The 22nd annual pumpkin festival at the First Congregational Church, 300 Central St Saugus Ma, 01906 will take place Saturdays, October 12, 19, & 26 from 11:00AM- 3:00PM. Free, but reserve a spot on Eventbrite HERE

The 22nd annual pumpkin festival at the First Congregational Church, 300 Central St Saugus Ma, 01906 will take place Saturdays, October 12, 19, & 26 from 11:00AM- 3:00PM. Free, but reserve a spot on Eventbrite HERE

The Falmouth Garden Club presents Wanderlust, a National Garden Club Small Standard Flower Show, on Monday, May 7 at 12 noon at the First Congregational Church, 68 Main Street in Falmouth. A light luncheon will be served. $5 guest donation requested.

The Garden Club of the Back Bay is known for its beautiful holiday wreaths, but many other Garden Clubs throughout eastern Massachusetts hold greens sales in early December, where you may purchase swags, boughs, mistletoe and holly to further decorate your home. Not all Clubs have websites to check for details and directions, but we have included contact information below, so you may find the site most convenient to you. All proceeds go towards betterment projects in the communities served by the Clubs, so buying from them is an easy way to help beautify Massachusetts.
Tuesday, December 1 – Open Meeting and Greens Sale featuring floral designer Betty Call at the Cove Community Center in Beverly, beginning at 6 pm, sponsored by the Friendly Garden Club. (www.beverlygardenclub.org)
Saturday, December 5 - “Annual Christmas Faire” at the First Congregational Church Fellowship Hall in Wareham, sponsored by the Wareham Garden Club. Call Donna Greenwood at 508-748-1011 for times and more information.
Saturday, December 5 – Greens Sale at the St. Joseph’s Parish Hall in Belmont, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, sponsored by the Belmont Garden Club. Please use entrance from School Street parking lot. For more information email sherry.h.jones@verizon.net.
Saturday, December 5 – Greens Sale at the Easton Historical Society, North Easton, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, rain or shine, sponsored by the Easton Garden Club. Contact info@eastongardenclub.org.
Saturday, December 5 – Basket and Greens Sale at the Marblehead Community Center in Marblehead, from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, sponsored by the Arrangers of Marblehead. Call Nancy DiLisio at 781-593-3323.
Saturday, December 5 – Greens Sale at Endicott Park Carriage House, Danvers, from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, sponsored by the Danvers Garden Club. (www.danversgardenclub.org)
Saturday, December 5 – Holiday Greens Sale at the Wollaston Congregational Church in Quincy, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am, sponsored by the Wollaston Garden Club of Quincy. ( http://gardencentral.org/clubs/wgcquincy/)
Saturday, December 5 – Greens Sale at the Little Red School House in Groveland, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, sponsored by the Groveland Garden Club. Contact Margo Maione at bcsk&mom@verizon.net.
Saturday December 5 – Sunday, December 6 – Holiday Boutique at St. Peter’s Church in Salem, from 10 – 4 (Saturday) and noon – 4 (Sunday), sponsored by the Salem Garden Club. (www.salemgardenclub.com)

The Yankee District of the American Rose Society announces its Fall Rose Show and Lobster Fest, to be held Saturday, September 12 at the First Congregational Church of Yarmouthport, 329 Main Street (6A) in Yarmouthport. Contact Oz at ozrose@comcast.net for times. A bed & breakfast next to the First Congregational Church is holding rooms: contact www.colonialhousecapecod.com and mention the rose event. The rose show will be in very close proximity to Grays Beach, the location of the Lobster Fest. In case of bad weather, the Lobster Fest will be held in the Church Hall. The price of the Lobster Fest will be $40, and includes chowder, 1 1/2 lb. lobster or a 16 oz grilled New York steak, native steamers, mussels, corn on the cob, onions, red bliss potatoes, linguica, and watermelon. Send your check, specifying lobster or steak, to Audrey Osborn, 12 Scotch Pine Farm, East Harwich, MA 02645. You may also call 508-221-6734 for more information.