For Immediate Release
January 12, 2007

Millis Garden Club presents
The Foundations of Good Residential Landscape Design

Millis, MA …On Wednesday, January 17th from 7pm – 8pm, the Millis Garden Club invites you to attend a one-hour educational program on The Foundations of Good Residential Landscape Design. Chris Gavin, landscape designer and Jim Stetson, horticulturist, will discuss the basic elements professionals use when designing residential landscape spaces, taking into consideration the existing conditions of a property, the vision of the owner, determining what will work and the order in which to proceed. Attendees will gain knowledge to aid them with their own landscape design projects. The meeting will be held in Room 18 (Ground Floor) at Veterans Memorial Building, 900 Main Street, Millis, MA. Registration opens at 6:30 pm with Hospitality, so come early to enjoy a savory or sweet and meet MGC Members and other gardening enthusiasts from the area. MGC programs are open to the public with a suggested $5.00 donation at the door.

MGC sponsors educational programming on a monthly basis, from September – April. Our speakers are professionals in the industry and topics are diverse. All programs are open to the public with a $5.00 donation fee at the door. Mark your calendars now for Tuesday, February 13, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm for Designing with Ornamental Grasses with Tess McDonough Ward. Program takes place at VMB, Room 18. On Wednesday, March 14th, please join radio talk show personality and well-known educator Paul Rogers for a one-hour program on Invasives to be held in the Norfolk Public Library’s Community Room, 139 Main Street, Norfolk, MA. This program is co-sponsored by the Millis Garden Club and the Norfolk Garden Club.

Upcoming MGC civic beautification projects include Millis Beautification Day scheduled for Saturday, April 14, 2007 from 7:30 am – 12 noon. Now in its third year, this community project focuses on cleaning up specific areas of town owned land, plus several pre-selected residential sites of elderly residents. We invite Millis community members and businesses to Take Pride in Millis and volunteer some time to this worthy community event. Sponsorship is needed to provide a promotional banner, site signs and more. Professional landscapers are needed to volunteer with equipment and expertise. MBD is co-sponsored by the Millis Garden Club and the Millis Lions Club. For more sponsorship information or to volunteer, please call Debbie Lane Lesbirel at (508) 376-4265.

The Millis Garden Club, founded in 2004, is a 501( 3 ) c not for profit community group. Our focus is on horticultural educational and civic beautification projects in the Town of Millis. Contributions are accepted to support our many civic and community projects.

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