Somerville Garden Club

May 9, 2022
by Head Gardener
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May 11, 2022 Virtual Meeting

Dahlias: Endless Fascination

Dahlias are incredibly varied, have rich geometry
and vivid colors, and bloom until the first frost – making them a
focal point for any garden with full sun.  In this talk, we’ll cover
the discovery and cultivation of dahlias, and how to grow and
propagate them via cutting, seed, and overwintering tubers.  We’ll
learn about the different types of dahlias, and resources for
obtaining them and learning more.  The talk concludes with some
dahlia-inspired artwork.

Peter Niels Heller loves gardening at his home in
Somerville and at the Tufts Community Garden, where he is one of the
coordinators.  Every year, the dividing line between dahlias and
tomatoes in his plot moves a little further into the tomato territory.
Peter has lived in Davis Square for a long time, helped raise kids,
and has worked in professions from electronics engineer to architect.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. 7-9pm. If you are interested in attending our virtual meeting, but have not received the meeting link via email, or are not a SGC member, you can email info@somervillegardenclub.org for the link.

March 28, 2022
by Head Gardener
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April 13, 2022 Virtual Meeting

The Might of Tiny Gardens

Acadia Tucker will talk about the tools and instructions needed to grow your own tiny victory garden, either indoors or out – a garden that can supply you with as much or as little food as you’d like, grown in a way that helps the planet and builds more resilience into your life.  Container gardening can help us adapt to climate change by building stronger communities, supporting local pollinators, and expanding the reach of regenerative agriculture. Participants will receive a code to get 20% off Acadia Tucker’s gardening books.

Acadia Tucker is a regenerative farmer, climate activist, and author. Her books are a call to action to citizen gardeners everywhere and lay the groundwork for planting an organic, regenerative garden. For her, this is gardening as if our future depends on it. She is the author of Growing Perennial Foods, Growing Good Food: A Citizen’s Guide To Backyard Carbon Farming, and Tiny Victory Gardens: Growing Food Without A Yard.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. 7-9pm. If you are interested in attending our virtual meeting, but have not received the meeting link via email, or are not a SGC member, you can email info@somervillegardenclub.org for the link.