Plum Beach Garden Club Event

We received the following invitation to an event put on by the Plum Beach Garden Club http://www.gardencentral.org/rigardenclubs/pbgc/ in Wickford, RI.

Hi there...a group of us from the PLUM BEACH GARDEN CLUB in Wickford RI happened
to enjoy your recent Plant Sale. Well Done!Congratulations. We had the best
time!

Thought you might want to relax and enjoy an afternoon out so I am sending you
some info on our upcoming luncheon:

Do you think that oak leaves and pine needles make soil acidic?

Have you heard that moss in the lawn means you need to add lime?

Find out why this so-called garden wisdom may not be wise at all when C.L. Fornari, http://www.gardenlady.com/ author, photographer, radio host and master gardener returns to Rhode Island to speak at The Plum Beach Garden Club's September 10th luncheon fundraiser at the Dunes Club in Narragansett.

All interested gardeners and lovers of Wednesday afternoon lunches at a beautiful seaside location are invited. "MYTHS, LIES and ALL THE LATEST DIRT" is the presentation by this popular, witty and entertaining speaker who will be lecturing on the down and dirty folklore on plants, practices and products. The Plum Beach Garden Club was started in 1927, and continues to support civic beautification projects. This luncheon fundraiser is for the "Island Project", the ambitious landscaping that will transform the traffic islands that are on Route 1 and West Main Street that are the entrance to the historic Village of Wickford.

This event starts at 10:30 AM

Space is limited, and as in past years, often sells out quickly.

Reservations are confirmed with a $40.00 check made payable to

THE PLUM BEACH GARDEN CLUB.

Send them to treasurer,

Clare Northrup

105 Stony Lane

Exeter, RI, 02822

For more information, contact Anne O'Neil at 783-8959.

LECTURE & LUNCHEON

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

The Dunes Club

137 Boston Neck Rd

Narragansett, RI 02882
Speaker: C.L. Fornari

MYTHS LIES AND ALL THE LATEST DIRT

$40.00 advanced reservations

Thank you

Karen Pizzaruso

Publicity Plum Beach Garden Club

401-295-1910 31 Fishing Cove Road

North Kingstown, Rhode Island 02852
C.L. Fornari http://www.gardenlady.com/

(508) 428-5895

"Want guidance and inspiration? It's all in your own backyard."

Cherry Tree at Cutler Middle School

Connor Rousseau and William Bartinek planting the weeping cherry tree donated by Mystic Garen Club for the courtyard at Cutler Middle School.

Wreath for the Groton Town Hall

Photo by Pamela Arguelles

Every Year the Mystic Garden Club creates an enormous wreath to hang on the Groton Town Hall. Here is this year's wreath ready for going to the town hall.

Cutler School Science Courtyard

The Mystic Garden Club donates to many worthwhile causes. Barbara Rousseau has photographed the courtyard of the Cutler School Science Courtyard
They Mystic Garden Club donates to many community organizations. The Cutler School received funds from the Garden Club for their Science Courtyard

Seasonal Decorations along with the plantings

Photos by Barbara Rousseau

Garden Therapy at Mystic Manor

It's known as "Garden Therapy". Every month 8 or 10 members of The Mystic Garden Club visit Mystic Manor Nursing Home. Arms full of greens and flowers, we greeted the 20 or so residents that were assembled in the recreation room that morning. When we arrived the residents were enjoying their morning coffee while listening to the newspaper being read aloud. MGC members were filling baskets with florist foam and clipping the greens and flowers into sizes suitable for the containers.

After the morning news was over, the tables were covered with the old newspapers and the work began. Each resident received a basket to work on. Greens were distributed to the table for the basis of the bouquet.
Many of the residents are frail and some have difficulty pushing the stems into the florist foam. But every resident was intent and delighted in the color and shape of the bouquets as they evolved. Garden club members were there to supply helping hands but most residents took charge of their own creation. "I need a pink and a purple flower" I was told. So I hustled over to the table to find the desired colors. When I was admiring one woman's basket she told me she had gone to school for this. I tried to find out more but she was busy with her flowers. Another resident had both wrists wrapped and placed her stems with difficulty. But I learned that she had been in a Garden Club years ago and she had a definite sense of balance and desire to have her basket just so.


The time just flew by and the baskets took shape. It is amazing how a bunch of assorted greens and mixed flowers turns into 20 or more bouquets.

MGC Beautification Award

Each year the Mystic Garden Club presents a Beautification Award to the place or business that the club feels deserves recognition for the beautification they have brought to the community. This year the Award went to the Groton Transfer Station for their beautification which is named "Better Dumps and Gardens!" Below is a photo of the award being presented.

Pictured are Pam Arguelles, Gary Schneider and Karin Stuart.

October by Carol Connor

Carol Connor provided some Garden Club Photos from today - October 18, 2007
*** Note if you click on the photo it will popup an enlargement. Click on the back button to return to the blog.

Here is a pic from Adopt A Highway program, High St in Mystic. Notice new sign. We had 14 garbage pickers!

L to R Carol McBee, Carol Connor(chairwoman), Alice Butler & Bodil Meyer.
Zooming in to see the new Mystic Garden Club Sign!

Our fall has been so unseasonably warm that there are still many flowers blooming.


This beautiful morning glory is blooming in Barbara Rousseau's garden.

Barbara Rousseau checking her Passion flower buds. One has bloomed a few days ago & only was out 1 day. It is a spectacular bloom she said.