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Posted on September 11, 2025September 11, 2025
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9/27/2025 Saturday, Welles-Shipman-Ward House 

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

GPIP we will have an information table from 10am-1pm weather permitting. Come help promote GPIP for a bit then find … Read the rest

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10/06/2025 Monday @6PM – Fall Member Meeting and Educational Presentation at the Riverfront Community Center

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Join us for an enlightening journey through the world of apples in our presentation, “It’s All About the Apples.”  Ben … Read the rest

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10/09/2025 Thursday @9:30am – Food Pantry Garden Close Down 

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

The gardens officially close on October 13th (last day). Depending on the weather, the process to breakdown plots #53 & … Read the rest

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10/11/2025 Saturday 11am-2pm Pay it Forward Food Drive at The Historical Society’s Museum on Hubbard Green

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

The Indigenous Peoples of the area taught the English settlers ways to increase their food supply by sharing new plants … Read the rest

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10/11/2025 Saturday, 9am (rain 10/12) Tree Walk Down Main Street – Led by Frank Kaputa 

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

The walk highlights many of the TREES OF INTEREST ON MAIN STREET IN GLASTONBURY’S HISTORIC DISTRICT that are illustrated in … Read the rest

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10/15/2025 Wednesday @ 9am (rain 10/16) – Town Center Planters 

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Clean out the planters. Bring your gloves, diggers, personal refreshments, and pots/containers if you want to try to overwinter any … Read the rest

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10/16/2025 Thursday @ 10am (rain 10/17) – South Glastonbury Planters 

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Clean out the planters. Bring your gloves, diggers, personal refreshments, and pots/containers if you want to try to overwinter any … Read the rest

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10/23/2025 Thursday @ 10am (rain 10/24) – WTM Library Patio & Front Garden 

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Fall clean up. Bring your gloves, hand digger, snips for trimming back plants and personal refreshment. Location: Welles Turner Memorial … Read the rest

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11/01/2025 Saturday @ 9am (rain 11/2) – Buckingham Gardens 

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Fall clean up. Bring your gloves, hand digger, snips for trimming back plants, rake if you have one and personal … Read the rest

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11/01/2025 Saturday @ 10am (rain 11/8) – The Medians

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Fall Cleanup. Note the later start time. WSW cleanup is at 8:30am that day; maybe help out at both?  Tasks: … Read the rest

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11/01/2025 Saturday @ 8:30am (rain 11/8) – Welles Shipman Ward House 

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Kitchen Garden cleanup before Winter. Bring your gloves and favorite gardening tools to help remove spent plants (loppers, garden spade … Read the rest

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11/05/2025 Wednesday @ 9am (rain 11/6) – Salmon Brook Gardens [East & West gardens] 

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Fall clean up – bring your gloves, hand digger, snips for trimming back plants and personal refreshment. A trash bucket … Read the rest

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Winter Planters – 11/17/25 Monday @9am (Town Center) & 11/18/25 Tuesday @9am (South Glastonbury)

Posted on September 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Help create the Winter Planters. Bring your gloves, snips for cutting small branches, and a smile. This is a really … Read the rest

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7/26/2025 Saturday @ 8:30AM – Rt 17 Median Gardens Tidying. With a good sized group, will finish in an hour

Posted on July 21, 2025October 26, 2025

Park off Buttonball lane, Shipman nursery driveway on the right, please do not block the private driveway on the … Read the rest

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Farmers Market (beginning June 3rd) at 2155 Main Street in Glastonbury – Town Hall

Posted on April 2, 2025October 26, 2025

Once a month GPIP hosts an informational table at the Farmers Market on Tuesdays starting June 3, 2025 and running … Read the rest

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04/14/2025 Monday @6PM – Spring Member Meeting and Educational Presentation at the Riverfront Community Center

Posted on April 2, 2025April 23, 2025

Our Educational speaker and presentation will be given by Pamela Cooper
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4/16/2025 – Wednesday @11AM – Salmon Brook Gardens (East and West) – Main St. near car wash and Best Cleaners

Posted on April 2, 2025October 26, 2025

General Spring clean-up: raking, weeding, pruning.  We’ll start on the west side in front of the cleaners and cross over … Read the rest

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4/19/2025 – Saturday @9AM to 10:30AM – Welles Shipman Ward House – 972 Main St., South Glastonbury 

Posted on April 2, 2025April 23, 2025

Spring clean-up of the Colonial Kitchen Garden. Plus, we will be planting wheat berry and onions. Some tools provided but … Read the rest

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4/26/2025 Saturday @10AM to 1PM – Earth Day Fair at Congregational Church of South Glastonbury

Posted on April 2, 2025April 23, 2025

GPIP will have an information table at this event along with some small activities for children. Come join the fun!  … Read the rest

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5/2/2025 – Opening Day of GPIP’s 2 Food Pantry Gardens 

Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025

All activities are dependent on weather and are on a week-by-week basis.  Please sign up for the volunteer emails via … Read the rest

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5/3/2025 – Saturday @9AM – Buckingham Park Garden – 1285 Manchester Rd., Glastonbury next to Fire Station 

Posted on April 2, 2025October 26, 2025

Spring Clean-up and mulching for this small but beautiful garden that showcases the entrance to Buckingham Park. Tools: shovels, buckets … Read the rest

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5/10/2025 – Saturday @8:30AM to 10AM – Rt 17 Median Gardens (intersection of Main St. & Rt. 17) 

Posted on April 2, 2025April 23, 2025

Spring Clean-up.  Please park off Buttonball on drive up to Shipman Nursery (do not block home driveway); please take a safety … Read the rest

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5/17/2025 Saturday @2PM – Invasive Plant Walk Welles Shipman Ward House 972 Main St., South Glastonbury 5/17/2025 Saturday @ 2PM

Posted on April 2, 2025April 23, 2025

A GPIP member will lead the walk pointing out the invasive plants and answering questions on the various types. Other … Read the rest

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NEWS & EVENTS

  • Click on an event for more information
  • 9/27/2025 Saturday, Welles-Shipman-Ward House 
  • 10/06/2025 Monday @6PM – Fall Member Meeting and Educational Presentation at the Riverfront Community Center
  • 10/09/2025 Thursday @9:30am – Food Pantry Garden Close Down 
  • 10/11/2025 Saturday 11am-2pm Pay it Forward Food Drive at The Historical Society’s Museum on Hubbard Green
  • 10/11/2025 Saturday, 9am (rain 10/12) Tree Walk Down Main Street – Led by Frank Kaputa 
  • 10/15/2025 Wednesday @ 9am (rain 10/16) – Town Center Planters 
  • 10/16/2025 Thursday @ 10am (rain 10/17) – South Glastonbury Planters 
  • 10/23/2025 Thursday @ 10am (rain 10/24) – WTM Library Patio & Front Garden 
  • 11/01/2025 Saturday @ 9am (rain 11/2) – Buckingham Gardens 
  • 11/01/2025 Saturday @ 10am (rain 11/8) – The Medians
  • 11/01/2025 Saturday @ 8:30am (rain 11/8) – Welles Shipman Ward House 
  • 11/05/2025 Wednesday @ 9am (rain 11/6) – Salmon Brook Gardens [East & West gardens] 
  • Winter Planters – 11/17/25 Monday @9am (Town Center) & 11/18/25 Tuesday @9am (South Glastonbury)
  • 7/26/2025 Saturday @ 8:30AM – Rt 17 Median Gardens Tidying. With a good sized group, will finish in an hour
  • Farmers Market (beginning June 3rd) at 2155 Main Street in Glastonbury – Town Hall
  • 04/14/2025 Monday @6PM – Spring Member Meeting and Educational Presentation at the Riverfront Community Center
  • 4/16/2025 – Wednesday @11AM – Salmon Brook Gardens (East and West) – Main St. near car wash and Best Cleaners

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