Seed Starting Seminar
Date: Wednesday, March 1, 12:30 pm or Sat March 4, 10 am
Time: 12:30-1:00 pm
Location: The Potting Bar at Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton,
Learn of basic seed starting 101. Topics to include vegetable and herbs and flowers too! Participants are welcome to bring snacks and beverages. This workshop is part of our $10 for $10 promotion! At the end of the workshop, you will receive a $10 coupon to use in store. To Register for Wed March 1.
To Register for Sat March 4.
Pruning Basics Seminar
Date: Sat March 4, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Location: Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton,
Come and join our store manager, Jim Connolly, as he explains how to prune. He will explain the reasons why we prune, along with the best times to prune as well as the right tools for the job. As well as explaining the art and benefits of pruning, he will also demonstrate pruning techniques. Participants are welcome to bring snacks and beverages. This workshop is part of our $10 for $10 promotion! At the end of the workshop, you will receive a $10 coupon to use in store. To Register.
Floral Design: It’s your Lucky Day – St. Patrick’s Day Inspired Arrangements
Sponsored the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Date: March 9
Time: 7:00 -9:00 pm
Place: Putnam Building; the Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellsley, MA
Cost: MHS member $75, General $95
Join Lorraine and Mary Lou from Artistry Floral for in this workshop and create your own floral display to take home or give away. You’ll learn the basics of conditioning flowers and see some basic mechanics of floristry through the process of designing a tabletop arrangement. Great opportunity to bring a friend and design together! Explore the ins and outs of floral shapes and cuttings flowers. To Register.
Norfolk Volunteer Fair
Date: Sun March 19, 2023
Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Place: Norfolk Library Conference Room, 2 Liberty Lane, Norfolk, MA
Easter Egg Hunt and NCL’s Easter Bunny Breakfast
Date: Sat April 1, 2023
Bonsai Bar: Introduction to Bonsai
Sponsored the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Dates: Thurs April 6, 6:30 – 8:30 pm or Sat April 22, 10:00 am – noon
Place: Putnam Building; the Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellsley, MA
Cost: MHS member $70, General $90
Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai. Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree!
You’ll get to choose a Dwarf Jade (Portulacaria afra) tree and a beautiful glazed ceramic pot when you arrive, and we’ll lend you the tools and materials you need to craft your own tiny tree.
Register for April 22 Workshop
Floral Design: It’s a New Day
Sponsored the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Date: Sat April 8, 10:00 am – noon
Place: Putnam Building; the Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellsley, MA
Cost: MHS member $75, General $95
Join Lorraine and Mary Lou from Artistry Floral for in this workshop and create your own floral display to take home or give away. We always look forward to a change of seasons –The holiday s of early spring are associated with life and the rebirth of nature back into full = blossom. Of course, Spring is about traditional daffodils, tulips and Iris – but there’s definitely more to inspire this vibrant time of year. You will take home an arrangement suitable for your home.
Creating a Succession of Bloom in the Native Garden
Sponsored the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Date: Tues April 18, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Place: Virtual Program
Cost: MHS member $25, General $33
If you want to attract and support pollinators, succession of bloom is an absolute imperative in any landscape. From early spring through late fall, different species of pollinators look for different types of plants at different times of year. And, some plants are much more useful to pollinators than others. Is your garden ready? Learn what you need to know to make your garden beautiful and ecologically supportive throughout the growing season with great choices of natives.
Friends of the Norfolk Library Book and Bake Sale
“BEST BOOKSALE IN MASSACHUSETTS”
“Norfolk has the best book sale in Massachusetts. It has the best quality and quantity of books.”
Jim, Park Street Books, Medfield Mass.
Friends Book Sale
Date and Time: Friday April 21, 2023 – 6:00-9:00 pm
Place: Freeman Kennedy School, 70 Boardman Street, Norfolk MA
Friends Members are invited to shop early at the private Members Only preview sale on Friday night. A current membership is required or may be purchased at the door beginning at 5:00 pm. Membership and information are available at the library or on this website.
General Public Book Sale
Date and Time: Saturday April 22, 2023 – 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Place: Freeman-Kennedy School, 70 Boardman Street, Norfolk, MA
Cash, checks or credit cards are accepted (MasterCard, Discover and Visa)
Contact ~ For questions or to volunteer — email: nplfriends@hotmail.com
24th Earth Day Charles River Cleanup
Date: Sat April 22, 2023
Time: 10:00 am – noon
Norfolk Locutions available: Register at www.crwa.org/cleanup
Great Native Plants for Containers
Sponsored the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Date: Tues May 16, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Place: Virtual Program
Cost: MHS member $25, General $33
Learn which native plants are the best choices to plant successfully in containers. Invite butterflies, beneficial insects, and hummingbirds into your yard, patio, deck or balcony with the great native plants that support them. Have you run out of room to plant in your garden? Can’t grow certain plants because you don’t have the right soil conditions? Tired of replacing annuals in containers? Native container gardening is the new frontier – beautiful and eco-beneficial!
To Register.
Out of the Box Container Gardening
Sponsored the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Date: Sat May 20, 10:00 am
Place: Putnam Building; the Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellsley, MA
Cost: MHS member $45, General $60
Whether you have a patio garden or acres of land, container gardens are flexible while adding a bit of intimacy to your outside space. You can grow fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers in pots and yes, even small trees! New and old container ideas will be showcased. With discussion about which plants are best suited for this type of life, as well as an introduction to unique plant varieties, topiaries and planting recipes to try.
To Register.
Native New England Flora
Sponsored the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Date: Wed May 24, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Place: Putnam Building; the Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellsley, MA
Cost: MHS member $13, General $20
This presentation focuses on the native plants of New England. Plants native to our region will be easier to maintain, better able to withstand New England weather and may offer better resistance to deer and rabbits. The trees, shrubs, and perennials that evolved here will grow here with much less input from you. You will reduce your workload while creating a paradise for the native birds and pollinators.
To Register.
Norfolk Memorial Day Parade & Service
Date: Mon May 29, 2023
Time: 8:00 am
Norfolk Lions Field of Flags
Date: Sat May 27, 2023
Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Place: Norfolk Townhill, Norfolk, MA
Norfolk Community Day
Sponsored by the Norfolk Lions Club
Date: Sat June 10, 2023
Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Place: Holmes Transportation, 22 Myrtle Street, Norfolk, MA
Come join a day of family fun, rides, games, food and entertainment, antique cars, giveaways and lots more.
Fireworks
Sponsored by Norfolk Recreation
Date: Sat June 10, 2023
Time: 8:45 pm
Place: Freeman-Kennedy Fields, Boardman Street, Norfolk, MA
Norfolk Summer Concerts
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Place: Norfolk town Hill
Thurs June 22 – The Reminisants
Thurs June 29 – The Pub Kings
Thurs July 6 – Ken Dorosario! ‘Kendo’
Thurs July 13 – Music Matters
Thurs July 20 – Ayla Brown
Thurs July 27 – FSPA’s Electric Youth
Thurs Aug 3 – Closing Time
Thurs Aug 30 – 4:00 pm – End-of-the-Summer Blast with food, flying dogs, music and more!
The Garden Club of Norfolk, Inc. 