The Driftwood Garden Club of Marblehead not only offers educational meetings and maintains the gardens at Abbot Public Library and Marblehead Housing’s Farrell Court, we also take field trips!
Many DGC members recently enjoyed a guided walking tour of Garden in the Woods in Framingham. The 45-acre botanical garden, a member of the Native Plant Trust, was founded in 1931, and is the largest landscaped collection of wildflowers in New England. Their plantings include about 1,000 species including more than 200 rare and endangered native species.
Our volunteer guide was well versed in Garden in the Woods natural landscape of the pond, wetlands, rolling hills, and valleys. She pointed out interesting native trees and plants as we walked along the mile-long gravel loop. We were treated to fall foliage in its finest display of color.
Our trip ended with a fabulous picnic lunch, and a little shopping in the largest retail native plant nursery in New England. A perfect autumn day!
Driftwood Garden Club 