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Field Trip to Mt Auburn Cemetery

Date: Saturday, Oct 13 (rain date Sunday, Oct 14)
Time: 8:00 - 5:00 (approximate - group will determine the departure and return times)
Location: Cambridge, MA
RSVP to Marsha to be in the loop for planning and carpooling: mds41@comcast.net

Our final field trip of the year will be​ a day trip to Mt Auburn Cemetery located at 580 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA. The fall foliage should be especially beautiful. and a cloudy or even misty day would make for some great photography opportunities. Founded in 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery is the first landscaped rural cemetery in the United States. Both a National Historic Landmark and an Important Bird Area, it serves not only as final resting place for 90,000 souls, including many of Boston’s elite, but also as a renowned horticultural collection and an equally famous migrant trap where eBirders have reported 224 species. At 175 acres, the site was laid out according to the plan of Henry A.S. Dearborn and Alexander Wadsworth as an “embellished landscape” of rolling terrain with ornamental plantings, ponds, sylvan glades, monuments, fences, fountains, and chapels. Numerous architectural styles are represented; similarly, the landscape’s intimate spaces and grand sweeping vistas reflect a wide range of styles, from Victorian-era plantings to contemporary gardens. With over 5,000 trees representing 630 taxa, the landscape is horticulturally diverse.  Mount Auburn Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003.

Tips for visitors can be located here.

Food is not allowed in the cemetery, so we cannot picnic there, but they offer tips for nearby food establishments. Marsha and Norm also know some great spots to eat if we choose to purchase our lunch. We will aim to arrive mid-morning, carpooling from Cherry Rum Plaza in Greenfield. Those who RSVP will be in the loop for event details.

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

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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
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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
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​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.
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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 - Greenfield Garden Club Experience: Gill Garden Stroll and Garden Party. Rain date Sunday the 8th.

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

August 11 - Vacation Month!!

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.
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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 7 (Friday) 6 pm - Annual Holiday Party at 40 High Street. (Date changed from the 14th to the 7th)

January 2019 - Annual Meeting at French King Restaurant.

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