ROWLEY — The Great Marsh Garden Club of Rowley just debuted its new Web site at www.gmgc.wordpress.com. The club, which formed in 2007 and is open to the public and currently looking for new members, is involved in promoting and engaging the community in the conservation of natural resources and civic beautification of Rowley.
Its new Web site includes information about upcoming events, past projects and opportunities to get involved.
Another part of the club's mission is to provide information and education on all aspects of horticulture and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge among members sharing a common interest.
Projects of the garden club include offering greens, such as wreaths, roping and boxwood trees, for the holidays for friends and members; the renovation of the veterans' Star Garden at the town cemetery near Town Hall, which was completed for a Memorial Day ceremony in May 2009 and was the group's first formal civic project.
For Earth Day on April 22, the garden club worked with Szczechowicz Landscape Services and business partner, American Profit, to review and provide input into their professional landscape design for the area around the gazebo in the town common. Szczechowicz and American Profit donated labor and supplies, including flowers, mulch and watering materials, to complete the project.
With this project, as with many of its projects, the Garden Club worked closely with the Board of Selectmen's office and the water and highway departments.
The club's most recent project was on Nov. 28, when members helped decorate the historic 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House on Main Street for the holidays, using all natural materials appropriate to the period of the home. Participants gathered greens, pinecones, fruit and other natural decorations, which were used to create roping, centerpieces, place settings, window decorations and more.
The Great Marsh Garden Club of Rowley holds open monthly meetings, usually on the first Tuesday of the month, though the Dec. 3 meeting, on a Thursday, is a greens workshop and potluck supper for members only at the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Regular meetings take place at the Rowley Public Library, with a social gathering and club business beginning at 6:30 p.m., and the scheduled program starting at 7 p.m. The next meeting open to the public will be on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and will feature a presentation called "The Joy of Herbs" by Rita Wollmering of The Herb Farmacy of Salisbury. The presentation is free to club members and $5 for nonmembers. All are welcome.
"We are an active club looking for civic opportunities to help beautify the town of Rowley," said Kim Perilli, president of the club. "We welcome new members to our group to help us with our mission."
For more information about The Great Marsh Garden Club, visit its Web site or e-mail questions to gmgardenclub@mac.com.
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