Boxford Village Garden Club

03/10/2026

As the snow melts, the damage the rabbits did to this West Boxford holly hedge is revealed. On the bright side, they left behind a lot of fertilizer in exchange...

02/20/2026

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On March 10th, the North Andover Garden Club will host Laurie Bebick, a graduate of Massachusetts Master Gardener Training and long-time gardener. As ecosystems are becoming more fragmented, pollinator numbers are decreasing and climate change is a reality. As gardeners, we need to create safe havens for our local wildlife. One way to do that is by providing food, water, and shelter. Learn simple ways to adapt your garden and gardening habits to welcome all sorts of our fellow creatures.

The lecture will take place from 6:30-8:30 pm at the First Calvary Baptist Church, 586 Mass Ave, North Andover. The talk is free and open to the public. Please register here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040A44ACA922A0FD0-61745785-groundcovers #/

Laurie Bebick has been fascinated by nature her whole life. A practicing fine artist, she approaches gardening as both an art and a science, always with an eye toward supporting nature's creatures. When not working as a Certified Veterinary Technician, Laurie can be found in her home garden, spying on and offering greetings to all the critters who visit, especially Wally the whistle pig who lives under her garage. She is a graduate of the MMGA Speakers Bureau Training Program.

02/20/2026

This morning, the Boxford Village Garden Club held its February meeting. Joan Butler of Enchanted Gardens (https://www.enchantedgardensdesign.com/) presented an informative and beautifully illustrated talk on "Designing Shady Retreats."

02/20/2026

Diane Stern created a lovely arrangement to enhance the Boxford Village Garden Club's February meeting.

02/20/2026

At today's meeting, the Boxford Village Garden Club welcomed new member Lori Gardner (center), shown here with mentor Melanie Cullinane (left) and membership chair Susan Giallombardo.

02/16/2026

The Boxford Village Garden Club awards an annual (one-time) $2,000 scholarship to a Boxford, MA, high school senior who plans to pursue a college major aligned with the Club’s Mission Statement.

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.boxfordvillagegardenclub.org/scholarship
Completed applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The scholarship recipient will be announced by May 15, 2026.

02/15/2026

This Friday morning, February 20, Joan Butler of Enchanted Gardens will give us a talk on Designing Shade Retreats. She will show us design tricks to create our own shady retreats, including tricks and strategies to light up shady corners, highlight unusual plants that thrive in low-light conditions, and illustrate the creative use of art objects, seating, and water features.

As always, the general public is welcome to sit in on any of our General Meetings. Find our calendar here, https://www.boxfordvillagegardenclub.org/calendar
Meetings begin at around 9:00 with coffee and light refreshments. Our speakers generally begin around 10:30.

Joan Butler is a horticulturist at Weston Nurseries and a Master Gardener. She is past chairman of the Massachusetts Landscape Design Council, a member of Garden Consultants Council, and an accredited Flower Show Judge. Check out her website here https://www.enchantedgardensdesign.com/

02/13/2026

01/18/2026

The Boxford Village Garden Club awards an annual (one-time) $2,000 scholarship to a Boxford, MA, high school senior who plans to pursue a college major aligned with the Club’s Mission Statement. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.boxfordvillagegardenclub.org/scholarship

Completed applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The scholarship recipient will be announced by May 15, 2026.

01/18/2026

Lynn on her 100 years old birthday party. Also in the photo is Marge who began the Boxford Village Garden Club’s Great Group program. The Great Group is a 20 person selection of Boxford residents 75 years and older. Marge began the program in the early seventies. The program is run by members of the Boxford Village Garden Club headed by Suzy. The garden club volunteers plan a craft project for the seniors that is followed by refreshments.

01/16/2026

Susan Nock, proprietor of Thistle, was the presenter at the January 2026 Boxford Village Garden Club meeting. She presented guidelines for container gardening and shared the professional tricks used to develop her award-winning creations. She ended the talk by demonstrating the creation of two containers for indoors.

01/16/2026

At the Boxford Village Garden Club's January 2026 meeting, membership chair Susan Giallombardo introduced two new members.
Photo 1: New member Donna McArdle, mentor Susan Soucy, Susan Giallombardo
Photo 2: Mentor Alex Scott, new member Keya Guimaraes, Susan Giallombardo