October 5 9:30am – Tovah Martin – Maximizing Space in the Garden
This will be a zoom meeting. You’ll receive your email invite before the program. Participants will be muted during the presentation and can either type questions into the chat window or verbally ask questions afterwards. A GIGC business meeting will begin directly after the Q&A. Tovah’s presentation will begin at 9:30. The General Meeting will start after the Q&A. This will be a zoom meeting. You’ll receive your email invite before the program. Participants will be muted during the presentation and can either type questions into the chat window or verbally ask questions afterwards. Tovah is a horticulturist, author and lecturer. She’s accredited with NOFA as an Organic Land Care Profession, has published over 4 books and her articles have appeared in publications such as Country Home, Flower Magazine and Yankee. She appears frequently on television and radio – she was a guest on the CBS Sunday Early show, the Martha Stewart Show and the PBS television gardening series “Cultivating Life.” No matter if you’re gardening in a close-knit neighborhood or a sprawling estate, you want to garden efficiently, prolifically, sustainably, and beautifully. Using her own garden as an example, Tovah will describe how to create layers in varied habitats including the perennial, berry, and vegetable gardens. The result is visually fulfilling, low maintenance, and mulch-eliminating when plants go wall-to-wall. This lecture shares how that shakes down to serve our needs as well as the needs of pollinators and other creatures. You can expect to hear many innovative ideas beyond the usual solutions. |
Special Note: Our thoughts and well wishes go out to Bill Graham who had to cancel his presentation due to illness.
November 2 9:30AM - Jana Milbocker "The Garden Tourist's Northeast" Attention: This is a zoom meeting. Jana’s presentation will begin at 9:30. The General Meeting will start after the Q&A. Jana is the principal of Enchanted Gardens Designs, a lecturer and author. She combines horticulture, design, and travel tips to educate, inspire and delight both new and seasoned gardeners. Jana loves to visit gardens and historic sites in the U.S. and abroad, and share her trips through her books, photos and blog. She published The Garden Tourist’s New England in 2020. Do you enjoy touring beautiful gardens? Jana will show you the best public gardens, nursery display gardens, and private gardens open to the public in the Northeast to visit for inspiration! Learn about each garden's highlights, ideal times to visit, and enjoy a visual tour of each amazing destination. |
April 5 – 9AM - John Forti, “The Heirloom Garden: Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World”
Location: Macomber Room Attention: As of now, this is scheduled as a hybrid meeting. Social time will be held in the Macomber Room from 9-9:30. The General Meeting (9:30) and John’s presentation (10) be held both live and via zoom. John Forti www.jforti.com is a garden historian and ethnobotanist who has directed gardens for Plimoth Plantation Museum, Strawbery Banke Museum, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and Bedrock Gardens. His preservation work has helped to restore countless native and heirloom plants and has brought traditional artisanal practices to modern thinking. John’s program shares inspiration from our long history of heirloom preservation, garden craft and homestead lifeways. Artisanal lifestyles that are helping us to rebuild vibrant local agricultural economies and celebrate sustainable cottage industries that are contributing to our new, homegrown American arts & crafts movement and backyard environmentalism. At a time when we could all use a little good news, we hope you will join us for a refreshing look at how you can make a difference in your own backyard and community. The Heirloom Gardener: Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World: Forti, John: 9781604699937: Amazon.com: Books |