NOTICE: Due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic,
decisions to hold Fairbanks Garden Club meetings and activities will be made on a month to month basis.
decisions to hold Fairbanks Garden Club meetings and activities will be made on a month to month basis.
ActivitiesThroughout the year, we host a number of events for our club members.
September 2021 TBA - Plant flowers at two monuments Wed 9/15 - Club Meeting 11:30 a.m. Tue 9/21 - GCFM Metro District Coffee (to be confirmed) Sun 9/26 - Fairbanks Fall Festival October 2021 Tue 10/19 - Clean gardens at The Fairbanks House 9:00 a.m. Wed 10/20 - Club Meeting 11:30 a.m. November 2021 TBA - GCFM Fall Conference Wed 11/10 - Club Meeting 11:30 a.m. December 2021 Wed 12/1 - Decorate Christmas wreaths at the Endicott Community Greenhouse 9:30 a.m. Fri 12/3 - Dedham Stroll Wed 12/8 - Holiday Luncheon 11:00 a.m. January 2022 No scheduled meetings February 2022 Wed 2/16 - Club Meeting 11:30 a.m. March 2022 TBA - Boston Flower & Garden Show Wed 3/16 - Club Meeting 11:30 a.m. April 2022 TBA - Clean and plant flowers at two monuments TBA - GCFM Metro District Luncheon Tue 4/19 - Clean gardens at The Fairbanks House 9:00 a.m. Wed 4/20 - Club Meeting 11:30 a.m. Fri 4/22 - EARTH DAY! Wed 4/27 - Plant Sale Committee Meeting 9:30 a.m. Fri 4/29 - ARBOR DAY! May 2022 TBA - Art in Bloom, Boston MFA Sat 5/7 - ANNUAL PLANT SALE held at The Fairbanks House Wed 5/18 - Annual Meeting, Elections, & Luncheon 11:00 a.m. Tue 5/24 - Clean gardens at The Fairbanks House 9:00 a.m. June 2022 TBA - Plant flowers at two monuments Wed 6/1 - GCFM Annual Meeting Su-Sa 6/5 - 6/11 - National Garden Week W-F 6/8 - 6/10 - Annual Carmela Kerrigan Garden Tour (Rain date 13th) July 2022 Tue 7/19 - Clean gardens at The Fairbanks House 5:00 p.m. August 2022 Sat 8/13 - Volunteer at the Fairbanks Family of America Reunion *GCFM = Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts |
"There ought to be gardens for all months in the year, |
ProgramsAll programs are open to the public, except as indicated. Programs begin at approximately 1:15 pm with a suggested donation of $5 for non-members.
September 15, 2021 Meet and Greet "Show and Tell or Sell - Members Bring a Favorite Plant" October 20, 2021 Museum of Fine Arts staff “Behind the Scenes of Art in Bloom" November 10, 2021 Fairbanks Garden Club Members "Decorating with Greens" Provide greens from your yard. Please bring Dedham Food Pantry donations. December 8, 2021 Holiday Luncheon at 11:00 a.m. (Note time change) Location: Olde Colonial Café 171 Nahatan Street, Norwood No guests please January 2022 No meeting scheduled Happy, Healthy New Year! February 16, 2022 Art Scarpa, Lecturer “Art's Traveling Cactus and Succulents Plant Show" March 16, 2022 Neal Sanders, Author & Lecturer “Gardening Will Kill You" April 20, 2022 Betty Sanders, Gardener & Lecturer “Going Native for Low Maintenance Gardens" May 18, 2022 Annual Meeting, Elections, & Luncheon at 11:00 a.m. (Note time change) Location: Olde Colonial Café 171 Nahatan Street, Norwood No guests, please. |