The Greenfield Garden Club

The Greenfield Garden Club
Bringing together gardeners in Franklin County, MA, and beyond. Please join us at our next event - Everyone is welcome!

The Holiday Season is in full swing!

Event: Annual Holiday Party
Date: Friday, December 8th
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Location: 788 Bernardston Rd
RSVP: 413-522-0901 or greenfieldgardenclub@yahoo.com
Hosts: Linda and Harlan Smith

Another year, another fun holiday party! Bring a dessert to share - savory food and drinks will be supplied by the club. Bring an optional Yankee Swap wrapped gift in the $15-$20 range and enjoy the ensuing surprises and fun.

Please try to carpool as Linda has a circular driveway and parking is at a premium.

Increase the fun and festivity by wearing a holiday sweater (ugly?!) or something sparkly. (Masks are optional depending on your comfort level.)

RSVP by Monday 12/4.
Hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact us at: greenfieldgardenclub@yahoo.com

REMINDER: a new perk of membership is that every GGC member has access to all Garden Conservancy programming, and a free digital subscription to Better Homes and Gardens. Call them to purchase tickets at the member rate: 845-424-6500. Follow them on Instagram and Facebook.

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Have you remembered to renew your membership to the club for another year of activities and discounts? Memberships also make a thoughtful gift. The Greenfield Garden Club is always accepting new members. Have you attended a meeting recently? Will you bring a friend to the next meeting? Memberships are $20 per person or $25 for a household. Please send your membership check to Club Treasurer Becky George, 61 Madison Circle, Greenfield, MA 01301. You will receive a membership card that you can present at select local businesses for a 10 percent discount. We look forward to seeing you at the next event!

As always, please email the club with any questions: greenfieldgardenclub@yahoo.com

2023 Schedule of Monthly Events Including 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 6 - March 31 "Yeti, Set, Go!" at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - explore the gardens to find all 15 furry Yeti friends!

Feb 6, 6:00pm - Untermeyer Gardens Winter Lecture: Forgotten No More - The Restoration of Untermyer Gardens ($20 - Online only)

February 11 "Allure, an Orchid Exhibition" at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - Tricks, Traps and Treasure at the garden's annual orchid exhibition. Special opening weekend events as well as Orchids after Dark special feature on Fridays from 6-8pm.

February 18 - 5-6 PM Berkshire Botanical Winter Lecture: "Discovering Tokachi" (fee) (online)

February 19, 12 - 3 PM. GGC Annual Meeting at Champney's Restaurant, Deerfield. Speaker: Paulina Borrego.

February 23-26, 2023: 41st Annual CT Flower & Garden Show at CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT.

February 23, 6:30pm: Lawns to Meadows with Owen Wormser at Second Congregational Church, Greenfield (moved to March 2 due to weather)

February 25-26: New England Camellia Society display - New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill

February 24 - March 10:  Berkshire Botanical Annual Bulb Show Daily 9-4. (free)

March 2-5: Flora in Winter at Worcester Art Museum

March 4-13 Philadelphia Flower Show. After 2 successful seasons outdoors in FDR Park, they are returning to the Convention Center in 2023 with "The Garden Electric!"

March 3. 7:30 pm Smith Bulb Show Virtual Lecture. Pre-reg required.

March 4-19, 2023 - Smith College Spring Bulb Show.

March 4 - 19, 10-4 - 51st Annual Spring Flower Show at Mount Holyoke College

March 6, 1pm - Pamela Lester brings her Winter Sowing talk to the Bernardston Senior Center at 20 Church St

March 16, 6:00PM: David Small, naturalist, Athol Bird and Nature Club, presents Living with Nature in My Backyard. Second Congregational Church, Greenfield

March 19, 3 PM: Special showing of Five Seasons at the Garden Cinema, Greenfield. Spread the news!!

March 24-26, 2023 - Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo (formerly the Capital District Garden and Flower Show) Troy, NY.

March 30 - April 2: 10th Annual Festival of Flowers, Springfield Museums.

April 29-30 Baystate African Violet Society Exhibit and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill

April 20, 6:30pm - Discover Bonsai with John Rough of Black Dodge Bonsai. Bonus workshop on April 30

April 30 - special hands-on bonsai workshop with John Rough with ongoing support during the growing months.

April 29 - 8:00am - 12:30pm. Opening Day for the Greenfield Farmers Market at Court Square.

May 6 - Seven States Daffodil Society Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

May 7 (Sunday) - trip to Naumkeag to see the spring bulbs - tickets go on sale in mid-March (sold out)

May 7 9am -5pm. Berkshire Botanical Roy Boutard Day. Start of the 89th Season for Berkshire Botanical Gardens.

May 12-13 9:00am - 5:00 pm Berkshire Botanical 46th Annual Plant Sale

May 14  Lilac Sunday at Arnold Arboretum. Lilac bloom from late April - mid/late May. They have 400 varieties of lilacs.

May 27th - Our Annual Extravaganza is back! Plant sale with Drawing, Bake Sale, Tag Sale, and multiple vendors this year

May 20-21 - Mass Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

June 10, 10 - 4 - The 29th Northampton Garden Tour. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the tour.

June 17 - New England Rose Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

June 22, 6:30pm - Feng Shui in the Garden

July 8 & 9 - 9 to 4 - Silver Gardens Daylily and Arts Festival. 23 Pickett Lane, Greenfield. Thousands of daylilies to choose from!

July 8 & 9 - Westminster Cares 20th Anniversary Garden Tour featuring the Gardens of Gordon and Mary Hayward along with 3 other gardens.

July 15-16 - New England Lily Society Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

July 15 (Saturday) - day trip to Williamstown, MA to see 4 Garden Conservancy Gardens. Lunch in the area

July 16 (Sunday) - day trip to Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site and Path of Life Sculpture Gardens. Lunch at Harpoon Brewery.

July 22 - New England Daylily Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

July 24-29 NOFA Summer Conference, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA (Online and in-person.)

August 7 - Plan the Fair Booth meeting. There is no official program this month, but if you are looking for an event, perhaps a trip to the Bridge of Flowers or Three Sisters Sanctuary, email the club and we'll see if anyone else wants go, and organize a carpool.

September 7-10 - 174th Franklin County Fair (set-up for our booth is 9/5 & 9/6). This year's theme: "Larger than Life"

September 23 - Bus trip to NYC to see the High Line in its early fall glory. The gardens were  designed by the famous Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf.

September 23-24 - New England Dahlia Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

September 30-October 1 - Annual Garlic and Arts Festival in Orange, MA.

September 30-October 1 - New England Carnivorous Plant Society Show and Sale at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

October 13-15 - Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Show at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

October 29, 2-4pm or later. Oktoberfest with speaker and then a hard cider and beer tasting.

November 4-19 2023 Smith College Fall Chrysanthemum Show. First Saturday in November - runs for 2 weeks, including the 3rd weekend.

November 3-5 - Cider Days! Celebrate all things apple with special events and tastings.

November - enjoy your Thanksgiving! No official GGC event this month

December 2: Saturday at 10AM - Wreath-making at Lilian Jackman's Wilder Hill in Conway

December 8: Friday, 5-7pm - 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: greenfieldgardenclub@yahoo.com