Perennial Planters

PERENNIAL PLANTER CHAIRS: Dorothy Burt and Kim Cavarretta

The Perennial Planters Group offers the opportunity, in a smaller group setting, to learn more about perennial gardening, as well as offering workshops for members to create their own unique landscape art objects.

During colder months, meetings are held at a member's home for informal presentations/gardening tips. In warmer months, members visit gardens - day trips to wonderful local gardens and longer day trips to special places of interest.

Perennial Planters also assist with the club's Annual Perennial Plant Sale. Perennials are dug, potted, labeled, displayed and sold to raise funds for the garden club's civic beautification activities.

Wednesday, January 3, 1:00pm

at the home of Joan Jenkin

Workshop: Painting rocks

Collect smooth rocks to paint with your own artwork

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Wednesday, February 7, 1:00pm

Home of Deanna Payne

Group presentation: stories relating successes

of attracting and feeding winter birds

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Wednesday, March 6, 1:00pm

Home of Anita Cartin

Decorating clay pots with acrylic paint

prep pots with base coat before the meeting

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Wednesday, April 5, 1:00 pm

at the home of Theresa Rescorl

Creating gift cards from flower photos to donate to community nursing homes

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Wednesday, May 1, 1:00pm

at the home of Kathy Schonewolf

Creating glass Garden art using vintage dishes and vases

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Friday, June 5, 10:30am

Field trip to the home of Meg & Jim Dalton

Tour hosta gardens; Cement towel lawn art workshop

Members will carpool ; cost:$15.00

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Wednesday, July 10, 10:00am

Field Trip to Rogerland Gardens, Arlington, VT

Bring a bag lunch

Details to follow.

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No meeting in July

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Wednesday, August 7, 11:00am

Home of Julie Brino

Workshop: Making wine bottle planters. Bring plants to pot and dish to share for lunch.

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Wednesday, September 4, 1:00 pm

at the home of Kim Cavarretta

Make a functional garden art trellis with reclaimed materials and garden waste. Display or use as a trellis for climbing plants and vines.

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Wednesday, October 2, 12:00pm

at the home of Kathleen Gusek

Tour her gardens, & create mini flower bouquets with Kathleen's flowers

Early SIGNUP for FESTIVAL OF TREES AND CENTERPIECES

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Wednesday, November 6 1:00pm

at the home of Kim Cavaretta

Workshop: Make centerpieces for Festival of Trees. Supply your own materials.

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December: NO MEETING

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January 8, 1:00pm

at the home of Mary-Jane Huntley

Presentation given by Dusty Caldwell

"Native Plants - so important in our home gardens and in our environment"

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February 5, 1:00pm

at the home of Tonna Dougan

making Mini-dish Gardens to decorate for Valentine's Day

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March 5, 1:00pm

at the home of Deanna Payne

"African Violets" - Scheryl LoMonico will describe her successes and failures growing African violets.

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April 2, 1:00pm

at the home of Janet Calabrese

Workshop: making presses flower bookmarks from our own pressed flowers. Sign up is required.

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