The Aptucxet Garden Club of Bourne presents Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, a National Garden Club Small-Standard flowr show, on Thursday through Saturday, May 30 – June 1, from 1 – 4 at the Briggs-McDermott House, 22 Sandwich Road in Bourne. Free admission.
The Heritage Museums and Gardens, 67 Grove Street in Sandwich is the setting for the 2023 Southeastern District Standard Flower Show. This major flower show is presented at Heritage by the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Southeastern District’s garden clubs and its award-winning Design & Horticulture Study Group. See beautiful, creative floral designs, lush seasonal horticulture, fascinating educational displays, and artistic crafts alongside Heritage Museums & Gardens’ renowned collections. This year’s theme is “Eureka!” The two day event, July 19 – 21, is free with admission to the Gardens. For more information visit www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.
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
Tower Hill Botanic Garden and the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will sponsor a flower show and exhibit on October 11 – 14, free with admission to the garden, entitled An American Icon: The Apple.
Celebrate the harvest season and the beauty of plants and flowers. From horticulture exhibitions to daring floral designs, this show features the best from the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts. In keeping with Tower Hill’s historic apple orchard, each design will center of the theme of apples.
Village Garden Club of Dennis presents It’s Elementary – Back to School, a small standard flower show, on Wednesday, September 19 from noon – 4 and Thursday, September 20, from 10 – 4, at the West Dennis Graded (sic) School, 67 School Street in Dennis. The two story Greek Revival building was built in 1867, and is the only one of five schools built by the town in that period to survive. In the 1920s the building also served as a polling place and a site for town meetings. It was converted for use as a community center in the 1950s. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The show will include many categories of both horticulture and floral arrangements. A $5 donation is suggested.
Wonders of New England: A Standard Flower Show, will be held at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on November 4, 5 and 6, from 10 – 5 on Friday and Saturday, and 10 – 4 on Sunday. The show is sponsored by Central North and Central South Districts, Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. in cooperation with the Worcester County Horticultural Society. A complete schedule and rules may be found at www.gcfm.org under Flower Shows/Show information/Tower Hill.
The Marshfield Agricultural and Horticultural Society sponsors the Marshfield Fair on Friday, August 19 – Sunday, August 28, from noon – 10 each day. $10 per person, children under 6 free. No pets allowed except guide dogs. The Fair takes place at 140 Main Street in Marshfield.
The Fair includes a standard flower show, and in the past there have been Dahlia and Sunflower competitions, bonsai and rug hooking demonstrations, wine tastings, and many horticultural lectures by noted local experts. The 2016 listing may be found at www.marshfieldfair.org.
The Barnstable County Agricultural Society held its first fair, consisting primarily of livestock and handicraft exhibits, in October of 1844 at the County Court House in Barnstable Village. Proceeds collected from ticket sales and exhibitor fees are re-invested in the Fairgrounds for capital improvements and mortgage repayments, awarded as scholarships to young people pursuing careers in agriculture, conservation or elated fields, or distributed to charitable causes. The staff at the Barnstable County Fair and the Cape Cod Fairgrounds hope you have a great time at the fair, held this year July 18 – 24. Should you have any questions or feedback please email info@barnstablecountyfair.org, or call 508-563-3200. The Fairgrounds are located at 1220 Nathan Ellis Highway, Route 151, East Falmouth, Massachusetts. There will be a standard flower show at the Fair, along with live entertainment. Visit www.barnstablecountyfair.org for complete schedules.
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. Southeastern District presents Kids’ Games, A Standard Flower Show, at the Barnstable County Fair at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds, Route 151, East Falmouth, July 20 – 26. Fair Hours Monday through Thursday, 4 pm – 10 pm, Friday through Sunday, noon – 10 pm. For directions, visit http://capecodfairgrounds.com/events/barnstable-county-fair/
The Central North and Central South Districts of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. present Autumn Joys: A Standard Flower Show, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Friday and Saturday, November 7 and 8 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, November 9, from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Free with Tower Hill admission. Garden Club members will present 60 floral designs, unique botanical arts and crafts, and educational displays. This show will feature examples of award-winning plants grown in New England gardens and homes. For more information visit www.towerhillbg.org.
