The Edgewood Garden Club will host an open meeting on secrets and other tips for keeping trees healthy and long-lasting, on Wednesday evening, Oct. 14, at the William H. Hall Free Library.

The 6:30 p.m. program will be presented by the Rhode Island Tree Council. The library is located at 1825 Broad St. in the Edgewood section of Cranston. The talk will feature pictures and other information about several significant trees found throughout Rhode Island. These “Big Trees” have been chronicled in a series of calendars produced by the Tree Council. In recent years, the council has partnered with the Cranston Neighborhood Tree Planting Program to encourage homeowners in the city to plant new trees in their yards and maintain existing ones. Trees, in addition to enhancing landscapes, provide shade for natural cooling of homes and yards and shelter for birds and beneficial insects. Questions from the audience will be taken at the program’s end.

The meeting is free and open to the public. There will a short business meeting before the presentation begins. Light refreshments will be served beginning at 6 p.m.

The Edgewood Garden Club was formed in 1933. Its membership, about 70 men and women strong, draws from the Edgewood, Pawtuxet, and Gaspee Plateau neighborhoods of Cranston and Warwick, but some members live in other areas of the two cities.