GCFM STATE CALENDAR 2025-2026

GCFM State Calendar

2025-2026

Updated Jan 14, 2026

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NGC GRANTS

Open Year-Round

  • Native Plant and Wildflower Grants
  • Youth Pollinator Garden Grants
  • Natural Disaster Grants

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

November 2025

NGC GRANT - ESPOMA Grant to Program

Open: October 1 – May 31

Receive Espoma plant foods and potting soils to support you garden club's project.

2026

Jan 14 2026

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CXLD

Cancellted7:00 PM

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Webinar Cancelled due to Major Phone Outage across MA and the US on 14Jan2026.

Note: webinar will be rescheduled for a later date.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

GCFM Members

Free Webinar

with Dr. Beth Brantley

The Future of Beech Trees

ZOOM

Jan 30

9:00 AM

Judges Council

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

Mar 10

2026

10:00 - 11:30

AM

GCFM Fundamentals Workshop

Course 1

Note: Course 2 will take place on Jun 3, 2026

 Coolidge Hall

Topsfield Fairgrounds

207 Boston St

Topsfield     

                                 

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

Note: Course 2 will take place on Jun 3, 2026

REGISTER

Mar 27

9:30

Judges Council

St Andrews Episcopal Church 77 Denton Rd Wellesley MA

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, 2026

ZOOM

REGISTER

April

25, 28-30

2026

GCFM FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL

COURSE IV

SIGN UP NOW FOR

FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL

COURSE IV

April  25, 28-30 2025


Location:  Doubletree by Hilton, Milford, MA


FSS COURSE IV SCHEDULE


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

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

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

More information to follow

June 7 - 14 2026

National Garden Club Week

Sponsored by the National Garden Club

Jun 12

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

August 2026

September 2026

October 2026

November 2026

December 2026