Acton Garden Club

Acton Garden Club Horticultural Hints for April 2025

April 12, 2025
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Bulb Foliage When the spring bulbs begin to decline, it’s important not to cut back the foliage. After flowering, the plants continue to photosynthesize and are storing these food reserves in the bulb for next year. Removing spent flower stems is all right, but let the foliage die…
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Acton Garden Club Horticulture Hints for February 2025

February 8, 2025
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“Check out stored bulbs, rhizomes, roots, corms, etc. of Canna, Dahlia, Gladiolus, and other summer flowering “bulbs” and cull any that are rotting or have shriveled beyond recognition.” * *Ron Kujawski, Berkshire Botanical Garden, January 13, 2025 “Do some winter planning this month. When the plants lose their…
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A garden with several different kinds of plants and flowers. Peonies are coming up in the foreground and a beautiful weeping tree with pink flowers is in the background.

May Gardening Tips from the Acton Garden Club

May 7, 2024
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Adapted from The Dirt, the newsletter of the Acton Garden Club. Garden advice for May in Acton: Do not plant annuals too early. They do not like nighttime temperatures below 40 degrees. The general rule is to plant them around Memorial Day, but if plants are purchased earlier,…
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A cheery flowerbed with a wooden sign that says "Planted and maintained by the Acton Garden Club."

Oval Garden is Dedicated

May 7, 2024
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The Oval Garden in front of Town Hall, newly planted by the Acton Garden Club to commemorate the club’s 90th Anniversary, was dedicated on the morning of May 1. The 20’x18’ perennial garden was designed with plantings that will withstand, with little maintenance or watering, the harsh sun,…
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