The Thursday
Garden Club of Sudbury
The Thursday Garden Club of Sudbury is a 501 (c)(3)
non-profit organization.
The club was founded in 1951 with the purpose of
promoting and perpetuating a fundamental interest in horticulture, conservation and civic contributions while fostering a community
of beauty and friendship.
The Thursday Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts and the National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Our club activities include planting and maintaining gardens and traffic islands around Sudbury such as Grinnell Park, the Children’s Garden at the library, and the
Daffodil Trail at Town Hall.
We also provide the Holiday Decorations at Town Center and decorate a room at Hosmer House for the holidays.
We sponsor a scholarship for a Lincoln-Sudbury High Senior planning a career in environmental studies or horticulture.
Our monthly meetings provide educational programs open to the community.
Membership Info
Our club meets on the second Thursday of each month
from September to May.
If you enjoy gardening, landscaping, flower arranging, touring local gardens, and working to beautify Sudbury, come join us!
Dues are $45/year.
Members are expected to attend regular meetings, serve on a committee, and help work in the gardens.
Contact us at tgcsudbury1776@gmail.com if you are interested.
Photos 2023
Our members with their floral arrangements accompanying
the quilts at the Wayside Quilt Guild Quilt Show
Civic work: planting at the Children’s Garden, new water tank, holiday decorating
Our Fairy Garden Trail Fundraiser: so much magical fun!
Photos 2022
Our members worked diligently over the course of several weeks to clean up and plant the gardens we maintain in Sudbury, including Grinnell Park in Town Center, the Children’s Garden at the library, and numerous traffic islands around town.
The Fairy Garden Trail Fundraiser at the
Wayside Inn was so much fun!
Photos 2021
Holiday Decorating around town and Emma's Tree at The Wayside Inn
The gardens we maintain in town ~
Members working in the gardens at spring cleanup and planting,
also doing holiday decorations in Town Center ~
Fairy Garden Trail Fundraiser ~
Get In Touch!
We're happy to answer your questions.
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Schedule
Calendar of 2023-2024 General Meetings
Most of our meetings will take place at the Presbyterian Church
at 330 Concord Road in Sudbury unless otherwise noted.
Our meetings usually start at 9:30 AM with a short social time, followed by
a business meeting and speaker presentation.
General meetings are free and open to the public.
We do have occasional evening meetings or meetings on Zoom.
Updated information can be found on our Facebook page.
September 14th 9:30 AM: Heather Halsey of the Sudbury Garden Club will do a demonstration on Fall Containers.
October 12th 9:30 AM: Fall Clean-up and Planting Day and Luncheon
November 9th 9:30 AM: Mary Beth Hayes of Semper Virens flowers will do a Workshop on Wreaths and Garlands. Open to members only.
November 30th 9:30 AM: Town Center Decorating and Soup Luncheon
December: Hosmer House Decorations, Wayside Inn Decorations, and Decorating Emma’s Tree
January 10th (Wednesday 7:00 PM (Joint Meeting with the Sudbury Garden Club): Our speaker will be John Forti and his presentation will be” The Heirloom Gardener-Traditional Plants and Skills”.
February 8th 9:30 AM on Zoom: Tovah Martin will do a presentation on “Easiest Houseplants Ever”.
March 14th 10:00 AM: (Joint Meeting with the Sudbury Garden Club): Maureen Christmas will do a floral demonstration on “Designs for Entertaining.” This meeting will be held at Goodnow Library.
April 11th 10:00 AM: Safiyat Hamiss of Tasty Harvests Kitchen Gardens will do a presentation on “Planning and Maintaining a Kitchen Garden”. This meeting will be held at Goodnow Library.
May 9th 9:30 AM: Spring Clean-up and Planting
May 18th: Fairy Garden Trail Fundraiser (tentative)
June 6th: Annual Luncheon
Announcements and News
The Thursday Garden Club had a very eventful spring. We had a full schedule of interesting and informative speakers, including a joint meeting with The Sudbury Garden Club. Once the weather warmed up, our members were busy cleaning up our public garden spaces and adding new plants. During the summer months, members take turns watering and weeding all the gardens and traffic islands. Our club joined forces with the Sudbury Garden Club to purchase a 100-gallon water tank to aid in watering some of the gardens. The tank is mounted on a Sudbury Water District truck. Garden club members accompany the truck to help coordinate the watering.
Our club entered a float in the Sudbury Fourth of July Parade. The float featured large daffodils and information about pollinators. Members even dressed as bees and butterflies! We won a community award for our efforts.
Our club does not hold regular meetings over the summer months. Instead, we have informal tours of member gardens. It is a wonderful way to socialize, share advice and gardening tips, and enjoy a variety of lovely gardens.
The Fairy Garden Trail at The Wayside Inn
On Sunday, May 21st, we repeated our very popular Fairy Garden Trail at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury. This is a major fundraiser for our club, and it gets bigger and better every year. We increased the number of tickets for sale, added more fairy houses and gardens on the trail, included some craft activities for children, and offered more fairy merchandise for sale. This magical event appeals to all ages, from toddlers to grandparents.
Scholarship Recipient
This year, The Thursday Garden Club awarded our annual scholarship to Shani Dar. Her application embodied the mission of our club to support an LSHS graduate who demonstrates a commitment to academics, community, and environmentally significant projects as they further their academic studies. Shani has a strong interest in marine biology, ecology, and environmental science. She participated in a Summer Boston Leadership Institute Synthetic Biology Pre-College Program where she investigated algae formation and its impact on ecosystems and food chains. Shani was the Co-President of the LSHS Environmental Club where she was involved in river trash clean-ups and advocated for a ban on polystyrene use in marketing-consumer purchases. Her other interests include music, theater, and charity work. Shani plans to attend either Brandeis College or UMass Amherst-College of the Natural Sciences.
Congratulations, Shani!
Annual Luncheon
The Thursday Garden Club members celebrated the end of the year at our Annual Luncheon at Nashawtuc Country Club. We recognized one of our beloved members who has been a member for fifty years! We look forward to another year of friendship, community engagement, and life-long learning.
Club Officers 2023 - 2024
Co-Presidents: Joy DiMaggio and Marcia Higgins
Program Chairs: Donna Kruse and Karen Sample
Corresponding Secretary: Ellen Baucom
Communication Secretary: Open
Recording Secretary: Haley Bush
Treasurer: Jan Martin
Chairpersons of Standing Committees:
Children’s Programs: Cynthia Nelissen
Civic Activities: Stephanie Avgerinos, Jerry Martin, and Joy DiMaggio
Hospitality: Alice Levine and Elaine Taranto
Library Arrangements: Carol Signorino
Membership: Lynn Francis and Angela Stoller
Publicity: Karen Sample
Newsletter: Joy DiMaggio
Social Media/Facebook: Donna Moy-Bruno
Fundraiser: Angela Stoller, Donna Moy-Bruno and Haley Bush