Work Plan: TBD Meeting place: Carriage House behind Whittemore Robbins House (700R Mass. Ave., Arlington Ctr.) Parking: We provide parking permits for parking near the Carriage House Wear gloves. Bring water and hand tools if you want. We have long-handled tools and garden carts. Emily Snyder and Patsy Kraemer
Work Plan: TBD Meeting place: Carriage House behind Whittemore Robbins House (700R Mass. Ave., Arlington Ctr.) Parking: We provide parking permits for parking near the Carriage House Wear gloves. Bring water and hand tools if you want. We have long-handled tools and garden carts. Emily Snyder and Patsy Kraemer
Work Plan: Weeding and light pruning among the old and newer ornamental shrubs. Spring tree assessments. Meeting place: Carriage House behind Whittemore Robbins House (700R Mass. Ave., Arlington Ctr.) Parking: We provide parking permits for parking near the Carriage House Wear gloves. Bring water and hand tools if you want. We have long-handled tools and garden carts. We look forward to seeing you! Mona, JoAnn and Christine
Dear Garden friends We look forward to working with you in the garden on Thursdays When: We plan to hold work sessions on Thursday Afternoons from 2:00-4:00 Work Plan: Remove invasives near town hall. Thin some of the day lilies along the side of town hall. Thin and replant pachysandra. Meeting place: Carriage House behind Whittemore Robbins House (700R Mass. Ave., Arlington Ctr.) Parking: We provide parking permits for parking near the Carriage House Wear gloves. Bring water and hand tools if you want. We have long-handled tools and garden carts. JoAnn’s cell / text: (617) 642-1590 Christine’s cell / text (617) 876-7367
On April 20, 2024, Earth Day, the Friends of the Robbins Town Gardens sponsored a clean-up day in the gardens between the Library and the Town Hall. Cleaning out the pools The morning was wet and rainy, but by noon it was just cloudy and a comfortable temperature to work outside. So, we started out in the early afternoon with a good group of volunteers. Several members of the Arlington Rotary, the Arlington Garden Club, and other Arlington residents joined the Friends of the Robbins Town Gardens to help “spruce up” the garden in preparation for the spring and summer seasons. Fixing the fence Leftover leaves and sticks from the winter beneath the shrubs were bagged for disposal in more than twenty-five leaf bags, generously donated by Shattuck Hardware. Volunteers…
We can’t wait till spring! Can you?We know the Town Garden will soon be waking up. Flowering trees will dazzle us with their beauty, leaves will push their way out of those expectant buds on the stems, and the water will soon run down the ripple again. We are so incredibly lucky to have that garden oasis right beside the Town Hall! The Board of the Friends of the Robbins Town Gardens wants to tell you what we have planned for this coming year and let you know all the different ways you can join us in enjoying, restoring, maintaining, and preserving our garden. We’ll start by having a CLEANUP DAY ON EARTH DAY APRIL 22nd. Come meet neighbors and friends and work together to spruce up the garden. We…
Group will meet on alternate Thursday mornings starting Thursday April 20 We'll focus on the garden area around the reflecting pool in anticipation of spring garden events coming up.. Serious rain will cancel. Or a rain call will be made by 7:30 am. General Work Plan: Weeding, pruning, clearing invasives around Whittemore Robbins House & the Reflecting Pool Meeting place: Carriage House behind Whittemore Robbins House (700R Mass. Ave., Arlington Ctr.) Parking: We provide parking permits for parking near the Carriage House Wear gloves. Bring water and hand tools if you want. We have long-handled tools and garden carts.
SAVE THE DATE! JUNE 23 Come join in our second annual garden celebration. We'll have food, wine, beer and other beverages and a great band. Stay tuned for more information
Come meet neighbors and friends and work together to spruce up the garden. We will be meeting in the garden from 10AM till 3PM to clear away the leaves and branches that have accumulated over the winter and lay down some mulch in the garden beds. If you’d like to join us on Earth Day, please email frtg2018@gmail.com and put “EARTH DAY” in the subject line. We’ll send you more information about our plans for the day.
