Flora in Winter 2020
FGC was so proud to be represented by Minal Akkad, Nancy Martin, and Pat Towle at “Flora in Winter” at the Worcester Art Museum in February! These two designs are stunning!
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FGC floral interpretations wow at Framingham’s first Artifacts in Bloom
Framingham’s first Artifacts in Bloom was a crowd-pleasing success. The special exhibition was a collaboration between the Framingham Garden Club and Framingham History Center in honor of FGC’s 85th birthday. Floral designers from FGC interpreted ten artifacts from the History Center’s most significant collections. 
Among the stunning designs was Betty Mudway’s ingenious interpretation of the Memorial Tablet, a monument to the Framingham Soldiers who died in the Civil War. Shannon Fitzpatrick captured the essence of Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) Gordon,
For additional artifacts and their floral interpretations, see the gallery below…
FGC Celebrates 85th Anniversary
Framingham Garden Club, Inc. Celebrates 85 Years of Community Service
Members of the Framingham Garden Club, Inc. celebrated eighty-five years of carrying out their mission of education, conservation and beautification as they relate to design, horticulture and gardening in our community on December 12, 2018.
Just days before the Framingham Garden Club celebration, members had staged their annual Greens Sale to raise scholarship funds. The sale is five days of intense work and community building. The members were eager to celebrate their hard work, not only of the past, but also of the present as they gathered outside Plymouth Church’s Parish Hall where the event was held.…
Back to Basics #3
Back to Basics #3 – April 15 10:30 am at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 320 Post Road Weston, MA…
Hort Hints for April 2019
Start the month by removing old mulch and any evergreen branches from your perennial beds —but stay out of the beds so you don’t compact the soil. Hold off adding new mulch for a week to allow the soil to warm up. Remove now, by hand, any weeds that wintered over before they get stronger. 
When lawns have dried, remove any debris by raking lawns with a spring-tined rake. Avoid the temptation (and the ads) to apply fertilizer or grass seed. Fertilizing and seeding are best done in the fall when the grass is not competing with annual weeds. New England lawns do well without a spring fertilization, but a thin (1/4 inch) top-dressing with compost will do wonders for it by adding beneficial soil organisms.…
April FGC Meeting
April Meeting (4/10/19) features:
- Protecting Nature – a discussion about conservation lands with Lisa Vernegaard, Executive Director of the the Sudbury Valley Trustees
- Mini Hort- “Good Bugs”
90 Years of Community Service
For nine decades, the Framingham Garden Club has been actively serving the Framingham Community and beyond, with civic beautification projects, senior classes, scholarships, and much more.
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March FGC Meeting
March Meeting (3/13/19) features:
- Pruning with ISA certified arborist and MA certified horticulturalist
- Design Competition – “Harry and Friend”, featuring Harry Lauder limbs and Aspidistra leaves, plus no more than 3 additional blooms
- New logo presented
- 50 Shades of Recycling
