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  • Saturday, May 18, Sunday, May 19, Saturday, May 25, Sunday, May 26, and Monday, May 27, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Springfield Garden Club’s Magical Fairy Garden Tour

    Thirty magical habitats will be on display the weekends of May 18 & 19 and 25 & 26 as well as Memorial Day, May 27. The tour will be open from 1-5 PM and will be set in the beautifully landscaped yard of Al & Vana Whitehouse at 48 Park Edge Avenue in Springfield, MA.

    In addition, two evening tours on May 21 and 22 from 7-9 PM, will be offered so guests can watch the habitats as they sparkle and shine through sunset to dusk. Tickets for evenings sold separately at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/springfield-garden-clubs-magical-lighted-evening-fairy-garden-tour-tickets-870649444927?aff=oddtdtcreator.

    Admission for all the tours is $10 for adults, $5 for children and $20 for a family (up to 6 people). Tickets are good for any date.

    During the show, each design will have its own special story page that tells of the journey of The Shy Giraffe in the soon to be published children’s book, Tell Me About Your Happy Place written by Haabiba Rothenberg-Whitney with photographs by Natalie Fielding. A full color version of the book and/or a coloring book of the story featuring photographs of each creation can be ordered during the tour.

    All profits from the tour and the sale of the books purchased through June 2024 go to support Springfield Garden Club and its programs. $5 – $20 – book HERE.

  • Friday, May 19, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, and Saturday, May 20, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Welcome to the Park, NGC Standard Flower Show

    The Springfield Garden Club is hosting a National Garden Club Standard Flower Show at the Barney Carriage House, Forest Park, on Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20. The Carriage House is loated at 200 Trafton Road in Springfield. Telephone 413-285-3163. Judging occurs on Thursday, and the show is free and open to the public at 2 pm that day, and from 10 – 2 the following morning. For a Schedule of the Show, visit https://www.springfieldgardenclubma.org/news/events

  • Friday, February 18, 11:30 am – Herbs, Herbals, and Herbalists, Live and Online

    The Springfield Garden Club will host “Herbs, Herbals and Herbalists” presented by Judith Sumner on Friday, February 18 at 11:30 AM. The event will be in person at the Barney Carriage House at Forest Park as well as virtually via Zoom.

    Speaker Judith Sumner specializes in ethnobotany, flowering plants, plant adaptations, and garden history. She has taught extensively both at the college level and at botanical gardens, including the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and Garden in the Woods.  Judith graduated from Vassar College and completed graduate studies in botany at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  She studied at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at the British Museum (Natural History) and did extensive field work in the Pacific region on the genus Pittosporum and is widely published. She will talk on early herbals and plant life, including the Doctrine of Signatures, an ancient practice of using plants for their beneficial capacities through observation.

    The meeting will be held at the Carriage House at the Barney Estate, Forest Park, Springfield, MA 01108. Directions to Carriage house at: www.barneycarriagehouse.com. 

    The presentation is open to the public as well as club members via Zoom.  Social hour begins at 11:30, the club business meeting is at noon and the presentation will begin at 12:30. Tickets for guests are $5 and are available at EventBrite.com.

    For more information on this and other Springfield Garden Club events go to www.springfieldgardenclubma.org

  • Friday, November 17, 6:30 pm – Timeless Beauties

    On Friday, November 17, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Community Life Center near the First Baptist Church, 50 Parker Street in East Longmeadow, the Springfield Garden Club presents Timeless Beauties, a floral demonstration of designs through the century. Participating at the event, and designing in view of the audience, will be Heather Sullivan, AIFD, of Durocher’s Florist in West Springfield; Matt Flatow from Flowers, Flowers in Springfield and Bob Whitney, AIFD, long-time employee, now retired, from Springfield Floral Supply in Springfield.

    Refreshments will be served. Tickets can be purchased from Springfield Garden Club members or at the door. For more information email suzreed@gmail.com.

  • Tuesday, August 8, 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm – Gardening Workshops Under the Pines

    Members of the Springfield Garden Club will present Gardening Workshops Under the Pines at the Springfield Forest Park Farmers’ Market on Tuesday, August 8 between noon and 3 pm. Members will be available to answer questions about composting, worm composting, beneficial insects, good bugs/bad bugs, propagation (seed, stem, root), flower gardening, vertical gardening and container gardening. Entrance to the Forest Park event will be from Trafton Road in Springfield. Contact: Suzanne at (413) 537-0365 or via email at suzreed@gmail.com

  • Saturday, June 24, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – The Hidden Gardens of Forest Park

    The Springfield Garden Club will host a tour of The Hidden Gardens of Forest Park on Saturday, June 24 from 10 – 4, rain or shine. Tickets for the 11 gardens can be purchased in advance from members of the Garden Club or may be purchased on the day of the tour at the Tour Headquarters located at the intersection of Garfield and Greenleaf Streets, just off Sumner Avenue. Cost: $15 (advance sale), $20 (at the event) Contact: Janet Dolder at (413) 273-1031 or via email at janet@dolder.us

  • Saturday, May 20 – Garden Club Spring Plant Sales

    On Saturday, May 20, many Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts member clubs will hold plant sales with a full range of horticultural offerings, all to benefit their diverse public projects in their communities.  Please consider supporting these organizations when you are acquiring your spring plants. Image from www.growingcolors.com.

    The Friendly Garden Club Plant Sale – 9 – 12 at the Beverly Council on Aging, 90 Colon Street in Beverly.

    The Weymouth Garden Club Plant Sale – 9 – 1 at the Department of Public Works, 120 Winter Street in Weymouth.

    The Lexington Field & Garden Club Plant Sale – 7 – noon at the Hadley Public Works Facility, 201 Bedford Street in Lexington.

    The Scituate Garden Club Plant Sale – 9 – 1 at the Mann Farmhouse, 108 Greenfield Lane in Scituate.

    The Springfield Garden Club Annual Plant Sale – 9 – noon at the Springfield Museums at the Quandrangle, 21 Edwards Street in Springfield.

    The Reading Garden Club Annual Geraniums and More Plant Sale – 9 – 1 at the Reading Town Common (across from Town Hall), Rts. 28 & 129.

    The Stoneham Garden Club Plant Sale and Lobster Roll Luncheon – 10 – 2 at the First Congregational Church, Central Street in Stoneham.

    The Fairbanks Garden Club Plant Sale, 9 – noon at the Fairbanks House in Dedham.

    Also, on May 27 from 8 – noon, visit the Osterville Garden Club Annual Plant and Bake Sale at the Osterville Village Library.

     

  • Month of May Plant Sales

    It’s that time of year.  We encourage you to support  Garden Club Plant Sale fund raisers, proceeds from which help fund area beautification projects:

    Saturday, May 14, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm – Boxford Village Garden Club Plant Sale at 2 Elm Street in Boxford. Contact ruthannbud@gmail.com.

    Sunday, May 15, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – North Andover Garden Club Plant Sale, on the lawn of the Stevens Memorial Library, 345 Main Street in North Andover.

    Wednesday, May 18, 7:00 am – 12:00 noon – Lexington Field & Garden Club Plant Sale at the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, 201 Bedford Street, Lexington.  Contact http://www.lexgardenclub.org.

    Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Springfield Garden Club Plant Sale at The Quadrangle at the Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield.  Contact springfieldgardenclubma@gmail.com.

    Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Weymouth Garden Club Plant Sale at the DPW, 120 Winter Street in Weymouth.

    Saturday, May 21, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon – Greenleaf Garden Club of Milford Plant Sale, Louisa Lake Parking Lot, Dilla Street, Milford. Contact Margaret Thompson at 508-473-9548.

    Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Mattakeesett Garden Club of Pembroke Plant Sale at the Henry Woods Bandstand, Center Street Route 14, Pembroke.

    Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Scituate Garden Club Plant Sale at The Wildflower Garden at the Mann Farmhouse, Corner of Stockbridge Road and Greenfield Lane in Scituate.  Contact Suzanne Rynne at srynne@hotmail.com.

    Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club Plant Sale at the Hamilton Council on Aging, 299 Bay Road in Hamilton.

    Saturday, May 21, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – The Stoneham Garden Club Plant Sale and Lobster Roll Luncheon at the Common, Central Street in Stoneham.  Contact Jane Trenholm at geotren@rcn.com.

    Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Belmont Garden Club Plant Sale at the Lions Club, 1 Common Street in Belmont. Contact sarah.caputo@gmail.com.

    Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Fairbanks Garden Club Plant Sale at Fairbanks House, 511 East Street, Dedham. Contact charlottepollock@verizon.net.

    Saturday, May 21, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon – Garden Club of Norfolk Plant and Bake Sale at 139 Main Street in Norfolk.

    Saturday, May 21, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon – Haverhill Garden Club Plant Sale at Bradford Common, 75 South Main Street in Haverhill.