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Aptucxet Garden Club of Bourne is a member of the Southeastern District of Garden Club

Federation of Massachusetts, New England Region Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Aptucxet Garden Club of Bourne

Great Garden Clubs aren’t born they’re grown~ come grow with us!

May 2016

Upcoming Events and Workshops (Check Your Yearbook for more details)

May 6 Arbor Day Tree Planting Peebles School 10:00 am All are invited!

May 9 Board Meeting 10:45 am Day Meeting

Tea 12:00, Meeting 12:30 pm Bourne Methodist Church Program: “Growing Vegetables in Container – With Success!” With Linda Colgan Horticulture: Pollinators

May 10 Garden Therapy 3:00 pm Cape Cod Senior Residence

May 11 Evening Meeting Social 5:00 pm, Meeting 6:00 pm** Held at Aptucxet Trading Post Program: Bourne History **Note Change of times** May 12 Wareham Garden Club

Flower Show 1:30 – 4:00 pm

May 14 Spring Plant and Bake Sale 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Pocasset Community Building

May 18 Garden Therapy 10:00 am Bourne Manor

May 25 Magical Mystery Tour 5:15 pm Dick White’s garden in Forestdale, MA. Meet at lower parking lot of Christmas Tree Store, Sandwich to carpool.

June 1 Membership Dues are Due! Find your renewal form on the last

page of this Newsletter.

April Joint Day and Evening Meeting

The surprise program presented by Suzanne Mahler was on Perennial Garden Design. She brought with her a wonderful slide show of her

own gardens she has designed over the years which have changed as the trees have grown to a height that where once there was a sunny garden is now a shade garden.

As always she was most entertaining.

Back to Basics Design Workshop

Another design workshop was held in April. Participants were given a choice of using either pink or yellow flowers. Here are two examples of the designs that were created.

Design by: Isabel Melo Design by: Alda Barron

Aptucxet Garden Club of Bourne May 2016

Newsletter Editor Betsy Woodley ([email protected])

Visit The Aptucxet Garden Club Website www.aptucxetgardenclub.com

Yearbook Corrections or Changes We inducted three new members into the garden

club. Please welcome:

Amy Fenton, Denise Long and Paula O’Neil

If your contact information changes, please notify the Editor ([email protected]) and the membership will be notified via the email cover sheet of the newsletter.

Upcoming Events and Workshops Continued

June TBA Field Trip to Suzanne Mahler’s

garden in Hanover 182 Brookwood Road, Hanover

Get ideas on design and color.

June 8 Annual Meeting & Dinner Pocasset Golf Club

Bring Your Soil Samples to the

Plant Sale May 14th

Sylvia Wahl invites members to bring in soil samples to be tested for their ph (acidity).

A representative from the Master Gardener’s will be there with forms to go with the soil samples,

which will go back to the MG’s office for testing. The results will be mailed to you.

Here are Sylvia’s directions on how to collect your soil samples.

1. According to the size of your garden collect samples, for large plots multiple samples. 2. For each sample using a hand trowel, dig down into 6 inches of soil and put that longitudinal sample of soil into a pail. 3. Mix those soil samples well and put 1/2 cup of soil in a container to bring in for testing.

4. These samples will be sent away to the Master Gardeners and the results of the tests will be mailed to you.

Spring Plant and Bake Sale Saturday May 14, 10-1

Sale preparation:

*Please divide and pot your perennials NOW so that they have time to fill out in the pot and look good. Deliver labeled plants to the Pocasset Community Building by Thursday evening, May 12. Friday is for pricing. Place plants behind the building under the tree. If you have hostas, consider including them so we can have a good selection.

*Houseplants and labeled baked goods can be delivered to the Community Building on Friday, May 13, from 11-1 or on Saturday morning before the sale.

*There will be a "Gently Used Garden Items" table at the sale. Any contributions are appreciated.

*Remember that soil testing will be available this year. Results will be mailed to you.

Thank you to those who signed up for the set-up and sale as well as baking. Your dedication and help are greatly appreciated. We could not do this without all of you.

Diane Svensen and Judy Sheehy




May 25th Mystery Tour Has Been Revealed!

We will tour the beautiful gardens of Dick White in the Forestdale section of Sandwich. These

beautiful woodland and rhododendron gardens will be on the Hydrangea Tour this summer, but we will get a sneak preview when the spring shrubs and plants are in full bloom

A sign-up sheet will be available at the May meeting. There is limited parking, so we will carpool to this garden. We'll meet at the Christmas Tree Shop's lower parking lot at 5:15 pm and proceed from there.

Since this will take place during dinnertime, we have permission to bring dinner/munchies with us while touring the gardens.

“Tidbits from Laura Bergeron”

Junior Gardeners’ Club Bournedale Elementary School

4:00 pm

May 4 - making a floral arrangement with Pam Matheson & Laura Bergeron

May 11 - making a fairy garden with Alda Barron & Laura Bergeron

May 18 - making a pizza garden with Joan O'Brien & Laura Bergeron

Evening Garden Club Meeting - May 11

Held at the Aptucxet Trading Post in Bourne. Everyone needs to bring something for a Pot Luck Supper. Please contact: Penny Bergeson with your food contribution.

Try to come by 5:00 pm if possible to help put out your food and walk around the property.

Floribunda Award

Several members of our garden club attended the Southeast District's Annual Meeting held at

the Plymouth Country Club. At that meeting it was announced that the Floribunda award for the Aptucxet Garden Club went to Helen Farrington for her many quiet contributions to our club.

Congratulation Helen!

Kathy Sargent-O’Neill, Fluffy Winner, Director of the Southeast District of GCFM, Helen and

Bobbie Dwyer

The Wareham Garden Club Flower Show "Fantasia"

The Wareham Garden Club is presenting - a small standard flower show. The show is open to the public on Thursday, May 12th from 1:30 -4:00 pm at the St. Patrick's

Church Hall on High St, in Wareham. I think it would be quite informative for everyone in our club to go and especially for those of us who have been taking the design workshops. Thanks, Bobbie Dwyer

Our Presidents’ 2015-2016 Club Theme: Great Garden Clubs aren’t born they’re grown~ come

grow with us!




Recycling News for Meredith Chase

Rain Barrels will be available for sale at a low cost of $79 (plus tax), which is 40% off the retail price of $119!

You can purchase one either by email: http://greatamericanrainbarrel.com or phone 800-251-2352. Barrels will be distributed on Saturday June 4th, from 9:00 to11:00 am at the Residential Recycling Center, 201 MacArthur Boulevard in Bourne. Ordering deadline is May 28th, at 5.00 pm. These barrels will be on display at the Town Hall, the Bourne Library and at the RRC.

Bay State Textiles baystatetextiles.com pick up clean recyclable clothing at various location bins at the local schools.

Each school receives a percentage of the money for recycling the items.

So it's a win/win situation for recycling and for school treasuries.

Afterlife of textiles: 45% Reused 30% turned in wiping cloths 20% converted into fibers 5% contaminated & is waste

Pull Tabs are always accepted for the Shriners’ Project.

Aptucxet Garden Club Members Performing a Community Service

Project

Laura Bergeron, Alda Barron and Cindy Williams ran a spring flower arrangement class on April 25th at the Bourne Community Center. Pictured here are some of the participants from the community center.

A Very Big Thank You!

The Aptucxet Garden Club would like to thank Bob and Kit Nelson for their very generous donation to our club.

We certainly appreciate all that you do for us!

Bobbie Dwyer and Kathy Sargent-O’Neill

Don’t Forget! Town Meeting is this Monday, May 2, 2016 7:00 pm Bourne High School

75 Waterhouse Road, Bourne Auditorium

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