A Summer of Rain Birdcraft Habitat Gardens
Visiting Gardens June 26th Trip Farms, Barns and Pottery 2019
Visiting Gardens June 26th Trip Farms, Barns and Pottery 2019
2019 Medal Award Recipients
Provisionals 2019
The 18th Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference “Horticulture Elevated” Denver, Colorado September 10-13, 2019
Horticulture Sweepstakes Recap and Tips For Entering Horticulture Classes
A Summer of Rain Birdcraft Habitat Gardens
The Art of Mixology
Thank you to everyone who entered Sasqua's In-Club Floral Design and Photography Show, The Art of Mixology. A toast and huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our in-club show, “THE ART OF MIXOLOGY, Cocktails and Curated Concoctions”……Megan and...
Spring At Birdcraft
Please sign up via SignUpGenius to work at Birdcraft- it looks wonderful! Have you seen Birdcraft lately? It looks wonderful. As one bloom fades another begins, what a fabulous place to spend two hours in the morning!I want to thank all the dedicated gardeners who...
‘Goldilocks’ and Garden Flowers Needed for Zone II Show June 17
For the Zone II show in Hartford, Sasqua needs one Rudbeckia 'Goldilocks' and flowers from members' gardens for a cut arrangement. Coming soon – the Zone II meeting and Flower Show on June 18 and June 19 at Hill-stead Museum in Farmington, CT. On Monday, June 17 we...
Pollinator Pathway Comes to Fairfield
The Pollinator Pathway, a pesticide-free corridor of public and private properties providing native plant habitat and nutrition for pollinators- is coming to Fairfield! I recently attended The Town of Fairfield’s kick-off meeting for the Pollinator Pathway. Fairfield...
Tips To Make Your Garden Bee-utiful
The Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Gardens, with support from the GCA, has worked to preserve thousands of gardens that these pollinators rely upon. There are some simple steps that can be taken to support pollinators in our own gardens. There is a...
Photography Awards
Sasqua photographers take home ribbons at Darien and In-Club shows! June Eichbaum and Charlotte Stone entered photographs in Darien’s flower show, “Persephone". June won a second place in the creative category. The Photography portion of Sasqua’s In-Club show, “The...
Visiting Gardens Trip June 26
Farms, Barns, and Pottery - a Visiting Gardens trip to The Hickories, Dirt Road Farm, & Francis Palmer Studio VISITING GARDENS MAY NEWSLETTER A “POP UP TRIP" FARMS, BARNS AND POTTERY ----------- Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 8:30 depart for the Hickories 10:00 tour...
2018-2019 Provisionals
Congratulations to our 2018-2019 Provisional/New Members- what a wonderful year! The 2019 Provisionals have been a smart, talented, enthusiastic and fun group. I have loved every minute of our year together. You will hear more about them at our June Annual Lunch at...
Gardening Poems
Weeder's Thoughts I have raked the soil and planted the seeds Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds. For me no flashing saber and sword, To battle the swiftly marching horde; With a valiant heart I fight the foe, My only weapon a trusty hoe. No martial music...
How To Make Compost: A Compost Guide
Why Make Compost? Compost is one of nature's best mulches and soil amendments, and you can use it instead of commercial fertilizers. Best of all, compost is cheap. You can make it without spending a cent. Using compost improves soil structure, texture, and aeration...
Propagation: Begonia Leaf Cuttings
On February 16, 2011, Page Engelhart held a workshop where members made wedge cuttings of Begonias. They were Rhizomatous. All parts of the leaf are capable of rooting and forming a new plant. The only requirement is that the leaf portion contain a main vein. You...
Plan On Some Natives For Spring
By now most of us are dreaming of warmer weather and drooling over those seed and plant catalogues that are showing up in our mailboxes/email. Those beautiful spring and summer blooms that would be just perfect in one spot or another enticing us.But before you...
