Kingston Garden Club members continued to be busy this summer, caretaking our town’s community gardens and visiting members’ gardens for inspiration and consultation. The following families opened their gardens to members who were happy to have had the experiences: the Stanford Family, Loring Family, Sutherland Family, Carlson Family, Wade Family, Atanian Family, Leavitt Family and Elgee Family.
The KGC gathered at the first meeting of the 2013-2014 year. Newly elected President Linda Loring greeted old and new members and encouraged all to be energized and focused on the wonderful year ahead. Ms. Loring noted that the KGC’s challenge now is twofold: to stimulate a greater working spirit in current members and to continue to build membership, so that many hands make light work.
For the first meeting of the year, Saturday, Sept. 14, the program “Creating a Carefree Garden” was presented by Adriana O’Sullivan. Originally, from the Netherlands, Ms. O’Sullivan, graduated from the Landscape Institute, then moved to America. That’s when she enrolled in the Radcliffe Seminars for Landscape Design History, later becoming The Landscape Institute at the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University. During the next seven years she was in heaven learning about garden design, horticulture, and history.”
The presentation was perfect for those of us who have less time or energy to work in the garden. Adriana explained how to create a garden that is low in maintenance by showing us how to prepare soil, which plants to select that are easy to care for, are drought-tolerant and have several seasons of interest. She discussed how to add interest to gardens with architectural elements, as well as how to improve their design to make gardens more interesting.
Upcoming programs are being held at the Faunce School at 9 a.m. on the second Saturday of the month. Next month will be a work session for the KGC, focusing on closing chores for Kingston’s Community Gardens.
Becoming a part of the Kingston Garden Club provides the opportunity to meet others who share the love of gardening; new members are always welcome. If you are interested in joining, please call Judy @ 781-585-7793.
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