Once You Become a New Member of EGC
Once you become a member, you will have access to the Members Only section of the website which contains activity calendars with all dates and times for park clean-ups and other programs and events. Please note these on your personal calendar. We will send out emails from VSP to remind the members of specific times of the activities and locations we will be maintaining and beautifying.
You might want to organize a garden tote bag with your garden club hat, gloves, clippers, shovels, weed buckets/tarps and pruning tools. It's always good to mark them with your name. We love new ideas, so as you become familiar with our town parks and spaces, please let us know if you see something that we can work on as a committee.
You might want to organize a garden tote bag with your garden club hat, gloves, clippers, shovels, weed buckets/tarps and pruning tools. It's always good to mark them with your name. We love new ideas, so as you become familiar with our town parks and spaces, please let us know if you see something that we can work on as a committee.
As a new or prospective member, you will have 2 sponsors to support your application to the garden club. In your first year as a member, your sponsors will take on the role of mentors to provide information and guidance so that you will feel comfortable to become actively engaged in the garden club. You and your sponsors should decide together on the support and activities that might be helpful. You may drive together to meetings, where your sponsors will introduce you to other members. They could provide you with a tour of our town, pointing out the areas we maintain as our civic responsibilities, and where we do our work for May Market at Cross Lots.
May Market is a particularly important time to connect with your sponsors as there will be a number of activities to prepare for our fundraiser. Ask them any questions you may have and pair-up with your sponsors on activities such as the “digs”, and “divide and pot”. Be sure you know about your assignment for the day of May Market.
Most importantly, stay in touch with your sponsors, and ask for the support and information you need. Their role is to make you feel comfortable and encourage your active participation in our garden club.
May Market is a particularly important time to connect with your sponsors as there will be a number of activities to prepare for our fundraiser. Ask them any questions you may have and pair-up with your sponsors on activities such as the “digs”, and “divide and pot”. Be sure you know about your assignment for the day of May Market.
Most importantly, stay in touch with your sponsors, and ask for the support and information you need. Their role is to make you feel comfortable and encourage your active participation in our garden club.
A look at the some of the work and fun that goes into being a member of the Essex Garden Club
Preparing for May Market
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Digs for Plants
In addition to giving plants from their own gardens, members ask their friends and neighbors to donate plants ... which involves going out to dig them up! |
Divide and Pot
After donated plants have been dug up, garden club members meet at the Cross Lots to "Divide and Pot" them for sale at May Market. |
Around the Town
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Spring and Fall Clean-Up
In April and September, all members get together to clean up the parks and the islands for our Spring and Fall Clean-Up. At the end of several hours, the Parks look beautiful and we all share a sense of pride and accomplishment. |
Maintaining the Town Plantings
In May, we will organize the civic committee members into groups and assign them specific areas around town to maintain by watering plants, weeding and generally keeping things looking tidy throughout the summer. |
Decorating the Town
In November, all members gather in groups to collect greens from friends' and neighbors' gardens that will be used to decorate Main Street in town for the Holiday Season. This is done the week before Thanksgiving. The local merchants as well as everyone shopping and working in town appreciate our talents and share their gratitude. |
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