The Nantucket Garden Club

The Nantucket Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club of America. This "summer" club on the resort island of Nantucket off the Coast of Cape Cod has members from throughout the U.S. who spend much of their vacation time in service to the Nantucket community and take responsibility for long-term civic projects.

The Nantucket Garden Club sponsors three annual events that are a major part of the community calendar on the island.

A weekend in late April, the island comes alive with spring. Yellow daffodils bloom along roadsides and in gardens everywhere. This has been held for more than 30 years and now includes an antique car parade, festive store windows, elaborate tailgate picnics in 'Sconset, and the Daffodil Flower Show. The flower show is co-sponsored by the Nantucket Garden Club and the American Daffodil Society featuring a wide variety of daffodils and wonderful spring arrangements. This island-wide welcome to spring now brings thousands of visitors for the Daffodil Weekend in April. The Nantucket Garden Club continues the daffodil bulb planting project along roadways and bike paths, plus involves the local school children growing bulbs for the flower show.

In July, when gardens across the island are all in bloom and the fragrant roses of 'Sconset are a highlight of the island tours, and the Nantucket Garden Club presents the Community Green Thumb Flower Show. For over 40 years the island community has entered their cut stems, blooms, plants, and vegetables, along with special theme arrangements, where children, seniors, men, and women compete for ribbons and awards.

In August the Nantucket Garden Club conducts their annual fund raising event that is anticipated each year by everyone on the island. For more than 50 years, the Annual House Tour (and gardens, too!) has become the venue to have a glimpse of many historic and new homes and gardens on the island. Each year a different neighborhood is selected...from 'Sconset to Monomoy to Brant Point. The Garden Club members provide exquisite flower arrangements to compliment the rooms in the homes. The event is held on a Wednesday afternoon in August and is well attended. The revenue from this major event supports the local community in conservation projects (see form), local scholarships and provides club educational programs and conference expenses.

The Nantucket Garden Club maintains the historic Hadwen House Garden and assisted with funding the Athenaeum (library) garden/park in the downtown historic district. The picturesque and often photographed Main Street fountain is seasonally decorated with colorful plants throughout the year by the Garden Club members. Four major scholarships are awarded annually to Nantucket High School graduates for advanced study in horticulture, landscaping, environmental studies, and conservation. Efforts by members in local and national conservation is a current focus of the Nantucket Garden Club.

Community Grants - NGC
Click here for the Community Contributions 'Request for Future Funds' form and details.

Club Awards - NGC
Annual Meeting | Daffodil Show | Green Thumb

At the Coffin School - 4 Winter Street

Sponsored by The American Daffodil Society, Inc.
and The Nantucket Garden Club, Inc.
Member of The Garden Club of America

 Island Lights 

Daffodil Show Times
Saturday, April 24, 2:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
  Sunday,   April 25, 10:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

   Entries:  Friday,     April 23, 3:00 – 6:00 P.M.
               Saturday, April 24, 7:00 - 9:30 A.M.

This year’s show includes entries in horticulture, arrangement and photography.
All entrants are encouraged to use www.daffodilsusa.org for assistance in identifying specimens.

For more information, contact Sally Nash (508-228-4912), sally@Polpis.com or Mary Malavase (508-221-2093) mmalavase@comcast.net.

A guidelines pamphlet for entries/participation is available at local flower shops and garden centers.

"Daffodil Weekend" on Nantucket is magical, with an antique car parade and numerous other events to celebrate the island's heralding of spring.

Call 508-325-0618 - no admission charge