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The Perennial Gardeners

of the Massachusetts South Shore

The Perennial Gardeners of the South Shore, founded in 1992, is an educational, social organization which encourages learning and provides inspiration and fellowship to perennial gardening enthusiasts.

Our meetings are usually the first Monday of the month in the Hingham Public Library. There is a social at 6:30 pm and the scheduled program starts at 7:00 pm. See Programs for information about our next meeting.

Directions to the Hingham Public Library from the library site.

 

                      Our president's Message 2011

 

Dear Perennial Gardeners-

 

I am so looking forward to this year with perennial gardeners-we have another wonderful program on tap.

As gardeners, we are optimists: we choose our plants, dig them in and tend to them.  But we are also pragmatists: if a plant doesn’t work in the spot we have chosen, we will dig it up and try a new spot.  And sometimes we move it again.

It is all part of the adventure in our gardens.  We plant, we tend, and we grow along with our plants.  We will grow new friendships and nurture existing ones.  We will lean on each other for camaraderie and for knowledge and experience.    This year we will learn a lot more about horticulture, visit member gardens, support a budding gardener, and give back to our community.

 

Judy

 

 

Useful gardening links suggested by our members

 The WWW Virtual Library  Gardening Links  (P. N.)

Dave's Garden -  http://davesgarden.com/
An immense website with thousands of contributors.   I especially like two sections: Plant Files and Garden Watchdog.  In Plant Files, you can search for information about a specific plant including pros & cons, and where to buy it.  Garden Watchdog reviews garden centers and catalogs, with comments about reliability & quality.  Since web links are often included, it's a fun place to browse for new catalogs. (T. C.)
 
A great resource for articles.  Something fun - scroll to the bottom of their home page for a Pronunciation Guide. Just click on a Latin name. (T. C.) 
 
Includes fact sheets & services available through the UMASS Extension. (T. C.)

 

 

From Wisdom Quotes: Quotations to inspire and challenge - by Jone Johnson Lewis 

Ogden Nash:

My garden will never make me famous,
I'm a horticultural ignoramus.
Phyllis McGinley:

The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession.
Thomas Cooper:

A garden is never so good as it will be next year
Margaret Atwood:

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

November 23, 2011