IGC Spring 2017 Newsletter

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Friday, April 28th is ARBOR DAY

Support the Launch of Generation Growers in Ipswich!

Ipswich Sustainable Education invites members of the Ipswich Garden Club to their fundraiser event to support the Ipswich Public School Middle School Green Team Initiative ~ "Generation Growers".

“Generation Growers” is an exciting new program. At the IHS entrance, a new public fruit and vegetable garden is being built with a special focus: to bridge generations and lifestyles. The effort seeks to bring the older adults in our community together with our youth by encouraging them to work together on the challenges and rewards of a common garden.

To purchase tickets or to donate please write to

sustainable.ipswich@gmail.com

please click on the poster to make it larger.

Here is a drawing showing what the garden will look like. Generation Growers needs our participation. This looks like a special opportunity to bring FUTURE new members to the Club.

April 5th Annual Meeting and 90th Anniversary Champagne Tea

March Meeting: Water Conservation in Ipswich RESCHEDULED FOR TUES. MARCH 21st.

Please RSVP to Joyce ASAP.

March Hort Minute - Working to Create a Drought Proof Garden by Lauren Hutton

February Meeting RESCHEDULED: "Dutch and Germanic Style Gardens" with Paige Mercer

January Meeting: "Birds' Nest Botany"

Deck the Town

With balsam wreaths, gilded greens, and sparkling ribbons and ornaments, the Ipswich Garden Club brought a festive touch to Ipswich town for the holidays. (Clockwise) Seen below are decorations for Ascension Church, the Police Station, the Public Library, the Commuter Station, the Fire Station, Ipswich Schools Building, Hall Haskell House, the Butterfly Meadow (after the 12/17 snowfall), the Public Library's mantle, Market St. Square, and Town Hall.

HOLIDAY GREENS MAKING- DEC 2nd

November Meeting: "Holiday Entertaining with the Garden's Harvest"

                                                      
                   Please RSVP to Joyce by November 8th. 

October Meeting: "Climate Change Comes to Thoreau's Woods" with Dr. Richard Primack

The UMass e-Newsletter for Home Gardeners

Carol Williams shares with us a fine newsletter from UMass Extension for the home gardener. See portions of the newsletter below. Lots of good ideas for fall and you can subscribe to it at the bottom link. 


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Meet Up Not In A Garden Bed But A DRY RIVER BED!

                                                                         Photo from Susan Stone
On Saturday, September 10th IGC members met in a dry portion of the Ipswich River bed to discuss ways to help conserve water and save our river. See the Boston Globe article by using the following link. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/09/11/ipswich-river/s5Jjl8QhPxDCKMm65G1v1J/story.html

Drought Emergency - Water Saving Landscape Tips by Kerry Mackin

Drought Tolerant Perennials  from UMass Amherst  https://ag.umass.edu/fact-sheets/drought-tolerant-perennials 

Drought Tolerant Plants for the Landscape from UMass Amherst  https://ag.umass.edu/fact-sheets/drought-tolerant-plants-for-landscape 

North American Plants for New England Gardens  from UMass Extension

http://www.grownativemass.org/sites/default/files/umass_native_plts.pdf 

Water-Wise Landscaping: 

Water-Smart Landscapes from EPA  https://www3.epa.gov/watersense/docs/water-efficient_landscaping_508.pdf 

Save Water, Save Money Outside from the Ipswich River Watershed Association http://www.ipswichriver.org/save-water-save-money-outside/ 

Greenscapes Guide  from Greenscapes.org http://www.nsrwa.org/files/Greenscapes-small.pdf 

How to build a rain garden:  https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/how-to-build-rain-garden-to-filter-run  

Xeriscape – from EarthEasy  http://eartheasy.com/grow_xeriscape.htm 

Right Plant, Right Place:  http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/landscaping/how-to-design-a-great-yard-with-landscape-plants 

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