"Pressed Flowers, Small Gardens & Desperate Gardeners"

Except for the occaisional 90-degree day, summer is coming to it's end (all 12 days of it, this year!) and Fall is on our doorstep. The Sutton Garden Club's monthly program schedule will begin in September with a workshop on creating art from presssed flowers grown in your own garden. If you haven't started to dry your garden flowers, it's not too late to begin. There are simple, step-by-step, instructions in this issue of the Fine Gardening e-Newsletter to guide you through the process. You'll need at least a month's time to allow the flowers to dry. However, if your own flowers are not quite ready, come to the workshop/meeting on September 22nd to watch SGC member and floral designer, Ann McDevitt, demonstrate her method for creating art with pressed flowers. Location: Sutton Congregational Church, 307 Boston Road ,Sutton MA. Meeting Time: 7:00PM

  We've all seen the results of planting a too-large tree on a small property where the home seems to be being swallowed whole. Those shrubs/trees were perfect for the garden when first planted but then they grew and grew and-well, you get the idea. The article by David Leckey,"Trees for Tight Spaces", provides valuable information on how to approach the dilemma of a small garden and select the plant that best suits the area.  The 'Diana' Weeping Larch, pictured here, is one of the suggested plants. Hmmm! How do you think it'll look in your garden? 

 

Just in, an e-mail from Plant Delight's Nursery that their Fall catalogue is available! You'll never find a plant catalogue, anywhere, as entertaining as this one. Humorous plant descriptions, while remaining informative, are the norm. However, you do need to be selective if you purchase from them. Many of the plants listed are grown for zones 7 and up but there are ample choices for our Zone 5b gardens. http://www.plantdelights.com/index.php