Middlebury Garden Club Calendar of Events 2025-26
July 15, Tuesday, 10 am
Garden Tour in New Haven
Large garden tour. There will be many flowers in bloom. Look for statuary and wooden structures.
July 22, Tuesday, 9 am
Sheldon Museum Garden Party
Our monthly party to plant, weed, prune, and water the garden during the growing season.
July 29, Tuesday, 9:30 am
Garden Tours in East Middlebury, and Salisbury
Visit a self-designed garden after spending hours of research on gardening during the pandemic. Also a garden set among rock ledges.
August 5, Tuesday, 10 am
Marijke Niles Nursery in Starksboro and succulent workshop
Tour Marijke Niles' retail garden and pot succulents in your own container.
August 12, Tuesday. 10 am
Cornwall Garden Tour
Tour of 2 award-winning gardens in Cornwall.
August 19, Tuesday, 9 am
Sheldon Museum Garden Party
Our monthly party to plant, weed, prune, and water the garden during the growing season.
August 26, Tuesday, 10 am
Member garden tour in Bridport
Tour a 6 year-old garden in Bridport and see a biochar production demonstration.
September 16, Tuesday, 1 pm
Zentangles taught by Julia Davenport
The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.
Supplies will be provided.
Class limited to 20.
September 23, Tuesday, 9 am
Sheldon Museum Garden Party
Our monthly party to plant, weed, prune, and water the garden during the growing season.
October 7, Tuesday, Noon
Creations and Donations
Join us for our annual lunch of soups, desserts, wine/beverages and bread made by members. You may bring a guest who might be interested in becoming a member. Members donate items such as food, including pies, cookies, spiced nuts, meals to reheat, special plants, special bulbs and new items in great condition. All donations for sale to those in attendance just before lunch is served. This event has once again become a necessary fund raiser for the club. All are expected to donate and to come.
October 21, Tuesday, 10 am
Sheldon Museum Garden Party - Final One
Our monthly party to plant, weed, prune, and water the garden during the growing season.
November 11, Tuesday, 1 pm
Abby Matson of Diddle & Zen
Abby will show us how as she creates a number of different holiday arrangements. At the end of the hour, she will answer questions and then we will auction off the arrangements that she has made.
December 2, Tuesday, 10 am to noon
Holiday Decorating at the Bixby Library in Vergennes
An annual event to decorate the library. This year since the Ilsley is closed, we will decorate the beautiful Bixby Library in Vergennes. We will be decorating the library and 3 small trees as well as making arrangements to distribute to other libraries in Addison County.
December 9, Tuesday, 5 pm to 7 pm
Holiday Party at the Swift House
February 10, Tuesday, 2026, Tuesday 1 pm
Sarah Salatino of Full Circle Gardens in Essex
Sarah will be talking about "incorporating native plants into your garden". Sarah's philosophy is to add them to your garden rather than yanking everything out and starting over. She believes our sustainable growing practices lead to long-lived plants with excellent transplant vigor.
March 10, 2026, Tuesday, 1 pm
Pots with Pizazz by Jana Milbocker
Jana Milbocker is an avid gardener, designer, speaker, and author. This should be an inspiration to all who garden in containers.
April 14, 2026, Tuesday 1 pm
Julie Rubaud- Tour of Red Wagon Plants in Hinesburg
Julie Ribaud, the owner, will give us a tour of her large organic nursery. This will be just in time to buy for the new season.
May 5, 2026, Tuesday, 10 am
Demonstration by Rick Tremblay a the Sheldon Garden
Learn how to divide and re-pot perennials as well as preparing some for the plant sale.
May 30, 2026, Saturday. 7am until noon
Open to the public 9 am until noon
Middlebury Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
This is the fundraiser that provides money for our activities, grants, and scholarships. Each member is expected to donate a minimum of 8 plants in containers that are at least 4 inches in diameter. The larger the plant the better as size determines price. Please label your plants with light requirements, bloom color and height when mature.
Location: Middlebury Town Green on Main Street in Middlebury
Facilitators: Barbara Pelton and Lyn DuMoulin
June 9, 2026 Tuesday, 11 am
Annual Meeting and Luncheon
Join us for our annual meeting and luncheon and watch "A Year in Review", our annual slideshow. Maybe you are in it!
Location: The Waybury Inn, 457 E. Main Street East Middlebury
Host/Hostess: Marilyn Needham and Janet Mosurick