April's meeting: Designing a Garden for All Seasons with Suzanne Mahler

Please join us for a special presentation at our April club meeting:  "Designing a Garden for All Seasons:  Perennial Color Spring Through Fall."  A well-known, local gardener, Suzanne Mahler will be taking us on a journey through the growing season with a dazzling display of the hottest new perennials and the tried & true favorites for both sun & shade.  She'll also include garden tips for creating the illusion that the garden is in continuous bloom!

When:  Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 7:00 PM
Where:  Harmony Hall, 1660 Lakeview Ave, Dracut, MA

This presentation is open to the public.  A $5 donation at the door would be greatly appreciated by our non-profit club!

Looking ahead to our May meeting...Backyard Bird Sanctuaries

Grow Spring! EXPO

Nature Happenings - March 2016

March

March 1

The furry light gray flowers of pussy willow burst from their buds.

March 4

The first of the migrant red-winged blackbirds are returning north. The earliest groups are made up almost entirely of adult males. Look for them perched on high marsh reeds and rushes such as cattails, displaying their bright red and yellow shoulder patches, or epaulets.

March 14

Great blue herons return to rookeries; they begin nest building and repair almost immediately upon arrival.

March 20

Vernal equinox: first day of spring. Night and day are of equal length.

March 23

Full moon. The Fish Moon (Colonial American).

March 27

Mourning cloaks, among the longest lived butterflies, overwinter as adults in tree crevices and beneath loose bark, and emerge on warm days in early spring.

March 30

Tree swallows return. Look for them scouting for nest boxes or tree cavities as breeding season begins.

Excerpt taken from Mass Audubon's Outdoor Almanac.