consultants of Ipswich, collaborated with Ms Carney-Feldman and is featured in this video.

For further information about this video or the other four videos: ‘The Coastal Zone’, ‘The River Zone’, ‘Inland Wetlands’ and ‘Vernal Pools’, please contact the Ipswich Conservation Commission at 978 356-6661 or view them at your convenience on your computer by going to www.icamipswich@yahoo.com and look for them under videos.