Photo Gallery
Susan Nock form Thistle Garden Design demonstrated spring container planting. She assembled three stunning creations.
As she worked, Susan shared
some tips such as filling the entire
container, no matter how large,
with potting soil and using
a shard of pottery to cover the
hole in the bottom of the pot.
Three lucky club members were delighted to win the gorgeous planters Susan created during
her presentation!
This floral "Birthday Cake"
celebrates the Sherborn Daffodil
Trail and was created by
Sherborn Garden Club member Nicole Wiemeyer.
Jane Davis, Diana Lindon,
Cathy Neidich and Veda Greene enjoyed the Sherborn Garden
Club's Flower Show celebrating
their 50th Anniversary.
This floral "Birthday Cake"
celebrates the Sherborn Library.
It was designed by Sherborn
Garden Club member
Nancy Schaad.
Isabelle Zee is a native of France
and grew up surrounded by flowers. She has lived and traveled around
the world and trained under a
world-renowned floral designer.
Isabelle Zee is a floral
designer and the owner of
Le Bouquets du Grillion
in Sudbury Massachusetts. She
will design a dream bouquet for
your special occasion.
A little collection of Santas
and a trio of lanterns make a
pretty display on a hall table.
Michele Landes, with assistance
from Jane Davis, created this interpretation of a Torso of a
Guardian of the Buddhist Faith, Kamakura Period, (1185- 1333) for "Flora in Winter 2024" at the Worcester Art Museum.
Julie Lapham's arrangment
interprets Scholar's Rock,
Chinese 20th Century
at the Worcester Art Museum's
"Flora in Winter 2024"
Isabelle shared some of her
favorite techniques while
creating this stunning
arrangement with roses,
orchids, tiny blooms and
interesting greens.
Michele Landes generously hosted our annual holiday brunch.
We all enjoyed the Christmas decorations all around her
beautiful home, including
this stunning tree.
Again this year, the brunch buffet was gorgeous and delicious!
Another gorgeous Christmas tree
is framed by bay windows
featuring decorated wreaths.
This is one of several mantle pieces, decorated with pretty greens and wonderful holiday collections
Debbie Corrigan and Laurie
Macauda created this classic
and elegant tablescape.
Holiday china, silver and crystal
along with a special surprise
for New Year's Eve make a lovely table. All this is made even more festive with fresh greens and
pine cones.
Cathy Neidich and Paula Schwartz
invite you to pull up a comfy
floor cushion to enjoy
a hip dinner party!
Paula enters wearing her maxi
skirt, fringed suede vest and
peace sign necklace.
Cathy comes in sporting a colorful
tie dyed T-shirt she made for the occasion. Notice the vintage
buttons with messages
from the 60s.
Jan DeWolf created this
lovely winter/holiday arrangement
for the Southborough Library.
Another view of the arrangement to the left. You can make one of your own at our Winter Greens Workshop on December 19th.
You can recreate this beautiful centerpiece of red and white roses with winter greens and berries at our Winter Greens Workshop on December 19th.
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a 14" balsam wreath with a variety of snow kissed greens, pine cones and birch swirls, with a red cardinal and his
bird house.
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14" balsam wreath with a festive red plaid bow and a variety of greens, pine cones and berries. Our perennial favorite!
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14" grapevine wreath with assorted greens and three rustic bells hanging below a
multi-colored bow.
Presenter Lisa Oberholzer-Gee created this gorgeous arrangement featuring Autumn colors on a grapevine wreath.
Lisa Oberholzer-Gee, our Annual November Guest Day designer presented "Techniques from Europe and Asia" that featured unusual floral elements and containers.
Our guest designer gathered this pretty bouquet, ringed with a seasonal grapevine wreath and
placed them in an interesting urn-shaped container.
This striking creation is the one our guest is working on in the center photo above. Again, it features a grapevine wreath, this time with dramatic branches and elements
with the feel of Fall.
Our Annual Holiday Boutique included these Fall bouquets of
dried gathered locally vegetation... and some pretty little plants in Autumn colors.
Enjoy these beautiful dried hydrangeas, cut in one of our members yards, all year long!
Enjoy the color and fragrance of spring with these bulbs that will bloom this winter. Each is planted in a pretty antique tea cup.
This year's Holiday Boutique offered these exotic little orchid plants,
hand made photo note cards and
tiny bouquets of dried flowers.
Gardeners member volunteers got together to make these pine cone swags perfect for Fall and the upcoming Holiday Season.
Laurie Macauda and her dedicated hospitality volunteers presented a beautiful selection of goodies for everyone to enjoy. The stunning centerpiece was created by Michele Landes and Cathy Neidich. A lucky raffle winner got to take that home.
Southborough Gardeners
designed this lovely Autumn
display for residents to enjoy
while visiting the Library.
How about these amazing hydrangeas!
Member volunteers sold bags of 5 beautiful Marieke daffodil bulbs and tickets for our annual November Guest Day. They also gave out tickets to win a loaded picnic basket.
Debbie Corrigan was our Heritage Day Chairperson. Laurie Macauda and Jan DeWolf also helped plan our booth.
Members helped welcome Heritage Day visitors. We sold daffodil bulbs and gave out free raffle tickets to win a picnic basket full of picnic necessities.
Our gang poses with
"Mother Nature" while
visiting the New England
Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.
This stunning red dragon,
part of the "Myths, Magic and Monsters" exhibit, surprises visitors walking
around "The Ramble".
We enjoyed walking through
this indoor atrium where
tropical plants live happily
all year long.
One of the first stops on
our tour was this "living wall" made up of various kinds
and colors of plants. The wall is irrigated from behind.
These gorgeous flowers and plants were part of the garden around the property's original farm house.
A beautiful sculpture and
lovely container enhance
an atrium filled with
tropical plants.
Three Police Officers
met us at the Senior Center
to pick up arrangements
and deliver them to
seniors at home.
Susan Conti, our Chairperson
for "Flowers for Friends",
hands off arrangements to
Southborough Police Officers.
We delivered some
arrangements to the Senior
Center where they will
brighten the welcome desk
and several offices.
Member brought flowers and greens from their home gardens and created several dozen unique little arrangements.
Our volunteers assemble small arrangements to share with
local seniors, meals on
wheels recipients and food
panty visitors.
Members and Officers admire
all the small arrangements waiting to be delivered
around town.
Judy with the lovely
arrangement she created
as part of her presentation.
A lovely sample arrangement
Judy created to compliment
a pretty ginger jar.
Judy shared some tips about
designing arrangements
for a variety of different containers.
Louise and Danielle show
off the arrangements they
created with their fresh
flowers from Ferjulian's.
Janet and Jane picked so
many beautiful flowers
that they each made
several arrangements.
Cathy shows off a lovely
arrangement that features
flowers in shades of
pink and purple.
Elizabeth is working hard
behind a sea of gorgeous
blooms!
Judy created this
stunning asymmetrical arrangement that really
shows off each bloom.
This gorgeous and really
colorful bouquet shows
off a wonderful variety
of mid-summer flowers!
Members visit the Mass. Horticultural Society Gardens at Elm Bank including
"Ribbit the Exhibit"
Debbie, Diana, Caroline,
Carol, Veda and Laurie
gather for a group
photo while touring
the gardens.
The frogs are
ballroom dancers!
These statues are the Roman goddesses Flora, Ceres, and Pomona. They were originally installed on the facade of the 2nd Horticulture Hall in Boston.
The Olmsted Italianate Garden functioned as a room of the Manor House with its tall
hedged walls.
A frog sculpture added to the garden several years ago became so popular that 18 other sculptures joined him for
"Ribbit the Exhibit"
Everyone enjoyed the
opportunity and time to
table-hop and visit
with friends.
We all enjoyed a delicious lunch of a green salad, lemon chicken with veggies and a variety of tempting desserts.
Some of the Southborough Gardeners founding members enjoyed the chance to
see each other and catch up.
Sue Conti organized our Spring
"Flowers for Friends" event and about ten members including Cathy, Jane, Betty, Sandra and Debbie brought flower and greens and helped arrange them.
Sandra and Judy collaborate
on design for a petite jelly jar arrangement.
Beautiful fresh blooms from members own gardens were designed into arrangements
in assorted small jars
and vases.
Cathy, Betty and Debbie are
busy creating pretty arrangements to share with Southborough seniors.
Volunteers created approximately 40 little arrangements that were delivered to local seniors with help from the Southborough Police Department.
At the Mass. Federation of Garden Clubs Annual Presidents Meeting our own Julie Lapham demonstrated how to create this stunning arrangement.
Shelley and Sue know
this year's Plant Sale
is a big success!
Shoppers filled their
wagons with lots and lots
beautiful flowering
plants
It was a busy all morning
at the checkout
table!
Mary and Trudi
are our plant and gardening
brain trust!
Michele advises a
customer on plant choices
donated from our
members gardens.
Veda and Caroline
are ready to help
shoppers check out.
Mary offers some
expert plant advice
to a few shoppers.
Shelley help a customer
sort through shade loving
perennial options.
Lots of customers
were already shopping
when we opened
at 8:00 a.m.
In addition to beautiful
annuals and perennials
we had gorgeous
flowering shrubs.
We had a big selection of
petunias in every color
...hanging pots, patio
pots and petunias to plant.
A gorgeous colombine
was available on our
member donated plants.
Lessons in Chemistry
interpreted by
Elizabeth Martins
What Can You Do With a Rock?
interpreted by
Cathy Neidich
Paula Schwartz
Janet Brown
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
interpreted by
Paula Schwartz
Janet Brown
Cathy Neidich
Beasts of a Little Land
interpreted by
Michele Landes
A Curious Garden
interpreted by
Danielle O'Connell
The Majesties
interpreted by
Joyce Macknauskas
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interpreted by
Laurie Macauda
If Teacups Could Talk
interpreted by
Debbie Corrigan
The Indispensable
Calvin & Hobbes
interpreted by
Caroline Rossen
Home Tweet Home
interpreted by
Denise Baker
The Evening and the Morning
interpreted by
Elizabeth Meyer
The Lost Apothecary
interpreted by
Sandra Peters
Finding Freedom
interpreted by
Jan DeWolf
Jane Davis
The Inside Tree
interpreted by
Colleen Harper
Bear and Bee Too Busy
interpreted by
Sue Baust
The Little Aces
interpreted by
Amy Coombs
Chain of Gold
interpreted by
Veda Greene
Florence and Her
Fantastic Family
interpreted by
Louise Turner
Betsy Crowley
Sue Dumont.
Iron Widow
interpreted by
Trudi Bessom
A Small Corner for Me
interpreted by
Susan Conti
A Small Corner for Me
interpreted by
Trudi Bessom
Founding Gardeners
interpreted by
Judy Quinlan
Judy Lapham's interpretation
of Too Many Carrots at
"Books in Bloom", slightly modified from the arrangement she demonstrated for inspiration at an earlier meeting (photo to the right).
Julie Lapham demonstrates
how to pair a two dimensional image, such as a book cover,
with a three dimensional interpretive floral arrangement.
The Dutch House
interpreted by
Elaine Holmes
Books in Bloom Chairperson Sandra Peters with committee members Peggy Hasbrook, Jan DeWolf, Laurie Macauda and Caroline Rossen (not pictured, Carol Van Berkel, Elaine Holmes and Diana Lindon.
Jan DeWolf and Peggy Hasbrook welcome reception guests to enjoy refreshments.
The Southborough Library
urns have cheerful spring daffodils and pansies,
just in time to celebrate
"Books in Bloom"
It's spring and the planters downtown have daffodils and pansies!
Carol vanBerkel and Diana Lindon show off the succulent arrangements they created at Weston Nurseries.
Sue Baust and Sandra Peters enjoy making
succulent terrariums
in a greenhouse a
Weston Nurseries
Members build succulent terrariums in either a clear
glass globe or in a
shallow wooden tray.
Members design their own glass globe succulent terrariums.
At our 2022 Holiday Brunch, this "Christmas in
the Netherlands" tablescape
was created by Elaine Holmes and Amy Coombs.
Colleen Harper and Veda Greene celebrate a "Polynesian Holiday" with their table setting and colorful flower arrangement.
Elizabeth Martins and
Sandra Peters created a tablescape that celebrates a
"Woodland Holiday."