Our General Membership Meetings: Last Wednesday Of The Month
Usual location: Westborough Senior Center
6:30 Social; 6:45 Business; 7 Program Starts
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Annual Meeting
Westborough Senior Center
4 Rogers Road
6:30 pm social time
6:45 business meeting
7:15 program begins
– open to the public –
Recognizing Westborough Gardeners!
Building on our heritage of amazing gardeners based in
Westborough, we highlight the life and contributions to horticulture
of Beatrice (Bee) Warburton who pioneered the hybridization of
irises. Kris Allen, who interviewed Bee for her book, “On the Beaten Path” will share some memories. Other guest speakers will be
Chris Bakutis, the owner of Mugford’s Flower Shoppe and Vicki
Flanagan, Bee’s granddaughter.
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OCTOBER 26, 2022
Oh, My Gourd – It’s Fall!
with Catherine Nourse
Westborough Senior Center
4 Rogers Road
6:30 pm social time
6:45 business meeting
7:15 program begins
– members only –
Catherine Nourse will educate us about edible food finds during
this autumn harvest. Catherine owns the VEG OUT food truck at
Nourse Farm. She is a dietician and professor at Quinsigamond
Community College. Her motto is “Food, Facts and Fun.”
Come join us in tasting her Fall Harvest cuisine
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NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Greens Workshop
Westborough Senior Center
4 Rogers Road
6:30 pm social time
6:45 pm business meeting
7:00 pm program begins
– members only –
Members will create holiday wreaths, centerpieces and swags to sell
at the Saturday Holiday Festival. This meeting is truly “hands on”
where we can really let our creativity shine and be inspired by each
other. Don’t forget your clippers, greens from your yard and any
unusual or unwanted containers, baskets, ribbons and decorations to
share or donate. This meeting always sets the tone for the upcoming
holiday season with lots of fun and inspiration.
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DECEMBER 3, 2022
Saturday Holiday Festival
Hastings Elementary School
111 East Main Street
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
– open to public –
Our creative wreaths, centerpieces and swags will be on display for
sale. We will also have a limited number of items from our local
businesses for raffle. Our holiday boutique, with crafts made from
our WGC membership, will round out the gifts offered
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JANUARY 2023
Westborough Garden Club
Members Only Social
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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Garden Tourist with Jana Milbocker
Westborough Senior Center
4 Rogers Road
6:30 pm social time
6:45 pm business meeting
7:00 pm program begins
– open to anyone interested in gardening –
Jana Milbocker is an avid gardener, plant collector, garden designer
and lecturer. She is the owner of Enchanted Gardens, a landscape
design firm, in Holliston, Massachusetts. She is the author of
“The Garden Tourist, 120 Destination Gardens and Nurseries in the
Northeast.” Her book provides readers with a sensory-filled
description of each garden, and also the architecture of the site and
its history.
She will prepare us to visit other gardens in the upcoming seasons.
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MARCH 29, 2023
Little Known Secrets from an
Experienced Gardener
with Leslie Leslie (Master Gardener)
Westborough Senior Center
4 Rogers Road
6:30 pm social time
6:45 pm business meeting
7:00 pm program begins
– open to anyone interested in gardening –
Leslie is a long time member of the Westborough Garden Club
and owner of a 2 acre property containing lovely mature gardens.
She will talk about “successes and failures” and what has
worked in her gardens.
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APRIL 26, 2023
Introduction to Rhododendrons
with Joseph Bruso
Westborough Senior Center
4 Rogers Road
6:30 pm social time
6:45 pm business meeting
7:00 pm program begins
– open to anyone interested in gardening –
Joseph Bruso will talk about Boulderwoods Nursery. His rhododendron collection exceeds 1500 plants. He is president of the
Massachusetts Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society
and develops his own hybrids, lectures about rhododendrons, and
sells plants from his home nursery.
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MAY 6, 2023
*Registration Required* Please email WestboroughGardenClub@Gmail.Com
10:00 am (Saturday)
Please join us as Joe Bruso leads us on a tour of
Boulderwoods Nursery
61 South Mill Street
Hopkinton, MA
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MAY 20, 2023
(Saturday)
Annual Plant Sale
at Hastings Elementary School
111 East Main Street
9am – 11:30am ~ rain or shine
Our Westborough community awaits this annual event and the
opportunity to purchase our locally grown perennial plants. It
gives us the opportunity to meet with the members of our
community and share our plants! We appreciate everyone’s
participation to make this a fun and successful fundraiser.
Mark your calendars –and don’t forget your hats and aprons!
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MAY 31, 2023
Summer Social/Year End Wrap-up
And Catered Dinner
– members only –
Westborough Senior Center
4 Rogers Road
6:00 pm
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