Somerville Garden Club

NOTE: This meeting will be held online ONLY

Herb Gardening

Herb gardening has been popular for centuries but herbs were not grown solely for culinary use, as we think of them primarily today.  Herb gardens took care of the family by providing herbs for medicine, herbs for dying cloths, herbs to keep the clothes and house fresh, and many other uses. We will explore the world of herbs and take a look at a modern-day herb garden.

A gardener for more than 40 years, Barb McIntosh has been a Massachusetts Master Gardener since 2016. She is a former volunteer Head Steward in the Trial Garden at Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Gardens at Elm Bank. She is also a principal contributor in the Northeast Correctional Center (NECC)  Concord Massachusetts Horticultural program where inmates are trained on vegetable gardening and landscaping techniques with the hope that they will be able to secure a job upon release. Barb is presently bringing the horticulture program to Pondville prison. Barb also is the co-project manager for the Carlisle Center Park site, providing outreach as well as gardening programs. Barb participates in a variety of other MMGA activities, including mentoring master gardener students, training, and the MMGA newsletter.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. 7-9pm.

If you are interested in attending virtually, but have not received the meeting link via email, or are not a SGC member, you can email info@somervillegardenclub.org for the link.

Ditch the Dirt: Simple DIY Hydroponic Growing

Growing crops without soil is much easier than most people can imagine! With some simple, inexpensive equipment crops can be grown indoors all year around. In this lecture, we will discuss how hydroponic gardening works, and look at a few simple systems that can be built with materials easily available at big-box stores and on the internet. Plans and resources will be shared with participants so that they begin their own adventures into hydroponic growing.

All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. 7-9pm.

Meetings are held the at the Tufts Administration Building, (TAB), 167 Holland Street, second floor, wheelchair accessible. Parking is available for a small fee, and the building is a ten-minute walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop.

If you are interested in attending virtually, but have not received the meeting link via email, or are not a SGC member, you can email info@somervillegardenclub.org for the link.