Need advice on how to tackle your garden beds, plants or shrubs this spring as they awaken from their long winter dormancy? Join Durand-Hedden for a “hands-on” Day in the Garden” on the grounds of Grasmere Park.
Experienced gardeners Helen Kensinger and Judy Halesky, and arborist Todd Lamm will explain how to plan, maintain and prune your spring garden. Proper techniques for cleaning out planting beds, preparing planting holes and planting and maintaining perennials and shrubs will be demonstrated.
Visitors are invited to come with their gardening questions and, if they wish, to lend a hand as we begin to prepare the park grounds.
Two-acre Grasmere Park is the setting for the historic Durand-Hedden House and once was part of the original 40-acre plantation that surrounded it. The public park is to be enjoyed for passive activities like strolling in the meadow or viewing the Maplewood Herb Garden. It was named for longtime Maplewood mayor Robert Grasmere through whose efforts the house and property were purchased by the Township.
The event is free. Donations are appreciated. For more information, check out the Durand-Hedden House website www.durandhedden.org, and visit us on Facebook. The Durand-Hedden House is dedicated to telling the history of the development of Maplewood and the surrounding area in new and engaging ways. It is located in Grasmere Park at 523 Ridgewood Road in Maplewood. To arrange group tours call 973-763-7712.
