Volunteer Project
4/8/2024 – Monday 11AM – Salmon Brook Gardens (East and West) (Main St. near car wash and Best Cleaners) – General spring clean-up: raking, weeding, pruning. We’ll start on the west side in front of the cleaners and cross over to the car wash garden next. Rain date: 4/11 @ 11AM
4/20/2024 – Saturday 8:30AM to 10AM – Rt 17 Median Gardens (intersection of Main St. & Rt. 17) – Spring Clean-up. Park off Buttonball Lane, Shipman nursery driveway on the right, please grab a safety vest when crossing the streetto the gardens. Tasks: edge, weed as necessary, prune woody plants, rake out as necessary, dead head daffodils, divide irises, and whatever else we find. Tools if you have them: tarp, bucket, hand pruners, loppers, weed digger, hand shovel, edger, work gloves, personal water. Rain date: 4/27 @ same time
4/21/2024 – Sunday 11AM to 3PM – Welles Shipman Ward House (972 Main St., South Glastonbury) – Militia Day – We will be marking out the garden and planting early sowing vegetables. This is a fun event for all. GPIP volunteers attend for free. Parking will be at the St Augustine’s Church on Hopewell Road. Follow signs to the footpath
5/4/2024 – Saturday 9AM – Buckingham Park Garden (1285 Manchester Rd., Glastonbury next to Fire Station) – Spring Clean-up and mulching for this small but beautiful garden that showcases the entrance to Buckingham Park. Tools: shovels, buckets and rakes, as well as hand tools. Mini wheelbarrows or garden carts are helpful too! Rain Date: 5/5 @ 9AM (second rain date, if needed: 5/11 @ 9AM)
5/20/2024 – Monday 10AM – WTM Library (2407 Main St. – front entrance & patio) – It’s time to make the entrance of the library beautiful by planting annuals and sprucing up the patio perennial garden. Rain date: 5/21 @ 10AM
5/22/2024 – Wednesday 10AM – Town Center Planters (Location TBD) – Annuals will be planted in many planters to be placed around town. You’ll see the rewards of your efforts every time you pass through town during the summer months. Rain date: 5/23 @ 10AM
5/23/2024 – Thursday 2PM – South Glastonbury Planters (865 Main St., South Glastonbury – at picnic tables in parking lot) – Spring planting for added beauty in South Glastonbury. Annuals will be planted at various sites. Rain date: 5/24 @ 2PM
Date and Time TBD – Village Green Planters (39 Knox Lane, Glastonbury) – Spring planting for added beauty for the residents. Annuals will be planted in many planters at various locations around the property. Fun project. The residents are very appreciative of our work.
6/2/2024 – Sunday 1PM to 4PM – Welles Shipman Ward House (972 Main St., South Glastonbury)- “Step Back in Time” Event – GPIP will finish planting the garden and we will have activities for families/children which will include making this year’s scarecrow. GPIP volunteers attend for free. Parking will be at the St Augustine’s Church on Hopewell Road. Follow signs to the footpath.
7/6/2024 – Saturday 1PM to 4PM – Welles Shipman Ward House (972 Main St., South Glastonbury) – Open House/Tours Represent GPIP at our information table and work in the garden if it is not too hot. Scarecrow will be dressed up as Waldo for the day!
4/20/2024 Saturday @ 9AM to 2PM – Earth Day Fair at Congregational Church of South Glastonbury. We will have an information table at this event along with some small activities for children.If you are a GPIP member or volunteer and would like to help, just show up. You do not have to be present for the entire event.
5/11/2024 Saturday @ 3PM – Invasive Plant Walk (Riverfront Park near the Dog Park) – GPIP is offering an Adult Education class/walk in conjunction with the Glastonbury Adult Education (non-profit) to help them offer programs of all types. A GPIP member will lead the walk pointing out the invasive plants and answering questions on the various types. Other GPIP members will be there to assist. Rain date: 5/12 @ 3PM
All Summer – Educational Garden @ the Town Community Gardens (to the east side of Herbert T. Clark House) Two plots have been donated by Parks & Recreation to allow GPIP the opportunity to show how to grow vegetables both in the ground and in pots. One plot will be devoted to the education of planting potatoes while one plot will offer more traditional vegetables. All produce from both gardens will be donated to the self-service Foodbank in Glastonbury. The gardens open on 4/27 and will close on 10/6. Planting will happen after the last frost. The garden will be open at various times (to be determined & posted) for viewing the garden and answering questions. Help is needed from members and volunteers all summer long. Offer an hour or more anytime during the summer. We’re near a shaded area so you can bring your chair and read while enjoying the garden.
Community Garden Kiosk – The kiosk will house food donation bins, to collect both fresh produce or other non-perishable foods and offers a little free library for books and seeds. GPIP needs members or volunteers to help pick up produce/food from the kiosk and deliver to the Foodbank at the Riverfront Community Center.
CANCELLED 6/18/2021 – Salmon Brook (East) weeding & trimming Volunteers needed.
Time: 10:00a – Friday June 18, 2021
Location: Main St. between Glastonbury Foreign Auto & Sparkle Car Wash
Parking: Behind Glastonbury Foreign Auto (enter off of Spring Street)
Chore: Weeding & Trimming a few plants
Bring: pruners, weeders, garbage bag and personal drinking water
This is an easy garden to weed and trim. Doesn’t take long if we get a few people. Great garden!
5/19 @ 9a & 5/21/2021 @ 4p – Educational Garden Topic: Container Gardening
Educational Garden at Town Community Gardens
5/12 & 5/14 Topic: Cool Weather Vegetables RAIN CANCELS EVENT
Topic conversations begin at 9:10a on Wednesday and 4:10p on Friday. Topic repeats Wednesday & Friday of the same week
Guest Conversationalist: Pam Eudowe, Glastonbury Partners in Planting, Inc.
Location: Plot #68 – 45 Canione Rd., Glastonbury, CT (Behind Herbert T. Clark House)
Every Wednesday and Friday bring your questions about gardening to a GPIP volunteer at Garden Plot #68. We will do our best to answer any questions. And while you are there take a few minutes to listen to a short casual conversation on a specific topic. All produce from this garden will be donated.
Interested in volunteering at this garden or at another garden with GPIP? We need help with watering, weeding, harvesting, and topic conversationalist at this garden. Contact Pam at information@gpip.org or via Facebook Messenger
GPIP is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides beautification, education, and environmental work on the public lands of Glastonbury. All projects are funded by membership dues, donations and/or grants. TOWN DOES NOT PAY FOR OUR WORK – it is all FREE.
For more information: GPIP.org or information@gpip.org Donations can be mailed to: GPIP PO Box 378 So. Glastonbury, CT 06073 or electronically via PayPal.
5/26/2021 @ 10a – Welles Turner Memorial Library
Welles Turner Memorial Library – Plant the garden beds
Date: May 26th, Wednesday
Time: 10:00am
Location: Main St. near the corner of Main St & Hebron Ave
Chores: Planting plants and mulching
BYO: Gloves, Trowels and personal drinking water
Change….5/20/2021 @ 9am – So. Glastonbury Planters
So. Glastonbury Planters – Fill them with beautiful plants
Date: May 20th, Thursday (rain date: May 21st)
Time: 9:00am
Location: Meet in the Brookside Market parking lot. We will begin there.
Chores: Creating the planters, installing plants
BYO: Gloves, Trowels and personal drinking water
CHANGED to 5/25/2021 @ 10am – Town Center Planters
Town Center Planters – Fill them with beautiful plants
Date: May 25th, Wednesday (was previously 5/19)
Time: 10:00a
Location: Meet at the WTM Library under the Copper Beech Tree
Chores: Creating the planters, installing plants
BYO: Gloves, Trowels and personal drinking water
5/18/2021 @ 11am – Village Green – Planters to be planted
Village Green – Planters to be planted
Date: May 18th, Tuesday
Time: 11:00am
Location: Knox Lane
Chores: Creating the planters, installing plants
BYO: Gloves, Trowels and personal drinking water
5/12 & 5/14/2021 – Educational Garden Topic: Cool Weather Veggies
Educational Garden at Town Community Gardens
5/12 & 5/14 Topic: Cool Weather Vegetables RAIN CANCELS EVENT
Topic conversations begin at 9:10a on Wednesday and 4:10p on Friday. Topic repeats Wednesday & Friday of the same week
Guest Conversationalist: Pam Eudowe, Glastonbury Partners in Planting, Inc.
Location: Plot #68 – 45 Canione Rd., Glastonbury, CT (Behind Herbert T. Clark House)
Every Wednesday and Friday bring your questions about gardening to a GPIP volunteer at Garden Plot #68. We will do our best to answer any questions. And while you are there take a few minutes to listen to a short casual conversation on a specific topic. All produce from this garden will be donated.
Interested in volunteering at this garden or at another garden with GPIP? We need help with watering, weeding, harvesting, and topic conversationalist at this garden. Contact Pam at information@gpip.org or via Facebook Messenger
GPIP is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides beautification, education, and environmental work on the public lands of Glastonbury. All projects are funded by membership dues, donations and/or grants. TOWN DOES NOT PAY FOR OUR WORK – it is all FREE.
For more information: GPIP.org or information@gpip.org Donations can be mailed to: GPIP PO Box 378 So. Glastonbury, CT 06073 or electronically via PayPal.
CANCELLED – To be rescheduled – Fri 11/6/2020 @ 2:00p – Salmon Brook West planting
Date: Friday Nov 6th
Time: 2:00p to 4:00p
Location: Salmon Brook West – Main St. between Best Cleaners & Dunkin Donuts
Task: Plant 40 shrubs & 40 perennials If this task is not completed before it gets dark please consider returning on Saturday to finish the job.
Please call or email Pam to let her know you are coming for this task. We only need about eight (8) people.
Pam 860.659.3482 deudowe@cox.net
This is a great opportunity to learn the Horticultural way to plant properly. So, come learn while doing. Bring your gloves, trowel, small shovel if you have one and personal water. Plan to wear your mask. If you don’t have tools we have spares to share. All offers for help are welcome and appreciated.
Sun 11/15/2020 @ 9:00a – Winter Planters – Help Create Beauty for Winter
Winter Planters – In Town Center and South Glastonbury Center
Date: Nov 15th @ 9:00a
Project Chairs: Jocelyn Frazier 860.633.0856 frazierdj4@gmail.com & Kathy Viani 860.659.0713 kmarecki@yahoo.com
Come help create the Winter Planters. Bring winter greens or natural materials to add interest to the planters.