Whether you have a window box or an acre of land, it’s never too early to start thinking about this summer’s garden. To help you get started, the Rockport Public Library and the Rockport Garden Club are joining forces to provide the community with a host of resources to get you on your way.

First, the library will be offering a Seed Library to the community. This new initiative is sprouting in communities all over and we're happy to announce that we've jumped on the bandwagon. In essence, since this is our first year, the library will be offering seeds for free to anyone who is interested in starting a garden of any shape or size. More details and materials will be "unveiled" at this event.

To kick off this new venture, one of The Rockport Garden Club's members, Liz Fotouhi, will  be offering tips and tricks on creating a garden for the novice and the well-seasoned alike. Liz will be talking about resource materials that she has found helpful, how to start from seeds for certain crops to purchasing small plants to get you started. In addition, attention will be focused on research, starting small and developing successful strategies to avoid getting overwhelmed and learning that gardening is a process.

Join us for this spring kick off event! Our goal is to get everyone gardening. So, let's get started. Sign up today!

ABOUT THE ROCKPORT GARDEN CLUB

The Rockport Garden Club's mission is to stimulate the knowledge of gardening among amateurs, to
aid in the protection of native plants and wildlife, to encourage civic planting and beautification, to participate in service to the community, and to promote cooperative work in ecology and conservation. To that end, 13 town gardens are designed and maintained by a large number of club members who volunteer their time.

ABOUT LIZ FOTOUHI

Born and raised in Texas, Liz’s earliest memories of gardening was her Great Aunt Lilly’s roses and her grandfather’s watermelons. Four years in England among the famous cottage gardens of the United Kingdom awakened and nurtured that seed planted long ago by her grandfather and Aunt.

In 1994, Liz moved with her family to Vermont in the Champlain Valley and learned through trial, and many errors, how to garden in hard clay soil and a zone 4 climate. “I learned to Gorilla garden and I learned the importance of soil preparation and discovered what black gold is. I took the Master Gardeners course, but I received my best education from just getting outside and getting in the dirt. I made mistakes along the way but I learned so much. The best advice I ever got was “be prepared to move plants from one location to another”; and, “ if it’s hard you’re doing it wrong”.

Now living in Rockport with her husband Matt, the first thing Liz did was join the Rockport Garden Club. “I would love to see gardens take over all the lawns in the world. Hopefully I can help more people get out into the dirt and garden.”