All hands on deck for our 2nd biggest fundraiser of the year.

Please respond to Maggie Kessler to let her know if you will be donating 10 plants from your garden or donating $70 for plant purchases. Checks made out to Milton Garden Club, or use the link below.

Our biggest need is to fully staff the sale shifts on Saturday, May 9th. 

We ask all members to staff day-of-sale if possible. There are time slots to choose from, ranging from early morning through lunchtime. In addition, there are a few people needed for shifts on Thursday and Friday.

If you are donating plants, please deliver them anytime from Tuesday, May 5th until 9:00 am on Thursday, May 7th to Beth Plunkett’s home, 1 Ruggles Lane, on the side porch. There will be yellow cards available for you to fill out details about your plant donations.

Please invite friends and neighbors to come and shop!

Public welcome 

• Speaker: Emily Dutra, Butterfly Effect Farm in Westport MA

• Time: 6:15 gather -6:30pm program

• Venue:  Milton Public Library

• Program Committee Liaison

  *A Key MGC Monthly Meeting - active members must attend at least 6 (Opening Meeting, Annual Meeting and 4 programs).

• Members will be instructed on how to create their own arrangement to take home a week ahead of the Easter holiday

• Saturday March 28 4-6 p.m.

• Cunningham Hall - 77 Edge Hill Rd., Milton, MA

• Paperless Post RSVP Required

  Optional Workshop/Event

We are thrilled to host Beth Davis from Waldor Orchids for her super informative orchid class. Waldor Orchids is a fourth-generation family owned and operated wholesale/retail business and orchid grower. Beth will cover a wide range of topics including lighting, watering, fertilization and proper potting techniques. This group will get first pick of the fresh supply of gorgeous orchids that Beth will bring with her and will be available to purchase after the presentation. We will raffle off two orchids for two lucky attendees.

• Speaker: Beth Davis, Waldor Orchids

• GC Members Event

• Time: 10am social, 11am program start

• Venue: Lighthouse Keepers Cottage, Cohasset MA

• Program Committee Liaison - TBA

  *A Key MGC Monthly Meeting - active members must attend at least 6 (Opening Meeting, Annual Meeting and 4 programs).

• Public welcome

• Speaker: Macy Lee

• Venue: Milton Public Library

•  Time: 6:30-8:00pm

Joann Vieira, Director of Horticulture at the Trustees, will take us on a geographic journey through the Trustees properties from the Berkshires to Martha's Vineyard sharing her extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for native plants.

• Public welcome 

• Speaker: Joanne Vierra, Trustees

• Venue: Milton Public Library

•  Time: 6:00 gather - 6:30 program 

• Program Committee Liaison -  TBA

  *A Key MGC Monthly Meeting - active members must attend at least 6 (Opening Meeting, Annual Meeting and 4 programs).

• Speaker: Executive Board and MGC Committee Chairs update the membership on activities and goal.

• Time: 6:30-7pm Social, 7-8pm Business Meeting

• Venue: Member’s Home or Library

• Program Committee Liaison - 

• Hostesses: MGC Exec Board - Debbie Haggerty, Macy Lee,  Lisa Viola, Jessica Fedele, Sharon Hackett

• Keep this event to cheese/wine for hospitality 

*A Key MGC Monthly Meeting - active members must attend at least 6 (Opening Meeting, Annual Meeting and 4 programs).

UPDATE: Due to an illness in the family, Frances Palmer has cancelled this event. She hopes to reschedule. Refunds will go out to anyone who registered.

Joint event with the Chestnut Hill GC and North Shore GC. This will be a ticketed event ($50) that includes lunch afterwards at the Chilton Club. MGC has 40 tickets available,  depending on ticket sales may open this up to friends of club members as well

• Speaker: Frances Palmer

• Time: 11am Lecture, Noon Lunch

• Venue: Chilton Club, Boston, MA

• Program Committee Liaison - Sarah Hurst

  *A Key MGC Monthly Meeting - active members must attend at least 6 (Opening Meeting, Annual Meeting and 4 programs).

Cunningham Hall 77 Edge Hill Road 

• Time: 7:30 - 11:00 - Doors open to public at 8 am (New this year!)

• Club Fundraiser - all hands on deck

• IMPORTANT: Members must be on site with aprons on by 7:30 am

• NEW TIME

• Please try to bring you own greens to decorate the wreath you bring home

• $20 fee

• Venue: Cunningham Hall

Learn how to make fabulous bows for the Greens sale.

• Make 6 and take 1

• $20 fee

• IMPORTANT: bring your own scissors and stapler to the workshop

• Watch Bow Making from The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s Wreath Week before coming to workshop

• Hands on workshop.

• Time: 7 pm

• Venue: TBD

A beautiful powerpoint presentation on the foundations of how to enter a flower show. Real examples will be on display that will be made by our presenters. Learn from the best, get ready for upcoming Forbes House Flower Show in January 2026

• Speakers: Carla Morey, Peggy Rusnock, Joan Faulkner, Mary McLaughlin and Becky Simonds

• Time: 6pm social, 6:30pm program

• Venue: Cunningham Hall, 77 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, MA 02186

• Program Committee Liaison - 

• Sarah Hurst, need 3 tables and projector

*A Key MGC Monthly Meeting - active members must attend at least 6 (Opening Meeting, Annual Meeting and 4 programs).

• Speaker: TBD & Esplanade Association ED Jen Mergel

• Time: 10am Lecture/Coffee, Noon Lunch

• Venue: The Country Club

  Optional Workshop/Event

Use SignUp Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548ABAB23A1FFC34-58620556-mgcfall

• Help divide day lilies and sedum in the Lily Corner to transplant in Spalding and enjoy drinks and snacks at Spalding 

• 5:30-7pm

• Garden Club Liaisons: Georgia Lee & Denny Swenson

  Optional Workshop/Event

Use SignUp Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548ABAB23A1FFC34-58620556-mgcfall

• Vegetable Garden Tour Garden Tour

• Boston Medical Center’s Rooftop Gardens provide fresh vegetables for hospital patients, families in the neighborhood and for area food pantries. 

• Please RSVP to Becky Simonds at olsenfamily1053@gmail.com if you can make it.  We need a minimum of 5 for the tour to happen and we can carpool and/or ride the T there.

• Garden Club Liaison: Becky Simonds

• Optional event

• Part of Visiting Gardens Program

• Trailside Museum Native Plant and Rain Gardens

• To assist with Milton Academy Service Day

• Location: 1904 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA  02186

• Contact Becky Simonds if you can help olsenfamily1053@gmail.com

  Optional event

Use SignUp Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548ABAB23A1FFC34-58620556-mgcfall

• Joint Meeting with Fox Hill GC and Noannet GC; PUBLIC WELCOME

• Public welcome 

• Speaker: Spencer Glendon, Conservation

• Time: 9:30 am Coffee, 10 am Program

• Venue: MPL Keyes Room

• Program Committee Liaison - Sarah Hurst

*A Key MGC Monthly Meeting - active members must attend at least 6 (Opening Meeting, Annual Meeting and 4 programs).

Use SignUp Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548ABAB23A1FFC34-58620556-mgcfall

For questions, contact Becky Simonds at olsenfamily1053@gmail.com

Learn how to make fabulous bows for the wreath pre-sale of the Greens Sale.

• Hands on workshop

• $20 Fee

• IMPORTANT: bring your own scissors and stapler to the workshop

• Watch “Bow Making from The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s Wreath Week” before coming to the workshop.

• Make 6 take one home

• 7 pm

• Venue: SaSa Panerese Home

• Ruth’s home garden and Cunningham Garden plot

• Garden Tour 9:30-11am

• Garden Club Liaison: Becky Simonds

• Sign Up Genius for RSVP

  Optional event

Venue: Zoom. Free and open to all members!

• Two unique sessions: 11am and 1pm

• Click here to learn more and register

Optional Workshop/Event

• Theme: Growing

• 5:30-6:30 light dinner, 6:30 meeting

• Venue: Leslie Will’s Home

• Program Committee Liaison - Sarah Hurst

• Hostesses: see Hostess Sign Up Genius

  *A Key MGC Monthly Meeting - active members must attend at least 6 (Opening Meeting, Annual Meeting and 4 programs)

Library Garden Clean Up 

Rain Date Sunday October 26th

• Time: 10am 

• Venue: Milton Public Library

• Garden Club Liaison: Penney Ryan