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  • Sunday, March 3, 2:00 pm – The Garden Tourist’s New England

    Join the Groton Garden Club for a FREE Annual Lecture. The speaker is Jana Milbocker, author of The Garden Tourist’s New England. She will give a virtual tour of gardens to visit in this area.  It will be followed by a book signing of Jana’s book. The talk takes place Sunday, March 3 at 2 pm at The Groton Center, 163 West Main Street in Groton.

    Jana is a garden designer and owner of Enchanted Gardens, a landscape design and installation firm in Holliston.  She is an avid gardener, lecturer, garden designer, and author of The GardenTourists books.  She has been gardening for 30 years on a 1-1/2-acre property in Massachusetts and loves to collect new plants, visit gardens and specialty nurseries, and learn about new gardening methods.

    This free lecture is made possible by a grant from the Groton Commissioners of Trusts Lecture Fund.  The topic relates to gardening but is of general interest to all.

  • Sunday, February 9, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Authentic, Immediate, and Alive: Design Lessons from Wild Landscapes

    This February 9 program at The Groton Center, 163 West Main Street, Groton, is free and open to the public; made possible by a grant from the Groton Trust Funds’ Lecture Fund. It is co-sponsored by the Groton Garden Club and the Nashua River Watershed Association.

    What if our back yards could inspire, challenge, and delight us in the same ways that wild places do? For this year’s topic, join Groton’s own landscape architect Toby Wolf as he presents Authentic. Immediate, and Alive: Design Lessons from Wild Landscapes.

    Toby will explore ways that designed landscapes can draw from the ecology and the human experience of fields and forests. He will describe design strategies that not only support biodiversity and protect waterways, but also foster meaningful encounters with the natural world. Along the way, Toby will highlight some native plant species that can bring life and resilience to any New England garden Snow Date: February 16 –  Check NRWA@NashuaRiverWatershed.org for weather cancellation.

  • Month of May (and into June) Plant Sales

    A number of local Garden Clubs will hold plant sales in early May, to benefit their community projects.  We encourage you to attend and spend, since neighborhood beautification benefits everyone.  For complete, up to date listings, log on to www.gcfm.org and check the Calendar page.  Here are some highlights:

    May 7, 9:00 – 2:00 – Open Gate GC of Chelmsford Plant Sale at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, Chelmsford Center.  Contact sharon8@rubinfamily.com.

    May 8, 9:00 – 1:00 – Bridgewater Garden Club Spring Plant Sale at the Cole Yeaton Senior Center, Bridgewater.

    May 8, 9:00 – 12:00 – Hanson Garden Club Plant Sale at Thomas Mill, Route 58, Hanson.  Contact gparros@comcast.net.

    May 8, 8:30 – 12:00 – Groton Garden Club Plant Sale at Groton Town Hall. Contact Kimniles@hotmail.com.

    May 8, 9:00 – 1:00 – Country Gardeners of Georgetown Plant Sale at the corner of Park and East Main Streets, Georgetown. Contact amlacey@verizon.net.

    May 8, 8:00 – 12:00 – Greenleaf Garden Club of Milford Plant Sale, at Louisa Lake, Milford. Contact tblackbetty1@comcast.net.

    May 8, 9:00 – 12:00 – Arlington Garden Club Spring Plant Sale, on the lawns of the Jason Russell House, corner of Mass. Ave. and Jason Street. Contact Kathy Leva at 781-646-6814.

    May 8, 8:00 – 12:00 – Southborough Gardeners Plant Sale, at Community House, Southborough.

    May 8, 9:00 – 12:00 – Ashland Garden Club Plant Sale, at Montenegro Square in Ashland Center. Contact Diane Roberts at 508-881-8165.

    May 15, 9:00 – 1:00 – Reading Garden Club Geraniums and More Plant and Bake Sale, at the Reading Public Library. Contact Diane Chapin at 781-944-8152.

    May 15, 9:00 – 1:00 – Acton Garden Club Plant Sale at the Acton Center Common. Contact Gail Davidson at 508-993-8701, or email gd1@comcast.net

    May 15, 9:00 – 11L00 – Mansfield Garden Club Gardening on the Green Sale, at Town Hall, Mansfield.

    May 15, 9:00 – 12:00 – Garden Club of Buzzard’s Bay Plant Sale at St. Mary’s Church Parish Center, South Dartmouth.

    May 15, 9:00 – 1:00 – Framingham Garden Club Plant Sale at Cushing Maintenance Building near Keefe Tech School in Framingham. Contact Chris McGuire at 505-405-1113.

    May 16, 10:00 – 2:00 – North Andover Garden Club Plant Sale at Stevens Memorial Library.  For more information, log on to www.northandovergardenclub.com

    May 19, 10:00 – 4:00 – Lexington Field & Garden Club Plant Sale at the National Heritage Museum.

    June 5, 9:00 – 1:00 – Rockport Garden Club Plant and Garden Shed Sale at Spiran Lodge, 19 Broadway, Rockport. For more information, log on to www.rockportgardenclub.org.

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