The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay

Welcome To the Garden Club of Buzzards Bay

The mission of the GCBB is to educate and inspire our members through horticulture, conservation, education and community involvement. The camaraderie of our greenhouse fosters lifelong friendships and a deep love of gardening.

Plant Sale

Thanks to all the plant lovers who came to our 2023 sale!

The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay Plant Sale returned to the grounds of the Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum in 2023, and so did the shoppers!  Based on the success of last year’s sale, the Club is planning to host the annual plant sale on the Museum grounds again. Mark your calendar: Saturday, May 4, 2024  9:00 to 1:00

 

Proceeds from the sale benefit community projects through the Club’s Grants (click here to learn more) program.

To receive email updates on the sale, please click Contact (Your email will only be used to announce details and will not be shared). 

Grant Program

Grants

Since 2003 the GCBB has disbursed approximately $40,000 to community projects along the South Coast region with amounts ranging from $125 to $3,000. The projects awarded the monies have supported civic beautification, conservation, sustainable agriculture and scholarships for conservation, horticulture or landscape design. Organizations awarded the monies have been schools (public, private, and charter), land trusts, museums, libraries, the zoological society, and the Y.  The average amount distributed in the $ 250-500 range.

The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay:
A Historical Summary

Early Years

The GCBB was founded in 1930, with twenty-nine members, five of whom were men. We were admitted to the Garden Club of America (GCA) in 1935, having been proposed by the Cohasset GC, and the Chestnut Hill GC. The early years were spent entering Boston Flower Shows, sponsoring Billboard Law defense work, decorating window boxes for town buildings, hosting meetings and flower shows in private homes.