Despite the frigid weather, 33 residents and Portsmouth Master Gardener Association members showed up to hear how to Get Your Garden Going. Some technical difficulties delayed the start, but once resolved, PMGA member Beatrice Waddell spoke on various gardening methods such as container gardening, trellising, raised beds, lasagne method, and more. Her enthusiasm for gardening was evident as she shared personal vegetable gardening stories, lessons learned from failed attempts, as well as many tried and true methods. Several excellent publications were handed out as people entered, which explained in more detail some methods that Beatrice touched on during the presentation. (See our January Library Talk Resources post.)
The audience was engaged and asked several questions. At the end of the presentation, they were invited to attend the upcoming February library talk on Loving Natives. To wrap up the night, raffle items of books and gardening items were given out to enthusiastic winners. The first library talk of 2025 was a success!