Events
The Garden Club meets the first Thursday of each month from September through June, except in January. Our meetings are held at 6:45 p.m. at the 1910 Building Annex at 381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA, except as noted below. Refreshments are served and guests are always welcome. There is a $5 guest fee when we have a speaker.
Meetings are subject to change based on COVID requirements. Our hope is that the 2021/22 meetings will be held in person. If it is deemed necessary, we will switch to Zoom meetings.
Out of an abundance of care and caution, the Board respectfully requests that all members and guests be fully vaccinated and wear masks to meetings.
Meetings are subject to change based on COVID requirements. Our hope is that the 2021/22 meetings will be held in person. If it is deemed necessary, we will switch to Zoom meetings.
Out of an abundance of care and caution, the Board respectfully requests that all members and guests be fully vaccinated and wear masks to meetings.
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Thursday, September 2, 6:00 p.m.
381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA Welcome Back A brief presentation will be made on how to overwinter plants in pots and how to prep in the fall for the spring plant sale. |
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Thursday, October 7, 6:45 p.m.
381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA DIY Embellished Pumpkins Mary Beth Hayes will guide members as they decorate festive pumpkins to brighten up their homes in the fall. ($22 per person materials fee). |
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Thursday, November 4, 6:45 p.m.
381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA Celebrating the Winter Garden Horticulturalist Warren Leach will share design ideas for the winter garden and showcase gardens he has designed as inspiration to create winter interest in our own gardens. |
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Thursday, December 2, 6:45 p.m.
381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA Holiday Town Decorating As in years past we will decorate wreaths and create swags to brighten various locations in town for the holidays. Floral arrangements will be made for West Newbury community housing residents . |
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Thursday, February 3, 6:45 p.m.
381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA Gardening Will Kill You Mystery writer Neal Sanders will entertain us with topics such as “low maintenance gardening and other lies” and “gardening tools that nobody uses”. He will be offering books for purchase after the presentation. |
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Thursday, March 3, 6:45 p.m.
381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA The History of West Newbury Trees Fred Chanania, founder of the West Newbury Tree Committee, will trace 400 years of history of New England forests. Join us for a journey through time! |
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Thursday, April 7, 6:45 p.m.
381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA Easy Rose Care Teresa Mosher, a leading garden and rose consultant, will cover how to protect, prune, plant, fertilize and choose hardy roses. This meeting will be shared with the Newburyport Horticultural Society. |
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Thursday, May 5, 6:00 p.m.
381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA Annual Meeting and Dinner The annual meeting and potluck dinner is a time to review our fiscal year, elect officers and discuss other topics of general interest to the club membership. |
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Saturday, May 21, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Training Field, West Newbury, MA Plant Sale Our major fundraiser for the year, this sale is also a considerable outreach to the gardeners of West Newbury and beyond. Our plant inventory from local gardens includes standard, exotic cultivars and native plants. During the sale Club representatives share a wealth of advice. The majority of the Plant Sale proceeds support our scholarships. |
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Thursday, June 2, 6:45 p.m.
381 Main Street, West Newbury, MA Flower Arranging Garden Club member Margo Pullman will share her flower arranging expertise with us. Come gain tips for creating your own beautiful arrangements! |
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Saturday, June 18
Time: TBD Location: Various local gardens Art in the Garden Select West Newbury gardens will be open for visitors to come and enjoy the gardens as well as the talents of local artists and musicians. This event is in partnership with the West Newbury Council of the Arts. |