The Garden Club meets the first Thursday of each month from September through June, except in January, when we "hole up" after the holidays. Our meetings are held at 6:45 pm at the Annex of the Town Offices at 381 Main Street except as noted below. Wonderful refreshments are served, and guests are always welcome. There is a $5 guest fee. We also hold a December Holiday Party and a Summer Safari in July.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3       End of Summer Garden Party
The annex will be adorned as a festive garden party for our Opening Meeting / Pot-Luck Dinner this year.  The evening will be a chance to extend the summer’s revelry as we socialize with friends, old and new, with a brief business meeting, if we must.
Please bring a favorite appetizer, main dish, or dessert to share with all.
6:00 pm at the Annex

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10       Board of Directors Meeting  
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1       New England Wild Places & Forgotten History
Michael Tougias, author, conservationist and self-proclaimed “Mountain Man Wannabe”, brings us to locations far off the beaten path.  The presentation will feature his favorite wild places from Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom to the back country of Moosehead Lake in Maine to other areas within an hour of Boston.  Magnificent photography combined with humorous anecdotes and adventures will surely make this a fun and memorable evening.
6:45 pm at the Annex

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8       Board of Directors Meeting  
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5       Plantweaving
Patricia Morton describes the ancient art of weaving with plants.  We will learn how to harvest, prepare and weave using common garden plants such as daffodils and iris, and how the woven cloth is then sewn into useful, beautiful items.  Members may try their hands at this technique on a loom provided by the instructor.
6:45 pm at the Annex

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12       Board of Directors Meeting  
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3       Holiday Wreath Workshop
Join us for a fun, informal evening making holiday wreaths to adorn our town buildings.  Please bring a large bag of greens cut from evergreens, holly, etc. in your own backyards to create our beautiful wreaths to be enjoyed by everyone in the community.
6:45 pm at the Annex

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10       Holiday Party - 6:00 At the Home of (TBA)
This will be a festive night to enjoy the spirits of the season with club members, eat delicious goodies, and experience the excitement and laughs of a Yankee Swap. Please bring finger food to share. If you would like to participate in the Yankee Swap, bring a wrapped gift costing less than $12.
6:00 pm at the Home of a member (TBA)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4       Keeper of the Bees
Jeannine Doyle, gardener, environmentalist, lecturer and beekeeper, presents an informative, lighthearted evening with hands-on demonstration of Beekeeping.  Learn the wonders of the Honeybee and this fascinating hobby.
6:45 pm at the Annex

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11       Board of Directors Meeting  
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

THURSDAY, MARCH 4       Kitchen Containers with Priscilla Styer
To get ready for the evening, search kitchen and cupboards for that container you just couldn’t throw away, that unique and interesting bowl, cup, tin, pot, can, bucket or whatever.  Think about it and go shopping in your kitchen!  Next, buy a bouquet at the grocery store and make your container the center of attention for a unique floral design.  Bring your special creation to our meeting.  Priscilla will demonstrate what you can do with a grocery store bouquet, we’ll “ooh and ah” over each piece, then have a Yankee Swap. 
6:45 pm at the Annex

THURSDAY, MARCH 11       Board of Directors Meeting  
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

MONDAY, MARCH (TBD)       New England Spring Flower Show Trip
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THURSDAY, APRIL 1       Organic Gardening & Companion Planting
Rita Wolmering, gardener from the Herb Farmacy, explores practical ways of transitioning to organic practices in our own gardens and lawns.  Learn the principles and benefits of organic gardening including the use of companion planting to mix the right plants together in the garden to unleash their natural ability to help each other in repelling pests or enhancing healthy growth.
6:45 pm at the Annex

THURSDAY, APRIL 8       Board of Directors Meeting  
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

THURSDAY, MAY 6       Annual Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner - 6:00
At the home of Jane Jeffers
Our annual meeting is a time to conduct our club business and enjoy each others’ company.  This year Jane Jeffers is generously welcoming us into her beautiful newly rebuilt home for the evening!  Please bring an appetizer, main dish or dessert to share.
6:00 pm at Jane Jeffers Home, 460 East Broadway, Haverhill. Park on the lawn.

THURSDAY, MAY 13       Board of Directors Meeting  
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

SATURDAY, MAY 22       Plant Sale
 We hold an annual Plant Sale as a way to share plants from our gardens with other gardeners, and as our major fund-raising event, supporting our Scholarship Awards and helping cover the Club's operating expenses.
7:15 am at the Training Field for set-up.  Sale begins at 8:30 am

THURSDAY, JUNE 3       Plant Swap
Back by popular demand, this will be our third annual Plant Exchange.  Bring a special plant from your garden, labeled with all the particulars, and we’ll put them on display for all to choose.  If you’d like, you can bring more than one plant and get one new plant for each one you bring.  A great Swap to end the year!
6:45 pm at the Annex

THURSDAY, JUNE 10       Board of Directors Meeting   
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

SATURDAY, JULY (TBD)       Summer Safari
Event description coming soon.