Try and encroach on your lawn little by little with expanding your gardens, adding native ground covers, native shrubs and trees which feed wildlife and don’t depend on chemicals and water to flourish.- - - - - - - - - August 26 * TUES. DATE CHANGE* Board Meeting 1 PM - Harwich Community CenterSeptember 9 ** NOTE DATE and LOCATION CHANGE General Meeting Harvest Moon Tea at SOUTH HARWICH MEETING HOUSE 1:00 PM September 15 Blooming Bouquets - Co-Chairs Jill McGrath & Cathy Dillon (Third Tuesday of the Month) 1:30 PM - Harwich Community Center Volunteers are neededSeptember 15 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community Center September 17 Project G-Litter - Chair, Judi Sitkin (Third Thursday of the Month) 1 PM, Location TBD - will be sent out by email beforehand.September 30 Board Meeting (Last Wednesday of the Month) 1 PM - Harwich Community Center Room 4

Try accessorizing your gardens with natural materials. Boulders, stones, shells, leaves and pine needles can replace excessive mulch. Use interesting containers and avoid using/buying new plastic pots for your plants. - - - - - - - October 06 General Meeting Harwich Community Center 1:00 PM Speaker: Joan Butler - "Color in Winter" October 20 Blooming Bouquets (Third Tuesday) 1:30 PM at Harwich Community Center Volunteers are needed! October 15 Project G-Litter (Third Thursday) 1 PM Location TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) October 15 Conservation Committee (Third Thursday) 10 AM - Harwich Community Center October 29 Board Meeting 1 PM - Harwich Community Center

“Our task must be to free ourselves…..by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” Albert Einstein - - - - - - - - -November 10 : DATE CHANGE due to Elections General Meeting Harwich Community Center 1:00 PM Speaker: Stephan Orr: "Lessons from Four Gardens" November ?? 9 to 11: Pick up wreaths and decorations at the Harwich Chamber of Commerce November 19 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location, TBD, (will be sent out by email beforehand)November 19 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community CenterNovember ?? 9 to 11: Drop off wreaths at Harwich Chamber of CommerceNovember 17 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM at Harwich Community Center Volunteers are needed! November 24 - Date Change Board Meeting 1 PM, Harwich Community Center, Room 4

“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere….” Vincent Van Gogh- - - - -December 10: NOTE DATE AND TIME CHANGE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON At WEQUASSETT RESORT: 12 PM December 4 Holiday Boutique Workshops Harwich Community Center Thursday, December 3, Time: 9 AM - Noon & 1 PM - 4 PM December 4 Holiday Boutique Set-Up, Time: 1 PM - 5 PM December 5 HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE!! Harwich Community Center 9 AM - noon December 15 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM Harwich Community Center December 17 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location, TBD, will be sent out by email beforehand. December 17 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community CenterDecember 30 Board Meeting: 1 PM

For the winter months, make a list of organic edible and flower seeds to grow. Listen to the songbirds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANUARY 5 General Meeting Harwich Community Center Meeting, 1:00 PM Speaker: Debra Chud: Matrix/Naturalistic Garden DesignJANUARY 21 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) January 21 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community CenterJANUARY 19 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM at Harwich Community Center Volunteers are needed. JANUARY 27 Board Meeting 1 PM, Harwich Community Center, Room 4

Feed the birds! In late winter many of their natural food sources begin to thin out. It’s important to keep your bird feeders fully stocked until Spring. - - - - - - - -February 2 General Meeting Harwich Community Center Meeting 1:00 PM Speaker: Craig Schneeberger - "All About Trees and Shrubs"February 16 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM at HCC Volunteers needed!February 18 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) February 18 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community CenterFebruary 24 Board Meeting 1 PM, Harwich Community Center, Room 4.

The first job to do for your garden, is to prepare the soil. “ The best tool for this is your neighbors garden tiller. If he/she does not have one, suggest that he buys one!” - Dave Barry - - - - - - - - - - March 2 General Meeting Harwich Community Center Meeting: 1:00 PM Speaker: Carol Rego - "Water Wisdom" March 16 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM, HCC Volunteers Needed! March 18 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand)March 18 Conservation Committee 10 AM- Harwich Community CenterMarch 24 Board Meeting 1 PM, Room #4

This month is time to plant roses, clean your garden beds and prune Spring Flowering bulbs - - - - - - -APRIL 6 General Meeting Harwich Community Center, Multipurpose Room Meeting: 1:00 PM Speaker: Bonnie Power - "Good Bugs/Bad BugsApril 9 Kathy Steves & Jackie Low, Co-Chairs Harwich Gold Pickup from 9 AM to 1 PM at 1599 Orleans-Harwich RdApril 10 Harwich Gold Pickup from 9 AM to 1 PM at 1599 Orleans-Harwich Rd. April 20 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM at Harwich Community Center Volunteers are needed April 15 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location, TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) April 15 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community CenterApril 28 Board Meeting 1 PM, Harwich Community Center, Room 4

After the Allium plant has stopped blooming and you are left with a brown seed pod, cut off the stalk at the base so the nutrients go back into the bulb. Then take the Allium stalks with the pod and stick them back in the dirt for garden interest. - - - - - - - - May 4 General Meeting Harwich Community Center Meeting 1:00 PM Speaker: Jennifer Brown: "Glass Flowers of Harvard" May 18 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM at HCC Volunteers are needed.May 20 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location TBD (will be sent out beforehand)May 20 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community CenterMay 29 “Harwich by the Sea” Plant Sale Doane Park - 9 AM – Noon Co-Chairs: Diane DiGennaro & Sharon SafferstoneMay 26 Board Meeting 1 PM, Harwich Community Center, Room 4.

Conservation Tips: Be sure to register your property as a participant in Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod. Visit https://pollinator-pathway.org/towns/capecod or contact pollinatorpathwaycapecod@gmail.com We can all take part in protecting this official Cape Cod environment . June 1 Annual MeetingThe Lonely Bouquet ~ A Club Activity - We will make small bouquets and leave them around town for people to find and take home. Greens and containers will be provided; but, please bring some of your own garden delights if you wish.June 17 Project G-Litter Location and time TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) July 15 and August 19: G-Litter will also meet