September 2023

Tewksbury

Garden Club

Tewksbury, MA, USA

Established in 1969

This is our overdue newsletter since filling the shoes of our past Communications Coordinator, Sue Pederson, who originated this newsletter and did such a fabulous job keeping our members up to date on monthly Garden Club activities. Many thanks for your valuable contributions, Sue!

Our Garden Maintenance

The ACE Team got Town Hall ready for Memorial Day

Literary Blooms Arrangements

at the Tewksbury Public Library

September - Judy Dziadosz

August - Darlene Bump

July by Trisha Keddie

June by Marie Luciano

Garden Therapy at Blair House

Monarch Ranch

Informative visit to the Monarch Ranch here in Tewksbury before our June Celebration.

monarch-ranch.com

Happy Travelers

A trip to Encore was planned to visit the indoor and outdoor gardens in June. Luann O'Keefe posted great videos and pictures on our Facebook page, so be sure to check those out!

The next trip will be to Nashoba Valley Winery on October 21. Text or call Charlene Buckley with questions.

Reservations ($16 check or cash) taken at next meeting (10/11).

Art in Bloom

A meeting was held in August to make plans for next Spring's project.

In Memoriam ...

There was a beautiful tribute to Sue Applebee, who sadly passed on May 28, 2023.

The Garden Club will miss her dearly.

Monthly Meetings

Our first meeting of this new year was held on September 13th at the Senior Center, and members brought in bouquets to swap, many from our own gardens.

The Sunshine Committee invited new members to informally socialize and ask questions, and Trish generously hosted in her back yard in September for a fun gathering.

Board Member Updates

Stay tuned for Board updates as each member will introduce themselves and their roles in the next newsletter.

Fall Fun Day

Do you miss the Community Market vendors and food trucks? Were you sorry the Fall Festival was canceled? If you are, stop by the Town Common on Friday, October 27th from 2-6pm for the Fall Fun Day. Be sure to visit the club's table featuring this year's educational focus on indoor air purifying plants and outdoor pollinator plants by the seasons.

It Takes A Community

(and you can do this in your own back yard!)

The Community Education Committee (CEC), in collaboration with the ACE Committee, is working to educate the community about the importance of native plants and reinvigorate the club’s focus on native plants at our club-maintained town sites. The CEC created information sheets about the 4 places in town that are currently planting for pollinators – the Tewksbury Public Library Community Garden, the Monarch Ranch, the GROW program at the State Hospital, and our own native plant plantings at the town sites we maintain. These information sheets will be displayed at the next club meeting. It takes a community; let’s add your backyard to this endeavor.

Take a look at pollinator-pathways.org for more information about the initiative our club is undertaking.

Thank you to Susan Young for sharing the above information.

Please submit all information you'd like to see included in future newsletters to tewksburygardenclubnewsletter@gmail.com by the 3rd week of each month, to be sent out in the last week of each month.

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be held on Wed. October 11. We will be taking care of business and decorating a pumpkin with flowers (supplied). Below is a list of what you need to bring:

garden gloves
clippers
greens from your garden

See you there!