by Sandra Conrad | Dec 12, 2020 | 2020, Newsletters
A Garden Club wreath at Fowler Library Dear Members, In your trips or walks around town, I hope you have had a chance to notice the beautiful, festive wreaths created by Pat Lescalleet-Lashley and her merry band of elves: Joan Campbell, Lesley Cheney, Georgine Feldt,...
by Sandra Conrad | Nov 14, 2020 | 2020, Newsletters
Dear Members, What an unusual Thanksgiving this will be. Regretfully, it will be in keeping with the ongoing pandemic in how we celebrate. Although many of us will not be able to share our holiday table with family and friends, we can all still give thanks. My thanks...
by Sandra Conrad | Oct 17, 2020 | 2020, Newsletters
Dear Members, Despite pandemic and drought, the early fall has brought its compensations, including some spectacular foliage as evidenced in the magnificent maple tree in front of the Concord Free Public Library. This tree was given to the club and planted in memory...
by Sandra Conrad | Sep 12, 2020 | 2020, Newsletters
Summer’s Grand Finale Dear Members, This week, the board held its first meeting outdoors aside the beautiful allée of maple trees at Emerson field. These trees were planted by garden club members in the 1930s. Looking at these magnificent trees provided a moment...
by Sandra Conrad | Jun 14, 2020 | 2020, Newsletters
President’s Letter We have come to the conclusion of a most unusual Garden Club season, one none of us will forget. The societal, economic, health-related and other consequences of the pandemic have changed our world...
by Sandra Conrad | May 29, 2020 | 2020, Newsletters
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...