Upcoming Member Programs

Member Programs

2023 Program Schedule

Unless otherwise indicated, all programs are held at 1:30pm at the Sandhill Community Center, 16 Dewey Ave.

Masks are optional. If COVID conditions necessitate a change to our protocol we will post it here.

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May 6: Club Meeting & Plant Sale Prep

May 13: *PUBLIC EVENT* - Annual Plant Sale!

2023 events gone by...

January 8: Prevention of Gardening-Related Injuries: Lifting, Carrying, and Using Common Gardening Tools Safely and Effectively

February 5: Winter Sowing Using Hardy Perennial and Vegetable Seeds (photos below)

Presented by Debbie Anderson, Master Gardener and Sandwich Garden Club member
Bring a 1 or 2 lb. container (a strawberry container works best; a lettuce container will need holes punched in the top and bottom for drainage, using a hot screw driver); also bring a spray water bottle, if possible
SGC will provide potting soil, a variety of seeds, and water
If you have particular seeds in mind to sow, bring them along, too
Bonus! Learn to make origami seed envelopes

March 5: Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod

Presented by Carol Alper, Master Gardener, former president of the Nauset Garden Club, and steering committee member of Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod
Carol will cover how Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod is growing, what groups can do to support it, offer ideas on planting native plants, and address lawn and fall clean-up issues. She will also talk about public gardens and how groups can add new pollinator gardens to Cape Cod's public spaces.

April 2: One Bite Can Change Your Life: Ticks

Presented by Larry Dapsis, Entomologist and Deer Tick Project Coordinator for the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Service
Laugh as you learn about ticks, tick-borne diseases, and prevention.