Daily Archives: April 15, 2020

Saturday, April 25, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Hydrangea Pruning Success Online

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Culturally, of the several important issues for the home gardener to understand and practice, pruning is quite possibly the most critical and the least well understood. It also remains the most frequently questioned topic in my many lectures on hydrangeas.

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society shared the details of ‘Pruning Best Practices’ for many years, always trying to include the new understandings we continue to acquire over time. Over the past 2 years we’ve begun to more completely explore and explain ‘The Seasonal Step Approach’ to pruning – covering all species relative to practice and time of the year. Results have been excellent and we will urge you to adopt this approach as well.

This April 25 lecture from 10 – 12 will be digitally presented featuring detailed graphics relevant to all topics. Mal Condon strives to create a ‘class-room’ atmosphere encouraging active audience participation during the presentation portion of this event. For the balance of our time together – and if weather permits – we will move outside to do some hands-on pruning of nearby, on site hydrangeas.

A handout – in pdf format, containing all material presented – will be emailed to each attendee after the event.

A lifelong gardener, Mal Condon has been collecting, propagating, and growing hydrangeas for more than 40 years. An engineer by education and profession, he is strongly committed to the continuing development of the genus – always searching for new and better plants, evaluating their landscape performance, and finding superior ways to produce and grow them.

His Hydrangea Farm Nursery on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts was a well-known specialty nursery featuring one of the largest hydrangea collections in the Northeast. In 2014, he relocated to Cape Cod, where he continues his passion establishing a significant new garden. Mal frequently shares his many hydrangea learnings with garden clubs, horticultural associations, and plant societies – in the USA and other hydrangea-centric locations world-wide. $35 for Mass Hort members, $50 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org.

Monday, May 4, 11:30 am – Women’s Lunch Place Virtual Lunch

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The Women’s Lunch Place is excited to invite you to join them on May 4th, as WLP transforms the 9th annual spring luncheon, eat LUNCH give, from an in-person gathering to an online fundraiser and tribute to our mission – to welcome guests with dignity and respect.

They would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the WLP community for its continued support during these challenging times. The women served are counting on the WLP to stand with them as we all face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. These women, who fight daily to survive homelessness and poverty, are now facing a daunting new reality. Eat LUNCH give provides one of the largest sources of revenue to support our critical programs and services. Without your support, WLP will face a serious shortfall that will have a direct impact on its work and programs. 

WLP will honor Maureen Timmons with the 2020 Women Who Give Award. Maureen, an innovative change maker in the food service industry and WLP volunteer, has introduced the groundbreaking Menus of Change initiative to WLP, creating a new vision for our Healthy Meals Program. Hear from Maureen about her belief that all women should have access to healthy and sustainable food choices.

Join friends at a virtual table – your “attendance” will enliven the luncheon! All ticket holders will automatically enter an amazing raffle. Watch your mail for a special package before May 4th. Buy tickets online at www.womenslunchplace.org. Tickets are $200 and sponsorship opportunities are available.