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Design Your Own Kitchen Garden with Betsy Grecoe
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Participants will learn how to draw and design a modern potager, now known as a kitchen garden, based on historical designs and modern uses. They will create a drawn plan for their own garden based on their kitchen needs and garden area. This program will begin with digital images and an explanation of kitchen gardens and plants. The program will then shift to a workshop format as participants will use materials and information to design their gardens. Each participant will leave with a drawing to create their own kitchen garden.


Propagating Perennials with Joan Butler and Jana Milbocker
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Increase your perennial collection, replace mature plants, grow varieties that may not be offered for sale, and even produce new hybrids!  Learn different propagation skills including growing from seed, cuttings, and divisions of a wide range of perennials in this lecture and demonstration.


Annual Plant Sale
Sunday, May 15, 2016 
10:00am - 2:00 p.m.

Our Annual Plant Sale is held on the front lawn of the Stevens Memorial Library, Main St., North Andover.
RAIN or SHINE.
This is our one and only fundraising event of the year! The sale features proven perennial plants from our gardens, as well as annuals from Paisley’s and fresh produce from a local farmer.

All the proceeds from the sale are used for our civic beautification projects around North Andover and our free gardening programs for all.


Window Boxes and Containers with Carol Julien
Tuesday, June 14, 2016  
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Something for everyone!  Urban, rural, and in-between, grow annuals, perennials and herbs in containers and window boxes.  Light up your landscape with containers which will be raffled off!


Backyard Bird Sanctuaries with Bill Gette/Mass Audubon Society
Thursday, July 12, 2016  
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

We will review the species of birds typically seen at local feeding stations and in backyard sanctuaries. Also, we will discuss several identification aids such as size, body shape, bill shape, and behavior.

This presentation will cover the ranges, food preferences, and other exciting facts about these amazing animals that, not only survive, but prosper during our severe New England winters.

We will explore how the ranges and populations of many bird species have changes in recent years due to climate change, land use, and development; also how you can create your own backyard sanctuaries to enjoy watching these amazing creatures.