Meetings 2026 – 2027

Garden Tour at the Prospect Street Writer’s House

Guest speaker: Owen Wormser

Owen Wormser is an ecological landscape designer and author of the book Lawns Into Meadows.

1:00 Friday, June 26, 2026

Free and open to guests

20 Prospect Street

North Bennington, VT

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The Garden Club of Manchester’s Garden Tour

10:00 to 4:00 Saturday, July 11, 2026

A Carpooling and Picnicking Field Trip

Manchester & Dorset, VT

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Conditioning Your Cut Flora for Show and Arrangements

Presenters: Joyce Hall & Barbara Schatz

10:00 Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Guests Welcome

Lake Paran Community Center

North Bennington, VT

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Visiting Gardens Field Trip

10:30 Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Meet at The Mount

Lenox, MA

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Bulb Forcing Workshop

10:00 to 12:00 Tuesday November 10, 2026

Guests Welcome, Reservations Required, $45

Old First Church Barn

Old Bennington, VT

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Living in Harmony with Beavers

Guest speakers: Skip Lisle & Patti Smith

Co-hosted by the lake Paran Community Center

Skip Lisle, Conservationist & Inventor of the Beaver Deceiver

Patti Smith, Naturalist, Author and Wildlife Rehabilitator

1:00 pm, Tuesday November 24, 2026

Lake Paran Community Center

North Bennington, VT

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Cups of Cheer for Meals on Wheels

Holiday Greens Arranging Workshop

10:00 Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Guests Welcome – Fee $

Old First Church Barn

Bennington, VT

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Valentine’s Business Meeting

Meeting and Lunch

11:00 Tuesday, February 9, 2027

Guests Welcome – Fee $

Mount Anthony Country Club

Bennington, VT

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Spring Bulb Display

1:00 Saturday, March 13, 2027

Public Welcome

Park-McCullough Greenhouse

North Bennington, VT

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The Power of Purple in the Garden and Landscape

Chris Ferrero

Back by Popular Demand – Dynamic Gardening Speaker, Writer and Gardening Consultant

Co-hosted by The Garden Club of Manchester

1:00 Tuesday, April 13, 2027

Public Welcome

Manchester Community Library

Manchester, VT

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Spring Ephemeral Walks

With Christy Nevius and Erin Labovitz

8:30 Every Tuesday in April and May 2027

Public Welcome

Meet in the Park-McCulloug Parking Lot

Park-McCullough Mile Around Woods

North Bennington, VT

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Park-McCullough Garden Maintenance

With Amy Buckley

9:30 Every Tuesday from April to September 2027

Public Welcome

Park-McCullough Governor’s Mansion

North Bennington, VT

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Annual Meeting

10:00 Tuesday, May 18, 2027

Meeting followed by Potluck Lunch

Private – no guests

Location TBD