Here are some highlights from the Kingston Hill Gardeners activities in 2024:
Members Salute KHG History With a Holiday Tea
Decorating Kingston Village with Holiday Wreaths
Crafting Thanksgiving Centerpieces
Monthly Floral Arrangement for the Kingston Free Library
Taking Care of Business at the Annual Meeting
Sharing Plant Cuttings and Gardening Expertise.
Posted December 21, 2024
December 18, 2024 -- The table was set, the candles were lit and the tiered servers were filled with sweet and savory delights when the Kingston Hill Gardeners gathered for a Holiday Tea and shared tales and highlights
from the early days from senior members.
Click the centerpiece for more photos in the KHG Album.
Posted December 11, 2024
December 2, 2024 - Every year members of the Kingston Hill Gardeners gather greens, ribbon and wire, and get to work assembling holiday wreaths to decorate the public buildings in the village. Mary Arakelian (left) demonstrates how to assemble a wreath, Robin Shields shows the finished product, and Maria Zannella hangs a KHG wreath on a door of the Kingston Free Library.
Click one of the wreaths
for more photos in the KHG Photo Album for 2024.
Posted November 21, 2024; new photos added to the album November 25, 2024
Voila! Sharon Schmid presents her artwork during the Kingston Hill
Gardeners' annual Thanksgiving Centerpiece Workshop
on November 20 in the Kingston Congregational Church Hall.
Click the arrangement to see more centerpieces
and
their makers in the KHG Photo Album.
Posted October 18, 2024
On Wednesday, October 16, these seven Kingston Hill Gardeners gathered
at the Fayerweather House Grounds to make hypertufa planters,
which will
be filled with succulents and sold at the annual KHG Pant Sale in May.
Click the group photo to see the sculpters in action mixing Portland cement,
peat moss and Perlite to mold the planters.
Posted September 23, 2024
On Wednesday, September 18, Kingston Hill Gardeners enjoyed a tour of historic Casey Farm in Saunderstown. Click the Lemon Balm or the Three Sisters for more photos in the KHG Album.
Each month a Kingston Hill Gardener creates a floral arrangement
for the Kingston Free Library. Thank you to Cathy Taylor for
this arrangement for August.
Click the cake to see pictures from our 2024 Annual Meeting
on a rainy June 6, when the cake and members
found shelter in a welcoming and festive garage.
Posted April 24, 2024; Updated May 13, 2024
Click here to download and print the 2024 Plant Sale flyer.
The Kingston Hill Gardeners gathered March 27 for a "plant cutting
exchange," sharing new growth and planting tips to add variety
to their gardens this spring.
(Click the picture for more photos from 2024.)
The Kingston Hill Gardeners was founded in 1957 by a group of dedicated women from the Kingston, Rhode Island area who were looking to stimulate the knowledge of gardening among amateurs. The group is made up of 30 Active Members and ten Associate Members. KHG regular meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, with a program of speakers, workshops and trips that provide enrichment for the members.
KHG participates in the Kingston Village Fair with a plant sale in May. Fundraisers are held every other year for the purpose of providing the South County Community with an inspiring gardening presentation.
Plant sale and fundraiser proceeds support youth environmental camperships and maintenance of the historic Fayerweather House grounds. In addition, KHG has established two endowments: one at the University of Rhode Island Foundation to provide URI Plant Science scholarships, and the other at The Rhode Island Foundation to support maintenance of the Fayerweather House grounds.
Members collaborate with the Kingston Improvement Association to maintain the Fayerweather House Grounds in Kingston Center with a series of workdays from April through October.
“We all feel a debt of gratitude to the eleven Charter Members who established the club. You laid a foundation of community service, a way to extend the knowledge of gardening and friendship from which all of us have benefitted.” ~ Rosemary Wilson on the 50th Anniversary of the Kingston Hill Gardeners in October 2007.
In an effort to promote sustainable gardening, the Kingston Hill Gardeners has produced Invasive Species of South County, a pamphlet that identifies seven very aggressive (and unfortunately attractive) plants that are causing great damage to native habitat in our area. Click the image to the right to learn about these plants and see a list of recommended native alternatives.
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