We'll be planting new flowering plants, and (of course) weeding the Wildlife and Respite Garden to prepare it for garden season.  We'll also work on other garden chores such as removing landscape fabric that is no longer needed and renewing the wood chips on our wood chip path.  Water and the traditional Kind Bars (or […]

  Join the garden camaraderie for more planting and weeding in the Wildlife and Respite Garden!  Water and Kind bars will be provided.  Bring gloves and your favorite weeding tool if you have one, and of course come and go as you please.

Japanese Knotweed Knotweed is a noxious invasive plant that vigorously self-plants itself in moist areas, degrades the ecosystem, and ultimately promotes soil erosion on stream banks.  At this annual event, we cut the plants to the ground and dispose of the stems, giving the "good guy" plants a better chance to take over the territory. […]

Knotweed is a noxious invasive plant that vigorously self-plants itself in moist areas, degrades the ecosystem, and ultimately promotes soil erosion on stream banks.  At this annual event, we cut the plants to the ground and dispose of the stems, giving the “good guy” plants a better chance to take over the territory.  Wear long […]

We invite all members to help plant bog-loving shrubs in the low lying area of the park known to many of us as "The Lake".  If these plants take hold and grow, they will add beauty and wildlife value to the park and keep muddy paws to a minimum at the same time.  And if […]

Once again this year, Santa Paws will come to our park!  Bring your dog for a photo with Santa.  Santa will give your dog a biscuit while you enjoy some hot cocoa.  This is a fundraiser for pets who lost their homes during the recent hurricanes, so 100% of  donations collected at this event will […]

Our Annual Meeting will begin with a short report on events and accomplishments  in 2017 and plans for 2018.  Next, Tom Brightman, Land Stewardship Manager for Longwood Gardens, will give a talk on West Mill Creek Park: an Ecological Perspective.   Tom grew up in the area and spent a lot of time at West Mill Creek […]

Orsi Lazar, expert gardener and principal of  Learn.Do.Thrive, will teach us good pruning techniques using our Wildlife and Respite Garden shrubs as subjects.  Don't worry if you don't know much about pruning--Orsi is there to help.  Here is a great chance to help keep our West Mill Creek wildlife garden in good shape and learn […]

We will plant buttonbushes and blue flag irises in one of the low lying areas of the park toward the creek.  If you'd like to help, bring gloves and a trowel if you have them.  Water and Kind bars will be provided to fuel the volunteers.   If the plants are happy we will reduce mud […]

Every June, we cut down invasive Japanese Knotweed in a three day Anti Knotweed Extravaganza.  Wear long pants, long sleeves and gardening gloves for protection against poison ivy, and join us!  Water and Kind Bars will be provided.