by Peggy | Mar 2, 2022 | Being green, Weston News
Weston Garden Club (WGC) will celebrate 80 years of serving the community this spring with a tour of gardens created and maintained by garden club members. On the June 4 tour, gardens, otherwise not open to the public, will show off each gardener’s personality and...
by Peggy | Feb 27, 2022 | Being green
What would spring be without the kaleidoscope of colors proffered by the stately rhododendrons with spectacular blooms set off by handsome foliage? Their close relative, the largely deciduous azaleas, are also seasonal stars with mostly airy, delicate looking flowers....
by Peggy | Aug 27, 2021 | Being green
You may have watched Phyllis Theermann standing outside Wellesley Town Hall on a Friday afternoon waving an “I love the Earth” placard. You may have watched her being interviewed on TV about Wellesley’s new fine for idling cars. You may have seen her...
by Peggy | Jun 11, 2021 | Being green, Benefit / Volunteer
Let’s take a deep dive: the state of our oceanic health is a troublingly fluid situation. Our blue planet is awash in threats, from trillions of pieces of plastic pollution choking our waterways, to risks to critical protected areas and rare marine species. Climate...
by Peggy | Jun 4, 2021 | Being green, Home
The term “divide and conquer” may have originally been intended for warfare but, as more and more green thumbs are discovering, it’s equally helpful in dealing with — you guessed it — gardens. Container gardens, to be exact. They’re far more adaptive than in-ground...
by Peggy | Jun 2, 2021 | Being green, Home
Invasive plants have made their way into our gardens, woodlands, wetlands, and open spaces with a history that goes back to the Pilgrims’ arrival on these shores. The early colonists brought plants and seeds for food and medicinal purposes, some of which eventually...
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