Busy Busy Week

Dear Members:
 Here’s everything you need to know about the next few days. 

• Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to noon & 1:00 p.m. to 4:00: drop off plants at Amanda von Weise’s, 839 Lowell Road. Amanda has a circular driveway so it’s easy in and out. If you haven’t managed to wrangle 12 plants from your garden, purchased plants from one of our local nurseries is a welcome substitute. Label things as best you can, do not worry about pricing. 
• Wednesday, same as above: 9:00 a.m. to noon & 3:00 p.m. to 6:00.
• Thursday: 1-4pm, price and sort session at Amanda’s.
• Friday: drop off baked goods before noon at Jen Lannan’s house, 102 Sudbury Rd.
• Also Friday: Drop off gardening books to Leann Greisinger’s porch, 1266 Lowell Rd.
• Saturday: Starting at 6:30, plants will be transported from Amanda’s to TriCon for set up. Shifts begin at 8:15, the sale begins at 8:30 and the sale ends at 12:30. Breakdown will follow. 

We still need Talliers! This does not require a PhD in mathematics or for you to be speedy: prices will be in whole numbers, and you can use a calculator. This greatly helps the cashiers. Take a look at the Sign Up for the Sale and see where you can fit yourself in. 

Arbor Day

In attendance: Helene Clayton, Lori Bratzler, Betsy Spaulding, Sandra Conrad, Joan Campbell, Georgine Feldt, Wendy McNally

Sandra Conrad writes:

I gave the introduction and opening remarks and noted GCC’s contribution to Arbor Day since 1928, as well as the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day. The rest of the attendees were from the CPW, Select Board, and Concord Sustainability Committee, about 20 people total. A charming young boy read Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees.”  Henry Dane, Select Board member read the original Arbor Day proclamation. Amanda Kohn spoke to the efforts of the Sustainability Committee for a Cooler Concord. 

We are all standing in front of a Yellow wood tree, one of three trees planted along with the pin oak donated by GCC. The pin oak is located near the roadside.

Amal Moamar’s Garden

The lucky enthusiasts able to make time last Monday morning were treated to a walk around Amal’s glorious spring garden. Her fabled hellebores were in full display, as were many other spring blooming ephemerals: a carpet of winter aconite, magnolias of several varieties, miniature narcissus, epimediums, hyacinths, trout lily erithroniums, plus the earliest foliage of intriguing trilliums and several recently installed Japanese maples. Thank you everyone for a fun and informative morning, and a special thank you to Amal for her gracious hospitality. 

Lori Bratzler, John Althouse, Amal Moamar, Kate Wharton, Gail Keane,

Victoria Mulligan, Pat Lescalleet-Lashley, Carol Haines