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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,
AUGUST 12
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room |
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 2
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 9
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room |
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 7
Through photography and plant demonstrations
Meteorologist and horticulturist, David Epstein, host of the website
Growing Wisdom.com, will share tips and advice for gardeners.
6:45 pm at the Annex
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room
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THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 4
Did you
have the best year ever for hydrangeas or was it a disappointment?
Jeanie Gillis of the Heritage Museum will be here to tell you the
latest information and answer many questions . If you don’t have
any hydrangeas yet, this is a must for making the best choices.
6:45 pm at the Annex
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room |
THURSDAY, DECEMBER
2
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 9This 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,
JANUARY 13
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room |
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 3
Participants will be guided through the process of creating their
own floor cloth to use as a table protector, pet food area mat,
gift, etc. Betsy Grecoe will provide all materials. No experience
necessary. Each participant should bring $3.50 to cover the cost
of her project. Join us for a fun, hands-on experience.
6:45 pm at the Annex
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room |
THURSDAY,
MARCH 3
Paul Split,
nationally recognized horticultural consultant and instructor for
Massachusetts Horticultural Master Garden Class, will demonstrate
how to get a longer
season from hanging baskets you can create yourself. Paul will
design a hanging basket using multi-seasonal plant materials which
someone will win in a raffle.
6:45 pm at the Annex
THURSDAY, MARCH 10
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room
MARCH (TBD) |
THURSDAY,
APRIL 7
Professional
chef Liz Barbour shares her skills as a working chef and entertaining
communicator, whose relaxed and humorous attitudes
toward food demystify the cooking process. Sit back and watch while
Liz prepares and presents exciting dishes for you to enjoy. Due
to the need to plan food, we will need to know if you plan to attend
by 3/30. RSVP Joan Quackenbos or Joan Tranfaglia.
6:45 pm at the Annex
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room |
THURSDAY, MAY 6
Our annual
meeting is a time to conduct our club business and enjoy each others’
company. Jane Jeffers is generously welcoming us back
into her beautiful 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 12
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room
SATURDAY,
MAY (TBA)
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 2
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 9
7:00 p.m. Town Offices, 2nd Floor Meeting Room |
SATURDAY, JULY (TBD)
Event description coming soon. |
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