Club Calendar
Business Meetings and Programs:
You are invited to join us at 12:30 pm for light refreshments and conversation before our Garden Club meeting begins promptly at 1:00 pm followed by our featured guest speaker on the first non-Holiday Monday of the month of April, May, June, September, October, November.
Location: Gilford Community Church, Downstairs Hall, Potter Hill Road, Gilford.
Field Trips and Workshops
Locations, times and fees vary. Please see each event for details.
Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
2025 to 2026 Schedule
September 9, 2025 Business Meeting
Program: "Seed Saving" presented by Bill Weeks
October 6, 2025 Business Meeting
Program: "Osprey's in the Lakes Region" presented by Lain Macleod,
of Squam Lake Science Center.
November 3, 2025 Business Meeting
Program: "Herb Gardening" with Master Gardner Ann LaCroix of UNH
November 12, 2025 Field Trip to The Fells in Newberry, NH
December 5 & 6, 2025 Members Only
Greens Workshop: Two fun days with members, making arrangements or decorating wreaths for yourself, or give as a gift.
March 2, 2026 Members Only Luncheon
Fratello's Italian Grille, Laconia
April 6, 2026 Business Meeting
Program: “Bird scaping" presented by Ruth Droescher, UNH Extension
May 4, 2026 Business Meeting
Program: "Crafty Gardeners" Trellis Workshop presented by Heather Gockel, Meredith, NH
June 1, 2026 Annual Members Business Meeting and End of Season Luncheon
Members Only
Program: "Garden Party Picnic" hosted by the Executive Board.
July 11, 2026 Biennial Opechee Garden Club 2026 Garden Tour
"Beyond the Garden Gate" Saturday between 10 am - 2 pm
Tickets $25 pp/max 300. Ticket must be presented to access Gardens.
Includes Light Refreshments at the Laconia Public Library Civic Garden.
We are delighted to open our gates and share the beauty, inspiration and passion that grow within each of our gardens. Ticket includes access to our community of private gardens here in the lakes region. Each of the seven gardens delights the eyes and reflects the personality and vision of its caretakers, offering ideas for gardeners of all levels.
Multiple Raffles & Grand Prize tickets will be available for purchase at the Laconia Public Library Civic Garden between 10 am - 2 pm the day of the event. A public restroom is also available at the Laconia Library.