•• Club events :   on ​Wednesday, January 19th, 7pm             
LES QUATRE VENTS: ​FRANCIS H. CABOT’S QUEBEC GARDEN ••

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The Club's Third Annual
CONSERVATION EXPO IS BACK! Wednesday, March 2 at 7 p.m.  
> Invite friends and family as this popular and informative event is free and open to the public. Speakers represent local conservation organizations that provide information about local resources.
​This year the special focus is on water—clean water, conserving water, our local sources of water, and garden/lawn planning for droughts and an increasingly warmer growing season. 
​Contact Kirsten Alexander if your organization would like to participate.

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Pingree Park Garden: Autumn and Winter

At this time of year our gardens are not at their best, but to birds, insects, butterfly larvae, moths, spiders, and small critters the garden provides food and shelter. So before you cut back those brown flower stalks and rake the leaves consider leaving plants that offer seeds for wildlife:  ex. Echinacea, Filipendula, Agastache, and Sedum.  
Leaves can also provide protection for your perennial plants as well as winter shelter
​for many beneficial pollinators and insects.
Be mindful of this when you handle your rake this year.
​Sit back and enjoy the winter garden.

For more information:  https://xerces.org/blog/leave-leaves-to-benefit-wildlife

Pingree Park Garden is a mini Public Garden or a ‘Garden Space’ that lives as a project maintained by HWGC members and volunteers, for many years to come.

Click here to learn more about the Pingree Park Garden 

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​Our theme for this year is
Garden to Renew, Restore, and Revitalize
As Lady Bird Johnson once said, "Where flowers bloom, so does hope."
​Although this past year saw isolation, cancellation, anxiety, and grief, we hope that gardening, whether the physical act or the enjoyment of, brought peace and nourishment to your soul. We look forward to a
year filled with enlightenment, joy, friendship, and laughter!
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."   ​- Audrey Hepburn

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for FUN!
​How to make a Bird Seed Cake to feed our birds!  
Click here.

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•  How to clean pruners
•  sustainability – foam-free floral mechanic alternatives 

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​Perennials in Pots Can Be Saved Over the Winter
Perennials in pots are often treated as annuals, tossed out in the winter season with plans to add new ones in the spring. However, they can survive the winter with some preparation and care.  
. . . read more

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See the Winter checklist of garden tips and tasks in garden resources

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Every day can be Earth Day!
Find and pull, cut down (or dig out as appropriate) invasive plants that have taken over native plants and Plant Natives!

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Not a member?     We admit new members each April and November. See Membership for details.

​come join us

become a member

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Hamilton Wenham Garden Club

       >>>  check out
​our club's videos

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C​lick below to view the latest video by club member Matt Martin.

​April 26, 2021 |  Native Plant, a national podcast 
Member profile and interview with Matthew Martin of Restoration Horticulture
on his work at Glen Magna Farms in Danvers.

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the Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club is a Member of:
National Garden Clubs, Inc. 
New England Garden Clubs
​The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts

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