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 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 a.m. - Harwich Community Center September 17 Project G-Litter - Chair, Judi Sitkin (Third Thursday of the Month) 1PM, 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) 1PM 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 5 : DATE CHANGE to Wednesday General Meeting Harwich Community Center 1:00 PM Speaker: Emma Murphy: "Rooted in Nature and Sustainable Design" November ?? 9 to 11 : Pick up wreaths and decorations at the Harwich Chamber of Commerce November 20 Project G-Litter 1 p.m. Location, TBD, (will be sent out by email beforehand) November 20 Conservation Committee 10 AM- Harwich Community Center November ?? 9 to 11: Drop off wreaths at Harwich Chamber of Commerce November 18 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 p.m. at Harwich Community Center Volunteers are needed! November 25 - Tues. Date Change Board Meeting 1 p.m., Harwich Community Center, Room 4

“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere….” Vincent Van Gogh - - - - - December 11: NOTE DATE AND TIME CHANGE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON At WEQUASSETT RESORT : 12PM This replaces the spring luncheons recently held at Eastward Ho and will be a nice celebration following our Holiday Boutique. December 4 Holiday Boutique Workshops Harwich Community Center Thursday, December 4, Time: 9am - noon & 1pm -4 pm December 5 Holiday Boutique Set-Up, Time: 1 pm -5 pm December 6 HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE!! Harwich Community Center 9 am - noon December 16 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 p.m. Harwich Community Center December 18 Project G-Litter 1 p.m. Location, TBD, will be sent out by email beforehand. December 18 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community Center December 30 ; TUESDAY DATE CHANGE Board Meeting : 1 PM

For the winter months, make a list of organic edible and flower seeds to grow. Listen to the songbirds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANUARY 6 General Meeting Harwich Community Center Meeting, 1:00 p.m. Speaker: Martha Chiarchiaro - "Women Floral Painters Through the Centuries" JANUARY 15 Project G-Litter 1 p.m. Location TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) January 15 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community Center JANUARY 20 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 p.m. at Harwich Community Center Volunteers are needed. JANUARY 28 Board Meeting 1 p.m., 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 3 General Meeting Harwich Community Center Meeting 1:00 pm Speaker: Jill Mays ~ "Nuturing Nature for OUR Special Needs" February 17 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM at HCC Volunteers needed! February 19 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) February 19 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community Center February 25 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 3 General Meeting Harwich Community Center Meeting: 1:00 PM Speaker: John Parke ~ "How to Make a Successful and Bountiful Raised Garden Bed" March 17 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM, HCC Volunteers Needed! March 19 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) March 19 Conservation Committee 10 AM- Harwich Community Center March 25 Board Meeting 1 PM, Room #4

This month is time to plant roses, clean your garden beds and prune Spring Flowering bulbs - - - - - - - APRIL 7 General Meeting Harwich Community Center, Multipurpose Room Meeting: 1:00 p.m. Speaker: IIa Cox ~ "The History of the Tulip and its Tulip Mania Moment" April 10 Kathy Steves & Pat Watson Co-Chairs Harwich Gold Pickup from 9 to 1 at 1599 Orleans-Harwich Rd April 11 Harwich Gold Pickup from 9 to 1 at 1599 Orleans-Harwich Rd. April 21 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM at Harwich Community Center Volunteers are needed April 16 Project G-Litter 1 PM Location,TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) April 16 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community Center April 29 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 5 General Meeting Harwich Community Center Meeting 1:00 p.m. Speaker: Lisey Good ~ "Removing Invasive Plants" May 19 Blooming Bouquets 1:30 PM at HCC Volunteers are needed. May 14 Project G-Litter 1 p.m. Location TBD (will be sent out beforehand) May 14 Conservation Committee 10 AM - Harwich Community Center May 23 “Harwich by the Sea” Plant Sale Doane Park - 9 a.m. – Noon Co-Chairs: Diane DiGennaro & Sharon Safferstone May 29 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 2 Annual Meeting The Lonely Bouquet ~ A Club Activity - We will make small bouquets and leave them around town for people to find and take home. We'll attach a postcard to each one and will reveal the responses at our September meeting. Flowers, greens and containers will be provided; but, please bring some of your own garden delights and a small vase or container if you wish. June 18 Project G-Litter Location and time TBD (will be sent out by email beforehand) July 16 and August 20: G-Litter will also meet