FGS Calendar
World Bee Day Celebration
Celebrate World Bee Day with us at the Fenway Victory Gardens on Friday, May 23 from 11AM to 4PM for a fun-filled afternoon honoring our tiny pollinator heroes!!
Hosted at the FGS Pollinator Garden in partnership with the Boston Area Beekeepers Association, this family-friendly event will feature hands-on activities, games, crafts, gardening fun, and opportunities to learn more about the vital role bees and other pollinators play in our ecosystems and food systems.
Visitors of all ages can plant a sunflower to take home, try on a real bee suit, meet local beekeepers, enjoy face painting, enter a garden raffle giveaway, and pick up free pollinator seed packets while supplies last. Whether you’re a longtime gardener, a curious neighbor, or just looking for a joyful spring activity in the city, we hope you’ll stop by the gardens and celebrate World Bee Day with us.
FGS Board Meeting
Please see the meeting agenda here.
Email info@fenwayvictorygardens.org for the meeting link.
FGS Board Meeting
Monthly meeting where the Board members report on what has been done and plan for next steps. Gardeners are welcome to join the conversation, learn about future plans, and bring questions and ideas.
FGS Candidates Forum
The Nominating Committee will host a virtual forum where you can meet and chat with the nominees for the 2026 FGS Executive Board. We encourage you to join this session to learn more about the nominees and ask any questions you may have.
Information about the candidates and how to join zoom will be shared closer to the date via FGS email.
Mini CPD
Need to meet your service hours?
Come to a compost focused Mini CPD. We will meet outside the accessible garden. This will be a quick but focused effort to turn the back compost piles. Please pack your own pair of gloves and a bottle of water.
Brush up on Compost & Trash Management!
FGS Board Meeting
Monthly meeting where the Board members report on what has been done and plan for next steps. Gardeners are welcome to join the conversation, learn about future plans, and bring questions and ideas.
Community Participation Day
Community Participation Days (CDPs) bring the gardeners together to engage with various projects in an effort to beautify the gardens and keep them clean.
CPDs will be used for gardeners to request the use of FGS tools. The requests will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis. More info will be shared in FGS Weekly.
FGS Board Meeting
Monthly meeting where the Board members report on what has been done and plan for next steps. Gardeners are welcome to join the conversation, learn about future plans, and bring questions and ideas.
Mini CPD
Need to meet your volunteer hours?
Come to a compost focused Mini CPD. We will meet outside the accessible garden. This will be a quick but focused effort to turn the back compost piles. Please pack your own pair of gloves and a bottle of water.
Brush up on Compost & Trash Management!
Grill Day
On permitted FGS Grill Days, the City of Boston allows gardeners to host their own good old-fashioned cookout. You are welcome to bring your own outdoor grill into your garden for this special event. We have a few “FGS Grill Day rules” for everyone’s safety and the security of our parkland.
FGS Grill Day rules will be shared in FGS Weekly.
Pruning Workshop: Brace Your Shrubs for Winter
Learn how to prepare your garden for icy storms and frigid temps!
When the fall season starts, many people wonder whether it's still appropriate to prune trees and shrubs. Is it too late?
In this new program Jen Kettell will help you discern which species can be pruned in fall and will instruct on the specific end-of-season–pruning strategies to prevent storm and animal damage.
Attendees will learn how to:
•Identify species that can and cannot be pruned in the fall.
•Make pruning cuts in accordance with recommended seasonal standards.
•Strategize pruning to reduce storm damage and explore repellents and guards to minimize animal damage!
Register here
Community Participation Day
Community Participation Days (CDPs) bring the gardeners together to engage with various projects in an effort to beautify the gardens and keep them clean.
CPDs will be used for gardeners to request the use of FGS tools. The requests will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis. More info will be shared in FGS Weekly.
FGS Board Meeting
Monthly meeting where the Board members report on what has been done and plan for next steps. Gardeners are welcome to join the conversation, learn about future plans, and bring questions and ideas.
Mini CPD
Need to meet your volunteer hours?
Come to a compost focused Mini CPD. We will meet outside the accessible garden. This will be a quick but focused effort to turn the back compost piles. Please pack your own pair of gloves and a bottle of water.
In addition, we will need people to pick up trash and cut the soft plant material, so there are opportunities for those who cannot do heavy lifting.
Brush up on Compost & Trash Management!
Grill Day
On permitted FGS Grill Days, the City of Boston allows gardeners to host their own good old-fashioned cookout. You are welcome to bring your own outdoor grill into your garden for this special event. We have a few “FGS Grill Day rules” for everyone’s safety and the security of our parkland.
FGS Grill Day rules will be shared in FGS Weekly.
Grill Day
On permitted FGS Grill Days, the City of Boston allows gardeners to host their own good old-fashioned cookout. You are welcome to bring your own outdoor grill into your garden for this special event. We have a few “FGS Grill Day rules” for everyone’s safety and the security of our parkland.
FGS Grill Day rules will be shared in FGS Weekly.
Community Participation Day
Community Participation Days (CDPs) bring the gardeners together to engage with various projects in an effort to beautify the gardens and keep them clean.
CPDs will be used for gardeners to request the use of FGS tools. The requests will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis. More info will be shared in FGS Weekly.
FGS Board Meeting
Monthly meeting where the Board members report on what has been done and plan for next steps. Gardeners are welcome to join the conversation, learn about future plans, and bring questions and ideas.
Grill Day
On permitted FGS Grill Days, the City of Boston allows gardeners to host their own good old-fashioned cookout. You are welcome to bring your own outdoor grill into your garden for this special event. We have a few “FGS Grill Day rules” for everyone’s safety and the security of our parkland.
FGS Grill Day rules will be shared in FGS Weekly.
Community Participation Day
Community Participation Days (CDPs) bring the gardeners together to engage with various projects in an effort to beautify the gardens and keep them clean.
CPDs will be used for gardeners to request the use of FGS tools. The requests will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis. More info will be shared in FGS Weekly.
Pruning Workshop: Spring-Flowering Species
When spring-blooming shrubs have completed flowering, it's the perfect time for pruning their limbs before next year's buds develop. Join noted arborist Jen Kettell for hands-on training to learn professional techniques for thinning and shaping to encourage healthy, vibrant blooms on those spring beauties for years to come.
REGISTER HERE
[This workshop was originally scheduled for June 28 and moved to July 12 due to weather]
Grill Day
On permitted FGS Grill Days, the City of Boston allows gardeners to host their own good old-fashioned cookout. You are welcome to bring your own outdoor grill into your garden for this special event. We have a few “FGS Grill Day rules” for everyone’s safety and the security of our parkland.
FGS Grill Day rules will be shared in FGS Weekly.