Most Garden Club of the Back Bay meetings are held on weekdays in the mornings, occasionally in the afternoon, and very rarely in the evening. Periodically we survey our members to see if evening meetings would fit in better with today’s working lifestyles, but have found, surprisingly, that our membership still prefers to meet in the day. We hate to disenfranchise anyone who is interested in our Club but works full time, so we do not require meeting attendance. Certainly we hope everyone can join in for an event or two during the year, but members’ financial support coupled with their understanding of what we do through our communications and through our website is sufficient – we are a “big tent.” In the 1970’s, President Elizabeth Matz scheduled a series of three evening lectures in May at the Boston Public Library with Michelle Wheeler of the Suffolk County Extension Service on the topic of Urban Yards and Gardens. She covered Planning and Design, Planting and Soils, and Maintenance and Problems. Any member or potential member interested in planning a future evening Garden Club lecture or workshop should email info@bostonflora.com.
