The HWGC holds monthly meetings Wednesday evenings, September through May.
Selected meetings are open to the Community at Large while others are offered to membership only.
This year the HWGC is planning to hold in-person meetings, excepting January which will be a zoom meeting.
Selected meetings are open to the Community at Large while others are offered to membership only.
This year the HWGC is planning to hold in-person meetings, excepting January which will be a zoom meeting.
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Wednesday, January 17th, 7pm BAKER CREEK HEIRLOOM SEEDS Open to the Public, $10 Donation Suggested via Zoom Members & guests, please register via Eventbrite to attend this event. It may be January, but it’s not too early to start thinking about spring seeds! Pull up their catalog online and take a peak… Tune in to learn about how founder Jere Gettle started Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company in 1998 as a hobby, and it has since grown into North America's largest heirloom seed company. NO Monthly Meeting Floral Design and Horticultural Competitions this month Wednesday, February 14th, 11:30am-2:30pm IPSWICH RIVER WATERSHED Members Only | Club Member Luncheon American Legion Post 194, 37 School St, South Hamilton Luncheon fee: $35. Deadline for payments is Friday, February 2nd. please register via Eventbrite to attend this event. Join us for a Valentine’s day luncheon. Our guest speaker will be Erin Bonney, Resiliency Program Director for the Ipswich River Watershed Association. Outdoor water use accounts for up to half of the water used on the North Shore. The decisions we make about water use on our lawns and gardens has significant impacts on the health of the Ipswich River. Erin will discuss the challenges faced by the Ipswich River and present options for environmentally-friendly gardening practices. Small changes at your home or in your community can make a big difference to protect our water resources! NO Monthly Meeting Floral Design and Horticultural Competitions this month Wednesday, March 13th, 7pm JUST A SNAPSHOT TO ART – CREATING BEAUTIFUL GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHS for HWGC members / Open to the Public, $10 donation suggested Miles River Middle School, 787 Bay Road, Hamilton Members & guests, please register via Eventbrite to attend this event. It is now officially spring!! Get ready to take great pictures of all the beauty you are about to create in your yards and gardens. In this lecture, Joanne Pearson will lead you through the art of seeing as an artist does, framing and creating dramatic compositions of overall garden views, plant groupings and flower close ups. You will learn about balance and movement, when the light is best and what you can do to create better photographs when you don’t have it. Joanne will cover some camera and lens basics, including the one piece of equipment everyone who is interested in taking better garden photographs must have in their arsenal. Monthly Meeting Floral Design and Horticultural Competitions are open to all club members. for details > Hospitality Servers Phil LaFountain – Coordinator Kate Richard, Jana Plesums, and Dianne Sanford Wednesday, April 10th, 7pm FLORAL DESIGN WORKSHOP 2nd EDITION for HWGC members only Miles River Middle School, 787 Bay Road, Hamilton Please register via Eventbrite to attend this event. Back by popular demand!! Don’t miss this hands-on event for members of all abilities. If you attended last year, you know how much fun we had learning and designing together. We will have lots of laughter and camaraderie creating our masterpieces. Stay tuned for details on supplies provided/needed. Monthly Meeting Floral Design and Horticultural Competitions are open to all club members. for details > Hospitality Servers Michelle Granese – Coordinator Kelly Spurr, Nancy Cannon, and Gail Murray Rosenfeld Wednesday, May 15th, 7pm ANNUAL MEETING THE EDIBLE SALAD GARDEN – LIZ BARBOUR'S CREATIVE FEAST for HWGC members / Open to the Public, $10 donation suggested Miles River Middle School, 787 Bay Road, Hamilton Members & guests, please register via Eventbrite to attend this event. Liz Barbour is an avid home gardener and often uses her own fresh herbs and edible flowers in her cooking demonstrations and features photographs of her cottage-style garden in many of her programs. Her gardens have been featured in New Hampshire Magazine, New Hampshire Home, New Hampshire Chronicle and Colorado Home. With the popularity of her cooking classes, Liz was inspired to write her first cookbook Beautifully Delicious: Cooking with Herbs & Edible Flowers (Liz Barbour's, Creative Feast 2017). Liz will give us garden design and recipe ideas, featuring a slide presentation from Liz’s edible garden focusing on her favorite easy to grow salad ingredients. Monthly Meeting Floral Design and Horticultural Competitions are open to all club members. for details > Hospitality Servers Henryka Lampert Boden – Coordinator Rachel Lee, Penny Wingate, and Carol Iberger Wednesday, June 19th, 6:30pm JUNE CELEBRATION for HWGC members only American Legion Post 194, 37 School Street, South Hamilton Please register via Eventbrite to attend this event Be sure to join us for HWGC awards, great conversation, and a delicious dinner. Check our April-May newsletter for details. |
question on a program? please email us ........................................ 2023-2024 programs 2023 fall programs 2024 spring programs ............................................ 2022-2023 programs 2022 fall programs 2023 spring programs ........................................ 2021-22 programs: Maureen Christmas Embracing the Fall and Winter Seasons with Eco-Friendly Design Bill Gette Local Wildlife: Cape Ann to the Merrimack River Jessica Burt /Matt Martin Connecting Nature & History 2020-21 programs: panelists Dirt on Good Dirt HWGC's 2021 Conservation Expo Mike & Angelina Chute Roses for New England Joann Vieira Spectacular Shrubs Wreath-making Party Andrew Whittaker Ecological Landscapes Karen O'Brien Herbs: Preserving the Summer Bounty Jana Milbocker The Garden Tourist 2019-20 programs: Backyard Growers Build a Victory Garden Mary Huntoon Being in the Know for Floral Design 2020 Conservation Expo Kevin Gardner Stonewalls Suzanne Mahlar Putting the garden to Bed |
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