With the help of generous donations, Easton Legacy Fund aims to help Easton not-for-profits support and give back to the town through various projects. Below, we highlight the Easton Garden Club, which we feel is a strong consideration for future Legacy Fund grants.
Easton Gardens Club
15 Barrows Street, North Easton | Visit Site
The Easton Garden Club (EGC) was organized in 1930, with Miss Mary Lamprey as the first President. Miss Lamprey was the treasured librarian in Easton for more than 50 years. In 1963 EGC was accepted as a member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts.
EGC uses its mission statement, “the objective of the club shall be to advance and to encourage the study of horticulture, floriculture, and landscape architecture; to encourage the education of gardening and the protection and conservation of natural resources; and to promote civic beauty and roadside improvement”, to guide the positive impacts they have in the community. We encourage and support native-style gardens that support the many different species of birds, bees, and insects, which are vital to our ecosystems.
Money raised at the annual plant sales along with the Holiday Wreath and Greens sale, provides annual scholarships to Easton students in their pursuit of higher education in related fields. The monthly club meetings offer presentations and workshops to promote, encourage, and support education and “best practices” amongst its members. Our civic beautification projects bring smiles to passersby. A bounty of daffodils on a dreary spring day is a true crowd-pleaser! Next time you are at the Town Offices, take a moment to enjoy one of our newest planting – five hundred plus daffodils
along the driveway.
EGC is especially proud of being able to help students achieve their educational dreams; our work with a broad section of the community, from children through senior citizens, to enliven their day; and our partnerships with other community groups that benefit the town. For example, we work with the library to present Books in Bloom each fall.
Easton Garden Club is attracting new members every month. This is especially important to the health, and growth of the club. Continuing to attract new members is one of our priorities to secure the club’s future. Climate change is affecting our lives and our gardens. The need to educate everyone in the community on how to cope with these changes is paramount in the coming months and years.
We welcome and encourage the public to attend an ECG meeting throughout the year. We hope you join us as a guest or a new member!