
The MV Garden Club's Next Meeting...
OUR APRIL MEMBER MEETING!
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Speaker: Heidi Schmidt of:
Vineyard Sound Herbs for Mind, Body Spirit
Program Title:
‘Awakening with Spring through your Herb Garden’
Begins @ 1:00pm at The Wakeman Center located in Vineyard Haven
in the Wakeman Program Room
Learn about the nutritious and healing qualities of the herbs (cultivars and otherwise) peeking through winter’s litter of last year’s growth in your garden…Tea tastings and herbal delights to taste as you journey with Heidi into the virtues of these plants for wellbeing of your body, mind, spirit and soil health of your garden. *Heidi will bring items for Teas for tasting, teas you can make yourself, facial steams and herbs to make you feel good just by growing and seeing them.
BIO: Heidi founded Vineyard Sound Herbs in 1987, on Martha’s Vineyard. In 2004, she moved her business to a mountainside in Fayston, Vermont. Since then, she has added The Tiny Tea House, where complimentary tea can be sampled.
She also offers private and group classes by appointment. Heidi has a B.S. in Land Management Resources from Montana State University and an Herbalist Certificate from the Center of the Light, Monterey, Massachusetts.
She has also attended the College of Phytotherapy* in East Sussex, England and apprenticed in a London phytotherapy clinic.
Along the way, she also worked as an Assistant Naturalist at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.
She is the daughter of long-time member and Daffodil Walk organizer, Martha Schmidt.
FREE to MVGC Members / Open to non-members @ $10.00 pp.
Chilmark/Aquinnah members and VP to provide snacks & refreshments
Begins @ 1:00pm at The Wakeman Center located in
Vineyard Haven / Program Room
This program is FREE to MVGC Members / Open to non-members @ $10.00 pp
OUR APRIL MEMBER MEETING!
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Speaker: Heidi Schmidt of:
Vineyard Sound Herbs for Mind, Body Spirit
Program Title:
‘Awakening with Spring through your Herb Garden’
Begins @ 1:00pm at The Wakeman Center located in Vineyard Haven
in the Wakeman Program Room
Learn about the nutritious and healing qualities of the herbs (cultivars and otherwise) peeking through winter’s litter of last year’s growth in your garden…Tea tastings and herbal delights to taste as you journey with Heidi into the virtues of these plants for wellbeing of your body, mind, spirit and soil health of your garden. *Heidi will bring items for Teas for tasting, teas you can make yourself, facial steams and herbs to make you feel good just by growing and seeing them.
BIO: Heidi founded Vineyard Sound Herbs in 1987, on Martha’s Vineyard. In 2004, she moved her business to a mountainside in Fayston, Vermont. Since then, she has added The Tiny Tea House, where complimentary tea can be sampled.
She also offers private and group classes by appointment. Heidi has a B.S. in Land Management Resources from Montana State University and an Herbalist Certificate from the Center of the Light, Monterey, Massachusetts.
She has also attended the College of Phytotherapy* in East Sussex, England and apprenticed in a London phytotherapy clinic.
Along the way, she also worked as an Assistant Naturalist at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.
She is the daughter of long-time member and Daffodil Walk organizer, Martha Schmidt.
FREE to MVGC Members / Open to non-members @ $10.00 pp.
Chilmark/Aquinnah members and VP to provide snacks & refreshments
Begins @ 1:00pm at The Wakeman Center located in
Vineyard Haven / Program Room
This program is FREE to MVGC Members / Open to non-members @ $10.00 pp

Welcome Spring!…and Blooming Art, 2023 at The Old Mill in West Tisbury is breaking through just like the crocus and daffodils. We have begun our preliminary planning, so CLICK HERE to see how you can be a part of this 'FUN'draiser taking place June 16-18!
The ladies pictured here are from the Mashpee Garden Club! So exciting to have our 2022 Blooming Art event attended by this great group of garden and art lovers!

The Massachusetts Master Gardeners are offering an online
'Summer Gardening Know-How Series'
It is available to non-Master Gardeners and registration is now open.
There is a fabulous list of how-to topics including herbs, veggies, native plants and more.
Learn more about the series via our website by clicking here
or by going to the MMGA website via this link.

Something our GC Members may find helpful...
A Backyard Garden Planning Workshop on
Monday, April 3rd from 5:30–7 PM at the Ag Hall
Anna Swanson, flower manager at Slip Away Farm and special projects manager at the Ag Society, will lead this workshop on backyard garden planning. She will discuss maintenance and harvest strategies for common crops and describe ways to optimize a small space based on sunlight and nutrient needs, crop rotation, etc. The class will then have a chance to plan their own garden plots!
Whether you are a long-time gardener trying to think more strategically this season or a first-time grower unsure where to start, this workshop is for you!
COST: FREE! Register for the backyard garden planning workshop by emailing 4h@mvagsoc.org.
A Backyard Garden Planning Workshop on
Monday, April 3rd from 5:30–7 PM at the Ag Hall
Anna Swanson, flower manager at Slip Away Farm and special projects manager at the Ag Society, will lead this workshop on backyard garden planning. She will discuss maintenance and harvest strategies for common crops and describe ways to optimize a small space based on sunlight and nutrient needs, crop rotation, etc. The class will then have a chance to plan their own garden plots!
Whether you are a long-time gardener trying to think more strategically this season or a first-time grower unsure where to start, this workshop is for you!
COST: FREE! Register for the backyard garden planning workshop by emailing 4h@mvagsoc.org.
CLICK HERE to see the Conservation Happenings on-Island in March, April and May, 2023!

Start planning your Warm-Weather garden and
order your Spring & Summer bloomers now!
Buy bulbs, plants, perennials, gardening books and tools
and support the MVGC at the same time!
Your order via Brent and Becky's will earn the MV Garden Club 25% of your purchase!
Visit www.bloominbucks.com, and select our Club's registered name
(which is Martha's Vineyard Garden Club, Inc.) and begin your shopping.
The items you choose will be sent directly to you and our Club
will receive 25% of your total purchase. It's really that easy!
![]() If you have never been... you need to go! So far, there are no details on the Discover Newport or on the Newport Preservation site, but check back for information from time to time. The Newport Flower Show is something that every garden lover should attend at least ONCE! It takes place at one of the spectacular and renowned Newport Mansions, so the setting could not be more beautiful! Here's a cute YOUTUBE video I found that shows the Show in 2022 . It will give you an idea of what to expect and also the beauty that is indeed Newport! |

Our Dear Judy...You are sorely missed!
It is with great sadness that we let our members know about the passing of dear, beloved and past MVGC President, mentor and visionary, Judy Bryant. To say we were shocked and extremely saddened puts it mildly since the last time we were all together at our October member meeting she was 'the same Judy’, all smiles, sharing good advice and full of positive exuberance for the next chapter of her life to come with her daughter in Pennsylvania. There is not a lot to say at this point from the MVGC perspective, other than to let you know that we plan that the 2023 MV Scholarship will be given in her memory. In addition, we feel that the 'Greenhouse' should somehow reflect her devotion, love and dedication to this integral part of the MV Garden Club, but there is more info to come as we figure this out and how we should proceed. We extend our deepest sympathies to Judy’s sister, GC Member, Nancy Cabot and to the rest of Judy’s family. Our hearts are with you and we send love to you all at this difficult time. Judy’s obituary is here.
Our Love & Thanks to You Always, dear Judy. You are and always will be an inspiration to those of us
who were privelidged to know you.
It is with great sadness that we let our members know about the passing of dear, beloved and past MVGC President, mentor and visionary, Judy Bryant. To say we were shocked and extremely saddened puts it mildly since the last time we were all together at our October member meeting she was 'the same Judy’, all smiles, sharing good advice and full of positive exuberance for the next chapter of her life to come with her daughter in Pennsylvania. There is not a lot to say at this point from the MVGC perspective, other than to let you know that we plan that the 2023 MV Scholarship will be given in her memory. In addition, we feel that the 'Greenhouse' should somehow reflect her devotion, love and dedication to this integral part of the MV Garden Club, but there is more info to come as we figure this out and how we should proceed. We extend our deepest sympathies to Judy’s sister, GC Member, Nancy Cabot and to the rest of Judy’s family. Our hearts are with you and we send love to you all at this difficult time. Judy’s obituary is here.
Our Love & Thanks to You Always, dear Judy. You are and always will be an inspiration to those of us
who were privelidged to know you.
If members have any news or announcements to share on the website, please email the Garden Club at: news@marthasvineyardgardenclub.org
MARTHA'S VINEYARD GARDEN CLUB
The Martha's Vineyard Garden Club, established in 1924, is an island-wide community organization of almost two hundred members (including many seasonal residents), who share a passion for gardening, conservation, and maintaining our unique environment. Our monthly meetings are both educational and social; our programs are varied and designed to meet personal and community needs. We value Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and everyone is welcome to be a member or guest of our club.