A letter from our president
Dear MV Garden Club Members,
First and foremost, I sincerely hope for your health and well being and that of your family, friends and our community during this global health and economic crisis.
As public health experts agree that “business as usual” will not return for months, the Blooming Art committee and Board of Directors, after remote discussions, have determined that the best course of action is to cancel our June fundraising event, Blooming Art 2020.
We ask for your patience and understanding as our club committees and board continue to monitor the directives from our state and local governments and work "remotely" to address club decisions as they arise. We will do our best to make announcements with respect to club programs and activities in a timely manner. Please continue to check your inbox for club emails. Our club website will be updated to reflect club announcements and offers resources like "Horticultural Hints" monthly.
Please help us to "get the word out" to members who may have limited access to email. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Barbara Watts, MVGC President
First and foremost, I sincerely hope for your health and well being and that of your family, friends and our community during this global health and economic crisis.
As public health experts agree that “business as usual” will not return for months, the Blooming Art committee and Board of Directors, after remote discussions, have determined that the best course of action is to cancel our June fundraising event, Blooming Art 2020.
We ask for your patience and understanding as our club committees and board continue to monitor the directives from our state and local governments and work "remotely" to address club decisions as they arise. We will do our best to make announcements with respect to club programs and activities in a timely manner. Please continue to check your inbox for club emails. Our club website will be updated to reflect club announcements and offers resources like "Horticultural Hints" monthly.
Please help us to "get the word out" to members who may have limited access to email. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Barbara Watts, MVGC President
A special Horticultural Hint for social media: something to do While You're Stuck Indoors
It’s still too cold to garden, and you’re stuck inside. Here’s an idea: instead of binge-watching Friends, how about getting a first-class horticultural education, an hour or so at a time? Grow Native Massachusetts is an organization dedicated to encouraging New England gardeners to plant trees, shrubs, and perennials native to our region. To that end, they host "Evenings With Experts" talks by first rate horticulturalists who also happen to be terrific speakers with remarkable visuals. They are usually held at the Cambridge Library before an attentive audience of a few hundred.
Click on their website for an encyclopedic collection of information on native plants, and well worth bookmarking. Inside that website, though is a complete compendium of professionally produced videos of those talks. You can see Doug Tallamy on restoring native landscapes at home, or William Cullina discussing "Sugar, Sex and Poison". There are 13 videos available to view, each one roughly an hour in length. They’re informative, frequently humorous, and memorable. Try them out! New Members Corner: Please Welcome New Members When You See Them!
Dorothy Dropick- Edgartown
Susan Graham, West Tisbury Lauren Lynch - Chilmark Doug West - Chilmark If members have any news or announcements that you think should be shared on the website, please email the Garden Club at: gardenclubmv@gmail.com |
April Horticultural HintsIf it is within your financial means, one of the best things you can do for your favorite nursery is to purchase a gift certificate from them now!
If you have nurseries where you usually shop, help them out by buying gift cards now. The nurseries will benefit from the cash flow and you will be greeted warmly when you go in to pick out your plants when they open for business. While many nurseries are open now, not all of them may be following the guidelines on social distancing as much as you might be comfortable with. Call and ask before making the trip!
Good news! Gypsy moths will be severely affected by a naturally occurring soil fungus this year.
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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. New members and guests are always welcome.
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