May 2023


Tewksbury

Garden Club

Tewksbury, MA, USA

Established in 1969


tewksburygardenclub@gmail.com


 
 

PICKITY PLACE

Saturday, May 4, 2023

Thanks for organizing to Charlene Buckley, front center

 

Janis, Rita, Sue & Gail shopping

Top: Marie & Yvonne

Bottom: "The" calla lily, it lives!

Our elegant lunch set

Joanne, Rita, Yvonne & Roberta


June meeting:

A ZOOM meeting with all of us in one room ?!


Jodi Frank

Container Gardening 101


Thrillers, Spillers, & Fillers


Jodi, on screen

introduced by Gail Errera

 
  • Take a walk on the wild side
  • Repurpose, reuse, and recycle
  • As long a container has drainage, ANYTHING GOES!
  • Every container needs to watered daily, unless it rains
 

JUNE CELEBRATION

Thursday, June 16

Look for an email with detailed information in June


 

Happy Memorial Day


Joanne Aherne's holiday bouquet

Literary Blooms

May 2023

Trisha Keddie & Yvonne Hall

Arbor Day 2023

Center Elementary School

Luann O'Keefe models

Garden Club mini tote bag,

a group project for fall 2023?

From Facebook,

and Luann's sister


Trisha and Judy with the Bayberry

craft project for May

MAC'S DAIRY FARM

donated $25 to the Garden Club for the ice creamfundraiser

 

Garden Club Scholarships


1) Community High School Scholarship

awarded to applicant majoring in a

"gardening related" field



2) Lottery Scholarship for Club Members and

their families, bring the name of your applicant, to be selected at the June celebration


See yearbook pages 39/40


NEW! Garden Club members




Denise J. Cunniff

105 Charles Drive

Tewksbury,MA 01876

Cunniffd@yahoo.com

978-697-7460



Lisa Bengtson-Gill

104 Charles Drive

Tewksbury,MA 01876

lbgill@verizon.net

978-640-8803

 

ACE ACTIVITIES

Ellie Denault & Deanna Cronin

ACE coordinators


Friday, May 26, planting of annuals


Left: 120 annuals and perennials Ace received from GROW Project

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Committee Chairs & Team Members

Please contact Trisha Keddie for open opportunities


 


At the May meeting, the membership approved charitable donations to the following community organizations:


  • Agriculture in the Classroom
  • Tewksbury Community Pantry
  • Tewksbury Public Library, museum pass for Tower Hill Botanic Garden
  • Tewksbury Senior Center


  • For the June meeting, please consider our final donation to Penny Pines


 

GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE

Saturday, May 20

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Photos coutresy of Marie Luciano, Tammy Ministeri, and Susan Young

 

Left: Susan and Pat are ready to go.

Everyone listened to the weather, arrived early and purchased early,

$700 in sales between 9-10 am !!!


 

Above: Cheryl, Connie, and Joanne

ready to go at the KIDS table


2 below: Marie and a young guest

Friends' and Garden Club

raffle baskets inside the library

Deanna's BEE BASKET, left,

one of the most popular


Susan Young reports "nearly" final sales: $3334.24,

$457 from raffle baskets

 
 
 

January 2022, Rose O'Neil and Janet Aallerund, former Garden Club member presented a Zoom presentation of Janet's garden and butterfly haven under construction. Fall 2022, Hurricane Ian destroys Janet's gardens. May 2023:

Connie Monaco shares these photos of Janet's rebuilt gardens, Fort Myers, Florida.