2025 Spring Dividends

Announcing early, convenient and flexible spring dividend distribution dates The yearly dividends are a longtime, popular benefit for our members. New and renewing members who have paid their membership dues by March 31, 2025 will be eligible for the Spring dividend distribution. After full member distribution, there will be an opportunity to purchase extra individual … Read more

Shade Plant Pollinator Kits

Trevor Smith, our February “Woodies” presenter, is offering sun and shade plant pollinator kits to build native pollinator gardens. The kit includes six preselected 1-gallon plants at a wholesale price of $75. Trevor will grow the plants and deliver them in early June to the Prescott Community Center in Groton for pickup. Participants will also … Read more

2024 Fall Dividend

We are excited to announce our annual Fall GEX Dividend is a Wild Flower Bulb Mix. The bulbs will be distributed at this year’s Annual Meeting and Potluck dinner on October 20th. The dividend consists of a fabulous mix of all kinds of woodland bulbs that multiply freely. Flowers in the Wild Flower Bulb Mix … Read more

Farandnear

The map of pines

On Saturday, September 21st, we met at Farandnear in Shirley. It was damp but not pouring rain most of the time we were there. We started with a plant and garden tool swap. Joann Vieira, Horticultural Center of Excellence leader for The Trustees, gave us a guided tour of the Pinetum and Perennial Gardens. There … Read more

2024 Area Plant Sales

Karen has once again assembled an amazing list of many area plant sales. Because the list is comprehensive we are making it available in a PDF document instead of individual events on our calendar this year. Many of the garden club plant sales are around Mother’s Day in May but there are also sales and … Read more