The Greenfield Garden Club
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2026 Schedule of Monthly Events Includes some events that
may be of interest to members
Know of an event that should be on our calendar but isn't? Email the club!!
(Club events are in black; events of interest are in green italics.)
January 10, 10-1 - Winter Farmer's Market at Greenfield Public Library
February 10th, 6:00pm - Untermyer Gardens 2026 Winter Lecture: Reflections on Japanese Gardens with Drew Schuyler, Assistant Head Gardener. (In person tix $35 in NYC on the 10th, but $25 for the recording after February 14th)
February 78- March 22 "Elevated: an Orchid Exhibition" at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - Elevated celebrates the beauty and wonder of orchids in combination with captivating aerial sculptures by artist Cicely Carew. Special events during the show - check website for details.
February 7, 10-1 - Winter Farmer's Market at Greenfield Public Library
Feb 21 - 2:00 - 4:00 PM: The Berkshire Botanical Winter Lecture: Karl Gercens III will explore how bold color, unexpected plant pairings, and fearless experimentation can spark moments of surprise and delight. Lenox, MA (fee)
February 19-22, 2025: 43rd Annual CT Flower & Garden Show at CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT.
February 20 - March 20: Berkshire Botanical Annual Bulb Show Daily 9-4. (free)
February 22, 12 - 3 pm. GGC Annual Meeting at The Barn at Kringle Candle, Bernardston. Speaker: Dan Ziomek.
February 26 - March 1: Flora in Winter at Worcester Art Museum
March 6 - 7:00 pm Smith Bulb Show Lecture. In person at Weinstein Auditorium. Peter Grima will present "Emily Dickinson: Western Mass Botanist."
February 28 - March 8 Philadelphia Flower Show. The 2026 theme is "Rooted: Origins of American Gardening"
March 7 - 22: Smith College Spring Bulb Show.
March 7 - 22: 54th Annual Spring Flower Show at Mount Holyoke College
March 7, 10-1 - Winter Farmer's Market at Greenfield Public Library
March 25, 6-8pm: "Guerrilla Gardening: Going Against the Grain" with Danny Botkin of Laughing Dog Farm in Gill, MA.
March 21, 9 am - 2:15 pm. Western MA Master Gardener Symposium. S Deerfield. Gardening as a Community
March 28, 9-1; Western MA Master Gardeners Symposium. Westfield, MA. Let's Get Growing!
March 27-29, 2025 - Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo Troy, NY. Displays, vendors, and seminars.
April 4, 10-1 - Winter Farmer's Market at Greenfield Public Library
April 11, 9 am-12:15 pm. Western MA Master Gardener Symposium. Lenox, MA. Gardening for Today and Tomorrow
April - May: Naumkeag annual Daffodil and Bulb Show (Dates for 2026 not announced yet)
April 9-12: 13th Annual Festival of Flowers, Springfield Museums. 10am - 4pm daily.
April 9, 5-8pm: Festival of Flowers: After Hours at the Springfield Museums. ($30 for non-members)
April 12 - New England Dahlia Society Tuber Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
April 25 - Baystate African Violet Society Exhibit and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
April 20; 3:30pm - Earth Week Movie: The Extraordinary Caterpillar at the Garden Cinema.
April 27 - 9:00am - 1:30pm. Opening Day for the Greenfield Farmers Market at Court Square. Celebrating 50 years!!
May 6 - Seven States Daffodil Society Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
May 8 - 10: Berkshire Botanical 49th Annual Plants and Answers Plant Sale as well as Springfest. See website for hours. (Springfest on the 9th has free admission from 10-4.)
May 10, 10-3 - Lilac Sunday at Arnold Arboretum. Lilac bloom from late April - mid/late May. They have 400 varieties of lilacs. (Picnicking on the grounds permitted today only.)
May 21, 5:30pm - private tour with Dan Ziomek at Sugarloaf Nursery. Check out bird-friendly options.
May 16 & 17 - Mass Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
May 17, 9:00am - 12:30pm - 15th Bee Fest - 2nd Congregational Church, downtown Greenfield
May 17, 10:00am-2:00pm Spring Festival at Just Roots.
June 7 & 14 - The Garden Conservancy Open Garden Days in Franklin, Hampshire and Hamden Counties. Several GGC club members are on this year's calendar! More dates later in the summer.
June 20 - The GGC Garden Tour. Rain date: 6/21.
June 14, 10 - 4 - The 31st Northampton Garden Tour. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the tour.
June 21 - New England Rose Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
July 5 & 6 - Westminster Cares 22nd Anniversary Garden Tour featuring the Gardens of Gordon and Mary Hayward along with 3 other gardens.
July 11 - New England Daylily Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
July 11, 4-7pm - Fete des Fleurs: Garden Disco at Berkshire Botanical Gardens
July 12 & 13 - 9 to 4 - Silver Gardens Daylily and Arts Festival. 23 Pickett Lane, Greenfield. Thousands of daylilies to choose from!
July 16, 5:30pm - visit with Dayna Veach in N Orange. She grows and sells natives and her partner breeds daylilies.
July 18-19 - New England Lily Society Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
July - NOFA Summer Conference
August Event - TBD
September 4-7 - 176th Franklin County Fair (set-up for the club's booth is 9/2 & 9/3). This year's theme: "A Blue Ribbon Affair"
September Event - TBD
September 19-20 - Gesneriad and Begonia Society's Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
September 26-27 - New England Dahlia Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
September TBD - 27th Annual Garlic and Arts Festival in Orange, MA.
October 3-4 - New England Carnivorous Plant Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
October 23 - 25 - Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
October TBD - Annual Oktoberfest
October 30 - November 1 - Cider Days! Celebrate all things apple with special events and tastings.
November 26 - Happy Thanksgiving!
December TBD 5-8pm: Annual Holiday Potluck with optional Yankee Swap
For more information on this month's, or any other listed club-sponsored event, please contact the club at: [email protected]
January 10, 10-1 - Winter Farmer's Market at Greenfield Public Library
February 10th, 6:00pm - Untermyer Gardens 2026 Winter Lecture: Reflections on Japanese Gardens with Drew Schuyler, Assistant Head Gardener. (In person tix $35 in NYC on the 10th, but $25 for the recording after February 14th)
February 78- March 22 "Elevated: an Orchid Exhibition" at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - Elevated celebrates the beauty and wonder of orchids in combination with captivating aerial sculptures by artist Cicely Carew. Special events during the show - check website for details.
February 7, 10-1 - Winter Farmer's Market at Greenfield Public Library
Feb 21 - 2:00 - 4:00 PM: The Berkshire Botanical Winter Lecture: Karl Gercens III will explore how bold color, unexpected plant pairings, and fearless experimentation can spark moments of surprise and delight. Lenox, MA (fee)
February 19-22, 2025: 43rd Annual CT Flower & Garden Show at CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT.
February 20 - March 20: Berkshire Botanical Annual Bulb Show Daily 9-4. (free)
February 22, 12 - 3 pm. GGC Annual Meeting at The Barn at Kringle Candle, Bernardston. Speaker: Dan Ziomek.
February 26 - March 1: Flora in Winter at Worcester Art Museum
March 6 - 7:00 pm Smith Bulb Show Lecture. In person at Weinstein Auditorium. Peter Grima will present "Emily Dickinson: Western Mass Botanist."
February 28 - March 8 Philadelphia Flower Show. The 2026 theme is "Rooted: Origins of American Gardening"
March 7 - 22: Smith College Spring Bulb Show.
March 7 - 22: 54th Annual Spring Flower Show at Mount Holyoke College
March 7, 10-1 - Winter Farmer's Market at Greenfield Public Library
March 25, 6-8pm: "Guerrilla Gardening: Going Against the Grain" with Danny Botkin of Laughing Dog Farm in Gill, MA.
March 21, 9 am - 2:15 pm. Western MA Master Gardener Symposium. S Deerfield. Gardening as a Community
March 28, 9-1; Western MA Master Gardeners Symposium. Westfield, MA. Let's Get Growing!
March 27-29, 2025 - Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo Troy, NY. Displays, vendors, and seminars.
April 4, 10-1 - Winter Farmer's Market at Greenfield Public Library
April 11, 9 am-12:15 pm. Western MA Master Gardener Symposium. Lenox, MA. Gardening for Today and Tomorrow
April - May: Naumkeag annual Daffodil and Bulb Show (Dates for 2026 not announced yet)
April 9-12: 13th Annual Festival of Flowers, Springfield Museums. 10am - 4pm daily.
April 9, 5-8pm: Festival of Flowers: After Hours at the Springfield Museums. ($30 for non-members)
April 12 - New England Dahlia Society Tuber Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
April 25 - Baystate African Violet Society Exhibit and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
April 20; 3:30pm - Earth Week Movie: The Extraordinary Caterpillar at the Garden Cinema.
April 27 - 9:00am - 1:30pm. Opening Day for the Greenfield Farmers Market at Court Square. Celebrating 50 years!!
May 6 - Seven States Daffodil Society Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
May 8 - 10: Berkshire Botanical 49th Annual Plants and Answers Plant Sale as well as Springfest. See website for hours. (Springfest on the 9th has free admission from 10-4.)
May 10, 10-3 - Lilac Sunday at Arnold Arboretum. Lilac bloom from late April - mid/late May. They have 400 varieties of lilacs. (Picnicking on the grounds permitted today only.)
May 21, 5:30pm - private tour with Dan Ziomek at Sugarloaf Nursery. Check out bird-friendly options.
May 16 & 17 - Mass Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
May 17, 9:00am - 12:30pm - 15th Bee Fest - 2nd Congregational Church, downtown Greenfield
May 17, 10:00am-2:00pm Spring Festival at Just Roots.
June 7 & 14 - The Garden Conservancy Open Garden Days in Franklin, Hampshire and Hamden Counties. Several GGC club members are on this year's calendar! More dates later in the summer.
June 20 - The GGC Garden Tour. Rain date: 6/21.
June 14, 10 - 4 - The 31st Northampton Garden Tour. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the tour.
June 21 - New England Rose Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
July 5 & 6 - Westminster Cares 22nd Anniversary Garden Tour featuring the Gardens of Gordon and Mary Hayward along with 3 other gardens.
July 11 - New England Daylily Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
July 11, 4-7pm - Fete des Fleurs: Garden Disco at Berkshire Botanical Gardens
July 12 & 13 - 9 to 4 - Silver Gardens Daylily and Arts Festival. 23 Pickett Lane, Greenfield. Thousands of daylilies to choose from!
July 16, 5:30pm - visit with Dayna Veach in N Orange. She grows and sells natives and her partner breeds daylilies.
July 18-19 - New England Lily Society Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
July - NOFA Summer Conference
August Event - TBD
September 4-7 - 176th Franklin County Fair (set-up for the club's booth is 9/2 & 9/3). This year's theme: "A Blue Ribbon Affair"
September Event - TBD
September 19-20 - Gesneriad and Begonia Society's Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
September 26-27 - New England Dahlia Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
September TBD - 27th Annual Garlic and Arts Festival in Orange, MA.
October 3-4 - New England Carnivorous Plant Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
October 23 - 25 - Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
October TBD - Annual Oktoberfest
October 30 - November 1 - Cider Days! Celebrate all things apple with special events and tastings.
November 26 - Happy Thanksgiving!
December TBD 5-8pm: Annual Holiday Potluck with optional Yankee Swap
For more information on this month's, or any other listed club-sponsored event, please contact the club at: [email protected]
