Upcoming events

    • 7 Dec 2025
    • 1:00 PM

    As part of the holiday festivities, the Wakefield Garden Club along with Crystal Garden Club decorate the Hartshorne House for the Holiday Open House and Tea.  It is always a fun time to showcase the club's holiday spirit and creative designs.

    Open House 1:00PM - 4:00PM

    • 9 Dec 2025
    • 6:15 PM

    Program:  Unique Holiday Floral Designs     

    Speaker:  Mary Beth Hayes, Lead Designer

    Semper Virens Flowers in Chelmsford

    While Mary Beth is making five unique arrangements, she will discuss floral design principles, where to source flowers, foliage and supplies, and how to take care of the arrangements so they last longer.  These arrangements will be raffled off.

    Shared meeting with Crystal CG including the "Holiday Bazaar" with contributions from all members. 

    Guests encouraged & welcomed!

    Garden Club Social 6:15PM

    Program 7:00PM  



    • 10 Feb 2026
    • 12:00 PM

    Program: Lakeview Farm in Wakefield

    Speaker: JoEllen Edson          

    JoEllen will take us on a picturesque journey of the creation of Lakeview Farm right here in Wakefield on the beautiful shores of Lake Quannapowitt.

    Garden Club Social and Zoom Meeting 12:00PM

    • 10 Mar 2026
    • 6:30 PM

    Program:       Rewilding – Why, What and How of Native Planting

    Speaker:         Trevor Smith

                            Design and Education Manager

                            Weston Nurseries 

    Join Trevor Smith for a talk on the why, what and how of native planting in your yards, gardens and lawn.  He will discuss different plant choices for your lawn and/or gardens that could turn your yard into a beautiful and sustainable habitat and why native landscaping is important to our community and environment.

    Garden Club Social and Meeting 6:30PM

    • 9 Apr 2026
    • 11:30 AM

    Program:      Heirloom Gardening with Traditional Plants and Skills  

    Speaker:       John Forti

                          The Heirloom Gardener

    John Forti celebrates gardening as a craft and shares the lore and traditional practices that link us with our environment and each other.

    Shared Meeting with Reading Garden Club

    Buffet Lunch 11:30AM

    Meeting 12:30PM


    • 16 May 2026
    • 9:00 AM

    Floral Way Festival

    Celebrate spring at our Annual Plant Sale, where you’ll find beautiful annuals and perennials grown and donated by Wakefield Garden Club members. Enjoy shopping and strolling amid the charming gardens surrounding the Hartshorne House.

    9:00AM - 12:00PM

    Rain or shine

    • 9 Jun 2026
    • 12:00 PM

    Annual Meeting and Luncheon

    Join us for our Annual Meeting and Luncheon as we come together to celebrate the year’s achievements, honor our members, and look ahead with excitement to the opportunities of the year to come.

Past events

11 Nov 2025 Bows for the Holidays
16 Oct 2025 Guided by the Season
12 Jun 2025 Annual Meeting - Bear Hill Country Club
17 May 2025 Floral Way Festival
8 Apr 2025 "Infusing Your Life with Herbs" Workshop with Karen O'Brien
11 Mar 2025 "The History of the Tulip and Tulipmania" with Ila Cox
11 Feb 2025 The Last Garden in England
10 Dec 2024 "Sustainable Evergreens" Stacey Lee, Paeonia Designs
12 Nov 2024 Paint Night Workshop
17 Oct 2024 Joint Club Meeting (Stoneham Hosting)
24 Sep 2024 Annual Harvest Brunch
11 Jun 2024 Annual Meeting and Luncheon
18 May 2024 Floral Way Festival - Annual Plant Sale
9 Apr 2024 David Austin's English Roses for New England Gardens
12 Mar 2024 Mindfulness and the Aging Gardener
13 Feb 2024 Easiest Houseplants Ever with Style with Tovah Martin
12 Dec 2023 "Fun with Flowers" Katy Leva, Flower Show Judge (Shared with Crystal Garden Club)
14 Nov 2023 Embellished Pumpkins Workshop - MaryBeth Hayes
17 Oct 2023 From the White House to Your House
21 Sep 2023 Annual Harvest Brunch
8 Jun 2023 Annual Luncheon
20 May 2023 Floral Way Festival (On the Spot Soil Testing Too!)
13 Apr 2023 President's Meeting - Welcoming Native Plants and Insects to your Garden.
9 Mar 2023 Regenerative Organic Healthy Soils
9 Feb 2023 Winter Sowing
8 Dec 2022 Holiday Wonder
10 Nov 2022 The Magic of a Winter Garden
13 Oct 2022 Fifty Shades of Shade
29 Sep 2022 Annual Harvest Brunch
9 Jun 2022 Annual Meeting & Luncheon
14 May 2022 Annual Floral Way Festival
14 Apr 2022 Sensational Dahlias, Something for Everyone
10 Mar 2022 Art in Bloom Roadshow
10 Feb 2022 Beyond the Snapshot, Finding your photographic vision.
13 Jan 2022 Winter Sowing
14 Dec 2021 Tips, Tricks & Trade Secrets
11 Nov 2021 Welcoming Native Plants & Insect into Your Garden
12 Oct 2021 "Foolproof Hydrangeas"
23 Sep 2021 Annual Harvest Brunch
16 May 2020 TBD - Floral Way Festival
16 Apr 2020 Evening Social & Business Meeting - Get Ready for Spring
12 Mar 2020 Evening Social & Business Meeting - Nantucket Light Baskets
13 Feb 2020 Tea - Day Meeting - Pruning Demystified
12 Dec 2019 Shared Meeting with Crystal Garden Club - "Art in Bloom Road Show"
14 Nov 2019 Evening Social & Business Meeting - Color Gardens
17 Oct 2019 Annual Joint Club Meeting
13 Jun 2019 Annual Meeting and Luncheon
2 Jun 2019 National Garden Week
18 May 2019 Floral Way Festival - 2019
25 Apr 2019 Presidents' Tea\Luncheon "Jaw Dropping, Traffic Stopping, Get your neighbors talking Containers"
14 Mar 2019 Evening Meeting: Classical Vertical Gardens: Vines that flower up and around
14 Feb 2019 Day Meeting & Tea: The Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill
13 Dec 2018 Evening Meeting: Eco-Friendly Floral Designs for the Holidays (Shared with Crystal Garden Club)
2 Dec 2018 Hartshorne Holiday Open House - 41 Church Street - Public Welcome
15 Nov 2018 Evening Meeting: A Look at English Gardens
18 Oct 2018 Annual Harvest Brunch & Green Elephant Auction (Members Only)
11 Oct 2018 Annual "Joint" Club Meeting
23 Aug 2018 Maureen Coughlin - Open Garden Visit in Wakefield
9 Aug 2018 Rose Guanci - Pool & Garden Visit in Wakefield
11 Jul 2018 Chris Briggs - Open Garden Visit in Concord
14 Jun 2018 Annual Meeting & Luncheon - National Garden Week
19 May 2018 Floral Way Festival
19 Apr 2018 Evening Meeting: Teresa Mosher - Caring for Roses
8 Mar 2018 Evening Meeting: A Look at English Gardens
8 Feb 2018 CANCELLED: Day Meeting & Tea: Megan McCue Guest Speaker
11 Jan 2018 Day Meeting & Tea: Plants of the Middlesex Fells
15 Dec 2017 Boxwood Tree Workshop
12 Dec 2017 Evening Meeting: Table Wreaths with Speaker Lisa Greene
3 Dec 2017 Hartshorne Holiday Open House - 41 Church Street - Public Welcome
16 Nov 2017 Speaker: Culinary Herbs & Techniques & Soil Testing Opportunity
9 Nov 2017 Holiday Wreath Workshop
26 Oct 2017 Annual "Joint Club" Meeting (Members Only) - Planting a Garden for Pollinators
19 Oct 2017 Harvest Brunch(Members Only)

Organized October 9, 1930.  Federated 1932.  Member of The National Garden Clubs, Inc.  New England Region.  

Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. | Middlesex District

Wakefield Garden Club, Wakefield Massachusetts

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