SCHEDULE
~ September 2020 to June 2021 ~
Most Regular and Board Meetings for the year 2020 - 2021
will be a ZOOM format.
Regular meetings are usually held at
Holy Trinity Parish St. Theresa's Church at 15 Still River Road in Harvard, MA.
Meetings begin at 9:30am unless otherwise noted.
Brunch is served from 9:30am until 10:15am.
Meetings are cancelled if Harvard Public Schools are closed.
Nature Walks take place on area conservation lands. They are tentatively planned for Thursdays, with time varying seasonally. More information will be available the week before the walk.
We hope to visit all the conservation lands with trails this year.
September
Meeting Date: September 28
Apple Picking at Westward Orchards
9am - 10:30am
We will have specific sign-up times for meeting with Stephanie O’Keefe discussion on “Growing Apples in Harvard” followed by apple picking.
October
Meeting Date: October 26 by ZOOM
Judith Sumner
Pollination: Birds, Bees, Flowers and Seeds
Pollination: Birds, Bees, Flowers, and Seeds
A slide illustrated talk on pollination and pollinators, the importance of bees as pollinators, butterfly and hummingbird plants for gardens, how to support and promote pollinators in nature.
November
Meeting Date: November 30 by ZOOM
Thomas Mickey
"Victorian Flowers - Still the Favorite”
This talk is based on his new book.
December
Workshop Date: Monday, December 7
Time: TBD possibly
at TBD
In the past:
The club gathers each year to make baskets of greens for shut-ins. The club members can also make arrangements for themselves.
Bring some greens and a container for your arrangement, trade with other members and buy foam and trimmings.
Logistics for this year need to be worked out.
January
Meeting Date: January 25 by ZOOM
Liz Barbour
Cooking Demonstration
February ~ March
Meeting Date: March 1st ZOOM Meeting with Woman's Club 12:15pm
Kelly Fitzsimmons
Beyond the Lens - Visual Storytelling.
This is a joint meeting with the Harvard Woman's Club.
March
Meeting Date: March 29
Suzanne Mahler
Get Ready for Spring
After a long winter’s nap, it’s time to get our hands dirty again! Suzanne will lead us back into the garden with tips and guidelines to help us prepare for a new growing season. Topics will include spring pruning, transplanting trees and shrubs, dividing perennials, and a demonstration of useful tools of the trade. As added inspiration, Suzanne will remind us of what’s to come with beautiful photographs of theme and public gardens. She will also have her favorite Spear Head spades available for sale.
April
Meeting Date: April 27
Bonnie Power
What's Bugging You?
We all know that Japanese beetles destroy our roses, that slugs not only chomp leaves but leave a trail of slime behind, and that the tomato hornworm is alarming, not only for its weird looks but for the damage it can do. But what about that small bug that looks like a little armored tank with lots of legs or the shiny black bug with a bright orange streak? Surely not all bugs can be bad, and some might even be helpful to our gardens. It’s important to know the difference, and that’s what Bonnie Power will help us do. She holds an MA in zoology, taught college-level science courses, and is a certified Master Gardener with a specialty in insect identification. Bonnie will separate the good bugs from the bad bugs, describe their habits and lifecycles, and discuss how their presence affects the success of our garden year.
May
Annual Plant Sale
May 15, 2021
Westward Orchards
178 Massaschusetts Ave
9am to Noon
June
June 7th
Annual Meeting
and
Garden Tour
