The Greenfield Garden Club

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!

The Extravaganza is Saturday, May 19th this year - from 9-3. We have joined the St James and Andrews Handmade Makers Mart on that day. Please start to single out and pot up plants to donate to the sale. If anyone has rhubarb, that was a request from a previous year. Bring tagged plants to the church front lawn Friday May 18 between 6 and 7 pm for sorting and pricing.

FIELD TRIP FRENZY No. 4
Date: Saturday, May 12th (rain date Sunday, May 13th)
Destination: The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and their lilac collection.
Address: 125 Arborway, Boston, MA
Time: Carpool will leave Cherry Rum Plaza between 8:30 & 9:00 AM. Those who RSVP will be in the email loop.
Cost: Admission is free (donations accepted). Please bring gas money for the driver.
Lunch: the group will decide whether to stop for a bite to eat, or if we should pack a picnic.
RSVP: Please contact Debbie Loomer if you are thinking of attending. This will get you in the email loop for decision-making. You can leave a phone message at: 413-863-9421 or email her at: daloomer@yahoo.com

We're heading to a new club destination, the Arnold Arboretum, for our fourth field trip of 2018, and we're looking forward to seeing the lilacs in bloom. We will keep an eye on the weather and choose the best day for this trip, although Sunday is Lilac Sunday and it will be very crowded.
There are many other garden areas at the arboretum to visit while we are there, and this link will lead you to the list of other self-guided tours.

Lilacs were among the first cultivated plants grown at the Arnold Arboretum. On Bussey Hill, look for remnants of a lilac hedge planted in the mid-19th
century by Arboretum benefactor,
Benjamin Bussey. The oldest lilac on record in this collection is a Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac) from 1876.
The Arnold Arboretum’s lilac collection has over 375 plants of about 175 different kinds. Many are cultivars, or cultivated varieties, selected for horticultural merits like flower size and color. Others are the parents of many
of today’s hybrids. Lilacs are in the olive family; other relatives growing on Bussey Hill include ash trees and forsythia.
Although not a native plant, lilacs
have been grown in North America
since colonial times. Today, they enrich our landscape with color and fragrance for as long as five weeks each spring. Thousands gather at the Arboretum every May for Lilac Sunday, to enjoy this popular plant. Download a Lilac tour brochure from their website.

The arboretum is open dawn to dusk, but the visitor center (with bathrooms!) is open weekends from 10-5.

We'll be looking for your RSVP - reply early to stay in the email loop and make decisions regarding the day, the departure time and lunch.

Dues for 2018: Forget to renew your membership? Dues remain at $18 per single person, and $24 for a household. Please send membership requests to Jean Wall, 40 High St, Greenfield, MA

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

2018 Schedule of Monthly Meetings and Events of Interest to Members

Berkshire Botanical 2018 lectures and workshops: click here.

January 24 - 1:00-5:00 pm - Annual Meeting at the French King Restaurant. Dr. Bill Benner featured speaker on butterfly gardening.

February 3 10 am-1pm Winter Farmers Market, Discovery School at Four Corners, Greenfield.

February 19 Field Trip to Logee's Greenhouses in CT

February 22-25 - 37th Annual CT Flower & Garden Show at CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT.

February 25 - 2:00-4:00 PM Wildflowers in Winter; lecture by Dawn Marvin Ward, Leverett Library

February 26-March 16 - Berkshire Botanical Bulb Show

March 3 10-1 Winter Farmers Market, Discovery School at Four Corners, Greenfield.

March 3-11 - Philadelphia Flower Show - Wonders of Water

March 3-18 - Smith College Spring Bulb Show.

March 3-18 - Mount Holyoke College Spring Flower Show.

March 24 - Lower Valley Master Gardener Symposium at Holyoke High School, Holyoke, MA. $30 early reg

March 10 - Saturday (rain date Sunday the 11th): Field Trip to the Lyman Estate Greenhouses, Waltham MA

March 17 8:45 am-2:15pm WMMGA Spring Symposium at Frontier High School, South Deerfield. Your Living Landscape featuring Henry Homeyer. $35

March 14-18 - Boston Flower Show, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA. This year's Theme: "Savor Spring."

March 24 - Seedy Saturday at Margaret Roach's with Turtle Tree Seeds

April 1 - Sunday at midnight. Grant Proposal deadline.

April 4 - Grant Committee meets at Taylor's Tavern

April 5 - Festival of Flowers Culture & Cocktails Springfield Museums $10 members $20 non-members

April 7 - 7:45 am-2:30 pm Berkshires Master Gardener Symposium at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School, Lenox, MA. $40 thru 3/31, then $45. Single sessions $15

April 28 - Field Trip to Tower Hill to see the swaths of daffodils. Rain date Sunday April 29.

April 28 - Saturday - 9 am - 2 pm - Garden Expo at Five Acre Farm in Northfield. Tours of the greenhouses, lots of vendors, and your member discount on purchases.

May 5-6 - Berkshire Botanical Daffodil Show

May 11-12 - Berkshire Botanical 41st Annual Plant Sale

May 12 - Field Trip to Arnold Arboretum to see the lilacs in bloom. Rain date Sunday May 13.

May 18 - 6 to 7pm: drop off plants for the Extravaganza at Sts. James and Andrews Church, 8 Church St, Gnfld.

Extravaganza is May 19, 2018 - 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Note the date. Note the time. Same date and location as Handmade Crafter's Mart

June 16 - Field Trip to Elizabeth's Garden and O'Briens Nursery in CT. Rain date Sunday the 17th.

June 23 & 24 - 10 - 4 daily; Lavender Festival, Johnson Hill Farm.

July 14 - 9 to 4 - Silver Gardens Daylily and Arts Festival. 23 Pickett Lane, Greenfield. Thousands of daylilies to choose from!

July 7 - Garden Tour (?) and Garden Party. Rain date Sunday the 8th.

July 19-20 - WMMGA bus trip to Maine - visit 3 gardens

August 11 - Field trip to either Fruitlands or St Gaudens

August 10-12 NOFA Summer Conference, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

September 6-9 - Franklin County Fair

September 22 - Field Trip to Art in the Orchard. Rain date Sunday the 23rd.

October 13 - Field trip to Mt Auburn Cemetery. Rain date Sunday the 14th.

November 3-18 Smith College Fall Chrysanthemum Show.

November 2-4 - Cider Days! Celebrate all things apple with special events and tastings.

November 15 - 6 pm - Wreaths/Kissing Balls - what's your fancy? Chapley Gardens, South Deerfield. (fee)

December 14 (Friday) 6pm - Annual Holiday Party

January 2019 - Annual Meeting

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

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