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Backyard Growers Garden Storytime

Join Backyard Growers at Sawyer Free Library Garden in Gloucester Massachusetts for Garden Storytime

Backyard Growers brings a fun outdoor children's gardening program to the library! Children will plan, plant, water, weed, maintain & harvest a garden at the library all summer in this series of Thursday morning events. Learn about gardening as we share books and stories while exploring the process of growing. The ecology focused summer reading theme of Read, Renew, Repeat strives to bring attention to our natural world, as well as caring for the environment. Located at the library raised garden bed on the Middle Street side of the Saunders House (88 Middle Street.)

When:

Thursdays, July 11-August 29, 2024 10am

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Plant Sale at Emma Andrews Library

Plant Sale fundraiser at Emma Andrews Library in Newburyport Massachusetts

Emma Andrews Library and Community Center invites you to the library for their annual fundraising plant sale! As you are contemplating your gardens and find an excess of plants or plants that need dividing, please donate them to us. Plants may be dropped off in the backyard of the Emma at 77 Purchase Street on Friday, May 31. And then, come join us on Saturday, June 1 to find wonderful offerings for your garden. All proceeds go to fund the general expenses to keep the library running.

When:

Saturday, June 1, 2024 9am-12pm

Location:

Emma Andrews Library and Community Center

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Seed Starting & Fairy Gardens with Backyard Growers

Join Sawyer Free Library and Backyard Growers as we welcome Spring making fairy gardens and planting seeds! This children's program is free and materials will be provided for starting seeds, planting, and setting up for the fairies to take up residence! This event will take place at the Backyard Growers office, the entrance of which is located in the back parking lot area of 103 Rear Maplewood Avenue. Attendees will plant seeds and decorate their seed trays with all the classic components of a fairy house. Use sticks, stones, moss, and more to design a garden fit for a fairy!

When:

Saturday, May 11, 2024 11-11:45am

Location:

Backyard Growers Program

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Plant Sale and Spring Fundraiser

Annual Plant Sale fundraiser at the Customs House Maritime Museum in Newburyport Massachusetts

Come to the Senior/Community Center in Newburyport to enjoy all the adventure our fabulous Spring Plant Sale Fundraiser has to offer. All Are Welcome to Attend! It's more than just a plant sale:

When:

Saturday, May 11, 2024 9am-Noon

Location:

Custom House Maritime Museum

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Drop-in Seed Planting at North Shore Children's Museum

Seed planting workshop at North Shore Children's Museum in Peabody Massachusetts

Come to the museum to join volunteers from Newhall Fields for a very special planting program. Kids will get a chance to plant seeds, learn more about the anatomy of seeds and plants, color, and dress up. This program is drop in from 1-3PM, and included with your admission to the 12-2PM or 2-4PM play session.

When:

Sunday, May 5, 2024 1-3pm

Location:

North Shore Children's Museum

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Make A Seed Ball (or two!) at APL

Kids are invited to come the Amesbury Public Library to make seed balls!

The Amesbury Public Library invites kids to make seed bombs! Come by after school and create a seed ball! Stop by and get a little messy with this fun project that helps spread native seeds around. All ages and everyone is welcome to make one. This program is outside and weather dependent!

When:

Monday, April 24, 2023 3-4pm

Location:

Amesbury Public Library

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Garden Planning Workshop

Celebrate sustainable living with Backyard Growers Program in Gloucester MA

Join us to learn how to use the Square Foot Garden method to make the most of the space in your veggie garden this year. Leave the training with a custom garden plan based on how much time you can spend in the garden and what you like to eat, so that you can enjoy more delicious, fresh, homegrown produce than ever before - with minimal waste!

When:

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 6-8PM

Location:

Backyard Growers Program

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To Bee or Not to Bee

Come to newburyport Library for a gardening presentation focused on pollinators and how to plant to attract them. Photo by Bill O'Connor

We had such a great reaction to last year's program "The Role of the Honeybee in Our Environment" that we decided to offer another bee based program. This time, gardening guru Andi Ross will present her new program, "To Bee or Not to Bee." Landscaping to attract pollinators and other beneficial insects as well as birds and butterflies is not only trendy, its critical to our own survival. This lecture will explore what plants will attract beneficial wildlife to your gardens with slides of glorious gardens filled with wildlife.

When:

Saturday, February 24, 2018 | 11am-12:30pm

Location:

Newburyport Public Library