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Garden Club and Pilgrim Church tell tricentennial committee they can support tours, displays and plantings
Summary
Representatives from Southborough Gardens and local churches described ways their organizations could contribute to house/garden tours, flower shows, bulb plantings and a potential commemorative brick drive; committee members discussed logistics, water access and volunteer capacity.
Michelle Landis, representing Southborough Gardens, told the Town of Southborough Tricentennial Committee that the local Garden Club and Pilgrim Church are interested in participating in tricentennial events such as house and garden tours, flower shows and bulb plantings.
The nut graf: Landis outlined several specific, low- to moderate-cost activities the club could support, but she and committee members emphasized the need for early planning because labor, water access and material costs (for example, floral displays) constrain what volunteer gardeners can undertake.
Landis said the Garden Club could contribute a single commemorative brick purchase on behalf of the club and potentially supply garden displays for house tours and Heritage Day. She noted the club has about 36 members but estimated “12 to 15” are able to perform heavier labor such as digging and hauling soil.
Committee members asked logistical questions about where bulbs or planted displays would be located and who would authorize work on town land. Landis recommended raised or portable beds that could be relocated for future reuse and said the club can secure wholesale bulb orders but needs confirmation on site, DPW support and water access. “We haul our hoses across, water the thing, drag it back over,” she said of current watering challenges at the library triangle.
Action items: committee members agreed to follow up with DPW and Recreation to identify potential planting sites and confirm permissions; Michelle Landis offered to coordinate with the garden club and provide a point of contact for the committee’s volunteer list.
Ending: The committee will incorporate garden-club offerings into its calendar and volunteer outreach once specific sites and dates are confirmed.
