FGC Celebrates 85th Anniversary

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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.…

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Hort Hints for April 2019

Education, Garden Tips /

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.…

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Artifacts in Bloom

Art in Bloom Design Competition, Club Events, Exhibits, Framingham, Special Occasions /

The first week in April brings Framingham’s first “Artifacts in Bloom.” Explore history and design through floral interpretations of some of the History Center’s most significant pieces. Ten artifacts have been chosen from the Center’s collection to be interpreted by our designers.

This special exhibition celebrates Framingham Garden Club’s 85th Birthday in collaboration with the History Center of Framingham. Artifacts were selected from the Civil War, WWI, Women’s Suffrage and Victorian Era.

The exhibit will be held at the Framingham History Center, 3 Oak Street, Framingham, on April 5th, 1:00-5:00 pm and Saturday April 6th 10:00 am-4:00 pm. There will be an Opening Reception on Friday, April 5th from 5:00-7:00 pm.…

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