Daily Archives: October 30, 2017

Saturday, November 11, 5:00 pm – Farm to Table Turkey Dinner

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South Middleborough Grange #337 will host its annual Farm to Table Turkey Dinner on Saturday, November 11 at 5 pm at the South Middleborough Grange, 570 Wareham Street, South Middleborough. Adults $10 and kids $5. First come first served. Tickets may be reserved in advance by calling 508-947-1904.

Menu includes: fresh cranberry juice, non-alcoholic beverage, roast free range turkey, homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, green beans, cranberry sauce, pickles, rolls and butter and homemade pie for dessert. All proceeds benefit South Middleborough Grange meeting hall floor restoration project.

The Grange and members of the Veterans’ Ladies Auxiliary will hold a bake sale as well. Homemade baked goods will be for sale before and after the turkey dinner. The bake sale is a joint service project of the two organizations to raise funds for to award scholarships to two Middleborough High School students to attend the Boy and Girls State Convention. The public is invited to shop at the bake sale and it is not necessary to attend the turkey dinner although the events are being held simultaneously.

Monday, November 13, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Groundcovers: Ecological Solutions in Place of Mulch Webinar

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The ecological garden is a richly layered plant community. At the base of the plant layer we find the herbaceous groundcovers plants that help to reduce garden maintenance. Growing in popularity, groundcover plants add beauty from leaf shapes, textures, and colors. As a bonus, they add valuable ecosystem services not offered by mulch alone – including the challenging areas such as the base of trees. Unlike the monotony of mulch, groundcovers offer seasonal interest in both flowers and foliage and many can also provide fruit for humans or wildlife.

In this webinar, Dan Jaffe will guide us through the process of transforming large areas of mulch into lush groundcover plantings. Dan will discuss native plant options and will provide an overview of plant spacing and techniques for getting the groundcover layer established. Dan Jaffe is the propagator and stock bed grower at New England Wild Flower Society (NEWFS) in Framingham, Massachusetts. He earned a degree in botany from the University of Maine and an advanced certificate in Native Plant Horticulture and Design from NEWFS. After interning at Garden in the Woods, Mr. Jaffe worked for a year as Plant Sales Coordinator at the Garden. Image of tiarella from www.thbfarm.com

Free for ELA members, $10 for nonmembers. Sign up at http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/groundcovers-ecological-solutions-in-place-of-mulch/

Thursday and Friday, November 16 & 17, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Celebrating the Season: Holiday Card Workshop

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Taking your inspiration from the fruits and foliage of the holiday season, create a pen and ink painting suitable for your holiday cards, gift tags, and notepaper. Wellesley College’s Sarah Roche will lead you through the process and help you get your artwork ready for reproduction. This two day class at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens will take place November 16 & 17 from 9:30 – 12:30, and is suitable for Techniques and experienced Foundations students. Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens – $90, nonmembers $110. Register at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.