A gift from mother nature

So excited that the star gazer lilies we planted bloomed beautifully.   Usually, the wonderful deer that visit the yard, get to them before I can cut them.

The Art of Tablescape: a holiday workshop to support Backyard Growers

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Join Backyard Growers & Sought Interiors for an evening of holiday artistry and merry making in support of local non-profit Backyard Growers. Expertly guided by designer Rochelle Grenier of Sought Interiors, you will learn the artful layers of holiday tablescapes while creating a bespoke centerpiece for your own holiday table. 

Accompanying the workshop will be a curated natural wine offering from Helen’s Bottle Shop and bites from the Cave. 

📍 Sought Interiors, 11 Center Street, Gloucester

📅 Wednesday, December 11, 2024 OR Thursday, December 12, 2024, 6-8pm

🎟️ Tickets for this beautiful evening are a $120 donation to support Backyard Growers’ food equity work in our community, including the new Gloucester farmers market, the Backyard Growcery

This is an opportunity to ignite your creativity this holiday season, and all for a good cause! Discover how to seamlessly blend timeless charm, organic beauty and contemporary sophistication on your holiday (and everyday) table.  Rochelle will cover other essentials like selecting natural elements, incorporating textures, playing with color palettes and combining vintage heirlooms with modern accents.

Thank you for supporting Backyard Growers’ work and joining us to celebrate the season!

Purchase your tickets

Generous Gardners endure the Cold and Wind to Plant Tulips for the Spring

LUSH SUMMER PLANTER GARDEN

Our planters for the Kendal Hotel and Black Sheep Restaurant, located at 350 Main Street in Kendal Square, Cambridge, are planted up in late spring. We keep them going with daily watering and fertilizing.

The hydrangeas look more and more beautiful as the summer progresses and I found a wonderful complementary purplish-blue and white striped petunia at Cedar Rock Gardens this year. With a name like ‘Blueberry Muffin,’  how could one resist purchasing. ‘Blueberry Muffin’ is holding its own and filling out nicely. It’s a keeper and on the list for next year.

Next time you’re in Cambridge, stop by and check out the Kendall Firehouse Hotel and come on in for a delicious breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The food is simply outstanding and the staff are wonderfully friendly and professional.

Studing in the Garden

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Studying – AWS Solution Architect Certification

Annisquam Annual Spring Plant & Gourmet Food Sale

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Annual Sewing Circle Spring Plant & Gourmet Food Sale Sunday, May 20, 2017 

8:30am – 1:00pm

 The Grounds of the Annisquam Exchange, 32 Leonard Street, Gloucester MA 01930

Finally – Spring!

Due to the very cold weather this Spring and other Village events the Annual ASC Spring Plant & Gourmet Food Sale will be held on SUNDAY on the grounds of the Annisquam Exchange…This event will feature a wide array of annuals and perennials from leading garden centers– including hanging plants, bedding plants and rose bushes. Go on the hunt for the perfect plants for your garden – sunny or shady. The Plant Sale also includes perennial plant treasures dug from our member’s gardens and sold at bargain prices!

Select from:

  • A wide array of annuals and perennials – including hanging baskets, bedding plants and rose bushes
  • Plants that thrive on Cape Ann – collected from Sewing Circle members’ gardens

In addition to your quest for the perfect plants and not to be missed is our Gourmet Food Table with delicious pies, cakes, and savory treats.  Many items will be prepared from recipes in our award-winning Annisquam Sewing Circle Cookbook, ” A Circle of Recipes, which celebrated the 175th Anniversary of the Sewing Circle.

Come early for the best selection at this always popular event!  The Plant and Gourmet Food Sale is held in the Village of Annisquam in Gloucester, off Rt. 127A. Turn down Leonard Street at the Annisquam Village Church and on to the Annisquam Exchange.

All profits are donated to Cape Ann community programs and given as scholarships

Web site: AnnisquamSewingCircle.org
Blog: http://www.annisquamsewingcircle.net

Garden of Optimism

My rehabilitation garden, herbs of hope and happiness, as I joyously see it every morning. Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme, with a Flowering Beauty. "Gardening is medicine that does not need  a prescription ... And with no limit on dosage." - Author unknown Garden of Optimism grown from seed in in Gloucester, and generously given as a healing gift by Lise Breen.
My rehabilitation garden, herbs of hope and happiness, as I joyously see it every morning. Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme, with a Flowering Beauty.
“Gardening is medicine that does not need
a prescription … And with no limit on dosage.”
– Author unknown
Garden of Optimism grown from seed in in Gloucester,
and generously given as a healing gift by Lise Breen.