Norwell
Garden Club
Norwell Garden Club was founded in 1950 and became a member of The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. in 1957. The purpose of the club is to promote education of its members in horticulture, to contribute to the beautification of the community and to advance horticultural interests in the community.
Our monthly meetings combine a social time and an educational presentation, activity, or speaker. Past speaker and presentation topics have included: floral design, perennial propagation, seasonal container gardening, creating pollinator gardens, gardening in the shade, pruning, how to create earth-friendly gardens, making your own Hypertufa containers and cooking and gardening from an edible garden. We plan several field trips to gardens throughout Massachusetts each year.
Members help keep three town islands maintained and attractive throughout the year, including summer watering and weeding. Members are also asked to help host one meeting a year and volunteer on at least one of our many committees.
Annual Norwell Garden Club activities include our holiday luncheon, holiday greens sale & workshop, Arbor Day sapling distribution to all 3rd graders, regular community outreach to our Council on Aging, plant auction, and member garden tour and end of year luncheon.
Members of Norwell Garden Club range in age and knowledge of gardening and floral design which makes us a fun, interactive, and welcoming group.
Membership Info
Membership in Norwell Garden Club is open to residents and non-residents.
Guests are welcome to attend a meeting or two before making a decision to join.
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Schedule
Meetings for the 2025/26 year will be held
at the Norwell Public Library unless otherwise specified.
Socializing & refreshments: 10:10 - 10:30am
Program promptly begins at 10:30 am
Program promptly begins at 11 am
Meetings are open to the public.
Please send an email to norwellgardenclub@gmail.com with questions.
2026- 2027 Schedule
September 10 - Propagation Techniques for Overwintering Tender Plants with Betsy Szymczak
October 8 - Orchids 101 with a member of the MA Orchids Society
November 12 - Pests and Diseases with Kathi Gariepy, Master Gardener
December 3 - Annual Holiday Luncheon (members only)
January 14 - Easy First Steps to an Earth-friendly Garden with Rebecca Warner
February 11 - Backyard Fruit Growing: from Plant to Harvest with Todd Breitenstein of the Grateful Gardener.
March 11 - Creating a Cut Flower Garden with Mollie Robbins; owner of Prior Farm in Duxbury
April 8 - Gardening is Painless (and other lies we tell ourselves) by author Neal Sanders
May 13 - Spiders: The Most Misunderstood Garden Protector with Master Gardener Bonnie Powers
May 27 – (Rain date June 3) Annual Plant Auction (members and invited guests only)
June 17 - End of year meeting and tour of FoxRock Farms, Norwell (members and guests only)
Announcements & News
The Norwell Garden Club earned two awards for Member Book!
2024-2025 GCFM Yearbook Award
and
2024-2025 New England Garden Club Yearbook Award
Club Officers 2025 - 2027
President - Christine Josti
Vice President - Susan Schultze
Treasurer - Patricia Jackson
Assistant Treasurer - Reiko Beach
Recording Secretary - Lynn Hirt
Corresponding Secretary - Laurie Mott