Contact Us
By email : thesharongardenclub@gmail.com
Founded in 1933 and federated in 1934, our mission is to encourage and enrich the interest of our members in the art and science of gardening. Our Club fulfills this mission by offering to the community our expertise in horticulture and landscape design to create lovely gardens for the Town of Sharon. We also encourage our fellow community members to expand their knowledge of horticulture with respect both to floral and garden design by presenting to the public: educational programs, house and garden tours, and standard flower shows.
The Sharon Garden Club is in the Cranberry District of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. (GCFMA), and affiliated with The National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC)
Mission.
History.
In 1933, Mrs. Francis Mitchell of Hingham spoke to the Dorcas Society at the First Congregational church about gardens and garden clubs. Twenty members expressed an interest in forming a garden club. Mrs. William Darrow gathered a small group of woman in her home on January 30, 1933. In those early years, they met monthly in members homes to share their knowledge or listen to an outside speaker. The hospitality of serving tea was always part of their gatherings. They held a flower show in the sanctuary of the church and, to share the abundance of their gardens, sent a basket of flower on the train each week to the Fruit and Flower Mission in Boston.. Her daughter, Constance Darrow was a past president and life member. Since her death, the current president of the garden club is the keeper of The Club’s archives.
When The Club started, the by-laws of The Club limited the membership to fifty people. Now, with adjustments to the by-laws, we have a total of seventy-five active and life members. The Club has grown both in the number of members, and in its activities enhancing our community.
Today, monthly meetings consist of presentations by well-qualified individuals regarding conservation, environmental issues, landscape design, floral design, and horticulture. They are supplemented by workshops given by our club members in their own areas of expertise.
Club Affiliations & Contacts.
Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts (GCFMA)
400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 110, Waltham, MA 02451
email: gardenclubfedma@gmail.com
website: www.gcfm.org
National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC)
4401 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
email: headquaters@gardenclub.org
website: www,gardenclub.org
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