A successful first meeting!

I'm very pleased to see so much interest and enthusiasm in getting the club off the ground! Our first meeting was held at the Barrington Library on June 20 at 6:30pm. There were 22 people in attendance.

A name for the club was decided on... drumroll please... we are the Barrington Bloomers! Thanks to Kate for the creative name.

Officer positions were chosen:
President: Nancy K.
Co-president: Coleen S.
Secretary: Laura D.
Membership: Nancy K.
Refreshment coordinator: Paula R.
Help with program planning, etc: Lindy H.

The next meeting will be August 1, 2007 at the Barrington Library, 6:30pm– hope to see you there. Details will be posted shortly. In the meantime I will be checking out other options for a meeting place as space is an issue at the Library.

Many topics for future meetings of the group were talked about...
Visit other gardens (field trip), have another garden club come and talk about what they do for their towns, soil prep, natives, butterfly gardens, shade gardens, pest control– natural pesticides as well, plant division, invasives, have a speaker from UNH extension, master gardener Q&A, herbs for cooking, flower arranging, wreath making.

The idea of having non-members pay a fee to come to the talks/demonstrations was agreed to by all to help raise money (for town gardens, for speakers, a scholarship?). The club would also have a yearly dues for members, amount to be determined at next meeting ($5 or $10 or ?).

It was unanimous that Barrington needs some “curb appeal.” We'll be looking into what we can do to add some color to areas in the town. Some of the areas mentioned are the intersections of Routes 9 & 125, the triangle at the intersection of Province Road and Route 9, the post office. One major concern is how to get water to the site(s) and who will water the area. Newmarket came up as having a very nice display of flowers done by the garden club in town (a possible speaker on this topic?).

Once we get the details all set for the next meeting we will pass along the info for publication to Foster’s, The Rochester Times and The Town Common newsletter.

The meeting closed with a successful plant swap.

Looking forward to the next meeting. Happy Gardening!

First Garden Club Meeting!

Welcome to the Barrington Gardeners blog spot. Here you’ll find the groups schedule, notes from previous meetings and photos.

Wednesday June 20, 2007
at the Barrington Town Library
6:30-7:30pm

On the agenda:
Decide on a name for the club– bring your ideas!

General meeting– introductions, ideas for speakers & events, deciding/voting on officer positions & dues amount for the club, etc.

Plant swap– Bring up to 3 plants to exchange. You’ll go home with as many as you bring to swap. Please be sure the pots are fairly clean.