The Groton Garden Club is a non-profit 501(c)(3) all volunteer organization. The Club was founded in 1923 and currently has over 75 members. We hold monthly meetings from October through June and include a presentation on gardening or horticulture topics.

We also participate in the following activities:

• We organize an annual Plant Sale held in May. This event raises funds to maintain the various gardens around town and continue our community service work.
• Sponsor an annual lecture for the community in February.
• Hold garden-related workshops for members and their guests.
• Our varied committees offer members a chance to work outside directly in gardens or with other communications functions such as our website, yearbook, or club publicity.
• Participate in Grotonfest and promote the club’s mission to the community.
• Boxwood tree workshop is where members create over 25 holiday boxwood trees for donation to Meals on Wheels and various Groton government offices.
• Toured local farms to increase awareness of Farming in Groton
• Creating and installing a new Native Plant and Pollinator Garden at the Groton Town Hall. The purpose is to educate the public on how they can increase native plants in their own yards.
• Co-sponsor the Groton Arbor Day Celebration
• Continue to educate our members through programs, workshops, and field trips.

Municipal Gardens

Currently, our members maintain or share responsibility for the following gardens and planters within Groton: ​

• The Blue Star Memorial on Sawyer Common
• Carol Wheeler Memorial Park in West Groton
• Center Fire Station gardens and planters
• Firemen’s Common
• Four Corners Traffic Island on Boston Road
• Groton Police Station gardens and planters
• Hanson Family Memorials on Playground Road
• Hollis Street Triangle
• Native Plant Test Garden at the Town Hall
• Prescott Common
• Watering Troughs in West Groton and Groton Center
• Maintenance and decorating at the Virginia Thurston Healing Garden in Harvard, MA

Our Gardens

Our Awards

All Awards received from the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts (GCFM) unless otherwise noted.

• 1967 Civic Beautification – The island area in front of Lavender and Dunkin Donuts (no longer maintained by us), $200 from Sears Roebuck
• 1970 Citation – Beautification $15.00 from Sears Roebuck
• 1974 Citation – Garden Therapy
• 1978 Award of Appreciation – Garden Therapy
• 1980 National and State Awards – Flower Show, Silver Bowl and Certificate of Achievement
• 1990 Bay State Award – Flower Show
• 1991 State Award and President’s Bowl “Overall Excellence in Civic Development Projects“
• 1992 Club of Distinction Award
• 1994 Club of Distinction Award
• 1995 Club of Distinction Award
• 2015 National and State Awards – Civic Beautification, Boutwell House Gardens, certificate and silver plate
• 2016 Barbara May Website Award for a medium-sized club. Our website also received a first-place award from the National Club.
• 2018 Civic Development Award for Landscaping a Public Building
• 2018 Certificate of Merit for planting Arbor Day trees, and the design and installation of new landscape at the Groton Fire Station
• 2022 The following awards were received for the 2021 Annual Public Lecture: Natural Control of Pesky Invasive Plants 
  • Patricia Dennett Grant Award – for a community outreach program in ecology, conservation, or horticulture education. This includes a grant of $500.
  • The Public Relations award for publicity and reaching a large segment of the community.
• 2022 Barbara May Website Award for the Groton Garden Club Website
• 2022 Yearbook Award