On July 13th club members were taken on a guided tour of the "Tower Hill Botanical Gardens"
On June 22nd, Club members were treated to a wonderful tour of a local Princeton garden. A sudden burst of showers made the flowers shine!
On June 19th the club presented a program at the Princeton Counsel of Aging on "Container Gardening!"
The Wachusett Garden Club
hosted a lecture on "Conserving Birds in Your Back Yard.” at the Thomas Prince School Library in Princeton.
Our speaker Dr. Jon Atwood has been a practicing ornithologist and conservation biologist for 40 years, specializing in integrating behavioral studies of rare and endangered bird species with habitat conservation planning. Members learned how to help the bird population in our own backyards!
hosted a lecture on "Conserving Birds in Your Back Yard.” at the Thomas Prince School Library in Princeton.
Our speaker Dr. Jon Atwood has been a practicing ornithologist and conservation biologist for 40 years, specializing in integrating behavioral studies of rare and endangered bird species with habitat conservation planning. Members learned how to help the bird population in our own backyards!
Ken Warchol, who is the Program Director of the Worcester County Beekeeping Association. Gave an informative lecture on the importance of bees in our community. He is best known as The "Bee Whisperer". Ken brought lots of different varieties of honey for everyone to try!
Cindy Dunn, Assistant Sanctuary Director at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton gave a presentation on the Eastern Monarch Butterfly to a packed house!
It was a great way to learn about this fascinating butterfly.
It was a great way to learn about this fascinating butterfly.
Our former WGC President Rosalind Beck guided our hands on program, "A Design in the Round”. Members made a table centerpiece of flowers either in a vase or with a foam core.
Everyone who was able to make it to the Harvard Museum's "Glass Flower" exhibit had a great time!
The Concrete Leaf Birdbath project was
a great success!!
Special thanks to our host Gina Constantino
for opening up her house
and for the fabulous job of showing everybody how to make these wonderful keepsakes!
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Potting Party Photo!
There was a lot of work to be done for the Garden Club's plant sale!
This is just a few of the members who helped, and thanks to all that could attend!!
Mission Statement
To share ideas, information, and expertise that will serve to enhance each members knowledge of horticulture. To use the acquired skills and knowledge of the membership to benefit our towns and their residents through community projects and to promote a spirit of good will.
