Surely the sound of birdsong in the morning is enough to make one want to put on some mudproof boots and get outdoors, and the Suffield Garden Club is ready to help you make that happen.
Prepare to load up on Member Plants this year!
On April 7, guest speaker Jennifer McGuiness will present tips on how to make your garden spaces – large or small – more welcoming for songbirds. Jennifer’s approach emphasizes organic gardening and native plants, much preferred by the birds, as well as the insects they feed upon. Her book, Bird-Friendly Gardening, is “the definitive guide to planting a wildlife-welcoming home landscape filled with a diversity of native plants that feed, shelter, and support birds.”
Garden Club to welcome author Jennifer McGuiness on April 7.
And speaking of birds and plants, planning is well underway for the 2025 May Market, scheduled for May 17 at the Phelps-Hatheway Barn & Grounds. Fans can flock to the gorgeous display by On the Wing bird photography, and the ever-popular Member Plants tent will offer affordable outdoor plants proven to thrive in our area.
Tom Sayers with his photographs On the Wing.
Big news: Roses are back, and to help you dig in, the Club will once again offer the amazingly helpful Spearhead Spades. (Once you try it you’ll wonder how you planted or transplanted without it!)
Garden Club member Ruth Greenberger is a big fan of the Spearhead Spade.
Save the Date: May Market, May 17, 9 a.m., rain or shine.
Bird Friendly Gardening Program: Monday, April 7, at the Second Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 100 North Main St., Suffield. Program scheduled for noon, following a short business meeting. The program is free and open to the public.
Anyone interested in volunteering to help beautify our community is welcome to attend a Garden Club meeting to learn more about the Suffield Garden Club and the good work they do in town. Organized in 1934, the SGC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing Suffield’s green spaces, both natural and cultivated. Visit suffieldgardenclub.org for more information.