Pasquaney Garden Club to hold Spring Bulb Sale as fundraiser

BRISTOL — During the remaining weeks of summer it is a good time to plan for flowers that will bring early cheer next spring.

To participate in the PGC Spring Bulb Fundraiser you can order your bulbs online by Sept. 7 for direct shipment to your home by the end of September. To order, go to one of these sites: https://ThreeRiversFundraising.com/fun/pqgc-fall21, or ThreeRiversFundraising.com and use code XEPJR3 for Pasquaney Garden Club's order site.

For best results, areas to be planted with spring bulbs should be planned and prepared in late summer and early autumn. Bulbs will flower best in areas that receive at least a few hours of sunshine daily, and may rot in areas that are too wet. Most varieties of bulbs will do well either in prepared gardens or in grassy areas that may be mowed later in the season. It is best to plant bulbs about six weeks before a ground-hardening frost, which in many areas of New Hampshire means planting by mid October.

Three Rivers Fundraising, offers a variety of spring-blooming flowers which will continue to bloom in future years. PGC will earn 50% of the sales. Funds raised will be used to purchase some self watering planter barrels, and other gardening support products used by Pasquaney Garden Club for the public plantings.

Upcoming work day at the Butterfly Garden behind Minot Sleeper Library will be Sept. 7 between 9 and 11 a.m. Visitors and volunteers are always welcome. Weeding and pruning are the current projects. Plans are in progress to repair and replace the damaged sections of fencing along the back of the garden.

The drawing for the Quilt and Pillow raffle was held on Aug. 17. The quilt was won by Marguerite and the Pillow went to Rachel.