PAYTON MEMORIAL GARDEN AT ELM BANK – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Our public display garden at Elm Bank (the home of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society) is now 5 years old and is well on its way to becoming a mature garden. The Chapter has worked hard at making this the best garden that we can for generating public interest in rhododendrons. The Garden Design Committee met in March and has suggested several new rhododendrons, shrubs, and ground covers to be added to the garden this spring. As you see in this newsletter our April Chapter meeting will be held on the 29th at Elm Bank and we would like to have as much of the new planting, as well as needed maintenance work, completed prior to that date. In order to accomplish this the Maintenance Committee needs your help. We have scheduled 3 work parties in April on the following dates:
Saturday, 4/7
Sunday, 4/15
Thursday, 4/26
All 3 days we will be in the garden from 9 am until noon. Please join us for one, two, or all three of the days if you can. Coffee and donuts will be served and there will be plenty for everyone to do. If you are experienced we need your input, and if you are a beginner this is a great opportunity to meet and work beside your fellow chapter members. And you will have contributed to one of our missions, which is to educate the public on the genus rhododendron.
If you would like to participate but cannot make one of the scheduled work days please contact us and we will arrange to meet you at the garden when you are available (Jim Aplin and I spend most of our waking hours in the garden anyway J).
If you can help, and we really hope that you can, please let me know so that we can plan for tools, refreshments, etc. You can contact me as follows:
Pete Littlefield
Telephone: 508-429-6470
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