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HEIRLOOM PLANTS: Dictamus Alba, Gas Plant

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Every day is the day to think about Earth Day. WE are 11,300 strong in the garden clubs of Massachusetts. No one individual or club can stop or change what is happening to the environment. But we can all do something to move our families, our communities, our country in a new direction. Reasonable people may disagree about what the right direc-tion is, but we can all agree on some things. Do you hate seeing trash along the roadside? It’s ugly, pollutes water and can kill wildlife. Talk to the local Boys and Girl Scouts or the local high school students to ar-range a day to pick up trash, bag it and stop it from going farther. In Dracut, the garden club asked the local DPW to help, and they gladly supplied plastic gloves, trash bags and men in trucks to pick up the filled bags. Sometimes you just have to ask. Appalled when you see grocery store garlic imported from China? Tell the store manager you want locally grown garlic. Or better, since it’s spring, plant a row of soft neck garlic now and a row of hard neck

garlic in the fall and never have to buy garlic again. Garlic is easy to grow and helps ward off some other pests in your garden (vegetable or ornamental). I love mangoes, imported from sub-tropical regions, and, on occa-sion buy them, but I can grow many vegetables and fruits I love here. Just a couple of containers can lower your grocery bill and provide you with fresh salad makings, herbs, peppers and tomatoes, all sorts of things. A garden 10 ft. by 20 ft. would provide most of the fresh vegetables for two people well into the fall with some excess in the freezer. Remove your burning bush, bag it and send it to the dump. The plant is invading our woodlands and killing off the vegetation that be-longs there—meaning there’s less for the birds and other wildlife to eat. It’s grown for one month’s worth of red foliage. Replace it with tall bush blueberries: get the same great red color in the fall plus blue-berries to eat in the spring—or if you don’t net it, the chance to watch a wide variety of birds come rob you. And those same birds will remove hundreds of insects from your yard every day as they feed their young. Chose a project, promote it to your club, your friends, your town. You will make a difference.

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Betty Sanders, President Garden Club Federation

of Massachusetts

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IN THIS ISSUE

President’s Message...........................................................................................2 Meet Suzanne McCance, GCFM 2nd Vice President .......................................8

FEATURED EVENTS AND ARTICLES GCFM Club Anniversaries................................................................................6 Civic Development Workshop ...........................................................................7 NE Region Annual Meeting ..............................................................................9 SE District Design & Horticulture Study Group Flower Show.....................10 What Are You Planting This Year? ................................................................12 GCM Fall Conference Highlights....................................................................13 2015 Topsfield Fair Flower Show Winners ....................................................15 Horticulture Morning ......................................................................................25 GCFM Insurance .............................................................................................29 Gardening Consultants’ Council Fall Meeting...............................................30 Wallack Lecture Announcement.....................................................................32

DEPARTMENTS Cover Story ........................................................................................................4 Board of Directors Meetings, Directions to Espousal Center ......................... 5 District Doings.................................................................................................18 Helen Friedberg Tribute Scholarship .............................................................24 Memory Book Notice........................................................................................25 Flower Show School.........................................................................................26 Cindora Goldberg Award.Application.............................................................28 Gardening Study School..................................................................................31 Calendar of Events ..........................................................................................33 2016 Program Section................................................................................A1-20

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PHOTOGRAPHER

COVER STORY

Dictamnus albus Dictamnus albus is also known as dit-tany, gas plant, and fraxinella. It is an herbaceous perennial, native to warm, open woodland habitats in southern Europe, North Africa and much of Asia. The first record of it in this country was in 1741. The common name gas plant derives from volatile oils produced by and covering the plant. On still days in hot weather, hold-ing a lighted match below a flower spike will cause methane gas vapor to ignite. As a result of this phenomenon, the plant has been compared to the "burning bush" in the Bible, and it has been suggested that Dictamnus alba was, in fact, the Old Testament plant. Seldom seen in gardens, gas plants are slow to establish but very long lived. They form a bushy upright clump (approx. 2-3' wide and 16-39" high) but do not require staking. Gas plants bloom from June to July, giving off a strong lemony aroma. Flowers, which have five petals and long projecting stamens, form a loose pyramidal spike; they vary in color from pale purple to white. Flowers are not good for cutting, but seed pods can be used in dried arrangements. Leaves resemble those of an ash tree and stay attractive until frost. All parts of the plant are inedible. Leaves have a bitter, unpalatable taste and may cause mild stomach upset if eaten. Con-tact with the foliage may cause a skin rash. Gas plants do well in Hardiness Zones 3 to 8. They prefer full sun to part shade, do well in any type of soil, and aren't par-ticular about alkalinity or acidity. They do not like to be disturbed, so division is sometimes unsuccessful; as a result,they

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Board of Directors Meetings will be held at The Espousal Retreat House and Conference Center on the following dates:

• Wednesday, February 3 , 2016, 10:30 AM • Wednesday, March 2, 2016, 10:30 AM • Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 10:30 AM • Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 10:30 AM

Linda Corapi, Corresponding Secretary

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554 LEXINGTON STREET, NORTH WALTHAM, MA 02452-3029 FRONT DESK: 781-209-3120

EMAIL: [email protected] WWW.ESPOUSAL.ORG PROGRAM COORDINATOR, JESSICA CIARIAMAGLIA: 781-209-3112

OFFICE HOURS: 10:00 – 4:00, MON-FRI From the North: Exit Route 128/I-95 at Exit 27A, Totten Pond Rd. East. Follow Totten Pond Rd. 1.7 miles toward Waltham. Turn left at Lexington Street and go 0.3 miles to sign on left for 'Espousal Center'.

From the South: Exit Route 128/1-95 at Exit 27B, follow signs for Winter Street and turn right onto Wyman St. After 0.2 miles, turn left at traffic light for Totten Pond Rd. eastbound. Follow Totten Pond Rd. 1.7 miles toward Waltham. Turn left at Lexington Street and go 0.3 miles to sign on left for 'Espousal Center'.

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are commonly obtained as nursery plants. Plant them in well-drained, heavy soil that is light in organic matter. To propagate from seed, sow outdoors in late fall/early winter. If growing from seed indoors, use peat pots. Seeds will germinate the following spring. Since seedlings do not take well to transplanting, wait until the 2nd spring to plant outside. Gas plant is one of the eight plants in the Historic Preservation "Save an Heir-loom Plant" Contest.

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14th ANNUAL CIVIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP Thursday, March 24, 2016 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

The Espousal Center, 554 Lexington Street, Waltham. MA (Registration opens at 9:45 AM)

LESSONS FROM NEW ENGLAND’S PUBLIC GARDENS

SAVE THE DATE!

“GREAT GARDENS OF NEW ENGLAND” A lecture and presentation by popular speaker & gardening expert

Suzanne Mahler

Discussion to follow: What can we learn from our best public garden spaces?

How can we apply those lessons in our own communities? How can we work with our community leaders, and where do we find funding?

Network with other garden clubs members. Discuss your own community gardening projects with your peers.

~ A light lunch will be provided ~

SPACE IS LIMITED - REGISTER EARLY! Registration $15 per person

Please complete registration form below and send with check payable to GCFM, Inc. to: Louise Sironi, Civic Development Chair, P.O. Box 2123, Hanover, MA 02339-8123

Email: sironied@verizon net Ph: 781-826-8421 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of Attendee: ______________________________________________________________

Garden Club: __________________________________________________________________

Ph: _______________________________ *Contact Email: _____________________________

Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________

Names of additional club members who will also attend:

*Please include Contact Email to receive program updates and scheduling information.

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2015-16 GCFM yearbook corrections P 13 - Pat Artis email [email protected] Page 15 - Kathy Leva email address [email protected]; Mary Nokes email address sekon [email protected] Page 16 - Add Laura Semple, 177 Gratuity Rd, Groton, MA 01450 978-502-9684 [email protected] Groton GC; Page 16 Donna Vallois address 390 Arlington St, Dracut, MA 01826, phone 978-937-7078 Page 16 - Under Sironi, Louise - Remove Wareham GC, Add Hanover - Wal-nut Hill GC, Norwell GC Page 19 - Under Awards add Caroline Nijenberg 781 862-4465 Page 20 - Under Awards -Civic & Historic Grants, add Linda Walsh - 781-863-5276 Under Civic Development; add: Nancy Arienti 781-829-6977 and Shirley Rydell 781-749-5917, remove Laura Bibler, Jean Van Orman and Linda Walsh Page 23 - Under Investments add Caroline Nijenberg, 781 862-4465 Page 26 - Laura Semple, Environmental Workshop 978-502-9684 Page 28 - Marisa McCoy 2013-15 Page 48 - Kathy Sargent-O'Neill, Co-Pres. of the Aptucxet Garden Club of Bourne [email protected] Co 2nd VP - Svensen's, mailing address is missing the town: Bourne, MA 02532; RecSec Ally Curtin's email is missing: [email protected].

Meet Suzanne McCance

At the December Board of Directors meeting Suzanne McCance was elected to fill the remainder of the 2015-17 term of GCFM 2nd Vice President.

Suzanne became a member of the Reading Garden Club in 2004, quickly assuming the chair of the RGC’s Ways and Means committee and later the chair of the Horticulture committee. Suzanne served as Vice Presi-dent (2008-2010) then President of the Club from 2010-

2012. She was the Middlesex District Director for the 2013-15 term. This year she is also our Boutique chair for the GCFM Spring and Fall meetings. Aside from the Federation, Suzanne serves on the Board of the Fishers Is-land Yacht Club and is its chair of Events, and she also volunteers at the Win-chester Hospital Cancer Care Center. Suzanne keeps both a suburban garden at her home in Reading and an is-land garden at her summer home. Floral arranging is a work in progress. She has lived in Reading for the past 18 years with her husband Bill, two dogs, and two daughters currently attending college far south.

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The 81tst Annual Meeting of the NGC New England Region was held October 20 & 21, 2015 at the Portsmouth Harbor and Event Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On Tuesday evening there was a cocktail reception honoring Vera Bowen of Rhode Island, the 2015-2017 New England Re-gion Director (at podium) and Sandra Robinson, 2015-2017 National Garden Clubs, Inc. President (to the left in purple jacket). Following dinner there was a floral design program entitled “A History of Period Flower Arranging” presented by the Curator of Portsmouth’s Strawbery Banke, Erik Wochholz.

Wednesday was the NER busi-ness meeting and a pictorial program showcasing Cecilia Thaxter’s Gardens on the Isle of Shoals, presented and nar-rated by the son of acclaimed author, photographer and noted Portsmouth historian Peter E. Randall, who had visited there and taken the photographs. There were also educational displays to view, local vendors to shop and raffle prizes to win.

Wednesday also included the awards ceremony. Pictured from left to right is NGC President Sandra Robinson, GCFM President Betty Sanders and NER Director Vera Bowne. Betty received the awards won by GCFM and her member clubs.

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AWARDS, SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT DESIGN & HORTICULTURE STUDY GROUP "If I Ran the Zoo" Standard Flower Show

September 24-27, 2015, Heritage Museums & Gardens Division I - Horticulture, 147 entries

Award of Horticulture Excellence, Collector’s Showcase Award Sec E. Collection. Perennials or Annuals grown for Foliage Collection of Ferns, Ginger King, Cohasset/Scituate GCs Horticulture Excellence Award Award of Merit. Sec. A. Flowering Annuals Zinnia haageana ‘Persian Carpet’, Geri Williams, Plymouth GC Award of Merit. Sec. B. Flowering Perennials Rosa ‘Carding Mill’, Ginger King, Cohasset/Scituate GCs Award of Merit. Sec. C. Bulbs Corms, Rhizomes, Tubers Dahlia ‘Hollyhill Quintessence’, Catherine Felton, Hamilton-Wenham/N Shore GCs Award of Merit. Sec. D. Vegetables Cucumis melo ‘Barese’, Yvonne Capella, Wareham GC Arboreal Award. Sec. F. Flowering, Fruited Branches or with Seasonal Color Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Majas’, Joyce Capobianco, GC Hyannis Cynthia Bush Arboreal Award. Sec G. Evergreens Camellia japonica, Hila Lyman, Falmouth GC Grower’s Choice Award Sec H. Foliage Combination Plantings Succulent Planter, Yvonne Capella, Wareham GC Grower’s Choice Award Sec I. Flowering Container-grown Plants Citrus x meyeri, Meyer Lemon tree, Geri Williams, Plymouth GC

Division II - Design Class 1 Peacock. Creative Op Art Design. 1st Kathleen Coyle, Wareham GC 2nd Christine Decas, Wareham GC 3rd Cheri Ikasalo, Wareham GC HM Shirley Minott, Walnut Hill GC

Class 2 Ibex. Creative Sculptural Form Design. Designer’s Choice Award, 1st Sylvia Strand, Wareham GC 2nd 90+ Gloria Freitas-Steidinger, Easton GC 3rd 90+ Evelyn Polli, Belmont GC HM Joanne Nikitas, Plymouth GC

Class 3 Mandarin Fish. A Design, Freedom of style. 1st Donna Morrissey, GC Back Bay 2nd Geri Williams, Plymouth GC 3rd Davie McNamara, Easton GC HM Karen Knaub, GC Hyannis Sylvia Strand

Class 4 Jungle. Creative Mass Design Award of Design Excellence, Designer’s Choice Award, 1st Cynthia Bush, Harpswell GC, ME 2nd 90+ Dolores Ahern, GC Hyannis 3rd Linda Ladd, Belmont GC HM Fluffy Winner, Falmouth GC

Class 5 Ocean. A Design, Freedom of style. 1st Minal Akkad, Framingham GC 2nd Carolyn Sharrino, Belmont GC 3rd Nancy Jamieson, Village GC Dennis HM Teri Mallory, Walnut Hill/Norwell GCs

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Class 6 Desert. Exhibition Table Type I. 1st Ginger King, Cohasset/Scituate GCs 2nd 90+ Judy Sheehy, Aptucxet GC 3rd Yvonne Capella, Wareham GC HM Helga Frazzette, Nauset GC, GC Hyannis

Class 7 Leap Frog. Small Creative Stabile Design. Petite Award, 1st Gloria Freitas-Steidinger, Easton GC 2nd Gail Hubacker, GC Hyannis 3rd Jacqueline Hauser, Norwell/Sudbury GCs HM Joyce Capobianco, GC Hyannis

Class 8 Lady Bug. Small Design, Freedom of style. 1st Irene Mitchell, Nauset GC 2nd Barbara Geagan, Wareham GC 3rd Elaine DiGiovanni, Belmont GC HM Hila Lyman, Falmouth GC

Class 9 Monarch Butterfly. Small Traditional Mass Design. 1st Ann Marie Carlson, GC Hyannis 2nd Jinny Leonard, GC Hyannis 3rd Meredith Chase, Aptucxet GC HM Jane Kennedy, GC Hyannis

Division III - Special Exhibits Sec. A. Artistic Crafts of plant material Class 1 The Lion King. A crown. 1st Shirley Minott, Walnut Hill GC

2nd 90+ Angela Kimball, Village GC Dennis 3rd Judy Sheehy, Aptucxet GC HM Fluffy Winner, Falmouth GC

Class 2 Fairy Dreams. A fairy bed Artistic Crafts Award, 1st Nancy Jamieson, Village GC Dennis

2nd 90+ Geri Williams, Plymouth GC 3rd Cathy Felton, Hamilton-Wenham/North Shore GCs HM Diane Cochran, GC Hyannis

Class 3 Safari. An animal, real or imaginary. 1st Gail Hubacker, GC Hyannis 2nd 90+ Karen Knaub, GC Hyannis 3rd Teri Mallory, Walnut Hill/Norwell GCs HM Diane Cochran, GC Hyannis

Sec. B. Educational Exhibits, competitive

Educational Award, 1st Dolores Ahern, GC Hyannis 2nd Ginger King, Cohasset/Scituate GCs 3rd Christine Decas, Wareham GC

Sec. C & D Invitational Exhibits, non-competitive Heritage Museums Les Lutz, Dir. of Horticulture, Heritage Museums Creatures Formed by Forces of Nature, A Design, Gloria Freitas-Steidinger, Easton GC

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WHAT ARE YOU PLANTING THIS YEAR? Joyce Holster, Arboriculture and Invasives

What are you planting this year? I have noticed more plants available in exactly the right size for where I want to put them. But you must get the right cultivar. This is a great reason to use botanical names. You can get a juniper 2’ tall or 20’. When you pay attention to the cultivated variety (cultivar) name you will get exactly the plant you want.

So what do you want?

How about a shrub that releases a light sweet fragrance in early summer? Butter-flies and other insects love the nectar. Birds feed on its seeds. The white starry racemes of flowers point outward like bursts of light, in early summer. Something lush and green, that only gets about 3-5’ tall and wide. And it is without significant pests.

In September the color begins to change. By October it is a burst of rich, velvety, cranberry red lasting well into Novem-ber’s end in zone 6b. It does well in the full sun but can also perform in light shade. Once es-tablished it tolerates a fair amount of drought. I am talking about the cultivar Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’. And there is a cultivar that stays even smaller, ‘Little Henry’. When the flowers are pollinated the resulting capsules can be used in arrangements. And the glowing red leaves look great in a vase. Itea can be used in the border, a group, specimen, or foundation plant. It is a fabulous replacement for the invasive we know as burning bush. It is a plant native to eastern and southern parts of the U.S. The actions of planting native radiate through the ecosystem by supporting biodiversity. But I do not want you to plant native for the biodiversity. I want you to plant native because it is beautiful. TIPS Do you look plants up online? Try typing the letters edu at the end of each search category. This will pull up scientific, research-based information from universities and extension services that you can depend on. Did you forget to put those bulbs somewhere last fall? See a place you want purple tulips? Stick in an annual the right color. Next fall just look around for those annuals you used as place holders.

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On October 26, 2015 the Federation Fall Conference, was held at the Shera-ton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center. Over 235 garden club members registered. In the morning attendees were treated to a floral

design program by Thelma Shoneman, Chairman of Judges Council, enti-tled “Winter Arrangements for Your Home.” Thelma (pictured above) did five seasonal designs that would later be raffled off.

The morning program also included four work-shops; “Awards – How to Make Your Club a Star” with Joan Butler and Kaye Vosburgh; “New Approach to Garden Therapy” with Lorraine Lee and “Facebook & Webpages – Creating Buzz for Your Club” with Betsy How-ard and Neal Sanders, (pictured right). The workshops were full and even spilled into the hallway with interested attendees.

After a break for hospitality and shopping, the luncheon and award presentation was held. GCFM President Betty Sanders gave out 12 awards. The New England Region’s Maureen Colton Award again went to

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the Southeastern District Design & Horticulture Study Group: this time for the horticultural divi-sion of their flower show. The Attleboro GC (pictured left with GCFM president Betty Sanders and Awards chair-man Joan Butler in the back) were given the GCFM Presi-dent’s Bowl and the N E R V i r g i n i a Thurston Civic De-velopment Grant of

$200 for their Anderson Rose Garden project at Attleboro’s Capron Park. Dracut GC (pictured

right) received the GCFM Charlotte Lane Connor Arbor Day Award and the NER Laura Wetmore Conservation Award for their Arbor Day/Earth Day event and the planting of an American Elm. North Andover GC, C o m m u n i t y G C o f Cohasset and Falmouth GC (pictured left) received the

GCFM Civic Development & Historic Preservation Grants from GCFM President Betty Sanders. Leslie Frost (pictured right) accepted the NER Cornelia Watson Award for Historic Preservation for the GCFM His-toric Preservation workshop her committee put on in Lexington.

Following the awards, the main speaker for the day, Penelope O’Sullivan, was introduced by Pat Artis, chairman of Gardening Con-sultants Council. It was the Coun-cil that found and sponsored the speaker for the Conference. Pene-lope (pictured right with her books for sale in the morning) is the editor of Coastal Home magazine, an author of books on her love of woody plants. She gave an interesting talk on “Fabulous Foliage: Year Round Color with Trees & Shrubs.”

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Topsfield Fair Flower Show

Class 1 – New Hampshire 1st & DC Jill Chamberlain, Naples, FL GC 2nd 90+ Michelle Mensinger, Derry, NH GC 3rd 90+ LuBeth Kuemmerle, Hamilton-Wenham GC HM Constance McCausland, Ipswich Town & Country GC

Class 2 – Maine 1st Merrily Rowse, Groveland GC 2nd 90+ Ginger King, Scituate & Cohasset GC 3rd Carolyn Sharrino, Belmont GC HM Kathy Leva, Lexington Field & GC Arlington GC

Class 3 – Massachusetts 1st Bernadine DiLuzio, Stoneham GC 2nd 90+ Seta Lepore, Belmont GC 3rd Rose Ann Waite, Topsfield New Meadows GC HM Jacqui Cavanaugh, Danvers GC

Class 4 – Connecticut 1st Priscilla Styer, West Newbury GC 2nd 90+ Teri Mallory, Norwell & Walnut Hill GC 3rd 90+ Elaine DiGiovanni, Belmont GC HM Anne Tiffany, Williamstown GC

October 1, First Entry Day

Class 5 – Vermont 1st & Tri-Color Fran Lucas, Peabody GC 2nd Barbara May, Beth Shalom GC Wellington, FL GC 3rd Marisa McCoy, Beth Shalom & Wareham GC HM Abby Ann Lavoie, Arrangers of Marblehead Winter GC

Class 6 – Rhode Island 1st Cindy McEachern, Scituate GC 2nd Fleur Hynes, Winchester Home & GC 3rd Joan Masson, Hamilton-Wenham GC HM Marcia Connor, Easton GC

Left Jill Chamberlain Designer’s Choice

Right Fran Lucas Tri-Color

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October 7, Second Entry Day Class 1 – New Hampshire 1st & DC Andrea Little, Curbs & Cobblestones GC Westborough GC 2nd Joanne Kennett, Hamilton-Wenham GC 3rd Marlene Baxter, Groveland GC HM Betty Anderson, Danvers GC

Class 2 – Maine 1st Lisa Greene, Country Gardeners Georgetown 2nd Heather Kent, Hamilton-Wenham GC 3rd Margo Maione, Groveland GC HM Fran Lucas, Peabody GC

Class 3 – Massachusetts 1st & Tri Judith Colburne, North Reading GC 2nd Abby Ann Lavoie, Arrangers of Marblehead & Winter GC 3rd Mei Schuster, Topsfield New Meadows

HM Marty Chase, Ipswich Town & Country GC

Class 4 – Connecticut 1st Rose Ann Waite, Topsfield New Meadows 2nd 90+ Betty Sanders, Medfield GC 3rd Carrie Podmostka, Danvers GC Medfield GC HM Donna Porter, Arrangers of Marblehead

Class 5 – Vermont 1st Bonni Dinneen, Curbs & Cobblestones GC 2nd Darya Cotter, Easton GC 3rd Jeanne Whitman, Hamilton-Wenham GC HM Deborah Stashis-Pugia, Danvers GC

Class 6 – Rhode Island 1st Rita DeLollis, Andover Village GC 2nd Robin Kallfelz, Easton GC 3rd Nancy Zapf, Country Gardeners, Georgetown HM Joan Butler, Holliston GC

Right Andrea Little Designer Choice

Left Judith Colburne Tri-Color Choice

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DAY 1 BLUES (left to right) Class 2 – Merrily Rowse Class 4 – Priscilla Styer Class 3 – Bernadine DiLuzio Class 6 – Cindy McEachern

DAY 2 BLUES (left to right) Class 6 – Rita DeLollis Class 5 – Bonni Dinneen Class 4 – Rose Ann Waite Class 2 – Lisa Greene

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CENTRAL NORTH (Joy DiMaggio, Director) T h e Virginia Thurston Healing Gar-den would like to thank the follow-ing clubs for their continued support of the garden: Groton GC, the Thursday Garden Club of Sudbury and Sterling Garden Club.

Sterling GC's container at Virginia Thurston Healing Garden

Acton Garden Club recently helped restore a garden area sur-rounding the community's memorial to two local victims of the 9/11 at-tacks. Eight club members assessed the area and scheduled a workday for raking, weeding, edging and trimming the area, as well as some transplanting. Participants included Pat Kosicki, Jean Lane, Gena Ma-nalan, Fran Portante, Ruth Sche-mel, Anne Sterling, Helen Webster and Sue Whitcomb. Come Spring 2016 the club plans to return to con-tinue maintenance at this important site. In 2014 Groton Garden Club received MASS DOT approval to use state land on a large weed-infested traffic island as their Adopt-a-Site project. Thanks to truckloads of soil,

mulch and plantings, this busy in-tersection now brings year-round beauty to the community.

Groton GC members who regularly weed and water their new MASS DOT Visibility Site

The Colonial Garden Club of Marlborough had a busy fall in-creasing public awareness. Mem-bers provided the city's farmers market with decorations of hay bales, mums, pumpkins and scare-crows. The club's table at the mar-ket handed out a flyers with pro-gram information and captured names of people interested in receiv-ing details. Marlborough GC's scarecrow dis-play at the farmers market


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Sudbury Garden Club mem-bers have been assisting the historic Wayside Inn by doing some light gardening. A previously planted perennial garden is being converted to pollinator-friendly native plants such as catmint and bee balm. Their handiwork is admired by the many visitors who park in the lot across from the inn.

Sudbury GC's bed renovation at the Wayside Inn

Sterling Garden Club mem-bers take a summer recess from meetings to work in their own gar-dens. However, members do partici-pate in the ongoing maintenance of several town gardens: the Common, the schools, the library and plant-ings at "Welcome to Sterling" sign-age. Members also volunteer at The Virginia Thurston gardens. Come fall members do cleanup and prun-ing at selected sites to prepare for the coming winter. The Thursday Garden Club of Sudbury held its annual fall cleanup and planting in early Octo-ber. In addition to working at Grin-nell Park, Haskell Field, Landham Road, and numerous island barrels, club members also cleaned and en-hanced the Children’s Garden at the Goodnow Library. The library gar-den has been praised as highly

imaginative, inviting and educa-tional for all. The chair of the Thursday GC of Sudbury's library children's garden made hand-painted plant IDs. CENTRAL SOUTH (Jill Malcolm, Director) The Central South District held its Presidents Coffee on Sep-tember 21st. GCFM officers Betty Sanders (President) and Caroline Nijenberg (1st Vice President) shared their knowledge and an-swered questions. Club presidents then had time to visit and exchange insights.

In September, Springfield Garden Club members attended a demon-stration by Ralph Liebro, floral de-signer, on how to incorporate flow-ers and greenery from their gardens into imaginative fall holiday dé-cor. In October the club hosted Claudia Thompson, President of Grow Native Massachusetts. She explained the role of native plants in the health of garden and landscape ecosystems, starting with the concept of co-evolution between plants and animals and ending with a tour of her own garden.



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METRO (Ruth Kenworthy Ecker, Direc-tor) The Evening Garden Club of West Roxbury kicked off its 2015-16 lecture series with a talk on "Gardening for the Planet": how what we do in our own gardens can impact the bigger picture, for better or worse. Speaker Allison Houghton is author of the book The Urban Bounty: Growing Your Own Fresh Food, Anywhere. She is currently a CSA Manager for The Food Project and previously was horticulture director for Green City Growers. This was Allison's first presentation to a garden club. If you are inter-ested in talking with her about a lecture, contact club president Ann M o r g a n f o r i n f o r m a t i o n , [email protected].

Author Allison Houghton spoke to the Evening GC of West Roxbury in September.

The House & Garden Club of Wellesley: Mary Ann Scott, Ruth Ecker and Mackie McKean re-sponded to a call for donated center-pieces for the 15th Annual Gala of Health Care without Walls (formerly known as Women of Means). The non-profit is expanding

its mission to include prenatal care as well as free medical care, labora-tory tests and over-the-counter medications for Greater Boston women, children, and families. On October 6th Wayne Ellis presented a “Workshop on Succulents” at Mass Hort, Elm Bank.

House & GC of Wellesley members and their donated floral designs

Medfield Garden Club spent much of last summer "on the road, " including a visit to Edith Wharton's home, "The Mount"; a guided tour of Mt. Auburn Cemetery; and an Au-gust visit to a member's home, where they enjoyed a beautiful na-

tive garden. In October the club hosted Brendan Pelley, executive chef at Zebra's Bistro & Wine Bar (and Hell's Kitchen participant), for a farm-to-table demonstration and tasting.



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Page 20, lower right: Medfield GC members visited Edith Wharton's home. Needham Garden Club 's Flower Arranging Committee organ-ized a popular annual club event, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Teams worked together to plan and create table settings reflecting their invitees. After they completed their designs, members viewed other ta-bles and tried to "Guess Who's Com-ing to Dinner." The cost of flowers and a light luncheon was subsidized by the club.

Needham GC's "mystery guest" for this tabletop was Alice in Wonder-land. Norwood Evening Garden Club has introduced a new feature as part of its monthly meetings – a horticulture challenge in which members bring items from their gardens for display and discussion. September featured hostas, toma-toes and other garden gems. The club also recently awarded a $500 scholarship to a graduate of the Norfolk County Agricultural High School. In addition, they made a donation to the Walpole Public Li-brary for the purchase of horticul-ture-related books, planted several shrubs at the historic George H.

Morse House, and held a garden therapy program with residents of the Ellis Nursing & Rehabilitation facility.

Norwood Evening GC members Jay Rando, Kathleen Pellegrini, Joy Gri-navic and Vija Lincas assisted long-time club member Allen Baker, a resident of Ellis Nursing and Reha-bilitation, with a flower arrange-ment. MIDDLESEX (Kathy Leva, Director) Burlington Garden Club put a new spin on children's garden therapy last fall with "Story Hour in the Pumpkin Patch." Members read stories and then provided natural and recycled materials for children to create art. A hands-on pumpkin exploration followed, encouraging children to investigate nature. Country Garden Club of Wes-ton held a luncheon to help cele-brate 60 years of civic service. Ten-ured and new members gathered at a member's private garden to view the club's anniversary video, which i s p o s t e d a t h t t p s : / /vimeo.com/138908763. Members also created centerpieces for a fund-raiser dinner at Land Sake, a town farm in Weston. The club created and maintains a garden at the Elizabeth Paine Estate Gar-den. Each month members gather to weed, transplant and prune.



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Country GC of Weston's garden at the Paine Estate Lexington Field & Garden Club handed out free milkweed seeds at their annual plant sale. Last summer the club maintained 17 gardens and islands in the town. Their recent purchase of a portable water tank was put to good use.

Members Raya Gildor and Bonnie Rosenthall head the Lexington Field & GC team that maintains 17 public sites. Stoneham Garden Club began its current season with a focus on community efforts. They maintained plantings in the town center and participated in Town Day and the Stoneham Farmer's Market. Cele-brations included honoring past president Marian Towse and her husband Dan as stewards of Middle-sex Fells Whip Hill. Stoneham GC member Bernadine

DiLuzio won a blue ribbon for this floral arrangement at the Topsfield Fair. Waltham Garden Club mem-bers created "Playful Puppy" floral baskets at their October meeting. Anne Malandrino of Stop & Shop in Peabody instructed the thirty par-ticipants, and the results were en-chanting. These adorable baskets can be adapted for any time of the year or season.

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Members of the Wayland Gar-den Club donated two centerpieces for a fall 2015 fundraiser, “Home Run for Homeless Women and Chil-dren,” held at Fenway Park to bene-fit Health Care without Walls. The organization provides free and com-passionate medical care, education and advocacy to homeless women and children in the greater Boston area.

For a fundraiser at Fenway Park, Wayland GC members Nancy Vona and Nancy Keith created an ar-rangement featuring the Red Sox's official colors (red, white and blue). Cindi Jacobs' arrangement (NOT SHOWN) emphasized shades of pur-ple, fuchsia and yellow, using cab-bage and aromatic eucalyptus. NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT Fran Lucas (Director) The Friendly Garden Club of Beverly's September meeting was held at Long Hill and Sedgwick Gardens. October featured a mem-ber horticulture exhibition. Hamilton/Wenham Garden Club held a garden therapy pump-kin workshop in October at the local library. The club's Civic Affairs Committee added three new plant-ers which they maintain in the two

towns, for a total of 27 planters maintained and refreshed season-ally.

Hamilton/Wenham GC's two new planters Members of Peabody Garden Club had a fun summer last year, with members hosting “Come Visit My Garden” events at their homes as a way to stay connected over the summer and for hosts to showcase the fruits of their labor. In Septem-ber the club welcome members back for its programming year with their annual Pot Luck Supper and Har-vest Auction fundraiser. In October, the club hosted James Gage who presented “The Stone Structures of Northeastern United States.” Sep-tember and October also include a number of crafts nights as members prepared for the club's annual craft fair. NORTHERN DISTRICT Donna Vallois (Director) Country Gardeners of Georgetown had a very busy fall, beginning with co-sponsorship with the Georgetown Peabody Library of a program featuring Betsy Wil-liams, who demonstrated how to make an autumn centerpiece. Mem-bers’ learning came in handy as the club prepared to work on holiday centerpieces and window boxes for donation to the community.


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Monday, April 25, 2016 10:00am-12:00 noon

Tower Hill Botanical Garden Boylston, MA

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Rita DeLollis, Vice-Chairman 978-475-1038, [email protected]

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GCFM MEMORY BOOK 2015-2016

If a member of your garden club has passed away during this fiscal year (beginning July 1, 2015), please send their name; a very short bio on them (garden club, date of death; number of years a member, contributions to garden club and community); and an electronic photograph (jpeg file), if possible, to Pat Artis, GCFM Historian, 357 Billings Road, Quincy, MA 02170, or e-mail to [email protected] no later than Wednesday, May 13, 2016. A Memory Book is being created with their names and will be presented at a ceremony at the GCFM Annual Meeting, in June of 2016.

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GARDEN CLUB FEDERATION OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC

Flower Show School Course III

May 24,25 & 26, 2016 Holiday Inn Mansfield

31 Hampshire St Mansfield, MA 02048

Subjects Covered: Tuesday, May 24th

Horticulture - Sandra Joyce Flower Show Procedure Part 1 –Sandra Joyce

Wednesday, May 25th Flower Show Procedure Part 2 – Sandra Joyce Design - Mary Huntoon

Thursday, May 26th Written exam

Registration Form on following page. Make Checks payable to: The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. (GCFM) Mail registration form and fee to: Julie Pipe, Registrar, 54 Pilgrim Road, Holliston, MA 01746. 508-429-7646 [email protected] Registration Deadline is April 30th, 2016. No refunds For further information please contact Chairman: Cathie Healy 508-429-5055 or [email protected]

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REGISTRATION FORM FOR FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE III May, 24, 25 & 26th. 2016

Please print clearly

Name:______________________________________

Phone__________________ Cell Phone_______________

Address:____________________________________

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E-Mail ____________________________________

Garden Club:___________________________________

FULL COURSE WITH EXAM

May, 24, 25 & 26th, 2016 $135.00_______

2-FOR-1 CLUB SPECIAL

May 24 & 25 no exam – 1 study guide $125.00_______

FULL COURSE

May 24 & 25 no exam – Study guide $120.00_________

Tues. May 24th (Hort.)

or Wed. May 25. (Design) - no exam $75____________

Wed. Lunch ($17 each) $17.00_________

Thurs. Lunch ($17 each) $17.00_________

Do you have allergies or require a vegetarian lunch/s Yes/No

Please describe _______________________________________ TOTAL REMITTANCE $________

Call Holiday Inn Mansfield for information regarding accommodations. 844 878 8052 or 508-339-2200

Please make CHECK payable to GCFM , INC. Mail registration form and fee to: Julie Pipe, Registrar, 54 Pilgrim Road, Holliston, MA 01746. 508-429-7646 [email protected]

Call Cathie Healy, local FS School Chairman 508-429-5055 or Julie Pipe, FS School Registrar with questions.

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THE CINDORA A. GOLDBERG AWARD (established in 2002)

An annual award is to be given in tribute to Cindora A. Goldberg. The award honors the ability she had to continually see and create in an innova-tive manner. The award is in the form of a framed certificate and will be given to the most outstanding floral design submitted by a member of The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc.

The entries should represent the very best examples of a designer's work, and must be in the form of photographs, transparencies, slides, JPEG, or digital images. The entries will be judged by The Cindora A. Goldberg Award Committee. The winner must be present to receive the award at the Annual Meeting of The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. A full color photo of the winning design will appear in the fall issue of the Mayflower.

Rules 1. Designs to be submitted will be limited to three entries from any one designer. They should represent the most outstanding example of that de-signer’s work. The entries will take one of the following forms: a. A color photograph at least 5” x 7” in size b. JPEG or digital image 2. An entry form must accompany each application listing all plant materi-als and other components, along with a short description of the design. 3. Up to three separate designs will be accepted on individual application forms. 4. All entries must be received by April 15, 2016. 5. All entries will become the property of The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. and will not be returned. 6. Photos submitted may be used for a future publication. 7. Entries will be judged by the Cindora A. Goldberg Award Committee: Maureen Christmas, Chairman (978-263-0009 or [email protected]) with Sue Kaplan, Virginia Leonard, Natalie Wolf and Sandi Joyce.

Send application form and design image by April 15, 2016 to: Maureen Christmas, 190 Pope Road, Acton, MA 01720

APPLICATION FORM FOR CINDORA A. GOLDBERG AWARD

Name

Address

Telephone Email

Garden Club Affiliation

Description of Design. List all plant material used. Attach 5x7 photo or a digital image showing design.

Entry Submitted by Date

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GCFM Club Insurance

Sign up March 15 through April 15, 2016 only Coverage effective June 15, 2016 through June 14, 2017

The coverage is offered only once a year.

WHAT IT COVERS: The policy offered to clubs through GCFM is a “Premises” policy. It covers clubs, members and visitors as well as the meet-ing space. In addition, the policy covers club sales and special events as long as alcohol is NOT served. Clubs planning special events should contact our agent, Kathy Uvanitte at (781) 235-0502 ext. 250 prior to the event if an insurance coverage certificate is needed.

RATE: The rate for this coverage is $2.50 per actively participating mem-ber. An active member is one who attends one or more meetings or other club events in a given year.

PAYMENT: Send checks to the GCFM Office, 219 Washington Street, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. Make checks payable to GCFM and indicate “Club Insurance” on the bottom of the check to ensure your payment is properly credited. Include the form below with your payment.

Please note this is the only time of the year you will have the oppor-tunity to purchase or renew Club Insurance through the Federa-tion. This notice is included in an email to each club President, the Spring Mayflower and on GCFM’s website.

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SIGN-UP PERIOD: MARCH 15 TO APRIL 15, 2016 INSURANCE EFFECTIVE DATES:

JUNE 15 2016 THROUH JUNE 14, 2017

Club name:__________________________________________ Treasurer: ___________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _______Number of actively participating members at $2.50 each $___________Total Amount due. Please make your check payable to GCFM /Club Insurance. Mail this form to: GCFM Office, 219 Washington Street, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

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GARDEN CLUB FEDERATION OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.

Gardening Study School Course II Series 10 April 7 & 8, 2016

REGISTRATION FORM

NAME______________________________________________________________ ADDRESS____________________________________________________________ CITY______________________________________STATE__________ZIP_____ PHONE____________________________________________________________ EMAIL_____________________________________________________________ GARDEN CLUB_______________________________________________________ NGC, Inc. Life Member #________________-____ Please check one: ______$110 – GCFM Garden Club Student Member, exam fee included. ______$100 – Refresher ______$140 – Non-member (2 day fee) _____ $70 – One Day Registration (non-member & make up exam) ______$15 a day with beverage – Box Lunch fee: Indicate choice if applicable Choice including a Sandwich/wrap (turkey, roast beef or veggie) with chips or Salad (white albacore tuna salad, bed of greens) with a roll Thursday_______________________ Friday__________________________ ______ Total

Gardening Consultants’ Council Fall Meeting

Farmer’s Daughter Nursery Pat Artis, GCC Chair

Always on a search for a new and different garden-ing/horticulture adventure, eleven GCC members and friends traveled south to Rhode Island on Tues-day, October 6th for a tour by the “farmer’s daugh-ter” herself of the Farmer’s Daughter Nursery in

South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The nursery is a favorite of locals and plant collectors. GCC members found many wonderful ideas and specialty plants for fall containers, including colorful mums and asters, majestic grasses and a beautiful, colorful tapestry of heirloom pumpkins, gourds and squash. After a tour of the nursery, the GCC members traveled to the Coast Guard House for a fantastic lunch. This was a wonderful collegial opportu-nity for everyone who attended.

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GARDEN CLUB FEDERATION OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.

Gardening Study School Course II Series 10 April 7 & 8, 2016

Tower Hill Botanic Garden 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA 01505

Subjects covered: Thursday, April 7.

♦ Factors That Influence Plant Growth – Julie Shapiro, Harvard

♦ Classifying Plants – Julie Shapiro, Curatorial Assistant

♦ Techniques for Growing Outdoor fFowers– Paul Rogers, Horticultural Consultant

♦ Pruning – Joann Viera, Horticulturalist at Tower Hill Friday, April 8,

♦ Teaching Tour of Tower Hill – Joann Viera, Horticulturalist

♦ Creating Landscapes that Emphasize Native Plants – Claudia Thompson

♦ Test for those becoming consultants

Suggested Reading: 1. Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon maybe purchased through Ama-zon.com Make checks payable to: The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. (GCFM). Mail registration form and fee to: Mary B. Nokes, Registrar, 35 Woodpark Circle, Lexington, MA 02421-7207 (781) 863-1203 or [email protected] Registration deadline is March 16, 2016. No refunds:

For further information please contact chairman: Linda Jean Smith (978) 256-3101 or [email protected]

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President Pins/Past President Bars

GCFM is offering for sale sterling silver President Pins with the Federation Seal and/or Past President Bars. Please note changes in price due to increase in silver price and added tax. Cost: Pin alone - $50 plus $3.13 in tax plus 5 first-class postage stamps for shipping. Bar alone with connecting chain that attaches to pin - $30 plus $1.88 tax plus 1 first class postage stamp for shipping. Pin and Bar - $80 plus $5.01 tax plus 5 first-class postage stamps for shipping.

To order, complete the form below and mail it with check and stamps to: Teddi Hickey, 3 Clarendon Ave., Brockton, MA 02301 Make check payable to: GCFM, Inc.

Name_________________________________________________ Garden Club_____________________________________________ Mail to__________________________________________________ Street Address____________________________________________ City/State/Zip_____________________________________________ Phone #__________________________________________________ ____Number of Pins@ $50 each____ Number of Bars@ $30 each

____Number of Pin/Bar Combo ____Stamps for shipping

Total Enclosed_______________________

The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc

Ruth A. Wallack Fund presents

Fun with Flowers with Internationally acclaimed designer

J Schwanke

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 10:00 am at Regis College Fine Arts Center, Weston, MA

Tickets $15.00

Photo courtesy of ubloom.com

For ticket information, call Marisa McCoy 781-237-2642 or Sue Kaplan 781-444-6085

Born in the middle of a Nebraska Flower Convention during a snowstorm, this fourth generation florist grew up in a family of professional florists. A multi-talented artist and teacher, sharing is a passion with him. He is an author, speaker, TV host, product designer and Flower Design Consultant. J has designed for the Queen of England and Kensington Palace. He is the recipient of the Society of American Florists Lifetime Achievement Award in Flower Communication, and the “Flower Industry Living Legend “ award. You may see more about J on uBloom.com. There is limited seating, so order your tickets early.

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March 2016 2 Landscape Design Board, 1:00 PM Espousal Center, Waltham 2 GCFM Board Meeting , 10:30 AM, Espousal Center, Waltham 9 Garden Club of Norfolk, "Getting Started: Container Farming 101" with Jessie Banhazl of Green City Growers 7:00 PM, Norfolk Public Library Community Room 139 Main Street, Norfolk 12 Ashland GC presents "Hip, Hip Hydrangeas" with Andi Ross 10:00 AM, Ashland Public Library 66 Front St. Contact: [email protected] or www.ashlandgardenclub.org 15 Haverhill GC, presents "Perennial Color-Spring through Fall with Suzanne Mahler," 7:00 PM at Holy Family Hospital 15 Friendly GC of Beverly ..."If Walls Could Talk" presented by Fred Hammond/Beverly Historical Society, 6:45 PM , Beverly Public Library (Sohler Room) Contact: www.beverlygardenclub.org or 978-381-3397 16-20 Boston Flower & Garden Show 21 Back to Basics 24 14th Annual Civic Development Workshop presents "Great Gardens of New England" with Suzanne Mahler, 10:30 AM- 2:00 P.M at The Espousal Center 554 Lexington St., Waltham, MA See Page 7 for registration Contact: Louise Sironi at [email protected] or 781-826-8421 31 Gardening Consultants Council

April 2016 4 South Shore District Annual Meeting 5 Northeastern District Annual Meeting, Nahant Country Club, Nahant 6 GCFM Board Meeting, 10:30 AM, Espousal Center, Waltham 7 The Andover GC presents, "A Champagne Evening with Floral De-signer On Thai" 7:00 PM Andover Town House, Andover, MA Cost: $35 per person. For reservations email Anne Feeney: [email protected]. Visit our website at www.andovergardenclub.org. 7-8 Garden Study School 11 Central North/Central South District Annual Meeting 12 The Crystal GC of Reading/Wakefield present, "Bert Ford of Ford Flower Company," 7:00 PM The First Baptist Church, 8 Lafayette St, Wake-field. All are welcome. 12 Design Morning 13 Program workshop at Tower Hill 14 Metro Spring Luncheon 15 Judge's Council 19 Haverhill GC presents, "Spring Ephemerals and Other Delights” with Joan Butler 7:00 PM, Location: Holy Family Hospital 19 Friendly GC of Beverly ..."Landscaping For Birds" with Sally Avery 6:45 PM Beverly Public Library (Sohler Room) Contact: for ticket info visit www.beverlygardenclub.org or 978-381-3397 19 Program workshop at Mass Hort-Elm Bank 19 Needham GC, presents "Welcoming Spring: Ikebana" with Kaye B. Vosburgh, 10:00 AM, Needham Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave. Contact: Bonnie Waters 21 Southeastern District Spring Meeting 9:00 AM, Plymouth CC 21 Emerald Necklace with Alan Banks - walking tour

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22 Earth Day 25 Horticulture Morning 26 Wallack Fund Lecture 27 Hamilton Wenham GC, presents "MFA Art in Bloom-Flower Arranging Inspired by Art," 7:00 PM: Miles River Middle School, 787 Bay Road, Hamilton, MA 27 Middlesex District Annual Lunch 11:30 AM, Lexington, MA 29 National Arbor Day 30-5/2 Art in Bloom, MFA, Boston

May 2016 1 Deadline for GCFM Member clubs to remit membership dues- Contact: Pat Ratay at 978-352-2592 or [email protected]. 2-8 NGC Convention, Amway Plaza, Grand Rapids, MI 10 Northern District Luncheon 11 GCFM Board Meeting, 10:30 AM, Espousal Center, Waltham 13Deadline for Club Presidents to send the name(s) of members who have passed away for 2015-2016 GCFM Memory Book to Pat Artis, 357 Billings Road, Quincy, MA 02170 or e-mail to [email protected]. 14 Boxford Village GC, "Plant Sale," 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM, 2 Elm Street, Boxford, MA Contact: Ruthann Budrewicz [email protected] 978-887-9459 home 978-807-6253 cell 20 Judge's Council 21 Mattakeesett Garden Club of Pembroke, Plant Sale, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Henry Woods Bandstand, Center St. Rte 14 Pembroke 21 Greenleaf GC of Milford Plant Sale, 8:00 AM - 12 Noon, Louisa Lake Parking Lot, Dilla St. Milford, MA Contact: Margaret Thompson 508-473-9548. Event will be held rain or shine. 21 Scituate GC Plant Sale, 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM, The Wildflower Garden at the Mann Farmhouse, Corner of Stockbridge Rd & Greenfield Lane Contact: Suzanne Rynne [email protected] or 781-545-7275 21 Hamilton-Wenham GC, Spring Plant Sale, 9:00 AM - Noon, Hamilton Council on Aging, 299 Bay Road, Hamilton 21 The Stoneham GC Plant Sale & Lobster Roll Luncheon, 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM, Common, Central St. Stoneham. Lunch at the First Congregational Church. Contact Jane Trenholm at 781-438-9529 or [email protected] 21 Belmont GC Perennial Plant Sale, 9:00 AM - 12 Noon, Lions Club, Common St., Belmont, rain or shine! Contact: [email protected] 21 Fairbanks GC Plant Sale, 9:00 AM - 12 Noon, Fairbanks House, Dedham Contact: [email protected] or 781-329-5273 21 Garden Club of Norfolk present Annual Plant and Bake Sale, 9:00 AM - 12 Noon, Norfolk Town Hill and Gazebo, 139 Main Street, Norfolk, MA 21 Haverhill GC Annual Plant Sale, 8:00 AM - 12 Noon. Bradford Common 24-26 Flower Show School III 26 Landscape Design Annual Meeting-”Robert Treat Paine & Gore Place” Waltham, MA

JUNE 2016 1 GCFM Annual Meeting 5-11 NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK

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