Garden Group
The Garden Group is a small group of about 30 members that meets the first Wednesday of the month at 10am from September through May at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library Meeting Room. It is a fun mix of enthusiastic women who are always up for a gardening challenge. Trips are planned to diverse locations and events throughout the area. Speakers are scheduled and a visit from Chef Colby is a culinary treat every Spring for a cooking lesson followed by a delicious lunch.
Cindy Turse, Chair
Garden Group Dues: $10.00 a year.
Dates: First Wednesday of the month from September through May
Time: 10am or otherwise noted.
Venue: Mattapoisett Free Public Library Meeting Room
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The Garden Group is responsible for the planters at the Town Hall, Historical Society Museum, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, the Post Office, the Beach House, the Wharf and the Island on Route 6. In addition, change-of-season plantings and summer watering are scheduled.
Twice a year for the homebound friends and neighbors as part of our Spring and Holiday Luncheons. The group also makes floral arrangements for MWC luncheons during the year.
All of this is sponsored financially by the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club.
Garden Group Past Events and Activities
Town Plantings
Post Office, Library, Town Hall, Town Wharf, Town Beach House, Suzanne’s Garden at Center School, Rte. 6 Triangle and Mattapoisett Historical Society Museum
Above: Members of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club place Ukranian flags in the window boxes of the Mattapoisett Post Office. From top, Sharon Doyan, Kathy McAuliffe, Sandy Hering, Mary Jackson and Janet Liljedahl.
Top right: Plantings at Mattapoisett Harbor. Middle: Daffodils entering Mattapoisett! Bottom right: Suzanne’s Garden at Center School in memory of club member and teacher, Suzanne Sylvester.
Flower arrangements for Taste of the Town
The Garden Group meets the morning of Taste of the Town under the big tent at the Mattapoisett Harbor. Members are encouraged to bring flowers from their gardens.
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum “Celebrate the Season” Fundraiser
The Rotch Jones Duff House & Garden Museum host “Celebrate the Seasons” every November. This Fundraising Event is for their Garden Rehabilitation and Educational Programming for the museum. The theme changes every year and participants choose what their display will be. The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club has participated since 2013. The Club placed 3rd for their book choice Call of the Wild in 2015 and 1st for their silver screen choice The Wizard of Oz in 2016.
Top: The MWC was the 2016 Winner of the People’s Choice Award with The Wizard of Oz (The Silver Screen Theme) Bottom from left to right: 2013 The Great Duffsby, 2014 Spring Forward • Fall Back, 2015 Call of the the Wild
Newport Mansion Christmas Mantel Decorating Contest
Fireplace mantels on the second floor of Marble House are decorated by regional garden clubs in a friendly competition.
