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Date/Time
Description 
September 12, 2006

Welcome Back Meeting
Time/Place: 7:00 p.m. Community Harvest Barn
Event Description: Come meet the members of the garden club see what we all about get a preview of the programs of the year and see a presentation on herbs and a making of a herb wreath which will be given away as a door prize.

October 10, 2006

Potluck
Time/Place: 7:00p.m. Community Barn
Event Description: Bring a dish and enjoy a showing of Helen Blazis's cable show about Grafton and the garden club

November 14, 2006

Wreath Workshop
Time/Place: 7:00 p.m. Municipal Center
Event Description: Abigail Padula from Indian Summer Farm is going to lead the workshop on wreath making. Plant material will be provided, bring clippers, scissors, and gardening gloves.
Reservations are required, space is limited

$6.00 for members $10.00 for nonmembers

November 28, 2006

Decorating the Willard House for the Holidays
Time/Place: 10:00 a.m. Willard House & Clock Museum
Event Description: This has been a rewarding project for the past several years. If you have the time, please join us for a morning of decorating and holiday music.

December 3, 2006

Wreath Display at the Grafton Central Library
Event Description: Artificial wreaths made by Club members will be put on display at the Grafton Central Library. This project aligns with our local celebration "Grafton Celebrates the Holidays". While visiting the library during the event you will have a chance to vote for your favorite wreath.

December 12, 2006

Holiday Party
Time/Place: 7:00 p.m. Community Barn
Event Description: For the main program, "An Introduction to Bonsai", New England Bonsai Gardens in Bellingham, Ma. will demonstrate the basics of bonsai care, design and technique. the first part is a brief discussion about care, history and basic techniques. This is followed by a hands-on bonsai demonstration where nursery stock is transformed into bonsai.
$5.00 donation at the door for non-members

February 13, 2007

Butterfly Q&A
Time/Place: 7:00 p.m. Municipal Center
Event Description: Dolores Price will be giving a slide about butterflies and later you can ask her questions about butterflies. she will also be talking about Biodiversity Day in June and her plans for a butterfly walk.
$5.00 donation at the door for non-members

March 13, 2007

Landscape Design
Time/Place: 7:00p.m. Municipal Center
Event Description: Abigail Padula from Indian Summer Farm is doing landscape presentation open to the public
$5.00 donation at the door

April 10, 2007

Invasive Plants
Time/Place: 6:30p.m. drinks 7:00p.m. dinner Grafton Inn
Event Description: Peter Alden will give a slide presentation on Invasive Plants. Prix Fixe meal drinks additional.

April 28, 2007

Grafton Community Day
Time/Place: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Grafton Common
Event Description: Help clean up Grafton! This community-wide event hosted by the Grafton Garden Club is a great way to come together for the good of our community. Bring your family and join the Garden Club and other local organizations as we Spring clean our town! The Mass Highway Department is donating yellow trash bags and the town of Grafton will pick up the bags later in the day. There will also be a CRT and white metal recycling drop off at the Grafton Recycling Center. Bag pick up is at the Common, then come back to get your free tree seedling and enjoy hot dogs and an ice cream social.

May 19, 2007

Annual Plant Sale & Raffle
Time/Place: 9:00 a.m. to noon (rain date, Sunday May 20, 2007 noon to 3 p.m.) Grafton Common
Event Description: The Grafton Garden Club Annual Plant Sale and Raffle is quickly becoming a favorite Grafton tradition. There are many plants to choose from, plus our famous raffle table! Our available scholarship and grant money derives directly from this, our only fundraiser of the year. All members are encouraged to attend and help out, either before the sale or on the day of the sale.

June 12, 2007

Annual Meeting and Tea for MEMBERS ONLY
Time/Place: 5:00 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Ma.
Event Description:Come enjoy tea and delicious edibles while we review the past 75 years activities. As we have done in the past several years, members will also donate gift bags of personal care items for residents of Abby's House in Worcester and there will be an plant exchange.
Reservations are required
for this yearly event.