10/14/2023 Saturday @ 3p – Adult Education Invasive Plant Walk by Jan Edmondson. – We need at least one volunteer to assist Jan in walking the perimeter of the Dog Park at Riverfront Park. GPIP donates their time for this event, however, Adult Education does charge a small fee to cover their expenses; therefore sign up is required via the Adult Education website in order to take the educational walk.
Education
POSTPONED – NOW 10/1/2023 Sunday @ 9a (rain date 10/1) – Tree Walk down Main St.
Tree Walk down Main St. led by Frank Kaputa
We think this is the perfect Fall walk
POSTPONED – NOW BEING HELD ON 10/1/2023 SUNDAY @9A
9/30/2023 Saturday @ 9a (rain date 10/1)
Meet at: The Love Garden on Main St. between SignWiz & Evets Glassworks
The walk highlights many of the TREES OF INTEREST ON MAIN STREET IN GLASTONBURY’S HISTORIC DISTRICT that are illustrated in the handbook published by GPIP. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring your personal refreshment as this walk takes about 1 to 2 hours depending on how much conversation (Q&A) there is.
Frank Kaputa is a tree enthusiast, and co-chair of the Connecticut’s Notable Trees project (https://oak.conncoll.edu/notabletrees). He is also the chair of the Town of Glastonbury Conservation Commission. Professionally he is a software engineering consultant.
CANCELLED – 9/29/2023 Friday @ 9a to 3p – GPIP information table during HSG’s Annual Tag at the Welles Shipman Ward House
9/29/2023 Friday @ 9a to 3p – GPIP information table during HSG’s Annual Tag at the Welles Shipman Ward House – volunteers are needed to help run a GPIP Information Table (you do not have to be a GPIP member) during the Historical Society’s Tag Sale. Volunteers may stay for as little as 30 minutes or any part of the day. While there take the time to check out the tag sale for a special treasure or two. Friday is the first and most popular day of the sale. Location: Welles Shipman Ward House on Main St in South Glastonbury.
Oct 4th, 2021 – Save the Date! Fall Annual Meeting
Save the Date!
Fall Annual Meeting
October 4th, 2021
featuring James “Jim” Sirch
We are so excited about this speaker. Jim Sirch is the Educational Coordinator for Yale Peabody Museum. He specializes and is passionate about Native Plants. Fall is the best time to plant native seeds. Be certain to come to this meeting. We hope to have the meeting at the Riverfront Community Center as in the past, including a little social time before the presentation. Keeping our fingers crossed.
Propagating Pollinator Plants from Seed
Including native plants in your garden is a great way to help pollinators. Expand your native plantings inexpensively by growing them yourself from seed. In this workshop we’ll discover different germination requirements for different kinds of seeds and how to plant a plastic milk jug filled with a seed selection to stratify over the winter. Proper after care will be discussed
Jim Sirch is the Education Coordinator at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. Jim was past president and is currently on the board of the Hamden Land Conservation Trust and the CT Native Plant Working Group. A certified CT Master Gardener, Jim gives talks throughout the state on gardening for pollinators and growing native plants from seed and is dedicated to helping improve backyard biodiversity. Jim was featured in the Members Making a Difference section of the Summer 2016 issue of the American Horticultural Society’s American Gardener magazine. Jim also authors a weekly nature blog called Beyond Your Back Door at: www.beyondyourbackdoor.net
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.
