Welcome to the Greenfield Garden Club
Serving all of Franklin County, Massachusetts, and beyond.
Please join us at one of our many meetings - and bring a friend!

It's never too early to think ahead - specifically to March 19th! Please visit our Special Events page, and see the unique painting night we have planned for the club. You are invited to attend, and we encourage you to tell your friends and neighbors. It should be a fun and relaxing evening.

All photos in the above slideshow courtesy of the Tea Trekker website.

February Meeting: Thursday, February 19th
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Tea Trekkers,  2 Gleason Plaza, Northampton, MA
Event: Exploring Tea with all the Senses!
Speaker: Mary Lou Heiss, co-owner

Our monthly meeting this month falls on the Chinese New Year, so what better way to celebrate than with an evening of tea lore and sampling! We have set up this special evening with Tea Trekker in Northampton for this very purpose.  Our guide will be Mary Lou Heiss, who co-owns the business with her husband, Robert J. Heiss.  For 39 years and counting, they have been educating and introducing Americans to the delights of traditional teas from historic tea-producing regions in China, India, Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan. Their passion for tea has them traveling to these areas to observe, learn, taste and personally select the teas that they then sell in their small shop in Northampton and through the internet.  They import many of their teas directly from tea farmers, village cooperatives, and small village tea factories. This will be an evening of delights for all of our senses! Come and gain an understanding of the importance of the differences in each class of tea. Mary Lou will also talk about the cultivation, manufacture and methods of preparing tea.  You can see why in 2008, the NY Times called them the “Professors of Tea!” At the end of the evening, Mary Lou has kindly offered us a small discount on any purchases we make in the store.  

Seating at this event is limited! It is very important that members RSVP early by email to greenfieldgardenclub@yahoo.com or call Laura at 413-774-4594 so we’ll know if we need to bring extra folding chairs.  

As always, we will carpool from Cherry Rum Plaza in Greenfield, leaving at 6pm in order to arrive on time. Tea Trekkers is located at 2 Gleason Plaza in Northampton, MA. Their phone number is 413-584-5116. Take I 91 south to Exit 18, which is Route 5 towards Northampton/Easthampton.  Turn left onto Route 5/Mt Tom Rd (there will be signs indicating Smith College). Travel 0.7 miles and take a right on Railroad Ave. Gleason Plaza will be immediately on the left.
Members wishing to stop at Fitzwilly's Restaurant after this meeting for a light meal and conversation are asked to indicate this in their RSVP or at Cherry Rum plaza so that we can plan the carpool accordingly.
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2015 Schedule of Monthly Meetings and Events of Interest to Members

January 19 - 6:00 pm - Annual Meeting at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant, Gill, MA. Deborah Loomer, speaker.

January 28 - 6:30pm - "Bag It" Film and discussion sponsored by Greening Greenfield and Traprock Center for Peace and Justice. Click here for info. Snow-date 2/4.

February 14 - 1pm - Berkshire Botanical Gardens Winter Lecture for 2015: Stourhead Garden, The Genius of the Place. Click here for tickets and more details.

February 19 - 6:30pm - celebrate the Chinese New Year with a talk and sampling at Tea Trekkers in Northampton. Attendees will receive a discount on purchases.

February 19-22 - 34th Annual CT Flower & Garden Show at CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT.

February 19-22 - 22nd Annual Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show at the RI Convention Center, Providence, RI.

March 7-22 - Smith College bulb show. Like to plan ahead? Smith has dates for their bulb and chrysanthemum shows set 5 years ahead!

(Late March - 2015 Grant Proposal's will be awarded.)

March 11-15 - Boston Flower Show, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA. This year's Theme: "Romance in the Garden."

March 19  6pm - Wine and Canvas night at St James' Episcopal Church, Greenfield. 

April 16 7:00pm - The Magic and Mystery of Crop Circles with John Root, St. James' Episcopal Church, Greenfield.

April 25 - Saturday - 9am - 3pm - Garden Expo at Five Acre Farm in Northfield. Tours of the greenhouses, lots of vendors, and your member discount on purchases.

May 21 - 6pm - Make a small glass globe terrarium at the home of Richard Willard. Make 1 for yourself, and 1 or 2 for the club to sell at the Extravaganza.

(Extravaganza is May 23, 2015)

June 18 - 6pm - visit the gardens of Julie Fisher in Ashfield, MA. Carpool from Cherry Rum leaves at 5:40pm.

(Garden Tour is June 27, 2015)

July 16 - 6pm - visit the new gardens of Jono Neiger in Leverett. Carpool from Cherry Rum leaves at 5:30pm.

(Community Meal is Wednesday, August 12, 2015)

August 20 - 6:00pm - Tour of Laughing Dog Farm in Gill, MA with owner, Daniel Botkin.

September 17 - 6pm - Food Preservation workshop with Angela Roell, co-owner of Yard Birds Farm in Williamsburg, MA. Location TBA.

October 15 - 6-8pm - Craft Nite: Fabric Decoupage on glass plates.
 
November 19 - 6pm - Wreaths/Kissing Balls - what's your fancy? Chapley Gardens, South Deerfield. (fee)

December 11 - Friday at 6pm. Potluck Holiday Party at the home of Jean Wall, 40 High St, Greenfield.

For more information on this month's or any other listed club-sponsored event, please contact the club at: greenfieldgardenclub@yahoo.com

Click the document image below for a printable calendar to put on your fridge! (Always check the website for the most current information!)

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Did you know? The Greenfield Garden Club turns 25 in 2016. Keep your eyes peeled for a big year of activities! Let the club know if you have suggestions or are interested in helping to plan this milestone year.
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