Seaside Garden Club members will be selling Teacups in front of Manchester Post Office on Saturday, May 13, to benefit the club’s 2023-2024 season. This is our only fundraiser of the year. Just in time for Mothers’ Day, pick out a fancy teacup with a flowering plant tucked inside.

Tuesday, April 4 is the new date for Gardens of New England Artists with Jana Milbocker. (https://www.enchantedgardensdesign.com/) Jana is an experienced lecturer and author. She combines horticulture, design, and travel tips to educate, inspire and delight both new and seasoned gardeners. Jana loves to visit gardens and historic sites in the U.S. and abroad, and share her trips through her books, photos and blog. She published The Garden Tourist: 120 Destination Gardens and Nurseries in the Northeast in 2018, The Garden Tourist’s New England in 2020, and The Garden Tourist’s Florida in 2021.

This program is sponsored by Manchester Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. We welcome the Manchester Garden Club as a co-sponsor and guest of our April 4 meeting.

Seaside Garden Club meets at the Manchester Community Center. Doors open at 7pm; program begins promptly at 7:30pm.

Due to tomorrow’s nor’easter, our program, Gardens of New England Artists is postponed until April 4, same time, same place.

Seaside Garden Club’s April Meeting is jointly sponsored by the Manchester Garden Club.

On Tuesday, April 4, Seaside Garden Club welcomes Jana Milbocker with a program on the Artists’ Gardens in New England.

Some of our most beloved painters, sculptors and authors were inspired by the gardens they created. Visit the private havens of Edith Wharton, Julian Alden Weir, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Daniel Chester French, Emily Dickinson, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Celia Thaxter and others in this virtual tour. 

Jana Milbocker is the principal of Enchanted Gardens (https://www.enchantedgardensdesign.com/), a lecturer and author. She combines horticulture, design, and travel tips to educate, inspire and delight both new and seasoned gardeners. Jana loves to visit gardens and historic sites in the U.S. and abroad, and share her trips through her books, photos and blog. She published The Garden Tourist: 120 Destination Gardens and Nurseries in the Northeast in 2018, The Garden Tourist’s New England in 2020, and The Garden Tourist’s Florida in 2021. The 2-acre garden surrounding her Victorian home features more than 140 varieties of trees and shrubs, perennial gardens, peony and rose beds, water features and shady retreats.

Seaside Garden Clubs welcomes the public to this free program at the Manchester Community Center. Doors open at 7pm, program begins at 7:30pm.

This program is sponsored by a grant from the Manchester Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The program is free and the public is welcome to attend.

On Tuesday, March 14 Seaside Garden Club welcomes Jana Milbocker with a program on the Artists’ Gardens in New England.

Some of our most beloved painters, sculptors and authors were inspired by the gardens they created. Visit the private havens of Edith Wharton, Julian Alden Weir, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Daniel Chester French, Emily Dickinson, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Celia Thaxter and others in this virtual tour. 

Jana Milbocker is the principal of Enchanted Gardens (https://www.enchantedgardensdesign.com/), a lecturer and author. She combines horticulture, design, and travel tips to educate, inspire and delight both new and seasoned gardeners. Jana loves to visit gardens and historic sites in the U.S. and abroad, and share her trips through her books, photos and blog. She published The Garden Tourist: 120 Destination Gardens and Nurseries in the Northeast in 2018, The Garden Tourist’s New England in 2020, and The Garden Tourist’s Florida in 2021. The 2-acre garden surrounding her Victorian home features more than 140 varieties of trees and shrubs, perennial gardens, peony and rose beds, water features and shady retreats.

Seaside Garden Clubs welcomes the public to this free program at the Manchester Community Center. Doors open at 7pm, program begins at 7:30pm.

This program is sponsored by a grant from the Manchester Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The program is free and the public is welcome to attend.

Seaside Garden Club welcomes speaker Chris Sellew of Little Leaf Farms (https://www.littleleaffarms.com/), on the topic of Food Sustainability. Little Leaf Farms was founded to make locally grown, great-tasting lettuce that is available year-round. Taking inspiration from the best produce-growing systems in the world, they developed a 10-acre greenhouse in 2015 to make this vision a reality. Chris will discuss their growing practices and commitment to sustainability.

Seaside Garden Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month at the Manchester Community Center, 7pm social time, 7:30pm program starts. Guests are welcome for a $5 fee.

The Seaside Garden Club is a group of fun, active, civic-minded and hands-on gardeners. We welcome all types of gardeners from beginners to experienced… there is always something to learn and share. We invite you to become a member of our club and enjoy our monthly programs which feature interesting guest speakers and creative workshops.

Save the date, Tuesday, September 13 for the first meeting of the new season. Our guest speaker will be Rosemary Malfi, the Pollinator Network Coordinator for NOFA Mass (Northeast Organic Farming Association). The Massachusetts Pollinator Network is a statewide initiative to connect and support the growing number of communities, organizations, growers, and researchers working to protect pollinators and native plant communities across the Commonwealth. The evening’s topic will be

Supporting Pollinator Health At Home.

The Seaside Garden Club is a group of fun, active, civic-minded and hands-on gardeners. We welcome all types of gardeners from beginners to experienced… there is always something to learn and share. We invite you to become a member of our club and enjoy our monthly programs which feature interesting guest speakers and creative workshops.

We meet on the 2^nd Tuesday of the month, September through June, at the Manchester Community Center, located at 40 Harbor Point, Manchester-by-the-Sea. Social time begins with light refreshments at 7:00 pm, followed by the program at 7:30 pm.

Annual membership is $30, make checks payable to The Seaside Garden Club, PO Box 94, Manchester, 01944. Guests are welcome to the September meeting for free. Subsequently, there is a $5 fee for guests.

Magnolia Cribbage League to Meet

The Magnolia Cribbage League will meet on Wednesday, September 7, 6pm in the Magnolia Library Center (1 Lexington Ave). This is an informal evening of cribbage games. The Magnolia Library Center requests a $25.00 donation from each player per quarter. Please come and sign up and discuss how this league will go forward. Contact Dot Sieradzki for details. (dotsieradzki@gmail.com or 978-835-2439)

Submitted by Dorothy Sieradzki
803 Summer St.
Manchester, MA
978-835-2439
dotsieradzki@gmail.com

Tuesday, May 10 at the Manchester Community Center. Doors open at 6:30, auction starts at 7pm. We have many items, perennials, hanging baskets, gift certificates, garden paraphernalia. There’s something for everyone. Don’t miss it.

Seaside Garden Club Welcomes the Public to Our April 12 Program:
“Our Grandmothers Knew What They Were Doing”

The public is cordially invited to hear lecturer Laura Bibler (https://ldbibler.com/) on the topic of garden practices of the past. Find inspiration for your own garden from horticultural wisdom handed down from our grandmothers’ time.  This presentation brings to life the design approach and sage advice of prominent garden writers of the early 20th Century.  Their pearls of wisdom continue to inform us on color blending, cultural considerations and plant placement.  Truly, our grandmothers knew what they were doing!

Ms. Bibler is a Harvard graduate of Landscape Design. Her horticultural experience includes chairperson of Civic Development and Preservation of Historic Land and Garden Grants, Historic Preservation Committee for Garden Club Federation of MA; Chairperson for the French Garden Rehabilitation and Perennial Garden Restoration at Stevens-Coolidge Place; member of the Chairman’s Council for the Crane Estate Landscape Committee.

This program is sponsored, in part, by a grant from the Manchester Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.” The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

The program will take place at the Manchester Community Center, doors open at 7pm, program starts promptly at 7:30pm.

Seaside Garden Club’s annual plant auction will return on May 10, at the Manchester Community Center. There will be a selection of perennials, annuals, garden tools and art, and some surprises. This fundraiser supports the programs offered by the club throughout the year. We welcome new members of all types of gardeners from beginners to experienced… there is always something to learn and share.

For more information visit https://seasidegardenclub.wordpress.com/ or contact our president, Elaine Persons, dancerecp70@gmail.com, (978) 526-0145 • Home.

Run for the Roses Raffle drawing this Saturday, May 1, 6pm. Live via FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/events/892142201573767.

Don’t forget to submit your Derby hat photos, guys and gals. Post your photo of yourself with your fancy Derby Hat to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #runfortherosesraffle or email your submission to info@manchesteressexrotary.org.  Best woman’s hat wins a dozen roses and a bottle of Kentucky Bourbon, best men’s hat wins just the Bourbon. Contest deadline is noon on the day of the Kentucky Derby and our Run for the Roses Raffle drawing, 6:00 PM Saturday May 1. Entrants must be 21 years of age. 

Tickets are still available.