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Community Giving Garden

The Framingham Garden Club is proud to launch its second annual Community Giving Garden (CGG) program at Framingham’s Earth Day on April 20, 2024. This program was launched in 2023 to encourage Framingham residents to grow healthy vegetables and herbs at their homes and donate some to family, friends, neighbors, or local food pantries, to address food insecurity in the Metrowest Community. CGG was a great success in 2023, and we are happy to bring it back in 2024! In…

Garden Club designers and growers take home ribbons from 2024 Marshfield Fair Flower Show

Framingham Garden Club designers and growers scored well at the “Date Night” themed 2024 Marshfield Flower Show. Ruth Evans and Betsy Szymczak won their respective classes, “Movie Night” and “Game Night.” Shannon Fitzpatrick and Nancy Martin placed well in the class “Casino Night.” In horticulture, Awards of Merit (for highest scoring horticulture specimen in each of the 4 classes), were awarded to Shannon Fitzpatrick for her Rudbeckia hirta, and to Betsy Szymczak for her Coleus. Betsy also receive the Award…

FGC Senior Class Model is Adopted State-wide

Framingham Garden Club’s Senior Classes award-winning model has been adopted by the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts as a “garden therapy” prototype for the entire state. The “Design in a Box” concept was created by Senior Class Chairs Marilyn Hanley and Pat Towle during the Covid pandemic. It has been refined as a guide for in-person classes that are led by FGC members and teams of assistants.  The FGC Senior Classes program received two high awards in 2023. The first…

Framingham Garden Club, Inc. – a feature of Framingham for 90 years

Our greatest asset continues to be our members. We meet, learn from, and work with others who enjoy gardens and flowers. Part of the club’s richness is our diversity: we have myriad interests, skill levels, and abilities – all of which contribute to the club’s overall success and enjoyment. Each year, members expand their interests, explore previously hidden talents, and form friendships, all while serving the community and the environment.

The club’s main emphases are on civic activities, education, and conservation. Each monthly meeting, September through May, features a lunch, short business meeting, and special presentation. The diverse activities of our committees reflect the different interests, concerns and time constraints of our members.

We encourage members to participate in the pursuits in which they are particularly interested. Floral arrangement, botany, horticulture, conservation, and garden design are just a few of our interests.

 

Our mission is education, conservation and beautification, as they relate to design, horticulture and gardening in our community.