ROCKPORT GARDEN CLUB

View 12 gorgeous gardens in Rockport, MA that were included in our 2025 "Neighborhood Gems" Garden Tour. The Tour funds all of our good works that include scholarships, elder care and food-disadvantaged outreach, invasive plant control and the maintenance of 14 Town Gardens. We can't thank all of our sponsors and visitors enough. Thank you for your support!  Watch Video 

Jennifer talks about her mission to encourage the use of plants that provide the greatest benefit to birds, mammals, insects and other critters that live in Cape Ann. She highlights native plants with high pollinator values that support wildlife in a sunny garden. She also covers various types of cultivars and whether they have a place in the native garden. 

The Heirloom Gardener – Traditional Plants and Skills is John Forti’s newest  presentation.  It draws from his new book of traditional plants and  skills for the modern world.  Richly illustrated with period images and  contemporary woodcuts, his PowerPoint shares inspiration from our long  history of heirloom preservation, garden craft  and homestead lifeways.  Artisanal gardening lifestyles that are helping  us to rebuild vibrant local agricultural economies and celebrate  sustainable cottage industries that are contributing to our new,  homegrown American arts & crafts movement and backyard  environmentalism.  At a time when we could all use a little good news,  we hope you will join us for a refreshing look at how you can make a  difference and build habitat in your own backyard and community. 

 Plants for the Winter Garden featuring Warren Leach.  Plantsman Warren  Leach shares expertise and techniques perfected over thirty years of  gardening in frigid eastern Massachusetts.  Presented to the Rockport  Garden Club Oct. 1, 2024.