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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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.
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A gorgeous colombine
was available on our
member donated plants.
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Mary offers some
expert plant advice
to a few shoppers.
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Shelley help a customer
sort through shade loving
perennial options.
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Lots of customers
were already shopping
when we opened
at 8:00 a.m.
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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
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Beasts of a Little Land
interpreted by
Michele Landes
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A Curious Garden
interpreted by
Danielle O'Connell
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The Majesties
interpreted by
Joyce Macknauskas
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interpreted by
Laurie Macauda
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If Teacups Could Talk
interpreted by
Debbie Corrigan
The Indispensable
Calvin & Hobbes
interpreted by
Caroline Rossen
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Home Tweet Home
interpreted by
Denise Baker
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The Evening and the Morning
interpreted by
Elizabeth Meyer
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The Lost Apothecary
interpreted by
Sandra Peters
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The Little Aces
interpreted by
Amy Coombs
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Chain of Gold
interpreted by
Veda Greene
Florence and Her
Fantastic Family
interpreted by
Louise Turner
Betsy Crowley
Sue Dumont.
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Finding Freedom
interpreted by
Jan DeWolf
Jane Davis
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The Inside Tree
interpreted by
Colleen Harper
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Bear and Bee Too Busy
interpreted by
Sue Baust
Iron Widow
interpreted by
Trudi Bessom
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A Small Corner for Me
interpreted by
Susan Conti
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A Small Corner for Me
interpreted by
Trudi Bessom
The Dutch House
interpreted by
Elaine Holmes
Books in Bloom committee members Jan DeWolf and
Peggy Hasbrook welcome reception guests to enjoy refreshments.
Julie Lapham demonstrates
how to pair a two dimensional image, such as a book cover,
with a three dimensional interpretive floral arrangement.
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.
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.
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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.
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."
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Just in time for Thanksgiving, members and friends
gathered to create beautiful arrangements. A tall one for display on a table or a long one perfect for a centerpiece.
This lovely version of the tall arrangement features unusual blooms, dried items and even feathers.
Three members create three completely different tall
designs from the wide
selection of flowers, greens, feathers and dried natural
items available.
Designer Niki Pinckney
created the stunning arrangement to the right during her presentation at our annual November Guest Day. Nicki owns Pepper and Fern Floral Design in Westborough.
Niki Pinckney's beautiful creation was won by lucky club member Cathy Neidich!
A large group of club members and guests really enjoyed a
fascinating and inspiring
floral demonstration... along
with some delicious refreshments!
Southborough Gardeners
make excellent refreshments as well as beautiful floral designs!
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Member Marilyn Stivers orchestrated the return of our "Holiday Boutique" with lovely floral items she created
especially for November
Guest Day.
Southborough Gardeners' President Jane Davis
announces raffle winners and congratulates them as they
pick up their prizes!
These beautiful arrangements
in fall colors were created especially for our November Guest Day raffle.
One of the big and extravagant floral designs created for the November Guest Day raffle.
One of the fabulous arrangements a lucky
November Guest Day attendee got to take home after winning
it in our raffle.
Our Heritage Day team
gathers in our booth ready to greet visitors and introduce
them to the Southborough Gardeners and tell them
about our activities.
Our Southborough Gardeners booth welcomes Heritage Day visitors to learn more about
our organization and our activities.
The Southborough Library garden has been refreshed by Michele Landes with new plants that will grow and fill in to be beautiful in a few years. Thank you to Curtis Landscaping for their help and expertise.
Southborough Gardeners visited the Deerfoot House. We enjoyed a tour of the chapel and the gardens surrounding the house. We also got and a peek at the historic renovations taking place on the first floor of the home.
The first stop on our tour of the landscape at the Deerfoot House was the chapel, the first building on the property. The town's
first Episcopal chapel, later the stone cutting workshop as
the home was built.
The property's landscape designer Michael Weishan said more than 2000 rose bushes were planted, including English Roses in the formal garden and around the foundation where their fragrance can be appreciated.
The restored carriage house has an event space and commercial kitchen that will allow the chapel and the carriage house to host small weddings, baptisms and community holiday events.
Denise Baker designed this gorgeous and dramatic arrangement based upon her interpretation of the
Library Urns.
Louise Turner's used beautiful flowers and colorful veggies to interpret a painting from our "Perennial Palette" cookbook.
This striking arrangement
by Caroline Rossen was inspired by autumn plantings in the Library Urns.
Danielle O'Connell's lovely creation shows her take on our plantings in the Library Urns along with a town light post that happened to be centered between them
in a photo.
Jan DeWolf created this charming arrangement that calls to mind our planting projects around Southborough.
Judy Quinlan created a
lovely arrangement as a demonstration at our
50th Anniversary luncheon.
Southborough Gardeners President Danielle O'Connell at our
50th Anniversary Celebration luncheon at the Framingham Country Club
Colleen Harper and
Elaine Holmes with their
"Wabi Sabi" style arrangments.
One of the matching pair of urns in front of the Southborough Library. The urns are planted seasonally (spring here) and maintained by our members.
One of the matching pair of urns in front of the Southborough Library. The urns are planted seasonally and maintained by our members.
One of the matching pair of urns in front of the Southborough Library. The urns are planted seasonally and maintained by our members.
