May 2020 Newsletter

Wilhelmina van der Wansem’s big-leaf magnolia and flowering azalea President’s Letter April was a miserable, cold, wet month, but it did bring its rewards in May as evidenced by the wonderful display above from the garden of Wilhelmina van der Wansem, a...

Congratulations!

A toast to all of you for making our virtual, members-only plant sale a wonderful success! Although our final numbers are not in, it appears that we raised nearly $2,000 on Saturday at our curbside plant sale! This amount will allow us to fully fund our grants and a...

Members Plant Sale Coming This Week!

Our members-only plant sale is coming this week!   Keep an eye on your inbox for a Sign Up Genius with all the details. All proceeds from the sale will go to our Community Outreach account to fund grants and a scholarship.  ...

May’s “Messy Moment”

Amal’s Tulip Beds Yesterday, May 9th, would have been our 90th Annual Plant Sale. As you all know, we had to cancel it due to the current pandemic. In view of the weather we had (yes, that four-letter word, SNOW!), it turned out be one of those “blessings...

Spring Ephemerals in Amal’s Garden

Amal Moamar has generously created another video, this time of spring ephemerals in bloom in  her garden. Ephemerals bloom before trees fully leaf out. They bloom, are pollinated, and store food for next year all in a very brief time! Remarkable. Please enjoy...