IGC Summer 2025 Newsletter (Read it here)

 

So much going on at the Ipswich Garden Club this Spring and Summer. Check out our latest newsletter below. 2025 Summer IGC Newsletter

Planting Summer Containers... Get some tips from Deb Lambert's past Corliss Garden Club posts.

 Here's the link to Deb's excellent video on planting containers. Deb, You are truly missed.

https://www.corlissgardenclub.com/planting-container-gardens

Isn't this SO TRUE?

 

Mark Your Calendars for the IGC Annual Meeting - June 7 at 2 p.m.

You're Invited: IGC Annual Meeting
Join us for the IGC Annual Meeting—a special opportunity to celebrate the Club’s contributions to Ipswich over the past year and to hear about exciting new initiatives as we look ahead to our 100th anniversary.

🗓 Date: June 7
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM
📍 Location: The Meeting House
Members are warmly encouraged to bring a favorite dish to share—and come hungry!
🌸 This year’s Greenslet Cup theme is "Native Harmony.”
Let your flower arrangement reflect the beauty, balance, and serenity 
of native plants and local pollinators.                                                                                                   RSVP to Kris, Theresa, or Terri by May 27

April 2025 Meeting, "Water Features for Any Size Garden" with Lisa Giannino.

 

March 2025 Meeting- "Botanical Sketching" with Jess Yuritz

 Mark your calendars for a creative evening and don't forget to RSVP to Paula early. 

February 2025 Meeting: "Ipswich Water and Climate Change"

 

January ZOOM Meeting "Container Gardening" with Cheryl Salatino

 Due to an unusually low attendance at last week’s Zoom meeting our presenter Cheryl Salatino has graciously offered to present her meeting again. The new Zoom meeting will be this coming Tuesday Jan. 28th at 7pm. The new Zoom link is below. Please be sure to log in ahead of the 7pm meeting so Cheryl can begin promptly at 7.

Please be sure to log in ahead of the 7pm meeting so Cheryl can begin promptly at 7.

Zoom Link info:Topic: Ipswich Garden Club January Meeting: Container Gardening

Time: Jan 14, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388486060?pwd=2xFJ0m3aCoKfXhdS1VSpv7RGknaLea.1Meeting ID: 873 8848 6060 

Passcode: 386616

The Ipswich Garden Club Thanks Steve Calef of Corliss Bros. Nursery

 

From Diane W. "Autumn Winter Seed Sowing in Six Easy Steps-- Wild Seed Project

AUTUMN & WINTER SEED SOWING IN 6 EASY STEPS 

This is a simple, no-nonsense method to winter sow native seeds from the Wild Seed Project. It is the easiest and cheapest way to add plants to your garden. In spring once you see that roots have developed divide them and plant them into your garden observing right plant-right place. When plants are sown this young they are able to adapt if conditions vary. Plant them close together. The hard part is waiting for them to mature. Some will flower in the following season; some will take several seasons. When they do bloom the reward surpasses any plant you may have purchased in a quart or gallon sized pot from a Garden Center. Approach your project with a spirit of experimentation. The only guarantee is that you will learn a lot about seeds and plants. See the link to the article below.

Diane Woodward, IGC Horticulturist

See the article here: https://wildseedproject.net/blog/ideal-time-for-sowing-native-seeds
 

Traditional Annual Greens Meeting and Luncheon- December 6 2024

 

Fall 2024 Butterfly Meadow Cleanup

 

IGC September '24 Garden Tour at the Crane Estate

 

Get Ready for October "Share Your Garden" Slide Show Meeting

 

Dear Ipswich Garden Club,

We are planning a different and fun program for our October 8, 2024 IGC meeting.

Our speakers for this special evening will be ... US! 

We hope you will plan to be there and participate in an inspiring evening of gardening camaraderie and shared experiences!

We’ll celebrate our green thumbs and learn from each other's triumphs and challenges. 

Please send to Paula’s email your favorite garden photos to share at our October 8 meeting. Paula will prepare a Keynote slide show of the photos that you send and you will able to tell about them at the meeting when they are shown. (Please send 1 to 4 photos max).

What photos to share?

Design Dilemmas, Triumphs and yes, those tragedies: 

Show us how your garden has evolved. Did your design work as planned? 

What changes did you make?

Overcoming Obstacles: We've all faced gardening challenges. Share your solutions 

to problems like drought, deer, clay soil, rabbits, shade or ?.

Garden Journaling: How do you keep track of your garden's progress? Share your note-taking tips and tricks.

Seeking Solutions: Bring your gardening questions with a photo and let the group brainstorm ideas.

Seasons: How does your garden celebrate the seasons? Favorite Spring, Fall, Summer and even Winter gardens.

Inspiration from Afar:

Or you may want to share photos of your visits to favorite public or private garden that has inspired you.

IGC Slide Program

October 8, 2024

7 p.m.

The Meeting House of the First Church

1 Meeting House Green, Ipswich

Hosts: Pizza provided and Members Pot Luck.

We can't wait for you to  send your photos and hear your gardening stories!

You can send them NOW or closer to the event.

Any questions… please email Paula 

Thanks,

Enjoy your summer. ☀️

Ipswich Garden Club Program Committee

Conservation in the Vegetable Garden... Check out how composting can bring a bounty.

 https://www.farmweeknow.com/opinion/perspectives/conservation-practices-apply-to-the-vegetable-garden-too/article_283696c0-4a9b-11ef-919c-0b879b548cc0.html