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Grow Bags are perfect for container gardening

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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

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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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May 3rd: Earth Day Festival 2025

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Join The Framingham Garden Club at the Earth Day Festival on the Framingham Common  

If you couldn’t make it on April 26th, the event was rescheduled to MAY 3rd so don’t miss out! 

Join us on Saturday May 3rd 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.  

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

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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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Framingham Garden Club celebrates year-end holidays

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One of the great pleasures from being a member of the Framingham Garden Club, Inc. is our monthly meeting and lunch held nine months out of the year. In December we celebrated the year-end and a highly successful, sold-out Greens Sale. Greens Sale Chair Shannon Fitzpatrick awarded her team Queen sashes and crowns during a festive luncheon.

 

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