Boxford Village Garden Club

10/15/2026

ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, the Boxford Village Garden Club is proud to bring you the first of four speakers in the Deb Lambert Memorial Speaker Series as we launch Boxford's Pollinator Pathway in 2027.

Suzanne Korschun, of the Andover Pollinator Pathway, will speak at 10 Center Street, and tell you how they launched their Pollinator Pathway three years ago.

Pollinator Pathways are pesticide-free corridors of native plants that provide nutrition and habitat for pollinating insects and birds. Even the smallest of green spaces, like flower boxes, can be part of the pathway.

Boxford's Conservation Committe will tell you how we will get started here in town and offer a timeline for the spring of 2027. We are proud to be working with the Boxford Town Library and BTA/BOLT in a community effort to bring education and awareness to Boxford.

Join us on October 22! Doors open at 6:30 for refreshments. Suzanne started at 7:00 p.m.

10/15/2026

Come to our General Meeting tomorrow and listen to our guest speaker Erin Pinkham, a local beekeeper and member of the Essex County Beekeeper's Association.

Erin will be speaking about beekeeping, honeybee by-products, and how they relate to native plants – the essential food and habitat for bees, butterflies and other beneficial wildlife. You will learn about the importance of honeybees (valuable managed pollinators), the benefits and responsibilities of keeping honeybees, and the essential equipment and care required to maintain a backyard hive.

Our doors open at 9:00 for social time and refreshments. The business meeting gets started at around 9:30, and our speaker usually gets started at around 11:00. We hope to see you there!

10/07/2026

At the 2026 Topsfield Fair Alexandra Scott exhibited three arrangements. She won a blue first place ribbon and Designers Choice Award for her arrangement in Class 3 Here’s to the Farmer. She also won an Honorable Mention in Class 5 “Sing Me A Song” “Shake it off” by Taylor Swift. Alexandra won an Honorable Mention in Class 1 “Purple Rain” by Prince. Alexandra is a member of The Boxford Village Garden Club.

09/29/2026

09/27/2026

More pictures of our fun day at the Apple Festival. See you next year!

09/26/2026

https://www.audubon.org/magazine/11-native-shrubs-make-your-yard-wonderland-birds

From plantings tips to which bird species they attract, get to know some of our most common shrubs found across North America.

09/25/2026

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09/23/2026

Peak bird migration season is upon us. Let's all do our part to help assure their safe passage.

09/20/2026

At the Boxford Apple Festival, the Boxford Village Garden Club had a booth next to the Holyoke French House, whose garden the club maintains.

09/18/2026

At the first meeting of the 2026-2027 club year, Judy McCarey presented a short horticultural discussion on native shrubs that benefit birds, and she brought samples. The main program was "Hope Grows at Home," in which wildlife biologist Bradd Tim, Ph.D., described simple, practical actions homeowners can take to support nature. Marge Hildebrand created the attractive fall arrangement that greeted attendees as they signed in.