Shannon Fitzpatrick

Framingham students win garden-themed poetry contest

July 20, 2018

Competitions @ Local & State Levels, Education, Framingham, Uncategorized

Two talented Framingham students, third grader Stella Cote and sixth grader Maureen O’Connell, recently won a statewide Youth Poetry Contest sponsored by the National Garden Club. O’Connell's poem Spring Returns was selected as the winner the New England Regional Poetry Competition in her age group. Her poem was one of 50 youth poets to be published in the National Garden Club’s annual publication "Down the Garden Path."

FMG Member Wins Top Design Award

June 8, 2018

Shannon Fitzpatrick

Art in Bloom Design Competition, Competitions @ Local & State Levels, Uncategorized

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Congratulations to FGC’s own Minal Akkad for winning the Cindora Goldberg award. The Goldberg award is the top design award in the Commonwealth, given annually by The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts to the most outstanding floral design created by any member of a Massachusetts garden club. Cindora Goldberg was known for her ability to continually see and create in an innovative manner.

Creativity and innovation define Minal’s floral designs. From the three outstanding designs submitted for consideration, federation judges chose the design that was featured at the Museum of Fine Art’s “Art in Bloom” this year. For 40 years, Art in Bloom has paired art from the MFA’s collection with floral interpretations created by New England area garden club.…

Members Gardens – 2016

November 16, 2016

Shannon Fitzpatrick

member gardens

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A selection of some of the Framingham Garden Club’s member gardens in 2016……