2008 | Monday
September 15
9:30 a.m. UCC | General Meeting
Program: “Mosswoman Floral Creations” by Kirsten VanDijk. Members invited to bring a decorated tray to display. |
| Date to be Determined | September Junior Gardeners Workshop – Packaging daffodil bulbs |
Check town website | Saturday
September 27 Downtown | Town of Canton Homecoming Day – CGC will have a booth and will be promoting the “Paint the Town Yellow” daffodil bulb planting project. DATE TENTATIVE |
| September 29 and 30 | Organized cleanup of daffodil planting areas. Packaging Daffodil bulbs for sale. |
| Month of October Town wide | "Paint the Town Yellow" Town Wide Project sponsored by our club. Garden Club Members, residents, organizations, schools, clubs, and businesses will be planting yellow daffodil bulbs along roadsides all over town. |
| Oct 10, 17, 24 | October Junior Gardeners – Paint the Town Yellow Project. Friday bulb planting in public spaces. |
| Monday
October 20 7:00 p.m. UCC | General Meeting “An Autumn Design” by Marla Jenkins and Carol Munson. Come and make your own arrangement. Bring gloves, clippers, and scissors. We supply the rest! Bring a guest – guest fee is $4.00. |
| October DTBD | Garden Therapy: Mass Hospital School, members will help students make Halloween arrangements. Contact Louisehannington@aol.com |
| Monday November 17 9:30 a. m. UCC | General Meeting “Decorating with Holiday Greens” by Horticulturist Julie Weiss. Using hardy New England evergreens, Julie will present designs useful in everyday decorating. |
| DTBD | November Junior Gardeners – Trip to Wards Berry Farm |
| November 21 | Junior Gardeners start cuttings for Spring Flower Show |
| November | Continuing "Paint the Town Yellow" town wide project. |
| November 30 | December Junior Gardeners – Decorate the Senior Center |
| December 1-19 | “Decorate a Doorway” Contest. Submit your own doorway or nominate a friend’s or business’s entry that is decorated for the holidays! |
| Thursday December 4 9 - 12 | Members Only Greens Workshop at the Canton Public Library – we will be making arrangements. Bring scissors, clippers, and LOTS of greens! |
| Thursday December 4 | Junior Gardeners help decorate the Canton Public Library. |
| Friday December 5 1pm - 8pm | “Christmas Show House”– watch website for more details |
| Monday
December 8 9:30 a.m. Canton Public Library | General Meeting – (Presidents Tea) at Canton Public Library “Holiday Decorating” by Priscilla Styer. This presentation of holiday ideas for decorating your home will stir your creativity using flowers, colors, ribbons and beads. |
2009 | January | No General Meeting |
| January | Junior Gardeners pack and store Senior Center decorations |
| Monday February 9 9:30 a.m. Brooke Meadow Country Club 100 Everendon Rd | General Meeting – at Brooke Meadow Country Club “Creative Environment” by Joan Parker. Expect lots of fun and information from this designer with extensive professional theatrical experience. Using material from the garden, market, and woods, Joan will provide us with new ideas for decorating our tables. |
| February DTBD | Garden Therapy in the Finnegan Recreation Complex at the Massachusetts Hospital School. Junior Gardeners and Members to assist students making a Valentine arrangement. For more information, contact Louisehannington@aol.com |
| Monday March 9 9:30 a.m. UCC | General Meeting “Designs for the Times” by Sue Kaplan. Custom floral designer will create exquisite arrangements using lots of color. |
| March 14-22 Bayside Expo | New England Spring Flower Show at the Bayside Expo Center |
| March 14-22 | Junior Gardeners exhibit plants for competition at NESFS |
| DTBD | March Junior Gardeners – Workshop & Flower Show Tour |
| Monday April 13 9:30 a.m. UCC | General Meeting “Water Container Gardens” by Tom Frost. Come and take a virtual pond tour and enjoy a PowerPoint presentation on crating water container gardens. |
| DTBD | April Junior Gardeners – Spring clean-up and garden workshop. |
| Wednesday April 15 Morse Estate | Members Only Special Events Design Workshop Program to be announced |
| DTBD | Garden Therapy: Mass Hospital School, members and Junior Gardeners will help students make Halloween arrangements. Contact Louisehannington@aol.com |
| April 25-28 MFA | Art in Bloom at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Monday May 11 | Members’ Annual Meeting and Brunch/Luncheon |
| Friday May 15 8a.m.-12noon Library | ANNUAL PLANT SALE at the Canton Public Library. Includes Geraniums, Perennials, Herbs, Container Gardens, and much more! |
| DTBD | Flower Box planting and location to be announced |
| June | No General Meeting, No Junior Gardeners |
| Early June TENTATIVE | Canton Spring Garden Tour |
| June July August September | Watering duties for members include all the Welcome to Canton boxes, the Historical Society, Library, and others. Please call Ann Wetherbee if you can help with this project. |
