We received the following awards and recognition at the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Annual Meeting, held on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Thanks to our Awards Committee, Emily, Jill, Launa, and Liz, for their amazing work on behalf of GCN!
From the National Garden Clubs
Landscaping of Public Grounds Award – Norfolk Library Initiative includes Library Landscape Maintenance, monthly library flowers, Library Display Case, Circular Entrance Garden, Seed Exchange and Patio Garden
Certificate of Appreciation Honors – Our Wildlife Gardens, which includes the Stony Brook Mass Audubon Butterfly Garden, Federated Church Butterfly Garden, H. Olive Day Elementary School Butterfly Garden and the Veterans Native Plant Garden at the Town Cemetery.
From the New England Garden Clubs
Teamwork Award – Our work on the holiday baskets for the Norfolk Food Pantry
From the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts
Continuing Civic Development Award – Norfolk Library Initiative includes Library Landscape Maintenance, Library Flowers, Library Display Case, Entrance Garden, Seed Exchange and Patio Garden
Patricia Dennett Grant (Conservation and Environmental) – Systematic Plant Labeling initiative – Grant is for $200
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