Speakers, Calendar and Events

Avid Gardeners’ Monday Meetings

Avid Gardeners gets together on the third Monday of the month for speaker presentations, a raffle for gardening-related prizes, and a plant sale that offers a sampling of seasonal or hard-to-find horticultural treasures. Doors open at 6:30 PM at the Garden Club, 1645 High Street. Presentations start at 7:00 PM. You can bring cuttings of plants from your garden (known and unknown – you’ll probably get someone to identify them) that are currently displaying interesting foliage, flowers or fruits. Vases will be provided.

Download and print a bookmark with our Monday Meetings calendar!

Monday, January 18
6:30 pm

A Farming Life –

The connection we all share between farm and table
Anthony and Carol Boutard will speak about the ups and downs of farming and the food system today. They will describe the personal journey that brought them rather late to their own farming life.

Monday, February 15
6:30 pm

Defiant Gardens –

The inspiring legacy of unsung gardening heroes
Professor Kenneth Helphand will discuss his new book, Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime As the book jacket notes, “Defiant Gardens illuminates the grotesque juxtaposition of willful devastation and the astonishing tenacity required to create life in the face of death.” This captivating talk gives a new understanding of why we garden.

Monday, March 15
6:30 pm

Low Maintenance Gardening –

Modern methods that don’t deplete the earth’s resources or your energies
Come hear about Val Easton’s new book The New Low Maintenance Garden: How To Have a Beautiful, Productive Garden and the Time to Enjoy It. She advocates a new approach to low maintenance.

Monday, April 19
6:30 pm

Plants That Do Well Here –

Low input, high impact plant possibilities for gardening success
Sean Hogan will explore specific plants that will flourish in your own back yard.

Monday, May 17
6:30 pm

Black Plants –

Bring the dramatic interplay of light and dark to your garden
Paul Bonine will talk about his new book from Timber Press, Black Plants – 75 Striking Choices for the Garden.

Avid Gardeners also offer workshops, as well as garden and nursery visits. Visit our website to find out about future events. Join us and receive email reminders and updates.