HOLLISTON GARDEN CLUB

The Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 18, 9:am - 12:00 pm at the Congregational Church Green, corner of Hollis and Washington Streets, rain or shine.

There will be a huge selection of perennials dug from members' gardens, hanging baskets, and annual flowers for sale. Proceeds will supplement the Club's programs and civic plantings.

The Holliston Garden Club, with the assistance of Ahronian Landscaping and the town's Highway Department, recently installed a Royal Star Magnolia tree in the rail trail park area at Central Street and Railroad Street. This area was dedicated on Saturday, April 27th as "Blair Square" in honor of Bobby Blair. Several club members and Co-Presidents Erin Porter and Kathy Warburton a...

Members of the Holliston Garden Club Our have been very busy getting our community ready for winter and for the upcoming holidays:

• The barrels at Fiske Corner and the Fire Station are stuffed with greens – thank you Debbie Coviello for sharing from your yard.
• Barbara Gardner planted bulbs on the Franklin & Norfolk island.
• Liz Theiler and Jana Milbocker decorated the Horse Trough in front of Town Hall with greens and ornaments for the holid...

Once again, the Holliston Garden Club joined a dozen other clubs to decorate Longfellow's Wayside Inn for the holidays – a tradition that’s almost 50 years old. In the spirit of  “An Old Fashioned Christmas,” HGC decked out the Hobgoblin room with handmade ornaments, wreaths, garland, and a decorated Christmas tree. The decorations will be featured until January 7th.

The Holliston Garden Club elves are planning to create ornaments on Saturday, December 1, from 10:30-12:00 in the Gilman Room of the Holliston Public Library with the first 50 children who sign up to participate. Children in pre-k through fifth grade are invited to make two ornaments each: one to keep, and on to hang on the Library's Children's Tree which will be set up in the Gilman Room.

The Holliston Garden Club has announced the presenter at their traditional holiday program will be Bill Graham, the owner of Beautiful Things in Salem and a renowned floral designer. Unique designs will be created as a live demonstration on Wednesday, Nov. 7. A wide array of hors d'oeuvres and sweets prepared by Garden Club members will follow the demonstration. The event begins at 7:30 pm at St. Mary's Church Parish Hall, at 8 Church Street in Holliston.

Bill has informed a...

The Garden Club's civic planting in town are looking especially great this year in preparation for the American in Bloom contest in mid July.

Memorial Square

Franklin & Norfold Island

The Holliston Garden Club was well represented at the Annual Meeting of the Garden Club Federation of Mass. on June 5. The Club received the Margaret K. Bell Newsletter Award (a silver tray) and a Certificate of Merit. The monthly newsletter is the creation of outgoing president and long-time member Carol Holly. The application was submitted by Awards chair Kathy Thomas.

Other Club members also participated in the Annual Meeting. Joan Schofield created an impressive floral ...

The Garden Club's annual plant sale was a huge success thanks to the hard work of sale organizers and perennial plant donations from the Club's membership. Proceeds from the sale are used to fund Club programs and civic activities.

In honor of Arbor Day, the Garden Club is posting educational exhibits at the Library about the Asian Longhorned Beetle. Come to the Holliston Library from 4/21 through 4/28 and be a "Beatle Buster". Learn what to look for and how to identify this invader. There will be a 30-minute video  playing downstairs in the Gilman room on both Saturdays, 4/21 and  4/28. Keep Holliston safe - do not...