What We Do

The Garden Club is everywhere! From flower shows, to the Daffodil Trail, to the landscaping at the Library, to scholarships for our high school students, to plantings here, there and everywhere, the Club is an active member of the Holliston and horticultural communities.

Funding for the Club’s programs and civic activities is generated by the annual Plant Sale in May, the holiday floral design presentation (“open meeting”) in November and the biennial Holliston Garden Tour. We also gratefully accept donations (which you can deduct as a charitable contribution on your taxes). Donations can be sent to: Holliston Garden Club, PO Box 5812, Holliston, MA 01746.

In the Community

The Club’s 40 members are actively involved in numerous civic projects in and around Holliston. This year, the Club undertook the planting of the Recycling Center on Marshall Street with deer- and drought-resistant plants. The Holliston Garden Club maintains severals areas around Holliston: Holliston Public Library garden, Daffodil Trail on Washington Street, Fire Station planter, Memorial Square, Horse trough planter by Town Hall, Norfolk & Franklin Streets island, Fiske & Central Streets island, and Courtland & Marshall Streets island

Some of our community activities have included:

• Planting of more than 100 trees as part of our Arbor Day program

• Providing library passes for area botanical gardens

• Recording historic and interesting trees for posterity

• Providing floral arrangements for the Holliston Manor nursing home

• Intergenerational gardening programs on many topics

• Book and magazine donations to the library

• Planting and maintaining the library grounds, downtown daffodil trail, and perennial beds at several traffic islands. Click Here for a list of these sites.

• Scholarships and grants for Holliston residents in the fields of horticulture, agriculture and botanical education and for special projects

We welcome your ideas and suggestions for future activities.

In the Club

Programs: Club programs are dedicated to the education and appreciation of Horticulture, Landscape and Floral Design, Gardening and Environmental concerns of our members. Speakers are invited to give talks and demonstrations at monthly meetings, which are usually held on the first Tuesday of the month between September and June.

The club chooses programs annually, and tries to incorporate the many varied interests of the members. Some of them are just for fun!

Some of this year’s topics include:

• Plant Swap • Beekeeping • Dahlia garden tour • Edible Wildflowers • Guided walking tour of Arnold Arboretum • Floral Design • Dried and pressed flowers • Field trips to local nurseries • Rhododendrons • Art & Flower Show

Club Benefits

Programs, Trips, Workshops and Events

As a Club member, you will be eligible to attend programs hosted by the Club, including day trips to horticultural destinations, workshops to build various skills, and special events like working at the New England Flower Show. Many of these are free to members, and some require a materials fee.

Federation Benefits

Members are eligible to attend programs sponsored by the Massachusetts Federation. Horticultural Meetings, Design Principles, and Design Workshops are all held at the Espousal Center, West Waltham. Classes are offered in Garden Study, Landscape Design, Environmental Study, and Flower Show School.

Floral Arranging

The Holliston Garden Club is a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. and the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. Members have won numerous awards for floral designs at Elm Bank, Tower Hill, the Museum of Fine Arts, the New England Spring Flower Show and other regional competitions. Tower Hill, the Museum of Fine Arts, the New England Spring Flower Show and other regional competitions. Members can attend workshops on learning how to design for flower shows, and take part in our local flower shows.