GPIP will be participating in the Historical Society of Glastonbury’s Revolutionary – House, Muster, and Faire eventat the Welles Shipman … Read the rest
Author: Lory Woods
5/19/2025 – Monday @10AM – WTM Library – 2407 Main St. at the front entrance & patio
It’s time to make the entrance of the library beautiful by planting annuals and sprucing up the patio perennial garden. … Read the rest
5/21/2025 – Wednesday @10AM – Town Center Planters – Meet on the WTM Library front lawn under the Copper Beech Tree
Annuals will be planted in many planters to be placed around town. You’ll see the rewards of your efforts every … Read the rest
5/23/2025 @2PM SO. GLASTONBURY PLANTERS HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, MAY 23rd 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. Contact: Rusti at rustisue23@gmail.com or … Read the rest
5/24/2025 – Saturday @11AM – 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 … Read the rest
6/5/2025 – Thursday @10AM – Salmon Brook Gardens (East and West) Main St. near car wash and Best Cleaners
Tasks: We will be weeding, dead heading, trash removal and spreading mulch on both gardens. Bring: Work gloves, hand clippers, … Read the rest
11/9/2024 Saturday @9a – Welles Shipman Ward House
Kitchen Garden cleanup before Winter. Bring your gloves, a rake if you have one and personal refreshments. Location: Welles Shipman … Read the rest
11/9/2024 Saturday @ 10:30a – The Medians – Fall Clean Up
Cutting back perennials and woody plants for winter. Please bring hedge clippers, loppers, hand pruners, tarp, leaf rake and battery-operated … Read the rest
11/10/2024 Sunday @ 9a – Winter Planters – Glastonbury Center & South Glastonbury Center. Rain date 11/17/2024
Help create the Winter Planters. Bring your gloves, snips for cutting small branches, and a smile. This is a really … Read the rest
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 … Read the rest
9/15/2024 – Sunday 1-4pm – Historical Society’s Harvest Time Event at the Welles Shipman Ward House
Volunteers needed to help at our GPIP table where visitors can make dried flower bouquets and help harvest the garden. … Read the rest
9/29 or 9/30 or 10/1 – Date TBD – Food Pantry Garden Close Down
9/29 or 9/30 or 10/1 – Date TBD – Food Pantry Garden Close Down- The community gardens will officially close … Read the rest
10/5/2024 Saturday @ 9a Tree Walk down Main St. (rain date 10/6)
Meet at: The Love Garden on Main St. between SignWiz & Evets Glassworks
The walk highlights many of the TREES … Read the rest
10/6/2024 Sunday @ 10a at Village Green – Youth in Mission Group from South Congregational Church
GPIP will lead and assist this excellent group that has chosen Village Green as one of their dedicated annual workdays. … Read the rest
10/07/2024 Monday, 6:00PM Fall Educational Presentation and Member Meeting at the Riverfront Community Center
Starting at 6:00pm There will be a social hour to enjoy conversation, a picnic type dinner and volunteer sign-up for … Read the rest
10/13/2024 Sunday@ 11-2pm at the Museum on the Green
The Historical Society will be celebrating Indigenous People’s Day along with a Food Drive at the Museum on the Green. … Read the rest
10/16/2024 Wednesday @ 9a (rain date 10/17) – Town Center Planters
Clean out the planters. Bring your gloves, diggers, personal refreshments, and pots/containers if you want to try to overwinter any … Read the rest
10/19/2024 Saturday @ 8:30a – The Medians – Perennial Relocation Day
Removal and division and replanting of many perennials in both island gardens. Irises (twice blooming) are the primary task to … Read the rest
CANCELED 10/20/2024 Sunday @ 11a – Village Green
CANCELED (Planters were cleaned out by Youth in Mission Group from South Congregational Church as part of the group’s annual … Read the rest
10/22/2024 Tuesday @ 10a (rain date 10/24) – WTM Library Patio & Front Garden
Fall clean up. Bring your gloves, hand digger, snips for trimming back plants and personal refreshment. Location: Welles Turner Memorial … Read the rest
10/24/2024 Thursday @ 10a (rain 10/25) – South Glastonbury Planters
Clean out the planters. Bring your gloves, diggers, personal refreshments, and pots/containers if you want to try to overwinter any … Read the rest
10/28/2024 Monday @ 10a (rain 10/31) – Salmon Brook Gardens [East & West gardens]
Fall clean up – bring your gloves, hand digger, snips for trimming back plants and personal refreshment. A trash bucket … Read the rest
11/02/2024 Saturday @ 9a (rain 11/3) – Buckingham Gardens
Fall clean up. Bring your gloves, hand digger, snips for trimming back plants, rake if you have one and personal … Read the rest
7/31/2024 – Wednesday 9AM – Salmon Brook Gardens (East and West) Main Street near the car wash and Best Cleaners
Come join us for some on-going summer maintenance of the Salmon Brook Gardens! We’ll be weeding, deadheading and pruning as needed. … Read the rest
