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I’ve been thinking a lot about climate change and how our gardening practices impact this change. We all know that the overall climate is changing. We can feel it – hotter summers, warmer winters, less snow overall, and more intense
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It’s always sad to say goodbye to summer, although I’d like to think we still have a few weeks left of the growing season. Most of our clubs begin their program year again. It’s a bit like going back to
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Having just returned from the 90th Annual Convention in Orono, imagine my surprise when I received my latest issue of DownEast Magazine and saw one of the lovely gardens on the tour as the featured garden in the magazine! Erin
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Spring is finally here, bringing with it a frenzy of ideas and activities for our gardens. It’s time to put our thoughts into action – what new plants will we squeeze into an already full garden? What will be divided
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Ah – March! We are closer to spring but it still seems like a long way off. We are anxious to get started with digging, sowing, and planting, but still have a good two months to go unless we are
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Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that 2024 is here. The start of a new year brings new possibilities. Soon the busyness of the holidays will be behind us, we can take the time to reflect on what
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The fall season is fully upon us, and clubs have restarted their meetings and programs after the summer hiatus. We wistfully put our gardens to bed and turn inwards to programs and activities to learn more about gardening tips and
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As we begin the new garden club season, what “face” does your club present to the public? Is it easy to find out who you are and what you do? Does the public know what community gardens are maintained by
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July 2023 Newsletter I am honored to be starting my term as your President, representing garden clubs around the state and being a part of the larger group of clubs through the New England Regional Garden Clubs and the National Garden Club.
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Winter is behind us and the promise of a new gardening season stretches in front of us. It’s time to put into action the plans we may have made this winter to enhance our outdoor spaces. It is also time
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