Sign-Up Period

● Sign up for one full week.

● Water all listed areas throughout your assigned week.

● Water as often as needed, depending on the weather.

Duties

● Water all assigned areas.

● Deadhead flowers as needed.

● Collect and remove dead flowers, leaves, and other garden debris.

● Leave each area neat and presentable.

Areas in Town Center

● Two stone planters by the Police Station entrance, behind Town Hall

● Stone planter in front of Town Hall

● Historical Trough on the Common

● Herb & Pollinator Gardens at the Museum:

● In front of the museum entrance

● Around the gazebo

● Planter at the Museum beneath the sign

Forge Village

● Area in front of Spinners

● Triangle at the Pleasant Street/ Patten Road intersection

Graniteville

● Mill Pond Graniteville

Supplies

Please bring:

● Watering cans or gallon water jugs

● A small bag or box for garden debris

There is a museum hose is available along the side of the building between the

entrance and the gazebo.

Handoff

● Before your week ends, please remind the next volunteer that their week is

beginning.

● Confirm the dates and responsibilities by email, phone, or text.

● If you need a substitute, please arrange one and notify the schedule

coordinator. @KellyDias – Please place hyperlink link here with other WGC

members participating in the watering and weeding

Reminders

● The schedule will be posted on the Garden Club website and circulated by

email via the Westford Garden Club Newsletter.

● Check the weather regularly so the plantings receive the water they need.

Thank you for helping keep our town plantings looking beautiful!

Sign-Up Period

● Sign up for one two-week period.

● Each period includes two volunteers.

● Please coordinate with the other volunteer before your period begins. We’re

always better together!

Duties

● Maintain the Museum’s Herb & Pollinator Gardens.

● Weed and deadhead as needed.

● Remove weeds, dead flowers, leaves, and other garden debris.

● Check the gardens once or twice each week.

● Leave the gardens neat and presentable after each visit.

Areas – Town Center

● Herb & Pollinator Gardens at the Museum:

● In front of the museum entrance

● Around the gazebo

Graniteville

Mill Pond by the cement structure

Forge Village

● Area in front of Spinners

● Triangle at the Pleasant Street/ Patten Road intersection

Supplies

Please bring:

● Hand-weeding tools

● Gardening gloves, if desired

● A small bag or box for garden debris

Handoff

● Before your period ends, please remind both volunteers assigned to the next

period.

We need to make sure there is some redundancy so people know, for example,

that I watered on Saturday; you can probably wait until Tuesday.

● Confirm their dates and responsibilities by email, phone, or text.

● If you need a substitute, please arrange one and notify the schedule

coordinator. @KellyDias Please place hyperlink link here with other WGC

members participating in the watering and weeding

Reminders

● The schedule will be posted on the Garden Club website and circulated by

email via the newsletter.

● Coordinate with your partner so the gardens are checked regularly.

Thank you for helping our museum gardens stay healthy and welcoming!

Sign-Up Period

● Sign up for one two-week period.

● Provide an arrangement or plant at the beginning of your assigned period.

● Check it once or twice during the two weeks.

Duties

● Provide a flower arrangement or plant for the library. This can come from your garden.

● Add water as needed.

● Remove dead flowers, leaves, and other debris.

● Keep the display fresh, attractive, and appropriate for the library.

● Remove your flowers and vase at the end of the period unless another arrangement has been made.

Location

● JV Fletcher Library

Supplies

Please provide:

● Flower arrangement or plant

● Vase, if providing cut flowers

● Water and any other materials needed for maintenance

Handoff

● Contact the next volunteer before your period ends.

● Confirm whether the arrangement will be transferred, replaced, or removed.

● Pick up your flowers and vase unless you have arranged a handoff.

Reminders

● The schedule will be posted on the Garden Club website and circulated by email via the Westford Garden Club newsletter.

● If you need a substitute, please arrange one and notify the schedule coordinator. @KellyDias Link to those signed up to Fletcher Library

Thank you for adding a cheerful touch to the library!

Sign-Up Period

● Sign up for a specific regular Garden Club meeting.

● Sign up only for a meeting you expect to attend.

● Traditionally, two hostesses serve at each meeting.

Duties

● Coordinate with the other hostess before the meeting.

● Provide the agreed-upon refreshments and flower arrangement.

● Help set up the hospitality table.

We ask members who signed up for hospitality to sit at the entrance,

check people into the meeting, and manage sign-in and sign-up for various

events like weeding and watering.

● Make sure the table is ready before the meeting begins.

● Remove personal items and clean the area after the meeting.

Supplies

Each hostess team provides:

● Tablecloth

● Napkins

● Plates

● Baked good(s)

● Flower arrangement

Tables are available at the Museum.

Handoff

● Contact the other hostess before the meeting.

● Divide responsibilities and confirm refreshments.

● If you cannot attend, please arrange a substitute and notify the other hostess

and schedule coordinator.

● Confirm any changes before the meeting.

Reminders

● Take home personal serving items after the meeting.