Vine & Fromage
At the home of Pamela and Glenn Pomerantz. Join us as we begin the new Club year for a glass of wine and cheese samples from around the world.
Monthly Meeting
Program: “Do You Know YOUR Garden Club? Club members will present information about many of the Club activities and opportunities available to members. You will have time for questions and to provide feedback to SGC leadership.
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Monthly Meeting
Program: “Fall Floral Design Symphony"
Lorraine Walsh of Artistry Floral will demonstrate three floral designs: a beautiful curved Hogarth done in roses, a unique coffee table medallion design, and a long, low design perfect for a dining table. She will share why she chose each container, conditioning, mechanics, floral material and care. Arrangements will be raffled off.
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Monthly Meeting
Lisey Good founded Wild Cohasset, a group that supports NE native plants and the wildlife that depends on them.
Humans may love beautiful green lawns, but songbirds and other wildlife do not! This talk will give specific, easy tips for increasing the number of songbirds who visit your yard and garden, while reducing the time you spend on upkeep.
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Field Trip: Heritage Museum & Gardens
Holiday Lights and Winter Walk
Timed Tickets sell quickly - purchase in advance https://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
Greens Workshop
Please contribute greens to create decorations for the library, Foremost Healthcare & the Holiday Party.
Coffee & Tech
Everything You Wanted to Know About Google Groups and Our Website But Were Afraid to Ask
At the home of Pamela Pomerantz
Monthly Meeting
Program: “Seasonal Wreaths Three Different Ways". Time and Location TBD
Mary Beth Hayes of Semper Virens Flowers will teach us three different ways to create a seasonal wreath. We'll learn different construction methods, sourcing long-lasting floral material, what to grow in your garden for wreath-making, and how to make them last longer. Wreaths will be raffled off afterwards.
Monthly Meeting
President’s Meeting
Every two years our Club invites the presidents of the Garden Club Federation and the Cranberry District to be guests at one of our monthly meetings.
Program: “Windowbox 101"
Susan Nock of Thistle, a garden design firm, will help us to discover how windowboxes can be the ideal accessory to any house, garage, or shed. But how to choose them, plant them, and care for them? We will discuss all of these subjects as well as care & maintenance tips. The program will end with a demonstration on planting a windowbox.
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Board Meeting
Note: No on-street parking. At the home of Genna Robbins & Barry Kasindorf
Monthly Meeting
Program: “What’s the Buzz About?”
Sue Gibson, SGC member, beekeeper and bee educator will provide us with an evening of learning all about honeybees, beekeeping, extracting honey from a hive as well as what native plants you can add to your garden to help these amazing creatures flourish.
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston
“Art In Bloom” - April 23-27
Floral interpretations of various art works by many garden clubs.
www.mfa.org
Monthly Meeting
Program: “Herb Planter Workshop"
Safiyat Hamiss, Tasty Harvests, will help you learn about herbs and how to create an Herb Planter. Purchase 3 herbs for $15 to create your own mini-herb garden.
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New Member Welcome
Join us to welcome new members to the Club. At the home of Genna Robbins.
Field Trip
Please join us for a field trip to
Garden in the Woods,- A Botanic Garden Like No Other
Discover the beauty of native plants in a naturally dramatic landscape
Our naturalistic botanic garden just west of Boston showcases New England native plants on 45 acres sculpted by retreating glaciers into eskers and steep-sided valleys, with a brook, pond, and wetlands. Here you’ll find inspiration for your own garden and a new appreciation for the varied plant life of our region.
Tickets are available at the Visitor Center when you arrive.
Adult (18-64): $18
Senior (65+): $15
We will leave at 1pm from the home of Beth Nathan and will carpool to Framingham. RSVP to Beth by 4/8 if you would like to join us. About a 50 minutes each way to get there, plan on being home by around 5pm.
Sharon Reads Together
The Friends of the Sharon Public Library are hosting a talk with Ruth E. Weiner, author of “Milli Finds Her Bench” at the Sharon Community Center. Floral Art will be displayed by members of the Sharon Garden Club
Monthly Meeting
At the Sharon Community Center.
Program: “Gardening is Painless and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves”
Neal Sanders, gardener and Mystery writer, will present Part 2 of the “Gardening is Murder” series. Neal delivers horticultural advice in a funny and informative manner.
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Monthly Meeting
At the Sharon Community Center.
Program: “Cactus and Succulents 101”
Lawrence Magner and Carolyn Iacariello of the Cactus ad Succulent Society of Massachusetts (CSSM) offer an educational and highly interactive program on how to select cacti, chose the right pot and soil options, transplant, water and propagate them.
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Field Trip to Harvard Glass Flowers Exhibit
Come with us to view the Glass Flower Exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. One of Harvard University’s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, better known as the “Glass Flowers”. This unique collection was made by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, a Czech father and son, over a period of fifty years. From 1886 to 1936 the Blaschka’s produced 4,300 glass models, representing 780 plant species.
Adult $15. Seniors $13.00
Monthly Meeting
At the Sharon Community Center
Program:” Fragrance in the Garden”
Joanne Pearson, landscape architect and photographer, will help us learn more about focusing on fragrance when planning or adding to our gardens.
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Coffee and Tech
At the home of Pamela Pomerantz.
Would you like to learn more about the website and Google Groups? Join us for coffee, cake and a morning of getting to know the website and Google groups in a small group setting. Bring your questions, and feedback on how we can improve our communication. Group limited to eight persons.
Floral Design Workshop
At the First Congregational church, Sharon
Join us as Marie Martin demonstrates and guides us through floral design.
Monthly Meeting
At O’Connell Hall at Our Lady of Sorrows Church
Program: “You Can Grow From Seed Your Own Way”
Join garden club members for a session to lear a few different techniques for seed starting. Thake away some little sprouts of your own from this hands-on workshop.
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Greens Workshop
Please contribute greens to help create decorations for the Holiday Party, the Library and Foremost Healthcare
Monthly Meeting
At the Sharon Community Center
Program:'“ Perennial Propagation”.
Joan Butler, enthusiastic gardener and favorite presenter, will share how to increase your perennial collection, replace mature plants, grow varieties not offered for sale, and even produce new hybrids! Learn propagation skills, including cuttings and division.
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Books in Bloom
We are hoping many members, their friends, family and neighbors can stop by the Library on Member Night. See beautiful floral designs interpret a favorite book.
Floral Design Workshop
Join us at the First Congregational Church for a “Back to Basics” workshop on Floral Design, lead by Kathy Hawes, Pat Simmons and Marcia Bridgeman. Class size limited to 15. Email Kathy to sign up
Monthly Meeting
At the Sharon Community Center.
Program: “Beyond the Cornucopia”
Ruth Evans, flower show judge, will present a well-timed seasonal floral design delight. She will combine some of the beautiful autumn produce with cut flowers and foliage in unexpected containers and unexpected ways.
Daffodil Bulb Pick Up
Time to pick up your bulb orders! Meet us at the Sharon DPW. No need to get out of your car: drive up, give your name and we will bring them to you
Daffodil Bulb Pick UP
Time to pick up your bulb orders! Meet us at the Sharon DOW. No need to get out of your car: drive up, give your name and we will bring them to you