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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T093000
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SUMMARY:Executive Board Meeting - January moved to February
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 9\, 2026\nBoard Meeting – Executive \nSocial 9:30 am     Meeting: 10:00 am. \nLocation: ZOOM  \nBakers: N/A \nUpdates and other pressing Club business will be discussed.
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/executive-board-meeting-january/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T233000
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SUMMARY:Lawns and Lawn Alternatives
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, February 10\, 2026\, First Church of Christ\, Congregational\, 25 The Great Rd. 9:30 am: Social period. 10 am: Meeting and guest speaker Gretel Anspach on Lawns and Lawn Alternatives. \nBakers: Heather Day\, Shibani Dalal\, Carol Amick \nCenterpiece: Carol Amick \nLawns are imported garden fixtures from places with cool\, wet summers. Here in New England\, a “perfect” lawn is a major drain on water supplies\, a source of pollution\, and a lot of work! \nPresenter Gretal Anspach\, who was the featured speaker at the Club’s November 2025 program earlier in this program series\, will describe options for tailoring your lawn and lawn care to fit your needs\, potentially eliminating hundreds of hours of labor and expensive yearly treatments. \nHer talk will include some discussion of alternatives to the traditional grass lawn. \nGretel is active in gardening activities in Massachusetts\, both in leadership and volunteer capacities as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association (MMGA) – a distinction given only to a gardener who demonstrates extraordinary contributions to her community through volunteer service within the Master Gardener program. \nShe is a speaker for the MMGA’s Speakers Bureau. She recently retired from Raytheon where she worked as a systems engineer\, and for 10 years oversaw Raytheon’s Food Pantry Garden.
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/peonies-the-love-of-my-life/
LOCATION:Cogregational Church\, 25 Great Road\, Bedford\, MA\, 01730\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T183000
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SUMMARY:Garden Club Book Club - February
DESCRIPTION:February 2026 (Date to be Determined) via ZOOM. 6:30 pm: Social period. 6:45 – 8:00 pm: Bedford Garden Club Book Club discussion of Genius of Place: The Life of Fredrick Law Olmstead by Justin Martin. \nZoom Link: Join the Meeting \nFrederick Law Olmsted is an important historical figure best remembered for his landscape architecture\, from New York’s Central Park to Boston’s Emerald Necklace. Olmsted also was an influential journalist\, early voice for the environment\, and abolitionist credited with helping dissuade England from joining the South in the Civil War. \nMost of all\, he was a social reformer. With our urgent need to revitalize cities and a widespread yearning for green space\, his work is more relevant now than it was during his lifetime. \nUsing meticulous research and writing \nin a narrative style\, author Justin Martin provides the full and definitive biography of this interesting visionary. \n 
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/garden-club-book-club-february/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T120000
DTSTAMP:20260509T230137
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SUMMARY:Executive Board Meeting - March
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 9\, 2026\nBoard Meeting – Executive \nSocial 9:30 am     Meeting: 10:00 am. \nLocation: Beth Taylor\, 1 Notre Dame Road \nBakers: Jan Burnes\, Susan Wingfield \nUpdates on the summer programs and other pressing Club business will be discussed.
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/executive-board-meeting-march/
LOCATION:1 Notre Dame Road\, 1 Notre Dame Road\, Bedford\, MA\, 01730\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T233000
DTSTAMP:20260509T230137
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SUMMARY:Tips\, Tricks\, and Trade Secrets
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 10\, 2026\, First Church of Christ\, Congregational\, 25 The Great Rd. 9:30 am: Social period. 10 am: Meeting and guest speaker Deborah Trickett presents Tips\, Tricks\, and Trade Secrets. \nBakers: Christine McGovern\, Barbara Feehrer\, Kaye Spofford \nCenterpiece: Heather Day \nMany of us have heard that putting a penny in the water will keep our tulips more upright\, cutting flowers on an angle helps them draw up more water\, and even that cayenne pepper can keep the deer and bunnies away. \nBut did you know putting dahlia stems in boiling water can help them last longer? Do you know how to guarantee the biggest blooms on your peonies? Do you know how a slinky can keep squirrels away from your bird feeder? \nThese and many more tips\, tricks\, and trade secrets will be presented by Deborah Trickett\, owner of The Captured Garden. Whether you are a floral designer\, master gardener or someone who just likes getting her hands in the dirt you will learn something new. \nDeborah Trickett is an award- winning container garden designer whose work has been featured in The Boston Globe\, Garden Gate magazine\, New England Home magazine and on the TV show New England Dream Home. \nShe is a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist and a Certified Landscape Professional and is a frequent lecturer on container gardening at the Boston Flower and Garden Show\, as well as the Philadelphia International Flower Show. She has taught classes and workshops at the Arnold Arboretum.
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/workshop-on-floral-design/
LOCATION:Cogregational Church\, 25 Great Road\, Bedford\, MA\, 01730\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T210000
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SUMMARY:Adventures in Ecological Horticulture with Rebecca McMackin
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 7\, 2026\nDonaldson Auditorium or via Zoom\n6:30 p.m. Social\, 7:00 p.m. Speaker \nRegister via Zoom here! \n7:00 p.m. – Speaker: Rebecca McMackin presents\,  \nAdventures in Ecological Horticulture \nToday’s gardens must do more than look good—they must support and encourage biodiversity. Drawing on her work in urban spaces\, ecological horticulturist Rebecca McMackin will share how we can create stunning wildlife-friendly landscapes in the toughest environments where she has done much of her work. Those include\, Brooklyn Bridge Park\, the Brooklyn Museum. urban parks\, school playgrounds\, and the sidewalks of New York City. \nFor more information see the flyer.
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/adventures-in-ecological-horticulture-with-rebecca-mcmackin/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T180000
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SUMMARY:Floral Arranging and Highlights of Running a Flower Shop
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 14\, 2026\, First Church of Christ\, Congregational\, 25 The Great Rd.  6:00 pm: Social period. 6:30 pm: Meeting and guest speaker Nancy Tripodi will present Floral Arranging and Highlights of Running a Flower Shop in Bedford for 40 Years. \nBakers: Claire Higson\, Raya Gildor \nBedford Florist owner Nancy Tripodi will create flower arrangements and talk about her 40+ years running a business in our town. \nSharing a love of flowers and gardening with her mother\, Nancy began making wedding bouquets and arrangements for family and friends when she was a teenager. \nAs word of her skills spread and requests increased\, she enrolled at Rittner’s Floral Design School in Boston. \nNancy began working at her current location when the business was called Palmeri’s Flowers. When the owner decided to sell the business in 1982\, Nancy and her husband Leo purchased it. \nThe new name\, the Bedford Florist\, was adopted after her father-in-law suggested that she “name the business after the town.” \nShe has long been active in the Bedford community and is a member of the Bedford Chamber of Commerce.
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/floral-arranging-and-highlights-of-running-a-flower-shop/
LOCATION:Cogregational Church\, 25 Great Road\, Bedford\, MA\, 01730\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T150000
DTSTAMP:20260509T230137
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting and Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 5\, 2026\, at Noon (Members Only) \nBedford Garden Club Annual Meeting and Luncheon\, Princeton Station\, 147 Princeton St.\, North Chelmsford\, MA 01863. \n As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established for educational and civic purposes\, the Club is required by law to hold an Annual Meeting to elect officers and conduct other business. \nIt is a time when important Club business is conducted\, followed by a luncheon organized by the Social Committee: Chair Chris Lipson and members Judy Watkins and Claire Higson. The luncheon is always a wonderful opportunity to socialize with Club members. \nDetails about the luncheon price will be available closer to the event. \nMore Information Coming!! \n 
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/annual-meeting-and-luncheon/
LOCATION:Annual Meeting\, 147 Princeton Street\, North Chelmsford\, MA\, 01863\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T120000
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SUMMARY:Plant Share
DESCRIPTION:The Bedford Garden Club will not be holding a plant sale this May. But we always get together on the Saturday before Mother’s Day!  We still can talk and swap plants. Those plants you dig up anyway in the spring and would have donated to the plant sale?  You don’t have to toss them on the compost pile. \nMother’s Day – Plant Share (Members Only)\nJust in time for Mother’s Day\, join us to kick off our 75th anniversary season planned for Saturday\, May 9th at Gale Lewis’ house\, 12 School Avenue\, Bedford. (park at the Town Hall)   \nStarting at 10:00 am till noon\, the swap will offer plats and plant arrangements that are great gifts for Mother’s Day on Sunday\, May 10th. \nPerennials for the swap have been donated from the yards of Garden Club members. \nFor flyer information click here.
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/plant-share/
LOCATION:Plant Swap\, 12 School Avenue\, Bedford\, MA\, 01730\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T120000
DTSTAMP:20260509T230137
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SUMMARY:Executive Board Meeting - June
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 18\, 2025\nBoard Meeting – Executive \nSocial 9:30 am     Meeting: 10:00 am. \nLocation: Job Lane Farm Museum Barn\, 275 North Road \nBakers: Christine Johnston \nUpdates and other pressing Club business will be discussed.
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/executive-board-meeting-june/
LOCATION:Job Lane Farm Museum\, 295 North Road\, Bedford\, MA\, 01730\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T170000
DTSTAMP:20260509T230137
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SUMMARY:Tower Hill Botanic Garden & Old Mill Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Tower Hill Botanic Garden & Old Mill Luncheon – followed by Smith Country Cheese\nDate: June 17\, 2026 – sponsored by the Bedford COA. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTOUR INCLUDES: \n\nDelicious Lunch @ Old Mill Restaurant\nDelightful visit at Tower Hill Botanic Gardens\nInformative visit at Smith’s Country Cheese\nTravel Aboard a Luxury Wilson Bus Motor Coach\n\nSee Flyer for more information
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/tower-hill-botanic-garden-old-mill-luncheon/
LOCATION:Bedford COA\, 12 Mudge Way\, Bedford\, 01730\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270508T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270508T140000
DTSTAMP:20260509T230137
CREATED:20211009T214413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T180048Z
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SUMMARY:Mother's Day
DESCRIPTION:We hold plant sales twice a year\, on Mother’s Day and Bedford Day\, with proceeds used to finance our scholarship fund\, civic projects and programs. \nMother’s Day – Plant & Flower Arrangement Sale\nJust in time for Mother’s Day\, the Bedford Garden Club’s annual sale of geraniums\, perennials\, and fresh cut flower arrangements is planned for Saturday\, May 8th in front of the Bedford DPW Building\, 314 The Great Road.   \nStarting at 9:30 am\, the sale will offer floral arrangements that are great gifts for Mother’s Day on Sunday\, May 10th.  Also\, to be sold will be the most popular colors of geraniums. \nPerennials for sale have been donated from the yards of Garden Club members. \nThis event is the Bedford Garden Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year and will be held rain or shine from 9:30 am – 2 pm.  Funds raised will help support the Club’s scholarships given each year through CSF – Bedford.   \nFor more information. \nFor flyer information click here.
URL:https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org/event/mothers-day/
LOCATION:Mother’s Day\, 314 The Great Rd\, Bedford\, MA\, 01730\, United States
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