About Us
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The Garden Club of Norfolk was founded in December of 1985, with Helena Drolette as its founding President. The Club joined the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. in February of 1988, as part of the Central South District. The Garden Club of Norfolk is a member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc (GCFM).
Being a member of the GCFM gives our club many benefits.
- Maintains our non-profit 501(c)3 under the GCFM umbrella
- Provides insurance to protect our club and our members
- Gives access to the electronic edition of the Mayflower, the quarterly state newsletter
- Gives free advertising for fundraising activities through listings on the GCFM website calendar
- Schedules district meetings with the state chairperson to inform and support our co-presidents with their projects, programs and activities
- Provides nationally accredited judges for local club flower shows
- Provides grant money for civic or historic projects up to $2,000
- Provides 11 scholarships of $1,000 offered yearly to high school seniors
- Makes the club eligible for civic, state, regional and national awards
- Offers a variety of Educational Programs: Morning of Horticulture , Morning of Design , FUNdamentals (Back to Basics), Civic Development Workshop
- Offers gardening schools: Flower Show, Garden Study, Landscape Design
The Garden Club of Norfolk is a non-profit organization that instructs its members and the public on all areas of horticulture and stimulates interest in the beautification of our community. Our club is a member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts and is thriving after 35 years. Our active, gold, honorary members and Friends of the Norfolk Garden Club are interested gardeners with all levels of experience.
Our Objectives
- The advancing of gardening through education and community service
- The furthering of civic beautification
- The sharing of our love of gardening
We welcome new members. Contact us at our email, gardenclubofnorfolkma@gmail.com or go to our Membership page to sign up.
Club Officers
Co-Presidents – Launa Allen and Stephanie Hamel
Recording Secretary – Michele Drolette
Corresponding Secretary – Amy Ricci
Treasurer – Laurel Stoddard
Membership – Jill Kennedy
Our Program
Our program includes guest speakers from our community and throughout the New England area who share their expertise in horticulture, floral design, conservation, civic beautification, landscape design, and gardening. We also provide hands-on craft and flower arranging workshops.
Meetings and Workshops
Our meetings and workshops are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., except in July and August when there are no meetings. Meetings take place in the Community Room of the Norfolk Public Library unless otherwise noted in the calendar.
NCG is organized by a core group of members who are committed to civic beautification and who have taken ownership of particular areas within the Town of Norfolk. Each NCG area has its own committee; any member is welcome to join and help in any of the areas. Each committee is responsible for the design, planting, and maintenance (deadheading, weeding, watering) of their area during the summer months. Each committee acts independently, and the club provides flowers. The Garden Club is currently responsible for the following areas: Center of Town Roundabouts, H. Olive Day School Sign, H. Olive Day School Butterfly Garden, Federated Church Butterfly Garden, Stony Brook Butterfly Garden, Town Hall Sign, Town Hall Planters, Town Hill Adele’s Bird House Garden, Town Hill Herb Garden, Town Hill Rose Garden, Town Hill Clock Garden, Veterans Garden, Welcome to Norfolk Sign, Senior Center Gardenand Library Entrance Garden. Each month the Garden Club also places a floral arrangement in the Norfolk Public Library.
Winter Fundraiser
For the past several years club members have sold wreath bows at the Lions Club annual Christmas Tree Sale. In addition, an online sale was posted for holiday arrangements, bows and swags for previously decorated sleds. This year the GCN will be at the Artisan Fair on November 29, 10am-2 pm at King Philip Middle School, King Street, Norfolk.
Spring Plant and Bake Sale
Each spring, a Plant and Bake Sale, is held on the Norfolk Town Hill and Gazebo. A wide selection of perennials supplied from our club members’ gardens benefit civic beautification and club projects. Members are on hand to answer gardening questions.
2024-2025 Committees
Nominating Committee
Awards and Grants – Liz Davey, Emily Nicodemus, Jill Kennedy, Launa Allen
Camperships/Scholarships – Launa Allen
Club Photographer – Sabrina Farley
Cactus and Succulent Fair – Stephanie Hamel and Emily Nicodemus
Facebook posts (Garden Club of Norfolk Members only) – Amy Ricci
Holiday Baskets for the Norfolk Food Pantry – Michele and Helena Drolette
Library Display Case – Susan McCarthy
Newsletter – Sabrina Farley
Plant and Bake Sale
Plant Sale Coordinator – Stephanie Hamel and Jill Kennedy
Bake Sale Coordinator – Peg Tamiso & Philip Schiavone
Yard Sale Coordinator – Shannon Murphy
Lawn Signs Coordinator – TBD
Membership Book – Stephanie Hamel and Jill Kennedy
Website – Stephanie Markham, Roxane Vlk
Winter Fundraiser – Shari Johnson, Stephanie Hamel and Emily Nicodemus
Zoom Coordinator – Amy Ricci
Civic Garden maintainers:
Norfolk Civic Gardens – Margaret Marino and Emily Nicodemus
Adele’s Birdhouse Garden – Town Hill, 2 Liberty Lane
Shannon Murphy (coordinator), Angela Kent, Leslie Lincoln
Clock Garden – Town Hill, 2 Liberty Lane
Leslie Lincoln (coord.), Stephanie Hamel
Federated Church Butterfly Garden – 1 Union Street
Launa Allen (coordinator), Angela Kent, Shari Johnson, Fran Sullivan, Stephanie LeClair, Gail Matanes
Freeman Kennedy School Garden – 70 Boardman Street
Stephanie Hamel (coord.), Emily Nicodemus, Janet Turner
H Olive Day School Butterfly Garden, Flagpole and Sign – 232 Main Street
Stephanie Hamel (coordinator), Emily Nicodemus, Laurel Stoddard, Philip Schiavone, Sheryl Wung
Herb Garden – Town Hill, 2 Liberty Lane
Susan Brindley (coordinator), Kathleen Callahan, Liz Davey, Sabrina Farley, Diane Gomes, Gail Matanese, Janet Turner
Library Entrance Garden – 2 Liberty Lane
Carolyn Feczko (coordinator), Regina Lombardo-Stuart, Margaret Marino
Library Flowers
A floral arrangement is placed in the Norfolk Public Library each month. The member providing it is responsible for freshening and watering the arrangement as appropriate during the month and removing it at the end of the month. Members may be reimbursed up to $25 for their arrangement.
July – Stephanie Hamel
Aug – Fran Sullivan
Sep – Carla Azersky
Oct – Peg Tamiso
Nov – Launa Allen
Dec – Marianne Mitchell
Jan – Stephanie Lampe
Feb – Rick Tedoldi
Mar – Samantha Ward
Apr – Helena Drolette
May – Susan McCarthy
Jun – Susan Asensio
Rose Garden – Town Hill, 2 Liberty Lane
Liz Davey (coordinator), Susan Brindley, Kathleen Callahan, Sabrina Farley, Janet Turner
Roundabouts (2) Route 115 & Main Street (Ware Circle) and Liberty Lane (Avery Circle)
Jill Kennedy (coordinator), Stephanie Hamel, Laurel Stoddard, Philip Schiavone
Senior Center Planter/Dot’s Garden – 28 Medway Branch
Susan Brindley (coord.), Susan Asensio, Stephanie LeClair, Diane Malvey, Susan McCarthy
Stony Brook Butterfly Garden – 108 North Street
Stephanie Markham (coord.), Carolyn Feczko, Stephanie Hamel, Angela Kent, Emily Nicodemus, Roxane Vlk
Town Hall Planters – 1 Liberty Lane
Janet Turner (coordinator)
Town Hall Sign – 1 Liberty Lane
Stephanie Hamel (coordinator), Leslie Lincoln, Stephanie Lampe
Veterans Garden – 24 Seekonk Street, Norfolk Cemetery
Rick Tedoldi (coordinator), Stephanie Hamel, Leslie Lincoln, Emily Nicodemus, Marianne Mitchell
Welcome to Norfolk Sign – at stone wall near Route 115-Main Street Roundabout
Amy Ricci (coordinator)
Presidents – Past and Present
2024-2026 Launa Allen, Stephanie Hamel
2023-2024 Launa Allen, Emily Nicodemus
2021-2023 Susan McCarthy
2019-2021 Michelle Noonan, Emily Nicodemus
2017-2019 Michele Drolette, Anne Prior
2015-2017 Liz Davey
2013-2015 Sharon Pierce
2011-2013 Martha Richardson
2010-2011 Mary Gould
2008-2010 Brenda Zolli
2005-2008 Gail Tuveson
2003-2005 Helena Drolette
2002-2003 Anna Sevy
2000-2002 Gail McCaffrey
1998-2000 Gail Tuveson
1996-1998 Helena Drolette
1994-1996 Lisa Shook
1993-1994 Rita Partridge
1991-1993 Debby DeBello
1989-1991 Jan Conklin
1988-1989 Tricia Cochran
1987-1988 Joan Smith
1985-1987 Helena Drolette
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