Meeting May 20

We will be holding our May meeting one week earlier than usually scheduled because of the Memorial Day holiday.

So plan to gather at 7 p.m. to the Irvington Presbyterian Church on Monday, May 20.

Bring extra garden plants you have to share for our annual plant exchange.

And Amy Mullen, The Fradulent Farmgirl,  will give a presentation on using the garden as an integrated homestead, which involves, of course, lots of edibles in your yard!

It is sure to be another enjoyable and informative meeting!

Be a volunteer …

Irvington Arbor Day Celebration

Join others in celebrating this national event by participating in the 7^th Annual Kile Oak Habitat Garden Workday, 9 – 12 noon, SATURDAY, APRIL 27.   

Sponsored by the Historic Irvington Landmark Association and the Irvington Garden Club, volunteers will plant native wildflowers, remove invasive plants, pick up twigs and downed branches, prune undesirable growth and repaint the front fence.

Please bring your own garden tools including gloves and pruners, wear long pants and closed toe shoes.

The Kile Oak is a 300 – 400 year old Bur Oak with a diameter of 5 feet, a circumstance of 15 feet, is 87 feet tall, and a crown spread of 122 feet.  The garden, located at 5939 Beechwood Avenue, is a registered wildlife habitat site and is planted with over 60 species of Indiana native wildflowers, ferns and grasses.

The site can be reached by turning south on to Arlington at the corner of Arlington and Washington then turning right at Beechwood. To learn more about the Kile Oak contact www.irvingtongardenclub.org, www.vineandbranch.net, or call 503-6139.

April events

Mark Your Calendars for these End of April

Irvington Garden Club Events!

Irvington Arbor Day Celebration

8th Annual Kile Oak Workday

9 - Noon, Saturday, April 27

5939 Beechwood Avenue

(more details to follow)

 

 

Meeting and Program

7p.m. on Monday the 29th at Irvington Presbyterian Church,

55 S. Johnson

Gerry St. Peters will present a program on the

World Flower Show that was held in Boston

in 2011

Farmers Market phone is activated!

The phone for the

Irvington Farmers Market

 has been activated! If you have questions about the market, please call

317-540-2425

An Irvington Event of Gardening Interest!

The Fraudulent Farmgirl, Amy Mullen, is teaming up with Irvington landmark The Benton House to offer urban homesteading classes in April. The two-session class is an introduction to the concepts of the urban homestead, from gardening to small livestock to using resources wisely. Instead of charging a fee, classes are offered on a trade basis.

WHAT:           Introduction to Urban Homesteading Classes

WHEN:           Tuesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 18; 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE:         The Benton House

                        312 South Downey Ave, Irvington, Indianapolis, IN 46219

                        thebentonhouse.org

FEE:                No cash fee. Students are asked to provide two meat, fish, or peanut butter items for the Irvington Food Pantry or attend the cleanup of the Kyle Oak on April 27. In addition, students are asked to bring a bag of newspapers to be used as sheet mulch.

CONTACT:     Amy Mullen, fraudulentfarmgirl@gmail.com

                        fraudulentfarmgirl.wordpress.com

We are going to go ahead and hold our Garden Club meeting tonight at 7p.m., as scheduled. I hope as many of you as possible will join us for Myrene Brown's presentation. See you tonight!

The Irvington Garden Club will hold its March meeting at 7p.m. on Monday the 25th at Irvington Presbyterian Church, 55 S. Johnson.

Myrene Brown

will give the program

GARDEN DESIGN FOR YOUR OWN GARDEN 

which will help you determine your favorite style of garden. 

Try to bring 3 pictures of gardens that appeal to you
 and 3 pictures of gardens that you don't care for.
Don't spend a lot of time on this- just go with your initial reaction to the photos. 
Myrene will help you to understand what you prefer in a garden
 and give clues to tweak your garden plantings
 into a design that will make you smile.

 Come and Enjoy!