Club Events

Rooted in History and Still Growing presented by Framingham Garden Club

April 30, 2026
Shannon Fitzpatrick
Exhibits, Special Occasions
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Framingham Garden Club will host its first National Garden Club Standard Flower Show in 26 years at the Village Hall, 2 Oak St., Framingham, MA on Sept. 16 and 17. This major two-day event, “Rooted in History and Still Growing,” will feature floral designs, horticulture exhibits and educational displays to honor what made Framingham special in the past and what makes it vibrant today. Past pillars of the community, such as Christa McAuliffe, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller and Henry Knox will serve to inspire floral designs. Current treasures of our community, Framingham State University, the Danforth Museum, and our Public Libraries will also serve as design stimuli. It is your chance to see 48 floral designs created by our members inspired by important aspects of Framingham’s history, and over 100 horticulture exhibits from our members’ floral and vegetable gardens.
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Grow Bags are perfect for container gardening

July 17, 2025
Shannon Fitzpatrick
Earth Day, Garden Tips
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No Backyard? No Problem! Grow Bags Make Gardening Accessible for All

Think you need a sprawling yard to start a garden? Think again! With grow bags, anyone can become a gardener—even if your “green space” is a sunny corner of a porch or balcony.

Here’s how easy it is to get started:

  •  A 5-gallon bag is perfect for one tomato plant
  •  A 3-gallon bag  supports a pepper or a generous helping of salad greens
  • 🌼 Want flowers? These sizes hold three spreading annuals like petunias, or double that number if planting compact varieties like pansies
  • Larger sizes are good for planting more plants at a time, or larger plants. 
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Framingham Garden Club Honored with Multiple Awards at GCFM Annual Meeting

July 11, 2025
Shannon Fitzpatrick
awards, Club Events, Competitions @ Local & State Levels
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We’re thrilled to share that the Framingham Garden Club proudly brought home a total of 15 awards, including three National Awards awarded specifically to FGC at the recent Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts (GCFM) annual meeting. Additionally, two additional National Awards were given for district-wide programs created by FGC members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a look at our award-winning achievements:

🌟 GCFM (State) Awards

  • Patricia C. Michaud Award – Outstanding Design Program
    For “The Character of Color” Team Challenge designed and executed by Ruth Evans
    🎉 Bonus: This award included a $100 prize!

  • William J. Thompson Award
    For our Earth Day Celebration 2024 put together by Terrie Pirozzi, Irene Gazda and Marie Giorgetti

  • Publications Award for the FGC club brochure designed by Shannon Fitzpatrick

  • Special Achievement Service Award
    For our stunning Tablescapes program conceived and implemented by Marilyn Hanley and Pat Towle

  • Media Production Award
    For statewide educational outreach on the Garden Therapy Model Program, another elite program designed by Marilyn Hanley and Pat Towle

  • Media Production Award
    For the Moments of Joy Video created by Shannon Fitzpatrick and submitted on behalf of 3 districts
  • Youth Poetry  (Sponsored by FGC – Congratulations to these talented young writers!)
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Earth Day Festival 2026

April 4, 2025
Jen Ridenour
Club Events, Earth Day, Garden Tips, Plant Info, Seeds
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Join The Framingham Garden Club at the Earth Day Festival on the Framingham Common  

Join us on Saturday April 25, 2026
Rain Date May 2

 

11 a.m. – 3 p.m.  

Join the Framingham Garden Club at The Earth Day Festival and explore educational programs perfect families and children.  We’ll be providing Pollinator Education and kicking off our annual Community Giving Garden Program!

Community Giving Garden: It’s not too late!!

Register now to receive a free vegetable garden starter kit!  Kits are limited, so please register in advance by completing this form.  

Pollinator Education: 

Stop by and learn about the role of pollinators in helping native plants to thrive and survive. 

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FGC and FPL hosted Dr. Gegear who spoke about restoring native plant diversity

March 23, 2025
Shannon Fitzpatrick
Club Events, ECOLOGY, NATIVE PLANTS
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Now available: Watch the replay of Dr. Gegear’s talk. 

On Tuesday March 25 famed Dr. Robert Gegear, Framingham resident and associate professor of Biology at UMass Dartmouth, shared Framingham’s ecological history and how we can help restore native plant and pollinator diversity in our own gardens.  This special event was brought to you by the Framingham Garden Club, Inc. and the Framingham Public Library. 

In his talk, “More Than Just The Buzz: A practical Guide to Restoring Native Plant-Pollinator Diversity (and why it matters),” Dr. Gegear discussed his research in the areas of the conservation of native pollination systems, floral diversity, and bumblebee ecology. …

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Noble and Elegant Holiday Swags

November 19, 2022
Shannon Fitzpatrick
Green Sale, Holiday Green Sale, Plants at Holiday Times, Special Occasions, Winter Holiday Designs
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A beautiful alternative to wreaths, FGC swags are lush with long-lasting noble fir and other freshly cut evergreens. Talented garden club designers handcraft each swag with carefully placed greens, natural adornments and more. Each swag is uniquely beautiful. Complete with a hand-tied bow and ready for hanging. 

Here is a sample of swags from our past Greens Sales.

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