Rehoboth Garden Club News

The Rehoboth Garden Club held it’s 90th Anniversary celebration during our annual meeting on April 16, 2024 at Crossroads Pub. President Paul Nunes spoke about the history of our club. He recalled the positive impact our club has had on our community throughout the years. Throughout 2024 we will celebrating our 90 years at several events.

The Carpenter Museum herb garden and the gardens at the Blanding Library and Goff Hall have been cleaned, weeded, mulched and our ready for this growing season. Thanks to Susan McIlwain and all members who helped out. Our sincere thanks to J&J Materials for donating the mulch.

On April 27, 2024 we celebrated Arbor Day with the planting of a hybrid cornus kousa dogwood tree near the gazebo at Francis Farm. The tree was dedicated to the memory of Ali Solas, daughter of George and Lissa Solas. Rehoboth town officials, Representative Steve Howitt, Solas family members, friends and club members attended the special ceremony led by President Paul Nunes.

The community is invited to our May 20, 2024 meeting, when the Rehoboth Garden Club will welcome Cindy and Ed Moura, owners of Prickly Ed’s Cactus Patch Native Plant Emporium as our guest speakers. Using a foundation of northeast native plants and embracing resilient gardening principles, they will show us how our landscapes can become a buzzing birdscape and pollinator paradise. Participants will learn ways to garden with and for nature, instead of battling against it. Get ready to dig deep on all the buzz surrounding native plants!

We hope you can join us on Monday May 20, 2024 at 6:30 PM, at the Rehoboth Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 139 Bay State Road Rehoboth MA.