Somerville Garden Club

December 28, 2017
by Eleanor Ramsay
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24th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner – January 10, 2018

Celebrate our 24th year at our annual meeting and pot luck and visit with friends old and new.
SGC Members, please bring an appetizer, entrée, hot dish, side dish (vegetable, pasta, or salad), or dessert.
A few requests:

  • Please bring your prepared food dish at 6:45 pm – please not before – the room set-up crew needs time to get the room ready.
  • Please pre-cut food into serving size pieces.
  • Bring serving utensils  if they are needed for your dish.
  • List the ingredients on a piece of paper or card.
    Please list any potential allergens such as: soy, wheat, dairy or nuts.
  • If you have a slow cooker or hotplate that needs an electrical outlet, please bring a 3 pronged heavy duty extension cord if possible.
  • The SGC will provide the Anniversary cake and beverages.

This year’s slide presentation features a photo tour of the gardens from our June, 2017 Garden Tour.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. 7-9pm. Meetings are held the at the Tufts Administration Building, (TAB), 167 Holland Street, second floor, wheelchair accessible. Parking is available, and the building is a ten-minute walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop.

November 18, 2017
by Eleanor Ramsay
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Meeting – December 13

Tough Plants for Tough Places

Dan Jaffe, propagator and stock bed grower for the New England Wild Flower Society, will give a presentation on practical tips for choosing plants that can withstand severe drought, such as the one we had in 2016. A new drought-tolerant plants list drought will be covered. Dan has a degree in botany from the University of Maine and an advanced certificate in Native Plant Horticulture and Design from the New England Wild Flower Society.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. 7-9pm. Meetings are held at the Tufts Administration Building, (TAB), 167 Holland Street, second floor, wheelchair accessible. Parking is available, and the building is a ten-minute walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop.