THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL NO MORE RSVP.

Join Jeanette Veverka in making tabletop boxwood trees - perfect for your own holiday decor or as a gift for a friend.

Bring a 6" pot and a pair of scissors. We'll supply the greens and oasis.

This event fills up fast!

If you plan on making a tree for a friend, please bring an extra pot. 

Cost is $30 per tree, make check payable to the Quechee Garden Club and mail to PO Box 653, Quechee, VT 05059.

Let's celebrate the season together at our annual holiday party! This year's festivities take place at Murphy's Farm. We'll have food, fun, music, and a member charge bar. Other than the bar, this event is free to QGC members.

RSVP Here

These lovely wreaths help underwrite all the festive greens we install around town — at the Post Office, Library, Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, the Bridge, and Section Signs.

Sales close Nov 21.

Pick up is Dec 2 at the Base Lodge: Dec 2, between 8:00-9:00am.

Three ways to order:

• complete this form or

• email Marge Gray or

• phone Marge Gray (207) 669-2653

Holiday Bows Workshop

Get ready for the holiday season with our hands-on Holiday Bows Workshop at the Quechee Garden Club! Learn the art of crafting beautiful, professional-quality bows perfect for decorating wreaths, gifts, and home accents.

Workshop Details:‍ ‍

• Date: November 13, 2025

• Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

• Location: Quechee Garden Club Banquet Room

During this workshop, you’ll:

• Explore various ribbon types and techniques

• Master bow styles including classic loops and layered designs

• Receive tips on pairing bows with holiday décor

All materials will be provided. No prior experience necessary. Space is limited—reserve your spot early to ensure you don’t miss out on this festive crafting opportunity!

For registration, please contact Jackie Coyne at 978-846-2571 or email at jackie.coyne@comcast.net

Carpooling from the Base Lodge parking lot at 9:15am and returning back by 2:30pm.

Join us for a tour of the main house and get inspired by the what the interior designers, floral artists, decorators and volunteers have done to create this one-of-a-kind holiday showhouse. There is also a holiday boutique featuring regional artisans. Tickets are $20 per person. RSVP by November 6.

After the tour, we'll have lunch on our own at the Flying Goose Pub, 40 Andover Road, New London, NH.

RSVP Here.

Vermont Pressed Flowers is...

Pressed flower art designed by Ellie Roden. Her work features flowers of southern Vermont delicately arranged into unique designs. Available as cards, prints, bookmarksand framed originals.

Ellie uses only real flowers and plant materials in her original pressed flower art. The flowers featured in her artwork come from her own garden, from the woodlands and roadsides of Vermont and from the gardens of generous neighbors.

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Join renowned baker and author Gesine Bullock-Prado as she introduces her inspiring new cookbook, My Harvest Kitchen: 100 + Recipes to Savor Every Season.

This heartfelt guide celebrates the rhythm of the year through seasonal recipes and tales from her Vermont homestead. In My Harvest Kitchen, Bullock-Prado offers more than just a collection of recipes—she shares her journey of transitioning from city life in Los Angeles to becoming a "half-assed homesteader" in Vermont. With humor and authenticity, she shares the ups and downs of gardening, raising chickens, and sourcing local ingredients. The author's honest reflections invite readers to embrace imperfection, whether they are seasoned gardeners or casual home cooks.

Free for members of QGC and $10.00 per guest at the door

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Jo Evarts: Influence of Italian Renaissance on the Cornish Colony, NH

Location: Quechee Club Banquet Room

Jo Evarts, historian, writer, journalist and teacher, discusses the design elements of the Cornish, NH art colony of the late 1800s - early 1900s. Join us for this fascinating historical talk by expert and resident living on a Cornish Colony family estate since 1996. 

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Summertime in full bloom!

Our exhibit features botanical-themed works by area artists, as well as vases and other vessels for arranging flowers. Visitors will delight in various depictions of flowers, and sights and scents of local floral arrangments throughout the exhibit.

Wednesday, August 13th, 10:00am-2:30pm (meet at Base Lodge parking lot at 10:00am).

BYO Lunch or buy one at the Teago General Store to enjoy a picnic lunch after the exhibit.

RSVP Here

Field Trip to Strawberry Banke

Wednesday, July 23, Carpooling from the Base Lodge at 7:45am

Carpooling back home from Portsmouth, NH at 4:00pm

The itinerary includes a tour of the museum, lunch at a nearby restaurant, and a stroll through the adjacent Prescott Gardens.

Total cost including admission and box lunch of chicken, egg salad, or tuna salad is $40.

Total cost including admission and box lunch of lobster roll is $62.

Please make checks payable to Quechee Garden Club. Checks must be received by July 3 to reserve your spot. Attendance is limited to 20 people. 

RSVP by July 11 to Arlene Bettigole at (802) 236-4415 or vtbloodlady@gmail.com

Rain date is Tuesday 7/15/25

Meet us at the Base Lodge parking lot at 1:00pm to carpool.

Our first stop is Veteran's Park to see the WWI and WWII memorial and new flower plantings supported by Hartford and Quechee Garden Clubs.

Then we drive over to the Upper Valley Haven gardens for a tour with their Master Gardener, Faith Alexandre. We'll explore the culinary, vegetable, and flower gardens, along with berry bushes and fruit trees. We’ll learn how the gardens serve as a teaching tool for residents and others, and how the produce benefits the Haven and food shelf. We’ll have cookies and lemonade to enjoy.

Sign up here!

Click here to register for the Norwich House and Garden Tour.

Sponsored by Norwich Historical Society, this year’s tour includes 2 house interiors and 4 gardens with sweeping hilltop views and lovely riverside scenery. Explore the houses and learn about the architects and designers who created them. Wander through the gardens and enjoy the many plantings and vistas that create the settings for the homes. There will be musicians, refreshments, and painters. Bring a picnic or purchase a box lunch when you register ahead of time to enjoy while soaking in the views.

Area Garden Club members will receive a ticket discount. When you register online, simply write in the name of your garden club and check the box for “NHS or garden club” and you will pay $25 instead of $30.

The Nest Kitchen is providing a box lunch for $20 that you can enjoy at the gardens. You must order that when you register and pick up that morning when you get your map at the NHS on 277 Main St. Norwich, VT.

QGC Annual Meeting and Luncheon

Location: Quechee Club Banquet Room

Don an eye-catching derby hat or a chic fascinator for a Kentucky Derby themed luncheon. We’ll recap the year, welcome new members, take a look at the year ahead, and vote for our favorite hat!

RSVP by May 23

Luncheon cost: $35 per person paid in advance. Make checks payable to Quechee Garden Club.

For Membership Year June 2025-26:

• Dues are $45 per person.

• There will be a table set up at the luncheon to collect membership dues.

QGC Plant and Bake Sale

Location: Quechee Green

Shop for annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, herbs and vegetable starters from local nurseries. Baked goods include cookies, cakes, breads, etc.

Proceeds from the sale help to support our village beautification, school grants, and an annual scholarship award.

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED!

Jo Evarts: Influence of Italian Architecture in the Cornish Colony

Location: Quechee Club Banquet Room

Jo Evarts, historian, writer, journalist and teacher, discusses the design elements of the Cornish, NH art colony of the late 1800s - early 1900s. Join us for this fascinating historical talk by expert and resident living on a Cornish Colony family estate since 1996. 

Please RSVP to Carolyn Braznell at 305-915-7717 or email carolynbraznell@gmail.com

Green Up Day!

Location: Quechee Green

Join your friends and neighbors for this very important Vermont initiative to clean up the roadside trash. Last year, 23,500 volunteers statewide picked up over 348 tons of trash! Of the 142 Quechee volunteers, 60% were Quechee Garden Club members.

• Bags will be available beginning April 21 at the Hartford Town Hall and Quechee Library (and on May 3 at the Quechee Green).

• Dumpsters will be available at the Hartford Town Hall and Quechee Library from April 30 - May 5.

• Click here for more info.

Valerie Woodhouse of Honey Field Farm will teach us how to grow and harvest herbs for culinary, medicinal and decorative uses. 

Valerie’s cookbook, Fast Food From The Farm: Simple Ways to Eat Local, will be available for purchase.

Please RSVP to Carolyn Braznell at 305-915-7717 or email carolynbraznell@gmail.com

Learn to care for your houseplants with confidence in this interactive presentation by Lisa Stenberg. 

Hands on with Houseplants!

Learn about houseplant genus’ and which are the easiest to grow.

How to feed and water your plants and the best soil mixes for root health. 

How to spot pests and get rid of them.

Bring a container and your questions!  

We will propagate and get plant babies to take home!

Everyone has a green thumb -learn how to find yours!

Please RSVP to Carolyn Braznell at 305-915-7717 or email carolynbraznell@gmail.com

CHANGED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 7 DUE TO WEATHER

Bring a teacup to create your own unique arrangement to enjoy at home or give as a gift. Flowers and materials will be provided, but please bring a teacup. 

BRING A PAIR OF SCISSORS IF YOU CAN.

Please RSVP to Carolyn Braznell at 305-915-7717 or email carolynbraznell@gmail.com

Join us for a guided tour of "Beyond The Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art" at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth.

• Meet at Base Lodge to carpool: 11:30 AM

• Lunch at Jesse's: 12:00 PM

• Tour at Hood Museum of Art: 2:00 PM

Please RSVP to Carolyn Braznell at 305-915-7717 or email carolynbraznell@gmail.com

Abbie Castriotta, Greenhouse and Garden Manager at WUHS, will present with her students on cold frames and greenhouses. They will also guide us in a winter sowing activity.  Each attendee will plant and take home a mini micro-green tray. RSVP

Ottauquechee Yacht Club, Route 4, Woodstock, VT

Let's celebrate the winter holiday season together at the Ottauquechee Yacht Club, and enjoy a potluck luncheon provided by your Board members. 

RSVP Here

Bring a small pot around 6" that you'd like to use to make your boxwood tree. We'll supply the oasis, boxwood, and fun! 

This is a paid program of $20 per member. Please pay by check to Quechee Garden Club by Dec 1. 

RSVP Here

Many hands make light work! Help us to decorate holiday wreaths for sale at Jake's Market. We'll provide the wreaths, bows and baubles, and you provide the creativity! 

To Sign Up to help out, email Jackie Coyne or call (978) 846-2571.

Fun for all as you work with a friend to create a Holiday Table design to share with the group.

There will also be a holiday banquet table display, with napkin folding techniques to learn and practice.

To RSVP, email Carolyn Braznell or call (305) 915-7717 by Nov 3.

Meet at Base Lodge to Carpool at 9:15am. We will return to Base Lodge by 2:30pm.

Our private tour begins at 10:00am, followed by a light luncheon of soup, salad and dessert.

To RSVP, email Marge Gray, or call (207) 669-2653, by Nov 1.

COST: $45 per member; please make check payable to Quechee Garden Club and mail to PO Box 653, Quechee, VT 05059. 

Friday, November 1 - orders open

Saturday, November 23 - orders close

Tuesday, December 3 - pickup at Base Lodge 8:00-9:30am

Payment instruction on Order Form Here

Contact Marge Gray at 207-669-2653.