Please join us on Wednesday, March 29th at 7pm at the Friends of Bees monthly Zoom meeting for a presentation on transforming your bump-out or planting strip (between sidewalk and street) into a pollinator garden. Melinda Dennis, a Watertown resident and member of Friends of Bees and Watertown Community Gardens (WCG), will share her beginner’s experience planting a 200 square foot bump-out with perennial flowers for attracting pollinators.
Ellen Menounos, a Watertown resident and Environmental Planner for the city of Newton, will join us to offer her expertise in native perennials. The Watertown Department of Public Works encourages these plantings and offers useful guidelines to follow, which will be highlighted during the talk.
This webinar is part of WCG’s mission to encourage gardening in Watertown with native plants to support our local biodiversity, including bees, birds, and other pollinators. Planting with native plants also improves our soil, air, health, and our area’s natural beauty.
Date: March 29th 7- 8:30pm
ZOOM LINK
Join WCG for our second pilot project converting one of our WCG’s board member’s barren planting strips in Watertown into a pollinator garden in one day. Tools and hardy perennial plants suited to New England’s harsh winters of snow, ice, and rock salt and the rough roadside location will be provided. Take home knowledge about native (and non-native) plants and the resources you need to transform your own space and help the city compensate for some of our lost greenery. Please bring your own gardening gloves. Registration is limited to ten gardeners. Volunteers are welcome!
Address will be shared when you receive your registration confirmation
Community Connections Committee Meeting
Watertown Community Gardens is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: WCG Community Connections Committee Zoom Meeting
Time: April 13 , 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/8650184962?pwd=Vkh2OXptK0FrNzFjanVSZHhxaWFWQT09
Meeting ID: 865 018 4962
Passcode: 067020
Join volunteers from Watertown Community Gardens in maintaining our public gardens, which support native bees, butterflies, birds, and more.
We will start each maintenance day by taking a close look at the gardens, to see which bees and other wildlife might be living there.
Spring garden maintenance activities may include planting new plants, weeding, cutting stems, pruning, adding compost, mulching, etc.
The specific garden location and detailed instructions for the volunteer event will be shared via email.
Time: April 27, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Watertown Community Gardens March Board Meeting 2023
Thursday May 4, 6:30 - 8pm
Board Meeting Zoom Link
Link to this Months Agenda Agenda
Registration and completion of the Liability Waiver are required to volunteer.
This event also includes the annual Plant Swap! If you have extra seeds or plants that you'd like to share with other gardeners in the community, please bring them. Specific instructions to prevent spread of invasive species, like the Asian jumping worm will be provided via email in advance of the event.
Time: June 1, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Thursday July 6, 6:30 - 8pm
Thursday September 7, 6:30 - 8pm
Watertown Community Gardens is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
P.O. Box 1041, Watertown, MA 02471
info@watertowngardens.org