GCFM STATE CALENDAR 2025-2026
GCFM State Calendar 2025-2026 Updated September 22, 2025 —- NGC GRANTSOpen Year-Round
These rolling grants are available any time and offer support for specific needs—from youth education to recovery after natural disasters. | ||||
2025 | TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | |
OCTOBER 2025 NGC GRANT - ESPOMA Grant Program Open: October 1 – May 31 Receive Espoma plant foods and potting soils to support you garden club's project. | ||||
Oct 2 2025 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |
Oct 3 2025 | Reminder | Southeastern District Design and Horticulture Study Group | Dolores Ahearn More Details to follow | |
Oct 6 2025 | 7:00 PM | FREE Garden Club WebinarGCFM Executive Board Presentation - Financial Concerns, Responsibilities & Procedures Available to Garden Club Presidents,Treasurers or Club representative/s. Registration is REQUIRED in advance. Registration ends Oct 4, 2025 | ZOOM | |
14-15 Oct 2025 | New England Garden Clubs (NEGC) Annual Meeting | Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, in Rocky Hill, CT | More information to follow | |
Oct 15 2025 | Deadline for 501(c) (3) | |||
Oct 15 2025 | NGC - Plant America Grants submissions due to NGC | |||
Oct 14-15 2025 | THE 2025 NEGC PHOTO SHOW "WE GROW GARDENS & GARDENERS" | Sheraton Hartford South Hotel 100 Capitol Boulevard Rocky Hill CT | Details listed in the Photography Newsletter - Click Here | |
Oct 15-18 2025 | GCFM FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE III | SIGN UP NOW FOR FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE III October 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2025
or by contacting Kathy Hawes @kmh4383@gmail.com or 781-363-8443
@ ruth.gorman3@gmail.com or 508-269-1958 | ||
Oct 16 - 17 2025 | New England Regional Symposium Hosted by the Federation of CT | Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, in Rocky Hill, CT | NOTE: Registration information will be sent to all judges in New England. | |
Oct 28-30 2025 | GCFM Landscape Design SchoolCourse 4DEADLINE to Register October 15, 2025 | Virtual Zoom Course | ||
Oct 28 2025 10:00 -11:30 | GCFM Floral Design WorkshopWith Margo Yie Saint Susanna's Parish, 262 Needham St, Dedham, MA | In Person | Ruth Evans will teach a class on transparency design | |
NOVEMBER 2025 | ||||
Nov 4 2025 | 7:00 PM | GCFM Members Free Webinar with Ken Turino Spirit of Christmas Past: Four Centuries of Christmas in America 2025 | ZOOM | |
Nov 6 2025 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |
Nov 14 | Southeastern District Design and Horticulture Study Group | Dolores Ahearn More details to follow | ||
DECEMBER 2025 | ||||
Dec 1, 2026 | Deadline for State Awards submissions to GCFM in in State Award Chair GCFMStateAwards@gmail.com | |||
Dec 1 2026 | Deadline for State Awards for Flower Shows submissions to GCFM State Award Flower Show Chair GCFMFlowerShowAwards | |||
Dec 1, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM | GCFM Floral Design Workshop Judge Judy Morgan, “Underwater Design" | St Patrick’s Parish 82 High St Wareham, MA | Registration to open up shortly |
Dec 4, 2025 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |
Dec 10 2025 | Deadline for the Mayflower Winter Issue Submission to GCFMmayflower@gmail.com | |||
2026 | ||||
JANUARY 2026 NGC Grant - AMES Tools Grant Open: January 1 – March 1 Apply for high-quality tools to help your club complete its projects efficiently. —- NGC GRANTS - Open Year-Round
These rolling grants are available any time and offer support for specific needs—from youth education to recovery after natural disasters. | ||||
Jan 8 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |
Jan 10 2026 | Deadline for the GCFM Youth POETRY Contest Poetry themes: 2025-PLANT AMERICA for the next 100 Years! 2026-PLANT AMERICA Red, White, and Blue to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday! submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com | |||
Jan 10 2026 | Deadline for the GCFM Youth Smokey the Bear and Woodsy Owl Poster Contest submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com | |||
Jan 10 2026 | Deadline for the GCFM Youth SCULPTURE Contest submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com | |||
Jan 14 2026 | 7:00 PM | GCFM Members Free Webinar with Dr. Beth Brantley The Future of Beech Trees | ZOOM | |
FEBRUARY 2026 | ||||
Feb 5 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |
Feb 13 | Southeastern District Design and Horticulture Study Group | Dolores Ahern More details to follow | ||
MARCH 2026 | ||||
March 1 2026 | NGC GRANT Deadline for AMES Tools Grant (A Corporate Sponsor of National Garden Clubs, Inc.) Submission information: https://search.app/JvNuMGKUjibrMPAu7 | |||
March 5 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |
Mar 10 2026 | Deadline for the Mayflower Summer Issue Submission to GCFMmayflower@gmail.com | |||
APRIL 2026 | ||||
National Garden Month | ||||
April 2 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |
April 9-11, 2026 | 8:30 AM | Gardening Study School Series 12, Course 4 DEADLINE to register April 1, 2025 | ZOOM | |
MAY 2026 | ||||
May 4 - 6 2026 | National Garden Club Annual Conference St Louis | More details to follow | ||
May 7 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |
May 8 | Southeastern District Design and Horticulture Study Group | Dolores Ahern More details to follow | ||
May 31 2026 | ESPOMA Grant Program Open: October 1 – May 31 Receive Espoma plant foods and potting soils to support you garden club's project | |||
JUNE 2026 | ||||
June 4 2026 | GCFM 99th Annual Meeting | to follow | ||
June 7 - 14 2026 | National Garden Club Week Sponsored by the National Garden Club | |||
June 19-21 2026 | Newport Flower Show Rosecliff Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island | More details to follow | ||