GCFM STATE CALENDAR

I

2026-2027

DATE

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

INFORMATION

MARCH 2026

Mar 27, 2026

9:30 AM

Judges Council

St Andrews Episcopal Church 77 Denton Rd Wellesley MA

Mar 31, 2026

7:00 PM

GCFM Free Webinar Beach trees

ZOOM

Registration

APRIL  2026

National Garden Month

April 2 2026

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

Rescheduled to be in person on April 8, 2026

April 8, 2026

10:00 AM to 12:15 PM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

Weston Public Library

87 School Street, Weston

April 9-11, 2026

CANCELLED

Gardening Study School

Series 12, Course 4

CANCELLED

April

25, 28-30

2026

GCFM FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL

COURSE IV

FSS COURSE IV SCHEDULE

 Location:  Doubletree by Hilton, Milford, MA

 Download the FSS FLYER  from the GCFM website

or by contacting Kathy Hawes @kmh4383@gmail.com

or 781-363-8443


Contact Ruth Gorman, GCFM Local Flower Show School Chairman for more information

@ ruth.gorman3@gmail.com or 508-269-1958

FLYER

MAY 2026

May

4 - 6

2026

National Garden Club Annual Conference

St Louis

National

REGISTER

BOOK HOTEL

May 7

2026

9:30 AM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

ZOOM

May 8

 2026

Southeastern District Design and Horticulture Study Group

Dolores Ahern

More details to follow

May 31

2026

ESPOMA Grant Program Deadline

JUNE 2026

Jun 3

2026

10:00 - 11:30

AM

GCFM Fundamentals Workshop

Course 2

Coolidge Hall

Topsfield Fairgrounds

207 Boston St

Topsfield                                      

Cost: $25 per class or sign up for both $40

REGISTER

June  4

2026

GCFM 99th Annual Meeting

Hilton Doubletree Milford, MA

REGISTER ONLINE

MAIL-IN

REGISTRATION

Reserve

Hotel

Room

June 7 - 14

2026

National Garden Club Week

Sponsored by the National Garden Club

June 10

Deadline Mayflower

Jun 12

2026

9:00

Judges Council

Framingham Public Library  

49 Lexington Street Framingham, MA

June 19-21,  2026

Newport Flower Show

Rosecliff Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island

More details to follow

July 2026

July 1

2026

Deadline for the GCFM Civic & Historic Grant Application

 Submission Due

Wednesday July 22
1:00 – 5:00 PM

Thursday, July 23
10:00 AM  – 7:30 PM

Friday July 24
10:00 - 5:00

SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT

Presents

“OCEANS AROUND US”

An NGC Standard Flower Show

Heritage Museums & Gardens

Heritage Museums & Gardens

65 Grove Street, Sandwich, MA 02563

(508) 888-3300

SCHEDULE

August 2026

August 21-25, 2026

12:00

Noon - 10:00 PM

“The Roaring Twenties”

Standard Flower Show

South Shore District

Marshfield Fairgrounds

Agricultural Hall 140 Main Street Marshfield, MA

SCHEDULE

September 2026

Sept 3

2026

9:30 AM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

ZOOM

Sept 10

2026

Deadline for the Mayflower Fall Issue

 Submission to GCFMmayflower@gmail.com

October 2026

Oct 1

2026

9:30 AM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

ZOOM

Oct 2 - 12

2026

Topsfield Fair

Oct 13-14, 2026

New England Garden Club Annual Meeting

Killington Resort, Killington, Vermont

Oct 15

2026

Deadline for 501(c) (3)GCFM President & Treasurer Meeting via zoom

Oct 22-25

Friday & Saturday

10 am – 5 pm

Sunday

10 am - 4 pm

“Elevated Blooms”

Celebrating 40 Years

at Tower Hill

 Flower Show

New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA 508-869-6111

SCHEDULE

www.nebg.org

November 2026

Nov 5

2026

9:30 AM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

ZOOM

December 2026

Dec 1

2026

Deadline for State Awards submissions to GCFM in in State Award Chair, Lisa Murray GCFMStateAwards@gmail.com

Dec 1

 2026

Deadline for State Awards for Flower Shows

submissions to GCFM State Award Flower Show Chair

GCFMFlowerShowAwards

Dec 3

2026

9:30 AM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

ZOOM

Dec 10

2026

Deadline for the Mayflower Winter Issue

 Submission to GCFMmayflower@gmail.com

SAVE THE  DATE

FOR  2027

January 2027

Jan 10

2027

Deadline for the GCFM Youth Essay Contest

submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com

Jan 10

2027

Deadline for the GCFM Youth Smokey the Bear Contest

submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com

Jan 10

2027

Deadline for the GCFM Youth POETRY Contest

submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com

Jan 10

 2027

Deadline for the GCFM Youth SCULPTURE Contest

submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com

February 2027

Feb 1

2027

9:30 AM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

ZOOM

March 2027

Mar 1

2027

Deadline for AMES Tools Grant (A Corporate Sponsor of National Garden Clubs, Inc.) Submission information: https://search.app/JvNuMGKUjibrMPAu7

Mar 3

2027

9:30 AM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

ZOOM

Mar 10

2027

Deadline for the Mayflower Summer Issue

 Submission to GCFMmayflower@gmail.com

April 2027

National Garden Month

April 1

2027

9:30 AM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

ZOOM

May 2027

May 6

2027

9:30 AM

GCFM Board of Directors Meeting

ZOOM

June 2027